Web User - UK (2019-05-29)

Web User’s Best Buys

29 May - 11 June 2019 27

SOFTWARE & SERVICES

AcronisTrue Image 2019

£35from

bit.ly/acro4 73

Tested:Issue 473

Acronis True Image

is a versatile backup

tool that can do

everything from

cloudstorageto

disaster recovery. It

isn’t cheapcompared with rival software, but it ’s flexible

and simpleto co ntrol,reasonablyfast and shouldcover all

your backing-up needs.

KEY FEATURES

Windows, macOS, Android, iOSnLocal backupnDisc-

image backupnRest ore from thewebnCrea te disaster

recoverynAES-256 encryptionnContinuous, daily,weekly

or monthly backupsnMultiple backup sets

BACKUPSOFTWARE

DxO PhotoLab

£99from

bit.ly/dxo455

Tested:Issue 455

If you’re put off

by Adobe’s

subscription

costs, DxO

PhotoLab is the

best alternativefor managing and editingyour photos.

Its interface isstreamlined and elegant, and the editing and

image quality areexceptional. It’s also very simpleto use

and comes with lots of sophisticated tools.

KEY FEATURES

RAWconversionnHigh quality noisereductionnOptical

correctionsnRed-eye correctionnAdva nced light and

colournBatch processingnSelectivetonenFull-screen

modenSpot-weighted mode

PHOTO-EDITINGSOFTWARE

Web User GoldAward winners

FILE-EXPLORER ALTERNATIVE

XYplorer Free

Free frombit.ly/xypl4 72

Tested:Issue 472

Fast and effective, XYplorer Free’sexcellent tabbed interface

makes managingyour files impressively easy.

URL SHORTENER

Kutt.it

Free fromkutt.it

Tested:Issue 474

Kutt.it offers all thetools you need from a URL-shortening

service without any of the clutter of its rivals. It’s entirely

free and open-source, which gets it a thumbs-up from us.

FILE-TRANSFERSERVICE

Smash

Free fromfromsmash.com

Tested:Issue 471

Unlike other servicesfor sharing large files, Smash places no

size limit on the filesyou send.We love its speedy simplicity.

SCREEN-SHARING TOOL

TeamViewer

Free fromwww.teamviewer.com

Tested:Issue 473

TeamViewer surpasses its rivals with arange of powerful

options. It’s robust andreliable, and offers the sametools to

personal users –for free – that businesses have to pay for.

TO-DO LISTTOOL

Todoist

Free fromwww.todoist.com

Tested:Issue 475

Todoist has all thetools you needfor managingyour daily

tasks, wrapped up in anattractive interface. It works well

across all phones,computers and otherconnected devices.

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