Adobe is one of the oldest and biggest names in computer software. The company is synonymous with web technologies and design programs. You usually have to pay a pretty penny for them, but you'll be surprised to know you can get some free Adobe apps these days. The company has recently been releasing several apps and programs for free. For instance, lesser-known free Adobe software like Adobe Scan

iOS 10 is here, and it's packing a number of very cool new features. To activate some of those features -- like sending read receipts in Messages or having Siri announce calls -- you'll need to tweak a few settings. A few other new options will change how your device behaves with iOS 10. Let's dive right in! Here are 10 settings you'll want to check out as soon as you update. 1. Rest Finger to Ope

Pokemon Go still entices players years after its launch. But even if you're familiar with the hit game, there's always more to learn. With that in mind, here are the biggest and best Pokemon Go tips and tricks to help you get more out of the game. 1. Don't Power Up Pokemon Right Away It's tempting to immediately try to make your Pokemon as powerful as possible, but this Pokemon Go tip is essential

When many beginner and intermediate photographers are critiquing their photos, they find that the images lack a sense of depth, and instead feel a bit "flat." This can be a difficult problem to overcome, but with these six tips and some practice, you'll be taking photos that feel more alive and communicate a stronger sense of depth in no time. Add Foreground Objects When you have an object in the

Can't decide whether to order Chinese or pizza tonight? Ask your friends! Twitter has finally launched a built-in option to conduct public polls. It's completely free and works on both mobile and desktop. For a long time, Twitter users have been conducting polls in a crass workaround, where two options were voted for as a retweet or a favorite. But that took away your ability to actually use those

Let's get one thing right: there are no stupid questions, especially in the realm of tech. Technology advances at such a rapid pace that it's easy to be left in the dust, so it's normal to have questions. That being said, when you need tech-related help, how you ask your questions is often more important than what you're asking -- and if you don't ask properly, many knowledgeable IT folks will ign

Aside from the flagship features loudly touted by Apple, iOS 9 is full of countless other improvements you can be forgiven for missing. By this metric, iOS 9 is arguably the best software update we've seen for the iPhone in years. From saving your battery life to guarding your privacy, here are 10 iOS 9 additions that definitely deserve their 15 minutes of fame. iOS 9 now makes it easier and faste

The Command (cmd) key steals the limelight on your Mac's keyboard, but it’s the Option (or alt) key that is the real hero. It works behind the scenes, providing you with fast access to a variety of functions and actions — and you probably never realised. Here are 20 tasks you can take care of with the help of this one single key. Cut and Paste Files On OS X, moving files involves either copy-pasti

Having a dual monitor setup on your Mac serves as a major boost to your productivity. You waste more time than you may think sorting and arranging app windows. Doubling the space for those windows means you'll spend less time dealing with them and more time getting your work done. Setting up your Mac with dual monitors is easier than ever. But making the best use of them is another problem altoget

Most people use Instagram with a mobile device: it's easier and more convenient to take and view photos that way. However, there's a problem with Instagram. Despite being a free platform, there's one feature that's costing mobile users a lot of money. That feature is autoplaying video. Here's how to disable it. Open the Instagram app and click the gear icon to bring up Options. Under the Settings

Despite having used Firefox in the past, having dipped my toes in the water with Safari and Opera, and even going totally crazy after using Internet Explorer for 10 minutes, somehow I always seem to come back to Chrome. And it's easy to see why. The number of Chrome plugins is huge, and when a developer makes a plugin, it always seems to be for Chrome only these days. Almost as if Firefox doesn't

Are you reading this on your iPad? Perhaps this article was fed through a feed reader, or appeared as part of the MakeUseOf email. You might even have been sent it by a friend, who perhaps shared the link on Facebook or Twitter. Since its launch in 2010, the iPad has driven a revolution in personal computing. Google, then Microsoft followed with versions of Android and Windows for touchscreen devi

The digital world may tempt you to jump on the information technology wagon. But is it the right choice for you? You have to make a decision. Ask yourself these seven questions. A career in tech is something on the minds of millions of people around the globe, but how do you know if this path is right for you? What questions do you need to ask yourself to ensure you're making the right decision? B

With Hollywood's glamorisation of hacking, it's easy to think of hacker groups as some kind of romantic back-room revolutionaries. But who are they really, what do they stand for, and what attacks have they conducted in the past? We see the stories every week of some intrepid hacker or hacker group wreaking havoc with their technical knowhow. Banks robbed of millions thanks to some cryptic malware

After using an operating system for a while, you begin to automate many of your most repetitive actions without realising it. Years of doing the same thing teaches you that saving a second or two here and there really can make a difference to your workflow. You essentially become an efficient, well-oiled machine, and though many of these best practices may seem obvious; they aren't necessarily lea

In the Chrome vs. Firefox war, I'm siding with the Google users. But I don't want to. Chrome isn't my browser of choice because it's necessarily the best; it's because it has certain features that I can't live without. Chrome Is Fast, So Is Firefox, So Is Everything Else Until last year, I used to switch between Chrome and Firefox every few months. Every time I switched, I found that the other bro

If you're feeling constantly busy but never moving forward, it helps to take a few steps back and change the way you relate to time. It will help to define your life. "I've got no time," you say to yourself. That's nonsense: you have time; everyone does. The question is what you do with it. If you're are constantly busy, but never moving forward, it helps to take a few steps back and change the wa

You have a lot of tabs open, many of them important, but not important right now. Sounds like a familiar scenario? Well, with a few cool extensions, you can close those tabs right now and set them to auto-open at a later time. Apps are slowly gearing towards working on your time, not making you work on theirs. Mailbox is a good example of how you can snooze emails to open them later. So why should

When it comes to organization and productivity, to-do lists are the ultimate tool. But at some point, they turn into yet another excuse for procrastination. Who needs so many to-do lists anyway? The three types we have listed below will do. They'll give you all the list-making power you need without a complicated system that takes up too much time. Why Make Lists at All? Research into human psycho

Lack of experimental creativity hampers programming; open-mindedness and willingness to try new approaches are essential for success. Independence and self-motivation are also vital; the ability to solve problems and continuously learn is necessary to thrive. Logical thinking and a passion for solving puzzles are crucial. Without these traits, coding can be frustrating and unrewarding. Is programm