The ITV news site has been revamped in an attempt to get some more visitors. We take the opportunity to check out the various web-based UK alternatives.

Facebook recently bought the hugely popular photography app Instagram. Fortunately, if you’re not really into Facebook, there are several alternatives. Here are some good examples.

Most smartphone apps are very cheap, but you can always find them cheaper. Prices are frequently reduced or they are temporarily given away. How do you find these bargains? Here are some tips.

Normally speaking, you will be working on recently received e-mail messages and ones that are a few months old. Don’t let the really old messages sit in your mailbox too long. What is the best way to archive them?

Skype is an excellent tool for organising web meetings without any hassle and it’s free. The iDroo plug-in allows you to visualise your ideas. Could this be useful for you?

Suppose you delete a couple of files, open the recycle bin and remove the files there as well, for safety’s sake. Well, it may come as a surprise, but this data is still present on your hard disk! How can you delete them definitively?

Most people use Windows Media Player or iTunes for managing their music collections. The free MusicBee is a good alternative though. What does this program have to offer?

Music has come a long way on the Internet. First came the MP3s, followed by streaming music sites, and now there are “cloud music players”. What do these new services have to offer?

Suppose you use Microsoft Excel for monitoring your investment portfolio or for drawing up pricelists. Normally speaking, you will enter all this data manually. Did you know that you can also establish a link with the Internet?

Proper colours, user-friendly navigation, good text, quality images: they all contribute to the success of your website. But the legibility of the characters is also of major importance. Google Web Fonts can help you.

Cooking is in vogue, witness the success of cookbooks and television programmes such as Masterchef. Not surprisingly, the Web is also crawling with recipe sites. We looked for some good sites for specific situations.