Computer Act!ve - UK (2022-04-27)

What a Plexcellent idea! p Learn something new in every issue ISSUE 630 ❘ 27 APRIL – 10 MAY 2022 Put your PC in your pocket p Ru ...

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3 WELCOME We use snipcas to turn long URLs that are hard to type into ones that are short and simple. They aren’t websites thems ...

Contents 4 Reviews pxx 27 April – 10 May 2022 • Issue 630 27 April – 10 May 2022 • Issue 630 22 Wired2Fire Ultima Workstation Tu ...

555 Workshops & Tips Issue 630 • 27 April – 10 May 2022 Subscribe now! See page 58 for our special subs offer 49 What’s All ...

The top stories in the world of technology News 6 WHAT WE THINK but not this... There’s been a rise in fake ‘update Norton’ emai ...

7 IN BRIEF TOMORROW’S WORLD The square hanging around this person’s neck is picking up audio being played publicly and ‘beaming’ ...

News 8 IN BRIEF THE WORLD’S GONE MAD! 27 April – 10 May 2022 • Issue 630 Things seem to be getting madder quicker. In Issue 629 ...

9 IN BRIEF VODAFONE DOUBLES ITS PAYG DATA Vodafone has doubled the data that phone customers can use on some of its pay-as-you-g ...

Question of the FortnightQuestion of the Fortnight 10 THE FACTS Broadband firm Hyperoptic has asked Ofcom to investigate bigger ...

Protect your tech WATCH OUT FOR... New tools ScamWatch Readers warn readers 11 Warn your fellow readers about scams at letters@c ...

Letters 12 Tell us what’s on your mind What’s the Issue...? I want Adobe Reader to open? my PDFs, but Chrome seems to have taken ...

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Consumeractive We stand up for your legal rights LEAD CASE 14 CASE UPDATE Lenovo refunds reader after ‘misleading’ dock photo Le ...

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Family Tree Grow Your Your Genealogy Problems Solved 16 Have a genealogy question for Chris? Email [email protected] ...

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Best Free Software Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing 18 (^4) Usefully, the program now displays ...

We tell you what software & apps to use WHAT SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? 19 Do you need our advice on what software to use? Just emai ...

Best Free Software HOW I USE... 20 WHAT I’D LIKE TO SEE IN SYNOLOGY’S DHCP SERVER Next issue: How I use... Alexa Routines number ...