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COVERSTORY
46 Windows 1 1:theverdict
ThenextgenerationofWindowshasarrived.
BarryCollinsputstheWindows 11 designunder
themicroscope,exploresitsnewfeaturesand
explainswhatyou’llneedtorunit,beforeJon
Honeyballroundsoffourfive-pagereviewwith
hishelicopterviewonwhatMicrosoftisupto.

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storagetosmartwatchessothatwecan
provideadecisiveverdictonthemost
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Plus,werevealourproductsoftheyear.

36 NTFS:whatisitgoodfor?
Theanswerisnot“absolutelynothing”,
asthere’salotmoretoWindows’
filingsystemthanyoumightrealise.
DarienGraham-SmithexploresNTFS’s
hiddendepths–anditslimitations.

40 Writethatbook
forNaNoWriMo
NationalNovelWritingMonthisbackfor
November.NikRawlinson
investigatessomeofthe
techtoolsthatcanhelpyou
turnyourcreative
ideasintobookform.

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10 Nicework?Facebookbrings

VRtomeetings

Thesocialmediafirmaimstoreplacephysical

meetingsintheofficewiththehelpofanewtool,

HorizonWorkrooms.

11 MusclingLinuxontoApplesilicon

DevelopersworktheirwaypastApple’swalled

gardentoinstallLinuxonanM1Macmini.

12 PCProbe:WhyCovidpassports

aregrounded

Aftertwolostsummers,internationaltravelis

slowlygettingbacktonormal,butgoingabroad

stillisn’teasy.JamesO’Malleyinvestigatesthe

technicalandpoliticalissuesofhealthpassports.

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20

DICKPOUNTAINThehypearound

quantumcomputingcontinuesto

grow,butthelawsofthermodynamicswill

continuetokeepusgrounded.

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technology.Switchsidestosaveyourself

somecash.

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BARRYCOLLINSYoumayhave

thoughtthewholelaptopversus

desktopdebatebelongedtoanotherera,but

thepandemichasbroughttheissueback.

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