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www.snipca.com/57260 What you need: Windows 10 or 11 The last time we included Any Video Converter (AVC) Free in this section (Issue 717, page 18), we explained how to use its new browser for download

www.snipca.com/57092 What you need: Windows 10 or 11, or macOS It’s been nearly a year since PDFgear was last updated, though its developer hasn’t been idle in 2025. Last summer, they released the bri

PHYSICAL STORAGE Store small USB sticks in craft boxes I’ve just started transferring MP3 files to small USB sticks to use in the appropriate socket in my Bluetooth speaker. But storage as usual with

Now we’ve survived the biggest software event of 2025 – Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 – it’s time to start looking to the future. And whether you’ve upgraded to Windows 11 or stayed with its

If I compiled a tech ‘naughty list’ for 2025, a la Father Christmas, there’d be plenty to choose from. AI ‘slop’ would top the list, followed by ads on streaming services, cloud-hosting outages and my

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