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and how they affect you
FIRST LOOK
Honor 8 just enough subtle differences to set
bit.ly/honor405 the two apart from each other. The
Honor 8s processor is less powerful,
Like most smartphone manufacturers, for example, but it has the advantage
Honor updates its flagship phone of an infrared transmitter that lets you
once a year, and that time is now. Its use the phone as a universal remote
latest top-end offering is the Honor 8, control for your TV and set-top box.
and its the firms most attractive and The Honor 8 is also much faster at
desirable handset to date. charging, reaching full capacity in
Moving on from the curved around an hour, and comes with a
brushed-metal rear panel of last years Fast Charge-compatible charger to
Honor 7, the 5.2in Honor 8s glass-clad make the process even quicker.
front and rear are reminiscent of the The Honor 8 costs 370, which
Samsung Galaxy S7. As with all the sounds reasonable compared to
latest Honor handsets, theres a support and, like its close cousin, the Android phones from Samsung and
fingerprint reader in the centre of the Huawei P9, it comes with a dual-camera Sony, but its quite a step up in price
phones rear but it now gets a speed setup: one camera is dedicated to full from the Honor 7, which sold for 250
boost, so fingerprints are recognised colour photos while the other captures at launch. This makes the Honor 8 a
in a claimed 0.4 seconds, and you can black-and-white images, both at a difficult sell as a budget handset,
also assign app shortcuts to a single 12-megapixel resolution. although its dual-camera function is
and double click, and a long press. In many ways, the Honor 8 seems like unarguably impressive and may be
The Honor 8 offers dual-SIM a repackaged Huawei P9, but there are enough to justify the extra cost.
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messages, coupled passwords. This is still making logins as effective impacting the customer
with the way they are now the sole way that banks as possible or easy to use. experience.
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This is Durham
www.thisisdurham.com
Durham is one of the jewels of the
north-east, with its magnificent Norman ACCOMMODATION
cathedral, hill-top castle, winding river The accommodation entries are packed
and picturesque shops. This Is Durham with information and official ratings
captures the citys essence perfectly, as
well as showcasing locations outside the
centre. Bursting with well-shot photos, it
leaves few stones unturned, highlighting
various types of accommodation
including dog-friendly options and
showing you events, attractions and the
best places to eat and drink. The Inspire
Me section is the perfect starting point,
chock full of ideas and itineraries. The
only thing that lets the site down slightly
is its infrequently updated blog. THINGS TO DO
You can find lots of offers on Durham
Our rating attractions, hotels and restaurants
RELAUNCH
BOXING
Frank Bruno
www.frankbruno.co.uk
Frank Brunos revamped site packs a
punch, but falls short of delivering a
NEW knockout blow. Thats because for all the
FILM info about his sporting achievements, his
Wheres The Jump? full 45-fight history, video highlights from
his time in the ring and some great
wheresthejump.com photos, the sites main aims are to flog
Whether youre a fan of horror movies or they send you cowering behind the sofa, the former boxing champions new range
Wheres the Jump? lets you know in advance if youre likely to need a change of of merchandise and promote his public
underwear. This site lists hundreds of scary flicks, giving each a rating for the number speaking. For fans, though, thats no bad
and level of frights it contains. A quick click reveals exactly when those moments take thing. Whether you want to buy a T-shirt,
place so you can either psych yourself up or cover your eyes. By downloading the a hoodie or some signed memorabilia,
SRT files to the same directory as a movie, you can get on-screen warnings of the store is very well designed, with
impending terrors. You can also search for films that contain lots of jumps or not so good product images, clear pricing and a
many, and see a range of forthcoming horror releases. Its a boo-tiful idea! simple route to the checkout.
VISITOR
INFORMATION
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various guides
online, including
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Bournemouths location on the sunny
south coast of England has made it a
popular tourist destination, with more
NEW than five million visitors each year. This
NEWS site can help you make the most of your
Zeadlines stay, with hotel suggestions, a handy list
of shops, offers from local businesses
www.zeadlines.com and information about things to do and
Zeadlines promotes itself as a news site written by and for children. It wants budding places to eat. Although theres nothing
young journalists to contribute stories, poems, drawings and videos, and offers a particularly innovative here (you cant
prize for the best contributions each month. As a new launch, its still in the process share pages and the parking section
of building up its content, and so far there are profiles of just three reporters and the doesnt even include a map), the images
editor. But while some of the articles have obviously been penned by a professional are inviting, and informative tweets are
journalist (including one, bizarrely, about a car salesman coming to a grandmothers dotted around the homepage. Oddly,
rescue), each story can be shared and commented on, which should encourage though, theres no mention of the towns
interaction. The layout is a bit boring, but its uncluttered and easy to navigate. Premier League football club.
A
You can have up to four rows of some text and share the image VBulletin (vbulletin.com) is a good
toolbar buttons and theres now a directly to Facebook, Twitter, business choice. You can host it
new button that lets you add or Pinterest and others, or save it yourself or in the cloud, and change
reset the line breaks. to your PCs hard drive. From templates and themes, plus it has a good set
there, you can insert the image of movie tutorials. If youre on a small
Create images using Pablo into your web page. budget and want free open-source software
Every web post should include an like MyBB, try phpBB. Its been in active
arresting image to grab a visitors development since 2000, can be self-hosted
attention, but what software Deal of the Fortnight and has lots of themes and plugins and a
should you use? Pablo from Buffer If youre not sure about this web-building large, enthusiastic community-support
(pablo.buffer.com) is an online lark, try it for free! One.com (www.one forum. Simple Machines Forum is another
tool that runs in your browser and .com) is offering its Starter package for one popular open-source solution. There are lots
lets you create impressive year completely free of charge. of tutorials and wikis for all these forums.
artwork. There are 600,000 free
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and log in. If the message about
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Ad Inserter, 1 which lets you insert
adverts or any other type of code into
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with links to related articles. 1 We
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Matched Content. It will tell you from wordpress.org. Copy the code bottom, to place it after the content.
whether you are eligible. Select the My provided by AdSense and paste it in. Google does the rest. If you check your
ads tab 1 and click New ad unit. Set Scroll down and choose where to insert AdSense performance, youll see that
the size to Responsive 2 and the Ad it. 2 Its best located after an article. visitors are clicking and reading more
type to Matched Content. 3 and staying longer.
I
f youve always wanted Sky For 40, you get a good channels (streamed via the down the left-hand side and
TV but were put off by the quality smart TV box that internet) and radio. If your TV programme information
high prices and the need gives you access to Freeview has a rubbish guide, then its displayed on the right. Its
to install a satellite dish and channels via a standard worth buying the Now TV intuitive and speedy to use.
Sky+ box in your home, then antenna, plus a plethora of Smart Box for this alone. You No modern TV streaming
Skys Now TV service may be apps, including Now TV, also get the ability to pause box would be complete
just the thing youve been YouTube and most of the and rewind live television, without apps, and the Now
waiting for. It offers a way major catch-up TV channels watch catch-up and stream TV Smart Box is no exception.
into Skys range of services including iPlayer, ITV Hub, movies and box sets, although Its based on Rokus platform,
without the need to tie All 4 and Demand 5 (but not theres no hard drive so you so the selection is pretty
yourself down, and provides Amazon Video or Netflix), cant record programmes to broad and includes popular
access to Skys sport and streamed to your TV over watch later. apps such as Facebook,
entertainment channels, plus the internet. The interface isnt quite the Spotify and Flickr.
a selection of streaming You also get a well- same as on the premium Sky
services for those with older, designed TV guide that splits Q service, but its organised in Prices and content
non-smart TVs. content into Freeview a similar fashion, with a Now TVs range of
In fact, you dont even channels, Now TV live vertical list of categories subscriptions (or passes as
need to pay for a Now TV Sky calls them) effectively
subscription to use the Now offers most of Skys exclusive
TV Smart Box, although you content movies, Sky Sports
will need to create a Now Now TV Smart Box gives you the ability and channels such as Sky
TV account (if you have to pause and rewind live TV, watch catch-up Atlantic and, for the cultural
subscribed to Sky in the viewer, Sky Arts without
past, your Sky account will
and stream movies and box sets needing a Sky dish or
work, too). contract. Instead, its all
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Now TV Smart Box Product Test
PRODUCT INFO
Sky Now TV
Smart Box
Price: 40
Buy from: www.sky.com
SPECIFICATIONS
1,920 x 1,080 maximum resolution
(content in 720p)
HDMI video output
802.11n Wi-Fi
Ethernet port
FOR
Cheap upfront cost
streamed over the internet to will and its possible to watch There are three different Contract free no need to tie
either a computer, all this content on up to four unlimited broadband yourself in for a year or longer
smartphone or tablet, or an devices, and on two packages to choose from
app-enabled box or TV. simultaneously. Plus, youre 17Mbps standard or 38Mbps AGAINST
Its the pricing strategy still getting a lot of TV for and 76Mbps fibre-optic; three Some channels still show only in
thats key here. Want your money. phone packages; and you standard definition
entertainment channels? The only downside is that then pay 18-per-month line
Thats 6.99 per month. Sky while most streamed services rental on top. BETTER SPECS,
Cinema (formerly known as are shown in 720p resolution This is competitive with MORE EXPENSIVE
Sky Movies)? 10 per month. and the box itself is capable BT, the main difference
BT TV with YouView
Sky Kids will set you back 3 of putting out 1080p, the being that the upfront setup 57 upfront cost, plus a
per month and Sky Sports is Freeview TV services and Sky costs are lower with Now TV 12-month contract at 38
anything from 7 for a day to Sports are limited to standard free, if you dont mind being pcm (includes broadband
37 per month. definition across most tied to a contract. BT, on the and BT Sport pack)
Everything together will compatible devices. So its other hand, only provides its www.bt.com
cost you 57 a month, which not the best box if youve got services if you commit to a
is around the same as Sky TV a very large TV. contract and it will charge you
with movies, sport and a heck upfront as well. Overall, Now
of a lot more channels. On Now TV Combo TV provides a tempting
the surface, this doesnt Thats not the end of the alternative.
look like great value because new Now TV offering, The wider question is CREAM OF
youre effectively paying however. You can also buy whether you should be THE CROP
more for less, but the key a Now TV Combo, which is buying a Sky broadband Sky Q
point is that youre not tied where things begin to package with the Now TV 49 upfront cost, plus a
12-month contract at
into a 12-month contract with get a bit more complicated. Smart Box at all when you
32 pcm (no broadband)
any of Skys passes; each one The Combo is composed of could just as easily just buy www.sky.com
(aside from the Sports day Sky Broadband, a Smart Box, the box for 40 and simply
and week passes) locks you in a Sky Hub router and your add your own choice of
for only a month. After that, choice of subscriptions broadband. Wed advise
you can chop and change at to the various packages. shopping around first.
OUR VERDICT
So, should you buy a Now The Now TV Smart Box is The merits of the Now TV FEATURES
TV Smart Box? If you have well designed and simple to Combo are less clear. Its
PERFORMANCE
an old TV with a clunky EPG use, giving access to prices are competitive, and
EASE OF USE
or no programme guide at catch-up TV and Sky Sports theres a small discount for
all want access to apps without the strings, a existing Now TV subscribers
VALUE FOR MONEY
and would like the flexibility well-designed user interface and a free Smart Box, but
of not having to pay for and the ability to pause and thats not enough to dictate cheaper broadband
premium channels for 12 rewind live TV. For 40 (plus your choice of broadband packages and if you want
months per year, then the ongoing subscription costs), supplier. If you shop around, the Now TV Smart Box, add
answer is yes. thats a bargain. you may be able to find that at a later date.
A
mazons range of excellent E-Ink Pearl screen
Kindles dominates the and slick performance.
e-reader market. While Sure, the 600 x 800, 167ppi
its Oasis model will set you resolution display isnt as
back 269.99, the latest sharp as on its pricier rivals
Kindle is its cheapest, costing which all have more modern,
a mere 60 (or 70 if you 300ppi E Ink Carta screens
want to avoid being but you have to look hard
confronted with adverts on to tell the difference. And
the lock screen). the contrast between page
As a bottom-of-the-range background and text is
budget option, its nowhere excellent. Turn down the light
near as slender or as well on the Oasis and sit it next to
made as its higher-spec the Kindle, and youll be hard
siblings and, frankly, feels a bit pushed to separate the two.
low-rent. Tap the rear of the
device and it sounds hollow; Whats missing
apply pressure and it bends Whats likely to cause more
disconcertingly; and the annoyance is that the Amazon
plastic power button on the Kindle 2016 doesnt have a
bottom edge feels flimsy. light for reading in the dark
Still, once youve switched it and you can only turn pages
on, theres every chance youll using the touchscreen. Theres
completely forget about these also no 3G version of the
cost-cutting compromises, basic Kindle, although with
and thats mainly down to its Wi-Fi hotspots so prevalent
these days thats not a major As for the user interface, Page Flip, which gains a
concern. Also, 4GB is plenty the new Kindle benefits from thumbnail view, making it
PRODUCT INFO
easier to flip back and forth
Amazon Kindle visually through your ebooks;
Price: 60 Once its switched on, youll forget about plus social-network
(70 without adverts) integration and family sharing.
Buy from: the cost-cutting compromises Theres even Bluetooth
www.amazon.co.uk audio connectivity, so those
SPECIFICATIONS with sight problems can
of storage for thousands of the same overhaul that navigate the Kindle interface
6in E-Ink Pearl screen books just make sure you Amazon recently gave its by touch and have their
600 x 800 resolution
plan ahead and youll never more expensive e-readers. ebooks read aloud to them
4GB storage
be short of books to read. That means improvements to through headphones.
802.11n Wi-Fi
Four times cheaper than sensors, so although the specifications reflect this. VALUE FOR MONEY
Amazons top-of-the-range model screen surround is slightly Once you look past the
Excellent screen, plenty of raised, it works perfectly. The features it lacks, however,
storage and long battery life new Kindle feels just as a highly capable e-reader content. Simply put, the
responsive, and battery life is emerges. Its responsive, Amazon Kindle remains the
AGAINST a claimed up to four weeks lightweight, great for best e-reader you can buy
Design and build feel cheap although this is with wireless reading and as good as any if you dont want to spend
No light for reading in the dark turned off and reading limited of its rivals for usability and more than 100.
to 30 minutes a day.
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HARDWARE
E-READER BUDGET SMARTPHONE
Amazon Kindle (2016) NEW! Motorola Moto G4
69.99 from www.amazon.co.uk 159 from www.amazon.co.uk
Date tested: August 2016 Date tested: August 2016
The highly capable Kindle is lightweight, This fantastic smartphone offers better features
great for reading and matches its rivals for and performance than any other phone of this
usability and content. Despite the lack of a front light, it price. Its screen is sharp and bright, and its cameras are
remains the best e-reader you can buy for less than 100. excellent. Battery life is well above average, too.
The Roku 3 has all the best elements of the previous models The Palicomp AMD Avengers medium-
and is as close to a perfect TV-streaming device as youll sized case still provides plenty of room to
find. It offers all the terrestrial catch-up services and a choice upgrade. Its carefully chosen components
of Netflix, Amazon Video, Google Play and Sky services. provide good performance, especially when playing games.
The MG5750 is an excellent all-rounder, producing The Cloudbook 14 is as good a laptop as youll get for less
top-quality prints at a great price and a reasonable speed. than 200. Its not particularly fast and doesnt have a
It uses multiple cartridges including a special one for brilliant display, but its fantastic value, especially because
black text to reduce waste and keep running costs low. it includes a years subscription to Office 365 Personal.
Guided edits People-beautifier tools RAW support Upload to YouTube and Vimeo
IObit Uninstaller 6
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Min requirements: Windows XP/
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Spinster
bit.ly/spinster405
Min requirements: Windows 10
File size: 23.5MB
Spinster is a media browser that can
play images and videos at the same
time. Its optimised for both
touchscreens and mouse-and-
keyboard setup, and runs on all
screen sizes.
SLIDESHOW CREATOR
Icecream Slideshow Maker 2
icecreamapps.com
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8+/10 File size: 30.4MB
Slideshow Maker lets you create a video slideshow of photos with transitions and Pixel Art Studio
background audio. Simply drag photos to the program window or add a folder of bit.ly/pixel405
images, choose the duration for each image, set a transition and add audio, then Min requirements: Windows 10
preview the results and click Create to save the slideshow. The new version is much File size: 18MB
faster and lets you shuffle photos and upload slideshows to Dropbox and Google If youre a fan of 8-bit art, this app
Drive. You can now change the output video format and loop the background audio. makes it easy to produce your own
creations. It supports images and
animations, and offers a selection of
brush types, custom canvases and
other tools and features.
TraceRT Ping
MULTI-MONITOR MANAGER BROWSER CLEANER bit.ly/trace405
DisplayFusion 8 AdwCleaner 6 Min requirements: Windows 10
www.displayfusion.com bit.ly/adwc405 File size: 7MB
Min requirements: Windows XP/ Min requirements: Windows XP/ If you want to know where your
Vista/7/8+/10 File size: 20.1MB Vista/7/8+/10 File size: 3.6MB web traffic is routed through,
TraceRT Ping can show you on
If you use two or more screens with your AdwCleaner can remove toolbars, a map. Launch it and type the URI
PC, DisplayFusion lets you manage and adware, hijackers and potentially (Uniform Resource Identifier) or
fine-tune them using precise monitor unwanted programs (PUPs) from your IP address to follow.
controls, window snapping and the browsers. Just click the Scan button and
ability to add wallpaper from the web. it will present you with its findings
Version 8 adds support for Windows 10 across various tabs including Services,
Anniversary Update and a Triggers Folders, Registry, Firefox and Chrome.
feature that automates window- Click Clean to remove any found junk.
management tasks. It comes with a free The latest version has been rewritten
30-day trial of the Pro edition, which and includes support for additional
includes some useful extra features. browsers and a new Log manager.
IMAGE MANAGER
ImBatch 5
www.highmotionsoftware.com
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8+/10
File size: 14.5MB
ANTI-MALWARE TOOL
Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware
Tool for Business
bit.ly/kar405
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8+/10
File size: 26.5MB
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Best Free Software
UPDATED | New tweaks and fixes for your favourite free programs
This powerful yet This popular system-cleaning System Ninja removes junk The most notable change
lightweight audio editor tool gets updated every from your PC, including in this update to the
offers numerous effects month. The latest version temporary files, internet popular browser is Google
and filters, along with gains improved cleaning of cookies and history, being dropped from Pale
sophisticated features and Chrome 52s history and thumbnail caches and more. Moons bundled search
audio-processing options. cache, and updated cleaning This update redesigns the providers, reportedly
This is the first update since of DOMStore cookies, Startup Manager and Process because Google didnt pay
2013 and adds a real-time which are used by Internet Manager tools, and adds it revenue for traffic sent
spectrum-analysis feature, Explorer. The Auto-Update improved cleaning of Google from its start page. You can
a shortcuts editor and checking process has been Chrome cache, cookies and manually install Google if
a time bar. improved, too. session history. you still want to use it.
This fortnights most useful tips and add-ons to help you get the
most from Chrome, Firefox, Opera and more
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FIREFOX OTHER BROWSERS
Download any song
Discover Firefoxs secret from SoundCloud
browsing history
An increasing number of
musicians, DJs and producers
now use SoundCloud
When someone has been using your (soundcloud.com) to share their
computer without your permission, they work online, but often only as
can easily cover their tracks by clearing streaming audio without the
the browsing history leaving you none option to download the track to
the wiser about any dodgy sites they keep. SoundCloud MP3
may have visited. Unless, that is, you Downloader beats this
install a clever new add-on called restriction by adding a download
PinPatrol (bit.ly/pinpatrol405), which button to every song featured
shows you domains that are secretly on the site. To download a track,
stored by Firefox and not usually visible. click Prepare to generate an MP3
Just click the PP icon on your toolbar link, then click this to download
to view a record of all the sites your browser has connected to recently, including the file. If this sounds like too
the date the domain was last visited and the number of days on which it was much trouble, you can subscribe
accessed. PinPatrol works retroactively, so you can trace your hidden history over to SoundCloud Go for 9.99 per
the last few months you can even search for a specific domain. month to enjoy its catalogue
Note that many of the entries will be for ad servers and social networks, unless offline and ad-free.
you block those sites using the tips in our cover feature on page 38.
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This fortnights top free and paid-for apps for Android, iOS and
Windows phones and tablets, and smart TVs
Trapezoid
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FAQ Everything you need to know about the most
interesting new technology trends and events
Car hacking
You car could be targeted by thieves who can unlock it and even
drive it without needing your key. Belt up and listen to David Crookes
their motivation. Some want to be the
first to crack specific vehicles to enhance
their hacking credentials, revelling in the
challenge. But others are looking for
some sort of financial gain: if they can
disable a vehicles locks, they could
pilfer the belongings of the glove
compartment and boot. Better still, if
they can somehow start the car, they can
drive it away.
In the most frightening scenario,
hackers could seize control of a vehicle
while its being driven, with terrible
consequences such as injury and death.
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Car hacking
What do these devices do? You wouldnt let a dog in a pink scarf drive
Some intercept the signals from key fobs, your car, so dont let hackers
HACKED-OFF MOTORISTS
These car hackers have provoked virtual road rage in their victims
The Mitsubishi Outlander had a vulnerability
that could let hackers drain the battery
T
he web is full of useful Over the following six pages, we
information, entertaining show you how to block Facebooks
content and fantastic free tools, unblockable adverts, stop auto-
but it also plays host to a lot of playing videos and GIFs, kill Flash
unpleasantness: for example, dead, deal with abusive Twitter trolls,
annoying adverts that obscure your defeat invisible trackers and much
view of pages, hidden trackers that more, using the latest browser tools
spy on your activities, trolls that spam and secret tweaks.
and harass you, loud videos that start We also explain how to banish
playing automatically and malicious things that annoy you in the outside
code hidden in images. In this feature, world such as Pokmon Go and
we reveal how to overcome these Donald Trump to stop them
threats and irritations for good so invading your online space and
you can enjoy the web unimpeded. spoiling your enjoyment of the web.
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SECURITY RISKS
Cross-site request forgery
attacks
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
attack is not only a bit of a mouthful to
say, but also an increasingly common
and pernicious security threat. It forces
you to perform an unwanted action on
a website youre currently logged into, destinations or go into the add-ons you see will depend on which browsers
without your knowledge. Sometimes Options to decide exactly which you have installed. Chrome has its own
these annoying requests are legitimate connections to block and allow using Flash plugin which you can disable by
for example, from ad servers or social thousands of built-in rules. typing chrome://plugins/ into the
networks that want to know more about There isnt an equivalent extension address bar and pressing Enter. Click
you but they can also be used for For Chrome, but ScriptSafe (bit.ly/ the Disable link for Adobe Flash Player
malicious purposes such as stealing your ssafe405) blocks the scripts that enable at the bottom of the Plugins window.
personal details, transferring money CSRF attacks to occur. If youre really Bear in mind that many websites still
from your online bank and changing worried about these attacks, make sure use Flash to display content, so you may
your email password. Trustworthy sites you always log out after using an online encounter problems if you remove the
should offer protection from this sort of service and dont allow your browser to plugin altogether.
threat, but for extra peace of mind you remember your login details.
can install a Firefox add-on called Drive-by downloads
RequestPolicy Continued (bit.ly/ Adobe Flash Drive-by downloads install malware on
request405). This automatically blocks Because Adobe Flash is such a security your PC without you knowing. You can
all cross-site requests and reveals which risk, its slowly being phased out or get infected by visiting a compromised
servers they originate from. You can downgraded by most browsers. Firefox website even without clicking anything
unblock specific requests from trusted now disables Flash by default and or by following a malicious link.
Google has said that from Chrome 55, Microsoft recently added drive-by
it will make HTML5 the default standard protection to its SmartScreen
on all sites except those that only technology in Windows 10, protecting
support Flash.
If you dont feel that disabling Flash is
a strong enough security precaution,
you can completely remove it from your
computer. Go to Start, type Control
Panel and launch the application, then
go to Programs and select Uninstall a
program. Locate and select any
references to Adobe Flash Player, then
uninstall them. The number of entries
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users of Microsoft Edge and Internet should result in them being blocked and add-on for Firefox (bit.ly/vtzilla365) or
Explorer 11. When you encounter a displaying a red warning. VTchromizer extension for Chrome (bit
malicious site, SmartScreen displays To ensure you dont stumble onto .ly/vtchromizer365). Just right-click a
a red warning and blocks the bad page. malware-infected sites that your download link and choose Scan with
Chrome and Firefox also offer built-in browser doesnt catch, you should scan VirusTotal or click the toolbar button
protection against these sites, which them first using VirusTotals VTzilla to scan the current page for malware.
PRIVACY THREATS
Third-party cookies Edge users should click the ellipsis Invisible trackers
Some cookies operate across multiple button () and go to Settings. Click the Websites use invisible trackers to record
sites, allowing third parties usually View advanced settings button and the public details of all their visitors.
advertisers to build up a profile of the scroll down to Cookies under Privacy This information includes browser type,
sites you visit and track your browsing and services. In the drop-down menu, IP address, operating system, referrer,
habits. You can block these third-party select Block only third-party cookies. page title and URL. It also reports back
cookies, but be aware that this may if you return to the site. This data is
occasionally cause some websites to Social-media widgets supposed to be collected anonymously,
behave oddly. Facebook, Twitter and but you may still feel uneasy about sites
In Chrome, click the three-line Google+ scatter their building up a profile and knowing
hamburger button and open Settings. buttons across the virtually everything about you except
Click the Show advanced settings link web to make it your name. Fortunately, you can block
at the bottom, then the Content easy to like any invisible trackers using the
settings button under Privacy. You can content you aforementioned Privacy Badger, which
manage third-party cookies there, encounter and turns red to show you if the site youre
either by blocking them all or by share it directly on currently viewing is trying to spy on you.
allowing specific sites to install cookies. your favourite social
In Firefox, click the hamburger button networks. However, these widgets also
and select Options. Click the Privacy serve a second purpose they can track
option to manage cookies. your browsing across the web, even if
you dont click them.
Privacy Badger (bit.ly/pb405), from
the non-profit organisation EFF
(Electronic Frontier Foundation),
automatically blocks these social-
networking buttons and replaces them
with versions that let you share and like
content, but which wont track you. Its
available for Chrome and Firefox, and
also blocks spying ads.
See our Mini Workshop below for
instructions on using Privacy Badger.
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Mobile adverts
Adverts that appear on mobile web
as running a reliable anti-malware
program, consider using an ad
blocker such as Adblock Plus or
2 There are a couple of ways to stop videos
playing automatically in Firefox. To do this
in Firefoxs settings, type about:config into
pages are often incredibly uBlock Origin (bit.ly/ublock405). the address bar and click Ill be careful,
frustrating because they can Additionally, in Chrome, click the I promise on the warning screen. Type
obscure important content and be hamburger menu button and go to plugins.click_to_play into the search
difficult to dismiss. They can also Settings. Scroll down and click box 1 and double-click the entry 2 to toggle
slow down your browsing and eat Show advanced settings. Under the settings on or off.
into your mobile data allowance. For the Privacy section, make sure
those reasons alone, ad blockers Protect you and your device from
are becoming increasingly popular dangerous sites is ticked. In Firefox,
on iOS and Android. You can install click the hamburger, choose
ad-blocking apps, which will work Options, Security and ensure the
with the default browser, or you can option Block dangerous and
switch to a browser that has deceptive content is selected.
ad-blocking built in. Operas mobile
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YouTube adverts Many websites are funded purely by advertising.
The adverts that run at the beginning of
some YouTube videos help to monetise If you block their ads, you could potentially be
the content, and you can (in most cases)
click to skip them after a few seconds. jeopardising their existence
If you really cant bear to see ads on
YouTube, even if that means cutting off add-on has blocked and you can
the posters only source of funding, you whitelist individual websites to allow
can block them using Adblock Plus. their pop-ups.
Go to youtube.adblockplus.me and
choose Block all YouTube annoyances. Animated GIFs
Animated GIFs are very entertaining in
small doses but they can quickly
become annoying and may take a while
to load if youre on a slow connection.
Google offers an add-on called
Animation Policy (bit.ly/ap405) for
Chrome that controls whether
animations should play all the time,
just once or not at all.
You can block animations directly in
Microsoft (bit.ly/msad405) and Yahoo Firefoxs settings. Type about:config
(bit.ly/yahooad405). You can also visit into the address bar and hit Enter. Click
the Consumer Opt-Out Page of the Ill be careful, I promise! then type
Acceptable ads Network Advertising Initiative (bit.ly/ image.animation into the search box
Many websites are funded purely by nai405) to opt out of multiple sites at to show the image.animation_mode
advertising. If you block their ads, you the same time. option. This is set to Normal by default,
could potentially be jeopardising their which means Firefox will play animated
existence. For this reason, Adblock Plus Auto-playing videos images on repeat. Double-click the
has an acceptable ads programme that Video adverts (and other content) that setting to change it to None: this stops
lets through some non-intrusive play as soon as you open a page are animated GIFs from playing. You can
adverts. If you really dont want to see incredibly annoying. If youre listening also set it to Once if you want to allow
any adverts, you can turn this feature to music through your computer or the GIF to play briefly.
off. In Chrome, right-click the Adblock working in a shared environment, the
Plus icon, select Options and untick the last thing you want is some junky video
setting there. In Firefox, click the icon blaring out its unwelcome nonsense.
and choose Filter Preferences from the You might be able to stop them by using
menu. Untick the box Allow some an ad blocker, but some may still slip
non-intrusive advertising. through. Fortunately, most web
Alternatively, Adblock Ultimate browsers offer settings to prevent
(adblockultimate.net) for Chrome and content like this from autoplaying.
Firefox prides itself on blocking all ads See our Mini Workshop on page 41 to
without exception and offers no find out how to configure your browser YouTube Autoplay
white-listing option. so videos dont play automatically. You go to YouTube to watch a video but
as soon as its finished playing, another
Pop-ups and pop-unders one you have no interest in suddenly
Your browser should automatically launches into action. If you want to
block pop-ups or pop-unders, although watch the original video again or post a
some of the more devious examples comment on what youve just seen, this
may still slip through. Poper Blocker for can be really annoying. The simple trick
Chrome (bit.ly/poper405) promises to to stop this occurring is to flick the small
kill pop-ups and pop-unders no matter Autoplay switch in the top-right corner
where you click on a page. A notification to off. Its obvious when you know how!
Tailored adverts displays the number of windows the
Most major websites track your activity
to learn about your interests, so they
can serve up more relevant advertising,
but you can block this through ad-
preference pages. For Google, go to the
search giants Ads Settings page (bit.ly/
googlead405) and browse the
information it holds on you. This
includes gender, age, languages and
interests. From here, you can opt out of
interest-based ads on Google and
across the web. Next, visit the pages for
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UNPLEASANT PEOPLE
Comments on online articles without the comments, you can use Unfollow [Name]. You can easily
A lot of websites, especially ones that Adblock Plus to hide them. Go to re-follow them if you change your mind.
run on WordPress, use the Disqus youtube.adblockplus.me and select the
commenting platform. If someone is option to Block only comments. Facebook chats
being really unpleasant in a discussion If youre being pestered in Facebook
on a site, you can block them, so their Facebook games requests Messenger, you can mute or delete a
messages are You probably get fewer requests from conversation
no longer friends to play games on Facebook than and turn off
visible to you. back in the days when Farmville and chat for that
To do this, similar games were all the rage, but they particular
make sure you can still be an annoyance. To block person. In
are logged into these requests (which are usually sent the chat
Disqus (create to help your friend get more lives or window, click
an account if progress further in the game), look for the cog icon
you dont Apps in the sidebar on the left and find to see the
already have the Games entry. When the Games page options, then
one), hover opens, click the Activity tab at the top, select Mute Conversation or Delete
your mouse over a comment you dont then click Invitations to block any Conversation. If someone is being
like, click the small down arrow that unwanted game requests. particularly odious, you can block their
appears, and select Block User. messages completely and report them
Alternatively, a new Chrome extension to Facebook.
called NoComment (bit.ly/
nocomment404) automatically blocks Abusive Twitter users
users comments on news websites, Twitter is home to some of the worst
blogs and social networks so you need trolls and abusive commenters on the
never be bothered by an idiotic opinion web, and you often need a thick skin
or spammer again. when using the site. Twitter is trying to
clean things up, albeit with rather
Comments on YouTube videos Annoying Facebook friends limited success, and to that end it has
Occasionally, youll read some amusing If a friend on Facebook posts annoying introduced various tools you can use to
and insightful comments underneath or upsetting content, you can simply block and filter out the worst, most
YouTube videos, but much of the time unfriend them, but this could unpleasant users. The best option is to
the comments consist of inane drivel, be awkward if they find out. A much click the ellipsis () under a tweet and
puerile name-calling and offensive better select Block. Mute is also an option, as is
insults. If youd rather enjoy YouTube solution is Report if the person is behaving
to unfollow completely unacceptably or illegally.
them, so
you no
longer see
what they
post but
remain
friends
and theyll be none the wiser.
To do this, click the down arrow to the
right of one of their posts and select
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is growing, helped by the .com), but its not the only option. MEmu
widespread adoption of Windows is an excellent and recently updated
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comparison to the quantity and quality Android device on the Windows Desktop
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FULL SCREEN
Certain apps, such as
games, run better full
screen. Tap the button to
switch views
ROTATE
MEmu will automatically rotate the screen
depending on whether the app you have open
is designed to run portrait or landscape. You
can change the orientation manually
INSTALL APP
TO PHONE
Connect an
Android phone to
SETTINGS your PC via USB
You can enable or disable and youll be able
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Android device just as you running on MEmu
can in a real Android directly to it
phone or tablet
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W
hen you type a websites name into your browser,
there is a small but noticeable delay before the
page starts to load. This is because the browser has
to ask a DNS (Domain Name System) server for the IP address
of a site to load it. You probably use the DNS server provided
by your ISP, unless you switched to another such as OpenDNS
(www.opendns.com) or Google DNS (bit.ly/gdns405).
Hackers can eavesdrop on your DNS requests to find out
which websites youre visiting and they can spoof an address
and redirect you to a fake site. Simple DNSCrypt safeguards
your DNS by encrypting and securing it. Its actually a front
end for DNSCrypt a command-line tool from the team
behind OpenDNS which means its very easy to use. The
software is hosted on GitHub and there are lots of downloads
to choose from. You need the latest MSI (installer) package
and youll find the link for it under Installation. To get started,
just download and run the file.
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Launch the program and it will display the menu in The Primary Resolver 1 and Secondary Resolver 2 are
German. Click the drop-down language menu at the top of the two DNS servers the program will use when active.
the window 1 and switch this to English. All the menus will Simple DNSCrypt has to change your current DNS
change you wont need to restart the program. Your current choices (from your ISP or elsewhere) to encrypt the traffic.
network card is shown at the top. 2 You have to allow this to use the software effectively.
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You dont have to accept the default resolver choices, You can view the DNS server address 1 and other details,
though. Click the name for the Primary resolver 1 and including whether it supports DNSSEC 2 (Domain Name
you can choose from a long list of DNS servers, 2 System Security Extensions), a technology that provides
including ones based in the UK. OpenDNS, which adds safety another layer of DNS security. Click Save 3 to store your
features such as phishing protection, is also available. preference. Set up the secondary resolver in the same way.
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EXPERT TIP
Wayne Williams says
Simple DNSCrypts green box and tick make it easy to see that the program is working. To check that
its actually encrypting your DNS, download DNSQuerySniffer from NirSoft (www.nirsoft.net/utils)
and run it as an administrator when Simple DNSCrypt is inactive. It should display a long list of site
names. Enable Simple DNSCrypt and run DNSQuerySniffer again. This time it should return no results.
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Flick the Primary DNSCrypt Service slider to on, 1 then Thats all you need to do to start protecting your DNS.
click your network card. Wait for it to turn green and for If you want to get more from the program, click
the tick to appear (this might take a short while). 2 If the Advanced Settings. 1 From here, you can refresh the list
network you use isnt there, select Show hidden cards to of resolvers 2 to make sure they are up to date. Click the
display it. 3 download list button. 3
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To use your main PC as a gateway device for other Simple DNSCrypt supports add-ons that expand the
computers and devices, turn on Global Resolver. 1 You softwares capabilities. Click the button to open the
can also switch between TCP (Transmission Control plugin manager 1 and browse the selection. If IPv6, the
Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol). TCP is slower but newer Internet Protocol, isnt available on your network, you
it includes error checking. can disable the wait for it 2 and speed up your browsing.
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If you like to know whats going on behind the scenes, You can restrict access to various websites by name
you can enable Logging. This stores any DNS queries you or IP address (big sites use multiple IP addresses, but
receive so you can spot suspicious connections. Click the you only need to know one). Youll need to create a
Folder button 1 to set a location for where the file is saved. text file containing the site names or IP addresses, then point
You can toggle the logging feature on and off. 2 the program to the list for domains 1 or addresses. 2
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Run ClipGrab and enter some keywords to search for a Click the video you want to save. The Downloads tab 1
video on YouTube. 1 Matches will appear instantly below will open showing the name of the clip 2 and its URL. 3
2 and update as you type. You can also paste in the URL Click the Format drop-down box 4 to select a format for
of the video you want the program will automatically detect your saved video, such as MPEG4 or WMV.
when you copy a video address to the clipboard.
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If its a music video, you can opt to save the audio on its Choose a download destination and click Save. The video
own. Use the drop-down Quality menu 1 to choose the will begin to download. You can cancel the process at
resolution of the saved video file. The options available any time. 1 Open the target folder 2 to access the
will depend on the quality of the YouTube video itself, but the downloaded clip. Double-clicking the video entry 3 will open
higher the better. Finally, click Grab this clip. 2 your default media player and start playing the video.
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The Settings tab 1 lets you customise the program. Under The Metadata tab 1 lets you choose if ClipGrab adds ID3
Target Path, 2 youll see the default download location. 3 tags to MP3 files. Clipboard 2 lets you specify what the
Click Browse 4 to change this. You can also set whether program should do when it detects a downloadable video
to always save videos to the last-used path 5 and/or skip in your clipboard (always download it, never download it or
asking for the file name. 6 ask). You can manage program alerts under Notifications. 3
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1
When you first run
IObit Applock, youll
be asked to create a
pattern password. 1 Swipe
your finger around the grid
of dots to enter a unique
pattern, then enter the 1
same pattern again to
confirm your password.
Alternatively, tap Use PIN
code 2 if you prefer
1 a traditional numerical
2
password. IObit Applock shows a list of apps that it recommends
you should lock. Tap the padlock icon to lock an app
and a pop-up appears. Tap Open, select IObit Applock
2 in the Usage data access settings menu and activate the
option to Allow usage tracking. 1 You can now lock and
unlock your apps as you please.
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If you dont want to Applocks main menu
tip off a snoop or a lets you activate
thief that youve Notification Lock, 1
locked your apps, open which hides the contents
IObit Applocks main of notifications from any of
menu, tap Fake Lock and your locked apps (such as
swipe left. Tap Apply 1 to private messages in a
activate the Force Stop 1 WhatsApp conversation).
option. Now, when To avoid repeatedly
someone tries to open an 2 unlocking apps as you
app on your device, switch between them,
a message appears saying Delay Lock Option 2 lets
the app stopped you disable Applock
unexpectedly. They wont temporarily. Choose one of
know that the only way to its three options to set the
access the lock screen is length of time apps are
1 by tapping the OK button unlocked for.
three times.
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To make sure an To be alerted if
intruder cant access someone tries to get
2 your apps by past your PIN or
uninstalling IObit Applock, pattern, activate the
open Security Centre from Intruder Selfie 1 feature.
the main menu and This takes a photo of the
activate the option to person after three failed
Avoid Being Uninstalled. 1 attempts at entering the
To make it less obvious password. To make sure
1 that IObit Applock is you dont ever get locked
installed on your device, out yourself, select Bind
tap Change Icon 2 to Email to link the app to
disguise it as a weather your email address.
app.
How to
... Create a portable Windows
10 Anniversary Update
Keep the latest version of Windows 10 in your pocket by booting it
from a USB memory drive. Wayne Williams explains how
I
n Windows 10, updates are
mandatory. You may be able
to defer or even block some
updates, but you will end up
installing them eventually.
The Anniversary Update (AU)
is very large and makes huge
changes to the operating
system, yet its treated like any
other update and installed
automatically.
If you are running Windows
10, you will probably already
have the AU installed or in
the pipeline, at least so you
may not see the point in
creating a bootable version
of it on a USB flash drive.
However, there are some
practical reasons for doing so:
it will allow you to run a clean
install of the operating system,
and easily upgrade any PCs
that arent already running
Windows 10. Also, it means you
have a portable version of the
Windows 10 Anniversary
Update to carry around with
you in case of emergency.
The benefits of a clean install Windows 10 Anniversary Update is so operating system that isnt bogged down
Updating Windows 10 to the latest huge, theres more potential for things with old system files, unnecessary
version happens automatically in the to go wrong. Also, the OS stores the old Registry entries and incorrect drivers.
background. Although the update takes version of Windows 10 on your hard drive Once the installation is complete, you
a while to complete, it should be in case you encounter problems and will need to spend some time reinstalling
relatively painless and, once its finished, need to roll it back which means youll all your programs and copying over
your system should work just as it did lose a considerable chunk of drive space personal data and settings, but its worth
before but with the new features and after its installed. the extra effort because it means
improvements in place. A better option is to perform a clean Windows will run faster and be less
That said, the upgrade doesnt always install rather than an in-place upgrade, likely to crash once youve finished
run as smoothly as it could. Because the because the end result will be a fresh setting up everything.
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Installing or upgrading Windows 10 is very straightforward just Click the Download tool now button to save and run the Media
follow the instructions in the Setup box Creation Tool and create a bootable flash drive
Create a bootable The Windows 10 Anniversary Update a bootable drive is to use Rufus (bit.ly/
USB flash drive is several gigabytes in size, so the rufus405). This excellent third-party tool
Many newer computers and laptops dont download will take a while to complete, takes all the hard work out of creating
have an optical drive, so although its depending on the speed of your internet a bootable drive from an existing ISO file.
easy enough to save the operating connection. Make sure the flash drive you It can also create a Windows To Go drive
system to a CD or DVD to boot from, choose is large enough we recommend which will let you install and run
a USB flash drive is more versatile. a drive thats at least 8GB in size and Windows 10 directly from the memory
The easiest way to create a bootable preferably quite fast USB 3.0 is ideal, if stick, turning it into a portable PC that
USB flash drive is to use Microsofts own your PC supports this. you can use on your travels. You will
Media Creation Tool (bit.ly/win10mct405 Another way need a very fast flash drive for this
see our Mini Workshop below for to create option, however. See our Mini Workshop
instructions on how to do this). The on page 61 for instructions on creating a
Media Creation Tool has been updated bootable Windows 10 drive using Rufus.
to the very latest version of Windows Finally, you can manually create
10, with the Anniversary Update, and a bootable drive using an ISO file
you can use it to download and install and a series of commands in
the OS immediately, or create your own the command prompt.
installation media. You have the option While this works well
of writing the operating system directly enough, its a bit fiddly
The USB flash
to a USB flash drive or saving it as an drive you choose and the other two
ISO file that you can manually write to should be at least 8GB methods described are
the drive or a DVD later on. in size and very fast much easier to perform.
MINI WORKSHOP | Create a USB flash drive using the Media Creation Tool
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Make sure the PC you want to install Windows 10 on is set to boot You can start an upgrade inside Windows by finding and running
from USB first setup.exe in the Sources folder
How to use the bootable if youre planning an in-place Windows 10 Activating Windows 10
flash drive upgrade. Select the memory stick in File Windows 10 was free for the first year,
Booting into the drive is very Explorer, open the Sources folder and but that period ended on 29 July. If you
straightforward just plug it into a double-click the setup.exe file to begin didnt upgrade before the deadline, then
USB port on the PC you want to install the upgrade process. you will need to purchase a licence to
Windows 10 on and start or restart your activate the new OS. If you did upgrade
computer. It should automatically detect your PC to Windows 10, then you will
the drive and begin the boot process. have been granted a digital entitlement
If your PC isnt set to boot from a USB which is tied to your computer and
flash drive, youll need to specify this in stored in the cloud. It doesnt matter
the BIOS. Turn on your computer and if you subsequently rolled back your PC
press the required key to enter setup. to Windows 7 or 8.1, or if you wiped or
This is likely to be F2 or Delete. Once the formatted your hard drive youll still be
BIOS loads, look for a boot-order menu able to install and use Windows 10 for
and set USB drive (or similar) as the first free on that device. If youre planning
option. Press F10 to save the changes a clean install, you will need your
and reboot this time, your drive should Windows key, which you can find by
be detected. ProduKey finds your Windows key. Right- running NirSofts ProduKey (www.nirsoft
You dont need to boot into the drive click to copy and keep it in a safe place .net/utils) in Windows.
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fantastic media player that can be
used to watch or listen to almost any
type of video or audio. It supports more
formats than other applications so if you
want to load footage into a video editor,
VLC can convert the clip to a compatible file
format. To do this, select Convert/Save in
the File menu, click the Add button and
select a video file. Click the Convert/Save
button and select the relevant file format
from the Profile menu. There are useful
presets such as Video for YouTube in both
standard and high definition; and video for
Android phone, iPhone and iPod. Click the
Browse button at the bottom to choose the
save location and file name, then click Start.
Record any video Play YouTube videos URL. Click Select and the video will be
Any video that is playing on your VLC can play most YouTube videos. added to your playlist.
computer screen can be recorded by This is useful when you dont want to You can add more videos in the
VLC. This includes video that is use a browser or if you want to create same way, then play the whole lot or
streaming over your network from a playlist of your favourite videos. Visit double-click a single video to play it.
another computer or the internet. YouTube and right-click a video, then Remember any video that is playing
To record your screen, go to the View select Copy video URL from the menu. can be recorded.
menu and select Advanced Controls. Right-click in the playlist area and select
At the bottom of the window, just above Advanced Open, then click the Network Record your Desktop
the Play/Pause buttons, youll find some tab and press Ctrl+V to paste the video VLC can record and save everything
extra controls including a red Record that you do on your
button. Click it to start recording and Desktop. This is
click it again to stop. The recorded useful for recording
videos are saved to the Videos folder a guide to using
with names like VLC-record.... They can certain software or
be played in VLC, loaded into a video demonstrating
editor and copied to a mobile device. how to perform
a particular task
on your PC.
Open the Media
If you see words that look like menu, select
theyve been typed in a Convert/Save, then
typewriter, follow the instructions click the Capture
and type them exactly as they Device tab and
appear, paying close attention to select Desktop in
spaces and punctuation. Use VLC to build playlists of your favourite YouTube videos and the Capture Mode
stream them menu. Set the
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A Not all ink is the same and
different manufacturers have
different formulas, but according to
detergent and ammonia. Mixing
ammonia and bleach with chlorine
Outlook links not working HP, which is one of the biggest printer creates a toxic gas, so use one
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app and open Settings, System, then To do this, move the cursor to the end
choose Default app and scroll down to of the word containing the mistake, then
select Choose default applications by tap the Shift button repeatedly. Youll see
protocol. Now, scroll down until you see the case change in the prediction bar;
MICROSOFT-EDGE URL:microsoft-edge when it reaches the correct option, tap
in the left-hand list and click Microsoft it to select it.
Edge on the right. A pop-up appears Ed Wright, via email
asking you to Choose an application.
Simply select App Connector and now, GENERAL PC
when you make a web search using Start Windows with
Cortana, it opens your default browser. Num Lock activated
To pick which search engine it uses, open I was reading a tip from Simon Mellor
Search Bar Connector from the Start in issue 397 (bit.ly/webuser397) about
menu and choose one from the list. starting your PC with Num Lock
Jack Gold, Web User Forums activated and, because I prefer to use the
number pad for input, I decided to give
HARDWARE it a try. Unfortunately, Simons method
Fix HP printer problems didnt work for me. I double-checked
Further to Darrens problem with an every entry in Regedit but still no luck.
HP Printer in Issue 398 (bit.ly/ After a bit of Googling I finally found
webuser398), I wanted to let Web User an answer. Apparently there is something
readers know that HP has an excellent called Fast Startup (also known as
tool for diagnosing and fixing scanner Hybrid Boot) that seems to override the
and printer problems. Ive been using setting and makes Windows 10 continue
Aviary is a popular free photo-editing app
HP Print and Scan Doctor for a number to boot with Num Lock turned off. To get thats very eassy to use
of years to good effect and its availability past this, follow Simons instructions but
and usefulness have been a major factor dont restart your computer intead, respects I find Aviary (bit.ly/aviary405)
in making me a repeat customer for make sure you select the Shut down just as good and more intuitive.
HP printers. To download the tool or read option. Boot the computer again and I would also point out that if you want
more about it, visit bit.ly/hpprint405. when you reach the login screen, press an Android photo-editing app that
Karen Wood, via email the Num Lock key once to enable it, but handles layers in the manner of
dont log in yet. From the login screen, professional Desktop software, Image
APPS click the power button and select Shut Editor (bit.ly/image405) is the only tool
Fix typing errors in Swiftkey down again. Boot the computer once Ive discovered that will do this. I find this
Dont you hate it when you accidentally more and Num Lock should be enabled function very useful for laying an image
capitalise a letter or even a whole word on the login screen every time you start or second photo on top of the one being
on your Android keyboard? In the past your PC. edited. Its free or you can pay 2.99
if I did this, Id end up deleting the whole Gary Prater, via email if you want to use it without ads.
word and typing it again, but now Ive Tim Sinclair, via email
discovered a neat trick with SwiftKey BROWSERS
that lets you cycle through lower case, Be a Firefox test pilot WINDOWS 10
upper case and sentence case for any Most people know that if you want to try Sticky Notes changes
selected word. out the latest features in Firefox, you can Following the Windows 10 Anniversary
get beta versions from bit.ly/ffbeta405. Update, Sticky Notes has changed a
There is the normal beta, which is like little. To alter the colour, you now need
the last test version before it goes public; to click the three-bars icon at the top of
and the Developer Edition, which has the note and choose a colour. You can
more experimental features but could also format your text by highlighting
also have more bugs. your selection and pressing Ctrl+B to
I recently discovered a third way make it bold; Ctrl+I to make it italic;
to test new and upcoming features in or Ctrl+U to underline it.
Firefox and you dont need to install FratPark, Web User Forums
a beta. Using the ordinary release version
of Firefox, go to testpilot.firefox.com and
install the Test Pilot add-on. It lets you
try experimental features that are being
worked on by the Firefox team. Currently,
the list includes No More 404s, Activity
Stream, Tab Center and Universal Search.
Bill Fortune, via email
ANDROID
Best free photo editing apps
You featured Adobe Lightroom in Issue
403s (bit.ly/issue403) Best Free Apps
You can retrospectively change the case and although it handles RAW files and You can now format text in Sticky Notes
of a word in Swiftkey using the Shift key full-resolution output, in all other using the normal keyboard shortcuts
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have to say that in every issue of social media, I sent backk my
Web User I read, I tend to agree with contactless bank cards in n exchange
what Barry Collins says in his Page for normal ones and I tend to
404 column. His column in Issue 403 communicate either by email or
(bit.ly/webuser403) about the landline phone. I rarely use
e a smartphone,
pointlessness of contactless phone despite owning one, because use the 5.5in
payments was a classic. screen is pathetic, my ngers
ers are too big
It seems that we are being invited and my eyesight is too poor.
oor.
to use technology for the sake of I also resent phone
technology. Theres nothing wrong companies pestering me
with this if it is safe and effective, but with offers they consider too
I personally nd smartphones are be too good to miss.
incredibly inconvenient to use. Theyre My dual-SIM phone is on two
great as emergency phones, pay-as-you-go networks (II live in an
reasonable for SMS, poor for web area where no single provider
vider offers
browsing and pretty pointless for decent coverage) and one 20 top-up also three NAS systems, one of which
everything else. lasts me a year or more. I built myself using FreeNas (www
Now, I know Im a bit of a dinosaur, Just to prove Im not a total T rex, .freenas.org) on an old disused
but I nd so much of what technology I do embrace other technology I own desktop PC. Also, all my PCs are
currently makes possible verges on a modern laptop, a convertible laptop, running Windows 10.
being pointless. I never use any type of a tablet, a desktop PC, a smart TV and Ron Hagley, via email
Embrace new technology or walks of life is moving at such a fast pace I have used bPay for a year and have
get left behind that its hard to keep up. Unless youre had no problems whatsoever. You simply
What an excellent Star Email in Issue 403 prepared to embrace technology and try load it up at the beginning and then
(We should embrace the future of to learn about whats going on around forget about it.
driving) and well worth the prize. you, youll never see the benets J Jordan, Leicester
I missed the preceding comments that Mark Woolley, via email
prompted Malcolm Wallace to write Windows 10 works perfectly
to you, but he is 100% right. I well Barry underestimates for me
remember all the problems we had with contactless payments Ive read with
driving in the past: frequent breakdowns, Barrys interest over the last
crap radios, out-of-date maps, having comments year and a bit about
to open a window to cool down the list about the problems other
is endless. contactless people have had
Todays car technology has come a payment with the evil
long way, but its easy to see why there using bPay Windows 10.
are Luddites out there. Technology in all are wrong. I have upgraded my
Once you desktop PC from Windows 7 to 10, along
receive the with other family members laptops of
device of various makes and ages six of them at
your choice, the last count. I have also connected
you load it various printers and scanners, some of
with money and set a top and bottom which are seven or eight years old. I have
amount for when it tops up. So, for carried out the Anniversary Update and
myself, I started with a top level of 100 Ive not experienced a single problem.
and when the balance drops below 30, Everything has worked rst time,
it is automatically topped back up by including all my software.
70. The other main advantage of bPay Is it me? I think Windows 10 is great.
is that if anyone manages to hack it, they Ive tried Linux Mint, and it just seems
will only get your available money, not so old-fashioned compared to Windows.
your bank details, so they cant empty Surely I cant be alone in this experience.
your account. Ray Pearce, via email
PC; an unobstructed space of 140 might just about be worth it if the nauseous. Spend an hour inside one of
square feet to wander around in; two headsets delivered anything close to these things and youll have lost around
Wii-like controllers to be held in either a virtual reality games where you a stone in sweat and vomit. Its less of a
hand; and the whacking great headset could actually feel like youre immersed game, more of a SlimFast plan.
itself, which make you feel not so much in a make-believe world. Alas, the only The tech world has managed to invent
immersed in virtual reality than like thing I was immersed in after playing a virtual reality thats grimmer than the
youre undergoing an MRI scan. All told, with both of these sets for half an hour actual world were living in. Come back
youre looking at 700 for Vive, the was sweat. These headsets are big, in a fortnights time, for more cheery
thick end of a grand for the PC and heavy, padded, heat-generating recommendations of what not to buy.
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