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Dave Parrack-Staff Writer

Dave Parrack

Staff Writer

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About Dave Parrack

Dave Parrack is a staff writer at MUO. He has previously been the news editor, a section editor, and a deputy editor.

He has been writing about technology since 2007, and has been with MakeUseOf since 2011.

He has bylines at various sites, including SlashGear, New Atlas, and WebTVWire.

Dave uses ChromeOS and Android, but isn't a Google fanboy. He has a particular interest in new and emerging technology, and thinks AI may well change the world. He is also addicted to the NYT's daily games such as Wordle, Connections, and Strands.

Dave has always been fascinated with tech, and has enjoyed charting the changes in this world for decades.

Latest Articles

Amazon Delivery Drones, Facebook Hack, Kindle Fire Vs iPad Air [Tech News Digest]

Amazon aerial drones, Facebook friends list hack, Google Nexus handsets vulnerability discovered, Black Friday numbers are released, Steam introduces user reviews, and the Kindle Fire HDX is compared favorably to the iPad Air.

Stolen Smartphones, Black Friday Bargains, TIME For Miley [Tech News Digest]

Database of stolen smartphones, Apple wins another lawsuit, Microsoft narrows CEO search down, Black Friday bargains revealed, Miley Cyrus tops TIME poll, App Ops opens up Android, and hunt for $7.5 million worth of Bitcoins.

5 Things To Avoid When Taking Selfies

Selfies shouldn’t be taken lightly, and there are many things you need to avoid.

Xbox One Fix, Bookless Library, Microsoft Attacks Chromebooks [Tech News Digest]

Xbox One disc drive fix & teardown, Xbox One swearing ban, free Xbox One games, library with no books, Apple invented smartphone, YouTube battles commenters, "OK, Google" Chrome voice command, Twitter feedback, Microsoft attacks Chromebooks.

Amazon Accused, Yahoo Katie, One Windows, ZTE Smartwatch [Tech News Digest]

Amazon has working conditions investigated, Katie Couric ditches ABC for Yahoo, Google Shopping enjoys a makeover, Microsoft spells out its vision, Google Translate emulates Star Trek tech, ZTE's smartwatch, and Yahoo's bizarre memo.

Google Glass Prescriptions, 3D Guns Banned, Android Buyers Guide [Tech News Digest]

Prescription lenses for Google Glass, Xbox One succeeds and fails, Flickr Photo Books arrive, Turntable.fm is shuttered, Place Pins for Pinterest, Philadelphia bans 3D guns, and Eric Schmidt helps out unhappy iPhone users.

Mocking Miley: The Best Wrecking Ball Parodies [Weird & Wonderful Web]

The Web is a place full of content that is far too easy to miss. This column has one simple aim: to collect the best weird and wonderful content that appears on the Web.

5 Reasons Not To Buy A Smartphone

You may feel pressured into buying a smartphone, even though you're perfectly happy with your (so-called) dumbphone. Don't be.

Phones On Planes, Sockpuppeting, Female Geeks, Lulu Larks [Tech News Digest]

Planes may allow cellphones, Wikipedia suppresses sockpuppeting, Samsung told to pay up, female geeks on the rise, Microsoft interested in Winamp, Opera 18 released, Microsoft turns to eBay, and a potentially sexist app hyped by NYT.

Xbox One Reviews, Winamp Loses, Google Newsstand, Scroogled Merchandise [Tech News Digest]

The Xbox One is reviewed ahead of release, Winamp gets condemned to death, Instagram arrives on Windows Phone, Google releases Apple-inspired Newsstand, a Bitcoin scam is uncovered, and Microsoft sells anti-Google Scroogled merchandise.

Bitcoin Bonanza, vBulletin Hack, PS4 Fix, Google Canal View [Tech News Digest]

Bitcoin enjoys its biggest day yet, Google and Microsoft combat child porn, Sony fixes bricked PlayStation 4, Pocket 5.0 is released, Venice joins Street View, and YouTube causes the Web to lose its s**t.

Defective PS4 Debuts, Apple Accuses Samsung, Batkid Wins Internet [Tech News Digest]

Sony sells lots of games consoles (including some defective ones), Steve Ballmer reveals the truth about his exit from Microsoft, Apple accuses Samsung of copying, Amazon and Facebook team up, and Batkid goes viral.

Google Books, Firefox OS, YotaPhone, Coin Card [Tech News Digest]

Google Books is ruled to be fair use, the dual-screen YotaPhone gets a release date, credit card-beating Coin is revealed, new Airbnb apps are released, and a PlayStation 4 gets shot to pieces.

PS4 Reviews, Moto G, Chromebook 11, Domainapalooza [Tech News Digest]

PlayStation 4 gets reviewed, Motorola unveils the Moto G, HP Chromebook 11 is removed from stores, Yahoo tries to sell domains, Snapchat rebuffed Facebook's acquisition offer, Chrome Beta is listening in, and Bing gains musical overhaul.

Google Glass, Customized Twitter, Justin Bieber Selfies [Tech News Digest]

Google Glass gains new features and sign-up page, Twitter unveils Custom Timelines, the iPad mini with Retina Display goes on sale, Sony adds confusion to used games policy, and Vine arrives on Windows Phone.

Apple Spaceship, Amazon Sundays, Twitter Droids [Tech News Digest]

Apple's cult status is confirmed, Netflix and YouTube are shown to suck, Apple Maps steals users away from Google Maps, a new WoW expansion pack is revealed, and Blockbuster claims This Is The End.

8 Movies Featuring Technology All Geeks Should Watch

What follows is a list of 8 movies featuring technology which all geeks should watch at least once.

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Twitter IPO, Android Profit, Silk Road Returns, PS4 Exposed [Tech News Digest]

37signals helps you work remotely, Silk Road 2.0 is launched, the Internet Archive is damaged in a fire, the innards of the PlayStation 4 are exposed to the world, and an iPad Air gets badly beaten up.

Ballmer's Successor, YouTube Comments, Facebook Likes, TARDIS Truth [Tech News Digest]

Microsoft edges closer to naming CEO, a computer-generated girl tempts predators, Apple forces Apple stock to shut down, YouTube comments lose their edge, and Doctor Who's TARDIS is shown to be theoretically possible.

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Nexus 5, BlackBerry Blitz, Steam Machine, Snowden Tweets [Tech News Digest]

Find out how good the new Nexus 5 really is, watch the BlackBerry soap opera unfold, discover that Windows Phone isn't dead, see Steam Machine put through its paces, and hear about Coursera's plans.

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