About Dave Parrack
Dave Parrack is a Deputy Editor at MUO and also oversees the site's coverage of current events. He has been writing about technology since 2007, and with MakeUseOf since 2011.
He has previously written for various sites, including Blorge, WebTVWire, and New Atlas.
Dave uses ChromeOS and Android, but isn't a Google fanboy. He thinks AI will change the world sooner than people think, for good or for bad. He has a particular interest in new and emerging technology.
Google Kills Instant Search Because Smartphones
Google is killing Instant Search, which rendered search results in realtime as you typed. The problem, according to Google, is we all now do most of our searching on smartphones.
Kaspersky Launches a Free Antivirus for Your PC
Kaspersky is launching a free version of its award-winning antivirus software worldwide. Kaspersky Free offers the most basic protection for free for anyone and everyone who wants it.
Adobe Is Finally Killing Flash... in 2020
Adobe has announced it's killing Flash. This is it, with Flash going away for good. No comebacks, no last-minute reprieves, gone but not forgotten.
Roomba Wants to Start Mapping Your Smart Home
Your robot vacuum cleaner could be mapping your home. And the company who manufactured your robot vacuum cleaner could be planning to sell your floor plans to the highest bidder.
Microsoft Paint Is Dead, Long Live Paint 3D [Updated]
Microsoft Paint is officially being killed off, with Microsoft deprecating the program with the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Rest In Peace, Microsoft Paint: 1985-2017.
Google Street View Maps the International Space Station
Google has ventured outside the confines of Earth's atmosphere for the first time, turning Google Street View into Google Space View. Albeit with a little help from some astronauts.
Microsoft Blocks Some Intel PCs From Updating Windows 10
If you own a device powered by a Clover Trail Atom processor then you're never going to be able to upgrade beyond the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And that's final.
Google Play Protect Helps Keep Your Android Secure
Google has released Google Play Protect, a security suite designed to keep your Android safe. Play Protect resides on your handset, scanning your device around the clock.
Chris Nolan Hates Netflix for Killing Movie Theaters
Christopher Nolan isn't a fan of Netflix. Especially when it comes to the streaming giant's attitude to making movies. Should we care? Should Netflix care? Should Nolan keep his opinions to himself?!
You Can Now Download the Nintendo Switch Online App
Nintendo has released Switch Online, the mobile app that will enable Switch owners to game online. Just don't expect it to actually work yet...
Google Now Lets You Customize Your News Feed
Google is making the Google app most of us have on our phones much more useful. And it's all thanks to "the Feed"...
Netflix Now Has Over 100 Million Subscribers
Netflix has announced its latest financials, but before you click away for fear of being bored, there's some rather interesting information buried in the Q2, 2017 earnings.
Google Glass Is Back to Make Your Job Easier
Google Glass is back, and with a much more sensible target audience than before. The consumer edition is dead in the water, but Google is now focusing its attention on businesses.
Ashley Madison Compensates Exposed Users, Barely
If you were involved in the Ashley Madison hack of 2015 you may be due some compensation. Unfortunately, this isn't going to make you rich.
If You Own an HTC Beware the TouchPal Ads
This past weekend, TouchPal started showing ads on HTC smartphones. This doesn't sound all that bad, until you discover that TouchPal is the default keyboard app on HTC smartphones.
Google Play Music Now Offers New Release Radio
Google Play Music now recommends new music to you via a station called New Release Radio. This station offers up new music Google thinks you'll enjoy.
Which Tech Companies Can You Trust With Your Data?
Which companies have our backs and which would sell us out at the first sign of trouble? The Electronic Frontier Foundation has the answer...
Please Stop Spreading the Jayden K. Smith Hoax!
People will believe anything they read on social media these days. And so the legend of Jayden K. Smith, hacker extraordinaire, has taken hold. And it's your duty to stop it.
You Can Now Buy HDR Movies From Google Play
Google Play can now make the blackest blacks look blacker and the whitest whites look whiter. But these HDR offerings don't come cheap...
You Can Now Use PayPal to Buy Stuff on iTunes
Apple is finally playing nicely with PayPal by allowing its users to set PayPal as their payment method. Is this Apple actually ceding a little bit of control?!