Alerts and notifications can be useful, but too many and you eventually enter annoying territory. Productivity-boosting sounds include new email tones and upcoming event chimes in Outlook. Most everything else falls into the unwanted category. Sound cues are an Ease of […]
You love your Linux laptop, but there is one thing that niggles: the battery life. Running with Windows, the laptop has hours of battery life, but under Linux, it’s a different story. So, how can you squeeze more time from […]
Facebook is making its Timehop-style feature, On This Day, bigger and better. This means that Facebook will show you more memories than ever, filter out bad memories likely to upset or annoy, and show you friendship milestones. All of which […]
If you’ve ever worked with colleagues on a document, you know this pain: someone takes the first pass (document.doc), then emails it to everyone. The next person does the same, as does the third, each tacking a revision (document_rev3.doc) to […]
Power is unpredictable. A car crashing into a pole or a small flaw in a transformer can cause a blackout or a surge strong enough to destroy most electronics in your home. Although rare, these events can knock your computer […]
Today, you can get deals on every episode of Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray, small kitchen appliances, video games, and much more! Rather than just list the deals (Amazon already does that), we analyze the value of the discount and the […]
If you’re a regular MakeUseOf reader, you already know we recommend virtual private networks (VPNs) all the time. It makes your internet traffic more secure. Prevents specific types of monitoring and targeting. Helps you bypass georestrictions. And it can even improve […]
Productivity is a tricky thing. Your job and your goals evolve with time, so the same app might not work as well as it once did. If you’re in a rut, it helps to check out new productivity tools. Who […]
If you land a job in Kentucky Fried Chicken over the next few years you could find yourself being trained using VR. This is thanks to the fast-food company developing a virtual training escape room designed to teach its employees […]
Adobe After Effects is one of the premier pieces of software for editing videos. But before you can learn to edit video like a professional, you need to learn some basic skills. One of those skills is motion tracking. You’ve probably […]
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