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Manage Your File Versioning Like a Programmer With Git

If you’ve ever worked with colleagues on a document, you know this pain: someone takes the first pass (document.doc), then emails it to everyone. The next person does the same, as does the third, each tacking a revision (document_rev3.doc) to the file’s name. The manager likes what she sees and tags it as complete (document_final.doc)…… read more »

5 Things You Need To Know In Order To Buy The Right UPS

Power is unpredictable. A car crashing into a pole or a small flaw in a transformer can cause a blackout or a surge strong enough to destroy most electronics in your home. Although rare, these events can knock your computer out when you need it most. It can even cause thousands of dollars of damage…. read more »

Grab Yourself All Kinds Of Goodies With Today’s Best Deals

Today, you can get deals on every episode of Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray, small kitchen appliances, video games, and much more! Rather than just list the deals (Amazon already does that), we analyze the value of the discount and the quality of the product. Here’s how we rate the deals to make it quick and… read more »

Why You Need a PS4 VPN — And How to Set One Up

If you’re a regular MakeUseOf reader, you already know we recommend virtual private networks (VPNs) all the time. It makes your internet traffic more secure. Prevents specific types of monitoring and targeting. Helps you bypass georestrictions. And it can even improve your online gaming speed. The same is true of using a VPN for your PS4…. read more »

KFC Is Training Staff Using Virtual Reality

If you land a job in Kentucky Fried Chicken over the next few years you could find yourself being trained using VR. This is thanks to the fast-food company developing a virtual training escape room designed to teach its employees how to prepare that greasy but oh-so-good chicken. After failing to make virtual reality a… read more »

How to Motion Track Text in Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects is one of the premier pieces of software for editing videos. But before you can learn to edit video like a professional, you need to learn some basic skills. One of those skills is motion tracking. You’ve probably seen the effects of motion tracking — smoothly floating text, perfectly placed graphics — in professional videos…. read more »

How Binge-Watching Is Damaging Your Health

Are you feeling proud about watching a whole season of House of Cards or Ozark in record time? Seeing who can get through an entire season of the newest hit show the quickest is almost a contest these days. Binge-watching has become a very popular activity. Unfortunately, a British study has revealed that binge-watching has… read more »

7 Great Apps to View Disk Usage in Linux

Where does the space go? How has your two-terabyte hard disk drive filled up so quickly? There’s only one way to find out: with a disk usage viewing tool. These are mostly designed to work with hard disk drives and solid state drives, but they can also work with flash drives, USB sticks and SD… read more »

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