What’s all the fuss about...speedometer 3.0

NirSoft, one of our favourite independent developers, has launched two tools measuring how long it takes your computer to boot and shut down. BootPerformanceView (www.snipca. com/55145) shows the boot

Firefox 139, released at the end of May, lets you customise your New Tab page by using your own photos as wallpaper. Previously, you were limited to choosing from the browser’s own selection of wallpa

Google’s browser dominates the web, but are you getting the most out of it? Craig Grannell digs through the menus and dishes out the best ways to make it work for you…

It’s always exciting to discover a free PC program that offers advanced features you usually have to pay for. It’s also interesting to try new open-source tools from independent developers on GitHub (

Not everybody has the budget for the latest flagship slim-and-light laptop, creative powerhouse or ultimate games machine. Luckily, as this group test proves, you don’t need to. There are plenty of hi

There are few better ways to test a car’s sense of theatre than by throwing it straight into the Mille Miglia – and we’re part of it. Not in a priceless museum piece, but in the wildest, most extrover