Web User - UK (2019-10-16)

OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS What’s new for Linux and macOS

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This program offers real-time monitoring of fan speeds and

temperatures inside your Mac, and lets you control the fan

speed to combat noise and overheating. The free version

offers thre e presets – Automatic, Full Blast and Custom.

New to this releas e is an improved, more stable helper tool,

and anupdated interface with suppor t for dark mode.

There’s a new paid-for Pro version of th e software

available for $14.95 (£12.15).

SYSTEM TOOL

Macs Fan Control 1.5

bit.ly/mfan486

Min requirements:macOS 10.14 Mojave or later

File size:10.1MB

Arguably the best Linux distribution for advanced users,

Fedora 31 has just hit beta at the ti me of writing. The new

version – for 64-bit only systems – comes with GNOME 3.34

(the pre-releas e build) and updated versions of many

popular packages. Raspberry Pi owners can now enjoy the

lightweight Xfce desktop environment. Grab the beta from

the link at the bottom of th e downloads page, or one of th e

‘spins’ fromspins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease.

LINUX DISTRO

Fedora 31 Beta

bit.ly/fedora4 86

Min requirements:8GB hard drive space, 64-bit proc essor

File size:639MB

SweetHome 3D

http://www.sweethome3d.com

Min requirements:Windows 7/8.1/10, macOS

or Linux File size:49.4MB

If you’ve just moved into a new house or you

want to changeyour current home’s layout,

Sweet Home 3D can help you design and furnish

your space. This free interior-design software

presents straig htforward categories – such as

Bathroom, Bedroom, Living Room and ‘Doors

and windows’ – then lets you create a 2D floo r

plan, add items of furniture and view the results

in 3D. All the furniture and objects can be added

from a sidebar and the Sweet Home 3D website

offers plenty of additional 3D objects – including

ones created by other users – that you can

import into your virtual home.

Quick3DPlan

en.qui ck3dplan.com

Min requirements:

Windows 7/8.1/10 or

macOS

File size:174MB

Quick3DPlan soundslike a

handy tool for redesigning

your home in a hurry, until

you look more clos ely at its

website. Not only is it

limited to designing

kitchens and cabinets

but it’ll set you back a

whopping $495 (£397.30)

• you might as well hire
  someoneto do the job
  for you!

Install this program... ...Not this one

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Originally releas ed as a commercial
game in 2017, this beautiful and
atmospheric point-and-click horror
adventure is now available for free. Set
in the early 1990s, before mobile phones
and the internet, you explore the
recently clos ed Windy Oaks National
Park and have tofind a way to call for
help and escape from the woods.

GAME

Shiver
bit.ly/shiv486
Min requirements:Windows 7/8.1/10,
macOS, or Linux
File size:173MB