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108 iCLOUD TIPS

From humble beginnings as MobileMe, Apple's iCloud service has grown into an excellent facility, But what is iCloud, and what can it do for you?

Have we reached "peak iPhone"?

Charlotte Henry explores whether Apple's key product is starting to lose its magic

Add and monitor control sensors

Making sense of the situation, Les Pounder shows us how to use sensors with a robot to get about town!

No changes allowed!

Matt Holder explores immutable operating systems, containerised apps and containers to see if they describe the future of the Linux distro.

Using enhanced layer features with G'MIC

Karsten Günther takes a look beyond GIMP's standard layer functions. Besides special GIMP operations, tasks provided by G'MIC loom into view.

Giving praise to the TempleOS

Michael Reed delves into one of the most unusual operating systems he's ever seen and explores the story behind its creation.

Getting creative with algorithmic art

Mike Bedford demonstrates how you can exercise your left and right brain simultaneously by generating algorithmic art.

Deck the hardware

We revisit and trick out the Valve Steam Deck a year on from release.

Crave

THE GEAR WE'RE LUSTING AFTER

NovaPlus Pencil A8 Duo

A great alternative, but Apple Pencil is still king for creatives

Razer Kishi v2

A premium battle booster for your iPhone

Rocky 9.1

Nate Drake goes head-to-head with Red Hat-based distros this month, so is glad to have the heavyweight Rocky in his corner.

Kingston NV2

Cheap but not cheerful, bemoans Shane Downing.

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO APPLE MUSIC

Take back control of your music collection, with our in-depth guide to the Music app for Mac and beyond...

Pi Camera Module v3

The latest version of Pi's mainstream camera module has autofocus, HDR and wide angle, proclaims Les Pounder!

Pi USER

Millions and millions of RP2040s! | More Pis in store

Kensington UH1440P

A versatile and portable dock

Fast fixes for Apple Watch charging woes

Revive your smartwatch with these handy tips and tricksRevive your smartwatch with these handy tips and tricks

macOS Ventura 55 ESSENTIAL TIPS

Make the most of macOS 13 with our incredible selection of tips, tricks and troubleshooting secrets

Pico GPIO control with JavaScript

Les Pounder strays from Python to show us that JavaScript, the language of the web, is a viable Pico alternative.

AMD Ryzen 7950X

Dave James pens these words and takes complete blame for saying: Zen 4 and the art of CPU maintenance.

Adobe Premiere Elements 2023

Turn raw footage into slick stories for your social media feeds

VMware Fusion 13

Run virtual machines on Intel and Apple silicon Macs

How to trace code directly with eBPF

Mihalis Tsoukalos explains how to take advantage of eBFP with a range of different programming languages.

Logitech MX Mechanical Mini for Mac

The Logi Options+ software lets you manage function key assignments

Sticklets

Take note: this is one very useful app

Return to Monkey Island

The Management thinks three decades is a perfectly fine amount of time for Will Freeman to wait to get an under-inflation pay rise.

Linux Mint 21.1 Vera

Nate Drake meets Linux Mint's latest offering, code-named Vera, and comes away bowled over by its stunning looks and ease of use.

Batch convert and optimise your images

Nick Peers reveals how to quickly apply the same changes to multiple images at once with the simple-to-configure Converseen.

Super system monitor

No sniggering at the back as Shashank Sharma shows you his bottom.