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MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef2d ago
I've mainly used TeamViewer as my go-to remote desktop tool for family tech support. However, with its aggressive push to upgrade and limitations, I needed an alternative that was less restrictive...
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu2d ago
When you turn on your computer and reach the Windows lock screen, it feels like a solid barrier. It isn't. You're prompted to enter a password before access is granted.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura2d ago
Several of my Ryobi tools sat unused for most of last year. None of them broke. They quit early, bogged down under load, or felt weak enough that I reached past them for something corded.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman2d ago
Most people get apps on the Google Play store and call it a day. But one of Android's unique features versus iOS is the ability to sideload apps, which lets you install any app you want.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah2d ago
Google DNS and Cloudflare DNS are popular for good reason. They're faster and more reliable than most ISP-provided DNS servers.
MakeUseOfby Oliver Haslam2d ago
Building a home server is fun, and it's a great way to learn something new. From hosting your own cloud storage to streaming media across your devices, a server can benefit your home in many ways.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi2d ago
Google just launched the Pixel 11 lineup, and if you squint at the spec sheet, you'll find something odd: the phones cost more, but in some ways, they give you less.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan2d ago
I've always felt that default smartphone camera apps haven't kept up with how advanced smartphone camera hardware has become recently. You may notice this especially in smartphone videography.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke2d ago
The Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin (adapted by HBO as Game of Thrones) are distinguished by their vast cast of characters, their uncommon level of detail, and by a willingness to...
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman2d ago
Google Lens is the original tool that gives your phone's camera super vision, letting it "see" whatever you're seeing. But it's evolved well beyond identifying objects.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder2d ago
When I bought my first set of bookshelf speakers, the modest Edifier R1700BTs, I specifically sought out a pair that could be easily linked with a subwoofer.
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh2d ago
I love customizing my phone to make it feel more "me" than the out-of-the-box version the company gave me.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder2d ago
The conversation around Wi-Fi and Ethernet in the home usually boils down to a single piece of advice: when you can use an Ethernet cable, you should.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha2d ago
One of the more popular locally hosted AI assistants would be OpenClaw. It’s a free and open-source AI agent that can make use of LLMs to generate responses.
MakeUseOfby Robin John3d ago
For about a week, I was checking my Pixel 10 Pro's battery screen more often than was healthy. Nothing looked broken. The phone got through most of the day.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage3d ago
Summary - Finally: New Open apps maximized setting makes apps remember maximized state system‑wide (Insiders only).
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi3d ago
Spotify and YouTube Music have reached the point where opening them feels like entering an entire entertainment platform, when all I wanted was one album already on my phone.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan3d ago
Often, the first thing most people look at when gauging a laptop's power is the CPU, but the reality is much more complex: you can have two laptops with the same CPU, yet they'll perform very...
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips3d ago
Your Android device might be making your audio sound worse without ever letting you know — even if you pay for hi-res audio.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi3d ago
There's a certain category of 3D print that almost everyone makes eventually. It is not a sci-fi helmet, a miniature dragon, or an elaborate articulated toy.
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