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I used to save everything to my Windows desktop – files, documents, software, the lot. I thought it was the only way to know where they were, but it made my desktop a complete mess. What I do now Now

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 (

You can keep a spreadsheet relevant by manually updating the ‘linked’ data it shows. This is data that’s pulled from other sources, such as a budget spreadsheet that gets spending details from separat

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

Q I try to enter your competitions every issue (see page 33). But when I click the Snipca link to go to the specific page for the competition, I scroll down to look for the question, but it’s never th

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