11 Best Android Apps for Following the New EPL Season

The new season of the English Premier League is upon us. There are so many ways to follow the world’s biggest soccer league, from TV, to the web, to any of the countless football games and apps in the Play Store. But which apps are actually worth downloading? We’ve separated the title challengers from the relegation contenders to bring you our all-star team of 11 top apps to follow the EPL. 1. Premier League Official apps usually pale in comparison to third-party offerings, but the Premier League app is actually surprisingly decent. It offers a good overview of all the...

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5 Ways To Clean Up Computer Cable Clutter Under Your Desk

Cable clutter is the scourge of the modern work desk. Sure, we are trying to go wireless as much as possible, but there are still plenty of cords snaking around our desks. Let’s organize them once and for all. Naturally, computer cable clutter is more for a desktop PC than a laptop. That said, even a laptop can have quite a few cables: a power cord, a USB hub for additional ports, and so on. And then there’s the charger for your phone, and other odds and ends. You need to attack the problem in five steps: Hide the power...

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How to Install Linux in Windows With a VMware Virtual Machine

You’ve tried Linux from a live CD. Now you want to install it, but you’re unsure about dual booting. The sensible option is to install your chosen Linux operating system in a virtual machine (VM). This means that a software environment replicates the conditions of a hardware environment: a personal computer. The environment is based on the hardware of your physical PC and limited only by the components within. For instance, you couldn’t have a virtual four core CPU on a processor with two cores. However, while virtualization can be achieved on many systems, the results will be far superior...

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11 Back to School Movies to Watch Online Right Now

If you’re young and about to go back to school, you probably feel stressed, excited, and apprehensive all at once — doubly so if you’re starting your first year of college. But you also deserve to have a bit of fun during your last remaining weeks of freedom, right? Between the mad dash to stock up on supplies or to move back onto campus, it might do you some good to sit back, relax, and watch a few movies. Here are some of the best and most entertaining “back to school” movies you can stream right now on Netflix, Hulu,...

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The Complete Guide to Parental Controls

As a parent in the digital age, you probably have concerns about how your children use technology. While you can teach them good principles, it’s impossible to keep them away from every possible internet scam and all explicit content online on your own. That’s where parental controls come in. If you’ve never taken advantage of these tools, you’ve got a lot to catch up on. Read on to find out everything you could want to know about parental controls. We’ll cover a bit about how they work, how to use the controls on specific devices, and offer some recommendations. Table...

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5 Skills To Learn If You Want To Travel More

The world is yours to travel. But you barely push your butt out of the chair. Peek into your bucket list and it is sure to have some dozen travel spots around the globe. But you squash the travel bug when it bites. Why don’t we travel more? Maybe, it is about the money. Or, could it be our fear of stepping outside our comfort zone? For most of us, it is that old excuse: “I don’t have the time today. I will travel tomorrow.” Throw out the excuse. With the right mindset (and a few travel tips), you don’t...

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12 Engaging Vlogs You Need to Start Watching Today

A quick scroll through your Facebook News Feed instantly shows how ubiquitous video content has become online. But it’s not all Netflix streaming and YouTube cat videos that we’re addicted to. The rise of vlogging has taken us all by surprise, with over 40 percent of all internet users watching at least one vlog each month. Video blogging — or “vlogging” — has been around since the early 2000s, perhaps even earlier. The medium has been growing in popularity ever since. The earliest vlogs were shared on personal websites, but in 2005, YouTube was launched, giving every vlogger the chance...

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7 IFTTT Alternatives You Might Not Have Heard About

IFTTT has developed a reputation for itself as the leading automation app. Using a series of conditional statements, you can make certain events trigger specific actions. For example, you could use the app to supercharge your Kindle, connect your wink hub to other devices in your home, or even beat procrastination. There are two primary reasons why IFTTT has grown in popularity. First, it’s free to use. Second, it integrates with a vast number of services. But just because IFTTT is so popular, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out alternatives. Some are aimed at businesses, some are for individuals....

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How to Copy a Formula Down an Entire Column in Google Sheets

Is Your Router Slow? It Might Be Your NAT Table

The network address translation (NAT) table is what allows devices on a private network to access a public network, such as the internet. There is often only one entry point between the public network and the private network, and that entry point is usually a router. The router itself has a public-facing IP address, but the devices on the private network (“hidden” behind the router) only have private IP addresses. When data packets move from the private network to the public network, those private IP addresses need to be “translated” into a public IP address that’s compatible with the public...

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DJI Spark: The Little Drone That Could (Review and Giveaway!)

Our verdict of the DJI Spark:If you're looking for a tiny drone that's great fun to fly, then the Spark is for you. If you're after the very best image quality or long battery life, you may want to look elsewhere.810 We're giving away a DJI Spark. Keep reading to find out how to win!This is the Spark. A tiny drone made by the undisputed king of drone manufacturers: DJI. The Spark measures 143mm (5.63inches) square, and weighs just 300g. Being this small, and coming in at $500, I laughed when I heard about this little drone. The crazy price tag,...

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No Flash, No Problem: 12 Amazing HTML5 Games to Play in Your Browser

You’re on your lunch break at work and think it would be great to pop open a fun game in your browser for the hour. Unfortunately, you’re not allowed to install Adobe Flash on your computer. You figure there aren’t any good games that don’t require Flash, right? Wrong! HTML5 games are available in any modern browser and work without special plug-ins or installations. You just open and play. Plus, these are just as enjoyable as Flash games, if not more. So, on your next break, play one of these awesome, free browser games and enjoy your lunch. 1. Smarty Bubbles...

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How to Speed Up Windows 10 With One Easy Performance Tweak

If you have a Windows 10 machine that’s old or doesn’t have much RAM, you’re probably fed up by how slow it feels. Fortunately, there are a few small tweaks you can make to the system’s Settings to produce a smoother experience. Namely, you can adjust startup settings to make your machine boot faster and you can also adjust the visual effects settings to make the actual user experience feels smoother. To tweak visual effects settings: Open up System Properties on your computer. There are a couple of ways you can do this. Using the Cortana search feature, type in the following: Sysdm.cpl...

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How Much Bandwidth Is Used by a Skype Call?

For a long time, Skype was the biggest star in VoIP. After all, it is the app that got us talking to each other without paying a dime. It remains just as popular today even with the prevalence of Skype alternatives like WhatsApp and Viber. The support for high-definition video calls is one of the big features in Skype’s arsenal. But in today’s world of mobile data caps, this raises two important questions: Is Skype bandwidth friendly? How much bandwidth is needed for a Skype call? The answers to both will help you select one voice chat app over the other. The bandwidth...

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How to Watch Plex Together in Sync With Friends

Like millions of users around the world, I’m utterly in love with Plex. It helps keep all my movies and TV shows in perfect order. It can match metadata, download subtitles, find the appropriate artwork, and a whole lot more. Even the free version is so good, there’s no reason to keep using Kodi. But there is one downside: the social aspect of watching content. Because of the ease with which I can rent or buy new movies and TV shows on services like iTunes, Amazon, and the Microsoft Store, I never go to the cinema anymore. If you’re like...

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How to Enter and Reset the BIOS to Default Settings on Any Computer

One of the most panic-inducing computer problems occurs when your PC won’t boot. It’s terrifying because you know something is wrong, but can’t properly troubleshoot it since you don’t have a computer to research with. You might find the root of your problem lies in BIOS corruption. Maybe a power outage screwed it up, or you tried to update the BIOS and ran into a problem. Whatever the case, resetting the BIOS is a good way to clear these problems and start fresh. Here’s the basic outline for doing so. First, turn on your computer and look for a Press...

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The Worst of the Web: 5 Sites to Find Useless and Stupid Things on the Internet

As awesome as the internet is, there are plenty of stupid, irritating, or downright useless things on it. A few websites do their best to collect the worst of the web. Even if you consider yourself an internet expert, get ready for a few surprises. From the worst designed sites to unbelievable items on sale, these are websites you have never heard of before. 1. The World’s Worst Website Ever In the early years of the internet, websites had some strange design choices, such as scrolling text, blinking banners, and large placards of the site’s statistics. Come gaze upon the...

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4 Cool Fake Viruses to Make Your Friends Freak Out

Pranking your friends and family is the best sort of fun. And there is nothing wrong with a harmless prank, especially if the victim is anyone but you. These days, we’re constantly plugged into our laptops, tablets, or smartphones. So, what better way to one-up your partner or siblings than seemingly destroying their hard drive with a fake virus? Although the following fake viruses may seem malicious to the unsuspecting, they’re completely sanitized: no harm will come to the system they’re deployed on. It is time to sit back, and watch them squirm! 1. Fake Virus Batch File There are...

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Google Now Understands 30 More Languages

Google has added support for 30 more languages to its voice recognition software. This means another 1 billion people can now talk rather than type when they interact with Google. English speakers shouldn’t feel left out though, as they can now say the names of their favorite emoji. As we head ever onwards into the future, old science fiction is becoming our new reality. Some of the technology used in old episodes of Star Trek, for example, resembles tech we now use on a daily basis. Voice recognition software is one such sci-fi trope, and it’s improving all the time....

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10 Operating Systems You Can Run With Raspberry Pi

At just $40 for the main version (and a lot less for the Pi Zero), there’s no point arguing with the Raspberry Pi. Versatile in a way its competitors are not, most projects and uses can be achieved with Raspbian, the Debian Linux fork. Raspbian is maintained by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, so you can be confident that it offers the best functionality. But you don’t have to stick with Raspbian. So many other operating systems can run on a Raspberry Pi. Just make sure you’ve got a monitor, mouse and keyboard to hand before you boot it up! 1....

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Try It Free for 6 Months! 10 Key Perks of Amazon Prime for Students

Have you taken advantage of Amazon Prime Student? Why not? Here are 10 fantastic perks you should consider for significant savings and benefits.

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Opera Kills Its Data-Saving App, Opera Max

Opera is discontinuing Opera Max, its standalone app designed to save data across your mobile applications. Opera Max has been delisted from the Google Play Store, and won’t be getting any new updates. Existing users can carry on using Opera Max, but only for “a period of time”. Mobile data plans can be expensive, and you don’t get much for your money. This leaves most of us acutely aware of how much data we use when not on Wi-Fi. Opera Max offered a reprieve from the constant monitoring, compressing your mobile data. Unfortunately, Opera Max is now toast. Opera’s Data-Saving...

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The 5 Best Free Mobile VPN Solutions

The eyes are the window to the soul. Or, at least they used to be. Now, the smartphone is the doorway to the soul… and your heart, your brain, and your wallet. Given how much we entrust to our portable pocket computers, it is amazing how little we focus on security and privacy. Of course, I’m generalizing. Most of the MakeUseOf team use VPNs at home and on mobile devices. It is a given: why protect your data in the house but flaunt it when you’re in public? Let’s look at some of the best free mobile VPN solutions on...

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These Are Amazon’s 15 Best Deal of the Day Bargains Today

Today, Amazon has tons of PC gaming and general PC usage accessories on sale, and we've gone through and found the can't-miss bargains so you don't have to.

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