About Ryan Dube
Ryan has a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering. He's worked 13 years in automation engineering, 5 years in IT, and now is an Apps Engineer. A former Managing Editor of MakeUseOf, he's spoken at national conferences on Data Visualization and has been featured on national TV and radio.
Latest Articles
5 Coolest Places To Find Visualizations On The Web
About a month ago, someone contacted me about whether I wanted to publish one of their infographics on my site. Before then, I had never really had much of an interest in such visualizations of data. For those of you that are regular readers, you know we love infographics here at MUO. I mean, come on, who wouldn't love the Wrath of the Angry Birds infographic that Mark posted?
Monitor Network Devices And Websites With ICMP Ping Manager
Both at work and at home, I often find that I have a need to check the status of my PCs, printers, servers or other network devices. These days, with so many devices making use of home networks, this is something that more homeowners need to do. you may find it useful to use an application with a nice GUI that will do all of the heavy lifting for you. One such application is Ping Manager.
Conveniently Patch Windows & All Programs With Patch My PC
I have to admit that when it comes to keeping a PC completely up-to-date with all of the required patches and updates, I fall far short.
Simulate Building & Launching A Model Rocket With OpenRocket
We love making models here at MUO. But one problem with tweaking a model design in the real world is that to test it, you have to rebuild a rocket with new parameters, do a test launch, and then head back to the drawing board to further improve your design. What if you could use a computer to simulate a model rocket launch, with the ability to modify and test all of the possible alterations you can make to your rocket design?
6 Ways To Find Out If You Are On The Google List Of Blacklisted Sites
Imagine that you've spent years building a business and growing a website. You launch a promotion to email a list of potential customers with exciting new opportunities to save lots of money by doing business with you. Did you email too many people, or did you email the wrong people? Did someone turn you in as a "spammer" to one of the many spammer blacklist organizations out there?
PeerBlock - Block IP Addresses Of Government Spies Or Evil Hacker Friends [Windows]
When people want to protect their computer from outside threats, the first thing they usually think of is installing antivirus or anto-malware software. Those applications do an excellent job at blocking known viruses and malware from infecting your PC. But what if antivirus and malware-blockers aren't enough?
Create Your Own Home Address Book Server With PHP Address Book
In my entire life, I think I can honestly say that the single most annoying task (and the one I am worst at), is maintaining an updated list of the addresses, phone numbers and birthdays of all of my friends, family and colleagues. Lately I've been looking for an alternative to using a computer application or a mobile app to maintain a contact database. I believe I found the perfect solution.
Roundcube vs. Horde: Which Webmail Client Is Better?
A webmail client is great to have when you're on the go. Several top webmail contenders can handle your email accounts just like your desktop clients do. Here we're comparing Roundcube and Horde.
Schedule Bookings And Appointments For Your Business With phpScheduleIt
I would imagine there are countless small businesses that have the need to streamline the "booking" of clients with a digital solution. Hopefully, a solution that requires virtually no maintenance. In my opinion, a web based application is obviously the way to go. And of course when it comes to web-based apps, my favorite platform is always PHP and mySql.
Build A Central Cloud Desktop In Your Home Or Business With EyeOS
Consider what it would be like if anyone in your family could log into any computer in the house, and access the same central computer system - each person with their own file storage space and desktop setup. Well, by using a cloud desktop solution called eyeOS, you can actually set up such a central "cloud" desktop server right in your home.
Alien Invasion - Turn-Based Combat Game That Will Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat [MUO Gaming]
Imagine a future world where there is no more war. A world where the United Nations is respected by all nations on Earth, where neighbors no longer fear or hate one another, and where the only enemy is one that arrives out of the blue from outer space. That is the world of UFO: Alien Invasion, a free game that you can download for free right now.
What Computer Technology & The Internet Will Look Like In 20 Years [Opinion]
Ever since the Internet took off in the 1990's, technological developments have moved with dizzying speed. Over the next two decades, technology is set to expand even more, into areas which are either exciting, scary or useful. Here are 5 areas where I think technology will go and why it is either good or bad for us.
5 Things I Like and 5 Things I Hate About Google Plus
When Google + finally came out, I actually avoided using it for up to a year. Not only was I skeptical, but I've been an initial user of a social network before, and it's absolutely no fun. Once I signed up, I was able to find my way around in due course, but I discovered that there were a few things about Google Plus that I really liked, and a few things that I didn't like at all.
6 Tips To Get The Most Out of LibreCAD Free CAD Software
Finding a good, free CAD-style drawing program is not an easy task. There are plenty of great 2D CAD programs out there, like TurboCAD or AutoCAD, but how many quality options are completely free? There is one free CAD software package that Angela briefly covered in 2011 called LibreCAD.
Set Up a Lightweight Windows Web Server Quickly With Uniform Server
With an obsession with all web-based "things", it should come as no surprise that I am obsessed with lightweight, yet highly-functional web servers. Not long ago, I covered XAMPP mostly because I was searching for a portable web server that I could use to develop and test changes for the design of my blog. For the most part, XAMPP has served me well, but I'm always on the lookout for a competitor service.
Experience Virtual Reality Biking At The Gym With Expresso
Through the years, I've started and quit countless exercise regimens. I'm always looking for new ideas, and each time I walk into the gym, I look for new cardio machines to try. It wasn't until about a month ago that I decided to give a few strange-looking bikes a try. These are bikes with computer monitors attached - essentially virtual reality exercise bikes.
Pass Any Information Between VBA Applications Using The Clipboard
One of the most frustrating parts of working with VBA inside specific applications, is that it’s not always easy to get two applications to “talk” to each other. You can try for very quick transactions of information between applications is passing data to the clipboard, and then reading that information from the other application.
How To Export Your Outlook Tasks To Excel With VBA
Whether or not you are a fan of Microsoft, one good thing that can be said about MS Office products, at least, is how easy it is to integrate each of them with one another. Just think of the power that comes from having incoming emails automatically generating new tasks or new calendar appointments, or having a completed task automatically email your boss with the updated status report from the task description.
How To Use A Wordpress Content Template To Write Faster
Wordpress is a brilliant invention, and has made it possible for more and more people to have amazing websites, with beautiful themes. However, there is still the matter of the content area, which still needs to be formatted for pictures, ads and well-spaced content. With a few simple steps, you can create your very own carefully formatted content template that will appear every time you click "Add New" in Wordpress.
5 Best Weight Training Apps to Get Results Quickly [Android]
Wouldn't it be totally sweet to be completely buffed like Christian Bale in Reign of Fire, or Jason Statham in The Transporter? I'm talking about that slick, jacked-up look - wide shoulders, carved pecks and the sort of 6-pack abs that make every girl on the beach turn their head when you walk by. It's a lot easier when you're in your teens and twenties to keep that body up.