avouritemagazines. Twitter bubbling along with 12.3k followers, and 15.6k likes on Facebook. iPad edition available from iTunes, although readers of a nervous disposition should avoid the customer reviews.
What they say: “Does anybody know for sure if the Apple Watch 3 works with the iPhone SE?” – editor Graham Barlow does his product research via the wonderful world of Twitter.
Verdict: In true Apple tradition, everything is displayed in a very approachable way, with every page inviting readers to dip in. Maybe suffers from not having anything very meaty but who needs protein when there’s plenty of carbs?
net
What’s it about: ‘The voice of web design’ – tagline over masthead.
Vital statistics: January 2018 issue: 100 pages of 289mm x 222mm. Matt paper, heavyweight gloss cover, perfect bound. £5.99 cover price. Combined ABC of 12,703 up to December 2016 but now ‘no longer registered’ with ABC. Published monthly by Future in Bournemouth.
Cover: A work of art involving spot varnish and hidden icons that appear like holograms. One big headline, six other coverlines and some suitably futuristic graphics. Mainly black with complementary pinky-red.
Content: Dynamic contents spread gives a good taste of what’s ahead with headings such as ‘Feed’, ‘Voices’ and ‘Projects’. Lots of bite-sized reads up front, including a very informative Q&A with experts, then into longer pieces in wide range of topics, and not all of them techy. ‘Inspirational sites’ and ‘design challenge’ both deliver what’s promised in the title. Some even longer profiles do their subjects more than justice.
Digital: Website hangs off the side of Future’s ‘Creative Bloq’. Lots of content nestling between the Starbucks ad. Has a lively Twitter presence (97.2k followers) and Facebook page (95k likes) despite an understated promotion in the magazine. Also has 22k followers of their page on medium.com, looking at content mostly posted by a former editor.
What they say: “75 per cent of readers are working in or seeking work in the web industry,” – advertising account director Chris Mitchell makes his pitch for customers in the ‘Hosting Partners’ classified section.
Verdict: Plenty for both the web developer expert and those simply a bit interested. All put together with Future’s customary verve and adventure. Light on ads once the in-house promos are discounted, which is surprising given the innovative nature of the web design business.
PC Pro
What’s it about: ‘The UK's best magazine for everyone who loves technology’ – boast on Twitter.
Vital statistics: January 2018 issue: 132 pages of 296mm x 209mm. Matt paper, gloss card cover, perfect bound. £4.99 cover price. Combined ABC of 24,232, with 1,321 from digital. Published monthly by Dennis in London.
Cover: Main headline package, four other coverlines, picture of a chip (computer, not potato), a chained-up laptop and five little ‘Gifts for grown-ups’. Content neatly encapsulated on the spine for the well-kept bookshelf brigade.
Content: Three pages of contents in quite small type give taste of the feast ahead. Some news than four incredibly helpful pages of ‘The A-list’ where editors pick the best products on the market. A thoughtful piece on the positive effects of social media, a how-to on video editing and a bumper reviews section indicate just what an all-round good read this is.
Digital: Twitter (21k followers) and Facebook (5.7k likes) links on the top of every page but more difficult to find the website. Put in the obvious pcpro.co.uk and you are thrown into alphr.com, Dennis’s all-encompassing technology site. There’s another page with subscription info and a page on the Dennis corporate site but nothing with any meaningful content.
What they say: “From the bean-to-cup coffee machines to the fantastic view from the 6th floor, Alfred Place offers a flexible and agile way of working across the whole business.” – bigging up the new offices in Bloomsbury for potential new recruits.
Verdict: Now a venerable 23 years old, PC Pro still packs a punch, even if the much-anticipated cover-mounted CD/DVD has been discontinued. Informative, polished and surprisingly accessible for a magazine aimed at experts. Constrained by Dennis’s digital-second approach, but still works hard with social media.
WIRED
What’s it about: ‘As technology disrupts every sector and area of our lives, WIRED cuts through the noise to deliver insight, intelligence and information’ – from the media pack.
Vital statistics: Jan/Feb 2018 issue: 174 pages of 275mm x 203mm. Quality matt paper, heavyweight cover, perfect bound. £4.30 cover price. Combined ABC of 51,006. Published monthly by Condé Nast in London.
Cover: A big headline incorporating a subdeck and five big names in the tech world, two other coverlines and a block of yellow making up for no illustrations.
Content: One rather spare contents page hidden amongst publisher’s guff, contributors’ details and, of course, ‘From the Editor’. They are rather underselling themselves as there’s plenty to enjoy from ‘Gear’ (reviews) through ‘Work Smarter’ and features on subjects as diverse as cover story ‘Is the internet broken’ to Toyota transforming the auto industry and their annual ‘trends briefing’.
Digital: Invitation to view the website is on the cover and leads to an orderly experience with less design and typographical trickery than the magazine. ‘Follow’ to Facebook (111k likes) and Twitter for 274k followers as well as YouTube and Instagram.
What they say: “WIRED has a rare and exciting opportunity for a passionate word nerd, who can argue the difference between emoji and emojis, and has an instinctive grasp of the introductory adverbial clause.” – from job ad for ‘Senior Sub-editor, Wired’ a rare excursion away from WIRED’s house style of caps into lower case. Perhaps a sub-editor is required…
Verdict: Works hard to fulfil its thoughtful, sophisticated remit and is largely jargon-free for the lay readers. As delightfully produced as to be expected for a Condé Nast publication helped by a distinctly non-techy assortment of plush advertising for cars, fragrance, airlines and watches all crammed in at the front.You are here: Home / Washing Machines / What causes too much foam in the washing machine?
I think it is pretty normal for there to be some foam in the water with a washing machine on an empty wash cycle. There is always a buildup of deposited detergent inside the machine which keeps getting energised. There is nothing much that can be done other than keep doing regular maintenance cycles. The small amount of detergent whipped up during an empty wash cycle shouldn’t be enough to contaminate the laundry. If your washing machine has an option for doing an extra rinse then use it. Make sure you don’t use any option buttons that result in the washing machine doing less rinses or using less watering rinses. Checking your instruction book to see exactly what economy buttons do.
Also make sure you you always use proper wash cycles and not the quick wash cycles which are pretty rubbish.
I have a Bosch class ixx washing machine. Recently it had been transported improperly without draining out the water from it,Im guessing that is how it caused the problem- it shows the too much foam symbol when any cycle is put to work and it doesn’t continue.If it is due to detergent getting deposited in some places during the transportation, how do i fix it?
Hello Nitha. This is a different issue in the sense that the washing machine isn’t actually suffering from too much foam but it is reporting that it is. I’m not sure exactly how the machine determines there is too much foam in the machine but maybe water has got into the pressure system, which might settle down if left for a day or so.
If the answer is “what do you do as the over sudsing is happening, and how do you STOP IT RIGHT now, I’ve found that addind a generous amount of rubbing alcohol into the mix. It kills the foam. You might need to wash your clothes again with NO soap to rinse them properly. I have an He front loader that you can pause mid-cycle. I did a quick drain and spin- then threw in 1/2 a bottle of isopropyl alcohol. It killed the suds in 10 seconds. Then I did another rinse and spin.
Use judgement- some fabrics might not like alcohol.
Thanks, I’ve never come across rubbing alcohol Eric, but a quick search on it reveals many cleaning uses for it. I don’t expect many people to have any though so the quickest and easiest thing to use in an emergency for most people would be the fabric softener which apparently kills suds quick.
I think it a fault with the washing machine, I’ve had many but this Beko wb1041r4w spills foam out of the drawer and door. Oddly I’ve found it only does it with powder not liquid detergent. Both are surf. I guess you get what you pay for.Meeting him, you will easily mistake him for an ordinary person on the street. Yet, he is the new rising star of the Niger Delta