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Just What Should You Be Paying For A Used iPhone?

Maybe you're still using that old flip-thing that has only survived by some miracle. Perhaps you're an Android kind of guy and you've finally decided to come to the light. Whatever your reason, you want an iPhone. We understand you're strapped for cash, though. After all, this is an Apple product, and Apple products are worth at least 5000% more than all three human basic needs combined, right? MakeUseOf has decided to put together a little buyer's guide for cashing in on a recycled iPhone to find out just how much should you be paying.

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The Best Way to Manage Your Files in Android: Dual-Pane File Managers

Do you occasionally need to move and organize files in Android? For this purpose, Android's conventional methods of organizing files sucks. Don't get me wrong – ES File Explorer provides one of the best file management tools, but when you need to move files from one directory into anther, it can feel confusing and awkward. That's because tiny cell phone screens aren't designed with file manipulation in mind. Fortunately, "two-pane" file managers can make moving files around a snap.

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4 Fantastic Video Games Based On Dungeons And Dragons

If I mentioned tabletop RPGs to you, what is the first one that pops into your head? If I had to guess, I would assume you are thinking of Dungeons and Dragons. Sure, some people might think of Warhammer or Shadowrun, but for most outside of the tabletop space, Dungeons and Dragons is the first game they think of. In fact, for many people, it might even be the only game in the genre they know at all. As with most popular things, there are plenty of video games out there based on the Dungeons and Dragon universe. Some are not so good, and some are downright fantastic, even if you are not a fan of the tabletop version of the game.

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Put Your iPhone To Work With IFTTT

IFTTT is an acronym for "If This, Then That" and it's pronounced like the latter part of the word "gift". The service promises to put the web to work for you, using a system of triggers and actions to automate a huge range of actions. Finally, IFTTT has released an iPhone app along with some iOS-only channels. The iPhone app marks the first mobile outing for the platform, a result of our increasing eagerness to be able to control everything using our phones.

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6 Gorgeous, Minimalistic Android Games You'll Keep Coming Back To

There is no better design for smartphones and mobile devices than minimalism. The medium's very nature requires limitations on screen space and power usage, so you really get the most bang-for-your-buck with modern designs - especially for mobile gaming. If you want cutting-edge graphics, look to the console wars. But for Android games? I look to minimalism. Everything is reduced to its most core components, and when that's applied to both gameplay and interface, you end up with games that are easy to play and pleasant on the eyes.

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Finally Get Two Functional Desktops With Actual Multiple Monitors

Once you have tried working with a dual monitor setup, you'll never go back. While two monitors give you double the workspace and boost productivity, I found the setup is never perfect. In the end, either the screensaver or backgrounds don't work right or the software tool is very buggy and ends up freezing up the system. Then I came across Actual Multiple Monitors. This impressive software can transform your single PC into a dual display system that acts as though you're running two independent computer desktops.

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Everything You Need To Know About Passwords

Passwords are important and most people don't know enough about them. How do you choose a strong password, use a unique password everywhere, and remember them all? How do you secure your accounts? How do you protect your files and operating system? And what if you ever lose a password? We've covered all this and more over the years. Be sure to read our password management guide for an in-depth overview to everything from choosing strong passwords to picking a password management technique and setting up two-factor authentication.

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5 Beloved & Acclaimed Games That Are Incredibly Overrated

Reviewing something, whether it's hardware, software, art, or an experience, is a deceptively tricky thing to do. You have to try and put aside personal biases and focus on the actual positives and negatives of that thing. Even if you manage to do this successfully, there will always be someone out there who disagrees with your review, and for one day only that person is me. What follows is a list of five video games that are almost universally acclaimed by the critics and beloved by gamers.

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Learn Today & Earn Tomorrow: 8 Hobbies the Web Can Help You Start for Fun

You can learn literally anything on the Internet -- and one of those might just go on to pay your bills someday. Sharpening your skills online is an open door to improving the quality of your life. You could be surprised at how the Internet could help you shallow out the learning curve once you decide to start with and learn about a new hobby. Here are my pick of 8 hobbies you can get started with online, which might eventually pay you back one day in the future.

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How A Computer Virus Spreads Online, And What You Can Do To Stop It

Viruses are tricky. They exploit your computer's every possible vulnerability; and if there are none, they'll wait until you make a mistake -- by opening an attachment you're not supposed to or clicking on a malicious link -- then they leap at the chance to harm your PC, or worse, infect others. Ignore the fact that this infograph was created by the team at Norton 360 Online. It's still very solid and useful advice that you should share with everyone you know.

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