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How to Build a Great Media Center PC

December 1, 2017

This guide will take you through the various available options for a home media center (also known as Home Theatre Personal Computers or HTPCs). More and more people are changing to the cord cutting lifestyle, eschewing traditional television networks for streaming services and alternative methods of viewing live television.This guide is available to download as… read more »

How to Build a Great Media Center PC

December 1, 2017

This guide will take you through the various available options for a home media center (also known as Home Theatre Personal Computers or HTPCs). More and more people are changing to the cord cutting lifestyle, eschewing traditional television networks for streaming services and alternative methods of viewing live television.This guide is available to download as… read more »

How to Build a Unique Website Without Code Using WIX

August 9, 2017

If you run any kind of business these days, then you need a website — even if your business isn’t conducted online. Not only does a website legitimize your business in the eyes of customers and/or clients, it provides a way for them to find your business in the first place. Similarly, if your career… read more »

How to Build an Effective and Affordable Smart Home From the Ground Up

July 21, 2017

The smart home industry is booming, and everyone is hopping aboard the bandwagon. This trend that was once derided as a gimmick is being vindicated as more and more users realize how useful smart devices can be. If you don’t know the first thing about “smart homes” or “smart devices,” then you’ve come to the… read more »

7 Things You Need to Build a Low-Cost YouTube Studio

June 25, 2017

You’ve been making some YouTube videos, and they’re gaining popularity. You want to make a step to the next level, and build a dedicated YouTube studio (or use a portion of a room) but there’s a problem. Money. Yeah. Once again, the lucre is holding you back. But does it really have to be this… read more »

Name Your Price: Learn to Build Mobile Apps for Every Platform

May 20, 2017

While desktop apps will always be popular, mobile platforms are where growth is happening. With the Mobile Cross Platform Development Bundle, you learn to create brilliant apps for iOS, Android and other platforms. It includes nine courses and 106 hours of instruction, and you can name your price on the bundle now via MakeUseOf Deals…. read more »

Python on the Web: The Amazing Things You Can Build

April 4, 2017

In many ways, we’re living in the golden age of web development. Web technologies have never been as refined and flexible as they are today, and if you want to build a high-quality website or web app, you have so many viable ways to get there — including the use of Python. Contrary to popular… read more »

How to Build Critical Thinking Skills in Just 5 Steps

November 7, 2016

“Critical thinking” is a phrase that leaves many students nervously quaking in their desks. By the time we’ve become adults, though, we’ve largely forgotten it. We imagine that we think critically, but we let our ability to engage with new ideas atrophy when we leave college. We get set in our ways, and become closed off to… read more »

Windows Insiders: How to Check When a Build Expires

September 20, 2016

With Windows 10, Microsoft made it quite easy for interested users to receive beta versions of the operating system. This works out in its favor, as it lets those on the cutting edge get new features as soon as they’re released. In return, Microsoft gets to test new developments with a big group of guinea pigs…. read more »