John Awa-abuon

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | John Awa-abuon

SSDs don't just die overnight. Their decline is usually silent and slow, often caused by routine habits that seem harmless. If you want your drive to last for years without unexpected failures or slowdowns, avoid these mistakes that are unfortunately easily made. 9 Filling Up Your SSD to the Brim It's tempting to use every last gigabyte of your SSD, especially if storage space is tight. But solid-state drives need free space to function efficiently.

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | John Awa-abuon

That innocent chat with Meta AI about your job, health, or legal problems? It might already be public. Meta tucked a dangerous setting into its app, and it's leaking people's personal lives into the feed. Meta AI Is Sharing Your Prompts Publicly Meta AI isn't just an AI chatbot; it's also a social feed.

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | John Awa-abuon

I frequently end up with heaps of browser tabs open simultaneously. It's not always the most efficient way to browse, but it sometimes feels like closing all of your open tabs is like deleting part of your brain. Okay, maybe that's slightly over-dramatic, but if you love to keep your tabs open, this is the browser for you. The Best Browser for Tab-Hoarders If you regularly juggle 50, 100, or even 200 open tabs, you're not browsing the web like most people.

1 week ago | makeuseof.com | John Awa-abuon

Email overload is real, but you don’t have to face it alone. These apps can read emails for you and help you multitask without missing anything important. The setup is straightforward, and the app does a decent job skipping repetitive clutter like footers, signatures, or legal disclaimers. There are swipe-based controls so you can archive, delete, or flag messages without needing to look at the screen—helpful if you're listening on the go.

2 weeks ago | makeuseof.com | John Awa-abuon

If you’re only using Gmail’s search bar to look up names or subject lines, you’re missing out. It’s packed with features that can do more than you think. Most Gmail users stick to the basics. They type a name, a subject, or a vague keyword and scroll through the results, hoping to spot the right email. This trial-and-error method works, but it’s slow and often frustrating. What most people don’t realize is that Gmail's search engine is far more sophisticated than it seems.