15 New Articles on MakeUseOf |  |
- Cool Websites and Tools – Coffee Shop Sounds, Cloud Printing For Developers, & A Dropbox Inbox
- In A Nutshell, How Would You Describe MakeUseOf To A Friend? [We Ask You]
- Why You No Longer Need a KVM Switch For Your Multi-PC Setup
- How Can I Install Hardware with Unsigned Drivers in Windows 8?
- Back To School? How To Organize Your Classroom Work With Evernote
- AirDock: The iPhone Accessory Apple Forgot
- Get Sporty On Your Android With These 7 Free & Fun Games
- 4 Great Apps And Extensions To Renovate Chrome’s New Tab Page
- What To Look For In The Perfect Office Chair
- How I Failed At Building An Eco-Friendly Next Generation Computer
- 3 Excellent Android Board Games You Should Try Today
- More Than Just A Social Network: 5 Creative Uses For Google+ On The Go
- 6 Ridiculous iPhone Accessories No One Should Ever Own
- How To Make The Perfect WordPress Maintenance Page
- Technophilia 80 Live From MakeUseOf
| Cool Websites and Tools – Coffee Shop Sounds, Cloud Printing For Developers, & A Dropbox Inbox Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT  Coffitivity – Based on research that shows ambient noise boosts creative thinking, the Coffitivity app streams the ambient sounds of a coffee shop right to your Apple device (iPhone, iPad, and Mac). The app costs $1.99 and consists of background noise of people talking in a cafe setting. Non-iOS users can listen to it as a free streaming file on the website. TextMe – to turn any connected device into a full-blown, fully featured communication device offering free IM, text messaging, voice and video calling. Unlimited Free texting and calling to any phone. Get a free personal phone number and... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – Coffee Shop Sounds, Cloud Printing For Developers, & A Dropbox Inbox     |
| In A Nutshell, How Would You Describe MakeUseOf To A Friend? [We Ask You] Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT  You may have noticed a few changes around here of late. The site has been given a makeover, with a new look that mixes things up a little. We are currently seeking your views on the redesign, and welcome both positive and negative comments. We’ve also welcomed several new writers, and some of the content has shifted ever so slightly. However, despite the gradual evolution of MakeUseOf, the core of the site remains the same. And we’re still doing all that we do with you, the MakeUseOf readership, in mind. There aren’t many websites that would ask for honest feedback... Read the full article: In A Nutshell, How Would You Describe MakeUseOf To A Friend? [We Ask You]  |
| Why You No Longer Need a KVM Switch For Your Multi-PC Setup Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT  Whenever I think of a KVM switch, my mind turns to those archaic hardware A-B switches that used to allow you to hook up a parallel printer to two computers. Yes, these were the days before WiFi, high-speed Internet, and USB hubs. A KVM switch isn’t quite that archaic – it’s actually short for “keyboard, video and mouse”, and is a still-relevant device that lets you hook up one keyboard, mouse and monitor to multiple computers. You can always buy a KVM switch for pretty cheap these days, or if you really want to save some time and money, there... Read the full article: Why You No Longer Need a KVM Switch For Your Multi-PC Setup  |
| How Can I Install Hardware with Unsigned Drivers in Windows 8? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT  To protect the average user, Windows 8 requires all hardware drivers have a digital signature before you can install them, making it more difficult to install malicious drivers. Hardware drivers have low-level kernel access, so malicious or just badly programmed drivers could cause crashes and open gaping security holes. However, some hardware drivers without digital signatures — particularly older ones — may work perfectly fine on Windows 8. Or, you may be an enterprising developer coding your own drivers and may want to install them on your system for development purposes. Let me show you how you can install drivers without a... Read the full article: How Can I Install Hardware with Unsigned Drivers in Windows 8?  |
| Back To School? How To Organize Your Classroom Work With Evernote Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT  School time can become stressful for both students and teachers, especially in high school and later in college. Therefore, it’s absolutely crucial that you stay as organized as possible so that you know where to find the information you need and make things as easy as possible for yourself. Evernote is a fantastic tool to take care of all of this as there are many reasons to use Evernote, so here are a few tips which you can use to get an advantage in school. Lecture Notes Of course, the most obvious tip is to use Evernote for your lecture... Read the full article: Back To School? How To Organize Your Classroom Work With Evernote  |
| AirDock: The iPhone Accessory Apple Forgot Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT  The “One more thing” that Apple never announced. It could happen. Okay, maybe this design by Kevon Brown is just a little far-fetched, but it’s still rather impressive. The idea behind the AirDock is to mirror the docked iPhone onto a shadow device, allowing you to use it to make and receive calls, messages and use just about every app except the camera. All the while, the actual iPhone is nested safely in the dock and charging. The concept is actually quite mind-blowing and if it does become a reality, I’d the first to buy it (shut up and take... Read the full article: AirDock: The iPhone Accessory Apple Forgot  |
| Get Sporty On Your Android With These 7 Free & Fun Games Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT  Sports are fun. Video games are fun. Combine the two on your Android device and it’s a guaranteed good time! Personally, I have always enjoyed arcade games (those that emphasize larger-than-life fun) over simulation (those that emphasize being as true to reality as possible). And especially on smartphones, I find that arcade games work better because it’s not as immersive a gaming environment as a big-screen console game. Android has a huge collection of fantastic games, including these sports games that are free, fun and addictive. Baseball Hero Cartoon graphics, simple controls and addictive gameplay makes Baseball Hero an instant... Read the full article: Get Sporty On Your Android With These 7 Free & Fun Games  |
| 4 Great Apps And Extensions To Renovate Chrome’s New Tab Page Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:40 AM PDT  By now, customizing Chrome’s New Tab Page isn’t a new concept – there are lots of apps and extensions that can do this. And in that rises the problem – there are so many to choose from. Do you want something clean and minimal? Do you want something full-featured? Do you want something that is just functional and gets the job done? Do you want all of the above? We all have different tastes when it comes to looks, and needs when it comes to function, so perhaps you’ve been a bit overwhelmed with the vast amount of options available.... Read the full article: 4 Great Apps And Extensions To Renovate Chrome’s New Tab Page  |
| What To Look For In The Perfect Office Chair Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:20 AM PDT  It is absolutely crucial to pick the right office chair. The decision over which to buy shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially if you’re going to be spending several hours of each day sitting on the chair you end up buying. Everybody from students to CEOs of corporations will face this decision at some point in their lives, and though the budgets may differ greatly, the essential elements that need to be taken into account do not. Picking well will result in you owning a comfortable chair that will survive for many years and offer comfort, ergonomic support, and adjustable parts... Read the full article: What To Look For In The Perfect Office Chair  |
| How I Failed At Building An Eco-Friendly Next Generation Computer Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT  Many said it was impossible. Even so, I finished building a highly efficient computer that didn’t use fans. The PC’s design emphasizes low-wattage, power efficiency, fanless construction, compact size and excellent processing power per watt. I have been told that such a build was impossible, but ignored good advice and soldiered on. My final build took two years of planning, budgeting and research. This article delineates the build options, construction process and performance of my custom build. Planning and Requirements I wanted my new computer build to fulfill several criteria: First, I wanted it to be extremely power efficient, meaning... Read the full article: How I Failed At Building An Eco-Friendly Next Generation Computer  |
| 3 Excellent Android Board Games You Should Try Today Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT  Thanks to the smartphone, you can now carry your favorite board games around with you no matter where you go. Board games have been a solid source of fun for decades – they’re even experiencing a resurgence lately – and for good reason. They offer a style of gameplay that you won’t find in most video games today. And for those of you who use Android, there are apps that recreate and improve on the classic board games of yesteryear. I remember sinking hundreds of hours into board games during my youth, but nowadays I prefer to play those games... Read the full article: 3 Excellent Android Board Games You Should Try Today  |
| More Than Just A Social Network: 5 Creative Uses For Google+ On The Go Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT  There’s a lot you can get out of Google+ as a social network, but if there’s one place it really excels, it’s on your mobile. Available for both Android and iOS users, the Google+ app is a slick offering that gives you access to all the main features of the social network. You can post links, images, and text updates, as well as share your location. You can also access Google+ Communities and Google+ Events. In addition to the traditional use of the social network itself, you can get creative with how you interact with Google+ on the go. Whether... Read the full article: More Than Just A Social Network: 5 Creative Uses For Google+ On The Go  |
| 6 Ridiculous iPhone Accessories No One Should Ever Own Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:10 AM PDT  The iPhone is a wonderful device. It’s also a very popular one, which means a nearly limitless amount of third-parties are developing accessories in an attempt to capture some of the money from buyers. Some of them are awesome, like cases with batteries built-in, waterproof cases, headphones, docks and all that good stuff. There’s a darker side though. Another world of companies who make crazy accessories that seem to have no reason to exist other than to make people scratch their heard and wonder, “who would actually buy this?” If they are making them, someone must be buying them, which... Read the full article: 6 Ridiculous iPhone Accessories No One Should Ever Own  |
| How To Make The Perfect WordPress Maintenance Page Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT  Just because your site needs to be down for a while doesn’t mean it needs to be ugly. WordPress is a great blogging platform that allows you to make amazing websites for all sort of things, not just a blog. Website owners spend a lot of time working on their beloved piece of cyberspace, but the default WordPress maintenance page, which simply has text saying “Maintenance mode, come back later”, leaves a lot to be desired. So here’s how you can make the perfect maintenance page that fits in with your website’s theme. Step One: Making The Maintenance Page The maintenance... Read the full article: How To Make The Perfect WordPress Maintenance Page  |
| Technophilia 80 Live From MakeUseOf Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:59 AM PDT  This week: Apple announces a thing that, while better than last year's thing, isn't quite as good as the thing people can imagine in their heads. Or, at least, the thing they could imagine with their heads if they had any imagination left at all, but unfortunately they've spent all of their down time staring at a thing, mindlessly flicking things into other things to destroy their thing structures. Oh, and reading those 140-character things about other things. This week's show is brought to you by Bitdefender's Clueful for iOS. It is the world’s first and only way to really... Read the full article: Technophilia 80 Live From MakeUseOf  |
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