Jeffry Thurana, Author at Make Tech Easier

How to Activate Dark Mode on Your iPhone

iOS 11 comes with a feature similar to dark mode and is buried deep in the Settings. Learn how you can activate the dark mode in iPhones running iOS 11.

How to Pause Background Processes and Speed Up Your Mac

If you are in need of freeing up system resources, here’s a quick tip in Mac to pause background processes and resume after you’ve finished your work.

Manage Your Email Using Artificial Intelligence with Astro

For some, getting to inbox zero is an impossible task. Astro makes use of artificial intelligence to manage your emails and helps you find your inner email peace.

How to Manage iPhone Content without iTunes

Apple is removing the App Store from iTunes, which means you won’t be able to manage your apps from iTunes. Here’s how to manage your iPhone content without iTunes.

Google Drive Is (Almost) Dead. What Can You Do About It?

Last July Google decided to pull the plug on Google Drive and wanted its users to move to the new Backup and Sync. Here’s how to setup Backup and Sync.

How to Download Torrents onto Your iOS Device Without Jailbreaking

You don’t need to jailbreak to overcome Apple’s restrictions. Here is how you can download torrents onto your iOS device without jailbreaking. And best of all, it is free!

35++ Free iPhone Apps to Make Commuting Fun

Daily commutes to work are torture to some. Here are some of the best iPhone apps to turn those long commuting hours into a fun and productive time.

How to Filter and Block Spam Calls on iPhone

Spam calls are annoying, and they keep coming. But what can you do about it? Learn how you can filter and block spam calls on iPhone.

Top 5 Pomodoro Timers for Mac to Help You Stay Focused

The Pomodoro Technique is a useful way to stay focused. Mac users can make use of these Pomodoro timers for Mac to improve productivity.

AI Chatbots Developing Own Language that Human Can’t Understand. Is the Terminator Era Upon Us?

A recent discovery found that AI chatbots have created their own language to communicate among themselves. Is the Terminator era upon us? Let’s find out.

How to Modify the Time Machine Backup Schedule for Mac

Time machine for Mac is set to back up hourly. Learn how you can modify the Time machine backup schedule so it can run less frequently.

Top 15 Free and Useful Micro Apps for Mac

Sometimes you just need a simple, tiny app that does one thing right and doesn’t hog the system resources. Here are some of the best micro apps for Mac.

How to Easily Optimize Images In Your WordPress Site with PixPie

Optimizing and reducing the size of your images is one of the best ways to speed up your site. Here’s how to easily optimize images in WordPress with Pixpie.

HEIF – A New Image Format to Replace Them All [Technology Explained]

With image file formats, JPG is the king and is still being widely used today. The new HEIF image format is aiming to dethrone JPG. Will it succeed?

How to Create Your Own All-in-One Message Center with Epichrome

If you have to open all your messaging apps, they will clutter your desktop and eat system resources. Learn how to create an all-in-one message center with the help of Chrome SSB.

How to Add Enrich Tooltips and Glossaries to Your WordPress Site

If your site is using terms that the general population is not familiar with, you can add tooltips and a glossary to your WordPress site to explain the terms. Learn how.

Customize Your Mac Desktop the Geek Way with Übersicht

If you are using an old Mac and want to customize your Mac desktop, you can use Übersicht to add useful widgets to your desktop.

Supercharge Your WordPress Menu with Max Mega Menu

The latest trend in web design is using a mega menu to show all of the navigation menu. Here is how you can easily add a mega menu to your WordPress site.

How to Get Your Gmail in Telegram and More with Telegram Bot

Telegram comes with many bots to automate your life. One of them is the Gmail bot that allows you to get Gmail in Telegram. Let’s check it out and see how it works.

How to Automate Link Creation in Your WordPress Content

If you have plenty of content on your site, it can be a chore to manage the in-content links. Here are some plugins to automate link creation in WordPress.

4 of the Best Photo Editors for Simple Photo Editing on Mac

You don’t always need Photoshop to do simple photo editing. Here are some of the best photo editors for Mac for your everyday photo editing.

How to Integrate PayPal Payment into Your WordPress Site

If you need to sell things on your site, one of the easiest payment gateways is Paypal. Here is how to integrate Paypal payments into your WordPress site.

Securely Transfer Files to Different Devices Using SendAnywhere

It is always an issue when you want to transfer files from one device to another. With SendAnywhere, you can easily and securely send files to various devices and platforms.

How to Add Floating Table of Contents to Your WordPress Posts

When writing a long article, you should add a table of contents to prevent your readers from getting lost. Here’s how to add a floating table of contents to WordPress posts.

How to Add Beautiful Tables in WordPress Posts

By default, WordPress doesn’t have options to create and insert tables to posts. Here is a simple way for you to add tables to WordPress posts.

How to Easily Add the Parallax Effect to Your WordPress Site

You can call it gimmicky, but the parallax effect in web design is here to stay. Here’s how you can add the parallax effect to your WordPress site.

WWW vs. Non-WWW URL: Which One Is Better (and How to Add WWW to Your WordPress Site)

There are many debates about www vs. non-www URL. Find out all the differences here and learn how to add “www” to your domain in WordPress.

Why Picture-in-Picture Mode Is Awesome and How to Enable It in macOS Sierra

Have you ever wondered if you could watch a video and do other things at the same time? Enter Picture-in-Picture mode. Learn how to enable it in macOS Sierra.

How to Create an Animated GIF Screenshot on Mac

Mac doesn’t come with a native method to create an animated GIF. Here’s how you can create an animated GIF on macOS with Giphy Capture.

How to Set Up Free Email Subscription Service with TinyLetter

If you hate to spend extra time and effort to create and maintain an email list, one free email subscription service you can use is TinyLetter.

How to Use External Images as Featured Images in WordPress

Adding a Featured Image to a WordPress post requires you to physically upload the image. What if you want to use an external image as the featured image? Here’s how.

How to Add Cool CSS3 Animation to Your WordPress Content

Looking to spice up the plain old text in your WordPress site? This WordPress plugin allows you to easily add cool CSS3 animations to your content.

The Best Way to Manage Automatic WordPress Updates

A WordPress auto update can be useful, but it can also break things if you are not careful. Learn the best ways to manage automatic WordPress updates without breaking your site.

Why SSL Is Important for Your WordPress Site and How to Get It for Free

With Google placing more emphasis on HTTPS sites, it’s more important to add SSL to your site. Here’s how you can get SSL for free for your WordPress site.

How to Easily Add Premium Features to Ordinary WordPress Themes

You don’t need to spend a lot of money to add premium features to your site. With Shortcode Ultimate, you can easily add premium features to your WordPress site.

How to Add a Cool Typing Effect to Your WordPress Site

If you are a web owner, one of the ways to attract a reader’s attention is to use moving, typewriter-like texts. WordPress users can achieve this typing effect with Typed Js.

How to Easily Create a Landing Page in WordPress

There are plenty of ways to create a landing page in WordPress. If you are not aware, check out this list to learn how.

The Best Way to Add Push Notifications to Your WordPress Site

One of the newest ways for retaining visitors and getting them to come back regularly is by using push notifications. Follow this guide to add push notifications to your WordPress site.

Zoho Notebook: A Beautiful Alternative to Evernote Note-Taking App

Looking for an Evernote alternative thanks to their not-so-user-friendly policy update? Zoho Notebook for iOS is a great contender and has better features.

Polymail – The Ultimate Email Client for Mac and iOS

Polymail is a great email client for Mac and iOS. It has unique features like tracking, scheduling, snoozing, send cancellation and one-click unsubscribe. Check it out.

DeskConnect – Send Files Easily Between Mac and iOS Devices

DeskConnect is an app that lets you send files between Mac and iOS devices. From text to clipboard contents to websites links to map locations to documents, it has you covered.

Swipe Your Way to Inbox Zero Using Morning Mail [iOS]

Looking for a quick and easy way to organize your email on your iOS device? Morning Mail will help you to reach zero inbox with just a few swipes.

Organize Anything with Airtable – Online and Mobile Modern Database

Airtable is a modern cloud-based relational database with a simple spreadsheet approach that can help organize anything, especially large amounts of data. Here’s a closer look at it.

How to Lock Apple Notes With Touch ID and a Password

If you’re using the Apple Notes app, you may want to protect your info from prying eyes. Here’s how to lock Apple notes with Touch ID and a password.

Lacona – Mac Launcher with Natural Language Support

Looking for an alternative to Spotlight? Lacona is a free Mac Launcher that is currently in beta stage. It also has a few nice surprises worth checking out.