How To Turn Random Snapshots Into A Uniform-Looking Photo Series

A few tricks can save you hours of editing in Photoshop. Let’s say you have a random collection of photos. You or whoever the photographer was didn’t have the foresight to take them with the same camera or lens, but now you wish you could combine them and make them look like they were created during a single photo shoot. Rather than tediously editing each photo, you could run all of them through the same preset filter to create that desired uniform look. Let me explain… Pick Your Photo Collection Maybe you have a collection of family photos, taken by...

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Technophilia 95 Live From MakeUseOf

We’re reunited and it feels…okay. This week: backdoors guests are best! Infrequent guests knock your front door, which you’d otherwise never open. Good friends know to use the backdoor, and by this standard the NSA is apparently a very, very good friend to everyone. McAfee anti-virus is changing its name to stop being associated with John McAfee, the drug-crazed alleged killer who founded the company. They should also consider changing the software. Like, completely. Or just get rid of it. Forever. Also this week: the Cat In The Hat becomes public domain this year! Just kidding, nothing will ever become...

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Create PC Settings Shortcut On Desktop In Windows 8.1

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The updated PC settings, the modern UI Control Panel designed especially for touch devices, in Windows 8.1 includes settings for lock screen, SkyDrive, sync, share, search, user accounts, network, recovery and device settings. With default settings, one can launch PC settings by clicking Settings on the Charms bar and then clicking Change PC settings in […]

Your Top Tech Resolutions For 2014 [We Ask You Results]

We’re now well into 2014, with 2013 (and its memes) being a dim and distant memory for most of us. Tradition dictates that a new year brings with it an opportunity for us all to improve ourselves, as we strive to be better people this year than last year. Which is where new year’s resolutions come into play. These vows to stick to something for a whole year or improve at something over the course of the year are a fun way in which we can all pinpoint the areas of our lives we’re currently unhappy with. And your new...

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How To Disable Forced Restarts After A Windows Update

It’s happened to all Windows users. You’re using your computer and Windows decides you need to reboot, hassling you with pop-ups that continue to bug you all day long. If you step away from your computer and miss the pop-up, Windows will automatically reboot your computer. You may come back to your computer and find that all your open programs are gone, as Windows decided to reboot without your permission. This can be maddening. There’s a good reason for rebooting after updates, as rebooting ensures that security updates actually take effect. But Microsoft has gone too far — they shouldn’t...

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How I Nearly Got Conned Via A Western Union Transfer Scam

Here’s a little story about the latest “Nigerian scam“, which is all too obvious in hindsight and yet so believable when you’re on the hook. Now, I’m a regular online shopper on Amazon, eBay, and the like. I know the sorts of scams you see on Craigslist and the very similar eBay scams you’re likely to come across. I know basic rules of not getting fleeced in marketplace transactions and most of the likely online scams. Yet, still, this one almost got me. The Scam It all started on Facebook. A woman posted to a local buy-sell group with a...

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