Danny Maiorca

Denmark, London, Southampton

Copywriter, Content Strategist, and Writer at Freelance

Freelance Writer at CryptoMonday

Senior Writer and Editorial Team Member at MUO

I am also @dannymaiorca1

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Articles

eSIMs Can Be Hacked, but I Keep Mine Safe With These Tips

3 days ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

Despite buying an eSIM to protect myself better, I still would've left myself vulnerable to hacking without taking further action. To shut cybercriminals out for good, I took matters into my own hands and upgraded my security. How Can eSIMs Be Hacked? Like how a physical SIM card can be hacked, eSIMs are still vulnerable. SIM swapping is one of the biggest threats I've considered.
Don’t Share Your Photos Until You Run This Metadata Audit

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

Every time you snap and share a photo, invisible data tags hitch a ride. These tags reveal where and when you took the photo, and even what device you used. Without a quick metadata audit, you're exposing more than memories. 1 Location Cameras and smartphones can pick up your GPS coordinates when you take photos. If you don't remove these, someone can put this information into Google Maps or a similar tool. Once they've done that, they can find out exactly where you were.
These Free Online Tools Saved Me When I Couldn’t Afford a Repair Technician

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

There was a time in my life when I couldn't afford new gadgets and appliances or a repair technician, and the internet became my best friend. It's rammed full of amazing resources for fixing nearly any gadget you can think of, and best of all, most of them are completely free. 7 AI Chatbots If I couldn't solve the problem with ChatGPT's basic advice, I can use the tool to go deeper. More often than not, I fix the issue before too long.
How I Use My Phone’s Focus Modes to Be More Present in What I’m Doing

1 week ago | businessandamerica.com | Danny Maiorca

After years of my phone being a productivity crutch, I’ve transformed it into a machine that moves me faster toward my goals. Customizing my Focus Modes to be more present has been one of the biggest game-changers in this respect. 6 Screen Customization When I first wanted to take productivity more seriously, I noticed that what was on my screen played a huge role in how focused (or unfocused) I was.
6 Tasks I Automate Every Month to Avoid Burnout

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

6 My Recurring Monthly Expenses I like keeping track of my income and expenses to ensure I'm maintaining a good cash flow. Beforehand, I used to manually add all of my expenses. This led to me getting stressed because I had to always ensure I added everything myself. Having automated my own business expenses for a long time, I realized that doing the same with my personal outgoings would save even more time.
How I Use My Phone’s Focus Modes to Be More Present in What I'm Doing

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

After years of my phone being a productivity crutch, I've transformed it into a machine that moves me faster toward my goals. Customizing my Focus Modes to be more present has been one of the biggest game-changers in this respect. 6 Screen Customization When I first wanted to take productivity more seriously, I noticed that what was on my screen played a huge role in how focused (or unfocused) I was.
This Note-Taking App Makes Your To-Do List Visual

2 weeks ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

Creating Milanote Projects I drag and drop the elements I need into each Milanote project. For example, I can use a simple to-do list. This works in the same way as what you'd find with other to-do list and task management apps. After I make a new to-do list, I can add items before dragging and dropping them into my preferred order. With Milanote, I can make separate boards to keep my projects organized.
Why Your Panoramas Look Awful-and How to Fix Them in 2 Minutes

2 weeks ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

Panoramas seem simple, but half the time, they end up warped, blurry, or just ugly. Turns out, it’s not the camera, it’s knowing the right tricks. Follow a few simple rules, and your panos will actually look good. 6 You're Moving Your Camera Too Fast Moving your camera too fast is one of the easiest errors to make when capturing panoramic photos. While you typically need to move it around, many people mistake this for having to try to beat the world record for spinning their device.
These Browser Extensions Saved Me From So Many Annoying Websites

3 weeks ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

From excessive ads to distracting sites, I'm tired of feeling like the internet is taking advantage of me. That's why I use these handy Chrome extensions to stop the distractions and claw back some semblance of privacy amid all of the attention-grabbing churn we're fed daily. 1 AdBlock Plus AdBlock Plus is one of the best ad blockers for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. I typically use it for news websites, many of which have so many ads that their sites become unusable.
The Note-Taking System That Finally Stuck for Me (After Trying 10+ Others)

3 weeks ago | makeuseof.com | Danny Maiorca

After trying several complicated note-taking tactics, I was attracted to the outline method's simplicity and effectiveness. Safe to say, it delivered on the promise. 7 Flexibility I write notes to plan my goals, prepare ideas, and much more. As a result, I needed some flexibility in my note-taking methods. All too often, I had found my previously used tactics to be too rigid, and they all ended up in the long list of productivity methods that never worked for me.