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Write and Share Rich, Beautiful Facebook Posts With New Facebook Notes
Facebook Notes seems to be a competitor to Medium, the long-form blogging tool for Twitter, but it's integrated tightly into the world's largest social network.
How to Be More Decisive and Get More Done
Decision making is stressful. It is also a skill which allows you to get better with practice. You should find it easier to make the right decisions with some of the tips outlined here.
Firefox 42's Tab Queuing for Android is Awesome - Try it Out Now!
Mozilla has released a new beta version of its popular Firefox web browser and it's got a fantastic feature for Android smartphones. Tab Queuing opens external links later in the background in Firefox.
What Are Bad Sectors And How Can You Fix Them? [Part 2]
We will look at the tools available from the operating system, drive manufacturers, and other third parties you can use to manage and monitor your drives to keep them as healthy as possible.
Is Twitter Really Reading Your Direct Messages, And If So, Why?
If you're smart and limit the information you give publically, you can keep a fair degree of personal information private. But does this privacy extend to direct messages on Twitter?
7 Free Games Where You Win By Clicking… Seriously, You Just Click
A quiet, gentle new genre is creeping toward your computer and all you have to do is click. And click.
Microsoft Rejects Windows 10 Privacy Concerns, Project Spark Goes Free... [Tech News Digest]
Microsoft counters Windows 10 criticism, Project Spark will soon be completely free, the iPhone 6s may actually be waterproof, Facebook suffers another major outage, Coca-Cola pays for emoji, and The X-Files is back.
Make Backups of Your Online & Social Media Accounts to Windows
Not everything that happens online stays online. Data can disappear. That's why regular backups are essential, regardless of storage location. We show you how to back up your online accounts in Windows.
5 Tools to Learn About and Protect Your Privacy
Ensuring online privacy isn't only for the paranoid. Understanding how online tracking works helps you make decisions, which is important. Here are the privacy tools that help.
Credit Card Reward Points: How to Collect and Spend Them Like a Geek
If you use credit cards frequently, you'll no doubt be collecting reward points. We show you how to use those points to satisfy your inner geek.
Migrate to Linux without Leaving Windows Behind with a Virtual Machine Conversion
You can have the best of both worlds: Merge Linux with your Windows setup. We show you how to import your complete Windows system into a virtual machine running in Linux.
How To Make Quick Videos and GIF Animations Of Screencasts (And Why)
One thing most people know from reading the sorts of documentation full of screenshots is this: It's boring. Animated GIFs and short screencast videos are better. Here's why - and how - to make them.
How Distributed Computing Will Transform MMOs
Distributed computing has done some great work for science and technology. Now, a new company called Improbable is exploring what this technology could do for gaming - and the results could be revolutionary.
How to Disable & Replace OneDrive in Windows 10
OneDrive is deeply integrated in Windows 10 and Microsoft might tell you that removing it is not possible. Well, not unless you're willing to dig deep. We show you how to extract OneDrive from Windows 10.
Apple Branded a Cult, Android Branded a Monopoly... [Tech News Digest]
Apple is a cult, Android may be a monopoly, Facebook cares about refugees, Netflix knows when you get hooked, Mighty No. 9 has a release date, and the 4K documentary shot on an iPhone 6s Plus.
What Do You Do When Facebook Is Down? [MakeUseOf Poll]
Facebook is one of the cornerstones of the Internet, and five minutes of downtime can cause mayhem. And panic. And mass hysteria. So, what do you do when Facebook goes down?
5 Safe and Clean Places to Download Free Apps
Finding clean downloads of open source software, and other free software can be tricky. Here are five safe places to get clean software installers and updates for a wide variety of free programs.