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MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan7 Sept 2026
After the subscription boom, retaining access to the software you need has become more expensive than ever before.
MakeUseOfby Charlene Badasie7 Sept 2026
Jane Austen's novels have been adapted for the screen many times, but a few versions have become almost as well known as the actual books.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan7 Sept 2026
One of the most dreaded tasks of owning a PC is the inevitable BIOS update; until a few years ago, it was optional, but now it's unavoidable.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah7 Sept 2026
While managing storage space on our PCs, most of us only look for apps we haven't touched in days, which makes sense. But that doesn't mean you should ignore the apps you use daily.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha7 Sept 2026
The rise of Linux as a very capable alternative for gaming is in no small part thanks to Microsoft’s recent fumbles with Windows 11.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi6 Sept 2026
If you used a PC in the 1990s, there’s a decent chance green felt and pixelated card backs are burned into your muscle memory.
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre6 Sept 2026
TheGalaxy Z Fold 8 is my first Galaxy phone ever, so when I opened Samsung Notes a few weeks ago, I had no history with the app and no idea what had just changed with One UI 9: a redaction tool, a...
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder6 Sept 2026
So, you want a smartphone with an incredible battery life. You shouldn't go out and buy the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, iPhone 17 Pro Max, or even the OnePlus 15.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura6 Sept 2026
I've ridden out a power outage on the same batteries that run my drill. A small clip-on inverter turned one of my 18V packs into a working outlet, keeping phones topped off and a lamp burning until...
MakeUseOfby Oliver Haslam6 Sept 2026
Remember when buying a new phone meant sliding in a microSD card with all of your data on it, just ready to go?
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi6 Sept 2026
When I finally pulled the trigger on a 3D printer after putting it off for years, I had a whole list of practical justifications ready to go.
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell6 Sept 2026
After decades of World War II movies and TV shows, it’s become difficult to find something that you might call truly original.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan6 Sept 2026
No matter where you live and which phone you use, spam calls are annoying. Somehow, they happen at the worst possible moment, too.
MakeUseOfby Saikat Basu6 Sept 2026
When Microsoft swapped Word's old menus for the ribbon back in 2007, a handful of genuinely useful tools went "missing".
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson6 Sept 2026
There’s not really much wrong with the basic Windows 11 taskbar. The problem is everything Microsoft keeps trying to attach to it.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi6 Sept 2026
That drawer full of retired electronics doesn't have to be a graveyard. With a free weekend and zero soldering skills, you can turn three gadgets you probably already own into tools that actually...
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef6 Sept 2026
Keeping my Windows installation drive from filling up has been a constant struggle. To Windows' credit, it does come with Storage Sense to help you clean up junk files periodically.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke6 Sept 2026
In 1984, William Gibson's novel Neuromancer popularized the term "cyberspace." In Neuromancer, it took the form of a vast virtual reality where billions of people could access the total sum of...
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson6 Sept 2026
A little while ago, I was gifted an old Intel NUC mini PC. I had no idea what it did before it landed in my hands, but I eventually gave it the job of being a media PC for my aging smart TV.
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar6 Sept 2026
Flagships in 2026 start at 256GB of fixed internal storage, and jumping to 512GB adds another $200 to the receipt. My S25 Ultra came with a dual SIM tray but no memory card slot.
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