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MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi23h ago
7-Zip is one of those programs I stopped seeing years ago. It just became part of Windows in my head, the same way Notepad or Task Manager is, except with a much uglier toolbar and a habit of...
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan23h ago
Until recently, Gemini Gems were the only way to create a repetitive workflow with Google's AI assistant. However, these Gems never worked with the larger workflow within Gemini.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura1d ago
Garage trash cans fill up with parts that still have life left in them. Think of the saw blade that scorches every cut, the spade bit that skates across the wood, the sanding disc packed solid with...
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage1d ago
Google Messages is about to discontinue a useful feature for individual conversations which lets users choose to use traditional SMS and MMS messaging for particular contacts instead of depending...
MakeUseOfby Keval Shukla1d ago
Wireless Android Auto is great. You slide into the driver’s seat with your phone still in your pocket, and the dashboard magically springs to life with all your favorite Android Auto utility apps...
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage1d ago
Amazon has rolled out software update 5.20.1, bringing a wave of exciting new features to third-generation Kindle Scribe e-notebooks and all Kindle devices released from 2024 forward.
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre1d ago
My Apple Watch Series 7 did its job for almost five years. It tracked my workouts, helped me set timers, and notified me about messages I should've ignored.
MakeUseOfby Christine Persaud1d ago
I use Waze virtually every day. Even when I know where I'm going, I still plug the address into my phone and let it navigate through Apple CarPlay in my vehicle. Why?
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi1d ago
Bluetooth headphones can go from perfectly normal to embarrassingly bad audio without disconnecting, stuttering, or giving you any useful clue about what happened.
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey1d ago
When I moved into my house, I was all excited about working on my lawn. Growing up, I would cut the grass in my yard and enjoyed using the riding mower to keep the lawn looking fresh.
MakeUseOfby Shimul Sood1d ago
I’ve been spending a lot of time with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra lately, and in the process, I’ve been putting One UI 9 through its paces.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu1d ago
I used Windows 10 for years, and with Microsoft pulling the plug on it, several machines like my 2015 HP EliteBook 850 G2 will be left behind.
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell1d ago
The horror genre translates especially well from book to screen, and with Halloween just around the corner, Mike Flanagan’s new miniseries of Stephen King's classic Carrie is available to watch on...
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan1d ago
In times like these, buying a gaming PC seems impossible due to the absurd component prices, thanks to the AI-led memory and storage shortage.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi1d ago
For years, getting into a car or riding my bike meant mounting my phone to the dashboard, opening Google Maps, starting some music, and plugging my phone in. It seemed like the perfect setup.
MakeUseOfby Brady Klinger-Meyers1d ago
I’ve been running an experiment with Plex for a good while, taking my small collection of DVDs and Blu-rays, ripping them, and hosting them on a separate computer of mine.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah1d ago
A smart TV seems like a harmless device for streaming content, but it’s easily the most invasive gadget in your living room.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef1d ago
When a Windows PC crashes, it's hard to tell what triggered it. Often, it's a bad driver or newly installed hardware such as a new memory module or a USB device.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi1d ago
For a long time, I assumed the keyboard switch I enjoyed the most would naturally be the one that helped me type best. Blue switches seemed to confirm that theory.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah1d ago
Storage is precious (and now expensive too), so anyone running a PC with a smaller SSD has to manage it smartly. That also means doing everything possible to stop Windows itself from wasting space.
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