Get Windows 10 Pro tools for FREE! Windows 10 Home is good enough for most things, but there are tools on the Pro version that can make life easier. You can replicate these in Home by installing free software, as Will Stapley explains [wpsm_toplist] Control another PC from afar Pro feature: Remote Desktop Free alternative: TeamViewer Being … Read more
In the first of her new column tackling computing problems, Jane Hoskyn tries to work out how to… [wpsm_toplist] Partition a PC Congratulations, you have a healthy bouncing partition called Jane Have you partitioned your PC? Word on the street is it’s the first thing you do with a new PC. Unbox, plug in, partition, … Read more
Create an HDR Image from One Photo YOU’LL NEED THIS AFFINITY PHOTO FOR WINDOWS Ten-day trial available from https://affinity.serif.com. LIGHTROOM Subscribe to various Adobe software subscriptions at www.adobe.com. HDR, OR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE, photography was enormously popular a couple years ago, then became so ubiquitous that even your cell phone can do it today. The … Read more
Manage Your Media With Kodi YOU’LL NEED THIS KODI Download the app from https://kodi.tv/download. KODI IS AN EXTREMELY VERSATILE open-source application. It offers a very elegant way to manage all your TV shows, films, and music in one place. Each aspect of Kodi can be changed, from its themes (known as “skins”) to the addition … Read more
Secure Messaging with Retroshare YOU’LL NEED THIS RETROSHARE Download this free, open- source software from www.retroshare.net. A FRIEND You need at least one similarly privacy or security conscious friend. THESE DAYS, our privacy and security are constantly under attack, not just from foreign agencies or hackers, but even big business and government. If you’re looking … Read more
IAN PAUL explains how to get past Windows 10’s filter, and why sometimes you should think twice before doing so We’ve all been there. You read about a great little traditional desktop application or utility that you think will be a great help. Once it’s downloaded Windows 10 blocks it thanks to Windows Defender SmartScreen, … Read more
THESE ARE THE KEY STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO ENSURE YOU WINDOWS DEVICE DOESN’T GET COMPROMISED — AND ISN’T JUST HANDING OUT YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION WILLY-NILLY. [ NATHAN TAYLOR ] FOR GETTING WORK done, most of us still use a Windows PC, and although Microsoft has gotten a lot better at security over the … Read more
Ian McGurren reports live from hell, where it to be freezing over~.. It’s something that’s been bandied around for many years by the gaming community: should Nintendo develop for mobiles? Yes, say many; the 3DS technically pales in comparison to modern mobile devices (and it may not be long before the Wii U is eclipsed … Read more
David Briddock investigates what’s different about Google’s Android Lollipop Recent figures confirm that these days it’s Android devices that dominate the smartphone and tablet marketplace. In fact, Google’s Android operating system has secured over 80% of the total smartphone space, dwarfing iPhone sales, and Android smartphone shipments for 2014 are expected to top the one … Read more
Despite Microsoft’s promise of a single operating system for all devices, the first Windows 10 preview builds have been for desktops and laptops only. However, the company has moved one step closer to its vision of a unified OS by releasing a version of Windows 10 that will work on a limited number of Lumia … Read more
Tired of large external drive caddies? Time for something smaller and fasterWe often have the problem of suddenly coming across an old hard drive, found in the bottom of a drawer, and wanting to know its contents without having to open up a PC case and fit it. Similarly, we have a few spare, smaller … Read more
Can Acer make the hybrid PC an affordable option?Having recently covered the high-end Dell Latitude 7350, I’ve been interested in seeing a similar concept that doesn’t cost nearly a grand.The Acer Aspire Switch 11 has many design similarities but costs just a third of the Dell. The Acer might be more affordable, but does it … Read more