5 Apps With Realtime Notifications About Almost Anything

Find out the moment when anything happens. Whether it’s a package showing up at your door or the start of your favorite TV show. Whether it’s a website you love publishing a new story or some site making changes you need to keep up with, there are apps for keeping you up-to-date. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

7 Ways Windows 10 is More Secure than Windows XP

Despite the endless warnings from Microsoft, the security-related horror stories from users on Internet forums, and countless technology articles that advise people about the folly of continuing to use Windows XP, some individuals (and companies) simply will not listen. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How to Remove Hidden Personal Data in Microsoft Office

Every time you send a document to a colleague, you save it, you proofread it, correct any spelling and/or grammatical mistakes, and send it. It is a great habit to get into, and can certainly save time and energy down the line, if your work is consistently accurate. Editors will love you (won’t they?!). But what about the other information we might unwittingly provide when we send a document? More of this latest article from MakeUseOf.com

Report: OneDrive placeholders may return in WIndows 10 ‘Redstone’

OneDrive in Windows 8.1 had a handy space-saving feature called Placeholders. With Placeholders, you would be able to access any file on your OneDrive by double-clicking an icon as you normally would, but the file itself wouldn’t actually be downloaded to your PC until you opened the file. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Microsoft delves deeper into Android with directory app for its own apps

Microsoft delved deeper into providing software for Android on Thursday with the launch of Microsoft Apps, a new application that gives users of Google’s operating system a one-stop shop to find apps like Word, Cortana and Bing. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2015

As we are about to close out another year, it is time to take a look back at some of the new features, notable MakeUseOf posts, and standout extensions surrounding one of the most popular browsers, Chrome. There has been both good and bad said about Chrome in 2015, but the fact remains that it is and will likely continue to be one of the most widely used browsers. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

Windows 10 Can Auto-Remove Software Against Your Will

If you’ve been on-board with Windows 10 since July, you might be getting a little sick of the twists and turns this operating system keeps throwing your way. Not content with following a single, easy track, Windows 10 seems to move the goalposts with every update. And as you cannot opt out of the updates, you’ve been thoroughly strapped in for the ride, come hell or high-water. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com