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.
15 Mobile Apps Guaranteed to Waste Your Precious Time
Some apps will add value to your life, making you more productive or helping you improve in some meaningful way. Other apps, well, they'll have the opposite effect.
PrivDog Compromises Your Security, Google Blogger Bans Nudity [Tech News Digest]
PrivDog follows Superfish, Blogger bans nudity, Twitter backs net neutrality, Google launches YouTube Kids, Bing nails the Oscars, and a decade of viral videos.
How to Remove Superfish Adware, a Parents' Guide to Snapchat [Tech News Digest]
Fishing for Superfish, Snapchat advice for parents, Tiiny shuts down, advertising the iPad, a Clickhole text adventure, and what bartenders think about Tinder dates.
YouTube Kids App Hides the Sex, Iggy Azalea is Bullied off Twitter [Tech News Digest]
YouTube Kids is launching, Iggy Azalea abandons Twitter, Apple repairs old MacBooks, a Facebook emergency, Photoshop hits 25, and an iPad magician blows Ellen's mind.
Lenovo Installs Adware on PCs, Apple & Motorola Exchange Words [Tech News Digest]
Lenovo catches Superfish, Apple and Motorola argue, Samsung buys LoopPay, Reddit gives money away, saving video games for posterity, and random places to stick a GoPro.
Sony Launches Ugly SmartEyeglass, Say Hello To A Smarter Barbie [Tech News Digest]
Sony eyes ugly, Hello Barbie speaks, BlackBerry sues Seacrest, Bing brings the Oscars, Modern Family loves Apple, and the fake selfie marriage proposal.
8 Retro Gaming Gadgets For Geeks
Retro games and the gadgets that go with them are just as likely to thrill and enthrall gamers as the latest Triple-AAA titles.
Microsoft Supports Killing Passwords, Are You Being Spied On? [Tech News Digest]
Microsoft hates passwords, spies come clean, AT&T carries BlackBerry, the Dotcom MegaNet, Rock Band reboot rumors, and Cortana makes a good girlfriend.
Apple Developing Electric Car, Amazon Prime Air Gets Grounded [Tech News Digest]
Apple's electric dreams, Amazon gets grounded, Google feels charitable, Google Helpouts stop helping, Apple iWork works for all, and an Android Chorus brings harmony to the world.
How Do You Discover New Apps? [MakeUseOf Poll]
There's an app for everything these days. This is obviously a boon for all of us who own smartphones, but it makes discovering new apps difficult. Especially new apps actually worth installing.
Facebook Lets You Rest In Peace, Testing Windows 10 For Phones [Tech News Digest]
Facebook deals with death, Windows 10 for Phones, Phorm's tactile tablet, Saturday Night Live on iOS, Spotify's Sweet Spot, and possibly the worst retail training video of all time.
Buy & Sell through Facebook, Discover Apps through Pinterest [Tech News Digest]
Facebook channels Craigslist, Pinterest discovers apps, LookFor is dumb, House of Cards leaks, play with a First Person Lover, and the Hitman: Agent 47 trailer kills YouTube stars.
Google Now Answers Health Questions, RapidShare Shuts Down [Tech News Digest]
Google has health concerns, RapidShare goes offline, Forbes hacks readers, Flipboard flips switch on Web, Scribd adds comic books, and teenagers react to the Nintendo Power Glove.
20 Essential Twitter Accounts You Need To Follow
Twitter is only as good as the people you follow. Literally. Thankfully, there are at least 20 essential Twitter accounts everybody should follow. Read on to find out what they are.
Buy a OnePlus One Without an Invite, Your Samsung TV is Listening [Tech News Digest]
It's OnePlus One Tuesday, Samsung is listening, Windows 10 due to be finished in June, Imgur Pro is now free, Spot the robot dog, and Uber Seize steals cars.
Google Launches Virtual Genius Bar, Phishing the Anthem Hack Victims [Tech News Digest]
Google offers virtual tech help, from hacked to phished, free money for Chromecast owners, Evolve's launch-day patch, Am I Going Down?, and Android promises Friends Furever.
Why Musicians Really Hate Spotify, Swatch Teases Smartwatch Plans [Tech News Digest]
Where the Spotify money goes, the new Swatch smartwatch, Google Glass reborn, Madonna goes mad on Snapchat, watch old TV shows for free, and watch old people react to virtual reality porn.
The FCC Preserves Net Neutrality, Hackers Attack Health Insurer [Tech News Digest]
Net Neutrality rules, Anthem suffers health setback, BT buys EE, tweets on Google, Netflix lands in Japan, and the biggest Super Bowl commercials get remade in LEGO.
Facebook Can Cause Depression, Pocket Points Bribes Students [Tech News Digest]
Getting depressed over Facebook, bribing students to learn, converting real books into ebooks, the Humble Star Wars Bundle, mourning Monty Oum, and HTC gets into the rap game.
15 Unmissable Video Games You Need to Play in 2015
All of these games are due to be released in 2015, meaning this is a list of games you should definitely be keeping an eye out for between now and the beginning of next year.