Rayman goes back to basics to provide a real lightning-fast skill test in this beautiful platformer. Minimum requirements 1.5GHz processor OS X 10.8.5 4GB RAM with 256MB VRAM 3GB free space We used 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display (late-2013) 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 . 8GB RAM www.feralinteractive.com Available from www.feralinteractive.com Platforming games seem to … Read more
Explore encryption, scrutinize your settings, and consider alternative online services that are more discreet. RECENT HEADLINES ABOUT shadowy government agencies and high-profile hack attacks drive home a crucial point: Your online privacy is best protected when you keep an iron grip on the information you’re handing out. If your personal info is on a server … Read more
PROJECT GOAL Convenience Get all your favourite tools and folders in one place. REQUIRES StartIsBack+ See below for instructions. StartlsBack+ fully integrates with Windows 8 and restores the classic Windows Start menu experience. It’s not just any old Start menu, though – it’s enhanced with many new features that are designed to make Windows 8 … Read more
It’s easy to protect your data with Windows 8.1, explains. PROJECT GOAL Peace of mind Keep your PC secure from malicious software. REQUIRES Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.org Microsoft spends a lot of effort improving the security mechanisms in its operating systems. Windows 8.1 builds on the security enhancements of previous releases to protect you against malicious bits … Read more
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You’ll Need this UBUntU 12.04 SerVer edition ownCloud runs as a service on an existing server. We’ll be using Ubuntu on a virtual machine. Download the ISO at www.ubuntu.com/download/server. ownCloUd We’re using the download archive at http://owncloud.org/install. VirtUalBox For the virtual machine, we’ll beusing VirtualBox, available at www.virtualbox.org. Build your own castle in the sky … Read more
What benefits does hardware accelerated physics processing bring to Batman? In order to cut through the marketing jargon, we’ve based our scores on a bang per buck scale. However, both AMD and Nvidia offer unique additional features. Recently, for example, AMD has been promoting its Mantle API and TrueAudio, while Nvidia is marketing G-Sync and … Read more
QA well-meaning friend installed the VLC video player program on to my Windows 7 laptop because he said it would help me to watch videos. But at the same time, he somehow changed my Internet Explorer’s homepage from Google to something called Snap.Do. My friend has tried to remove Snap.Do, but it keeps coming back … Read more
QI’m tired of having to pay for map updates for my TomTom sat-nav, so I decided to try Apple Maps app on my iPhone 5 instead. For this purpose, I bought a cheap dashboard bracket for my iPhone. I’m pleasantly surprised with the results. However, one annoyance – Apple Maps doesn’t show the estimate timed … Read more
QI recently purchased two 8GB SD cards. Both work on my Windows 7 and Windows 8 laptops, but neither is accepted by my Windows XP machines. They also crash my Pure Digital DMX-60 radio whenever I try to record to these particular cards. What is going on? John F.AWe think the issue is the micro … Read more
QI use cloud storage to store my photos and videos. My broadband speeds are around 10Mbits/sec for downloading and 0.8Mbits/sec for uploading. I wonder – are thesespeeds fixed? It is possible to adjust the upload and download speeds as needed, so I can upload quicker when needed? My broadband provider is BT. Kamal Singh AWe … Read more
Q I am interested in taking photos of birds of prey, but having shaky hands, I find that most of my pictures come out blurred. Other than a tripod, is there any other type of equipment I could use to help with this problem? I find the tripod restrictive when trying to photo birds in … Read more