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MakeUseOfby Suman Biswas1 Sept 2026
Steam revolutionized digital distribution for PC games, but Valve's more recent push toward Linux and Proton-based gaming—whether through the Steam Deck or Steam Machine—is its most ambitious move...
MakeUseOfby Bryan M. Wolfe1 Sept 2026
There’s a good chance you have a smart speaker sitting somewhere in your house that you haven’t actually spoken to in months. Maybe the novelty wore off.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha1 Sept 2026
I love Linux. It lets me tinker, customize, and break things to my heart’s content, making it an incredible learning experience for diagnosing system issues.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi1 Sept 2026
I’d started thinking of passkeys as the credential an attacker couldn’t sweet-talk out of me. There was nothing memorable to punch into a fake login page, nothing reusable for a phishing kit to...
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre1 Sept 2026
Samsung spent two straight updates (One UI 7 and One UI 8/8.5) promising a Quick Panel you could rearrange, but both times, there were limitations to the ways you could customize the panel.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura1 Sept 2026
My house is a new build, and the builder installed a Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 (now sold as the Ring Wired Doorbell Pro) before we got the keys.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman1 Sept 2026
Whether you're trying to maintain social media handles for multiple accounts or you're just trying to hide the fact that you have a dating app on your phone, Samsung gives you the tools to do both...
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke1 Sept 2026
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." "Here's looking at you, kid." "May the Force be with you." Movie quotes have a way of slipping into everyday conversation.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi1 Sept 2026
For a format that once looked destined to fade away, QR codes have become more useful than ever. You’ve probably scanned QR codes that looked halfway retired already, with scratched shipping...
MakeUseOfby Will McCurdy1 Sept 2026
Streaming devices are one part of the consumer tech market that has been truly ravaged by ongoing component shortages, which have pushed up prices on everything from smartphones to consoles and...
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar1 Sept 2026
Setting up a new Galaxy phone no longer requires replacing every preinstalled app with its Google equivalent.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi1 Sept 2026
Malicious software can easily find its way onto your computer and stay there undetected. However, with the right tools, you can scan your system and remove spyware, adware, and other malicious...
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage1 Sept 2026
Fresh filings submitted to the Federal Communications Commission suggest that Amazon is preparing to launch a second-generation refresh of its flagship Fire Max 11 tablet.
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell1 Sept 2026
Silo, Apple TV’s dystopian drama, set in an underground bunker, is as claustrophobic as it is riveting.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu1 Sept 2026
When I started self-hosting, I quickly realized that many of the services I use actually depend on a server.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef1 Sept 2026
Chrome is an excellent browser. Even if you don't want Chrome specifically, you could pick one of the other Chromium browsers that are actually worth switching to, like Edge, and still keep all the...
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah1 Sept 2026
Most Google apps are great, no doubt. My only problem is everything that comes with a tech giant like Google knowing too much about you.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar31 Aug 2026
Summary - Live TV on PS5 offers more than 100 live channels and an expanding on-demand catalog without requiring a paid subscription.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder31 Aug 2026
Physical media is making a resurgence, especially in home theater circles. Rather than pay for streaming services in perpetuity, some buyers are realizing that owning higher-quality 4K UHD Blu-ray...
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef31 Aug 2026
Windows PCs have supported automatic device encryption for a couple of years now. For this to happen, though, your PC had to meet strict hardware requirements, and you needed to sign in with a...
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