Web User - UK (2020-02-05)

OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS What’snewforLinuxandmacOS

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NowthatWindows7 supporthasended,someuserswillbe

consideringa movetoLinux.TheUbuntu-basedLinuxLite

is a simple,fastandfreealternativewitha familiarlooking

desktop,taskbarandsystemtray,andcomeswithpopular

programsincludingLibreOffice,VLCandFirefox.Thislatest

versioncomeswithnewwallpaperdesignedtowelcome

Windows7 users,andremovesVirtualBoxsupportfor

reviewersandtesters,tomakeit fastertoboot.

LINUXDISTRO

LinuxLite 4.8

http://www.linuxliteos.com

Minrequirements:8GBharddrivespace,64-bitprocessor

Filesize:1.4GB

TwitterdiscontinueditsMacappin 2018butthen,latelast

year,releaseda newversionforusersrunningthelatest

versionofmacOS– Catalina.BuiltusingApple’sCatalyst

framework,whichallowsdeveloperstoportoveriPadapps,

thisnewversionoftheapphasjustbeenupdatedto

includeTouchBarandSidecarsupport.It alsosolves

problemswithopeningtheHelpCentreandfixesa memory

leakthataffectedthreadedchats.

TWITTERCLIENT

TwitterforMac8.5

bit.ly/twitter494

Minrequirements:macOS10.15orlater,64-bitprocessor

Filesize:32MB

ChrisPCFree VPNConnection

bit.ly/chrisvpn494

Minrequirements:Windows7/8/10

Filesize:1.7MB

If youwanttoavoidpeoplespyingonyourweb

activities,oryouneedtoaccesssitesthatare

geographicallyblocked,thenrunninga VPNis

theobvioussolution.ThisfreetoolfromChrisPC

givesyouaccesstomorethan 90 VPNserversin

theUK,US,Germany,Canada,France,Russia,

SingaporeandtheNetherlands.Selecta country

andpicka VPNserverfromthedrop-down

menu.Theserver-informationboxtellsyouwhich

companytheVPNserveris poweredby,andlists

thebenefitsandanyrestrictionstobeawareof.

Makesureyoudeclinethebundled

RelevantKnowledgejunkoninstallation.

Hola VPN

hola.org

Minrequirements:

Windows7/8/10ormacOS

Filesize:629KB

Aswewarnedin Issue485,

most‘free’VPNsarebest

avoided,althoughtheone

ontheleftis safetouse.

Thesamecan’tbesaidfor

Hola.Itsnamemayringa

reassuringbellbutit

requiresyoutoshareyour

bandwidthwithother

users,whichleavesyouat

riskofallmannerof

securitythreats.It also

keepslogsofyouronline

activities.

Installthis program... ...Not thisone

Best Free Software

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This self-explanatorily titled game is a
point-and-click adventure in the style of
the much beloved LucasArts releases of
the 1990s. It’s an unofficial sequel to
LucasArt’s own Zak McKracken and the
Alien Mindbenders, and has been some
eight years in the making. If you get
stuck, holding down the spacebar
shows everything you can interact with.

GAME

Zak McKracken Goes
Looking For Hot Coffee
bit.ly/zak494
Min requirements: Windows 7/8/10
File size: 965MB