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an equivalent Linux application inthe
headerwhen theprogram is only for
Windows?
Under‘Other Operating Systems’,
Mac applicationsareoccasionally
referenced,but only Linux distributions.
MostLinux usersarenot ‘distrohoppers’,
but tendtochoose adistroand stick
with it–andmostLinuxapplications
work withmostdistros.
Iacknowledge thatWindowsisn’t
goingtolose itsmarket dominanceany
time soon, butpleasecan Iput aplea
in thatwhenWebUserpublish es
aWindows-based feature,itsignposts
aLinuxalternative,too?
TonyFranks, viaemail

GetmoreappsforLinuxMint
Iwas pleasantlysurprisedto
see an articleabout usingLinux
on olderhardwareinIssue 487,
as Icurrently use Zorin OSon
myold PC (I dual-boot it
alongsideWindows7).
However,your smallcriticism of Linux
Mintregarding howitcan beimproved
couldeasily havebeenrectifiedby
stating thattheusercan download a
widevarietyoffree apps (multimedia
and games)from the softwarecentre.
It should alsobenoted thatLinux Mint
comesin manyflavours andthat
installingMateinstead ofCinnamon
wouldsuit older hardwarebetter.Having
said that, itmakes arefreshing change to
seeLinux coveredinthe magazineand
Ihopethereareplanstodomore
in-depth coverage of Linuxsoon.
StaniforthP,sent using ZorinOS

EaseUShas droppedfree
backupoptions
In referencetot he program
EaseUSTodo Backup Free (bit.ly/
ease481), as recommended in
your BestBuyssection. As part of
an apparently newsales strategy,
this companyhas removedthe
incremental, differential and, more
importantly,the ‘Smart backup’ options
from thefree version of thissoftware.
Smart backup is nowonly availa blein
the paid-forversion, andthe incremental
and differentia lbackups canonlybes et
withinascheduledbackup, and not as
befor e. In vie woft his, youmay wish
to reconsider itas one ofyour Gold
Awardwinners.
AlanLambert,via email

H

AV EYOU EXPERIENCED ANY

PROBLEMSWITHYOUR

ONLINEBANKINGSERVICE

(bit.ly/bank489)?

I’ve neverhad aproblem withLloyds,

the exception being planned

maintenancefor whichyou are

forewarned.

Geoffrey Boow

Once, with NatWestafew weeksago

on pa yday,but Iwas abl etoa ccess

my account la terthatday.

MartinPhillp

Only once. Thedowntime lastedonly

afew hours, so itwasn’ taproblem.

Anthony Higham

As aTSB customer,Ihaven’t

experienced anyproblemsforawhile.

Brian Brown

Barclays often goes offline on Sunday

morningsforessential maintenance

but theyalways let youknowafew

days befor e.

Jackie King

W

HATDOYOU THINKOF

FACEBOOK’SNEW

COMPANY LOGO (bit.ly/

fblogo489)?

Whybother?People aren’t goingto

change their minds aboutFacebook

now. Its reputationis already tainted

beyond repair.

Darren Graves

Thesad part about their blandnew

logo is thewaffle used to try and

crea te the impression thatthis is

actually meaningful andis somehow

an inspired decision.

Rich Grove

Anew logo to distract from the

accusations of political laxity and

moneygrubbing perhaps?

Caroline Chapman@cantstopthesgnl

B

RITBOXHAS LAUNCHED IN

THE UK (see page 19). WILL

YOUBESIGNINGUPFORIT?

Nope.Sky has enoughrepeats without

us payingfor anymore. Netflix all the

way!Ipredict ayear from nowthe

headline will be:‘Streaming service

BritBoxhas closed dueto lack of

interest’.Markmywords!

JoeyJoe Joe Junior Shabadoo

@Boz19 72

No.It’sthe same old shows shownon

Challenge TV,UKGold, ITV4and the

like, year af teryear.Until theystart

showing something truly different,I’ll

stick with other services thatdo.

Gavin Green

SurelyforusB rits, thisisp aying for

the content twice. Licencepayers

should getaccess to it forfree.

Dan Hannon@Daniel__Hannon

Whydon’ttheymakethe whole BBC

a£6-per-month subscription and bin

the TV licence? Iwon’t be subscribing

to BritBox. It’s awaste of cashfor

repeats ofrepeats.

Simon Mellor@4KBacon

WhyshouldI–aTVlicenc epayer for

morethan 40years –havetocough

up £6amonth, or £72ayear,tow atch

shows I’vealready paidfor? BritBox

mayappealto Americans who haven’t

seen these programmes before, but I

won’t befooled by it.

Colin Searle

I’ll certainly signup forthe 30-day

free trial,justtos ee wh at’s on it.

Hopefully the quantity and quality of

programmes justifies the price.

Sarah Beasley

IfBoxofDelightsis on there, Imight

sign upforthe free trialto watchthat.

ButIhavenodesiretos it through

Gavin &StaceyorDocMartin.

Ben Walbridge

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