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Share photos and more with iCloud

iCloud is easy to set up and enables you to share your chosen files and photos with other Apple Mac computers and devices such as iPhones and iPads

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How to use iCloud in Windows

You can use Apple’s iCloud to help share and synchronise data between your Mac – or handheld Apple device such as an iPhone or iPad – and Windows PC

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Understanding iCloud

Apple’s iCloud is a slick, versatile cloud storage service – but it does have limitations

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Save Office documents to the web using Skydrive

Store files documents online and open them in different locations

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Silence your hard disk

A special case can reduce the noise of a hard disk without risking it over heating

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Install Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi computer

The operating system can be stored on an SD card using Image Writer

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Raspberry Pi hardware

Once the Raspbian operating system is installed onto an SD card, it will fit easily onto the small circuit board

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Can I stop Dropbox uploading?

The Dropbox app for iOS does not have the option to delete items from the upload queue but there is a way around this

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Synology Diskstation DS212j review

A two-disk network hard disk enclosure with impressive features

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Tempted to install an SSD? Readers share their experience

Faster startup times and less noise - one of the better value PC upgrades you can invest in, according to Computeractive readers

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Synology Diskstation DS213air review

An unusual 2-bay network hard disk enclosure with built-in wireless networking

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Organise digital photos with Namexif

This free software can rename multiple photographs based on dates

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How do I partition my network-attached storage (Nas) disk?

Partitioning a Nas drive makes it easier to use it for several purposes – storing media and backup, for example. We show you how

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