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SECURITY

Store your camera footage on a USB stick

I was interested in your How To on using the Blink Mini security system (Issue 623, page 35) because I use it too – and it’s excellent. To save on the online-subscription fees you mentioned you can buy a Blink Sync Module 2 from Amazon for £30 (www.snipca.com/40719, pictured left). This lets you store your captured footage locally on a USB stick. It also syncs multiple cameras.

Roger Fearnside

APPS

Use Procreate to draw and paint on iPad

Having enjoyed your feature on which styluses to use (Issue 624, pages 62-63), I’d like to recommend the app Procreate (, pictured

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