Don’t be constrained by website templates. Create a site any Roland Waddilove explores its capabilities. Read our wysiwyg web builder 10 review Required spec Windows XP or later, 1GB RAM, 1GHZ processor, 16MB disk space. There are three ways to build a website: you can use a content management system such as WordPress, you can create … Read more
Annoyed your programs are not as described? Will Stapley exposes the hidden limitations of popular freebie software and recommends their genuinely free alternatives With polished websites, a glut of positive reviews and promises to resolve all your PC problems, it’s no wonder free software is so darn tempting. You download it to your hard drive … Read more
Portable programs are the savvy software choice. Jane Hoskyn explains why – and reveals 10 brilliant free new programs you don’t have to install Which is best: installable software or portable software? Only one way to find out fight! In the blue comer it’s installable software, bloated with ads and updates, throwing its weight around … Read more
Discover how to resolve some of the most annoying PC-related niggles and glitches known to man. Nick Peers is your guide You could say that if there’s one thing Windows is guaranteed to be good at, it’s annoying people. With each new release comes a host of new features, while existing features get dropped or … Read more
Table of ContentsDo I really need security software?Should I buy standalone antivirus or a security suite?Is a firewall necessary anymore?How does safe browsing work?Are password managers worth it? Do I really need security software? It’s a fair question: back in the days of Windows 98, it was horribly easy to get a virus. All you … Read more
Best password managers of 2017: Reviews of the top products. If you’re still using your dog’s name to log in to your bank, you are courting disaster. BY MICHAEL ANSALDO We are terrible at passwords. We suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain “123456” and “password”), we share them way too freely, … Read more
With new tweaks and time travel, Google’s browser is the first choice for Will Stapley I use a lot of browsers. Perhaps too many. Even Microsoft Edge gets the occasional run out, primarily for its fantastic Reading view that makes articles blighted by adverts, pop-ups and other annoyances much easier to read (Chrome take note!). … Read more
There’s no shortage of free PDF readers available. However, if you don’t want to install anything, you could just use Microsoft Edge, which now – following the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – includes the ability to annotate PDFs. But few free PDF programs offer as many useful features as Foxit Reader – and a … Read more
Min requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8+/10 File size: 12.5MB The Windows uninstaller does a reasonable job of removing unwanted programs from your PC but it’s slow, can only uninstall one program at a time and tends to leave behind a lot of junk files. IObit’s free and portable Uninstaller is a superior alternative that can batch-uninstall multiple … Read more
Not just a ‘me too’ program, the latest PhotoDirector 7 Ultra edition adds a crucial new component – layers The lines of distinction have become increasingly blurred, when comparing Cyberlink’s PhotoDirector program with Adobe Lightroom. There are stark similarities in the interface and feature set. Separate workspaces are available from tabs along the top of … Read more
An exciting past, present and future. THE DEVICE THAT TRANSFORMED PERSONAL COMMUNICATION – AND WHAT’S NEXT Where were you when the late Steve Jobs stepped onto the stage of the Moscone Center in San Francisco in January 2007 to debut the very first iPhone, one of the true consumer technology game-changers of recent times? Wherever … Read more
LITTLE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR, BUT THAT’S NO BAD THING AND A BUILT-IN VPN ONLY SWEETENS THE DEAL Kaspersky‘s 2016 suite won our security suites Labs with its flawless performance in independent malware protection tests and the 2017 edition carries on the good work. In the most recent round of testing by AV-Test.org, Kaspersky Internet … Read more