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Lair Of The Clockwork God
Management only fear the elder gods and the taxman, Chris Schiling is neither, so he’s been sent off to the content mines to dig up some words.
Intel Frost Canyon NUC
The latest generation of small form computing from Intel gets a mini makeover, reveals Stuart Burns.
RANDOM APPLE MEMORY - 30-inch Cinema Display
The 32–inch Pro Display XDR isn’t Apple’s first foray into extra-large screens, recalls Adam Banks
STORE GUIDE
Your complete guide to the best Apple hardware and third-party accessories
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2020)
The smaller MacBook Pro got a big update for 2020 but is a new keyboard enough?
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2
Sennheiser smashes it out of the park
Smart home systems explained
Just what’s connecting your hardware together – and should you really care?
Logitech Combo Touch
A dream keyboard case come true
Crave
THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER
HeartWatch 4
Keep an eye on your heart
BenQ EW328OU
A good-looking multitasking monitor
Declutter Your Digital Life
Overwhelmed by everything in your digital life? With the help of a few handy tips and apps, you can regain control
Tracktion Software Waveform Pro 11
Does 2020’s update to this resolutely ‘different’ DAW add enough to keep things moving without compromising its unique proposition?
SYNTH BASS
Synthesis is one of the quickest and, potentially, the easiest methods of creating awesome bass sounds from scratch. Here’s how it’s done…
BABY COMEBACK CM
We’ve got a cracking d-d-d-delay which has been d-d-developed just for readers. That’s you (you, you)!
Apple Logic 10.5
Apple’s venerable DAW takes the fight to Ableton Live, with a couple of familiar additions, but can it compete?
SUB BASS
If you don’t reach the bottom, how can you hit the top? Get the lowdown on making your subs sound sweet
Oeksound soothe2 €199
After the runaway success of version 1, the second iteration of this already-excellent plugin takes the dynamic EQ concept to new heights
Mastering The Mix Mixroom £49
Intelligent plugins make mixing a quicker and more reliable process. Let’s see how this latest EQ can help with your mixing and mastering.
SLEAFORD MODS
Nottingham duo Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn share the tech secrets that have given them three Top 20 albums
15 Questions With…RAC
Portugal-born, US-raised André Allen Anjos is a Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, with no fewer than 250 remixes to his name, from Kings Of Leon to Lady Gaga, plus TV/film credits. He’s just released his LP, Boy, through Counter/Ninja Tune
Raspberry Pi High-Quality Camera
Interchangeable lenses, powerful sensor, flexibility and resolution all make a winner says.
Program the Manchester Baby
The Manchester Baby was the world’s first real computer. Mike Bedford introduces this pioneering machine and shows you how to write code for it.
Pop!_OS 20.04
Ne’er have we seen such an excited Jonni Bidwell as when he heard that Pop!_OS does window tiling now!
COMMUNITY COMPUTING
Erstwhile scourge of the community Jonni Bidwell meets community hacker Jona Azizaj at the Open Source Summit to talk hacking and happiness (packets).
Playing chess in your terminal
Jonni still hasn’t written a 10-page feature on chess, so Neil Mohr starts playing the classic strategy game in his terminal while he waits…
Into the Breach
Management has run out of minions to throw against the hostile alien bugs. Unfortunately, that just leaves Alex Wiltshire as our last line of defence…
Regolith Linux 1.4
Jonni Bidwell has found his true calling: to bring tiling window managers to the masses. Listen now to his sermon, and get ready to believe…
UBUNTU BLASTS OFF!
Ubuntu is back and it’s better than ever. Read on to find out why Jonni Bidwell is out of this world over this new release…
AMD Athlon 3000G
No one calls Christian Guyton cheap, but he is cheap and thus loves this chip!