MacLife

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Night Sky is one of a number of apps that offers an augmented reality guide to the heavens. The app displays info and diagrams aligned with the actual sky where you are. Unusually, it works on the Watch. The app is free, with paid subscriptions for n

CQ Amateur Radio

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FT8 makes use of your computer’s audio IN and OUT lines to communicate with a transceiver. The process for getting started with FT8 is as follows: • Download and install the application software. For FT8, this is “WSJT-X”, and is available in Windows

Linux Format

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Finally, there’s a dedicated tool for writing the Raspberry Pi OS options to your SD cards. Pi Imager is available on Ubuntu, Windows and macOS from the Pi Foundation. The tool reads a live list of all the latest OS options from the website. Choose y

Linux Format

1 min de citit

The South Korean government’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it is testing running Linux on government PCs. If the tests are a success, and Linux is rolled out to all PCs used by the South Korean government, it will be another big

3D World

1 min de citit

Follow the link to download your free files http://bit.ly/3DW-INK MODELS AND TEXTURES EVERY MONTH Download these models and textures to use in your own projects MODELS + TEXTURES Download a set of fantastic textures from and build your own asset libr

iCreate

1 min de citit

You likely do not need us to explain what Adobe Lightroom does, but if you take the time to subscribe to the service and use it on your Mac you will be able to produce some stunning results. Every control is perfectly created and presented. It is ar

Maximum PC

1 min de citit

IT IS NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT to get an accurate figure on how many people are using what OS, but Microsoft thinks that after five years, Win 10 is now running on one billion machines. Quite an achievement, but not what Microsoft had originally planned

Maximum PC

1 min de citit

THIS IS MY LAST ISSUE editing Maximum PC. To think I’ve been at the helm for five years is incredible. It’s flown by. Five years that have seen some of the most important advances in the PC’s history, and we’ve covered them all within these very page

PC Pro Magazine

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In hindsight, it seems perverse: I have an interest in IoT from a network perspective, and yet I’ve not fiddled with either of the two great platforms most likely to be included in any smart device deployment – and then two come along at once in the

Essential Apple User Magazine

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When giving a presentation on your Mac, it’s easy for the pointer to get lost on the screen; a minor inconvenience for you, with your notebook right in front of you, but frustrating for your audience in the boardroom, or auditorium, watching a mirror

Maximum PC

1 min de citit

The smooth visual effects of the Windows 10 UI make for a pleasant user experience, but those brief animations can have a significant impact on performance on older (or budget) systems. Search the Start menu for “adjust the appearance and performance

Computer Music

1 min de citit

AUV3 | iPAD/iPHONE | DE-ESSER AND HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER The first of a few appearances by Fabfilter apps in this feature – expensive but every bit as good as their desktop equivalents. This is the de-esser and we said in our review “you’ll sssstrug

APC

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If you’re unable to get Windows working in any form, and you have no recent backup to fall back on, then you’re left with two options: a full-blown reinstall. If Automatic Repair is unable to fix your PC and gives you the option, choose ‘Advanced opt

PC Pro Magazine

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HOW TO CUSTOMISE WINDOWS FOR WORK, GAMES AND SAFETY There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all Windows. The operating system is enormously flexible and contains hundreds of different settings that can tailor Windows to your specific use case. In ad

Computer Music

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Logic 10.5 has some issues with third-party plugins and a lot of developers are releasing special updates to tailor for it. Pulsar’s latest downloads should work fine, but if you are using an earlier version or have any issues, they say: “For the Log

PC Pro Magazine

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@PCPRO FACEBOOK.COM/PCPRO I WAS READING our Business Focus (see p96) on end point protection – tools for IT admins to keep smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs protected, in non-business speak – when it struck me what Windows really needed. It’s so

MacFormat

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> From £2,799> FROM Apple, apple.com/uk> FEATURES 2.3GHz eightcore Intel Core i9 processor (2.4GHz tested), 16GB 2,133MHz memory (32GB tested), 512GB storage (4TB tested), AMD Radeon Pro 560X (Vega 20 tested) While the 13in Pro is the entry-level cho

APC

1 min de citit

So, you use Windows. You’re in a slowly shrinking but still three-quarters majority, so it’s not a surprise: Windows users are ubiquitous. Almost as ubiquitous as people complaining about Windows, because macOS and Linux users do that, too. Whatever

PC Pro Magazine

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SCORE PRICE From £583 (£699 inc VAT) from apple.com/uk The Mac mini is the third of the first wave of M1-based Apple products we’ve reviewed since they were announced last year, joining the M1 MacBook Air (see issue 316, p40) and the M1 MacBook Pro (

T3

2 min de citit

Supercharge your gaming with a customisable controller. Modify the thumbsticks, trigger function, grips, back paddles and more. There are options for Xbox and PC users, too. From £126.32, scufgaming.com/uk Considering it’s only 0.3 inches thick, this

Computeractive

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Just when you thought you’d rid yourself of all Windows’ built-in junk, Microsoft announces another unwanted feature. This one is called ‘News and Interests’, and will appear as a large pop-up tile above the taskbar in the right-hand corner of your s

Computeractive

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WINDOWS 10 There are plenty of programs you can downlaod that let you crop photos and other images, such as Paint.NET (www.getpaint.net), but you can also use Windowsbuilt-in Photos app for this task. Press Windows+E to open File Explorer, navigate t

MacLife

1 min de citit

While we all do our best to hunker down during these unprecedented times, I wanted to give you, the reader, something extra to keep you occupied, so that being stuck indoors shouldn’t feel quite as bad. With that in mind, I present to you this supple

MacFormat

1 min de citit

Share your images on Instagram (use the hashtag #MacFormat) and we’ll print the best here in the mag. While there, follow @MacFormatUK. Or, email your shots to letters@macformat.com. Wot no chips? BY ANGUSGRANT_PHOTOS Yes, it’s another beach shot. Bu

APC

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In the past, this has meant that laptops running on non-x86 hardware have been restricted by what kind of hardware they can use. However, that is all changing. Microsoft has been pushing Windows on Snapdragon and Windows on ARM development, which are

Maximum PC

2 min de citit

WE GET TO PLAY with a lot of high-end gear here. Our cupboard is bursting with premium processors, expensive graphics cards, superfast SSDs, feature-rich mobos, and everything else that goes into producing the best machines we can put our minds to. I

APC

1 min de citit

Raspberry Pi OS with the full set of pre-installed software is the best option for a daily driver. It will save time later with all the productivity tools you’ll need. While lightweight alternatives are available, the Raspberry Pi OS also features a

Retro Gamer

1 min de citit

PC Undoubtedly the main platform for the series, and the go-to default for years since. The PC version came bundled with online multiplayer, the best visuals and those players who had the CD in the drive could consult the live-action videos of the hi

APC

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The Mac is back and more Pro than ever, throwing away the “trash can” design in favor of something that resembles a computer. Its appearance may hark back to 2006’s original, but can it compare in the repairability department? ■ Eight-core Intel Xeon

TechLife

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WE’VE WRITTEN BEFORE about new uses for old Android devices, but what about old computers; can they receive an Android upgrade? We retrieved a ten-year-old Acer Aspire One netbook (remember netbooks?) from the back of a cupboard. It ran at a glacial