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What’s New Online
Find copyright-free images online
W
hen you want to find
an image to illustrate
a blog post,
newsletter or project, it’s easy
to go to Google Images and
grab a photo you like the look
of. However, doing so runs the
risk of breaching copyright.
It’s therefore much wiser to
find images that are free to
use under a Creative
Commons licence and,
with the new search engine
CC Search, you can do just
that. Enter words or phrases
into the search box and you’ll
be able to scour 300 million an image or use one for
images across 19 collections. They commercial purposes.
include pictures from museums, You’re then able to click an image to picture, and you can even complete
Flickr, Rawpixel, Behance and more, see exactly how it can be used, with the a quick survey to let CC Search
using open APIs and the Common search engine highlighting any required know what you’re using the image
Crawl dataset. attributions and providing HTML code for. In short, it’s an invaluable method
In each case, you can filter by for embedding. of ensuring any images you use are
licence type and provider, and All information can be verified by always above board.
indicate whether you want to modify clicking to visit the source of the search.creativecommons.org
Play Minecraft in a browser Create infinite patterns

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To celebrate the 10th
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its developer Mojang has Google Arts &
released a version that Culture’s wonderful
can be played for free new tool looks for
in your browser. distinct patterns in
It harks back to the any image you
classic 2009 original upload and uses
and while that means them to produce a
it’s more limited and stunning piece of art.
arguably less user- Based on a computer
friendly in comparison vision program
to the modern called DeepDream by Google’s
versions, it makes for Alexander Mordvintsev, in
a wonderful trip down collaboration with digital artists Pinar Demirdag and Viola
memory lane for seasoned players while acting as a great Renate, it uses a machine-learning algorithm to enhance
introduction for newbies. aspects of a picture to produce a colourful dreamlike image
No downloads or installs are required – just launch the that often looks good enough to print and frame.
game and you’ll be prompted for a username, and can invite While the process is a little fiddly and less than intuitive,
up to nine friends to play along. Once you’re in the game, a full instructions are provided on the website. Essentially, you
left mouse-click will mine or place blocks, and you can use need to upload an image and render it, while taking into
the keyboard to move around the landscape. The original consideration options such as deciding whether to match an
bugs are intact and you’re restricted to the creative mode average pattern or the whole distribution. Bold images work
(explore and build). Even not being able to save what you best, perhaps because they draw on a curated selection of
end up creating somehow adds to the nostalgic charm. images fed into the tool, but you’ll have fun experimenting.
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What we think of this fortnight’s top tech news stories and rumours,
and how they affect you
Mozilla apologises for Firefox add-on failure

What happened? add-on you depend on
Mozilla apologised after suddenly stop working
users of its Firefox browser without explanation, but
found their add-ons it’s good that Mozilla takes
stopped working and new the time to secure add-ons.
ones couldn’t be installed. The certificate that expired
The company blamed an is used to digitally sign all
expiring security certificate add-ons after review by
(bit.ly/mozilla476), which Mozilla staff, to help cut the
made it appear to Mozilla’s number of malicious ones
systems that extensions targeting Firefox users.
weren’t trustworthy or manager, so it’s worth noted that some people Mozilla admits that this
secure. Mozilla pushed out ensuring you can access your joined this system purely to used to be a serious
a quick fix to everyone in login details via other means, get the update more quickly, problem, and while it’s
its telemetry programme, rather than relying solely on so the company has said it annoying that the
which allows for faster a browser extension. will delete any telemetry data certificate was allowed to
updates; other users Firefox uses a variety of collected around the outage expire, it’s better to suffer
received an update within methods to update, so some to honour users’ preferences. the inconvenience of an
two days. users got a fix more quickly After all, you shouldn’t have outage than not be able to
than others – notably those to hand over data just to get trust extensions at all.
How will it affect you? who opted into the Studies your browser working again. Hopefully, the next
Such an outage is telemetry system, which expiration data is now in
problematic if you use a collects data to help Mozilla What do we think? Mozilla’s calendar, so this
browser-based password develop the software. Mozilla It’s annoying to have an won’t happen again.
Zombieload security flaw found in Intel chips

What happened? How will it affect you?
Intel processors have been The vulnerability is in Intel
hit by yet another security processors from 2011
flaw, after Meltdown and onwards, but the researchers
Spectre last year revealed said it may be on older
that the chips in our systems, too. It affects
computers were as prone desktop PCs and laptops,
to vulnerabilities as our including Apple Macs, as well
software. Uncovered by as cloud servers. The
German and Belgian researchers admitted they
university researchers, the don’t know if hackers have
Zombieload flaw leaks data used the flaw yet.
including browser history As with many of these by major developers about Zombieload – and
and passwords, as well as major flaws, there isn’t much including Apple, Microsoft the name itself – sound
encryption keys. that individual users can do and Google. scary, but protection is
The attack exploits – and – this is a problem for Intel to generally a matter of
is named after – a process fix going forward, and for What do we think? running updates as usual.
called a “zombie load”. software makers to mitigate We tend to think of bugs as a It’s more complex for
That’s when a processor against via updates. For this problem that plagues advanced users who need
isn’t sure what to do with reason, the advice to manage software, but hardware is full processor performance
certain data, so it asks its Zombieload is the same as also capable of leaking data and are therefore at risk
own microcode for help, usual: keep your operating and being targeted by of being targeted by
which allows data to leak system and other software hackers. That said, there’s sophisticated hackers – but
beyond the process that’s up to date at all times, and usually little that users can it’s not something most of
using it. download the latest updates do about it. The headlines us have to worry about.
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Broadband users to get end-of-contract alerts

What happened? Ofcom reckons that a
Ofcom has finally ruled that staggering one in seven
broadband, mobile phone and consumers don’t know whether
pay-TV suppliers must tell they’re still tied to an existing
customers when their contracts contract. And one in eight “believe
are about to end. they are ‘in contract’, but don’t
According to the know when this period ends.”
communications watchdog, this Don’t expect to receive any
could benefit more than 20 million communications yet, though.
customers who unwittingly Companies affected by the ruling
maintain subscriptions beyond the have nine months to comply, so
initial ‘lock-in period’ – typically, you should start receiving
12 or 24 months. end-of-contract notifications from
Ofcom’s latest ruling should 15 February 2020.
change that, forcing providers to
notify customers by email, post or What do we think?
text between 10 and 14 days This is excellent news for
before their contract ends. These consumers. We’re also pleased
communications must state when that customers will see the best
the contract ends, how much a deals available, which should help
customer is paying and any us save money without having to
changes to the terms of service, as scour websites, calculator in hand.
well as the notice period required it. This will put power in the hands of These days, setting up, then
for terminating any contract. They must millions of people who are paying more forgetting about, a Direct Debit is easily
also highlight any differences in prices than necessary when they’re no longer done, while that money drains from your
for new and existing customers. tied to a contract” (bit.ly/ofcom476). bank account each month. If you bundle
What’s more, if you decide to stick your broadband and landline contracts,
with your current supplier, it must send How will it affect you? it’s estimated that you’ll pay up to 20%
an annual reminder of the best deals The biggest winner will be your bank more after your contract ends. Add pay
available to you. balance. With so many contracts out TV and that rises to 26%. We hope
Lindsey Fussell, Consumer Group there, it’s all too easy to continue Ofcom’s measure limits this outrage.
Director at Ofcom, said: “We’re making paying for subscriptions you’re no It’s a welcome change, but we’d
© Ofcom
sure customers are treated fairly, by longer legally locked into – or, worse, be keen to see alerts for monthly
making companies give them the paying too much for them when better subscriptions and rolling contracts, such
information they need, when they need deals are available. as Netflix and Amazon Prime, too.
FIRST LOOK
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 The ThinkPad X1 tablet featurres
Foldable Tablet an impressive OLED screen with 2K
resolution, which measures 9.6i 6in in the
bit.ly/lenovo476
folded ‘laptop-like’ position, or
It was perhaps inevitable that once 13.3in when unfolded. As it’s a
hardware manufacturers deemed prototype, we don’t know much ch
folding smartphones possible, they about what’s really behind that
would begin folding everything else. plastic-coated display, which su uffers
Folding TVs, anyone? Don’t bet occasional glare. All Lenovo will say is
against it. For example, Royole, the that it runs Windows 10 on an In ntel
Chinese company that released its processor. Expect two USB-C portsp and
own (admittedly, not very good) Bluetooth connectivity for hook kingg up
p
folding smartphone just before a physical keyboard (the on-screen less responsive than we’d like, taking a
Samsung, is now rumoured to be keyboard offers no haptic feedback). second or two to register that we had
working on folding wearables. Sadly, the design leaves a little to be rotated the tablet into a new position.
It’s in this spirit that Lenovo has desired. At a time when edge-to-edge Niggles aside, we’re excited to see
unveiled the latest version of its smartphone screens are commonplace, how Lenovo develops the technology
popular ThinkPad X1 laptop – the this tablet opts for thick bezels that give over the coming years. The Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 tablet. It’s still in its it an unappealingly chunky look. What’s ThinkPad X1 is due for release in 2020.
prototype stage, but although it has more, the screen has an old-style 4:3 There’s no price information yet, but
its faults, it gives a tantalising glimpse ratio, like an old cathode ray tube (CRT) you can expect it to put a serious dent
of where the technology is heading. TV. The main issue, however, is that it’s in your bank balance.
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SECURITY ALERT! | What’s been bothering us this fortnight

Microsoft fixes critical flaw highly likely that malicious actors will website. The BTP confirmed it was
in Windows XP and 7 write an exploit and incorporate it into recently “made aware of a
Microsoft has their malware,” Microsoft said. cybersecurity threat” to its website,
released fixes for “Customers running Windows 8 and which is hosted by an external supplier,
a critical remote- Windows 10 are not affected”. and entirely suspended its newsroom
code execution A patch for Windows 7 is available section as a precaution, temporarily
(RCE) flaw through automatic updates, while replacing it with a Tumblr feed.
affecting older Windows XP and 2003 users will also “The Force has worked closely with
Windows receive a special fix due to the severity the National Cyber Security Centre,
installations that of this issue. Microsoft said upgrading the National Crime Agency and the
could allow malware to spread to Windows 10 is “the best way to external supplier to understand the
between machines without any user address this vulnerability”. nature of the threat and if there have
interaction. bit.ly/microsoft476 been any compromises,” a BTP
The vulnerability has been spokesperson said.
described as ‘wormable’, which British Transport Police Although the hack was first thought
means that any future malware website hit by hack to have affected only the news section
exploiting it could spread from The email addresses of the site, early investigations have
machine to machine in a similar way and phone numbers revealed a “small number” of BTP
to the infamous WannaCry attack in of British Transport employees’ email addresses and
2017. The flaw affects users running Police (BTP) staff telephone numbers were also exposed.
older operating systems including have been leaked It is not yet clear whether hackers
Windows 7, Windows XP and after hackers specifically targeted BTP, or whether
Windows 2003. compromised the its web provider was caught up in
“While we have observed no newsroom section of a non-targeted cyber-attack.
exploitation of this vulnerability, it is the police force’s bit.ly/transport476
Security Helpdesk | Your questions answered by security

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THIS ISSUE’S EXPERT: to eavesdrop on users, read It seems the attackckers been disclosed.
Alex Perekalin, their encrypted chats, turn used this method It is also not yet
Security Expert on the microphone and not only to fully clear which
at Kaspersky camera, and install spyware snoop on users’ spyware app
(www.kaspersky.co.uk) to facilitate further chats and calls, was being
surveillance, such as but also to installed in the
browsing through the exploit second stage
victim’s photos and videos, previously of attack, but
accessing their contact list, unknown some parties
How worried
Q
and so on. What makes it vulnerabilities in suspect it might
should we be even worse is that to exploit the operating system, be Pegasus, the
about the the vulnerability, all the which allowed them to install spyware famous for its
WhatsApp security hacker needs to do is call the a spyware app on the device. supremely flexible
breach (see story on victim on WhatsApp. Attempts to exploit this infection capabilities.
page 8)? Reliable information on the vulnerability have already To protect yourself, our
Andrew Marsden, matter is in short supply but been spotted in the wild. best suggestion at the
Facebook what is known is that a WhatsApp’s security team moment is to make sure
specially crafted call can was able to block attacks your WhatsApp is up to
A
The zero-day trigger a ‘buffer overflow’ in that used the vulnerability, date. To do that, go to the
vulnerability WhatsApp, allowing hackers but details of how many Apple App Store or Google
discovered in to take control of the app people were spied on and Play Store, look for
WhatsApp allows hackers and execute arbitrary code. who they were have still not WhatsApp and hit Update.
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website with an intuitive Make Your Bed
linuxappstore.io section. Choose a size, comfort level and
Linux apps are broadly split across three stores: Snapcraft, Flathub and AppImageHub. price to get recommendations, then
As such, searching for software to download and install can be a pain, so it’s great select a divan, headboard and colour
that this new centralised hub brings them together. The homepage has a clean, simple before saving your creation as a PNG file.
layout that lets you instantly see recently updated and added apps, and discover By taking this choice to a retailer (you
unfamiliar ones. Select tabs to browse individual stores and search for specific can’t buy online), you should be able to
software, and click an app icon to open the relevant distribution platform. Linux App check out the bed in person. The site
Store is time-saving and user-friendly, and with promised improvements including also has an interesting blog, although the
an indicator of previously installed apps, it should prove an essential resource. history section may induce yawns.
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The Wives of Barnard Castle Custom PC

Westminster www.barnardcastle.org.uk custompc.raspberrypi.org
www.thewivesofwestminster.com Barnard Castle is a small market town in Our former sister magazine, Custom PC,
The Wives of Westminster is a rather odd County Durham with big ambitions. By is now owned by the company behind
new blog, launched by Nevena Bridgen, creating a website aimed at tourists, it the Raspberry Pi mini PC. Not only has it
who is married to the Conservative MP hopes to better open itself to the world relaunched the publication, but the
Andrew Bridgen. It looks great and is and it does so by concentrating on key website also has a new home. At the time
packed with posts emboldened with attractions accompanied by impressive of writing, there wasn’t much in the way
eye-catching headlines and photos. But photographs both old and new. The site of content aside from a few articles from
given that many women are MPs in their displays a potted history of the town the magazine and an opportunity to
own right, the premise and content feel with links to the various venues and a list subscribe or buy a copy. But, if other
a tad regressive – the Oh My God! of nearby attractions. The major problem Raspberry Pi-affiliated websites are
section, for instance, looks at accessories is navigation: there is no menu so you anything to go by, we can expect a lot of
and home décor. Still, it’s easy to have to keep scrolling up and down to content to be posted regularly and, since
navigate and you can sign up to an email find what you need. On the plus side, each piece can be shared on social
newsletter for updates on the latest however, there’s an excellent free app, media and commented on, it should
posts, and share articles on social media. offering photos and an audio walk. attract a committed community.
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Structure your site with I want to code a website in
Google’s new tools Q HTML but don’t understand
Google is continuing to push its things like Bootstrap. Is there
structured data system, so if you any way to make starting out easier?
haven’t already incorporated it Rick Fuller, via email
in your site, now is the time.
A
Structured data is an open system Don’t worry about anything other
of tags that help search engines than HTML and CSS when you start.
work out what your site is about HTML tells the browser what info
and where the key information is. (go to Tools and choose Site to display on the page and CSS controls the
Google has launched two new Health to check whether your site presentation. Tools such as Bootstrap are
structures, designed for pages is in top condition). There’s also used by developers to speed up website
that contain FAQs and how-to a selection of new accessibility building but it’s only worth learning how to
guides (see bit.ly/faqht476 for tools, a collection of dashboard use it if you’re planning to create lots of
more information). If you want to icons and a handy tool that can sites. So start with HTML and CSS, then work
know how to apply structured tell whether the version of PHP out the direction you want to develop in
data to your site, there’s also a you’re using is too out of date for once you’ve mastered these basics. There
useful new interactive guide you your plugins. are free HTML and
can follow at bit.ly/cl476. CSS courses worth
signing up for at
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Automattic has launched a new Fasthosts (www.fasthosts.co.uk) is offering (www.codecademy
version of WordPress (wordpress 50% off its hosting packages for the first .com).
.org), which adds more useful year. The Ignite package, for a single Andy Shaw,
information to the Site Health tool website, is £3 per month, down from £6. Technical & Reviews Editor, Web User
introduced in the previous version
MINI WORKSHOP | Build a website on your iPad

Universe: bit.ly/univ476 | 10 mins | iOS 11.2
Universe is an iPad app that lets you build a simple website by dropping photos, text and anything else you
like into a grid template to create a great-looking ‘yourname.onuniverse.com’ site in seconds
2
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to make – we’re choosing Template,
then Personal. Swipe through the
2 When it comes to making your own
edits, tap a space in the grid 1 to
choose something to add. There are lots
3 Add new pages from the
organisation page. Tap the ‘+’
button 1 or scroll through the
available options until you find one you of options, 2 from images and videos to suggestions. New pages are added to
like the look of – you can always adjust links and blocks of text. You can resize the tabs above 2 and are available
this later. When you’ve made your and move elements by placing two from the menu button on your site.
choice, 1 tap ‘start building’. 2 Keep fingers and stretching or shrinking across Below, you’ll find blocks that contain
working through the tutorial, skipping several spaces in the grid. information about your site. 3
any elements you don’t want to add.
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Product Test
We test and compare the latest products
Google Pixel 3a
Until now, Google’s Pixel phones have been stunning but
expensive. Can this new mid-priced phone offer a similar
best-in-class Android experience on a cheaper device?
I
f you’ve ever coveted one
of Google’s Pixel phones
but felt the premium price
was beyond your range, then
this new model might change
your mind. Pixels have long
been the pinnacle of the
Android experience and now,
in an attempt to introduce its
phones to a wider market,
Google has launched the
Pixel 3a (and the larger Pixel
3a XL).
Bringing the company’s
top-end camera tech and
refined user interface to a
phone that costs £399 (or
£469 for the XL) is a bold
move, especially when the
similarly equipped Pixel 3 is
currently doing the rounds for
about £589.
back and there’s a USB prepared to say “Hey Google”. Since there’s no glass rear,
Build and design Type-C charging port on the On the downside, there are Google has also abandoned
The 3a keeps the same bottom, flanked by a pair of some significant drawbacks wireless charging. Still, the
two-tone back panel as speaker grilles. to the phone. In order to cut Pixel 3a does include a 3.5mm
previous Pixel models. This The 3a comes with Google’s costs, Google has stripped it headphone jack on the top
incorporates a smoother Active Edge included, so you of any officially rated dust- or edge of the phone, which is
section at the top of the can activate Google Assistant waterproofing, and there’s no something that’s sorely
phone, which surrounds the by squeezing the bottom protective layer of Gorilla missed on the regular model.
rear-facing camera module, portion of the phone. The Glass fixed to the front of the
softening to a more grippy phone uses machine-learning phone’s screen. Instead, the Screen
and silky matte finish towards technology to differentiate Pixel 3a uses the less Aside from measuring an
the bottom. There’s no glass between a proper squeeze ubiquitous Dragontrail to extra 0.1in across the
and aluminium combo this and an accidental one, but it’s protect the display from diagonal, the Pixel 3a’s display
time around – the new phone a bit redundant if you’re scratches. remains unchanged. This is a
is instead constructed entirely lovely looking 2,220 x 1,080
from polycarbonate plastic. pixels OLED panel, with a
However, it doesn’t feel cheap, pin-sharp pixel density of
and fits comfortably in the It has a lovely 2,220 x 1,080 pixels OLED 441ppi (pixels per inch). There
palm of your hand – a delight screen, with a pin-sharp pixel density of are three display modes to
to hold. Meanwhile, Google’s choose from, with the phone’s
circular fingerprint reader sits
441ppi, and three display modes “natural” screen profile being
in the same location on the the most colour-accurate.
22 29 May - 11 June 2019

Google Pixel 3a Product Test
Photo and video

The Pixel 3’s camera has won PRODUCT INFO
superlative praise since its Google Pixel 3a
launch last year, so it’s great Price: £399
to see Google’s fancy tech Buy from:
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phone. But while the Pixel 3a’s
camera hardware is identical, SPECIFICATIONS
with a single 12.2-megapixels ■ Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon
lens and optical image 670 processor
stabilisation, there’s no Pixel ■ 4GB of memory
Visual Core add-on – the neat ■ 64GB of storage
little chip that boosts image ■ 5.6in 2,220 x 1,080 pixels OLED
processing on Google’s screen
top-end Pixel phones, ■ 3,000mAh battery
improving the quality of HDR ■ 12.2-megapixels rear camera
Photos look terrific, whatever the lighting (high dynamic range) and ■ 8-megapixels front camera
night images. ■ 802.11ac Wi-Fi
conditions, with superb dynamic range and Regardless, even the most
■ 3.5mm headphone jack
a pleasingly neutral colour palette discerning eyes will struggle
■ USB Type-C port
to tell apart images shot by
■ Android 9.0 operating system
the two phones. Photos look
■ 151 x 70 x 8.2mm
terrific, whatever the lighting
■ 147g
According to our colour storage – which, annoyingly, conditions, with superb
calibrator, it manages to can’t be expanded. dynamic range and a
reproduce 95.9% of colours in But the corners cut on the pleasingly neutral colour FOR
the sRGB colour standard, internal hardware don’t make palette. Google’s Night Sight ✓ Camera is just as good as the
which is excellent. this a slow phone. It wasn’t as shooting mode impresses yet Pixel 3’s
Brightness was similarly fast as the Xiaomi Mi 9 and again when it comes to ✓ Superb colour-accurate display
great. The Pixel 3a is capable the OnePlus 6T in our tests, low-light photography, using ✓ Significantly cheaper than the
of hitting a peak luminance of but it still makes light work of artificial intelligence to Pixel 3
416cd/m2 (candles per square day-to-day Android tasks and illuminate shots in the same
metre), so it’s perfectly has no problems switching way that a flash does. AGAINST
readable in all but the between multiple Also present is Google’s ✗ Battery life is only slightly better
brightest conditions, even if applications. Even graphically HDR+ algorithm, which than average
it’s some way behind intensive games such as captures a series of images
Samsung’s dazzlingly bright PUBG Mobile and Shadowgun when the shutter is pressed,
OLED panels. Legends – which both stitching them together to BETTER
defaulted to high graphics create the best possible PERFORMANCE
Performance and settings – ran without a hitch. image. Generally speaking, Xiaomi Mi 9, £499
battery life The Pixel 3a’s 3,000mAh images taken with “HDR+ bit.ly/xia476
The Pixel 3a comes equipped battery is only slightly bigger enhanced” during testing
with Qualcomm’s newest than the one in the regular managed to balance out light
mid-range processor, the Pixel 3, but the less power- levels more effectively than
octa-core Snapdragon 670. hungry Snapdragon 670 other HDR shooting modes
This has a clock speed of means it lasts quite a lot on other phones.
2GHz, so don’t expect it to longer on a single charge. Our Video recording is equally
match the performance of the in-house video-rundown test, impressive. While you’re
Pixel 3’s Snapdragon 845, which plays a looped video at limited to 30fps, both 4K and
which hit a blazingly fast a standard display brightness 1080p footage looks crisp and
2.8GHz. In other respects, it’s of 170cd/m2, reached 15 hours detailed and, whatever the
much the same, with 4GB of and 7 minutes before battery recording resolution, image
memory and 64GB of internal levels dropped to zero. stabilisation is rock solid. MORE
STORAGE
OnePlus 6T, £499
OUR VERDICT HHHHH bit.ly/onep476
Google’s return to the and the ability to take FEATURES H H H H H

mid-range price bracket is a cracking photos are PERFORMANCE H H H H H
bold and impressive move. important to you – look no EASE OF USE H H H H H
The Pixel 3a successfully further. It’s not quite
VALUE FOR MONEY H H H H H
provides the same top-tech perfect, but while there are
experiences as its flagship faster phones available for a
counterparts, with a lesser bit more money, the Pixel 3a the battle currently waged
impact on your wallet. If displays an intelligent and among phone manufacturers
appearance, screen quality well-rounded approach to in the £399-499 price range.
Do you agree? Let us know at [email protected] 29 May - 11 June 2019 23

Product Test Netgear Orbi Voice Smart Speaker
Netgear Orbi Voice

Smart Spe k
Speaker
A mesh Wi-Fi system with
Alexa built in is a great idea
but is it worth the steep price?
N
etgear’s Orbi platform music, information and homehom
is one of the more automation.
upmarket mesh Wi-Fi The Orbi Voice pack
systems, offering strong contains two units: a regular
performance and a RBR50 router, as found in the
comprehensive set of standard kit; and an RBS40V V
features. The original satellite, which includes a
two-device, tri-band system 35W Harman Kardon on speaker
speake
has been around for two that serves as both a Wi-Fi
years now, but the latest extender and an Alexa-
update includes a unique powered Amazon Echo. To
addition: the Alexa voice extend the mesh or the Alexa
assistant. This transforms the network further, just add more
mo
secondary unit from a dull bit of the appropriate devices. To test its performance, we device. A few taps in the Orbi
of networking infrastructure Despite its unique selling placed the router in our living app connect it to Amazon and
into an interactive hub for point, this is a tough sell at its room and the Alexa unit in the it shows up in the Alexa app
current price of £399.99, adjacent kitchen, where the as a regular Echo. The device
which already represents a app reported a good had no problems hearing
PRODUCT INFO small discount on Amazon. connection. We then took a commands from across the
Netgear Orbi Voice Standard Alexa-free Orbi Microsoft Surface laptop to room and has an illuminated
Smart Speaker RBK50 twin-packs cost various rooms around the blue ring around the top, just
Price: £399.99 around £250, and other house and compared the like a real Echo.
Buy from Amazon: manufacturers make similar Netgear system to our Our only caveat is that
bit.ly/novss476 mesh devices that are even existing single-router setup. you’ll naturally want to situate
cheaper. However, the Orbi The results were impressive, the Alexa-enabled Orbi unit in
SPECIFICATIONS Voice is a convenient and improving the speed of the your most-used room, such as
■ 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi for devices elegant combination, and its network connection the kitchen, which won’t
■ 5GHz Wi-Fi dedicated data audio quality is a step up from throughout the building. necessarily be the place
connection a standard Amazon Echo or We were also impressed where it’s best able to
■ Router: 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports. Google Home speaker. with how well Alexa is distribute Wi-Fi to the further
Voice: 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports integrated into the Netgear reaches of your home.
■ Voice: 4 x microphones with
Setup and performance
far-field voice recognition The two units come pre-
■ Voice: 35W speaker system
paired, so getting started OUR VERDICT HHHH
should be simple, but we ran
■ Router: 226 x 170 x 79mm. Voice:
218 x 165 x 124mm

into a couple of hiccups so It’s a shame that the Orbi FEATURES H H H H H
the process took us about Voice is so expensive PERFORMANCE H H H H H
30 minutes. Once the units because it’s does a great EASE OF USE H H H H H
FOR eventually found one another, job of combining a smart
VALUE FOR MONEY H H H H H
✓ Great wireless performance the connection remained speaker with a Wi-Fi
✓ Alexa works seamlessly solid. booster. However, you
✓ Lovely sound quality The Orbi router and satellite might want to consider You won’t save any money
both use tri-band Wi-Fi, with whether the ideal location by combining them –
AGAINST 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks for your Wi-Fi booster is indeed, you could end up
✗ Very expensive for connecting your devices, the same as the most spending less by
✗ Security and parental control plus a second dedicated 5GHz convenient spot in your purchasing two devices
features cost extra network reserved for traffic home for a smart speaker. independently.
between the two stations.
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Asus ROG Strix RX 570 OC Moto G7 Power
£189.99 from bit.ly/asusbox475 £179.99 from bit.ly/pow472
Tested: Issue 475 Tested: Issue 472
Asus’s twin-fan graphics card gets the balance perfectly Battery life is at the heart of what we love
right. It comfortably plays games that are designed to push and hate about our phones, and the Moto G7
a graphics-processing unit to the limit, and for the price it Power lasted an incredible 26 hours and 22
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KEY SPECS KEY SPECS

AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics processor 2,048 GPU cores
n Octa-core 1.8GHz processor n 64GB storage n 4GB RAM n
n 1,300MHz clock speed n 4GB memory n 1 x DisplayPort, 6.2in, 720 x 1,570-pixel screen n 12-megapixel rear camera,
2 x DVI, 1 x HDMI outputs n 200W power n 240mm n 8-megapixel front camera n 5,000mAh battery n 159.4 x 76
Two-year repair-and-replace warranty x 9.3mm n 193g n One-year return-to-base warranty
WI-FI EXTENDER SECURITY CAMERA

Netgear Nighthawk X6S Blink XT
£145.99 from bit.ly/ngx6s471 £149.99 from bit.ly/blink470
The Nighthawk X6S’s unbeatable The Blink XT can be positioned anywhere in your home,
combination of high speed and top-end indoors or out, and includes a lifetime subscription to its
features makes it the best Wi-Fi cloud-storage service. You get a couple of years’ use out of
extender available. It’s big and boxy, but its performance the camera before you need to replace the batteries.
gives mesh-router systems a run for their money.
KEY SPECS
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Works with 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks 4 x Gigabit
n microphone n Camera mount included n Weatherproof n
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button n 277 x 170 x 93mm n Two-year warranty your phone n Two years of battery life
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All prices correct at time of review
The Samsung 970 Evo is a smart, affordable choice for

anyone looking to get better performance from their laptop. Its low price, seamless integration with Google services and
It’s very fast, with excellent file-transfer speeds, and there ability to double as a digital photo frame make the Google
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KEY SPECS KEY SPECS

256GB capacity n 3,600MB/s maximum speed n M.2 PCIe 7in LCD touch screen n 1,024 x 600-pixels resolution n
Gen 3 x 4 interface n Samsung Phoenix 5-core processor n Dual-band 802.11b/g/n/ac n Bluetooth 5.0 n 178 x 118 x
Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC flash memory n 22 x 80 x 67mm n 480g n Choice of Aqua, Chalk, Charcoal or Sand
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Best Free Software
ANTI-MALWARE TOOL
Malware Fighter 7
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Min requirements: Windows 7/8.1/10
File size: 60.4MB
There are so many different types of

malware out there that it’s possible for
your PC to become infected even if you
have an up-to-date antivirus program
installed. Malware Fighter can run
alongside your existing security
solution, delivering a useful second line
of defence without clashing or getting
in the way. It can detect and remove
various PC threats including malware,
ransomware and cryptojackers.
You can run a full scan, smart scan
(checks the critical sections of your
system) or a custom scan (drag and
drop a file or folder to the window and
it will check it for you). The real-time which can be toggled on or off performance. IObit says first-time full
protection includes Network, File, depending on your needs. scans run at least 63% faster than in the
Startup and Process guards, any of The program also offers a Browser previous release. The update can detect
Protect section that prevents unwanted more threats, and is better at blocking
changes to your browser’s homepage pop-up ads and cryptocurrency miners.
and search engine, and scan The paid-for Pro edition offers
downloaded files and email attachments a second scanning engine from
before you open them. It can also Bitdefender, an improved web-camera
remove unwanted plugins and toolbars, guard to prevent malware from spying
and stop malware messing with your on you and personal data protection,
DNS settings. which stops snoopers accessing your
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MINI WORKSHOP | Keep your PC safe with Malware Fighter 7

4 1
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Fighter by clicking the Scan button
in the middle of the screen. A Smart
2 Hover your mouse over any icon on
the left to reveal the sidebar. From
here, you can run a choice of scans, 1
3 The Browser Protect module can
stop malware changing your
homepage or search engine, 1 and
Scan will initialise and you can pause manage the Browser Protect settings 2 prevent it from modifying your DNS
or stop it at any time. 1 If a threat is and access the Security Guard options. settings. 2 It will also automatically
found, you’ll be able to use the 3 Clicking the button in the top-right scan all downloads and email
drop-down box to take appropriate corner opens a sidebar showing the attachments to ensure they are safe to
action – remove it, ignore it, add it to a program settings 4 and lets you open. 3 Surfing Protection and Ads
whitelist or open the file’s location. 2 configure the software. Removal 4 keep you safe from
phishing and cryptomining.
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Best Free Software
TEXT-REPLACEMENT TOOL
Beeftext 2
beeftext.org
File size: 18.9MB
If you regularly find yourself typing

a long piece of text – such as a custom
email signature, for example – you can
use Beeftext to save you time and
effort. All you need to do is enter your
text into the program, then assign it
a ‘combo’ (text shortcut). When you
type in that combo – be it in a word
processor, email or website – Beeftext
will replace the shortcut with your
substitution text.
This updated version of Beeftext
lets you assign the same keywords for
several combos – the software will
pick one at random for you.
WEB BROWSER
Vivaldi 2.5
vivaldi.com
Min requirements: Windows 7/8.1/10,
macOS and Linux File size: 53.2MB
Vivaldi – the web browser created by the

former CEO of Opera – is really making
a name for itself. New features are
introduced regularly and version 2.5 sees
Vivaldi team up with gaming brand Razer
to bring support for Chroma-enabled
devices. So, if you own a supported
peripheral, such as a keyboard or mouse,
its integrated lighting will change colour
based on the websites you visit (Vivaldi
itself also changes colour to match a
site). Additionally, this release lets you
adjust the size of Speed Dials (bigger,
smaller or scaled to fit) and select tabs
more easily.
ANTIVIRUS TOOL
Winja 6
www.phrozen.io
File size: 9.1MB
Winja – short for ‘Windows Ninja’ – provides

a front end for the online VirusTotal scanner
to simplify the process of checking files and
downloads for possible malware. The
interface lets you browse for a file to scan;
run a download and scan (it will rename the
download with a safe extension before
checking it); or run a quick process scan.
The latest version includes an
experimental feature for detecting
unsolicited webcam usage. The items list
has been updated to make it easier to see
elements that require your attention, and an
improved window-rendering engine means
everything looks crisper.
30 29 May - 11 June 2019

Best Free Software
Don’t install... ...Install this instead

IP Blocker Firewall Windows Firewall Control
bit.ly/blocker476 www.binisoft.org/wfc
Min requirements: Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10
Windows XP/ File size: 2.2MB
Vista/7/8.1/10
File size: 2.1MB The Windows Firewall is surprisingly powerful,
but for additional functionality, consider
This lightweight firewall installing Windows Firewall Control. Now owned
lets you block specific IP by Malwarebytes, this free tool offers a choice of
addresses or ranges of filtering modes – High (blocks all outbound and
addresses in one click, and inbound connections), Medium (blocks outbound
filter incoming and connections based on rules you set), Low (allows
outgoing data. However, outbound connections based on your rules) and
GAME it’s aimed at administrators No (firewall is off). This latest version provides a
Awakener of business networks new interface and a Dashboard tab displaying
clarvalon.itch.io rather than home users, key information. The program can be set to run
Min requirements: Windows 7/8.1/10 and will set you back a on Windows startup and is very easy to use.
File size: 15.2MB whopping $69.95 (£54),
with the free trial limited to
Awakener is a “snack-sized” point- just five days.
and-click adventure game with cute
retro graphics. You play a young boy,
Fadi, who has been given permission
to spend the day with his Aunt Sylvia,
but she has problems with an
adventurer sleeping outside her
tavern and needs your help. Chat to
the various characters and try to solve
the puzzles.
OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS What’s new for Linux and Mac OS
SYSTEM CLEANER LINUX DISTRO

Cleaner-App WSL Arch Linux
cleaner-app.com bit.ly/arch476
Min requirements: macOS 10.10 or later Min requirements: Windows 10
File size: 9.5MB File size: 144.89MB
Applications and games are often quite large these days, as are photos Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a
and videos, which means that even a sizeable hard drive can fill up compatibility layer that lets you run Linux
pretty quickly. If you don’t keep on top of things, you’ll soon be command-line tools natively on Windows 10.
running out of room. Cleaner-App can free up disk space on your Mac, There are several Linux distros available to install
removing duplicates, downloads, same-name files and items that take from the Windows Store, the newest being Arch
up large amounts of space and could best be stored externally. The Linux. This unofficial build lets you use Arch
newest version now lets you search for large files, duplicates and Linux Terminal and run Arch Linux command-line
clones, to make tracking them down much easier. tools including Bash, SSH, Git and more.
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Best New Browser Tools
CHROME
Highlight important words in privacy policies

Have you ever read the small print on a website? Not just
glanced at the words ‘Terms of service’ or ‘Privacy
policy’, but actually read it? Or do you tend to scroll right
down to the bottom and click Accept? We’re not blaming
you – it sometimes feels like you need a law degree just
to get past the first section. The trouble with skipping
these pages is that you don’t always know what you’re
signing up for, or how a website may use your data.
Policy Highlights (bit.ly/policy476) is an amazing tool
that adds an unmissable yellow highlight to important
words including ‘pay’, ‘consent’ and ‘required’. The sort
of words that might make you want to sit up and take
notice, particularly if you’re not sure how a company
intends to use (or abuse) your personal data or monitor
how you use the web. The browser tool works with
pages such as GDPR privacy and cookie policies,
and Ts & Cs.
Curb your tab addiction Take notes on every

With so much content on the internet, new tab
your browser can quickly fill with a Quick Notes (bit.ly/notes476)
multitude of tabs that you promise essentially takes Windows Sticky
yourself you’ll check ‘in a minute’ – Notes and transplants it to Chrome.
a minute that’s often spent opening It also acts as a new-tab manager,
even more web pages. overriding your default homepage
Not only does this make for a and allowing you to add or edit
cluttered and distracting browser, but notes. These are automatically saved
it’s not much good for your computer’s and carried across to any new tab
processing power either. So if you feel Copy mailto links with you open, which is handy if you’re
you’re suffering tab addiction, we’ve got one click forever forgetting why you started
a cure: tab manager Cluster (bit.ly/ In Issue 475 (bit.ly/webuser475), we browsing in the first place.
cluster476), which offers unparalleled looked at ways to block the biggest Clicking the plus icon at the
control over every tab and Chrome online nuisances, but there’s one irritant bottom of the page creates a blank
window you have open at any time. we forgot to include: when clicking an ‘note’ that can be customised with a
Clicking the extension opens the email address on a website opens your colourful (if limited) background
Window Manager, which lists all your default email client, and you then have palette. Basic formatting is also
tabs and and open windows, each with to copy the address, minus the ‘mailto’ available – alongside changing the
a tick box alongside, so you can delete bit, and paste it into the email account font type and size, you can realign
or save them, or group them into you actually wanted to use. text, bolden or italicise your writing,
projects that can be restored at a later Unmailto (bit.ly/unmail476) finally and add hyperlinks and images.
date. You can also suspend tabs at will, does away with this carousel of time- Every time you open a new tab,
so they don’t hog your computer’s wasting. With this extension installed, the lush locations in the background
resources and slow it down. hover over any ‘mailto:email’ link on image change, too.
a website and you’ll see a
small box pop up above the
link, letting you know you
can ‘Copy email’ or ‘Open
in Gmail’. Click either of these
to activate Unmailto.
However, if you’re happy
using the standard email
client, simply click the link
in the usual way.
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Best New Browser Tools
This fortnight’s most useful tips and add-ons to help you get the
most from Chrome, Firefox, Opera and more
FIREFOX OTHER BROWSERS

Create a temporary
Make your browser warmer email address
after dark
If you’ve ever had a
separate email address
specifically for signing up to
Dark mode is becoming ubiquitous websites, newsletters and the
but not everyone wants gloomy black like, then it’s time to get Temp
to dominate their computer screen. Mail (bit.ly/tempmail476). This
Night Shift (bit.ly/night476) is a Opera add-on provides an
browser tool that “automatically shifts excellent way to keep your inbox
the colours of your browser content to free of junk, by generating a
the warmer end of the colour spectrum random email
after dark”. address that
Mojave for macOS introduced a you click to
feature that altered your background instantly copy
according to the time of day – almost it, then paste
as if the sun was rising and setting on it into any
your screen in real time – and sign-up field
smartphones have long had a ‘night light’ option, dimming the screen for a set to direct mail
period of time. Now, Firefox users can emulate the effect. to this
Click the toolbar button after installation and you’re greeted with options for address,
creating a schedule and selecting colours. It’s a useful tool for reducing your rather than
computer’s insomnia-inducing blue light. your actual account. Clicking the
extension lets you visit this inbox
in your Opera browser, so you’re
Get up close and still able to ‘confirm’ your email.
personal online You can switch to another
What a difference In Zoom temporary address by clicking
(bit.ly/zoom476) makes. Here’s Change.
a browser a tool that solves yet
another of the internet’s dodgy Try the new tools in
design problems – not being Microsoft Edge
able to zoom in on images and Chromium
videos. Without this extension, the best Control when new Microsoft’s new Edge Chromium
way to enlarge an online image is to tabs load continues to add new features to
save it, then magnify it in a photo editor. Every time you right-click and select its Insider Dev Channel. First, the
In Zoom makes this a lot less hassle: just ‘Open Link in New Tab’, you’re wasting built-in Spellcheck has now been
hover your cursor over a picture or a little bit more of your CPU’s fixed and rolled out to everyone.
video, hold down Shift, then use your precious processing power. By the Both the Dev
mouse wheel to zoom in and out. time you’ve got twenty new tabs to Channel and
All this happens ‘in-line’, so rather sift through, your computer’s going to the more
than forcing the media into a separate be experiencing some lag. unstable
pop-out box, the effect occurs naturally LoadTabOnSelect 3 (bit.ly/load476) Canary
on the page. It also features impressive is another fine browser tool for the Channel now
zoom rates, whether you’re trying to see tab-addicted among us. It prevents allow syncing
the big picture or the minute detail. any new tab link from actually with
In our tests, we found it worked on loading until you click it, and you’ll be Microsoft
most websites – only Facebook refused able to see that it’s working by Edge for
to play ball. looking at the pause icon that sits Android, and two new voices
alongside the favicon. have been added to the Read
If you pop into the add-on’s Aloud option (see our feature on
settings, you’re also able to page 50). These new voices are
change the ‘no loading’ rule billed as “more natural than
that limits automatic loading ever”, and you’ll find them in the
to a set number of tabs. On ‘Voice options’ drop-down menu
top of that, there are whitelist by right-clicking any web page
and blacklist options for and selecting Read Aloud.
specific websites.
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This fortnight’s top free and paid-for apps

for Android and iOS phones and tablets
GAME NEW TOOLS NEW AUGMENTED REALITY NEW

Dumb Ways To Draw Easy DND Playground:
bit.ly/droiddumb476 bit.ly/ Pokémon
bit.ly/dumbios476 easydnd476 Detective
5 10 9 Pikachu
bit.ly/pikachu476
While Android 8
has its own ‘Do
not disturb’ If the younger
options built in, members of your
Easy DND is an household have had
attempt to bring their enthusiasm for
some much- Pokémon reignited
Remember Dumb Ways To Die – the needed flexibility by the recent Detective Pikachu movie,
cheerily fatalistic animation that turned and accessibility they’ll love this new app, which brings
out to be a public service message to the party. It their favourite pocket monsters to life
about railway safety? Well, the cute achieves this by adding a simple, in all their uncannily photo-realistic
(but ultimately doomed) bean-shaped colourful interface and tons of glory. It’s basically a new Pokémon-
characters live on in this simple yet customisation options. You can toggle themed Playmoji pack for Google’s
enjoyable puzzle game. Or at least they full ‘Do not disturb’ mode on or off, or Playground app, which lets you take
do if you manage to protect them from opt for a wide variety of other modes, AR photos and videos with animated
a series of deadly hazards by swiping including ‘priority calls’ only, messages characters including Pikachu,
on screen to create safe platforms and only, alarms and more. The downside is Charizard, Jigglypuff and Mr Mime.
guide them to safety. that the app’ is currently in You’ll need the latest
The base game is free, beta and is available only versions of Playground
but you can pay to for phones and tablets (bit.ly/playground476) and
remove ads and unlock running the latest version ARCore (bit.ly/arcore476)
further features. of Android, Pie. installed for it to work.
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Pixtica Steam Link
bit.ly/pixtica476 bit.ly/steamdroid476
5.1 bit.ly/steamios476
5 11
Most of us have a
variety of camera PC gamers who own an
apps on our devices iPad or iPhone have
for different reason to celebrate
purposes: one for now that Steam
adding nice-looking Link is finally
filters, one for available for iOS.
recording GIFs, one Last year, Steam
for scanning QR released its highly
codes and so on. popular app for
Pixtica aims to be Android, allowing
the one app to rule you to stream your
them all by bringing library of PC games to your mobile device. However,
together many of the abilities you find in other standalone Apple controversially banned the app from its store on the
apps. It also provides manual controls – including ISO, shutter grounds that it represented “business conflicts”. Unlike the
speed, focus, exposure and white balance – as well as Android version, the iOS app won’t let you buy games from
panorama, hyperlapse and slow-motion the Steam store, but you can play Steam games
functions. It’s a nice idea and well designed, but on your phone or tablet while connected over a
the free version loses points because it can’t 5GHz Wi-Fi network or wired Ethernet to a host
take full-resolution shots – for that you need to computer running Steam. Steam Link supports
pay a subscription of £1.25 per month. the Steam Controller, MFI controllers and more.
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Best Free Apps
5 NEW APPS WORTH PAYING FOR

TOOLS 4.3 8
Skit This retro-style game involves solving a sequence
bit.ly/skit476 of challenging puzzles – 160 of them – using the power
Price: £2.19 of magnetism. The addictive gameplay is accompanied
5 by colourful pixel-art graphics and
This app manager simplifies the jolly tunes.
process of extracting, sharing and
deleting Android apps, and WALLPAPERS
provides detailed information Sphaera
about each app’s activities, bit.ly/sphaera476
permissions and more. A limited Price: 79p
free version is available, too. 4.1
If you’re bored with the wallpapers on
PRIVACY your phone, Sphaera could be just
Librem One what you’re looking for. It creates
bit.ly/librem476 stunning wallpapers from maps, and
Price: $7.99 (£6.20) per month lets you choose from a variety of
4.4 locations and styles.
Librem One is a suite of encrypted
communication tools for privacy- HUMOUR
conscious users that includes chat, Fartr
mail, VPN and social apps. Some bit.ly/fartr476
are free, but you need to subscribe Price: £1.79
if you want the full package. 4.3
Ever wondered how your body’s
GAME gaseous expulsions would rate out of
Magnibox 100? Or what they’d look like if you
bit.ly/magnidroid476 represented them in graphical form?
bit.ly/magniios476 Well wonder no more, thanks to this
Price: £3.99 daft post-pub app.
Skit Librem One Magnibox Sphaera Fartr
Don’t install... ...Install this instead

DNS Manager Pro 1.1.1.1
bit.ly/manager476 bit.ly/oneone476
5
When you pay for a premium DNS manager
(shelling out a fairly steep £5, in this case) you Switching to a different DNS server
might expect a decent level of presentation or can improve your browsing speed
an abundance of useful features. Not only and your privacy, but it can also be a
does DNS Manager rather complicated task that involves
Pro fail to deliver on selecting from a list of strange-looking
either of these DNS providers and managing settings.
expectations, but 1.1.1.1 makes the process much simpler
the developers seem by providing just one main button – an
to have abandoned on/off switch that either enables or
their creation, disables the DNS connection. It doesn’t
because it was last offer a wide choice of providers but,
updated in 2017. Many once set up, it’s easy to use, fast and
users have reported provides a secure connection that can boost
that the app doesn’t your privacy by preventing your ISP from
even work. collecting and selling your DNS data.
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Huawei
Why is the manufacturer of highly praised smartphones proving so

controversial – and can it be trusted? David Crookes explains all
What is Huawei? China, there’s a worry that Huawei’s links of the UK’s intentions,
Huawei (pronounced wah-way) is a to an authoritarian regime could said working with
multinational telecommunications and compromise the security of its products, “unsecure and
electronics company founded and based and a fear that they could become a untrusted
in China. It’s the world’s fastest-growing vehicle for industrial espionage. The US vendors” would
smartphone manufacturer, behind only is warning the world not to deal with the lead to a
Samsung and Apple in popularity, and is company and is sending out diplomatic reassessment
at the forefront of making and providing warnings to countries that do. of America’s
equipment for numerous phone information-
networks. As such, it’s at the cutting In what way is the UK working sharing
edge of technology, but the UK with Huawei? arrangements. Defence Secretary
Gavin Williamson
government’s decision to allow Huawei to It emerged in April that the British Australia and New
denies leaking details
supply equipment for future 5G networks government was planning to let Huawei Zealand also of the Huawei deal
has proved controversial, with critics build “non-core” components of the believe Huawei
claiming the company cannot be trusted. country’s forthcoming 5G network. poses a security risk and all three have
This means the company will provide stopped Huawei providing technology
Why are people wary of Huawei? equipment such as antennas, but won’t for 5G networks in their own countries.
The company was formed in 1987 by be involved with decisions over how to
a former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) route voice calls or data, or have any role Is politics playing a big part?
officer called Ren Zhengfei, and is said in checking device IDs. Huawei has a Yes, politics is arguably underlying the
to have ties to the long-standing relationship with the UK – whole furore over Huawei. China and the
Chinese government it supplies equipment for existing mobile US are becoming fierce business rivals,
(the FBI reported networks and employs 1,500 people here. with the former’s rapid rise securing its
that it receives place in a globalised world. The UK, for
support from So what’s the big deal? its part, is keen not to upset China given
senior Chinese Several UK cabinet members have the uncertainty over Brexit and the need
Communist Party warned about possible risks to national for greater global trade. Canada’s
officials and PLA security, and these concerns and other relationship with China was strained
commanders). confidential talks surrounding a decision when Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s
While many to use the company were leaked to the chief financial officer, was arrested at
countries are Daily Telegraph. Defence Secretary Gavin Vancouver airport at the request of the
Huawei was founded
keen to strike a Williamson was sacked for his US last December. She stood accused of
in 1987 by the engineer
and businessman business involvement in the leak (which he denies) misleading banks about Huawei’s
Ren Zhengfei relationship with and the United States, having got wind business dealings in Iran in defiance of
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sanctions. The US alleges Huawei has

been stealing trade secrets, too. WHY IS 5G SO IMPORTANT?
How much of this is just If you want a faster and more reliable Internet of Things,
paranoia? mobile internet, then 5G is the solution which could
China’s National Intelligence Law, which you’ve been waiting for. The fifth- massively
came into effect in July 2017, obliges generation wireless system is capable improve security systems and vehicles.
citizens and organisations in China to of speeds up to 20 times faster than With wider coverage, stable
‘spy’ when required. Article 14 of the law 4G, and it will revolutionise the way connections and less congestion, 5G is
says “state intelligence work organs, we use our mobile devices, reducing set to be hugely popular. It will carry
when legally carrying forth intelligence latency to mere milliseconds and reams of data – hence the need to
work, may demand that concerned opening up the potential for the ensure that it is as secure as it can be.
organs,
organizations
or citizens deploying 5G, potentially putting the UK
provide behind other parts of the world by at
needed least a couple of years. It would, however,
support, ease tensions with other nations in the
assistance, Five Eyes intelligence alliance – the US,
and Australia, New Zealand and Canada. This
cooperation”. alliance allows the UK to access
Such information that the EU is excluded from,
language and helps make for better security.
indicates a
potential that And what does Huawei say?
Huawei could Huawei says countries have nothing to
be ordered fear and that it takes security seriously.
There are fears that to On its website (www.huawei.com), the
Huawei workers could collaborate company’s UK CEO Jerry Wang writes a
Reports of backdoors in Huawei equipment
be forced to aid Chinese with China’s strong defence: “Huawei has been the
were later revealed to be inaccurate
state intelligence
national subject of relentless innuendo,” he says.
intelligence efforts. It was also rather announced last December that it had “The company has been targeted by a
intriguing that Beijing was furious and been removing Huawei technology from sustained campaign of ill-informed
threatened “grave consequences” over key areas of its 3G and 4G networks accusations that its involvement in 5G
Meng’s arrest, suggesting close ties. “This since 2016. It said, however, that this was infrastructure somehow poses a threat to
hurt the feelings of Chinese people,” said merely part of its efforts to standardise the nation.” Wang says transparency is
China’s official news agency Xinhua. BT’s network following its purchase of the best response when faced with
the mobile phone carrier EE in 2015. suspicion, hostility and doubt, and that
Is there evidence of any Vodafone is going to put its use of “the only sure way to win trust is through
wrongdoing? Huawei on hold for the time being, while openness, honesty and by proving that
Huawei maintains that it is an employee- O2 and Three say they will continue to there is nothing to hide”.
owned independent company, but there use the company.
have nevertheless been reports of STOP PRESS: As we were going to press
security-bypassing ‘backdoors’ in Does “non-core” involvement with this issue, news emerged that
networks that use Huawei-supplied with UK 5G limit the danger? Google has blocked Huawei’s access to
equipment. There was a suggestion that Alex Younger, chief of the Secret Android updates, following orders from
Vodafone found vulnerabilities in an Intelligence Service (or MI6), says 5G the US government to blacklist the
Italian network 10 years ago that could networks are tricky to monitor and, in a company. Google said its Play store will
have granted Huawei access to its fixed- speech last year, Australia’s spy chief continue to work on existing Huawei
line network. A report by Bloomberg also Mike Burgess, said that “a potential threat phones but future devices will lose
said Vodafone asked Huawei to remove anywhere in the [5G] network will be a access to popular apps including Play,
such backdoor access in home internet threat to the whole network”. The UK’s Maps and Gmail.
routers but found, when checking later, National Cyber Security Centre (www.
that this hadn’t been done. ncsc.gov.uk) says there are ways to
mitigate such security threats, but in July
Sounds dodgy. Case closed? 2018, a UK government report written by
Well, no. An updated report suggested the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation
that the vulnerability was down to an Centre (bit.ly/hcsec476) believed
undocumented Telnet service and, while shortcomings in Huawei’s engineering
it was a security risk that Vodafone had processes provided only limited
to ask Huawei to remove, the problem assurance.
wasn’t as bad as it first appeared:
computers and networks couldn’t be What happens if the Huawei deal
accessed via the internet as was is stopped?
originally reported. Even so, telecom Vodafone and other operators suggest
companies across Europe are currently that preventing Huawei’s involvement Huawei denies any impropriety over 5G
reviewing Huawei’s equipment and BT would increase the time and cost of and just wants everyone to get on nicely
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There’s so much more to Spotify than playing
COVER E the same old songs. Wayne Williams reveals
R
FEATU the best secret tips for making the most of the
world’s favourite music-streaming service
S
potify has been simplicity also means that
available in the UK for many listeners aren’t using
over a decade and it the service to its full
keeps getting bigger. The potential. There are all
music-streaming service manner of useful and
recently announced that it entertaining features that
now has more than 100 it’s easy to miss, unless you
million paying subscribers know where to look – and
worldwide and 117 million how to listen.
users with free accounts, In this Spotify special,
making it far more popular we reveal how to unlock
than rival services such as the service’s best hidden
Apple Music, Deezer and options and content; add
YouTube Music. useful new features by
Much of Spotify’s appeal integrating it with other
is down to the ease with services and third-party
which you can find, play tools; and get more from
and create playlists from your music and your
virtually any song or album subscription every time
you can think of. But this you listen.
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UNLOCK SECRET FEATURES

Import and play your own music your liking by going to Settings, Car,
collection Car View.
Spotify currently has more than 40 Car View was introduced on Android
million tracks you can listen to on at the beginning of this year and it’s
demand but if that’s not enough, you now available on iOS, too.
can also use the service as a media
player for music files stored on your Improve sound using the
hard drive. This means all those years of equaliser
building an MP3 collection needn’t have The Premium version of Spotify offers
Go one louder when the volume on your
gone to waste, although Spotify warns an equaliser, which lets you tweak and device isn’t enough
that “Files or downloads from illegal improve how songs sound. You can
sources are not permitted”. boost or reduce the bass or treble, for under Music Quality, toggle Normalise
To import your own music into the example, or choose one of the presets volume on or off. Next to ‘Volume level’,
Spotify desktop app, open Settings, designed for specific types of music – you’ll see three options – Loud (which
scroll down to Local Files and toggle Classical, Dance, Electronic, Pop, reduces the dynamics of your music but
Show Local Files to On. It will include Hip-Hop, Jazz, R&B, Rock, Spoken Word cranks things up for a noisy
songs stored in Downloads and your and so on. If you want a more hands-on environment), Normal (the default
Music Library as well as iTunes, if result, you can drag the points in the setting) and Quiet (good for a quieter
installed. You can enable or disable any equaliser graph until it sounds just right. environment – at home, for example –
of those locations and add a different To access the equaliser on mobile, go to and with more dynamic levels). You can
source. Spotify supports MP3, M4P and Settings, Playback (in iOS) or Music access these settings on mobile by
MP4 formats. Quality (Android) and tap Equaliser. going into Settings in Android, or
To access locally stored songs on your Settings, Playback in iOS.
phone or tablet, you need to add local
files via the desktop app (as described Remove the gaps between songs
above), add those tracks to a playlist Spotify provides a couple of ways for
and then stream that playlist on your you to remove the silence between
mobile device. songs. Open Settings, then open the
Playback section. Crossfade mixes
Switch to Car View when driving tracks together – as one comes to
If you connect your smartphone to your Tweak the Spotify equaliser to get the an end, the next one starts – and you
car via Bluetooth so you can listen to best sound for your ears can adjust the fade length by up to
your favourite tunes when driving, you’ll 12 seconds. The other option is to
be delighted with Spotify’s Car View Adjust the volume for your enable gapless playback which, as you
mode. This makes it easier to control location can guess from the name, removes
music from behind the wheel (not that If you’re in a noisy environment, you the gap between songs.
you should be fiddling with your phone may find that turning up the volume on
when driving, of course) by removing your device still doesn’t provide enough Discover the stories behind songs
album art and increasing the size of the power for you to hear your music. To Spotify lets you
text and controls. The app switches to address this, Spotify has a feature for view the lyrics for
the new layout as soon as Spotify Premium users that lets you set a higher songs and also has
connects to your car’s Bluetooth, but baseline volume for your songs. In the a ‘Behind the
you can disable this option if it’s not to desktop player, open Settings and, Lyrics’ feature,
revealing extra info
You can you may not have
stream your known about the
own music current track. Just
collection
open the song’s
through the
Spotify app page in Spotify on
mobile and drag
upwards on the
Lyrics option at the
bottom. Spotify is
also currently
testing an
additional Stories-
like feature called
Storyline, which Go behind the music
with Spotify’s new
you’ll find under Storyline feature
Behind the Lyrics
on some songs, such as Billie Ellish’s
‘Bad Guy’. This reveals thoughts and
comments on the current track by the
recording artist or band.
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Share music to Instagram Stories Discover if
any of your
If you’re listening to a favourite
great track or playlist bands are
and you’d like your playing
Instagram followers nearby
to know about it, you
can share it from
Spotify directly to
Instagram Stories.
Tap the Share button
in the top-right
corner (or the
three-dot icon if the
button isn’t visible)
and select Instagram
Stories from the list
of shareable options.
Grant your Spotify
app permission to
You can add open Instagram if you
music from haven’t already done version. In the mobile app, just search session will also automatically end when
Spotify to your
so. You can apply for a song by name and you’ll be able you’ve been inactive for six hours.
Instagram Stories
filters, stickers and to choose if you want to play the explicit For additional privacy, you can
text,and share the post to your Stories or clean version (if there is one). remove entries from your Recently
and friends. Tapping the Send To button Played list by tapping the three-dot icon
lets you send the song to individual Hide your guilty pleasures next to them and choosing Hide from
friends, rather than sharing it with all Spotify makes it easy to let people know the bottom of the menu. You can also
your Instagram followers. the sort of music you like and are make a specific playlist invisible to
listening to, but we all have guilty others by pressing it and choosing
Block and avoid explicit content pleasures we would rather keep secret. Make Secret.
A lot of songs aren’t what you’d call For that reason, the streaming service
radio-friendly these days. If you’re has a Private Session feature which Find a local gig to attend
listening to music in the company of prevents friends from finding out that Want to see a band or artist play live
minors, you’d no doubt rather avoid you’re a closet Michael Bolton fan. near you? Spotify can show you which
songs that are filled with expletives. On Android, open Settings and select performers are playing where and when.
Spotify tags songs that contain adult Private Session; iOS users can find this Click Browse in the desktop app and
language with Explicit (E on the web option in Settings, Social. You can click Concerts at the top. This will
player) to make them easier to avoid, toggle the feature on or off, but the display a list of acts who are performing
and you can block or allow this kind of near (or relatively
thing by going to Settings, Explicit near) to your location.
Content and toggling the switch on You can switch to a
or off. This setting is device-specific, different place if you
so you will need to change the same want, and clicking
settings on all the devices you use an item will tell you
Spotify on. more about the gig,
Spotify often has “clean” versions of and let you find and
explicit songs that it can play for you. Switch to a private session to keep your guilty pleasures secret buy tickets.
If you’re using the desktop app, open
the album and you may see a More
Releases option at the bottom. If it’s USE SPOTIFY’S KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
there, select this to switch to the cleaner
You can control playback on the desktop versions of Spotify for PC and Mac
using the following keyboard shortcuts.
PLAY/PAUSE
NEXT TRACK + / + (Mac)
PREVIOUS TRACK + / + (Mac)
CONTROL VOLUME + + / + + (Mac)
MUTE + + / + + (Mac)
CREATE NEW PLAYLIST +
This is just a sample – there are many more shortcuts available. You can check
Avoid songs with offensive lyrics by out the full list at bit.ly/shortcut476.
playing the clean versions
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STREAM TO MORE DEVICES

Stream to Amazon Echo Stream music through your TV
or Google Home If you own a smart TV (any set that’s
Provided you are a Spotify Premium relatively new), you should be able to
user, you can connect your account to a stream Spotify music through it. First,
smart speaker from Amazon or Google download the Spotify app for your TV
and request songs, albums, playlists and (look for an Apps section) if it’s not
genres of music to play using your voice. already installed, or for your set-top box
Just set Spotify as the default music or games console, then open the app on
service in the Google Home app. your smartphone or desktop and start a
To connect your Spotify account to an song playing. Click the Devices Available
Amazon Echo button and select your TV from the list. Save money on Spotify with a Premium for
Family subscription
(which is set to Music playback is controlled by your
use Amazon phone, so it will need to be on the same address. Premium for Family costs
Music by default), Wi-Fi network as your TV. £14.99 a month, which is quite a bargain
open the Alexa when you consider that a single account
app, then Share your subscription via costs £9.99 a month. You can sign up
Settings and tap Premium for Family for it at www.spotify.com/uk/family.
Music. Tap the It’s likely that you and the various
Link New Service members of your household all have Listen on your smartwatch
option, select differing tastes in music. Premium for Spotify works with a number of
Spotify and then Family provides a way for everyone to smartwatches, including Apple Watch
log into your keep their music separate by giving up and Samsung Galaxy Watch, so you can
account. Agree to to five family members a Premium stream and control music from your
the terms and account of their own at a significantly wrist. This is great if you need
you’ll now be able reduced rate. There are some motivation when exercising. To see
Set Spotify as the
default music player
to ask Alexa to restrictions: children must be 13 or older which watches are supported and to
for your smart stream songs and have parental consent, and find out more, check out the information
speaker from Spotify. everyone must reside at the same at bit.ly/watch476.
DISCOVER MORE MUSIC

Discover what the world is bar also lets you use different search
listening to modifiers, such as ‘and’, ‘not’, ‘or’, ‘+’
One of the more cosmopolitan ways to and ‘-’. This can be helpful if you’re
discover new music is to see what other trying to track down a particular duet,
Spotify users around the globe are for example.
currently
listening to. Save songs from the radio
Click Browse As well as letting you browse songs,
in the top-left albums and playlists, Spotify has a radio
corner and feature that plays similar sounding
select Charts. tracks. Just select the Radio option in
Discover if Spotify knows your music
The ‘Top 50 by tastes as well as you do the mobile app, then find a station that
Country’ option appeals to you. When you hear a song
reveals the this Release Radar in the desktop or you like, tap the three-dot button next
most popular web player by clicking Made for You to it and you can save it to your library
tracks in under Your Library. On mobile, tap the or add it to a playlist for listening to
Venture beyond the different Home button and scroll down whenever you like.
British charts to see locations. to the Made for You section.
what’s popular globally
American and
British songs dominate in a lot of Filter your searches by year
countries but you’re likely to find some Search for an artist or band that’s
interesting tracks by artists you’ve never been around for a while and you’ll
heard of before. be greeted with a long list of songs
and albums. It can take time to sift
Review the Release Radar through to find a particular period
Spotify puts together a playlist of songs in that act’s history, so it’s worth
just for you, and updates it every Friday filtering the results by year, or
with fresh tracks that have been years. For example, if you want to
released over the past few weeks. The listen to Robbie Williams tracks
list includes songs from artists you listen from his ‘imperial’ late-90s era, then
to regularly, as well as artists that type Robbie Williams You can save songs from Spotify’s radio
Spotify thinks you will like. You can find year:1997-2000. Spotify’s search stations to listen to later
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SPOTIFY ALTERNATIVES Although Spotify is the best known of the music streaming services, there are several other op
Apple Music YouTube Music Premium
bit.ly/apple476 www.youtube.com/musicpremium
Apple’s streaming music service is Google recently created a new

the closest rival to Spotify. It costs streaming service which lets you
£9.99 (£14.99 for family) a month, listen to music, or watch music
but you may be able to get six videos. It’s ad-free, and songs can
months free from your mobile be enjoyed offline and with your
network provider. It’s available on iOS, Android, PCs and mobile screen locked. There are live versions and rare songs
Macs, and has a catalogue of more than 50 million songs. not found elsewhere, too. It costs £9.99 a month (£14.99 for
Apple offers greatest-hits collections (called Essentials) for a family account), but there’s a three month free trial for
all major artists, as well as charts from around the world. individuals. The free tier gives you everything, but includes
There are also lots of exclusives and the Beats 1 radio station. unskippable ads.
ADD USEFUL NEW TOOLS

Transfer playlists from another morning. Tap Alarm, Default Ringtone
service and select Spotify. You can choose an
If you’ve switched to Spotify from album or playlist, and Premium users
another streaming service, you’re can specify a particular track.
probably dreading the prospect of
Control your Spotify music from the
having to rebuild all your playlists. Play music through Google Maps Windows 10 Game Bar
Fortunately, you don’t need to do this and Waze
manually because the free web app Both Google Maps and Waze (which is ‘Game bar’.
Soundiiz (soundiiz.com) can do all the owned by Google) support Spotify Microsoft recently added the ability to
hard work for you. Click the Start Now integration, allowing you to play your control music and podcasts on Spotify
button and either sign up for a new music through directly through the Game Bar. You
account or sign in using Facebook, the app when need to install the Spotify Music app for
Google or Twitter. travelling. You Windows 10 (bit.ly/spotwin476) and
Log into the service and click the can connect have the Game Bar Beta. To get the
‘Platform to platform’ link to transfer all Google Maps to beta, open the Xbox Insider Hub on
your playlists and favourites between Spotify while in your Windows 10 PC. If you don’t have
services including Apple Music, Deezer, navigation it, you can download it from the
Tidal and Google Play Music. This mode or Windows 10 store (bit.ly/xbox476) –
requires you to have a Soundiiz through Maps’ you don’t need an Xbox for this. Select
Premium account, which costs $4.50 settings. For Insider Content in the top-left corner.
(£3.49) a month but if you don’t want to the former, tap Stream music from
Spotify while you’re
pay, you can manually convert playlists the bottom of
navigating the world
Connect to the Nike Run Club app
from one platform to another, one at a the map screen If you’re a runner (or trying to be one),
time (up to a maximum of 200) for free. and select Settings: on an Android the Nike Run Club app for Android and
device, select ‘Show media playback iOS (bit.ly/nike476)
controls’; for iPhone, choose ‘Music can help motivate
playback controls’. Select Spotify on the you and improve
next screen. If you’re not in navigation your performance.
mode, open the main menu in the It offers
top-left corner, then go to Settings, leaderboards,
Navigation and configure things there. challenges, events
Waze users can link to Spotify by and guided runs.
tapping Search in the bottom-left You can connect
corner, then opening Settings. Scroll Spotify to Nike Run
Soundiiz lets you transfer playlists from down to Audio Player and enable Club by tapping
other streaming services Spotify there. the music button in
the running section
Wake up to Control Spotify from Windows and selecting
Spotify 10’s Game Bar Spotify Premium
Google’s free Clock If you’re a gamer, you’re probably aware (it isn’t an option Listen to
app for Android of the Game Bar that comes as part of for free users). motivational music
with Nike Run Club
(bit.ly/clock476) lets Windows 10 and lets you easily You’ll need to have
you add music from screenshot, record and stream directly Spotify installed on your phone.
Set an alarm and Spotify as your within a game or program. It can be You can also connect Spotify to the
wake up to your chosen alarm to activated by pressing Win+G, and Runkeeper app (runkeeper.com) for
favourite songs wake up to every configured through Settings, Gaming, similar benefits.
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data forever
From financial records and sensitive documents to personal emails
and embarrassing photos, there are good reasons to ensure erased
files are permanently unrecoverable. Nik Rawlinson explains how
Securely delete by clicking Add Data and choosing

individual files ‘Files in Folder’ from the ‘Target type’
The only way to securely delete a file is menu. Make sure the option to ‘Delete
to remove all reference to it from your folder if empty’ is also ticked.
hard drive’s index, then overwrite the
sectors it’s contained in with useless, What about files you’ve
dummy data. That may sound tricky, but already deleted?
this is precisely the two-step process If you’ve previously deleted individual
that the excellent free tool Eraser files from your hard drive, but without
simplifies. Download the most recent using the thorough methods offered by
edition of the program from the top of Eraser, you might be wondering how
the list at bit.ly/eraser476. you can remove the remnants now that
Launch Eraser, then press Ctrl+N to Windows can no longer locate them.
start a new job. Decide whether you The answer lies in a little-known
want to delete your files manually, text-based command, which will
immediately or when Windows restarts, securely delete anything currently
then click Add Data, followed by residing in ‘unused’ drive space.
Browse. Navigate to the file you want Effectively, it will make sure that
to delete, then select it and click Open. anything that doesn’t appear in the
Overwriting data multiple times is more
Expand the ‘Erasure method’ menu secure but takes longer drive’s official index of files is destroyed.
and choose one of the secure deletion Click the Start menu and type comm,
options – many of them meet exacting Click OK to add your selected file to then pick Command Prompt from the
military standards, but for anything the job list, then optionally click Add list of results. Now type cipher
other than the most sensitive files, the Data again and add another file. Carry /w:d:\. In this instance, we’re wiping
Pseudorandom Data option should on like this until you’ve selected all the the free space on drive D: but if you
suffice. Although this doesn’t guarantee files you want to remove, then click OK. want to use a different drive, just swap
to put your data beyond the reach of a There’s no warning or confirmation, so its letter. You can also target specific
hardened hacker, it should easily outwit be very careful if you’re having second folders – for example, cipher /w:d:\
a casual identity thief by overwriting it thoughts about the deletion, because Documents\letters\.
with a series of zeroes. Eraser will immediately start work on The process is fairly slow, particularly
destroying your files, with a progress on large drives, and you should avoid
bar showing you how close it is to using your PC for anything else while it’s
completion. doing its job. Simple text-based
You can also use Eraser to securely feedback shows how far the deletion has
remove folders from your hard drive, got, but not how long it still has to run.
Eraser lets you stack multiple files and

delete them on command or on a schedule Use Command Prompt to wipe free space from a drive and make files unrecoverable
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read aloud
Staring at a screen for hours can
strain your eyes, so why not listen
to online content rather than read it?
Robert Irvine rounds up the best
free text-to-speech tools
Hear your emails read the book icon at the far end of the
aloud to you address bar to switch to reader view
There are lots of good reasons (called ‘reading view’ in Edge).
to listen to an email rather than read it, In Firefox, click the Narrate
from weary eyes to multitasking to the soundwave icon in the left-hand toolbar
message being too long to maintain and set your preferred reading speed
your interest. Microsoft thoughtfully using the slider – from tortoise (slow) to
provides a tool in both the desktop hare (fast). You can also choose from
and webmail versions of Outlook that three voice options. Click the Play
lets you hear the text of any email read button, then sit back and listen, using
out loud. It’s called Immersive Reader the rewind and fast-forward buttons to
Install Checker Plus for Gmail to play your
and you can activate it by clicking the messages without opening your inbox skip back and forth as required.
three-dot ‘More actions’ menu in the In Edge, click the three-dot menu
top-right corner of an email and receive new emails, and lets you hear button and select ‘Read aloud’, then use
choosing ‘Show in immersive reader’. them without needing to open your the voice controls in the top-right
This opens the message in plain-text inbox. Click the three-dot menu in the corner to set your reading preferences.
format with a Play button below it. top-right corner of a message and Google plans to add a reader mode to
Click this and Outlook will read the choose ‘Hear email’ to play the content Chrome later this year – in fact, it’s
whole email to you, or click a word in out loud, albeit in a robotic voice. already available in the browser’s
the message to hear it read from that Canary developers’ build. In the
point onwards. You can even adjust Make your browser meantime, however, you can use the
the gender and speed of the voice by read pages to you text-to-speech extension Read Aloud
clicking ‘Voice options’ next to the Just as audiobooks let you (bit.ly/read476). Just click its toolbar
Play button and setting your enjoy a good story without having to button and Read Aloud will ‘play’ the
preferences. focus your eyes on a page, allowing current page, or you can highlight a
Although Gmail doesn’t offer a built-in you to get on with other things at the section of text to limit the narration to
tool for reading messages aloud, a same time, making your browser read that specific section.
Chrome extension called Checker Plus web content aloud can prove similarly The add-on’s Options let you change
for Gmail (bit.ly/checker476) adds the liberating. Firefox and Edge both offer the reading pitch, speed and default
feature to the webmail service. It works this useful option through their ‘reader voice, and set up keyboard shortcuts to
by displaying notifications when you modes’. Open an online article and click activate and control Read Aloud.
Outlook’s Immersive Reader option lets Firefox has a Narrate option in its reader Until Chrome adds its own reader mode,
you listen to emails rather than read them view that converts online text into speech you can use the Read Aloud extension
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Turn on audio
description for LET THE WEB SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE
TV streaming
Whether you’re partially sighted or you One of the best things
just want to get on with something else about Google Translate
while streaming a TV show, audio (translate.google.com) is
description – which narrates the action the Listen button, which
occurring on-screen and reads aloud helps you learn how words
any text – is an invaluable feature. Under in other languages are
the Digital Economy Act 2017 (bit.ly/ pronounced. You can also
digital476), all UK streaming services use this feature to hear
must provide this option for at least translations of large chunks
some of their programmes – BBC iPlayer of online text (up to 5,000
currently offers it for around 20% of characters) spoken aloud to
catch-up content across all the main you. This saves you having
BBC channels. You can turn the feature to translate and read foreign- left, select the relevant languages
on and off by clicking or tapping the language content from the web, and and click the Listen speaker icon
Audio Described link below the video helps you master foreign tongues by in the bottom-left corner of the
player, and view all BBC shows for creating audio translations of articles right-hand box to hear your instant
which Audio Description is available at written in English. Simply copy and translation in a natural, perfectly
bit.ly/iplayer476, including EastEnders, paste the text into the box on the enunciated voice.
Holby City and Line of Duty.
Make your phone read specific items

everything aloud to hear just
Although Google Assistant lets those
you interact verbally with your Android elements.
phone or tablet, getting it to read online On an
content – rather than just speak snippets iPhone or
of information – is more difficult. True, iPad, the
you can ask Assistant to tell you the voice
content of new (unread) text messages assistant
– just say “OK Google, read out my text is better
messages” – but it won’t read out emails integrated
or web pages. For this, you need to turn with the Android’s text-to-speech
BBC iPlayer provides audio description for option is an easy way
to a less ‘smart’ but more reliable tool accessibility to listen to mobile
around 20% of its catch-up content
called ‘Text-to-speech output’, which is options, which web pages
Likewise, Netflix lets you hear action built into every Android device and means that
and on-screen text spoken aloud by reads out exactly what’s on your screen. Siri can read web pages and other
clicking or tapping the speech-bubble To activate it, go to Settings, online content to you. To enable this
icon at the bottom of the screen and Accessibility and tap ‘Text-to-speech feature, go to Settings, General,
choosing ‘English - Audio Description’ output’. Select your preferred language, Accessibility, Speech and turn on the
from the Audio menu. Currently, just speech rate and pitch, then tap back to Speak Screen option. When you’re on a
under 50 Netflix titles offer this option Accessibility, choose Select-to-speak page you want Siri to read, swipe down
in English, including Our Planet, Stranger and turn it on. A little-man icon will now from the top of the screen using two
Things and The Crown. See the full list be added to the navigation bar along fingers. A Speak Screen box will appear,
at bit.ly/netflix475. the bottom of your phone. Press this and Siri will start reading you the
when viewing an content. You can slow down or speed
email or web page, up the reading pace by tapping the
then tap the Play tortoise and hare buttons, and skip back
button and your and forth. To avoid Siri reading you ads
phone will read the and other irrelevant text, switch to
content aloud to you, reader view before bringing up the
or you can tap Speak Screen box.
You can turn on audio description for dozens of popular Siri integrates with the iOS accessibility options to speak the
Netflix shows and films content that’s displayed on-screen
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Workshop 2
Stop people messing with

your PC’s settings
Windows 10 Settings Blocker: bit.ly/setbl476 | 20 mins | 7 (Control Panel only), 8, 10
EXPERT TIP
T
here’s something uniquely infuriating about booting up
your PC and finding someone’s switched your wallpaper,
changed your mouse sensitivity or generally
Andy Shaw says
If you’d rather not download software, you can
mucked about with your settings. At best, you’ll have
block changes to settings via the Registry.
to spend valuable time putting everything back how
Press Windows+R, type regedit and press
you like it: at worst, you may never find the Settings
Enter. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
app option or Control Panel setting they’ve tweaked.
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Windows 10 Settings Blocker is a handy portable
Policies\Explorer
program that lets you lock down all the Settings app
Right-click in the window on the right and
and Control Panel tools you want. You can even
choose New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value. Call
block access completely. The software’s
it NoControlPanel and press Enter. Double-
homepage has some confusing ads, so if you
click it and change the value from 0 to 1. To
can’t find the authentic download button, bit.ly/
rescind the block, change the 1 back to a 0.
sbldl476 will take you straight to the download.
1 3
4 2
2 1
1 2
To remove a setting from the Windows Settings app using Click ‘Add to List’ 1 and the option appears above. 2
Windows 10 Settings Blocker, click the ‘Add to list’ button. You can add more pages to block at this stage, if you
1 From the drop-down menu, find the setting you want wish. When you’ve finished, click the ‘Save settings’
to block. Most are organised by option, then submenu – so, button. 3 If the Windows Settings app is open, it will now
to remove Background from the Personalisation options, for close. Reopen it and the page you’ve chosen to hide will
example, you need to choose ‘personalization-background’. 2 no longer appear in the list of options. 4
3 4
Not all the options are organised quite so logically. To temporarily switch an option back on, remove the tick
The System options, for example, don’t appear under in the box next to it 1 and click the ‘Save settings’ button
a ‘system’ heading. You’ll find these tools listed under again. 2 To hide it again, reinsert the tick. You can also
their own names (such as ‘about’). 1 right-click an option and choose Enable or Disable 3 to
perform the same task.
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2
1
1
5 6
Use the usual Shift and Ctrl commands to select more There are four different settings you can choose from
than one option at a time, or right-click and choose Select the main drop-down menu. The standard option is to
All. 1 You can also Enable, Disable and Delete 2 multiple Hide Pages, 1 which is what we’ve been doing in the
items on your list from the right-click menu. previous steps. The Disable Blocking option 2 is a quick way
to switch off all the blocks and get access to the Settings,
should you want to make your own changes.
1
2
3
2
7 8
If you only want a few options visible in your Settings app, Should you want to replicate the list on another PC,
choose Show Only Pages. 1 This effectively turns your list you can easily transfer them, as long as the software
from a blacklist of things that aren’t shown to is installed. Click Options 1 and choose Export List. 2
a whitelist of the only options available. All other choices The file is saved as a small WSB file. To use it elsewhere,
disappear. If you want to block access to the entire Settings transfer the file, open the Options and choose Import List. 3
app, choose Block Settings Pages. 2
3 1
1
2
9 10
You can block access to Control Panel items in exactly When choosing Control Panel options, the top of the
the same way. Click the Options button 1 and choose list 1 displays the usual alphabetical list you find if
Control Panel Options. 2 Click the ‘Add to list’ button 3 you choose ‘Large icons’ or ‘Small icons’ in the
again to start selecting options that appear on the Control ‘View by’ menu. Below is a list of CPL files, 2 which are the mini
Panel. programs that run when you choose certain options. There’s
a breakdown and description of each one at bit.ly/cpl476.
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Workshop 3
Download torrent files anonymously

T
orrent software may still have a nefarious reputation as a have to give away what you’re downloading.
means for stealing movies and music, but it’s also a great Tribler is a torrent download tool that hides
way to get legal downloads – from audiobooks to Linux your downloads behind a Tor-like worldwide
operating systems. Using it legally, however, doesn’t mean you network of private, encrypted servers.
Tribler: www.tribler.org | 10 mins | Windows 7, 8, 10
1 2
1 2
When you install the software, we’d advise choosing the Standard torrent files don’t work like this, however. Once
options to associate the software with common file types. you’ve found the file you want (here, we’re downloading
This means that on some sites you can simply click a an audio version of George Orwell’s 1984 from the
magnet link 1 to send the files you want to download straight Internet Archive’s copyright-free digital library), 1 right-click it
to Tribler. 2 and choose ‘Copy link address’. 2
3
1 2
2
1
3
4
4
3 4
In Tribler, click the ‘+’ button 1 and choose ‘Import torrent Most torrents are made up of several files. For example,
from magnet/URL’. 2 A box appears where you can paste our 1984 download comes in multiple parts, including
in the address you copied. 3 Click Add 4 to send it to cover images and the audio saved in both MP3 and OGG
Tribler to analyse the file. formats. 1 Untick any parts you don’t want to include in your
download 2 and decide where to save it. 3 Click Download. 4
1
1
2
3
5 6
As long as there are other people sharing the file, your If you can’t wait for a video or audio file to download,
download commences. 1 Click a download to get more some file formats can be streamed as they arrive, straight
information on its progress. 2 From the Files tab 3 you from Tribler. Click the movie-camera icon or Play buttons
can see which files have downloaded, if your torrent contains to go to the Player 1 and choose your file in the left-hand
several of them. panel. 2
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Workshop 4
Use Chrome extensions in your Android browser

K
iwi is a fast, Chromium-based mobile browser with device. But the real draw comes with the
some amazing features – it blocks adverts and browser’s latest update: the ability to add
notifications, to stop them ruining your browsing, and and use full Chrome extensions on your
protects against cryptocurrency hackers hijacking your phone, which even Chrome doesn’t allow.
Kiwi Browser: bit.ly/kiwi476 | 10 mins | Android 4.1
2 1
2
3
1 2
Before you can start adding extensions to Kiwi, you must At the top of the page is a switch marked ‘Developer
set the browser to support them. In the address bar, type mode’. 1 Switch this to On to reveal three developer-
chrome://extensions. 1 This is where you’ll be able specific actions for extensions: Load, ‘Pack extension’
to manage any extensions you later install, search your and Update. 2 Tap the three-line menu button. 3 At the
collection by clicking the magnifying glass 2 and visit the bottom of the sidebar, press Open Kiwi Web Store.
Chrome Web Store.
3 4
Once you’re in the With the extension
familiar-looking installed, it’s time to
Chrome Web Store, check it works. Don’t
search for your browser click the Open button 1
tools. Kiwi supports any after downloading – instead,
extension that doesn’t use tap the three-dot icon to
1 x86 architecture – don’t open the Settings menu,
worry, despite the then scroll to the bottom
restriction, you’re still to access each installed
spoiled for choice. On your extension. 2 Tap the icon,
chosen extension, click ‘Add not the words, to start it up.
to Chrome’ 1 and, when
prompted, accept any 2
permissions by tapping
OK. 2
1
2
6
To manage or remove
your extensions, tap
2 the three-dot icon 1
1 1 and select Extensions, or
visit chrome://extensions.
As with Chrome, you can
choose to turn off the
extension using the toggle
button, 2 see details about
3 the tool 3 or remove it from
4 2
Kiwi. 4 Once you click
Remove, you’re asked to
5
Extensions are built for desktop PC-sized browsers, confirm your choice. Tap OK
so some of them can be difficult to navigate on a 5 if you’re sure.
mobile device, with certain settings cut from view. To
remedy this, rotate your phone to landscape orientation, 1 5
set up the extension on the wider screen, 2 then rotate back.
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Weekend Project MTWTFSS
Get to grips with some serious tech tinkering to

boost your computer and other devices
How to
... Maintain the PC peripherals
you usually ignore
It’s easy to overlook the devices on your desktop. Wayne Williams
shows how to clean and adjust your monitor, keyboard and mouse
K
eeping your PC running in
tip-top condition is easy enough
– you just need to remember to uninstall
unwanted applications, remove junk files and
perform the occasional defrag on your hard drives.
However, there’s more to a PC than just storage and the operating
system. In this Weekend Project, we investigate what you can do with
the other parts of your PC that often get overlooked – the keyboard,
mouse and monitor. Keeping them clean is one aspect – they are the
parts that come into contact with your hands on a regular basis – but
there are also other ways in which you should be maintaining them.
Adjust your monitor How you access the on-screen controls monitor’s brightness during the summer
Most people never touch their monitor will vary depending on the make and months if it catches direct sunlight
controls, which is understandable model of your monitor, but it usually through your window, for example.
because the default configuration is involves summoning the menu with a Windows comes with a built-in Display
usually adequate for most lighting button on the side or rear of the screen, Colour Calibration tool that you can use
conditions, and your eyes quickly get then using the Up, Down and Enter to ensure that everything looks right. To
used to how the screen is set up. That buttons to make changes. Try to find the use it, type calibrate into the Windows
doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experiment brightness and contrast levels that best search box and press Enter when the
with the settings, though, because it can suit your eyesight, and be prepared to option is highlighted. If you have more
benefit your eyesight and help to prevent change this when the situation arises. than one monitor attached to your PC,
headaches. You might want to increase your drag the calibration window to the one
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Windows 10’s Night Light feature is more basic than f.lux The Windows Display Colour Calibration tool helps you configure the
but it can help protect your eyes from blue light brightness, contrast and colour of your screens
you want to adjust. Click Next and step has been shown to disrupt sleep at 20 inches from your face – and the top of
through the screens, adjusting the bedtime, and you can adjust the settings the screen should be at or below your
settings for each one. The tool lets you to suit the lighting of the room. We show eye level.
use your monitor’s controls to tweak the you how to use f.lux in our Mini
Gamma (the relationship between red, Workshop, below. If you use your Fix mouse lag on Windows 10
green and blue colour values), the colour computer to carry out colour-sensitive If your mouse pointer isn’t moving
balance and the brightness and contrast work, such as photo editing, you’ll need smoothly and speedily around the
(using the controls on your monitor). to temporarily disable the program. screen, there are a couple of things you
Ideally, you should adjust the brightness Windows 10 offers a similar but simpler can do to fix it. If your mouse uses
based on the time of day (brighter during built-in feature called Night Light, which batteries, try replacing them – this can
daylight hours, darker in the evenings), you can access by typing night light make a huge difference. Avoid using
but it’s a pain to have to do this manually, into the search box and pressing Enter cheap batteries because you’ll have to
which is where programs like f.lux when it’s highlighted. Click ‘Turn on now’ change them more regularly and they
(justgetflux.com) and SunsetScreen in the Settings window, optionally adjust could be the cause of the problem.
(bit.ly/sunset476) can help. These free the night-time colour temperature and If that doesn’t work, make sure the
tools automatically adjust your display set a schedule for it. underside of the mouse is clean and
settings (brightness and hue) depending While you’re playing around with the consider using a mouse mat, or replacing
on the time of day, which should make screen, it’s worth making sure it’s or cleaning your existing one if it’s old
your screen more comfortable on the positioned correctly. It should be set at and dirty.
eyes. They also combat blue light, which a reasonable distance – ideally, at least If your mouse connects to your
MINI WORKSHOP | Combat eye strain using f.lux
2 1
1
1
2
1 Launch f.lux and it will ask you

where you are so it can adjust to
your local time zone and light levels.
2 Click the icon in the notification area
to call up the Settings box. Use the
slider 1 to adjust the current colour, or
3 The drop-down menu lets you
switch from Recommended Colours
to other options. 1 Click the menu
The program will attempt to pull your click the sun symbol 2 (which turns into button 2 to adjust day and night
location from Windows 1 but you can a moon at night-time) to set the colours shades together, change the current
enter a new town or city into the box if by time of day (daytime, sunset, hue, access effects and extra colours,
you prefer. 2 Click OK and it will go to bedtime). Click the sun again to see how or disable f.lux. Finally, you can tell the
work, adapting the display colour to things will change over a 24-hour period. program what time you wake up 3
suit the time of day. so it knows when to start working.

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computer via a USB dongle, try moving it

to a different port. If it connects via
Bluetooth, check to see if there’s an
update for the Bluetooth driver.
Finally, you could adjust the mouse
settings. Type mouse settings into the
search box and press Enter when it’s
highlighted. Click ‘Additional mouse
options’ and, in the window that opens,
tweak the double-click speed and change
the pointer speed under the Pointer
Options tab.
Customise your keyboard layout

Type keyboard into the Windows search
box and press Enter, and you’ll be able to
adjust the speed of character repeat and
the cursor blink rate in the Keyboard
Properties box. You can remap keys –
or disable any you don’t use – using KeyTweak lets you remap some keys and disable any you don’t use
KeyTweak (bit.ly/keyt476). It’s a bit long
in the tooth but still works well, and the not your equipment. be a tad over the top. Another option is
software includes a Teach Mode that lets To clean your keyboard, turn it upside to use a product such as Cyber Clean
you map one key to another by pressing down and tap the back to dislodge any (cyberclean.net), which is an antibacterial
them when prompted. detritus. If you have a can of compressed compound (a cross between putty and
Alternatively, you could try SharpKeys air or a desktop vacuum cleaner, you can slime) that you press down onto your
(bit.ly/shpk476). This is a simpler tool but use this to free and remove more debris keyboard. Dust, hairs and dirt between
is updated regularly. Go straight to the from between the gaps, but putting an the keys stick to the goop and come
download page at bit.ly/shpkdl476. old sock over the nozzle of a vacuum away when you peel it off. It doesn’t do
cleaner to act as a filter will help ensure as good a job as actually wiping the
Clean the dirty three – monitor, you don’t lose anything large, such as a keyboard properly but it’s fine for a quick
keyboard, mouse loose key. Next, go over the keys with clean between keys.
You can buy cleaning supplies that are your damp cloth. You can use some Cleaning a mouse is straightforward.
specially designed for computers, but cotton buds on hard-to-clean areas, and Use the damp cloth and a toothpick or
there’s really no need. To clean your dipping them in rubbing alcohol fingernail to scrape away any solid muck
monitor and the outside of your (isopropyl alcohol) will remove the muck on the sides or the buttons. If you still
computer case, just use a damp and even more thoroughly. Use a toothpick to have an old ball mouse, turn it upside
slightly soapy cotton cloth. Unplug your scrape away any thick grime. down, remove the ball and carefully
PC before you start and make sure the You can remove the keys from some scrape away any filth on the rollers inside
cloth isn’t too wet. If you do use a spray keyboards by prising them free and then (or better yet, chuck it in the bin and buy
cleaner, be sure to spray the cloth and cleaning them individually but this may yourself a modern optical mouse).
The Mouse Properties window can adjust the speed SharpKeys maps one key to another so you can better postition your most
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favourites or most used items first. TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Instead of left-clicking the taskbar icon, More advanced tips for when you’re feeling brave
right-click it and select a pinned item to
open Explorer with that view.
Add tabs to
Undo your last action Explorer
Did you just do something to a file or Tabs have proved
folder in Explorer and then wish you so useful in web
hadn’t? Perhaps you deleted the wrong browsers, you
thing, renamed something or moved it wonder why they
to the wrong place. Don’t panic, just aren’t everywhere.
undo the last action by pressing Ctrl+Z. Microsoft tried and
This steps back through recent actions, gave up on adding
so if you rename one file, delete another tabs to Explorer,
and move a third, you can undo each but some
action in turn by repeatedly pressing programmers have
Ctrl+Z to step back. added their own.
QTTabBar (bit.ly/
Use the search box qtt476) is one
If the search box in the top-right corner example. It works Add tabs to Explorer windows using QTTabBar or TidyTabs
is too small or large, position the mouse with Windows 7,
between the search box and path box. but Windows 10 updates have been Hide and super-hide files
When it turns into a double-headed known to break it in the past. If this Files and folders can be hidden from
arrow, click and drag to resize it. happens, install QTTabBar 1038 and Explorer, which is useful for keeping
There are many powerful search restart, then install QTTabBar 1040 items secret or private. Select a file or
options. At its most basic, just type in a to fix it. folder and click View, ‘Hide selected
full or partial filename. The search starts Open Explorer – if you don’t see it, items’. To view or access hidden files
at the current Explorer location and run it from the Start menu. In and folders, click View and tick the
includes all subfolders. Select the view, Windows 7, tap Alt to show the menu ‘Hidden items’ box. It’s not a
such as List or Details, when the search and enable all the toolbars on the particularly secure way to hide files,
is complete. View, Toolbars menu. In Windows 10, but novices may be fooled.
select the View tab, click Options to Even with Explorer set to show
Show folder paths show the menu and turn on all the hidden items, some remain out of
The top of Explorer displays the current toolbars. sight. For example, Windows sets
path, which will say something like This As with browser tabs, you click the important operating-system items to
PC > Windows (C:) > Users > Public. plus button to open a new tab or both Hidden and System, to stop you
Click any > to display a menu listing all right-click a folder to open it in a new seeing or changing them, and
the folders at that point and select one tab. Files and folders can be dragged potentially causing problems.
to go to it. Click in the empty space to and dropped on tabs to move them. Click File and open a command
the right of the path to see the true Right-click a tab to see a menu with prompt or PowerShell window. Type
folder path, such as C:\Users\Public\. many tab functions, such as closing attrib *.* and press Enter to see
Another way to see the path is to click the neighbouring tab on the right, a list of files and their attributes. You
View, then Options in the toolbar. Select closing all tabs except this one, will often see the hidden system file,
the View tab, then tick ‘Display the full cloning the tab, and so on. A Tab ‘desktop.ini’. Hide any file by typing
path in the title bar’. It displays the path History option at the bottom of the attrib +S +H “filename” and
at the top of the Explorer window. menu lists recently used tabs – select press Enter. It can’t be seen in
one to reopen it. You can drag and Explorer, even when set to show
Show selection sizes drop tabs to change the order. hidden files. Use -S -H to make the
Suppose you want to copy files to TidyTabs (bit.ly/ttabs476) is file visible again.
another drive, such as a small USB another tool that adds tabs to System files are extra hidden, but
memory drive. How do you know if all Explorer and it’s compatible with not completely invisible. To see
the files will fit? On the View toolbar, Windows 7, 8 and 10 in both 32- system files in Explorer, click View,
click ‘Details pane’ to open a panel on and 64-bit versions. There’s a free then Options. Select the View tab and
the right. Select multiple files to see the version for personal use that has all clear the tickbox labelled ‘Hide
total size displayed. the core features. protected operating system files’.
Another method is to show the status
bar. Click View, Options and on the View
tab in the Properties window, enable
‘Show status bar’ near the bottom of the
settings. At the foot of the Explorer
window, you’ll see the total size of
selected files.
One last way to see the size of
selected items is to right-click one and
select Properties. The total includes Hide files by adding the S and H attributes at the command prompt
folders and subfolders.
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Roland Waddilove, computer programmer and PC
journalist since 1981, answers all your technical questions.
Email us for help at [email protected]
don’t run E:\setup.exe.

GENERAL PC Your computer may automatically
Upgrade a PC from detect the USB device on startup and

show an option to boot from it, or you
Windows 7 may need to press a function key to
select the boot device – the choice
Q My Windows 7 Home desktop PC

has a 3.3GHz processor with 8GB
of memory and about 130GB of free
varies with the PC manufacturer, so look
out when you reboot the PC as the first
screen may tell you which key it is.
hard-drive space. I also have an Asus Otherwise, try F1 through F12 or search
You need a licence to install Windows
netbook (Eee PC X101H) I upgraded with the free media creation tool online for the key to use.
to Windows 10 Home, but there’s no
installation disc. I’m concerned by the you’ll run into licence problems if you NETWORKING
approaching demise of Windows 7 try to transfer Windows to a new Get Wi-Fi on an old laptop
and wonder if I can transfer Windows
10 from my netbook to my PC?
Andy Jennings, via email
computer. If your PC came with
Windows preinstalled, it is only
licensed to be used on that computer
Q In Issue 473 (bit.ly/webuser473),
you showed how to install
CloudReady (bit.ly/clre476) on an
and you can’t move it to another one. old laptop. I’ve done this but it won’t
A Backup tools such as EaseUS

Todo Backup Free (www
.easeus.com) and Backupper (www
You have two options. If you carry
on using Windows 7 on your desktop
PC, you won’t receive updates from
let me connect to my BT router. To join
the Wi-Fi network, it asks for the
connection details, so I enter the
.backup-utility.com) create a Microsoft when support ends, but router’s name, WEP and password.
complete image of your hard drive good security software will keep it However, when I then click Connect,
and can be used to transfer the safe from malware. The other option is it comes back with “Bad password”.
contents of one drive to another. They to pay for a Windows 10 licence, then Can you help?
are ideal if you are replacing a faulty download and install it using the Neil Porter, via email
hard drive in a PC with a new one, but media creation tool (bit.ly/mct476).
GENERAL PC 400Mbps because the PC can access

A Use another computer, phone or
tablet to access the router by typing
its IP address (it’s usually 192.168.1.254).
Solve connection and the router and local network, but no Log in and find the Wi-Fi security
installation problems internet access because the router isn’t settings. Try turning off password
Q My Toshiba laptop displays a

message saying there is no internet
connection, yet in the taskbar it says I’m
connected to your ISP.
Try turning everything off, including
the router, then ensure all plugs are in
protection to see if your CloudReady
computer can connect (it probably will).
Then try each of the Wi-Fi security
connected at 400Mbps. I downloaded their sockets and turn it all back on options: WPA2 is the most commonly
Windows 10 32-bit to a USB memory again. The router should automatically used these days, but avoid WEP which
stick for my 32-bit PC and got the connect to the internet, while the is an old standard that people stopped
message: “E:/setup.exe is not a valid computer connects to the router. using over 10 years ago and some
W32 application”. Help! Computers have been 64-bit for years, modern devices no longer support.
Emily Munro, via email but they can run 32-bit operating Many laptops have a key to turn Wi-Fi
systems and software. You can choose on and off. Make sure Wi-Fi is on, then
A A PC connects to the internet via a

router, which means you can have a
working Wi-Fi or wired connection of
either, but 64-bit Windows is preferable
to 32-bit. We’re not sure how you’ve put
Windows 10 32-bit on a USB device, but
turn it off, wait a few seconds and turn it
back on. This sometimes gets the
network working again. Resetting the
the correct method is to download and laptop sometimes works: power it off,
run the media creation tool from the take out the battery and mains power
Microsoft website (bit.ly/mct476). lead, hold down the power button for
This lets you choose the version of 30 seconds and put the battery and
Windows 10 to install and the device to power cable back in. Start it and see if
install it from. For example, you can the Wi-Fi is working.
copy the Windows installation files to a If nothing works, try plugging in a
Use the media creation tool to create USB memory drive, then boot from the USB Wi-Fi adapter. You can pick up a
installation discs or drives for Windows 10 device instead of the hard drive. You budget model for around £10 to £15.
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SOFTWARE Each tab has a separate identity, user
Automate line formatting profile, cookies, browsing history and so
in text files on. However, they are not designed to
Q I asked someone using an Apple

Mac to send me information as a
plain text file, so I can load it into pretty
protect you from malware.
MOBILE
much anything on my PC. However, in Block a missing phone
Notepad it just loads as one long block
of text with no formatting, no lines and
no paragraphs. What went wrong?
Q I recently lost my phone – or it may
have been stolen. I’m worried that
the Outlook app could be used to access
Elliott James, via email my email account. What should I do?
Lost your phone? Both Android phones
Sean O’Brien, via email and iPhones can be erased remotely
A The problem is that different

systems use different characters to
mark the end of a line of text: a PC uses A Was the phone protected with a PIN
or fingerprint? If it’s difficult to
Google account, has location and Find
My Device switched on, and is
carriage return and line feed; Apple break into, your email is probably safe. connected to Wi-Fi or data.
Macs running macOS use line feed; and However, email notifications may appear Apple has a similar tool for erasing
Linux uses carriage return. Some text on the screen and a person may see lost iPhones. Log into www.icloud.com
and code editors automatically detect something you’d prefer to keep private. with your Apple ID on a computer and
the line endings and convert them to Go to the outlook.live.com website on go to Find My iPhone. This setting must
Windows or use them as they are. a computer, click the cog icon at the top be enabled and turned on on the
Others have conversion tools built in. and choose ‘View all Outlook settings’. iPhone, and it must be connected to
Notepad++ (notepad-plus-plus.org) has Select General in the first column and data or Wi-Fi.
an EOL Conversion option on the Edit ‘Mobile devices’ in the second. The third
menu. Load the file, convert the line column shows a list of devices with HARDWARE
endings to Windows and save it. access to your Outlook email account. Reset an unresponsive
The device names are not always touchpad
useful and it may simply say Outlook.
Move the mouse over each item and use
the icons on the right to edit or delete
Q My laptop’s touchpad no longer
works and I have to plug a mouse
into the USB port, which means I lose a
them. Clicking the pencil icon shows socket. What can I do?
info about the device, which should help Colin Beasley, via email
you identify it. Return to the list and
delete it, if it’s the phone you lost.
A more general fix is to completely
erase the device. If it is an Android
A Replacing a laptop’s touchpad is a
skilled job, but you may get away
with simply reinstalling the driver. Open
phone, go to bit.ly/andfin476. You’ll find the Control Panel, click Device Manager,
options to lock the device and sign out expand Human Interface Devices,
of Google, or erase it and delete all the right-click the ‘HID-compliant touchpad’
Convert text file formats between macOS, content. This is only possible if the entry and select Uninstall. Restart
Windows and Linux with Notepad++ phone is turned on, logged into your Windows and a new driver will install.
SECURITY
Sort out your sandboxes GENERAL PC
Q I’m a Sandboxie (www.sandboxie

.com) user but I like the idea of
Fix an intermittent
multiple sandboxes (Firefox Containers) Wi-Fi connection
described in Issue 472 (bit.ly/
webuser472). What you don’t say is
whether a malicious website will still
infect the original containers where the
Q I’m having problems connecting
to the internet since the last
Windows update. My Wi-Fi works for
Problems with Wi-Fi? Don’t let
malicious content was first introduced a while, then stops; and if I disconnect Windows turn off the Wi-Fi adapter
if you reboot your PC. and then connect again, it starts for a
David Lee, via email short time before stopping again. of them. Right-click both and select
Will McGrath, via email ‘Disable device’.
A We can’t guarantee that sandbox

software provides 100% protection
against all security threats, and you A This may be due to your PC’s
Wi-Fi adapter settings. Open the
Another cause could be over-
enthusastic power-saving settings.
Hide the hidden devices again, then
should still use an antivirus security Control Panel, click Device Manager, double-click the network adapter.
program and avoid malware. open the View menu and select ‘Show Select the Power Management tab in
Firefox Containers are designed to hidden devices’. Expand ‘Network the Properties window and untick
allow a separate user profile to be used adapters’ and look for Microsoft Wi-Fi ‘Allow the computer to turn off this
on each tab: on one tab you’re Bob Direct Virtual Adapter. There are two device to save power’.
Smith, on another you’re Sue Jones.
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FILE SHARE winner
Share files direct from PC and mobile
system, I’m now being constantly
I read with interest Roland browser. If it’s a folder, it reminded of the change by ceaseless
Waddilove’s reply about shows a list of the files it pop-ups telling me that Windows 7 will
sending attachments contains. Click one to no longer be supported. It’s worse than
rather than trying to either open or download when Windows 10 first came out!
download them from it. No one else can access To avoid all this, set Windows Updates
email. Wouldn’t it be great it without the link. to ‘Check for updates but let me choose
if there was a program that The downside is that whether to download and install them’.
allowed both sender and the originating computer Next, at all costs, avoid installing update
receiver to be anywhere in must be switched on to KB4493132 – just right-click it and
the world, and only the enable access, but that’s choose ‘Hide update’. If you’ve already
sender was required to hardly onerous if a group downloaded it, open Control Panel and
have the specific program? or family want to share click Programs. Along the top of the
Well, there is: Tonido photos of an event, for screen, locate the option to ‘View
(www.tonido.com) lets you example. And it’s free for installed updates’, right-click it and
share files and folders non-commercial use. I‘ve choose Uninstall.
directly from your phone shared hundreds of Ashley Bates, via email
Share files with people,
or computer, so it’s not on photos and files this way
even if they don’t have
the web at all. Right-click the same software without paying a penny.
the item you want to share, For larger files, including
select ‘Tonido 1-click share’ and a link is videos, the link becomes a download
automatically copied to your clipboard. link, using the recipient’s bandwidth.
You then email the link and that’s it. Oh, and no login or registration is
The recipient doesn’t need Tonido – required.
they just click the link to open it in a James Gourley, via email
Tired of being nagged about the end of
Windows 7 support? Then stop it
GENERAL PC (press Windows+i) and select System,
Check your storage space then Storage. Click the bar labelled This GENERAL PC
You can see how much free hard-drive PC to see a breakdown of how the space Optimise USB memory sticks
space you have by selecting This PC in is used on your main hard drive, and the for better performance
Explorer, right-clicking the drive and split between documents, photos, Readers may already know about
selecting Properties. If you want to know videos, music and so on. Microsoft’s change to USB memory
what’s stored on the drive, open Settings To check external drives, scroll down sticks, which means you no longer have
and click ‘View storage usage on other to right-click and select ‘safely eject’ or
drives’. Drives are listed with free and ‘remove device’. While that’s great if you
used space shown, and clicking a drive want to just unplug a USB stick in a hurry,
breaks down usage by category. Each this comes at a cost to performance.
category – Documents, Photos, Videos With the new setting, Windows puts all
and so on – can be clicked to show more its effort into writing data to the USB so
detail, so you can see which folders are you can remove it as soon as possible.
using the most space. This can slow down other programs.
Gary Kirby, via email If you want to switch back, plug in your
USB device, right-click Start and go to
GENERAL PC Disk Management. Find the USB device
Block the Windows 7 ‘end of and right-click it, selecting ‘Change Drive
life’ pop-up Letter and Paths’. Click the Policies tabs
Use Settings to see how space is being As if it’s not bad enough that Microsoft is in the pop-up. Under ‘Removal policy’,
used on any drive attached to your PC ditching a perfectly serviceable operating click ‘Better performance’, then ensure
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Stop scaring people into upgrading Windows
I
t happens on a regular basis, every are still constant reports of bugs, and to make them so panicked that they
few years: Microsoft ends the life of security risks are published regularly go and upgrade based on a company’s
an operating from many sources. I have marketing, is simply designed to scare
system – Windows been an electronics tech for everyone.
7, in this case – then 40 years and I’ve heard all When Windows 10 is secure and
‘project fear’ takes the hype about why you works well, then people should decide
off. Windows 7 will need to buy the latest if they want to upgrade or not, but a
not be secure, you are version of an item or a constant push from Microsoft and the
okay as long as you new must-have piece of media is not something many people
don’t connect to the net, kit. This constant fear can afford or need. It needs to stop.
you will become infected pumped into people, It costs a fortune to keep upgrading,
with viruses, and so on. and it is not necessary in my humble
Windows 10 has not and professional opinion – it really
exactly had a smooth run isn’t.
since its inception. There Jeremy Newman, via email
Motherboard rendered my access to Wi-Fi. No Wi-Fi in the house, Checkvist is the best
Dino PC extinct the car, when out and about or when to-do list
Dave Ingram is not alone in his problems they have a problem with their ISP. In response to your round-up
with updating a Dino PC (Ask the Expert, The solution is simple: of to-do list software in Issue
Issue 475). I also have this problem and a Three mobile plan with 475: when Google “broke” its
after three different attempts by unlimited data and todo list tool, I looked
Microsoft ‘experts’ to solve it, they came unlimited tethering. around and tried all the
to the conclusion that the Gigabyte With Three, you don’t alternatives I could find. So I’m slightly
motherboard needed a BIOS update. need to look around for surprised that you missed – or didn’t
Gigabyte however claims that its Wi-Fi, you just use your mention – Checkvist (checkvist.com).
motherboard was never intended to be phone as a router. I’ve been using to-do list apps for quite
compatible with Windows 10 and will no I really don’t understand why people a while now and this is without a doubt
longer update the BIOS. let their mobile operator get away the best I have ever come across. The
What really annoys me is had I stuck with giving them such a low data and mobile version isn’t quite as powerful but
with Windows 7, I’d still be secure until tethering allowance. Just make the is certainly good enough. I suggest you
January 2020 and not just September switch. take a look because it’s a great app.
2019. My really old Stan Elliott, Bangor, Co Down Chris Johnson, via email
Dell Dimension 5100
from around 2005
has already been
Quiz Answers: Issue 475
successfully
upgraded. So much
WINNER!
Well done
for Gigabyte’s 1 Midnight Run to Martin Rix
customer service. Could a Windows 10 who wins a
update failure be the new way for 2 First Blood Web User
motherboard manufacturers and Back Issues
Microsoft to ensure PC obsolescence? Disc
3 The Sword and
I intend fitting another SSD and
the Sorcerer
installing Linux on my PC for internet
use. Windows 10 can then be isolated for 4 Dragonslayer
office-type work.
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
A McRobbie, via email
Solve Wi-Fi woes by

5 Robocop
Computer
tethering 6 Mad Max 2
virus
As a regular Web User reader, I am
always reading about people not having
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Don’t judge Internet Explorer

users Nope, gave up on Edge years ago.
What a snotty Star Email from Shaun
Mitchell in Issue 475 (‘Who still uses What you Firefox offers the best security.
Shaun Thomas
Internet Explorer?’). People should be
able to use whatever browser they want, say... I’ve been a long time Firefox/Waterfox
and if they feel comfortable with Internet user and will remain so. Most people
Explorer, then who are we to judge them? stick with the browser they’re used to.
Just because IE isn’t as cool as Chrome John Hewett
or as edgy as Edge doesn’t mean it
doesn’t have its benefits. My father still A RE YOU TEMPTED BY
GOOGLE’S NEW LOW-PRICE
uses Windows 7, so he can’t use Edge
even if he wanted to, but he knows what
he’s doing with IE and as long as he
PIXEL PHONE (SEE REVIEW ON
PAGE 22)? A FTER THE WHATSAPP
HACK, IS ANY ONLINE
SERVICE TRULY SECURE?
keeps his antivirus software up to date, I’m quite happy with my Samsung
I don’t see a problem. He doesn’t bother Galaxy Note 3. It’s about six years old Nothing is 100% secure – we’ve learnt
with browser extensions and doesn’t but it still works perfectly. the lessons over and over again. We
need to sync data across devices, so Gerrit Max should be talking about a risk-based
Internet Explorer works just fine. approach, not if it is secure or not.
Perhaps Mr Mitchell should consider I’m still using my Nexus 6, which is cyberphilosopher @_4_d_4_m_
being less judgmental. If everyone used going strong after five years (cross
the same software as him, it would be a fingers). The only thing I miss are the By its nature, no complex piece of
very boring world. automatic updates – I’m stuck on 7.1.1. software (even small bits of code) is
Jonathan Fry, via email I could load a custom ROM but it’s not ultimately safe. That is why we not
that important. Keep your phones only have updates, but also security
Flushed with gratitude folks. Save money and save the planet! software, such as antivirus programs
Thank you for the recommendation of Iain Kenworthy-Neale and firewalls!
the public-toilet finding app Flush (bit.ly/ Anthony Higham
flush475) in Issue 475. I’ve tried several No, because we have to stop this
of these apps before, but this was one of continuing cycle of yearly upgrades. I have to hope that LastPass is secure.
the better ones, although it It’s unnecessary and environmentally After all, it has all my logins.
did fail to flag that toilet unfriendly. Companies who pump out Simon Mellor @4KBacon
facilities are available in my barely different models each year
local Morrisons supermarket. should bear part of the responsibility I don’t use WhatsApp and I don’t
Some of the listings lack for this problem. think any app is 100% safe.
information but at least Glenn Faulkner Kevin Gadget Man Benton
Flush is easy to use.
Colin Donnelly, via email No. I don’t buy a new phone any more
Oversharing online isn’t

worth the risk
frequently than I do a new pair of
trousers, which is every five years.
Steve Gaines
D O YOU USE SPOTIFY OR
PREFER ANOTHER MUSIC-
STREAMING SERVICE?
Barry Collins is quite right in his column
in Issue 475, ‘The biggest threat to your I’ve been a Premium member for
privacy is you’. I’ve lost track of the times
I’ve had to warn my friends about them
oversharing personal details on
W ILL YOU TRY MICROSOFT’S
REBUILT EDGE BROWSER,
WHEN IT’S OFFICIALLY
years. It’s definitely my favourite
music-streaming service.
Mark Chatham
Facebook – photos RELEASED?
showing off the contents They’ve got me cornered now
of their houses, the Yes. I’m using the developer version because I’ve made lots of playlists.
names of their kids and right now and it seems faster than It’s difficult to switch and start afresh.
the schools they go to, Chrome by a long shot. I didn’t like And you can’t use the free version
the exact dates they’ll be the old Edge at all. Load times were with Alexa, which is cheeky.
away on holiday. Is it slow, but this new Edge is really solid. Adrian Millington
really worth putting the safety of your Jarrod Ushkowski
home and family at risk, just to impress It took me a long time to get a decent
people on social media? Anything you There’s no point if it’s just a rebranded playlist together, so I don’t think I’d
post online is public and accessible to Chrome browser. I’ll stick to the real switch. If it came to it, I’d drop back
any passing cybercriminal who can see thing. down to a free subscription.
your account. It really isn’t worth the risk. Martin Phillp Phil Ówen
Sandra Kelsall, via email
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At long last, Apple’s arrogant behaviour
looks set to be punished, says Barry Collins
Apple needs a dose

of nan’s medicine
y nan was particularly keen on This has been going on for donkey’s company’s CEO, Daniel Ek, “which
comeuppance. If you parked years, but it has come to a head now essentially would mean we would have
outside her house when she’d because Apple has since launched a to raise our prices for consumers all
“put the bins out” to save a highly successful music service of its over the world,” he told the FT earlier
spot for her own car, or if you “played own. In fact, Apple Music is primed to this year. That got the EU’s attention.
her up”, you’d be admonished with overtake Spotify as the world’s biggest Why am I glad that Apple is finally
the same phrase: “you’ll get your paid-for music getting its collar felt?
comeuppance, you will”. subscription Because it’s been
Well, now it seems Apple is about service in the next
Apple has so far getting away with
to get a dose of nan’s favourite year or so. Apple, gotten away with this behaviour that others
punishment. After years of escaping of course, doesn’t have been heavily
the competition authorities’ glare, pay a 30% cut
because – laughably – it’s punished for. Take
Apple is reportedly set for a date with to itself, meaning not big enough Microsoft, for
EU regulators to justify the massive cut it has a huge instance. It has paid
it takes on certain purchases made competitive advantage over Spotify billions of Euros in fines and been forced
through iOS apps. and the others. to jump through all kinds of hoops for
For example, if someone downloads While Apple effortlessly banks its bundling its Internet Explorer browser
the free Spotify app from the App Store profits, Spotify expects to make a loss with Windows.
and then signs up for a £10-a-month of around £300m this year – and still What does Apple do with iOS?
Spotify subscription via that app, Apple get a barrel-load of grief from entitled Throws in the Safari browser and, even
keeps £3 of it. Not a £3 one-off pop stars who don’t think Spotify is worse than Microsoft, forces customers
commission, but £3 for every single paying them enough (don’t get me to use it. You can’t choose a new default
month that subscription remains active. started on that topic). Spotify has “no browser in iOS, it has to be Safari. Even
That’s a nice little earner for doing next other choice than to accept the 30% fee the Chrome, Firefox and other browser
to nothing. put in place,” according to the apps available for iOS aren’t really
alternative browsers – they’re all forced
to use the same browser engine as
Safari, they just look a bit different.
Apple has so far gotten away with this
because – laughably – it’s not big
enough. Despite fleetingly being the
world’s richest company, it doesn’t have
a monopoly-sized market share of the
smartphone, tablet or computer
markets, and so isn’t flouting antitrust
legislation. The very thing that makes
Apple so much money – the high price
Illustration: Andrew Torrens
of its products – has prevented it from

gaining enough market share to get into
hot water over competition law. Talk
about the perfect cr… no, the lawyers
won’t let me use that word.
Apple’s behaviour is vastly anti-
competitive, not to mention arrogant.
Its comeuppance has been a very long
time coming.
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