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MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson25 Aug 2026
My Home Ops server has already managed files, containers, monitoring, and smart home automations, so it’s safe to say I already trust it. Unfortunately, my browser was less convinced.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi25 Aug 2026
You don't necessarily decide to make Google Password Manager your passkey vault. It can happen one login prompt at a time.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips25 Aug 2026
Throughout 2026, I've used the fantastic Motorola Razr Fold, one of the best new smartphones of the year, and easily one of the best new foldables from any company.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef25 Aug 2026
My partner's iPhone has a feature that turns her phone into a smart display when it's charging. My Samsung Galaxy phone, on the other hand, doesn't come with an equivalent feature out of the box.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha24 Aug 2026
On my journey to find some of the most random pieces of cheap tech on the internet, I stumbled across a $50 projector that seemed to promise the Moon.
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile24 Aug 2026
For years, my go-to solution to any major issue on my Windows laptop was to simply start over and reinstall Windows.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu24 Aug 2026
I always considered "no DRAM" a deal-breaker when buying an SSD. I thought a cheap drive without that chip made sense only if speed really didn't matter.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi24 Aug 2026
Windows feels so welded to Microsoft today that the company’s operating system strategy in the late 1980s can seem almost bizarre in hindsight.
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh24 Aug 2026
Android launchers share one thing in common: you get a list or grid of app icons to launch. Of course, the presentation differs, and that is what sets them apart.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu24 Aug 2026
Like many long-time VLC users, I open the app and default to hitting the Play button. However, there's a Stream option that has always been around, which turns the tool into the source.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar24 Aug 2026
Summary - Gemini’s new Device Help feature can inspect a Pixel’s settings and device data, diagnose certain problems, and apply relevant fixes.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman24 Aug 2026
I see it all the time: people swipe away their apps after using them, as if it's a magic ritual that restores their phone to maximum speed while preserving battery life.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha24 Aug 2026
I love getting into the nitty-gritty of things. Linux lets me do what I want, however I want — and I don’t have to bother with any artificial OS-level limitations.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu24 Aug 2026
With several file-sharing tools, you're caught between two options: tools where the company may be able to read what you send, or clumsy processes that force you to email the file instead.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder24 Aug 2026
With legacy standards such as VGA and DVI phased out, the two display connectors you're likely to find on the back of a computer monitor are HDMI and DisplayPort.
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey24 Aug 2026
There are certain brands that you should seek out when you're building out your tool inventory at home.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef24 Aug 2026
When Google killed location-based reminders on Google Keep, I had to find a replacement to-do and note-taking app that supported the same.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar24 Aug 2026
Summary - Duck.ai now offers GPT-5.6 Luna as its default free model, with no account or login required.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke24 Aug 2026
TV is TV, movies are movies, and never the twain shall meet. Or at least, that was probably what a lot of people probably thought when TV came on the scene in the 1950s.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu24 Aug 2026
When I leave my home, my VPN sometimes fails in a specific way. The streaming services or my banking app that worked well without a VPN start requiring extra authentication, and a few may not load...
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