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4 NOVEMBER 2019|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE 381
Contents
Issue 381 November 2019
Regulars
6 Letters
Your monthly missives of wit and wisdom,
tips and tricks, and moans and groans
8 Mel’sWorld
The death of amuch-loved ancient relative
givesMel Croucherthe chance to ponder
the meaning of mortality in the modern
world and crack some jokes at the funeral
10 Kay’sCorner
The ever-vigilantKayEwbankfails to be
tempted by the badly written get-rich-quick
emails in her spam folder,and urges
caution to anyone who’s considering
dipping their toes intothe bitcoin world
12 Rants &Raves
It’s aSamsung standoffthis month, as
our contributors debatethe merits or
otherwise of the South Korean tech
manufacturer’s products
130 Zygote
Our resident hustler puts on his poker
face to take on the best that artificial
intelligence can offer in agame of cards,
before losing the shirt off his back to a
morally dubious app
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114 Retro:SensibleSoccer
It’s all kicking off in the games arcade this
month, as the popular Sensible Soccer is
given athoroughly
21st-century reboot.
David Crookes
talks to the man
behind the original
game and the new,
updated version
98 What’sKilling
YourPC?
Sluggish computer
dragging you down?
Don’t despair –
David Ludlowis
here with awealth
of tips to give your
old machine anew lease of life
108 Protect
andPreserve
Data is the
invaluable
commodity that
underpins almost
everything in the
digital age,yet many of us are careless
about preserving it forposterity or
destroying it when we don’t want it to
fall intothe wrong hands.Mike Bedford
explains how we can keep the data we
want and obliteratewhat we don’t
Features
Learn
120 Helpfile &Business Help
Got aPCproblem, app annoyance or
Windows woe? Fear not:Simon Handby
is here to answer all your queries
124 Advanced Projects
Automateeverything from your dishwasher
to your backups with If This Then That.
Clive Websterexplains how to set up and
master the powerful online service
News
All the latest news and views from the
technology world, including:
14 News Round-up
The long wait forIntel’s 10nm processors
is finally over,while Samsung reveals its
new Snapdragon-powered laptop
16 From the Lab
In-depth coverage of all the latest scientific
and technological advances
17 TheLowdown: HarmonyOS
Huawei mayhavebeen rushed intoits
decision to unveil its new operating system,
but it still looks as if it could be awinner
month, as the popular Se
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