Your favourite software of 2025

In your answer to Tom Rathbone’s question about ebook formats (Issue 724, page 69) you could have mentioned the app ReadEra (https://readera.org). I installed it on my iPad earlier this year and it su

www.snipca.com/57399 What you need: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 Winaero Tweaker was once our go-to tool for fixing Windows annoyances, but it’s been nearly 18 months since the last version. As a surprise

WinRAR will celebrate its 21st birthday in 2026, but perhaps it’s time this ageing file-compression tool was retired. In August, it was reported that a serious zero-day vulnerability in the software h

Microsoft has brought back the Image Resizer tool for Windows 10. It was removed in version 0.96, released on 19 November, but was reinstated a week later with the small update 0.96.1. It lets you rig

SAMMY FAIRCLOTH, TECH CONTRIBUTOR You’ll be pleased to know that most scratches can be restored without replacing the window. Start by using a polish or paste designed specifically for acrylic. Househ

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