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HOW IT WORKS - Reverse wireless charging
How your iPhone could one day charge your AirPods without wires
macOS Monterey
Your next big free Mac upgrade has arrived – here’s how to make the most of it, from AirPlay to Shortcuts
Build your own custom Ubuntu distro
Why settle for what the existing distributions have to offer? Michael Reed looks at Cubic, a tool for creating your own custom respin based on Ubuntu.
Controlling the Pi's GPIO with Scratch
Les Pounder shows how we can use Scratch with simple electronics.
American Truck Simulator
Management is firm: no new pay rises. So they’re terrified that Andy Kelly is planning to retrain as a highly paid truck driver.
LINUX WINDOWS
Old rivalries have been forgotten and ancient boundaries blurred. Jonni Bidwell investigates this new Redmond-Penguin harmony.
Network-share files quickly and easily
Nick Peers reveals how to share files over your local network without getting bogged down in networking protocols.
How To Create Efficient Backups
Backups aren’t just a safety net for Trekkies such as Shashank Sharma, but a way of life. But they can take up quite a lot of space if not done right…
Improve Your Shots Using Optical Filters
Mike Bedford looks at the benefits of photographic filters and how to emulate them – but some effects can only be achieved optically.
XGIMI Elfin
A little projector that produces a big image
Twelve South Forté
MagSafe stand for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13
Epic Vs Apple: The Verdict
The App Store is under scrutiny like never before. Charlotte Henry explores the legal challenges the company is now facing…
FireCuda 530 2TB
Seagate puts the SSD market on notice, says Chris Szewczyk.
How To Send And Receive Comms In Apple Mail
Apple’s Mail is a great tool for personal email. Here’s how to get started with it and get the most from it
OWC Envoy Pro SX SSD 1TB
Thunderbolt-only external drive
Asus Tinker Board 2S
This is the little board that couldn’t, says a disappointed Les Pounder as he tries a board that’s definitely no Raspberry Pi.
iPhone 13 Pro - The Best Just Got Better
The best just got better – with longer battery life, better cameras and a smoother display
iPad Mini (2021)
Apple’s littlest iPad finally gets the update it deserves
iPad 10.2-Inch (2021)
Apple’s most affordable iPad gets an incremental update
iPhone 13 - Apple's Best Yet!
From £679, apple.com
Master the Files app
Use Files to sort, scan, share and scribble on your stuff
Make colour adjustments
How to adjust the hue, saturation and lightness of specific colours
Stellar Commanders
Kill a planet in under seven minutes
ScreenFlow 10
Record screens and video with flair
Bring order to chaos
Organise everything from dinners to playdates with FamilyWall
Pinhole photography with the HQ Camera
Interchangeable lenses enable us to experiment with that historical curiosity, the pinhole camera, Mike Bedford shows you how.
Linux Mint 20.2
Jonni Bidwell is running low on mint metaphors and time, but the promise of some budget mojito mix expedited this review.
Griftlands
Management love a tough negotiation but not with the staff, so Sam Greer will be getting a quick visit from the LXF shock troops right about now…
IT'S A VIRTUAL SERVERWORLD
From his caravan in a field in North Wales, David Rutland takes you on a touring holiday through the world of virtual private servers.
Going back to 8-bit with the Atari 800
Les Pounder goes back to a time before E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert and 48KB was considered lots of RAM.