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You Should Be Using the Google Home App and Here’s Why

It can be a challenge to stay on top of all your smart home devices. With hundreds of competing brands, industry standards, and manufacturer apps, managing everything is akin to a full-time job. However, if you’re invested in the Google ecosystem of products, there’s some good news: you can use one app to control all… read more »

Browser Autofill Is a Privacy Risk: Here’s How to Turn It Off

Recently, a security researcher discovered that the Autofill function of most modern browsers can easily be compromised. We’ve discussed why you shouldn’t save personal info in your browser before, so this unfortunately isn’t a surprise. Viljami Kuosmanen, who discovered this vulnerability, created a simple test website to demonstrate that a browser will automatically fill every… read more »

Here’s Your Chance to Win the Ultimate Samsung Galaxy Setup

This giveaway is organized by our friends at StackSocial. Samsung has been killing it in recent years, with one amazing device after another. If you would like to get your hands on the latest and greatest from the Galaxy family, enter our giveaway at MakeUseOf Deals and you could win the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2… read more »

Got an Apple or iTunes Gift Card? Here’s What You Can Buy

Snagged an Apple Store, iTunes or Apple Music gift card this holiday season? You might be wondering exactly what you can buy with it. This of course depends on exactly which gift card you’ve received. Apple’s credit is versatile for several things. Here’s a guide to what each gift card can be used for. We also… read more »

Fedora 25 Has Arrived: Here’s What’s Changed

Fedora 25 is here, and as usual, it delivers the latest from the GNOME project. But this time around, that’s not the big highlight. All eyes are on Wayland. After years in development and a number of delays, Fedora has decided that the next generation display server is ready for prime time. Of course, that’s… read more »

Caught in AdultFriendFinder’s Massive Data Breach? Here’s What to Do

Less than 18 months ago, the extramarital-affair-enabling website Ashley Madison had a huge data breach. Data from over 30 million accounts was posted online, and there was a flurry of shaming and finger-pointing all over the internet. You’d think the industry would have learned. Alas, it did not. A similar website, AdultFriendFinder, which calls itself “the world’s… read more »

Want to Work From Home? Here’s How to Convince Your Boss

For many people, working from home is the dream. Imagine you could wave goodbye to the commute and the office politics. Sounds great, right? But even if you know your work won’t suffer, convincing your boss to let you work from home is rarely easy. Your superiors will think your work will suffer. That your productivity will… read more »

iOS 10 Widgets Are Great: Here’s How to Put Them to Good Use

Apple’s new widgets in iOS 10 might not seem like a big deal, but developers have already made great use of this new function. Not every app has a great widget, but there are a few must-haves that are just a swipe away. You can access widgets by swiping right from the lockscreen or homescreen. To edit the widgets you have… read more »

VR Headset Prices Are Going to Crash Soon and Here’s Why

Virtual reality tech has progressed significantly in the past few years, but is still hamstrung in one particular area. Allow me, for just one moment, to channel my inner Jimmy McMillan and state that the cost of VR tech is too damn high. Let’s do the math together. An HTC Vive costs about $ 799… read more »

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