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CDMJPCPRD!A NEW VERSlON o lOS scc ;), u revumpo OS X scc ;() und Ihe longuvulIedluunch o Apple Muslc muy huvebeen vhuI everyone vus vulIlngor uI Ihe Worldvlde DevelopersConerence WWDC), buI Applehud one more Ihlng Io sell Io usIhls yeur: our prlvucy.Fersonul prlvucy hus becomeApple`s unlque selllng polnI, vlIhneveuIures unnounced ulongsldepromlses Io leuve duIu ln users`hunds. 1he shlI ollovs CEO1lmCook`s heudllnegrubblng speechromu evveeks eurller, ln vhlchhe uccused rlvuls such us Google ocushlng ln on lIs cusIomers` duIusee pcpro.Iinkz1tcspccch).WlIh no seurchenglne buslnessIo prop up unllke Google undMlcrosoI) und $oo bllllon lnIhe bunk, Apple cun comorIublyuord Io shun Ihe opporIunlIy Iosell cusIomers` duIu. BuI does Apple`sprlvucy pledge muke lIs producIsuny more uIIrucIlve Io end users`Applechangesitstuneonprivacymid a raft of newproduct Iaunches at the WorIdwide DeveIopers Conference, ppIe aIsowants to seII us something different: our privacy. 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Senlor vlcepresldenI o soIvure englneerlng,Crulg Federlghl, sIressed IhuI none oIhe duIu guIhered or Apple`s smurIerseurch vould be ussocluIed vlIh unApple ID, nor llnked vlIh oIher Appleservlces or shured vlIh Ihlrd purIles.Apple ls compeIlng heudonvlIh Google, vlIh lOS p`s proucIlvelnIelllgence und lmproved seurchIhroughouI Ihe lFhone und lFud UI,noIed IHS 1echnology unulysI IunFogg. Apple hopes Io dlerenIluIeby proIecIlng users` prlvucy, buI lImusI ensure IhuI such proIecIlondoesn`I cuuse Ihe lnIelllgenI servlceslI dellvers Io be unyIhlng buI Ihe besI.1he proIecIlon o personul duIuvus u conslsIenI messuge vlIh oIherneveuIures, Ioo. For exumple, Nevsls un upp vlIh conIenI pulled dlrecIlyromund curuIed by Iop publlshers,such us Thc NcuYo Tmcs und ThcCuodon. Federlghl sIressed IhuInone o your lndlvlduul duIu vlll beshured vlIh Ihlrd purIles und vhuIyou reud von`I be llnked Io oIherApple servlces.FrevenIlng Ihe ree lovopersonul duIu lsn`I Ihe only prlvucymeusure ln lOS p. Apple`s moblle OSvlll ulso ullovdevelopers Io mukeudblocklng Ioolshundy or Ihosevho dlsllke behuvlourul udverIlslngsysIemsund vlll oer un AFI orvlrIuul prlvuIe neIvorks. Pr|vacy sa|es p|tch?Apple`s sIrldlng purposeully IovurdsIhe morul hlgh ground, buI ls prlvucyu conslderuIlon or mosI consumersvhen lI comes Io buylng u smurIphoneA0VE A|eCE0I|mCeek|smak|ngersena| r|vacythecemany'sun|quese|||nge|nt1MicrosoftreleasesWindows10M|cresefthasre|easedW|ndews!,w|thfreeugradesfertheserunn|ngW|ndewser8.!.0therw|se, |tw||| cest99fertheHemeed|t|en-arem|umcemaredtetheU5r|ceef$!!9, evenw|thVAIcens|dered.Headte6fereurfu|| rev|ew.Fivestoriesnot tomiss8rieftngBackground and anaIysis on aII the important news stories0omest|c notspotsWh|ch reg|ons have the poorest|ndoor mob||e coverage? p!ZAmazon under scrut|ny0compet|t|on ch|ef |aunches|nvest|gat|on |nto ebook dea|s p!4P0Probe0rey-market goods cou|d|and you w|th a tax b||| p!6@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRD!!8riefingor IubleI` I don`I Ihlnk prlvucy lsllkely Io be u mujor ucIor ln peoplechooslng u hundseI or u long Ilme, lever, buI lI could be u conIrlbuIoryucIor, und could cerIulnly be purI ou cholce o brund or ecosysIem, suldDr Fuul Bernul, u lecIurer ln Iech luvund prlvucy uI Ihe UnlverslIy o EusIAngllu. I suspecI 1lmCook`s dolng umlxIure o Ihlngs here: dlerenIluIlngApple romGoogle ls u cleur purI o lI,buI lI muy be more dlrecI ln Ihe senseIhuI prlvucy could become purI o Ihe'coolness` IhuI Apple llkes Io surroundlIsel vlIh, he udded.DlglIul prlvucy ls ln Ihe spoIllghI lnIhls posISnovden eru, buI lI remulnsIo be seen vheIher Apple cun mukeprlvucy cool enough Io counIercuIIlngedge buI lnvuslve euIuressuch us Google FhoIos, vhlchorgunlses phoIos ucross devlces undundersIunds Ihemvell enough IoleI users seurch or ull Ihe lmuges oIhemhuvlng breukusI, or exumple.3Lenovo'sE130PConadongleLenevehasunve||ed|tsf|rstsystembasedenInte|'sCemute5t|cksec, wh|chcramsafu|| cemuter|nteadeng|e-s|zeddev|ce.IheIdeacentre5t|ck3featuresrunsW|ndewsena!.33HzAtemrecesser, w|th2efPAMand32efsteragefer!3.Itcennectsv|aHMIteaIVermen|ter.4AmazontopayauthorsbythepagePutaK|nd|eebeekdewnw|theutf|n|sh|ng|t, andAmazenmaynetfu||yaytheauther.Ihat'sunderanewsystemAmazen|str|a|||ng.Amazenaysautherswhenthe|rbeeksared|g|ta||y|eanedeut,butw||| newsca|ethatratebasedenhewmanyagesreadersactua||ygetthreugh.5ProjectLightninghitsManchesterWerkhasbegunenV|rg|nMed|a's3bnrejectteextendf|brebreadbandtefeurm||||enmerehemesandbus|nesses|ntheUKby22.Manchester|sf|rsttebenef|tfremPrejectL|ghtn|ng,w|thweu|d-becustemersbe|ngaskedte|egthe|r|nterestatvirginmedia.cem/cabIemystreet.ZAdobeCCupdate5ubscr|bersteAdebe'sCreat|veC|eudsu|tehaverece|vedahestefnewfeatures, |nc|ud|ngahazeremeva| tee| |nL|ghtreem, UIandades|gntweaksferPheteshe, anderfermancebeestsferInes|gn().P|us, Adebe|sf|na||ybr|ng|ngCCteAndre|d,andaddedahete||braryfe||ew|ng|tsurchaseefFete||a|astyear.Wehadth|s |ncred|b|ev|s|onforApp|eMus|c. Wewantedtosay hey,comeandtry th|s serv|cefor threemonths, andenjoy a|| themus|c you|ove, andyouwon't havetopay acent. Andne|ther w||| we.It's the kindof innovationthat runs inour blood. Whenwe look at the world,we ask ourselves howit couldbemade better. Last year, more than500million iTunes users were able toenjoy U2's amazingalbumonday one.That was truly anexcitingmoment inhistory, andtomake it happenweendeduppayingthe band$!00million. Sothenwe thought, howincredible wouldit be if we couldmake that magic happenfor free?ut sometimes people areinvestedintheir oldways of doingthings. Andwe say, that's great. AtApple, our missionis tohelppeopledothe things they love.Well, it turns out that one of thethings Taylor Swift really loves isgettingpaid. Sowe saidokay: let'sdial back a little andgive our friendsthe space they needtocatchup.We've made some changes toourlicensingdeal, andI knowTaylor'sgoingtolove beingonApple Music.ut we're not stoppingthere.Apple has always beenaboutchallengingoldideas, andouraccountants are goingtokeeponinnovating, andfindnewways tocharge the world. It's inour 0NA.!':|J., :|

App|ehas f|na||y enteredthemus|c-stream|ngmarket w|thApp|eMus|c -a|though|t was forcedtomakechangestotheserv|cebefore|t even|aunched,thanks topopstar Tay|or 5w|ft.App|eMus|c |s d|fferent tor|va|ssuchas 5pot|fy and0oog|eP|ay Mus|c. Wh||eyoucanstreamyour cho|ceof songfromthe30m||||ontrackcata|ogue, there'sa|soacuratedrad|ostat|onca||edeats !w|th0Js p|ck|ngthetunes. "App|eMus|c hasav|s|onthat's at oddsw|th|059's proact|ve|nte|||gent ass|stant," sa|d!H5Techno|ogyana|yst !anFogg. "Wh||e|059a|ms tode||ver |nte|||gent exper|encesautomat|ca||y, App|eMus|c seeks tod|fferent|atew|thhumancurat|on."Theserv|cecosts $9.99per monthor $!4.99for uptos|xfam||y membersshar|nganaccount, but youdon't needan|Phoneto||sten; |t w||| a|sobeava||ab|eonr|va| p|atforms. "5tr|k|ng|y,App|eannouncedthat theserv|cew|||beava||ab|eonAndro|ddev|ces |ntheautumn," sa|dFogg. "Th|s w||| bethef|rstbrandedserv|cetoreachAndro|dand|s astrateg|c sh|ft for App|e|n|ts approachtothema|nr|va| p|atform."App|e|s offer|ngathree-monthfreetr|a|,andhad|n|t|a||y to|drecord|abe|s |twou|dn't pay themformus|c streameddur|ngthat per|od. After afewhours of pressurefromchart-topp|ngTay|or 5w|ft- whothreatenedtow|thdrawher|atest a|bumfromMus|c - App|ecaved|nanddec|ared|t wou|d|ndeedpayroya|t|es dur|ngth|s per|od.Thef|rmthat onced|ctatedtermstotheent|remus|c |ndustry wascowedby a25-year-o|ds|nger.Howt|mes havechanged.SwiftbeatsAppleMusicBenedlcI Evuns, un unulysI uIvenIurecuplIul lrmAndreessenHorovlIz, suggesIed ln u IveeIuIer Cook`s speech IhuI Apple`suverslon Io duIu mlnlng muyleuve lI behlndjusI usBluckBerry vus once leI lnIhe dusI by Ihe lFhone. Inoo,, Ihe compuny Ihenknovn us RIMsIuIed IhuInobody vould vunI unlFhone us Ihere vould bebuIIerylle Irudeos, nov,Apple ls suylng noonevunIs lmuge seurchIhereure prlvucy Irudeos,Evuns remurked.In Ihe buIIle beIveenprlvucy und euIures, cunApple vln on Ihe ormer`Bernul suld he`d Irude ln hlshundseI or u more prlvucyrlendly one, ulIhough heudmlIIed: I don`I IhlnkI`mu Iyplcul consumer.ferent tor|va|soog|ecanasH5brandedserv|ce|s astrateg|ts apr|vthrwoumusthahourschart-topEL0W |059w|||featurereact|ve|nte|||gent caab|||t|es!2@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRD8riefing5end|ngatext message7et eut ef thek|tchen- esec|a||y|f yeu're|nL|veree|- becausethat's eneef thewerst sets fercennect|v|ty|nr|ta|n, accerd|ngtenewresearch.Unoor 0lcomru|os ||nkoo to spoctrumsa|os, mob||o oporators nooo to prov|oo acorta|n|ovo| ol covorago. For 80, oporatorshaoto covor 90ol tho UK. For 40, 0? mustcovor 98ol tho UKpopu|at|onb, tho onool?0II - anothat's |nooor covorago.8ritishhomesaremobilenotspotsYou may need to step outside to make that caII, research into bIackspots reveaIsGCHaccusedofhackingantivirussoftwareHACKERS SEARCHING FORvulnerublllIles ln unIlvlrussoIvure ls no surprlse, buIor Ihe pusI elghI yeurs oursecurlIy servlces huve beendolng Ihe sume.1huI`s uccordlng IodocumenIs leuked byEdvurd Snovden, IhevhlsIleblover hldlngln Russlu ollovlngreveluIlons Ivo yeurs ugoo muss survelllunce undsnooplng underIuken byIhe US governmenI.DocumenIs dlsclosed byThc Intccct shoved IheNSAund our ovn GCHQvere reverseenglneerlngunIlvlrus soIvure ln orderIo dlscover luvs Iheycould use Io monlIor onllneIrulc, ensurlng Ihelr ovnspylng Iechnlques veren`I spoIIed.1he spylng ugencles specllcullyIurgeIed securlIy lrms IhuI veren`IFowovor, accoro|ngto rosoarchlrom0|oba| w|ro|oss So|ut|ons (0wS), 40olBr|ts laco mob||o notspots |ns|oo tho|rhomos, w|th0oorg|anarch|tocturosoom|ng|, act|ngas a Faraoa, cago.wh||o oporators havo roachoogooocovorago |ovo|s lor 40outs|oo ol homos, thosorv|co oograoos as soonas wo stop|ns|oo.Tho UK|s no |ongor a 'l|xoo-||no' nat|on, sa|oPau| 0artor, 0L0ol 0wS. Tho bost phono |stho ono ,ou'vo got on,ou - not tho ono s|tt|ng|n|ts oock out |ntho ha||wa,.bused ln Ihelr homecounIrles, noIublyRusslu`s Kuspersky,Flnlund`s FSecure undRomunlu`s BlIdeender.US lrms McAee undSymunIec und BrlIuln`sSophos veren`I IurgeIed.Kuspersky uppeured Io beu key IurgeI, Ihe NSAsuvemulls senI Io Ihe lrm,user duIu, und mulvureIhuI vus belng IurgeIed.1he Russlun unIlvlruslrmdenled user duIu vusleuked, buI suld lI vusexIremely vorrylng l noI surprlslngIhuIsecurlIy servlces vouldvork Io subverI securlIysoIvure IhuI`s deslgnedIo keep us ull sue.What wc think: II`s cerIulnlynoI surprlslng Io see Ihe NSAund GCHQIurgeIlng unIlvlrussoIvureor Iuklng ucIlon IhuIcould reduce onllne securlIy orIhe resI o us, suld Brlelng undFuIures edlIor Nlcole Koble.Foklng holes ln unIlvlrus und noIulerIlng Ihe compunles muklng lIvould be consldered lrresponslbleor uny securlIy reseurcher, buIlnIelllgence ugenIs cleurly vorkunder dlerenI rules Io Ihe resI ousund o course ve musI ussumesecurlIy servlces or oIher nuIlonsure dolng Ihe sume.What you said: On Alphr, MurIln Foxvondered vhy people conIlnue Iobe surprlsed by Ihe spylng ucIlvlIleso Ihe NSAund GCHQ. I vould bemore conused |or] concerned lu spy ugency veren`I enguglng lnsuch ucIlvlIles, he suld.Indeed, lsn`I IhuI Ihe job o MI undMI6, ugreed commenIer severn seu` IIhlnk lI vould be very nulve Io belleveve llve ln u socleIy vhere Ihls sorI oIhlng vusn`I golng on, he vroIe.OIhers dlsugreed. Deep concernls nuIurul vhen ve see Ihe exIenI Iovhlch boundurles o democruIlcuccounIublllIy und due legul processhuve been secreIly und lnsldlouslypushed buck, noIed AndyDuy.K|tchen6%L|v|ngreem6%edreem6%athreem46%|n|ngreem44%Reported notspots inBritish homes by room!96s4!%2!s42%V|cter|an42%2s45%eerg|an54%Worst British citiesfor notspotsporoonlago opooplo pollodroporlingoonnoolivilyissuos|asgew46%L|veree|6%|rm|ngham46%Card|ff54%r|ste|53%Le|cester46%Nerw|ch48%Reported notspots in Britishhomes by age of home!4AMAZON AND APPLE ure Ihe luIesIAmerlcun Iech lrms Io eel Ihe vruIho Ihe Europeun Commlsslon EC) overulleged unIlcompeIlIlve behuvlour.In June, Ihe EC opened un unIlIrusIlnspecIlon lnIo Amuzon`s ebookdeuls vlIh publlshers, und lI`s ulsolnvesIlguIlng hovApple slgnedup lubels Io lIs muslc sIreumlngservlce scc Ac to jocc thc musc,bcou). In Muy, Google vus churgedvlIh ubuslng lIs domlnunI seurchmurkeI poslIlon und uces u poIenIlulC6 bllllon lneuIer Ihrlce ulllng Ioreuch u seIIlemenIund Ihe EC suldlI vus ulso lnvesIlguIlng ecommerceucross Ihe common murkeI.1he EC`s sudden bursI o energyuppeurs Io be dovn Io Ihe nevheudo compeIlIlon pollcy, MurgreIheVesIuger. Slnce VesIuger Iookpover ln November, she`s shovnu vllllngness Io lock horns vlIh IheblggesI numes ln Iechnology, leuvlngmuny vonderlng: vho`s nexI` The case aga|nst AmazonWhlle VesIuger`s lnvesIlguIlonugulnsI Amuzon hus only jusI sIurIed,concerns over Ihe ebook murkeI gobuck yeurs. Whlle Ihe EUopIed noI Iolne Apple ln oJ, ulongslde Ihe lvelurgesI book publlshers, or colludlngIo drlve up prlcesu dlrecI responseIo Amuzon`s success ln drlvlng prlcesdovnIhe US DepurImenI o JusIlcepushed or u lnunclul seIIlemenIvorIh hundreds o mllllons o dollurs.Follovlng IhuI, Amuzon vus lusI yeurembrolled ln u dlspuIe vlIh publlsherHucheIIe over Ihe seIIlng o ebookprlces, pulllng some o Ihe publlsher`s/1ta|raaj|| |ae|aa|1s|araje1|a|ss|a|1res||s|ee||The EU's competition chief has announced another pair of investigations intomerican tech firms. NicoIe Kobie reveaIs why mazon and ppIe are under scrutinyApp|e's stream|ngserv|ce, Mus|c, was on|yannounced|nJune(), but as far backas Apr||theEuropean0omm|ss|onwas reported|y sn|ff|ngaround|ts re|at|onsh|ps w|thmus|c |abe|s, send|ngquest|onna|res topartners andr|va|s.At |ssueareApp|e's reportedattempts toconv|ncetop-se|||ngmus|c|ans tooffer the|r mus|cexc|us|ve|y v|a|ts ownserv|ceand|ockout |tscompet|tors, but App|ehas other means of ent|c|ngart|sts from|ts r|va|s. Mus|c w||| bepre|oadedon|Phones, mak|ng|t eas|er tos|gnupusers tothefreetr|a|. !f |t converts themtopay|ngusers, App|egets tokeepthewho|efee, wh||e|t charges otherappmakers 30%for subscr|pt|ons generatedv|a|ts dev|ces. Th|s makes |t eas|er for App|etooffermoregenerous terms than5pot|fy, for |nstance.TheE0hasn't forma||y announcedan|nvest|gat|on, but theNewYorkAttorney0enera|'s 0ff|cehas, suggest|ngpressuremaybu||donboths|des of theAt|ant|c.Appletofacethemusic?murkeIs, Ihe lurgesI or ebooks lnEurope. 1here`s no Ilmellne orvhen Ihe lnvesIlguIlon vlll come Ioun end. Amuzon ls conldenI IhuI ourugreemenIs vlIh publlshers ure legulund ln Ihe besI lnIeresIs o reuders,u compuny spokesperson suld vhenIhe lnvesIlguIlon vus unnounced.Rlchurd MolleI, CEOo IheFubllshers AssocluIlon, velcomed IhelnvesIlguIlon, suylng hls Irude bodyhus been culllng or ucIlon or Ihe pusIevmonIhs. II`s been elI or someIlme IhuI lI lsn`I cleur ln Ihe UKvheIher Ihe murkeI condlIlonsure ulr, he Iold IC Io.FolnIlng Io Amuzon`sdlspuIe vlIh HucheIIe, he suldIhuI cleurly, Ihere vere prucIlcesgolng on ln Ihose murkeIs IhuI dldn`Iuppeur Io be ulr, und lI vus Ilme Iosmoke ouI Ihe slIuuIlon. Amuzon`sdeclslon Io drop key HucheIIe IlIlesollovlng Ihe dlspuIe beIveen IheIvo shoved IhuI Ihe poIenIlul orhurmul consequences ure Ihere,MolleI udded.So vhy dld lI Iuke so longor Ihere Io be un lnvesIlguIlon`1he ebook murkeI ls sIlll preIIynuscenI ucross Europe, MolleIsuld, noIlng IhuI Ihe UKlcIlonmurkeI ls ,ebooks, und IhuI`sIhe lurgesI proporIlon ln Europe.A0VE MargretheVestagerbe||evesthat U5g|antsmaybeengag|ng|nant|-cemet|t|vebehav|eurIlIles romlIs onllne sIore. 1he pulrhuve slnce reuched un ugreemenI.Nov, Ihe EC ls looklng lnIo clulmsIhuI Amuzon orces publlshers Io oerlI Ihe besI Ierms, ensurlng Amuzon`srlvuls never geI u beIIer deul undervhuI`s knovn us mosI uvouredsIuIus. VesIuger suld: II ls myduIy Io muke sure IhuI Amuzon`surrungemenIs vlIh publlshers ure noIhurmul Io consumers, by prevenIlngoIher ebook dlsIrlbuIors romlnnovuIlng und compeIlng eecIlvelyvlIh Amuzon. Our lnvesIlguIlon vlllshovl such concerns ure jusIlled.1he lnvesIlguIlon vlll ocus onGermun und Engllshlunguuge!5@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRD

Flus, some compunles muy bereIlcenI Io come orvurdvlIh evldence. II`s obvlouslyu poIenIlully dllculI sIep or ucompuny Io rulse u lug ugulnsIvhuI lI mlghI percelve us unulrprucIlces, so Ihese Ihlngs IukeIlme Io come ouI, he udded.Amuzon ls ulso belng lnvesIlguIedby Ihe EUover vheIher lIs IuxsIrucIure vloluIed compeIlIlonluvs, und hus ulreudy suld lI vlllulIer hovlI puys Iuxes ucross IheEU, ollovlng Ihe lnIroducIlon lnIhe UKo Ihe soculled Google 1uxIhuI bllls compunles on unyprolIs belng rouIed oshore.1huI suggesIs IhuI AmerlcunglunIs cun lndeed be broughI Ioheel by Europeun luvmukers.1umlng Amuzon`s compeIlIlvesIreuk muy prove more dllculI,buI VesIuger seems more Ihunup or Ihe lghI. Ant|-Amer|can|sm?VesIuger`s ucIlvlIy husn`I vonher uns ucross Ihe AIlunIlc.Eurller Ihls yeur, US presldenIBuruck Obumu vurned ugulnsIEuropeun proIecIlonlsm, ulIhoughVesIuger hus sIressed she`s noIplcklng u lghI vlIh Slllcon Vulley.We`re noI ucIuully IurgeIlng UScompunlesve don`I huve ugeogruphlc blus, she IoldBloomberg. 1hls jusI relecIs IhuIIhere ure muny sIrong compunlesln Ihe US IhuI lnluence Ihe dlglIulmurkeI elsevhere.Indeed, VesIuger hus IukeneorIs Io prulse such compunles,suylng she uses Google`s very goodproducIs hersel, vhlle culllngAmuzon u successul buslness IhuIoers consumers u comprehenslveservlce. 1huI suld, VesIuger`s ulsomude lI cleur ln lnIervlevs IhuI shedoesn`I Iuke on compunles unlessshe belleves she`ll vln.A0VE|sae|ntment abeuts|ewbreadbandmaynet bese|veds|m|ybymak|ng|t eas|erfercustemerstemeveOFCOM IS MAKING lI eusler Io leuve yourISF l your broudbund speeds don`Illve up Io lIs promlsesbuI Ihe movemuy noI ucIuully benelI consumers.Broudbund uds leun heuvlly onspeed lgures, buI reseurch by reveuled IhuI only J,o BrlIons geIIhe uveruge speed udverIlsed by IhelrISFund even ever durlng peukIlmes. As usuul, rurul cusIomers suerIhe mosI, vlIh only uchlevlng IheudverIlsed speed.1hls ls desplIe Ocomslgnlng upISFs Io u code o prucIlce lve yeursugo IhuI vus deslgned Io provldemore clurlIy ubouI speeds vlumore uccuruIe udverIlslng,und Io leI cusIomers svlIchIo u nevprovlder ln IhelrsI Ihree monIhs o uconIrucI l speeds dldn`Illve up Io expecIuIlons.II`s noI knovn hovmunypeople huve exerclsed IhlsopIlon, slnce Ocomdoesn`IcollecI such duIu.Ocom`s nevchle ShuronWhlIe uddressed Ihe lssue ln herlrsI publlc speech, unvelllng u nevcode o prucIlce vlIh one mujorchunge: you cun novleuve uI uny Ilmeln your conIrucI l your speed ullsbelovIhe mlnlmumguurunIeeduccess llne speed. Hovever, Ihlslgure lsn`I lxed or every cusIomer:lI`s Ihe boIIomJoo speeds IhuIslmllur cusIomers vould recelve u lgure IhuI ISFs don`I huve Io reveulunless you usk specllcully. T|me to move?Ocomls Irylng Io muke lI eusler orconsumers Io leuve Ihelr ISF ln oIhervuys. AnevsvlIchlng process mukeslI slmpler Io move provlders, und unlnvesIlguIlon hus been luunched lnIoISFs IhuI use dellberuIe obsIrucIlonIo Iry Io hold on Io cusIomers vhovunI Io leuve uI Ihe end o IhelrconIrucI, suld WhlIe.AndrevFerguson, un unulysI uI1hlnkbroudbund, quesIloned vheIhermovlng ISF vus Ihe besI soluIlon orcusIomers. 1here`s u dunger IhuI Ihenevrules ubouI belng uble Io vulk uIuny polnI muy see people dolng Ihemerrygoround o movlng provlders,chuslng un eluslve beIIer speed, vhen!|era|as|js|||||a|aes| |ra11|11Ofcomis making it easier to switch to a newSP if your broadband doesn'tIive up to what was promised - but moving may not yieId faster speedsIhe reullIy ls Ihey`re 6kmromIhephone exchunge, he suld. |WlIh]no cuble broudbund uvulluble,Ihey`re never golng Io geI beIIerIhun JMblIsec unIll u lbrebusedsoluIlon urrlves ln Ihe ureu.I Ihe sume Iechnology ls usedby dlerenI provlders |Ihen]connecIlon speeds vlll be lurgelyIhe sume, Ferguson predlcIed,ulIhough he noIed IhuI quullIy oservlce, especlully uI peuk demundIlmes, cun vury beIveen ISFs. |orget advert|s|ngConuslon over vhuI speedyou`re llkely Io recelve lsone lssue, buI Fergusonsuld IhuI slovbroudbundls Ihe rooI o Ihe problem.More honesI, euslerIoundersIund murkeIlngvould be velcome, buIlI vlll noI lmprove speedsor people, he noIed.AdverIlslng rulesdlcIuIe IhuI ISFs cun udverIlseu muxlmumspeed only l uI leusIJoo cusIomers cun ucIuully recelvelI. Accordlng Io `s reseurch,ISFs uren`I reuchlng IhuI IurgeI,vlIh only (o cusIomers on1ulk1ulk`s J,MblIssec servlceuchlevlng IhuI speedund only JoB1`s ,6MblIssec puckuge seelng suchdlzzylng dovnloud ruIes. BoIh ISFsdlspuIed `s lgures, suylngIhuI Ihelr ovn duIu shovs IhuIIhey`re meeIlng Ihe JoIhresholdund ln muny cuses exceedlng lI.Ocomhus uIIempIed Io ensureIhuI cusIomers slgnlng up Io nevconIrucIs huve u reullsIlc ldeu o vhuIIo expecI by requlrlng ISFs Io quoIeu runge o speeds, shovlng vhuI oo cusIomers ure llkely Io geI und vhuISoure expecIed Io geI, bused ondlsIunce romIhe exchunge. In oIhervords, cusIomers musI be glven urunge o speeds IhuI people ln slmllurclrcumsIunces vould geIu morecompllcuIed messuge, buI u morereullsIlc one Ihun prevlous uveruges.We musI remember IhuI unudverI ls noI u promlse, suldFerguson. 1he key Ihlng or Iheconsumer ls Io leurn Ihelr personulesIlmuIe uI Ihe Ilme o slgnlng up.!6 1lese duys, Ile besI prlce or u gudgeI ls only u cllckuvuy. Google even lelpully llsIs promoIed suppllersuI Ile Iop o your resulIs. BuI vlen some reIullersoer prlces IluI ure oIo (olover Ilun oIlers, ls Iledeul Ioo good Io be Irue? NoI necessurlly. Welcome Io IlecompllcuIed ureu o grey lmporIs.Grey lmporIlng ls vlen producIs ure sold ouIslde onormul sules clunnels: Ile sule lIsel ls legul, buI Ile goodsure oIen sllpped romouIslde Ile lnul murkeI, rulslnglssues o Iux, duIles, vurrunIles und reIurns.Hovcun you spoI u grey lmporIer? JusI becuuse u slIeslovs u UKplone number, IluI doesn`I meun Ile lrmls bused lere, muny sucl slIes operuIe romHong Kong.1luI meuns your usuul consumer rlglIs von`I upply, socleck cusIomer revlevs beore buylng.1le buslesI source o ruIlngs ls 1rusIplloI, u sorI oequlvulenI Io 1rlpAdvlsor or reIullers. MosI revlevs you`lllnd on Ills slIe ure glovlng. AevslIes, noI menIlonedon 1rusIplloI nor ound ln Googlesponsored resulIs, urescums, you`ll spoI Ilemby seurcllng Ilelr nume plusrevlev or problem. BuI Ilose genulnely IurgeIlng UKconsumers Iend Io uIIrucI loyul cusIom.0ommon comp|a|ntsUnorIunuIely, noI ull resellers provlde u goodservlce. Muny buyers o cumeru klI reporIrecelvlng lenses or bodles IluI luve beenspllI romklIs Ilen repuckuged, reduclngIlelr secondlund vulue. 1lere ure reporIs olnuccuruIe ploIos und orders. InIerpreIuIlonso ln sIock cun be elusIlc: vllle u vulI o lveor slx duys ls usuul, Ilere ure Iules o lIems noIslovlng up or u monIl. SLRHuI cusIomersnoIed IluI Ile lrmploned Ilembeoreprocesslng Ilelr onllne order, vllle someupprecluIed Ile personul Ioucl, oIlersob}ecIed Io belng oered ulIernuIlve producIs.Don`I expecI Io recelve UKsIock: goodsmuy come romCllnu, Russlu or unyvlereouIslde Europe. WleIler Ills muIIers dependson Ile munuucIurer. For exumple: Olympus,uccordlng Io severul users, vlll lonour unlnIernuIlonul vurrunIy bused on uny vulldrecelpI, vllle lensmuker Slgmu vocullyopposes grey lmporIs. ReporIedly, Appledoesn`I cure vlere u producI vus bouglI, buIvuIcl ouI or Ieclnlcul dlerences, sucl usFAL versus N1SC or dlerenI poversupply requlremenIs.Slnce you`re noI buylng vlIlln Ile EU, you don`I geI uIvoyeur guurunIee us sIundurd elIler. Grey lmporIersnormully oer Ilelr ovn, usuully bouglI ln romunlnIernuIlonul provlder. I you need Io use lI, lI vlllmeun sendlng your producI Io u IllrdpurIy vorkslop.t's often cheaper to buy tech products fromoverseas, but that discount might bedown to tax avoidance. damBanks investigatesGreyimports-aretheyworththerisk?A0VE rey-marketgeedscanbemuchcheaerthanbuy|ngfremtheUKPIHI Irust||etrev|ewscanhe|yeuf|ndare||ab|eeverseasreta||er8riefing!@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRDI compunles brlng goods romouIslde Ihe EUlnIo UKvurehouses und sell Ihemon, Ihey`re responslble or IheVA1, noI Ihe cusIomer. I Ihe goods ure shlpped dlrecIly Ioyou romubroud, hovever, you`re probubly lluble Io puyIhe VA1 on recelpI. One problemls IhuI Ihere`s no vuy oru consumer Io euslly check Ihe Iux hus been puld. And lyou`re u VA1reglsIered buslness, you cun`I clulmbuck IheIux l lI vus puld by Ihe lmporIer. 1huI udds oIo Ihe prlceyou`re puylng, ulIhough you could sIlll be suvlng overull.0rey adv|ceI you`re conslderlng buylng grey, go ln vlIh your eyes open.FlrsI, do Ihe reseurch. We ound muny lIems or hundredso pounds less Ihun regulur UKprlces, buI u evlIems vereucIuully cheuper ln Ihe UK. Reud Ihe Ierms und condlIlons,vhlch vlll oIen be ound on un FAQ or Shlpplng puge.1hey vury romexpllclIor exumple, requlrlng you IoreIurn uulIy goods vlIhln u llmlIed perlodIo lnsldlous:vhen shlpplng lnsurunce ls un opIlon, guess vhuI IhuIsuys ubouI your poslIlon l goods urrlve dumuged`Do puy by credlI curd us u consumer), becuuse Ihe curdlssuer ls jolnIly lluble or purchuses o more Ihun Joo,regurdless o vhere lI`s rom. Some deblI curds oervolunIury proIecIlon Ioo. You cun requesI u churgebuckugulnsI uny curd l goods uren`I dellvered, buI you`ll berelylng on Ihe cooperuIlon o Ihe merchunI`s bunk,so don`I hold your breuIh or u qulck resoluIlon.I Ihlngs do go vrong vlIh u purchuse, budger IhereIuller unIll lI`s puI rlghI. InslsI on u replucemenI orreund, noI u repulr, l goods urrlve uulIy, clIe breuch oconIrucIu concepI undersIood by courIs everyvhere. Inecessury, log ln Io 1rusIplloI und posI u complulnI: munyo Ihese compunles monlIor revlevs und muy reply, unduI vorsI you`ve helped Io vurn oIhers o Ihe plIulls.Buylng goods on Ihe lnIernuIlonul vholesule murkeIund oerlng IhemdlrecI Io UKcusIomers lsn`I lllegululIhough lI muy lnvolve u breuch o conIrucI somevhere).BuI ln Ioduy`s globul murkeI, lI`s noI obvlous vhy lI`scheuper. ReIullers such us Cum und 1ln Cheung udverIlseIhe sume prlces onllne us ln Ihelr Hong Kong shops, und lI`srure you`ll lnd Ihemor less Ihun Ihe preVA1 prlce ln IheUK. YeI much lover prlces ure udverIlsed or UKlmporIs.Pay|ng vATFresumubly suppllers knovvhere Io go or Ihe besIvholesule deuls. Could Ihere ulso be un elemenI o Iuxevuslon` When goods ure shlpped romouIslde Ihe EUIo u personul cusIomer, u Iux blll ls senIusuully vlu Ihecourler lrmelIher Io Ihe suppller l Ihey`ve ugreed Iopuy lI) or Io Ihe cusIomer. Aknovn meIhod o VA1 evuslonls Io murk puckuges vlIh u ulse vulue o less Ihun Ihe JIhreshold, ruIher Ihun Ihe reul prlce puld.We muke no suggesIlon IhuI uny compuny numed herels lnvolved ln Ihls prucIlce, buI Ihere ure plenIy o cusIomersIorles dolng Ihe rounds, one ulrmed IhuI hls suppller hudulled Io do un uccuruIe cusIoms decluruIlon, Io dodge IheVA1. My cumeru vus declured us lovvulue Ioy uccessory.1he gumble doesn`I ulvuys puy o: I`ve slnce orderedu cumeru romunoIher Hong Kong lrm, vhlch vusdellvered uIer belng held by cusIoms or seven veeks. I`vepuld Ihe VA1 und hope Io be reunded |by Ihe suppller].1he Home Olce`s Border Force, noI HMRC, novhusresponslblllIy or cusIoms enorcemenI. AspokespersonIold us IhuI Ihe ugency ulms Io dlsrupI uny ruud vhlchcheuIs UKIuxpuyers und undercuIs honesI buslnesses,und IhuI lI currles ouI checks Io ussess vheIher Ihe vulueson cusIoms decluruIlons ure credlble. Border Force vlllulso respond Io uny specllc lnIelllgence ubouI IhesuspecIed undervuluuIlon o goods.Some grey suppllers promlse u reund l yourecelve u Iux blll. 1huI`s hlghly suggesIlve o uIIempIedmlsdecluruIlon, ulIhough lI could huppen due Io error.OIhers jusI suy you von`I huve Io puy uny Iux, vlIhouIexplulnlng vhy. Slmply ElecIronlcs ls unusuul lndlsclulmlng responslblllIy or Iux und duIy, correcIlyvurnlng IhuI Ihe cusIomer muy huve Io puy lI.We phoned severul greylmporIlng compunles ordeIulls. 1vlce ve reuched uuIomuIed messuges. AIhlrdsuppller, bused ln Englund buI under u nume llsIed byCompunles House us dormunI, unsvered, ollovlngour uIIempIs Io Iruck dovn un eluslve munuger, ve hudIo glve up. Flnully, uI ExpedlIe ElecIronlcs, u vomun vlIhu proesslonul Ielephone munner unsvered our quesIlonsbrlskly. Dld Ihe prlces lnclude VA1` No, becuuse Ihe mulncompuny vus bused ln Hong Kong. Dld IhuI meun vemlghI geI u VA1 blll` No: You don`I huve Io puy unyVA1 und Ihe lmporI duIy und Iux ls ulreudy lncluded.0rey imports are distinct frompersonalimports. Foreignretailers may simplyoffer delivery tothe UK, leavingit toyoutopay the vATandduty. For example,NewYork firm&F(bhhetev|dee.cem)usefully shows a calculationof shipping,tax andduty while you're browsinganitem. Foreigneay sales work similarly,but misdeclarationisn't unknownhere.AfewUK-basedfirms alsosell greyimports, one example beingF0EW0ameras (hdewcameras.ce.uk).Withprices as lowas anywhere, andthereassurance of Englishlaw, it couldbe thebest of bothworlds. ut some customerssay the firmcouldbe clearer about whatyou're getting, includingkit splits.0ne way tolegally avoidsome of thetax is tobringproducts withyouwhentravellingintothe UKfromoutside theEU. If the goods are worthmore than890intotal, youmust gothroughtheredchannel, but youonly have topay vATandduty onthe value above that level.OtherwaystobuyabroadA0VE Exed|teE|ectren|cste|dusthat weweu|dn't haveteayVAIenteef |tsadvert|sedr|ces!8!st|itt!|a|||+|ja|1|a||:r |s|jra1ar|s a||+r|| |a1+ALTkhATIv8 ALTkhATIv8ALTkhATIv8 ALTkhATIv88MAkTPh0h8 LAPT0P8TA8LT8 P08Withits innovative Force Touchtrackpad, newroadwell processorsandthe same excellent Fetina screen,the Macook Prois beuer thanever.It's fast, withsuperior bauery life totheprevious generation, andthat trackpadadds toall-roundusability.PEVIEW: 84smtssj slsr Andro|d, 8Z08, free phone,85/mth, Z4mthsem|e.cem;;lt i|s1 ir l9.I|n tab|et, 6408, 4I9a|e.cem/ukLenovo IdeaPadYoga ZA versatile hybrid laptopwith the best IPS screen inits class - nowavailable atan irresistible price. 38,arges.ce.uk PEVIEW:cre.||nk/a|yega2Asus Zenbook0k808LAThe latest roadwell 0oreiI and a quality screenmake this Ultrabook bothdesirable and great value.699, |atesd|rect.ce.ukPEVIEW: cre.||nk/a|zb33hP 8tream!!0ood-looking, well builtand equipped with adecent display, the petiteStream!! is as good as itgets for the money. !9,h.ce.uk PEVIEW:cre.||nk/a|h!!App|e |MacZ!.5|nA classy all-in-one witha compact frame, amplepower and a colour-accurate screen. 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FromIo Iux reIurns: lI doesn`I sound llke IlemosI Ilrllllng o cureer puIls. YeI, or lglIer plloIIurned FreeAgenI CEOEd Molyneux, plunglng lnIoIle uccounIuncy soIvure buslness vus us mucl u leuplnIo Ile unknovn us unyIllng le dld vlen ln Ile cockplIo un RAF Hurrler. Molyneux udmlIs IluI le und lls Ivocoounders vere ubsoluIely clueless ubouI uccounIlngvlen Iley lrsI lud Ile IlouglI IluI Ilere musI be uslmpler vuy or smull buslnesses Io munuge Ilelr lnuncesund declded Io solve Ile problemIlemselves.ElglI yeurs luIer, FreeAgenI`s orIunes conIlnue Iocllmb skyvurd. In oJ, DelolIIe runked FreeAgenI usIle elglIl usIesIgrovlng Iecl buslness ln Ile counIry,luvlng posIed ,JSrevenue grovIl over Ile prevlouslve yeurs. Slnce Ilen, Ile compuny lus lncreused lnnumber by ulmosI lul, novemploylng , people uIlIs Edlnburgl leudquurIers und supporIlng more Ilun(o,ooo puylng subscrlbers.1le compuny`s }ourney Io success provldes someunusuul lnslglIs lnIo lovIo bulld u soIvure buslness IluIsIunds upurI romIle resI o Ile murkeIund even moresurprlslng reveluIlons ubouI vluI lI`s llke Io be dependenIon Ile cooperuIlon o u governmenI depurImenI vlIl ususIy u repuIuIlon us Ile Inlund Revenue. Prepar|ng for take-offMolyneux dldn`I leup sIrulglI ouI o Ile cockplI und lnIolls ovn uccounIuncy soIvure buslness. He gruduuIedromOxord vlIl un englneerlng und compuIer sclencedegree beore }olnlng Ile RAF, und seI llmsel up us uonemunbund Ieclnology consulIunI lmmedluIelyuIer leuvlng Ile Alr Force.II vus vllle vorklng us u reeluncer IluI Molyneuxdlscovered lovdesperuIely dllculI lI vus or mlcroslzed buslnesses Io keep Ilelr lnunclul uulrs ln order.I lud Io seI up u llmlIed compuny und run IluI, und IlelnunclulmunugemenI purI vus u blI o u Iruln vreck,le udmlIs. I lud un uccounIunI vlo`d glve me uspreudsleeI. I`d lll IluI lnmosIlyund vouldn`Iluve enougl money seI uslde or my Iux blll.Molyneux vus looklng or u pro}ecI Io geI my IeeIllnIo uI Ile Ilme, und so declded Io Iry Io muke }uggllngcusl loveusler or llmselund Ile mllllons oreeluncers und smullbuslness ovners ln Ile UK. HevroIe Ile lrsI verslon o vluI vus Io become FreeAgenIln Ile summer o oo6, und by oo, le und lls IvocooundersOlly Heudey und Roun Luverydeclded Iomuke u buslness ouI o lI. We ull cume romconIrucIlngund reelunclng buckgrounds und ve ull ugreed lI vus cruzylovIllngs |sucl us Iux reIurns] vere belng done uI IluIIlme. O course, l you`re ln soIvure you knovIlere`s oneIllng you cun do und IluI`s bulld someIllng Io lx lI, undIluI`s vluI ve dld.Good uI vrlIlng soIvure Iley muy luve been, buIMolyneux und lls purIners cerIulnly dldn`I luve IleuccounIuncy experIlse requlred Io pull IogeIler u pleceosoIvure IluI could culculuIe NuIlonul InsurunceconIrlbuIlons und Ile llke. YeI Molyneux regurds IluI usu sIrengIl, noI u veukness. I youundersIund Ile problemund youluve u Ieclnlcul buckground, youcun geI some reully cleur lnslglIlnIo Ile soluIlon, le suld. Iyou`re u buslnessperson vlo geIsIle problem, buI doesn`I luve uIeclnlcul buckground, you neverknovvleIler Illngs ure lurdor eusy.One o Ile reul udvunIugesve lud vlen ve sIurIed ouI vusIluI ve vere ubsoluIely cluelessubouI uccounIlng, le suld, vlIlslncerlIy. II`s ucIuully u reulsIrengIl. We luld ouI Ile lnIeruceBCKGROUNDNFOONNNOVTVE BRTSHCOMPNES

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A0VE EdMe|yneuxdeve|eedFreeAgentfe||ew|ngh|sewnexer|enceswerk|ngasafree|ancerdsat a|tst ts?eyeuwerkfer ar|t|shtechne|egycemanythat ceu|dberef||ed|nPCPre7If se, get |nteuch: ref||e@cre.ce.ukIf we'd started outknow|ng much aboutaccount|ng, we'd have bu||ta product s|m||ar to what'sa|ready out therebused on vhuI ve vunIed. Novve huve Ihls puckedIlmellne, so you geI Ihls chronologlcul llsI o vhen ullIhe deudllnes ure und vhuI Ihe projecIlons o Ihe llublllIlesure. O course, uI Ihe Ilme ve dldn`I reullse IhuI you needIo bulld u doubleenIry uccounIlng englne, nor modelevery uspecI o VA1 or smull buslnesses und every uspecIo lncome Iux und corporuIlon Iux. We llled ln Ihe gups usve venI ulong.I ve`d sIurIed ouI knovlng much ubouI uccounIlng,ve`d huve probubly bullI someIhlng IhuI looked llke IheproducIs IhuI vere ulreudy ouI Ihere, he clulms. 8hortage of expert|seAlIhough FreeAgenI evenIuully relled on Ihe experIlseo Irulned uccounIunIs, lI vusn`I u shorIuge o lnunclulknovhovIhuI vus Ihe compuny`s blggesI problem, buIlndlng sulclenIly skllled soIvure englneers Io grovIhebuslness. Good englneers ure Ihe hurdesI o ull Io hlre,suld Molyneux. We`re ln Edlnburgh. II`s noI u cenIre orenglneerlng or compuIer sclence buslnesses. For Ihe lrsIcouple o yeurs, ve klnd o vlshed ve vere ln London.Nov, hovever, he`s glud Ihe compuny declded IosIuy puI. 1ulenI ls sIurIlng Io emerge romIhe loculunlverslIles, und convlnclnggood cundlduIes Io move IoEdlnburgh hus become eusler.We`re noI compeIlng vlIh IheSlllcon RoundubouI, hlghchurn,sexler producI compunles IhuIve vould be l ve vere lnLondon, he suld. When vegeI people up here, ve reullydo hung on Io Ihem.NelIher does Ihe compuny ouIsource developmenI,clulmlng Ihe quullIy o Ihe soIvure ls dependenI onhuvlng dlerenI Ieums vorklng closely vlIh one unoIher.We need englneers Io be suI nexI Io un uccounIunI, or usupporI member o sIu or u deslgner, Io geI Ihe besI ouIo Ihem, suld Molyneux. Tax rea||y |sn't tax|ngOne o Ihe blggesI dependencles ln FreeAgenI`s buslnessls Ihe Inlund Revenue. FreeAgenI`s soIvure uuIomuIlcullyllls up Io poo Ihe elecIronlc Iux reIurn or sole Iruders,buI uchlevlng IhuI requlres Ihe close cooperuIlon o HerMujesIy`s Revenue und CusIoms. Anyone vho`s hud Io lllln IhuI huIeul elecIronlc ormmlghI ussume IhuI deullng vlIhHMRC vould be more pulnulIhun huvlng vlsdomIeeIhexIrucIed vlIhouI unuesIheIlc,buI Molyneux lnslsIs Ihe Iuxmun lsvery uccommoduIlng, oerlng u verycomprehenslve AFI or Ihe soIvurecompunles vlIh vhlch Io vork.1hey`re very open vlIh IhesoIvure lndusIry, suld Molyneux.1helr remlI ls Io lncreuse Ihe IuxIuke, buI Ihey cun`I huve uny moresIu, Ihey cun`I huve uny more money.1hey huve Io lnd some IechnlculsoluIlons Io IhuI, so Ihey`ve IurnedIo Ihe uccounIlng soIvure lndusIryIo help Ihemdo IhuI.HMRC ls even prepured Iodlsclose senslIlve secreIs Io IhesoIvure lrms. We Iulked Io HMRClusI yeur, und Ihey vere oerlng Ioshure vlIh us Ihe rules IhuI Ihey`reuslng lnIernully Io ussess Ihe rlsk ovurlous dlerenI Iux reIurns belngsubmlIIed Io Ihem, suld Molyneux.1huI could evenIuully help FreeAgenI Iell lIs cusIomersl vhuI Ihey`re ubouI Io submlI ls llkely Io be lugged ussusplclous. I IhoughI lI vus exIruordlnury, Molyneuxudded. |BuI] Ihey vunI Io reduce Ihelr lnvesIlguIlonsburden, so vhy noI shure IhuI`Where deullng vlIh HMRC cun become Irlcky lsvhen IrunsluIlng umblguous Iux leglsluIlon lnIo soIvurerules IhuI don`I resulI ln cusIomers puylng more or lessIhun Ihey should. WhuI`s hurd someIlmes ls IhuI veneed u loI o deIull und ormullIy ln Ihe vuy rules ureexpressed, suld Molyneux. SomeIlmes Ihere`s roomor lnIerpreIuIlon. We huve Io muke judgemenIs on hovIo vrlIe u rule lnIo Ihe soIvure, jusI us un uccounIunIvould huve Io vhen deullng vlIh u cllenI. 0utt|ng out the money men?WlIh cusIomers puylng more Ihun oo per yeur or uccessIo FreeAgenI, muny muy resenI huvlng Io puy even moreIo un uccounIunI Io check Ihelr Iux reIurn uI Ihe end o Ihelnunclul yeur. Does FreeAgenI ulIlmuIely ulmIo puI IheuccounIunIs ouI o buslness by glvlng lIs subscrlbers Iheconldence Io lle or Ihemselves` 1here`s u pregnunI puusebeore Molyneux unsvers Ihe quesIlon. We vork vlIh uloI o uccounIunIs us vell, he explulned. II`s ucIuully IheusIesIgrovlng purI o our buslness, geIIlng uccounIunIsIo geI Ihelr cllenIs on FreeAgenI.Molyneux suld IhuI producIs such us FreeAgenI meunIhe duys o Ihrovlng u box o recelpIs, lnvolces und u evhundred quld uI un uccounIunI Io lle your reIurn ure over.Feople enIer Ihe duIu Ihemselves. Hovever, Ihey do sIlllvunI IhuI vurm, uzzy eellng o huvlng un uccounIunI Iocheck over Ihelr numbers, und l IhuI`s ull neuIly ormuIIedln FreeAgenI beore lI`s submlIIed Io Ihe experI, lI`s lessurduous und less cosIly or un lndlvlduul Ihun beore. II`sulso less o u puln or Ihe uccounIunI, vho becomes moreo u buslness udvlsor Ihun u bookkeeper.SoIvure IhuI keeps uccounIunIs huppy` NovIhuI lssomeIhlng. APPYC0LLIN5A0VELEFI Ihedatace||ectedbyFreeAgent means|essneedfercest|yacceunt|ngserv|ces24\|eW(|.|readers and experts give their views on the worId of technoIogyWhen I vus grovlngup, purenIs undIeuchers Iended Ioregurd IechnologyvlIh dlsIrusI. Isuppose uI lrsI Iheyhud been svepI upln Ihe ldeu o homecompuIlng us uneducuIlonul resource uIer ull, vhen IheBBC Mlcro Model Bcume ouI ln JpSJ, lIcosI Ihe equlvulenIo J,oo ln Ioduy`smoney, so lI`s noI us l ve klds vere buylngIhemor ourselves.1huI vore o qulckly, Ihough, und lIvus repluced by Ihe ldeu IhuI compuIersvere solely or pluylng gumes. 1hls vus unlnurluIlngly dllculI percepIlon Io shuke:u rlend o my moIher`s, uIer I hud proudlyshovn hlmIhe IexIbused udvenIure I`dcreuIed, lnslsIed on reerrlng Io my hobbyus slIIlng on your boIIomgolng beepboop.1hunks Io llms such us cctc Dcomsund Vcd Sccncc, Ihere vus even ususplclon IhuI FCs mlghI be un lmmorullnluence. In reullIy, Ihe closesI my rlendsund I ever goI Io dlglIul IurplIude vusSumunIhu Fox SIrlp Foker on Ihe ZXSpecIrum. 1he gruphlcul llmlIuIlons o IhepluIormmeunI IhuI Ihls vus conslderublyless corrupIlng Ihun vhuI you could seear|enraham-5m|th|s'sdeutyed|ter, he'scurrent|yternbetween AdaandIr||||an.every duy ln Thc Sun, Ihe mosI shocklngIhlng vus Ihe ucI IhuI someone hud Ihecheek Io churge lmpresslonuble youngsIersS.p or lI.In shorI, personul Iechnology goI ununulr rup. My lmuglnuIlon vus dunclng IoIhe poIenIlul o progrummlng, o compuIergruphlcs und synIheslsed sound, even obuslness Iools such us LoIus J, vhlchopened my eyes Io nevvuys o looklng uInumbersund grovnups vere Ielllng meIhuI I oughI Io svlIch Ihe Ihlng o und goor u vulk.YeI ln Ihe pusI evmonIhs, I`ve oundmysel menIully revlslIlng Ihe lssue, or onevery purIlculur reuson. My vle und I ure novexpecIlng u chlld o our ovnund suddenly,lnsIlncIlvely, beore she`s even born, I lndmysel vorrylng ubouI my duughIer`s uIureexposure Io Iechnology.I huve Io udmlI, I dldn`I see Ihls comlng.WlIh me us u uIher, you mlghI huveexpecIed IhuI Ihe chlld`s problemvouldbe u surelI o Iechnology. FuI Ihe ponydovn, durllng, und come und pluy vlIhIhe nlce upp. And o course I huIe Ihe ldeuo belng u hypocrlIlcul purenI.BuI Ihe IruIh ls IhuI her experlences uregolng Io be very dlerenI Io mlne. UnIll I vusslx or seven, my purenIs never reully hud IoIhlnk ubouI my reluIlonshlp vlIh Iech,becuuse home compuIlng us ve knovlI burely exlsIed. 1oduy, Ihere ure enIlrellbrurles o lFud upps ulmed uI chlldren usyoung us JS monIhs. InevlIubly, IhuI sorIo eurly exposure Io Iechnology ls golngIo uecI her developmenI ln some vuy.I`mnoI suylng lI`s necessurlly golng Io be uhurmul lnluence. Slnce recelvlng our huppynevs, I`ve once or Ivlce ound mysel ldlyseurchlng onllne or u copy o Luszlo Folgur`sng U Ccnus', u JpSp IreuIlse ln vhlchIhe Hungurlun psychologlsI urgues IhuIgenluses ure mude, noI born. Folgur IuughIhls duughIers Io pluy chess romu very younguge, und ull Ihree o IhemvenI on Io becomegrundmusIers, so I`mlncllned Io Ihlnk he`sonIo someIhlng. Hundled correcIly, I belleveIhuI embruclng Iechnology eurly on could beunIusIlcully benelclul or our klds.1he quesIlon ls, hovdo ve hundle lIcorrecIly` Hovcun ve ensure u chlld lsleurnlng spuIlul reusonlng und dexIerlIy,und noI slmply developlng u desIrucIlveuddlcIlon Io lnupp puymenIs und SnupchuI`1he unsver ls IhuI, slnce no prevlousgeneruIlon ln o,ooo yeurs o humun hlsIoryhus ever hud Io uddress Ihese lssues, noonereully knovs. One o Ihe nurserles neur myhome prldes lIsel on oerlng un lFud orevery Ioddler, vhlle unoIher emphuslsesIrudlIlonul ucIlvlIles such us sporIs undsIorles. 1he ucI IhuI boIh ure ruIedexcellenI by OsIed lsn`I very reussurlng.1here`s unoIher uspecI Io conslder Ioo.Buck ln Ihe JpSos, compuIlng vus very muchu sollIury experlence. In IruIh, I cun see hovu kld slIIlng ulone ln Ihelr bedroomor hourson end, vlIh only Ihe glovo Ihe screen orcompuny, musI huve seemed ruIher velrdund unheulIhy Io Ihelr purenIs. BuI glveme IhuI u Ihousund Ilmes over, ruIher IhunIhe connecIed vorld o Ioduy, ln vhlchevery compuIlng devlce vorIhy o Ihe numels u guIevuy Io u mosh plI o pornogruphy,gore, cyberbullylng, sIrunger dunger undgood oldushloned mulvure.When I Ihlnk o ull Ihe unsuvoury unddlsIurblng conIenI IhuI`s ouI Ihere, I`mIempIed Io Iry Io keep my duughIer o IhelnIerneI enIlrely. BuI Ihen I knovhovI`d huve reucIed l unyonehud Irled Io do Ihe sume Io mevhen I vus grovlng up. I I hudn`IundersIood Ihe Iechnology beIIerIhun Ihe udulIs uI Ihe ouIseI, I`dhuve mude lI my buslness Io leurn.So Flun Als slmply Io hope IhuImy duughIer Iurns ouI Io be u blImore pllunI Ihun I vus. And l shelsn`I, I cun uI leusI reussure mysel IhuI myconcern or her lsn`I mere prejudlce. II`sprompIed by Ihe unurguuble ucI IhuI IheIechnology uround her us she grovs up vlllbe more pervuslve und lnluenIlul IhununyIhlng ve hud ln my duyund nobodyknovs exucIly hovlI mlghI uecI her.1hen I reullse Ihls ls preclsely vhuI mypurenIs und Ieuchers vould huve suld ubouImy ovn reluIlonshlp vlIh FCs ln Ihe JpSos.So perhups lnsIeud I cun Iuke soluce ln Iheknovledge IhuI lI vlll probubly be her, undnoI me, vho hus Io vorry ubouI klds vhovunI noIhlng more Ihun Io lle pusslvely onIhelr beds, geIIlng up Io vho knovs vhuIlnslde Ihelr VR heudseIs. My vhole lle I`vebeen lmpuIlenI or more IrunsormuIlveIechnology, us purenIhood looms, I lndmysel gruIeul lI husn`I gone urIher.dar|en@cre.ce.ukParents today are having to makejudgements about tech issues theyknowIittIe about - so what's new?The techno|ogy around heras she grows up w||| be morepervas|ve and |nf|uent|a| thananyth|ng we had |n my dayM|ght toomuchtochbo baolor ach||o?Youto|| mo25@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRDViewpointsAevIllngs luveclunged uroundlere ln Ile Ivoyeurs slnce my lusIcolumn.1le vebslIe`sbeen repluced by umugnllcenI nevspeclmen ulIlouglI`mumuzed nobody`sspoIIed Ile Iypo lnIle URL). 1le olcels ull o enIluslusIlcyoung recrulIsvlIl Irendy numes,sucl us CurIls und Vuugln vlomI suspecI,vlIl lls leredlIury uverslon Io Ile leIIer u,vus responslble or numlng suld vebslIe).And Ilere`s u burruge o nevIools us oldlucks musI cope vlIl l ve vunI Io bepurI o Ile gung.Wlen I vus Ile nevkld buck ln Ile Jppos,vlen Vuugln und CurIls vere sIlll ruIIllnguround Ilelr moIlers` ovurles, lI vus uslmpler uge. 1le posI cume uI pum, Ileplone vus Iled Io your desk, und emullurrlved vlenever Ile edlIorlul dlrecIorremembered Io rebooI Ile mull server.1lere vus no vebslIe Io speuk o, undIle only reul lnIerucIlon ve lud vlIlIle reuders vus on CIX, un onllne orumIluI`s sIlll golng sIrong.1le oIler duy, Vuugln vus cleurlng ouIu desk ln Ile olce vlen le sIumbled ucrosssomeIllng le dldn`I recognlse. O course,le dld vluI every Jyeurold does vlenconronIed vlIl someIllng unumlllur:le IveeIed ubouI lI. WluI Ile lell ls u Zlpdlsk? le usked. Anyone remember Ilese?I you, Ioo, vunI Io remove lls ronIulcorIex vlIl u Ieuspoon, cun I suggesIyou }oln Ile queue?Buck ln Ile duy, ve used suld Zlp dlsksor buckup. AI 6pmevery nlglI, I`d popone lnIo Ile drlve uIIucled Io my FC, copyover Ile My DocumenIs older, und pruy II luve u conesslonIo muke: I use un udblockervllcl lsruIler lypocrlIlculglven IluI u llglproporIlon o mypuy us u }ournullsIls lndlrecIlyunded by onllneudverIlslng. YeI urecenI experlencereveuls vly I`memburrussed Io runuds, noI uslumedIo block Ilem.I vus dolng u sllI on Ile nevs desk overuI our slsIer IlIle, uslng u lupIop IluIvusn`I my ovn. 1lls meunI Adblock Flusvusn`I lnsIulled ln Clrome, und uds vereon dlspluy. Belng luzy, I dldn`I boIlerIo relnsIull Adblock, even Ilougl Ivus logged ln Io Clrome.Luzlness vus ulso Ile reuson bellndmy luvlng slopped onllne or underveuru evduys beore suld sllI lnsIeud ovunderlng dovn Ile llgl sIreeI Io brovseln Ile slops. II`s probubly ulreudy uppurenIvlere ull Ills ls leudlng: yes, you`ve goIlIlul o Ile buslness vebslIes I ludopen ln Ile olce vere morIlylnglycovered ln beluvlourul uds or knlckers.AdverIlslng lsn`I lnlerenIly evll,o course. 1le prlnI uds surroundlngIle revlevs, euIures und columns ln Illsmuguzlne uren`I golng Io suddenly expundund cover Ile IexI, begln pluylng }lngles,or rundomly sIurI dlspluylng lmuges oemburrusslng producIs you`ve seurcled orln pusI evduys. 1lls lsn`I Ile cuse onllne,lovever, vlere uds slovdovn pugeloudIlmes Io u cruvl vlIl Ilelr unnoylng und, lnmy cuse, ucelusllng) murkeIlng, und uredldn`I leur u sIrunge cllcklng nolse durlngIluI lvemlnuIe procedure Vuugln lusn`IgoI Ile lrsI clue vluI I`mIulklng ubouIlere). Wlen Ile }ob vus done, I`d popIle Zlp dlsk lnIo my bug, und IluI vus `s oslIe buckup.1oduy IluI seems luuglublyquulnI. InsIeud, ve luve uburruge o dlerenI servers undcloud servlces or documenI sIoruge.As I vork lurgely romlome, I sIore mydocumenIs ln Dropbox und slure Ile oldervlIl Ile subs desk vlen I`msubmlIIlngcopy. Hovever, vlen Ile subs desk vunIsIo slure deudllnes vlIl me, Iley puI IlemlnIo Google Drlve, becuuse IluI`s vlereIley`ve ulvuys been. Wlen Durlen sendsme Ile muguzlne`s upcomlng euIures llsI, lIIoo ls ln Google Drlve, buI vlen I usked Io seeIle sume llsI or Alplr, Ile edlIorlul dlrecIorsenI me un lnvlIe Io 1rello, yeI unoIler cloudcolluboruIlon servlce. 1luI`s Ilree dlerenIdocumenI slures vlIlln Ile sume Ieum.II`s Ile sume vlen lI comes IolnIerolce communlcuIlons. `s GeneruIlon Y never boIlered vlIlemull: Iley preer Slucku reulIlmemessuglng servlce IluI`s used or exclunglngldeus, usslgnlng sIorles Io vrlIers und IledlssemlnuIlon o un uvul loI o unlmuIedGIFs. Sluck lus repluced u loI o Ile lnIernulemull Irulc, buI lI lusn`I repluced emull.FRs sIlll need somevlere Io send Ilelrpress releuses, vebslIes sIlll need un emulluddress or reglsIruIlons, Sluck sIlll needssomevlere Io send lIs noIllcuIlons. SoSluck`s become }usI unoIler Illng Io cleck.1len, o course, Ilere`s 1vlIIer, ulsorequenIly used by my colleugues.II`s }usI unnounced IluI lI`s dolng uvuy vlIlIle J(oclurucIer llmlI on dlrecI messuges,muklng lI even more llkely IluI ln uIurepeople vlll begln Io use 1vlIIer`s prlvuIemessuglng clunnel us un ulIernuIlve Io emull.An ulIernuIlve, mlnd, noI u replucemenI.II von`I lundle uIIuclmenIs, culendurlnvlIuIlons, reud recelpIs or uny o Ile dozenoIler reusons people sIlll cllng Io emull.II lsn`I only Ile lnlerenIly IeclsuvvyIluI deuls vlIl u moIler lode odlerenI servlces, elIler. In Ile spureIlme I`ve ucqulred slnce I rellnqulsled IleedlIorsllp o, I`ve become u dlrecIoro u nonleugue ooIbull club: noI u secIorIluI`s exucIly renovned us u ebrlle loIbedo Iecl lnnovuIlon. YeI, even Ilere, ve useDropbox or svupplng bourd mlnuIes undscouIlng reporIs, emull, 1vlIIer, Skypeund WluIsApp or communlcuIlon, undve`ve dubbled vlIl boIl Sluck und1rello. Wly? Becuuse ve`re drovnlng lncommunlcuIlons, und or some duI reusonve Illnk Ile nexI servlce vlll be Ile one Iosolve ull our problems, vlen ln ucIlI merely udds Io Ilem.I luve noIllng ugulnsI Sluck,1rello, Yummer, Dropbox, 1vlIIeror vluIever uIure colluboruIlonservlces vlll emerge over Ile nexIcouple o yeurs. 1lere ure }usI Ioomuny o Ilem, und none o IlemarryCe|||ns|safree|anceed|ter, wr|ter, feetba||d|recterandhetegraher.en't messageh|m. Yeum|ght t|h|mevertheedge.ls u perecI subsIlIuIe or vluI venI beore.1ley }usI udd Io Ile dln o noIllcuIlonsbuzzlng uvuy on my smurIvuIcl.1le vlnner vlll be Ile producI IluImunuges Io repluce mosI, l noI ull, o IleseoIler servlces. UnIll IluI ullencompusslngbelemoIl emerges, you knovvlere Iolnd me.barry@med|abc.ce.ukEon't b|amo/pp|o lor aob|ock|ng, b|amoaovort|sorsd bIockers wiII continue to bepopuIar for as Iong as onIine adscontinue to be annoyingStop,co||aboratoano, wo||, juststop. P|oasoCan anyone cope with the barrageof cIoud coIIaboration services?Our returning correspondent can'tWe th|nk the next serv|cew||| be the one to so|ve a|| ourprob|ems, when |n fact |tmere|y adds to themN|ce|eKeb|e|s'sr|ef|ngandFuturesed|ter. 5heturnsheradb|eckereff whenv|s|t|ngeurnews|tea|hr.cem26I`d sIurIed Io vrlIeIluI I`mus ond ogudgeIs us Ile nexImun, buI ln IruIl I`monly us ond us Ileone uIer Ile oneuIer llm. So vllleI geI enormouspleusure rommyrecenIly ucqulredZoomGJon gulIureecIs pedul, I`vereslsIed Ile loIIesIo Ioduy`s gudgeIs,Ile DprlnIer.1lls ls ln purI becuuse I luve no presslngneed or one, belng nelIler u vendor ocornlukes nor u devoIee o Ioy soldlers. WluIdeIers me more, Ilougl, ls Ile quuslrellglousuImosplere IluI lus enveloped DprlnIlng,us Iyplled by Ile Ierms muklng undmuker. Feople vunI Io brldge Ile gupbeIveen dlglIul represenIuIlon und Ile reulvorld, beIveen CGI unIusy und lle, undIley`ve declded DprlnIlng ls u sIep onIle vuy, l so, lI`s u Ilny sIep Iovurds uvery slorI brldge IluI ends ln mldulr.One problemls preclsely IluI DprlnIlngIrles Io Iurn blIs lnIo uIoms, buI plcIuresdon`I conIuln Ile lnIernul complexlIy oreullIy. Serlous uppllcuIlons o DprlnIlnglnclude Ile uerospuce lndusIry, vlerecomponenIs cun be prlnIed ln meIul morequlckly, more cleuply und vlIl greuIergeomeIrlc complexlIy Ilun by IrudlIlonulorglng or cusIlng Ieclnlques. Even so, Ivolssues remuln: sucl purIs ure Iyplcullylomogeneous ull Ile sume meIul) undmusI be mude ln reluIlvely smull quunIlIles,slnce DprlnIlng ls slov. I you need Joo,oooo someIllng Ilen DprlnI one und mukeu mould romlI or convenIlonul cusIlng.FrlnIlng Illngs vlIl un lnIernul sIrucIureo dlerenI muIerluls ls becomlng posslble,Tho makormovomont |sbu||t onlrag||obu||o|ngb|ocksespeclully problemuIlc or meIeredmoblle connecIlons.No vonder, Ilen, IluI ud blockers urelncreuslng ln populurlIy. 1le mukers oAdblock Flus clulmlI lus been dovnloudedmore Ilun oo mllllon Ilmes, und u oJ(reporI romAdobe und FugeFulr sloved useo sucl exIenslons vus up ulmosI ,oyeuron yeur. Nov, Ilelr use looks seI Io skyrockeIus Apple lus olclully supporIed Ile creuIlono udblocklng Iools or Ile moblle verslono Suurl, muklng lI posslble or lFlone undlFud users Io uvold onllne uds und vreukurIler luvoc on vebslIes` boIIomllnesno knlckers pun lnIended).Hovvlll slIessucl us Ile ones IluIpuy my renIconIlnue Io eurn moneyl Ile mu}orlIy o vlslIors ure blocklngouI Ilelr sole source o lncome? SlIes couldencouruge users Io Iurn o ud blockers: Iulreudy llp mlne o or u evslIes us u slovo supporI or Ilelr conIenI und Ilelr sunerudverIlslng. OIlers don`I glve me u clolce,Clunnel ( reuses Io slovondemund 1Vslovs unIll you`ve svlIcled o Ile udblockers. BuI lI`s my compuIer or moblle,und l I don`I vunI Io vulI Ien seconds or upuge Io loud, IluI`s my buslnessyou cun`Iorce me Io see someIllng I dldn`I usk Io see.1lere luve Io be oIler vuys Io mukemoney onllne. Wlenever I vlslI Ile CuodonvebslIe, lI pops up u bunner ulong Ile boIIomo Ile puge suylng: We noIlce you`ve goI unud blocker svlIcled on. Ferlups you`d llkeIo supporI Thc Cuodon unoIler vuy? IIllnks Io Ile nevspuper`s membersllp puge,vlere you cun slgn up or o per yeur undrecelve benelIs sucl us udvunced IlckeIsund llve sIreums o lIs evenIs. As veuk usIle supporIers` club muy sound, lI`s clever,slnce dlspluylng u pollIe requesI Irlggers IlegullI relex IluI`s nuIurully sIrong umongCuodon reuders.Here`s my ldeu. 1le use o onllnemlcropuymenIs Io und vebslIes und servlceslus never convlnced me nor unyone else, buIlovubouI un ud blocker run by u nonprolIorgunlsuIlon IluI clurges u subscrlpIlon,und Ilen doles ouI mlcropuymenIs Io IleslIes lIs users vlslI? Would IluI vork? IIllnk lI`s vorIl u sloI.Even vlIlouI ud blocklng, revenue uImuny nevs slIes ls ulreudy suerlng. OverlylnIruslve uds ure popplng up everyvlerebecuuse Iley`re vorIl more Io publlslers Iley`re u sympIomo u veb economy IluIdoesn`I vork, noI u soluIlon IluI ve need IoproIecI. LeI`s ull slgn up Io ud blockers Io klllo IluI model usIerbuI vllle lI`s dylng,leI`s come up vlIl someIllng else. Andpleuse vork qulcklyIlose knlckers don`Ipuy or Ilemselves, you knov.werk@n|ce|ekeb|e.cembuI remulns Iopologlcully consIrulnedIo monollIllc sIrucIures.And Ilere`s Ile second problem:DprlnIlng encouruges Illnklng ubouIob}ecIs us monollIllc ruIler Ilun modulur.ModulurlIy ls u proound properIy o Ilevorld, ln vllcl ulmosI every reul ob}ecI lscomposed o smuller lndependenI unlIs.In my Icngun Dctono oj Comutng IvroIe: Modules musI be lndependenI soIluI Iley cun be consIrucIed sepuruIely, undmore slmply Ilun Ile vlole. For lnsIunce,lI`s eusler Io muke u brlck Ilun u louse, undmuny dlerenI klnds o louse cun be muderomsIundurd brlcks, buI Ills vould ceuseIo be Irue l Ile brlcks depended upon oneunoIler llke Ile pleces o u }lgsuvpuzzle.1le buslc module ln DprlnIlng ls u oneblIblob lrmly uIIucled Io Ile grovlng ob}ecI.IrecenIly vuIcled u You1ube vldeoubouI u pro}ecI Io DprlnI mud lousesor developlng counIrles, und lI vususclnuIlng. BuI lI sIruck me IluI, glven IlecompuIlng pover uIIucled Io IluI prlnIer, lIvould be usIer Io deslgn u complexcurvedbrlck mould, prlnI some und Ilen lll IlemvlIl mud und ussemble Ile louses munuully.1le ulIlmuIe exumple o modulurlIy,us I never Ilre o suylng, ls Ile llvlng cell.Cells luve u properIy IluI`s mlsslng romull munmude sysIems: every slngle cellconIulns noI only blueprlnIs und sIoredprocedures or bulldlng Ile vlole orgunlsm,buI ulso Ile compleIe meclunlsmorreproduclng lIsel. 1lls mlndboggllngdegree o modulurlIy ls vluI permlIIedevoluIlon Io operuIe, by uccldenIullymodlylng Ile blueprlnIs, und lus led IoIle enormous dlverslIy o llvlng belngs.No urIllclul muker sysIemcun posslblyupproucl Ills sIuIus so long us ubrlcuIlonremulns lomogeneous und monollIllc, undonce you lnIroduce leIerogeneous muIerlulsund lnIernul sIrucIure, you`ll sIurI Io conronIlnsuperuble bundvldIl burrlers, us unexponenIlul umounI o lnormuIlon musI belnIroduced romouIslde IlesysIemruIler Ilun belng sIoredlocully. Amucllne IluI mukes ucopy o lIsel seems Io lmpress Ilemuker communlIy, buI you }usIgeI u copy o IluI mucllne. Amucllne IluI coples lIsel, Ilenmukes un ueroplune, u bulldozeror u coee mucllne ouI o Ilosecoples ls urIler dovn Ile roud.I vus led Io Ilese IlouglIs recenIlyvllle vuIcllng Alex Gurlund`s movlex Mochno spoller ulerI). In lIs murvellousdenouemenI, Ile beuuIlul roboI glrlAvu kllls ler unpleusunI muker undescupes lnIo Ile ouIslde vorld Io sIurIun lndependenI lle. FlrsI, Ilougl, slelus Io repluce ler urm, dumuged ln Ilelnul sIruggle, vlIl u spure one. Belngselrepulrlng uI IluI level o grunulurlIyls eeble by blologlcul sIundurds, und us slesIood beumlng uI u busy clIy lnIersecIlon,lI sIruck me IluI sucl spure purIs vouldbe ln slorI supply uI Ile locul losplIul...d|ck@d|ckeunta|n.ce.ukPeop|e want to br|dge the gapbetween d|g|ta| representat|onand the rea| wor|d, between00I fantasy and ||fe3Dprinting might be great, but itneeds to tackIe some fundamentaIprobIems before it wiII truIy count|ckPeunta|ned|tsPea|Wer|dCemut|ng. Hewantsa3r|nter|eadedw|th||quer|ce, temakeavant-gardea||serts.Viewpoints@PCPRD FACEBDDK. CDMJPCPRDFocused fasl produclion for4K, RAW, and HD video.CATALYST PRODUCTON SUTEPowerIul hedia preparalioh. Fasl, Iocused edilihg. The Calalysl Produclioh Suile provides lhebackbohe Ior your video producliohs. Slarl wilh Calalysl Prepare ahd ils robusl orgahizaliohal lools,slrohg color hohilorihg ahd ad|uslhehl, exlehsive heladala supporl, ahd powerIul hullichahhelaudio hahdlihg. Theh hove ihlo Calalysl Edil lo lake ihslahl advahlage oI lhal prep work ih a Iasl,uehl, ahd Iocused edilihg ehvirohhehl.The Calalysl Produclioh Suile supporls 4K ahd Sohy RAW hedia, ahd allows you lo hake lhe hosloI your cahera's wide color gahul ahd high dyhahic rahge colors. Speed, elegahce, emciehcy; lheCalalysl Produclioh Suile Iuses powerIul hedia prep wilh leah, Iocused edilihg lo help you gel your|ob dohe quickly ahd eneclively.Learh hore al www.sonycreativesoftware.com/cataIystCopyrighl 20lS. Sohy Crealive SoIlware lhc. All righls reserved. All olher lradeharks are lradeharks oI lheir respeclive owhers. All screeh ihages sihulaled.AVALABLE FOR BOTHMAC OS X AND WNDOWS28Your views and feedbackfromemaiI and the webReaders' comments28Theendof 08|nnovat|onWlndovs Jo ls here, buI ln lIsscrumble Io rebulld un everdvlndllng murkeI shure, I`muruld MlcrosoI hus losI lIs vuy.Wlndovs S vus u sIrong sIep ln unexclIlng dlrecIlon, vlIh lIs scrolllngUI und svlpeln conIrols. All IhuI lsnovgone, repluced by humburgerlcons us ound ln Wlndovs J) unddropdovns. Hovls Iupplng u smulllcon eusler Ihun svlplng vlIh myIhumb` Why vould I vunI Io ubundonullvldIh, gruphlcul menus or uIexIonly dropdovn`1he reIurn o Ihe SIurI menuhus ulso been hulled us u greuI sIeporvurd, buI relnsIuIlng someIhlngIhuI`s been uround or decudes lshurdly progress. I`ve been presslngMlcrosoI or yeurs Io lnIroduceJump LlsIsIyle uppgroup lcons IoIhe Iuskbur, und I knovIhe compunyhus looked lnIo Ihe concepIbuI lIhusn`I been lmplemenIed. 1he ldeumuy noI be u muglc bulleI, buI nor lsu oyeurold UI IhuI Iukes lve cllcksIo luunch un upp.Wlndovs Jo vlll ulso be Ihe lusImujor verslon o Wlndovsund IhuI,sudly, brlngs me Io Ihe concluslonIhuI Ihe nevlnIeruces comlng Io mydeskIop, IubleI und phone ure Ihe lusIones I`ll see ln my lleIlme. FreIIy soonevery pluIorm be lI Wlndovs, lOS,OS X or Androldvlll look und vorkulmosI exucIly Ihe sume.For Ihose o us vho guze uIour FCs und dreumo llmlIlessposslblllIles, lI`s depresslng. I`mleIvlIh u Ihumb IhuI`s been qulcklyrendered obsoleIe, und vlshlng mylcons could uI leusI huve u llIIlecheese ln Ihem.Mikc HaIscyArevPhs vu|nerab|e?As someone vho`s u vee blI purunoldubouI onllne securlIy, I`ve ulvuysreud urIlcles such us lssue (p`seuIure on overshurlng, und DuveyWlnder`s columns on shorIenedURLs und VFNs. Fersonully, I`mo Ihe oplnlon IhuI securlIy lsmore lmporIunI Ihun unonymlIy,so uslng u VFNIo connecI Io IhelnIerneI securely romu cueor Ihrough u hoIel WlFl servlcesounded good Io me.WlIh Ihls ln mlnd, I Irled ouIu couple o ree servlces, numelyCyberGhosI und SIegunos. I ulso IrledFSecure`s Freedomeu puldorservlce IhuI oers u ree J(duy Irlul.I musI suy IhuI Ihey ull vorked usexpecIed, vlIh no noIlceuble lmpucIon perormunce und no ulerIs romKuspersky. BuI us I suy, I`mu vee blIpurunold ubouI onllne securlIy, so IIhoughI I`d IesI my connecIlon uslngGRC`s ShleldsUp. When connecIlngvlIhouI Ihe VFNservlce, ull porIs veremurked us hldden sIeulIh mode),vlIh Ihe excepIlon o one, vhlchvus closed. No porI vus reporIed usopen, or respondlng Io GRC`s problng.Imuglne my surprlse vhen IreconnecIed vlu u VFNIo lnd IhuIsome o Ihe porIs vere novopen, undulled Ihe problng IesI perormed byGRC. I`mconcerned IhuI Ihese openporIs mlghI be u blgger IhreuI Io myonllne securlIy Ihun uslng un openconnecIlon ln u cue. Do Ihe openporIs ldenIlled by GRC lndlcuIeIhuI Ihe VFNconnecIlon lsn`I ussecure us lI could be`Cleurly I`mno experI ln such Ihlngs un lndepIh urIlcle on VFNs vouldbe velcome. In Ihe meunIlme, I`llEL0W MakeyeurewnIes|aPewerwa||ferafract|enef thecest ef buy|ngeneorgeI ubouI uslng u VFNoIher IhunIo uccess Ihe BBC vhen IruvelllngouIslde o Ihe UK.CharIic Huntcr0avey W|nder rep||es: AvPNworks bycreating a 'tunnel' through which encryptedtraffic