Software

Cakewalk Music Creator 7

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Ambitious music production on a budget Considering the number of people that play a musical instrument, it’s surprising there isn’t more music-production software aimed at home users. Then again, it’s no easy matter creating software that combines recording, editing and mixing of live and MIDI performances, complete with effects and virtual instruments. Music Creator is … Read more

Run iOS apps in an iPhone emulator

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After waiting months for iOS apps to launch on Android, Jane Hoskyn loses patience and (almost) works out how to Developers often release an app for iOS months before launching it for Android. It’s not because they want to be cruel – they’re hamstrung by Android’s more complex open-source code and sheer variety of devices. … Read more

FastStone Image Viewer 6.6 Review

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www.snipca.com/29295 What you need: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1 or 10 Digital cameras and smartphones can now shoot hundreds of photos a minute and store umpteen gigabytes of video, so we’ve all become rather snap happy – and photo software has struggled to keep up. Most programs take a few seconds to display each JPEG … Read more

Best Windows clipboard managers

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Best Windows clipboard managers The Windows clipboard has received a welcome overhaul – but how does the updated version of an old classic measure up against free third- party tools? Steve Clark copies and pastes his way through the best managers [wpsm_toplist] CopyQ | bit.ly/copyq476 | 5/5 FEATURES 5/5 | PERFORMANCE 5/5 | EASE OF … Read more

Movavi Video Editor Review

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Roland Waddilove sits in the director’s chair and creates his own movie with a budget editing package [wpsm_toplist] The low price of this software puts it firmly in the home user hobbyist arena. It’s not a professional tool for editing your next TV documentary or Hollywood blockbuster. But although it’s cheap, it has a lot … Read more

Stay Secure with Heimdal

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There are stacks of antivirus, anti-malware and other security products on the market, and it’s important to have one you trust installed and working at all times. Heimdal is a little different, though. It’s a small, lightweight program that’s designed to work together with your existing antivirus program, and continually monitors any third-party software installed … Read more

SUPERAntiSpyware 6 Review

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Boost your security with a tool to provide a second line of defence Malware like spyware, viruses, Trojans and other threats is showing no signs of diminishing, so security software is still essential on Windows PCs, despite attempts by Microsoft to make the operating system more secure. SUPERAntiSpyware has just been updated to version 6, … Read more

Google Tone Review

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Forget email – you can now send items using your computer’s sound insteadA new, free Chrome extension that lets you ‘broadcast’ files and web addresses to nearby computers using your PC’s sound. Google says the extension “aims to make sharing digital things with nearby people as easy as talking to them”. It promises to let … Read more

DrawPlus X8 Review

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Serif rolls out its latest version of DrawPlus X8 Review for desktop designers The name DrawPlus pretty much sums up what this product is all about, because it’s not your normal illustration program; it’s much more than that. Combining traditional vector based drawing tools, with art style brushes, photo editing and animation, it’s more like … Read more

SERIF Affinity Designer Review

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SERIF Affinity Designer

THERE ARE FEW really good vector drawing packages for the Mac, partly because Adobe’s Illustrator rules the roost, but Affinity Designer – Serifs first foray into Mac software – looks as if it could shake things up.

It’s clear from the start that Affinity Designer has big ambitions. You can set up documents for print, press-ready print for commercial production, photo and the web. A devices preset includes settings for iPads and iPhones, a couple of Nexus models, two sizes of Kindle Fire and the Galaxy S5, or you can set up your own custom dimensions.

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