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About Saikat Basu

After removing the grime of an MBA and a ten-year long marketing career, Saikat dabbled in web development, networking, and SAP. He has been a former editor of several MakeUseOf sections since 2008. He is a legacy contributor now with a special interest in productivity methods and iOS. You will also find his contributions in web publications like GuidingTech, GoSkills, OnlineTechTips, and Lifewire. 

Latest Articles

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Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator for Free

Adobe Illustrator has long been the illustration tool of choice for graphic artists. Ready to bring your designs to life? Here's how you can learn Adobe Illustrator for free.

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Where to Find Free Online Cooking & Baking Classes

Where do you go if you want to approach cooking and baking systematically? Most online cooking courses are paid, but these seven are both free and excellent.

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Change the Way You Learn & Teach with 15 Educational Chrome Extensions

Your school might not be going with Google for Classrooms yet, but you can start your own initiative with the most ubiquitous Google tools of all – Chrome with its ocean of educational apps and extensions.

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Photoshop for Photographers: 8 Free Lectures to Get You Started

If you're a photographer, your education doesn't stop at the camera. You need to post-process if you want the best possible results. Here are eight free lectures to get you started.

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How to Easily Organize & Remember All the Life Hack Tips You Read

We forget things if we don't repeat them. That's bad news for the endless words of wisdom we read every day. The good news is that forgetfulness can be beaten.

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The Star Trek Tech We Hope to See in Our Lifetimes

Look around. Life imitates art every day. Star Trek inspired technology – from communicators to a speaking computer are already common facts. But are there some more we can get to see soon?

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10 Best Channels for STEM Education on YouTube

STEM is not just an acronym but an idea that could help transform how our children are taught. These ten YouTube channels not only teach but also inspire to study STEM subjects better.

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Save Your Time With 10 Underused Google Features

Google's tools and services do everything for us. But there are a lot of features that go underused. Save a few seconds and get more done with the Google tools you use every day.

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10 Must-Have Chrome Extensions For 2015

It's the third month of the year and some new Chrome extensions have floated towards our attention. Which are the ones you will keep?

5 Tools That Help You Focus & Get Real Work Done

The battle for better productivity and distraction free existence cannot be won by self-control alone. Apps and tools are riding to the rescue.

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5 Tools That Can Help You Write Better Emails

Everyone is still trying to solve the email problem. So, let's also talk about the most basic habit of all – the art of writing better emails. With the help of some cool tools.

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Trap Your Best Thoughts with 10 Note-Taking Chrome Extensions

Notes are the simplest self-management tools. With information overload on your mind, use these ten extensions to jot down quick notes, manage them better, or just share them with others.

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Banish Your Number Phobia With a Bit of Everyday Math

We are all mathematicians. Even then we ask: what is the role of math in everyday life? It's time to dispel some of our numerical fears.

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Reap the Benefits of Microlearning with Bite-Size Lessons Every Day

A little learning is always better than no learning. That's how the idea of using little snatches of time for bite-sized learning every day becomes a good habit to start.

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How to Create a Vision Board and Meet Your Big Goals

You can call them as big rocks or big, hairy, audacious goals. Some call it a bucket list. Emptying that bucket calls for action. This is where a visual tool like Trello proves useful.

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Supercharge Your Online Reading With The New Flipboard

The third generation of Flipboard comes with a brand new design – and the claim to be called the world’s best personal magazine.

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7 Unique Ways to Practice Your Coding Skills

Let's repeat -- there's no age to learning. Once you are on that path, you just have to keep practicing. And today there are more ways than one to sharpen your coding chops.

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Cool Research Projects That Could Change the Future

Will mega-corporations like Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel go on to give future generations the world we can only imagine now? These exciting research projects say that it is a promise they will keep.

Get Great Ideas With Random Browsing & Serendipity

You are probably staring blankly at a computer screen trying to spark ideas and stimulate your creativity. So, let's look into the benefits of serendipitous browsing and try to connect some dots.

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10 Simple Office 2013 Tips That Will Make You More Productive

MS Office skills remain entrenched in the top common skills employers look for. So, be more savvy with these ten simple Office 2013 tips and grab more free time around the watercooler.

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