Set Up Windows Smart Folders by Saving Your Searches

A while back, I entertained and informed you with how to set up smart folders on a Mac computer. Our readers loved this article, so we thought we should be showing our Windows readers how to do this, too. We’re nothing if not impartial here at MakeUseOf. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How You Can Make the Most of the Social Side of YouTube

YouTube IS a social network. Even if you don’t have a channel of your own, YouTube can be useful for interacting with the community. Check out how on this article from MakeUseOf.com

The stunning Surface Book may reignite PC maker hostility towards Microsoft

Microsoft’s foray into notebooks with the Surface Book is certain to tick off its computer-making partners, but there’s little recourse for the latter except to grin and bear it, analysts said today. More of this latest news from PCWorld.com

Microsoft gets an earful as Office for Mac 2016 users amp ire over crashes

Users of Microsoft’s Office for Mac 2016 who upgraded to Apple’s OS X 10.11, aka El Capitan, have become increasingly frustrated by repeated crashes of the Office applications, angrily denouncing Microsoft, and to a lesser extent, Apple, on the former’s support forum. Check this article from PCWorld.com

5 Simple Ways to Save Money on New Hard Drives

It finally happened. You ignored those warning signs of a dying hard drive and let it go long enough for the hard drive to actually crash. You tried reviving that dead hard drive but to no avail. And now you’re stuck having to purchase a replacement. Here are some of the tips from MakeUseOf.com

Android devices will soon run Windows software thanks to CrossOver and Wine

Android devices will soon be able to run Windows applications thanks to CodeWeavers’ CrossOver for Android, which will debut before the end of 2015.

Wine for Android was first shown off a few years ago, and work has been ongoing since then. You can run Android apps on Windows, and soon the reverse will be true, too! Check this latest news from PCWorld.com

How Microsoft’s Surface Book compares to Apple’s MacBook: Let’s play CPU detective

Microsoft clearly had Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro in its sights when it designed its radical Surface Book. But was it marketing hype or was Microsoft really laying down legitimate smack when it said the Surface Book offers “twice” the performance of a comparable Mac? Check this article from PCWorld.com