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Monday, February 1, 2010

, Got Tech Questions? Ask them on MakeUseOf Answers!



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During the past couple of months we have been working hard behind the scenes to craft a new useful service for MakeUseOf.com. And now we are finally ready to launch it!
 
 
Long story short, here you can easily ask all your computer/internet questions and get answers from MakeUseOf authors and other readers like you. With over 150.000 people visiting the website daily we are pretty much sure that you will have a right answer without waiting for too long.
 
So next time your computer giving you problems, a movie isn't playing, a document isn't opening, a printer isn't working, program isn't starting and etc etc just ask it on MakeUseOf Answers.
 
Anyone can instantly ask or answer a question without singing up.
 
Let me give you a quick MakeUseOf Answers walkthrough. To access the Answers section, click on the "Answers" tab on the top.
 
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Recent questions are shown on top, further down is a tag cloud and a list of question categories on the right.

How To Ask A Question

To ask a question, click on the respective button and fill in the short form

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Clicking on the button will quickly bring you to the question form where you can fill in your question. No sign up needed.

Try to give a descriptive title and add all the details in the "Your Question" text field. Don't forget to choose a category, enter your details, and solve the little math test.
 

MakeUseOf Answers - Sample Question

 

Hit the submit button to send us your question. Your question will be published shortly afterwards.

How To Answer A Question

MakeUseOf Answers is powered by DISQUS. If you know the answer to one of the questions yourself, please scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave a comment.

To answer questions you do not have to sign up. It will work just like commenting on a regular article. You can, however, sign in with your Twitter, Yahoo, or DISQUS account and track your input. A bonus of signing in with a user account is that the system can track your participation. Fame and glory is to be earned for the most active and most liked members of the community.

As you see, MakeUseOf Answers is very straight forward. So if you have any tech questions, don't hesitate to ask.
 
 
Aibek Esengulov
Editor-In-Chief
MakeUseOf.com

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