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
The 8 Useful DOS Commands That You Should Memorize
Windows 7 still features a command prompt window. so there's still a place for DOS commands. So for those of you that like the idea of typing in a few commands to avoid the hassle of several mouse clicks, I'm going to review eight of what I consider to be the most essential and helpful DOS commands that are still available in Windows 7.
Easily Create an Informative Website Tour in Minutes With Amberjack
Wouldn't it be cool if you could go to a brand new website that you've never visited before, and just click a button to get a brief tour of the site? Well, now you can offer that service to your own website visitors. A very cool, free service called Amberjack lets you create a quick and easy tour that will highlight all of the best areas and features of your website.
3 Useful Things You Can Do With Amazon Video On Demand
When most people think of Amazon, they think of shopping. However, the company is starting to appreciate the value of providing free services and products to customers. One example is the ability to download music and movies. There's so much demand for video content that Amazon renamed the entire streaming section "Amazon Instant Video," commonly referred to by many fans as "Amazon Video On Demand".
CoolPreviews - Browse Through Search Results Faster With Interactive Site Previews
Surfing the web comes down to performing search engine queries and then clicking on links to check if the site has the answers that you want. I've used the Google preview option before, but never really found the time to really dig into how much time the right page preview solution could save. That is, until I discovered CoolPreview.
Create Your Short Stories & Novels With StoryBook
Have you ever had the idea to finally sit down and write that great novel you've always wanted to create, but you kept putting it off because the whole process just felt too complicated? Some novels have dozens of main characters and several threads of storyline all going on at the same time. How does the author keep it all straight?
How To Disable Your Windows Screensaver With Motion Detection
While password-locked screensavers are a security necessity at many businesses, in most homes the screensaver's only real purpose is to...well...save the screen. It can become a little bit of an annoyance to have to tap the keyboard or move the mouse whenever you walk up to the computer to see what's going on. Wouldn't it be cool if your computer sensed you were there and responded accordingly?
How To Use Microsoft Word Mailings To Automate Emails
While there are a lot of things I don't like about Microsoft Word, there are many more things I love about it. In particular, I love the ability to automate many of the tasks that you do often. One of those tasks is sending reports or emails. Most of us are faced with a job where you have to send a report to an entire team of people, so you find yourself spending hours writing up email after email.
Quickly Access & Report All System Devices With DevManView [Windows]
If you've ever had to deal with troubleshooting hardware on your computer, then you probably have some experience with the Windows Device Manager. It is a simple tool that comes with Windows and lets you browse through all of the devices to check for device properties and conflicts. However, I've always found that the stock Device Manager that comes with the Windows OS is a bit lacking. The one thing I like about it is the fact that it's easy to navigate, as the main screen has all devices nicely categorized, but that's the extent of anything good I have to say about it.
Search YouTube Videos From a Desktop With Desktube TV
With all of the things that I do in my browser, the last thing I need is to open yet another tab in an already busy and cluttered browser session. When it comes to YouTube, I personally use the popular video service for four or five different purposes, including embedding interesting video content into my blog, researching information and sometimes just to sit back and watch random and entertaining videos.
3 Cool Things You Can Do With A Rooted Android Phone
By now you will know that there are a bunch of us here at MakeUseOf that love Android phones. Paul's article on writing an Android app is a good example of how thoroughly we dig into these little gadgets. However, for a long time none of us were really brave enough to root our phone - it's a bit nerve-racking to consider that you could turn your expensive new gadget into a brick.