Canon Pixma MG6650

The only big black box you need

We go on about how our phones do everything that cameras, libraries and record players used to do, but don’t overlook the humble printer/scanner. It does everything phones don’t, converting printed paper into digital files and vice versa. Canon’s range has been a favourite of ours for some time, and this latest all-in-one maintains those high standards. The only thing it misses is faxing, which is obsolete for most of us.

AOC Q2577PWQ

A monitor with unusual dimensions

When it comes to monitor size, your choices are limited. Oh, sure, displays come in all dimensions. There’s a screen at the Odeon bigger than your house, and there might be screen on your watch. But you’re not going to plug either of them into the back of your PC. There are monitors that say “Replace toner” or “Your bank will not charge you for this transaction”, but they’re no good for Microsoft Word.

Great the perfect P455WORd

Remembering passwords is hard, but hacking them is easy - unless you create one that's unforgettable and unhackable. Kat Orphanides shows you how

Coming up with umpteen different passwords for your various accounts and devices is| a major challenge. What's more, hackers are using more and more sophisticated methods to crack passwords, and that makes it increasingly difficult to come up with passwords that'll keep them out.

Here, we’ll explain why seemingly good passwords and pass-phrases are putty in hackers’ hands, and then show you the latest clever tricks for quickly creating passwords that no one will crack and you'll never forget.

50 most useful Command Prompt commands. Part 2

This issue, Jane Hoskyn reveals 10 ways to organise files and folders using your PC's powerful hidden tool

11 Command your Desktop

The Command Prompt’s default location is C:\Users\your name, so any commands you type apply to that directory only. To work in a different directory, you need to move the prompt to that directory.

For example, if you want to use the Command Prompt to organise files and folders on your Desktop, move the prompt to the Desktop by typing cd (‘change directory’), followed by a space, followed by desktop. When you press Enter, the prompt should be at C:\Users\ your name Desktop.

What's (secretly) Killing Your PC?

Hidden processes are making your PC slow, unstable and unsafe. Jane Hoskyn reveals how to fix the 10 worst offenders - and none of them are malware!

What on Earth is your PC up to this time? There you were, happily writing an email and touring Spain in Google Earth, when your computer had another one of its funny turns. Your mouse cursor got stuck, the little spinning circle went haywire, and then the screen turned blue. Or maybe everything just ground to a halt again.