TechByter Worldwide 2017-02-12: A New Approach from Affinity Photo; Frustrations When a Hard Drive Seems to Fail; Short Circuits; and Spare Parts.

Affinity Photo has been around for while on the MacOS, but it's new to Windows. We'll take a look at the features and one important shortcoming. Frustrations abound when a hard drive appears to be failing, but no symptoms can be found. In Short Circuits: Google is planning to do something that should have been done long ago to shut down malicious websites. An issue that shouldn't be even slightly political is being made to seem political as the big internet service providers eye big profits. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Finding legitimate news can be a challenge, but there are many reliable sources on the internet and Forbes Magazine has some suggestions. A start-up company wants restaurants to get rid of their laminated floor plans and grease pencils because there's a better way to seat people.