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Tim Smith

Tim began his time with Computeractive testing computers, printers and scanners deep in the Computeractive Labs. Later he was allowed out into the light to do more writing.

In addition to writing he now tinkers with Facebook and Twitter when not scouring the web for interesting downloads, videos and websites.

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A new home for the Caps Lock Alert program

We've created a project home on Codeplex

Download: Artha

Find meanings and alternatives for words with this convenient portable app

Download: Minecraft Pi Edition

Play this popular adventure game on the Raspberry Pi

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Exclusive Club Competition: Win a copy of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 10

Keep your computer running smoothly with this software, worth £30

Download: Magic 2013 for iPad

The popular card game Magic the Gathering comes to the iPad

Download: FocusWriter Portable

Write without distractions wherever you are

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Download: OneNote for iPad

Take notes on the move and synchronise with your Microsoft account

Minecraft comes to the Raspberry Pi

An impressive show of graphics from this tiny computer

Download: Camstudio Portable

Record what happens on screen as a video file that can be annotated and edited

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Download: Kompozer

Modified version of the NVU web editor

Download: Kompozer

Modified version of the NVU web editor

Download: Steam for Linux

Serious gaming comes to Ubuntu at last

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Download: Iobit StartMenu8

Restore the much missed Start Button and Menu

Getting children interested in programming

Things really are better than they used to be

Raspberry Pi Model A goes on sale for £20

Fewer components mean lower cost and less power required

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Cfont Pro 4

Manage the fonts on your computer

Download: Windows Defender Offline Tool

Scan a computer for malicious software without requiring an internet connection

Download: FreeTrack

Control the view in games by using your head

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