James Hirtz
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About James Hirtz
James is a Senior Author for MakeUseOf and a lover of words. After completing his B.A. in English in 2010, he entered into freelance writing and practiced tech application and online learning in public education. After personalizing tech for student and staff needs for nine years, he's gone forward and used the experience to better explain online entertainment, creative applications of tech, and hardware across a variety of everyday and specialized uses.
In this process, James has spent the past five years broadening that scope to integrate those lifelong creative and versatile interests into better applying design, photography, and gaming passions into modern technology and sharing it with others. When not learning about new hardware releases and developments, James is reading and investigating more streaming services and their content.
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80+ Good Instagram Captions and Quotes to Add to Pictures
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This Impressive Hands-Free Upgrade to the Robot Vac Made Me Enjoy Cleaning My House
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Yale Approach Lock (With Yale Keypad) Review: Easy-to-Use Timed Auto-Locking Adds Safety for Fast-Paced Homeowners
The Yale Approach smart lock along with its keypad provides a quick install security upgrade that will keep your door secured and facilitate access.
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Suunto Wing Review: Great Sport Headphones with Added Safety Features
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Potensic Atom Review: A Starter Drone to Rival DJI
For someone looking to level-up their flight skill, the Potensic Atom offers both beginner and advanced uses in its remote-controlled drone.
HOVERAir X1 Review: The Autonomous Flying Cameraman
For those too stressed by manually flying a drone, the HoverAir X1 offers hands-free autonomous shooting modes.
iKier K1 Pro Max Review: Power Switching for Optimal Engraving and Cutting
With a large engraving area and 48W laser with air assist, the iKier K1 Pro Max can tackle projects other diode lasers wouldn't dare.
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The Crane 4 is more useful than ever, with a built-in fill light, balancing guide, portrait mode switch, and accessories for various shots.
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