Don't waste your gadgets, just wipe them

Try a clean install before you send hardware off to landfill, urges Barry Collins

We now live in a society that’s as disposable as a used tissue. Clinging to perfectly functional hardware until it breaks, instead of instantly replacing it when a new model comes out, now marks you out as something of a weirdo rather than a sensible, frugal type.

Best privacy add-ons for browsers

Worried about advertisers and social networks tracking your movements on the web? Wayne Williams tests six tools that can help you block them

Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger is from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), a non-profit organisation that has 25 years’ experience of defending civil liberties and privacy in the digital world.

The death of Flash

Flash is no longer the darling of the internet and is increasingly being seen as the enemy by many web companies. David Crookes explains why Flash is finished

What's happened?

Flash, the software that’s used to create and deliver online videos, games and adverts through a browser, has had a torrid time of late. Various technology companies have been warning people against using it, with some browser makers going a step further and blocking it altogether. Many people believe that the final nails are now being hammered into Flash’s coffin.