Great “Guides” at MakeUseOf.com

Published on February 15, 2011 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

I like learning about the programs I use because I like the feeling of being able to use them fully.

So, I discovered a series of tremendous “Guides” on makeuseof.com .

There are guides to everything from making your own gaming pc to making professional documents in Word, Photoshop (yep, he’s back talking about that), and how to use Dropbox, and an authoritative guide to Windows 7 as well as your pc inside and out.

All you have to do is “Like it” on facebook (and please start using the “https” browsing option there as well as doing it in “Chrome” which sandboxes it).

Link to “Guides”: http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/

Comments (Page 1)

Uvah

on Feb 15, 2011

The link takes you to a place where you have to enter a long url to make tiny so I entered the link and it made it tiny with a 19y at the end then takes you to another place that says tiny url made a tiny url.

Philocthetes

on Feb 15, 2011

Doesn't seem like you have to submit to fbook to get to this content: http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/ leads to a catalog of PDF files.

Correction: This is an fbook WTF. The links from the Pages page above just lead to blurbs that tell you you have to submit to fbook. Boo.

DrJBHL

on Feb 15, 2011

Uvah - Link fixed:

http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/

GW Swicord:

You really should read the OP.

All you have to do is “Like it” on facebook (and please start using the “https” browsing option there as well as doing it in “Chrome” which sandboxes it).

RedneckDude

on Feb 15, 2011

GW Swicord

reply 2

Doesn't seem like you have to submit to fbook to get to this content: http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/ leads to a catalog of PDF files.

Correction: This is an fbook WTF. The links from the Pages page above just lead to blurbs that tell you you have to submit to fbook. Boo.

Yup...that sucks. Thanks anyway Doc.

I owe you an apology Seth....duh, I didn't read the whole OP. I had just left coffeegrinder's thread and I jumped the gun here...no harm intended.

Philocthetes

on Feb 15, 2011

DrJBHL

reply 3

... You really should read the OP.

All you have to do is “Like it” on facebook (and please start using the “https” browsing option there as well as doing it in “Chrome” which sandboxes it).

I did, and I was momentarily pleased to think that fbook was not a requirement to check those 'guides' out. Your subject line is a bit misleading because these makeuseof.com folks do not make stuff available via their own domain. Should be "Great 'Guides' at Fbook from Folks Who Own Makeuseof.com"

DrJBHL

on Feb 15, 2011

All you have to do is “Like it” on facebook (and please start using the “https” browsing option there as well as doing it in “Chrome” which sandboxes it).

Thanks anyway Doc.

You're welcome, RedneckDude.

DrJBHL

on Feb 15, 2011

I did, and I was momentarily pleased to think that fbook was not a requirement to check those 'guides' out.

Then read more carefully. I clearly wrote:

All you have to do is “Like it” on facebook (and please start using the “https” browsing option there as well as doing it in “Chrome” which sandboxes it).

Uvah

on Feb 15, 2011

Very impressive collection. I like the idiots guide to photoshop. lol

Philocthetes

on Feb 15, 2011

DrJBHL

reply 7

... Then read more carefully. ...

I don't believe I've misread (or failed to read) you at all. You are not reading me well. I am not trying to be combative. My first reply was simply because I'd mistakenly thought I found a workaround to the fbook dependency.

When you replied in a mildly hostile tone, I tried to clarify. Your subject line reads wrongly for me, given your body text and the apparent limited access for the content you're boosting.

RedneckDude

on Feb 15, 2011

Doc, check PM.

DrJBHL

on Feb 15, 2011

Was installing my new Acronis, and seeing IROKONESS managed to get CS4 installed.

No biggy, Jim. All's cool in the pool.

RedneckDude

on Feb 15, 2011

DrJBHL

reply 11

Was installing my new Acronis, and seeing IROKONESS managed to get CS4 installed.

No biggy, Jim. All's cool in the pool.

Frak...I like my pool warm!! Wait.....as long as it isn't yellow...

I know, takes a redneck to say something like that..

k10w3

on Feb 15, 2011

RedneckDude

reply 12

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 11Was installing my new Acronis, and seeing IROKONESS managed to get CS4 installed.

No biggy, Jim. All's cool in the pool.

Frak...I like my pool warm!! Wait.....as long as it isn't yellow...

I know, takes a redneck to say something like that..

Rednecks use pools? I thought they stuck to "swimmin' holes" because they doubled as a place to skinny dip AND catch catfish.

DrJBHL

on Feb 15, 2011

Well, well, well... Journeyman Karen pops in for a visit. Welcome: take off shoes and set a spell.

Turns out that they catch the catfish using mice as bait...

DaveBax

on Feb 15, 2011

Rednecks use pools? I thought they stuck to "swimmin' holes" because they doubled as a place to skinny dip AND catch catfish.

They also get to keep their natural scent when using "swimmin holes".

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