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.
Say Hello to Windows 10, Nintendo Embraces Smartphone Gaming [Tech News Digest]
Launching Windows 10, Nintendo goes mobile, reviewing Android apps, reporting Twitter harassment, paying friends through Facebook, and Pixels depicts video games invading Earth.
Your Favorite Icons: 14 Favicons That Stand Out From The Crowd
Once you start noticing favicons, you realize how much they differ. Most are boring, predictable, and instantly forgettable. But some are good enough to stand out from the crowd.
BlackBerry Releases New Tablet, YouTube Cards Kill Annotations [Tech News Digest]
The BlackBerry SecuTablet, YouTube scraps annotations, Sotheby's comes to eBay, EA ditches Tiger, Street Viewing Brazilian islands, and President Obama reads mean tweets.
Cortana Coming to Android & iOS, Facebook Clarifies Community Guidelines [Tech News Digest]
Cortana crosses platforms, Facebook's community standards, Yahoo's password pact, 360-degree YouTube videos, Family Feud on Google, and a 1980s montage of Boston Dynamics robots.
Google Code Is Shutting Down, The BBC Gives Micro Bits To Kids [Tech News Digest]
Google Code closes, BBC gifts Micro Bits, Panda eats itself, Microsoft offers edX courses, Terry Pratchett dies, and an Apple engineer explains what went wrong with the new MacBook.
Launching the Google Hardware Store, Play Cards Against Humanity Online [Tech News Digest]
The new Google Store, Cards Against Humanity, extended iTunes downtime, an updated Chromebook Pixel, Jay Z starts streaming, and the notion of a troll-free Internet.
Microsoft Patches Freak & Stuxnet, Facebook Stops You Feeling Fat [Tech News Digest]
Microsoft patches problems, Facebook is no longer Feeling Fat, Uber wants women, iPhone Google Calendar, PlayStation lands in China, and playing Snake in a water fountain.
15 Entertaining YouTube Celebrities Worth Watching
YouTube has changed our idea of what it takes to become a celebrity. You don't really need a skill, with a personality and the ability to entertain and inform an audience the only prerequisites.
Apple Watch Finally Arrives, HBO Now Exclusive to iDevices [Tech News Digest]
Apple Watch arrives, HBO Now exclusive, Google releases Android 5.1, Facebook kills Friendfeed, Gigaom is no more, and Samsung builds a Dream Doghouse.
uTorrent Mines Litecoin, Border Agents Demand Passwords [Tech News Digest]
uTorrent mines Bitcoin variant, border password panic, one-day Pandora passes, get Syndicate for free, email is too complicated, and the world's longest selfie stick.
Facebook Dislikes Inactive Accounts, Harmonix Teases Rock Band 4 [Tech News Digest]
Facebook dislikes pages, Rock Band returns, net neutrality naysayers, FREAK Windows attacks, Apple's plentiful product placement, and Audi fears The Drones.
HBO Now Set to Launch in April, Apple Delays iPad Pro Until September [Tech News Digest]
HBO Now is coming soon, Apple delays the iPad Pro, EA closes Maxis, Chromebook battery killers, The Smithsonian bans selfie sticks, and Chappie explores artificial intelligence.
Freak Attack Security Flaw Revealed, Valve Teases Steam Machines [Tech News Digest]
FREAK attacks Android and iOS, Valve gets Steamy, the NVIDIA Shield set-top box, study comics with Stan Lee, Vince Vaughn's stock images, and GEICO trolls YouTube users.
10 of the Best Google Chrome Experiments You Need to Try
Over 1,000 Chrome experiments have now been posted online, and we're here to look at 10 that stand out from the crowd.
Tinder Discriminates Against Oldies, Bill Gates is Still Richie Rich [Tech News Digest]
Tinder hates old people, Bill Gates is rich, free Epic Unreal Engine, Googling the rainforest, preventing dumb tweets, and a cool Star Wars drone.
Samsung Reveals Edgier Galaxy S6, Lenovo Cuts the Crapware [Tech News Digest]
Samsung gets edgy, Lenovo dumps the crap, HTC Revives Valve, Ikea furniture charges devices, Google saves Blogger porn, and the real-life Batman suit.
How Often Do You Look at Porn on The Internet? [MakeUseOf Poll]
Porn, and people's consumption of it, is a taboo topic, but we feel it's a suitable subject for this week's MakeUseOf Poll.
New Net Neutrality Rules Passed, Facebook Tackles Suicide [Tech News Digest]
New net neutrality rules, Facebook prevents suicide, Apple Watch is launching soon, play Fable for free, Google hates Apple, and the Toejam & Earl sequel hits Kickstarter.
YouTube Barely Breaks Even, Lenovo Hacked Over Superfish [Tech News Digest]
YouTube costs Google, Lenovo gets hacked, Yo becomes useful, Tinder for pets, Digg TV launches, and the smartphone ad banned for being sexy.
Pebble Time Makes Millions on Kickstarter, Reddit Bans Stolen Nudes [Tech News Digest]
It's Pebble Time, Reddit bans stolen porn, Google teases Chromebook Pixel 2, LinkedIn pays out, the return of plastic instruments, and the 1000th Google Chrome Experiment.