15 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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• Cool Websites & Tools – Self-Destructing Messages, Mixing Muesli, & Tracking Warranties
• How to Get Your Identity Stolen in One Easy Step
• Stay Alive and Defend Your Base in World of Tanks
• WPA2, WEP, And Friends: What’s The Best Way To Encrypt Your Wi-Fi?
• How To Use Gmail As An RSS Reader
• What Do You Hate About YouTube’s Comments Section? [We Ask You]
• Pew Pew! How To Build A Laser Turret With An Arduino
• Be An Energy Star: 20+ Reddit Tips That Help To Slash Your Utility Bill
• What If… The Hunger Games Characters Were On Facebook?
• How Can I Tell If My New (Used) Smartphone Is Stolen?
• Pick A Disease & Wipe Out Humanity in Plague Inc.
• Are There Still Any Legitimate Uses For a PowerPC Mac?
• Technophilia 89 Live From MakeUseOf
• Best Android Remote Desktop Apps Compared: Which Is Right For You?
• Use Vine to Shoot and View Looping Videos on Your iPhone

Cool Websites & Tools – Self-Destructing Messages, Mixing Muesli, & Tracking Warranties Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:30 PM PST PrefBar – gives you the ability to create a message that automatically self-destructs after reading. You can share by email, SMS, or get a link to send to someone by other means. You can never be too careful these days with online security, so instead of an email which can last forever on someone’s server, consider using this service instead. MixMyOwn – is an American-based company developed to help customers create a customized healthy breakfast granola/muesli mix by providing a variety of nearly 100 nutritious, all-natural, organic, unprocessed, no sugar, no preservatives, and Non-GMO ingredients. MixMyOwn is committed to helping... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Self-Destructing Messages, Mixing Muesli, & Tracking Warranties

How to Get Your Identity Stolen in One Easy Step Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST I recently found a discarded desktop computer, a Dell Inspiron model, lingering by the dumpster. Anything left next to dumpsters signifies that the former owner wants you to take it. Whoever abandoned the computer wants to do someone a favor. Unfortunately, computer donators don't really know what they're actually giving away: Privacy, passwords, security and potentially a great deal of money. After giving the discarded computer a quick teardown, I put it through a variety of security tests and found glaring problems – problems our readership may learn from. Stealing someone's identity doesn't take a lot of intelligence or even... Read the full article: How to Get Your Identity Stolen in One Easy Step

Stay Alive and Defend Your Base in World of Tanks Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST You’re peeking out the sights of one of the world’s deadliest tanks. Everything is completely still – not a sound except the wind blowing dust down the deserted street of the destroyed WWII ghost town. Then, out of nowhere, the sound of an incoming shell. Only seconds after you realize what the sound is, your world is obliterated. Game over. Welcome to World of Tanks. World of Tanks is one of those massive multiplayer games that includes clans, tournaments, and all the sorts of things you’ve come to expect from the world of Wargaming. If you haven’t even heard of... Read the full article: Stay Alive and Defend Your Base in World of Tanks

WPA2, WEP, And Friends: What’s The Best Way To Encrypt Your Wi-Fi? Posted: 20 Nov 2013 03:00 PM PST When setting up wireless encryption on your router, you’ll come across a variety of confusing terms — WPA2, WPA, WEP, WPA-Personal, and WPA-Enterprise. Understanding what these terms mean and how they’re different will help you protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers, Wi-Fi leeches, and criminals. We’ll also look at which Wi-Fi encryption standard is the truly secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi. This is a tough question without a one-size-fits-all answer. WEP WEP is the oldest, least secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi — short of leaving it unencrypted! Its name stands for “Wired Equivalent Privacy,” which is humorous now... Read the full article: WPA2, WEP, And Friends: What’s The Best Way To Encrypt Your Wi-Fi?

How To Use Gmail As An RSS Reader Posted: 20 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST As we’re constantly on the hunt for the perfect RSS reader, since Google Reader’s demise, a lot of decent alternatives have come up. Whether it’s turning to Feedly (which is pretty popular for many reasons), Digg Reader (which we’ve reviewed here) or even re-purposing Evernote — there’s really no end to interesting and compelling alternatives. One interesting alternative to Google Reader can actually be found right within Google’s own services — one that you know won’t be going anywhere: Gmail. With a few easy steps, you can turn part of your inbox into an RSS reader, accessible on your desktop computer,... Read the full article: How To Use Gmail As An RSS Reader

What Do You Hate About YouTube’s Comments Section? [We Ask You] Posted: 20 Nov 2013 01:30 PM PST Google recently made huge changes to the way the YouTube comments section works. Powered by Google+, and therefore requiring every commenter to have a Google+ account, the new YouTube comments section looks and feels different than it used to do so. There were some major bugs present at the beginning that Google has now fixed, but the changes to the ordering of comments and the need to create a G+ profile before commenting aren’t going anywhere. And, it has to be said, the spammers and trolls still seem to be leaking through, somehow. So let’s get to the bottom of... Read the full article: What Do You Hate About YouTube’s Comments Section? [We Ask You]

Pew Pew! How To Build A Laser Turret With An Arduino Posted: 20 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Are you bored? Might as well build a laser turret. You know – one that goes pew pew, shoots a red beam in lots of different directions, and maybe even throw in a smoke machine? Yep, one of them. What You Will Need Arduino 2 servos Laser module, such as the one from this sensor kit (disclaimer: that’s my shop. You too can learn how to build your own online shop with our latest free guide) Piezo buzzer or other small output device Metal wire and cable ties for fixing Long female->male jump cables, plus regular jump cables Optionally, a... Read the full article: Pew Pew! How To Build A Laser Turret With An Arduino

Be An Energy Star: 20+ Reddit Tips That Help To Slash Your Utility Bill Posted: 20 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST Is your utility bill killing you? Costs for gas, oil, water, and other natural resources rise steadily. In great parts of Europe, Australia, and Japan the worst price driver is electricity. Who would have thought that Reddit is a source of wisdom that can help you counter-balance these developments. Upon closer inspection, however, it’s not so surprising. Reddit is a haven for geeks, nerds, and intellectuals, interested in all sorts of niche topics, including energy efficiency and saving money. Moreover, Reddit is a community where everyone can contribute, regardless of education, status, or rank. And most importantly, contributions are evaluated... Read the full article: Be An Energy Star: 20+ Reddit Tips That Help To Slash Your Utility Bill

What If… The Hunger Games Characters Were On Facebook? Posted: 20 Nov 2013 11:30 AM PST We had a huge laugh when Team Pwnicorn first dished out “The Avengers on Facebook“. Now, just in time for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie release, here are the characters humorously mingling on Facebook. via Team Pwnicorn Read the full article: What If… The Hunger Games Characters Were On Facebook?

How Can I Tell If My New (Used) Smartphone Is Stolen? Posted: 20 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST If a brand new iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Nokia Lumia is beyond your budget and you don’t want to tie yourself to a contract, buying a used handset is often the popular – and obvious – choice. However, buying a phone this way can be laced with risk and danger. You might end up with stolen goods at best; at worst, a handset full of illegal, illicit or confidential material. If your phone was previously the property of someone else and it was stolen from them, you will probably encounter problems using it. What follows is designed for smartphones, but... Read the full article: How Can I Tell If My New (Used) Smartphone Is Stolen?

Pick A Disease & Wipe Out Humanity in Plague Inc. Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST Stressed? Got a minute to spare, and a score to settle? Then why not wipe out humanity while waiting for the bus. Plague Inc. ($0.99) is a universal iOS and Android game that invites you to do just that. By picking a name, disease type and starting location you embark on an ever-evolving journey through the blood of the infected, improving your infectivity and lethality in order to cause as much widespread death and suffering as possible. Sounds fun? You bet! Ode To Pandemic Earlier this year I covered my favourite “pandemic” games in detail, rounding up a rich lineage... Read the full article: Pick A Disease & Wipe Out Humanity in Plague Inc.

Are There Still Any Legitimate Uses For a PowerPC Mac? Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST Apple switched to Intel processors in 2006 – any Mac from before then uses the PowerPC platform. For a while Mac software was designed to work on both types of computers, but those days are for the most part gone. Put simply: you cannot use the latest Mac software on devices build before 2006. Whether you've had such a Mac for years, or picked it up at a garage sale, figuring out what you can and can't do with such a Mac gets confusing fast. I should know: my primary computer until a year ago was a PowerMac G5. That... Read the full article: Are There Still Any Legitimate Uses For a PowerPC Mac?

Technophilia 89 Live From MakeUseOf Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:01 AM PST This week we chat with Jon Holmquist, the man behind BitCoin Black Friday and a variety of other online shops that exclusively use BitCoin. We'll talk about what it's like to run a BitCoin store that sells neither drugs nor assassinations. We'll also discuss coin, the $100 piece of plastic that combines your credit cards. Is it as stupid as we think? Listeners disagree.  And people will soon be able to rent Watson, the computer that won Jeopardy. Can he do more than just win game shows? All this, and an epic rant by one James Bruce, in this episodes... Read the full article: Technophilia 89 Live From MakeUseOf

Best Android Remote Desktop Apps Compared: Which Is Right For You? Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST Are you a tech support person on the go? Maybe you just want to be able to set up a download on your home computer while you’re away. There are any number of reasons why you might want to use your Android device for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access to a Windows computer. If you’ve got an Android phone or tablet, and can set up Remote Desktop Protocol access on your Windows computer, you will find at least one good RDP client for you here. If you’re looking for something for your iPad, James Bruce writes it up well in The... Read the full article: Best Android Remote Desktop Apps Compared: Which Is Right For You?

Use Vine to Shoot and View Looping Videos on Your iPhone Posted: 20 Nov 2013 07:00 AM PST Vine is a popular free app from Twitter that allows you to shoot and share seven-second looping videos online. The service, which is also available for Android and Window Phone, helped kick-start the short looping video craze which was later picked up by Instagram. Vine has been added to our Best of iPhone Apps page, and in the past we’ve compared it with Facebook’s Instagram video feature as well as rounded up a few of the best Vine videos so far. Today we will be having a look at how the service works on the iPhone. Getting Started After you install Vine on your iPhone you can register using... Read the full article: Use Vine to Shoot and View Looping Videos on Your iPhone

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