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Kanika began writing about consumer technology in 2019 and has contributed to tech websites like Beebom and The Mac Observer. During her journey, she covered a wide range of topics, including Android, Windows, AI, and everything Apple. She has been a loyal iPhone user since 2014, and owns an Apple device from almost every lineup. With a keen eye on the latest trends, she strives to help users get

Obsidian is by far the best note-taking app I've used. But I started with OneNote, then moved to Evernote, Notion, and finally to Obsidian. So I had notes scattered in multiple places that I needed to move to my Obsidian vault. While I've tried third-party tools to move from Evernote to Obsidian, Obsidian also offers an official Importer plugin that can import from all the major platforms, includi

Tashreef's fascination with consumer technology began in the school library when he stumbled upon a tech magazine, CHIP, which ultimately inspired him to pursue a degree in Computer Science. Since 2012, Tashreef has professionally authored over a thousand how-to articles, contributing to Windows Report and How-To Geek. He currently focuses on Microsoft Windows content at MakeUseOf, which he has be

It's fun to experiment with resolutions and goals. My habits live in one app, finances in a spreadsheet, learning goals in notes, and creative projects drift between half-finished documents. Even with the best intentions, this fragmentation doesn't give me the whole picture. I wanted one place where my entire year made sense at a glance. Now, I am playing around with a small setting inside Google

Yadullah Abidi is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Delhi and holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. With over a decade of experience in Windows and Linux systems, programming, PC hardware, cybersecurity, malware analysis, and gaming, he combines deep technical knowledge with strong editorial instincts. Yadullah currently writes fo

Keval is a contributing consumer tech journalist with over five years of professional experience and a decade of immersion in the industry. Specializing in the Android and Windows ecosystem, he translates his deep technical knowledge into accessible guides, helping a broad audience navigate complex troubleshooting and uncover the operating system’s hidden features. When he isn’t writing, Keval is

Amir is the Segment Lead for Productivity and Creative at MUO. He's a PharmD student who's interested in clinical outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics. He loves looking at numbers and spreadsheets. His passion for data manipulation sparked during his early academic years, back when he used spreadsheets for lab reports. Inspired by his father's hobbies, Amir developed a knack for DIY projects and built h

Google’s Chrome is one of the best browsers and is the go-to for most people; that’s one of the reasons why it has a massive market share. I’ve used Chrome for as long as I can remember, and it has served me well except for the usual: high memory usage and privacy issues. Its Sync functionality is what makes the browser convenient for people who own devices across ecosystems. Using Sync, you can s

Holiday shopping is stressful. For me, the speed bumps are shopping for my Gen Z nieces whose tastes keep changing every day, and the flood of Black Friday or Christmas deals. ChatGPT’s new Shopping research option could help all of us spend a little less time mired in dozens of open retail tabs and hunt for the best deals. A conversational AI-powered shopping experience could be the solution for

Try to speak to your phone. You realize how tough it's to fluently explain your idea to a phone. It’s in between our disjointed thinking that good ideas slip away. It was the same for me. Nothing stuck because everything required too much effort. But that changed when I started a simple ChatGPT workflow that captures anything I say, turns it into clean notes, and schedules follow-ups automatically

Gavin is the Segment Lead for the Technology Explained, Security, Internet, Streaming, and Entertainment verticals, former co-host on the Really Useful Podcast, and a frequent product reviewer. He has a degree in Contemporary Writing pillaged from the hills of Devon, more than a decade of professional writing experience, and his work has appeared on How-To Geek, Expert Reviews, Trusted Reviews, On

Raghav Sethi began his tech writing journey in 2022, contributing to his college’s open-source community blog. Later that year, he joined MakeUseOf, and since then has written extensively about Apple, Android, and AI. His work ranges from hands-on experiments to opinion pieces that explore the bigger picture behind emerging tech trends. Alongside his work at MUO, you can also find Raghav’s article

Yadullah Abidi is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Delhi and holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. With over a decade of experience in Windows and Linux systems, programming, PC hardware, cybersecurity, malware analysis, and gaming, he combines deep technical knowledge with strong editorial instincts. Yadullah currently writes fo

Gmail is the most popular email service provider in the world for many reasons. It offers a user-friendly interface, has simple applications for both mobile and browser users, and provides a generous integration with other Google Drive programs. It's also completely free, and anyone using it gets 15GB of storage. While it may not be the world's most secure email service, it does have plenty of str

Jayric is a Forensic Science graduate with over five years of writing experience and a passion for reverse engineering and hardware. His tech journey kicked off in childhood with an old hand-me-down Nokia N91, where he repackaged Java games like a Symbian port of Pokémon Blue to tweak TMs and Poké Dollars. By high school, he was flashing custom Android ROMs and trading modded games for lunch money

As someone who's been using an iPhone for many years, there are certain aspects of iOS that I both truly admire and strongly dislike. While Apple has fixed some of my gripes with iOS 26, one of the most frustrating ones—digging through menus to change app settings—still exists. Thankfully, there's a way to get around this. The pain of finding app settings on an iPhone A tedious process that involv

Chifundo is a writer for MakeUseOf. He initially studied banking but discovered a passion for writing and became a freelance writer in 2017. He has written articles, blogs, essays, and web content for dozens of clients on Upwork, as well as high-authority sites like How-To Geek and Make Tech Easier. Chifundo loves that writing allows him to learn and explore different topics and turn them into eng

I'm an eReader loyalist through and through. Since I got my hands on one, I've been spending pretty much every free minute I have reading. However, I also need to read a lot for work and college. While doing all of that reading on the eReader I have is certainly an option, it's not always practical. Academic PDFs, web articles, research papers, tech explainers… they all live in a browser. Since I

I've tried a lot of different browsers over the years, all in the quest to leave Chrome behind. While I find Opera's features most impressive, there is another browser that comes a close second: Edge. Edge's range of features is top-notch, and it has many features missing from Chrome. In that, I decided to give Edge a chance. It's fast, efficient, and, most importantly, feature-rich—and I believe

Working from home should mean fewer distractions and better focus. Instead, I spent months fighting tech problems that killed my concentration—headphones that dropped mid-call, a desk buried under monitor stands, and constant cable hunting. It turns out, productivity wasn't about willpower. A handful of affordable gadgets and two dead-simple routines gave me back hours every week. A dual monitor m

Mahnoor Faisal is a tech-savvy professional who began her writing career at the end of her sophomore year of high school. Currently, she's writing for MakeUseOf, XDA and SlashGear. Her passion for the iOS world ignited when she received her first iPod touch (4th generation) on her 8th birthday. Since then, she has spent countless hours staying up to date with the latest features, developments, and

Tashreef's fascination with consumer technology began in the school library when he stumbled upon a tech magazine, CHIP, which ultimately inspired him to pursue a degree in Computer Science. Since 2012, Tashreef has professionally authored over a thousand how-to articles, contributing to Windows Report and How-To Geek. He currently focuses on Microsoft Windows content at MakeUseOf, which he has be

For years, I used OneNote like most people do; a note-taking app that quietly sits in the background, syncing my to-do lists and half-finished thoughts. But when Pocket shuttered, I thought of using the OneNote Web Clipper more strategically. It went from being a convenient browser extension to the backbone of my personal learning system. The OneNote Web Clipper, like most note-taking extensions,

If you’re like me, you struggle to stay as productive as you'd like. There are changes you can make to your routine, such as keeping your phone in a different room when you’re working or playing classical music to help you focus. However, utilizing AI to increase efficiency is something that has worked for me. Google’s NotebookLM has been a massive help for me when I’ve tried to learn a new skill

Tashreef's fascination with consumer technology began in the school library when he stumbled upon a tech magazine, CHIP, which ultimately inspired him to pursue a degree in Computer Science. Since 2012, Tashreef has professionally authored over a thousand how-to articles, contributing to Windows Report and How-To Geek. He currently focuses on Microsoft Windows content at MakeUseOf, which he has be

It's frustrating when your iPhone starts losing charge even while sitting idle. Mine had begun doing that more often, dropping around 15 to 20 percent overnight without being used. I assumed the phone was getting old, so I lowered the brightness, turned on Low Power Mode, and hoped it would stabilize, but the battery kept draining unusually fast. Each morning, it started at 100 percent and by noon

Yadullah Abidi is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Delhi and holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. With over a decade of experience in Windows and Linux systems, programming, PC hardware, cybersecurity, malware analysis, and gaming, he combines deep technical knowledge with strong editorial instincts. Yadullah currently writes fo

I've been using the Kindle for years, and I thought I knew everything about it. Turns out, there's a lot more behind the vanilla interface of the Kindle. As I researched this article, I realized that I had overlooked several features hidden under a small icon here or a minor setting change there. Between the e-reader and the Kindle app on my phone, they have helped to transform how I read. These t