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Letters • Questions, questions. Are cloud-based password managers safe? What product did we recommend three years ago? And was Mel’s last column his best one yet?
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In the next issue
Vice control • Frustrated by the modern virtuous voice assistants who refuse to cuss and curse, Mel Croucher takes matters into his own grubby hands by teaching Siri to swear
It’s a lockout • Channelling the spirit of Dusty Bin, Kay Ewbank offers her 3-2-1 guide to backing up, so you won’t be left feeling frustrated if you’re locked out of your iPad for 48 years
RANTS & RAVES • Technology may be a long way from solving the Irish border issue or simplifying your VAT bill, but at least it’s helping in the fight for animal conservation
NEED TO KNOW • The biggest stories form the tech wold, and what they mean for you
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Smart device security labelling • The government wants to set security standards for smart and IoT devices
APPLE iPad Mini (2019)
OVERCLOCKERS XVI Gamer
ACER Chromebox CXI3
LENOVO Yoga Book C930
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 OC
SILVERSTONE Precision Series PS15
ADATA SD600Q
HP Sprocket New Edition
SAMSUNG Space Monitor
LINDY BNX-100
ONEPLUS Bullets Wireless 2
NOW TV Smart Box with 4K and Voice Search
AMAZON Kindle (2019)
SONY Xperia L3
HUAWEI P30 Pro
GOOGLE Pixel 3a
FITBIT Versa Lite
FUJIFILM X-T30
NINTENDO Labo VR Kit
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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 16
Abelssoft File Organizer 2019
IObit Malware Fighter Pro 7
Dashlane 6 Premium
WebSite X5 Go 2019
Softland NovaPDF 10 Lite
Resources
TALK TO ME THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO AMAZON ALEXA • Make the most of Amazon’s powerful voice assistant with our guide to setting up, controlling and customising your Alexa devices. David Ludlow talks you through all the essentials
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALEXA • Once you’ve got your Echo hooked up to your Amazon account, you can do a lot straight away. Here’s everything you need to know about Alexa
Is Alexa listening to everything I say?
What about third party devices?
BEST AMAZON ALEXA SKILLS • One of the best things about Alexa is the way you can expand its capabilities using Skills. Here we show you how to get started, and pick 10 of our favourites
Make your own Skills with Alexa Blueprints
CONTROL YOUR SMART HOME • Alexa makes it easy to control smart devices in your home such as lights and heating using your voice. We show you how to set everything up
How to create Routines
MUSIC AND COMMUNICATION • Alexa can control your music, even giving you multiroom audio if you want it, as well as acting as a free internet telephone service
SPEAK HIGHLY Alexa speakers • Now that you...