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SOFTWARE CHECKS COPY IS CONSISTENT Journalists have to write clean, consistent copy and now software can support this. Intelligent Editing is claimed to flag up unexplained abbreviations, spot typos and check house style is adhered to. It can be customised to house styles and works with British, American and Australian English. https://intelligentediting.com


HIDE YOUR ONLINE FOOTPRINTS If you are conscious about online privacy, you should download a virtual private network. This will ensure third parties cannot see what you do online . ExpressVPN offers access to 3,000 servers, AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, a no-logs policy and unlimited bandwidth. You can use it only with five devices. At the time of writing, the cheapest plan was £6.69 per month. www.expressvpn.com


AUTOMATIC WAY TO CHASE INVOICES Freelances know the pain of chasing up unpaid invoices, but now there’s software to speed up this process. Using automated credit control software Itsettled, you can automatically follow up invoices and receive overdue payments. It provides emails, letters and call scripts to make controlling your finances quicker and easier. The basic subscription costs £4 per invoice and includes five invoices per month. www.itsettled.co.uk


NOTEBOOK IN A PHONE N


otebooks have always been a journalist’s best friend, but in the 21st century, they appear upstaged by productivity powerhouse smartphones like the


Samsung Galaxy Note. The latest version of this handset, which is


called the Note20, offers a 6.7-inch 2400 x 1080 display, an octa-core processor, 8GB of RAM, a triple rear camera system, 8K video recording, a 4300mAh battery, 256GB of storage and a USB C port, and can run Microsoft Office. It is dust and water resistant What sets the Note20 apart from other handsets on the market is the S Pen, which can be used for


handwriting notes, annotating documents, drawing, and navigating around your phone. The Note20 comes in three colours called mystic bronze, mystic grey and mystic green. If you’d like a bigger phone, you can opt for the Note20 Ultra, which has a 6.9-inch screen and higher specifications. There is also offering a 5G model. The Note20 starts at £849, while the 5G variant is £949 and the Note20 Ultra is £1179. Samsung.com/uk


> Dock lets you use multiple devices L


ike most people nowadays, you probably use a


variety of connected devices. From laptops to smartphones, these play an important


role in the lives of modern journalists but can easily clutter up a desk and be a nightmare to use concurrently. To organise all of your


gizmos better and improve


for those who need to use multiple devices


productivity, I’d recommend checking out the All-in-One Mini Dock from PNY. Described as “a solution


simultaneously” by the American tech firm, it is plugged into a computer via USB C and provides nine additional ports. These include USB, USB-C, HDMI, VGA, RJ45, SD and MicroSD connections.


Nicholas Fearn on technology for journalists


STORAGE WITH SPEED I


f you’re looking to improve the performance of your computer and don’t want to rely on cloud platforms due to privacy concerns, investing in an internal solid state


drive (SSD) is a great idea. At just £19, the CS900 SSD from US technology company PNY is definitely worth considering. This compact SSD provides storage varying between 120GB and 930GB, and has read speeds of 515-535MB/s and write speeds of 490- 515MB/s per second. As a result, users can expect increased battery life, a cooler system and improved productivity, according to PNY. £19.63


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Big-picture phone for productive work


Huawei offers great smartphones for


increased productivity, and the P30 Pro New Edition is one of them. It offers a 6.47-inch


FullHD+ OLED display, a 40-megapixel primary camera, a 32-megapixel front camera, a Kirin 980 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 4200mAh


battery, a fingerprint scanner and 256GB of onboard memory, as well as Google apps and services, despite the US trade ban. This is a


stylish, highly capable Android smartphone, and is available in black and silver. https://tinyurl.com/ycar96pn, £699.99


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