OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS What’s new for Linux and macOS
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With th e releas e of macOS Catalina this autumn, Apple will
end suppor t for 32-bit Mac applications, which could mean
some of your ol der softwarewill stop working. Go64 is a
useful free tool that scans your instal led applications, and
presents you with a list of th ose that are 32-bit only, or
include some 32-bit co de (the latter will prob ably still work
under Catalina). The program can help you remove or
update any prob lem applications.
SOFTWARE CHECKER
Go64
bit.ly/go64-482
Min requirements:macOS 10.11 or newerFile size:3MB
Linux Mint is one of th e best – if notthebest – Linux
distributions for homeusers. Based on Ubuntu, it co mes in
a choi ce of three desktop environments: Cinnamon
(recommended), MATE and Xfce. Version 19.2 ‘Tina’ (all
Linux upda tes have women’s names) includes a numberof
bug fixes, upda tes to the included packages and
improvements to the Update Manage r. It’s available to
download in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
LINUX DISTRO
Linux Mint 19.2 ‘Tina’
linuxmint.com
Min requirements:10GB hard drive space File size:1.9GB
WinToHDD
bit.ly/winto482
Min requirements:Windows Vista /7/8.1/10
File size:8.8MB
If you needto instal l or reinstal l Windows
but you can’t find your instal lation CD or DVD,
WinToHDD can help. This handy free tool can
instal l the operating system fr om an IS O, WIM or
ESD image file, or clone Windows to a new drive.
It also lets you create a USB memory drive that
you can use to instal l differen t editions of the
operating system. The latest version of
WinToHDDlets you ‘hot clone’ Windows
without need ing to restart the source
computer. Upgrading to the paid-for version
for $29.95 (£24.76) speeds up the cloning
proc ess and lets you copy more than one PC.
AppleXsoft
Hard Drive Copy
http://www.applexsoft.com
Min requirements:
Windows Vista /7/8.1/10
File size:13MB
Despite its confusing name
- a tool for cloning
Windows with ‘apple’ in its
title –AppleXsoft Hard
Drive Copy is a pretty good
prog ram that makes
migrating a hard disk or
partiti on to a new PC
straig htforward. It even
wipes the source drive
securely af terwards.
However, it’s hard to
recommendsoftwarethat
costs $49.95 (£41.27).
Install this program... ...Not this one
Best Free Software
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The aim of th is game is to use various
tools to build objects – such as a
birdhouse or a table– out of wood. You
can saw, chisel, drill, plane, lathe, sand,
glue and paint your creations, and there
are thre e challenge modes that help you
constru ct a specific piece offurniture,
as well as a free-build mode. The game
is cu rrently a very early protot ype, bu t
it’s already worth investigating.
GAME
Woodwork Simulator
bit.ly/woodwork482
Min requirements:Windows 7/8.1/10
File size:370MB