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Computeractive

600
Magazine

Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive!

Computeractive

From the Editor

May 2020 Update finally ready for all computers

WHAT WE THINK

Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of personal data

Share websites by QR code in Edge

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Switch broadband faster using new ‘one touch’ system

BT could roll out satellite broadband with OneWeb

Hacked US water plant was still using Windows 7

Downloading from YouTube could soon become illegal

IN BRIEF

Can Google searches help to predict Covid peaks? • Researchers say they can help us tackle the pandemic and future outbreaks

Protect your tech • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Sync iPhone passwords in Chrome and Edge

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Broken laptop hinges was ‘caused by the owner’

New bird box left me happy as a lark

Grow Your Family Tree • If you’ve lost touch with a family member, follow Nick Peers’ tips to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

Best Free Software • Will Stapley recommends new programs that won’t cost you anything

WHAT SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? • We tell you what software & apps to use

MusicBee • Will Stapley reveals how he made child’s play of ripping over 2,000 tracks

Named & Shamed • Jonathan Parkyn puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software stuffed with junk

Amir Tofangsazan

Acer Swift 5 SF514-55T (2021)

Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482

Prime Computer PrimeMini 5

Apple Mac mini

Smartphone RAM

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T

Where can I buy a £100 inkjet printer?

iStorage DiskAshur M2

ShureMV5C Home Office Microphone

Grado GT220

A quad-curved ‘waterfall’ phone screen?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 10 March

BuyIt • Our pick of products that have won the Buy It award

Win 1 of 2 Crucial P5 SSDs (2TB)

HOW TO… Store videos on a Fire TV Stick to watch anywhere

Add a voiceover to your photo slideshows

Monitor your PC’s performance in real time

Readers’ Tips

Phone and Tablet Tips

What you should install this fortnight

Tracking the moon

MakeWindows Better • Expert tips for every version

WINDOWS 7, 8.1 & 10 • Make yourself heard in video calls

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

Hide sections of text in documents

In The Club • Run a club or society? Here's how your tech can make it easier

Internet teleportation • Eat lunch with holograms at speeds 100 times faster than gigabit

Hack Your USB STICKS • They’re small, cheap and your drawers are probably full of them, but is your collection of USB sticks an untapped resource? Will Stapley reveals the 12 best ways to make them safer, easier to use and more powerful than ever

SUBSCRIBE NOW!

Stop making these PDF mistakes • PDFs remain a popular way to share documents, but are you still making the same errors when creating and sharing them? Robert Irvine reveals the best free tools to avoid falling foul of the most common PDF...


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Frequency: Every other week Pages: 76 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: 600

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: February 24, 2021

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Tech & Gaming

Languages

English

Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive!

Computeractive

From the Editor

May 2020 Update finally ready for all computers

WHAT WE THINK

Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of personal data

Share websites by QR code in Edge

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Switch broadband faster using new ‘one touch’ system

BT could roll out satellite broadband with OneWeb

Hacked US water plant was still using Windows 7

Downloading from YouTube could soon become illegal

IN BRIEF

Can Google searches help to predict Covid peaks? • Researchers say they can help us tackle the pandemic and future outbreaks

Protect your tech • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Sync iPhone passwords in Chrome and Edge

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Broken laptop hinges was ‘caused by the owner’

New bird box left me happy as a lark

Grow Your Family Tree • If you’ve lost touch with a family member, follow Nick Peers’ tips to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

Best Free Software • Will Stapley recommends new programs that won’t cost you anything

WHAT SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? • We tell you what software & apps to use

MusicBee • Will Stapley reveals how he made child’s play of ripping over 2,000 tracks

Named & Shamed • Jonathan Parkyn puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software stuffed with junk

Amir Tofangsazan

Acer Swift 5 SF514-55T (2021)

Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482

Prime Computer PrimeMini 5

Apple Mac mini

Smartphone RAM

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T

Where can I buy a £100 inkjet printer?

iStorage DiskAshur M2

ShureMV5C Home Office Microphone

Grado GT220

A quad-curved ‘waterfall’ phone screen?

NEXT ISSUE • On Sale Weds 10 March

BuyIt • Our pick of products that have won the Buy It award

Win 1 of 2 Crucial P5 SSDs (2TB)

HOW TO… Store videos on a Fire TV Stick to watch anywhere

Add a voiceover to your photo slideshows

Monitor your PC’s performance in real time

Readers’ Tips

Phone and Tablet Tips

What you should install this fortnight

Tracking the moon

MakeWindows Better • Expert tips for every version

WINDOWS 7, 8.1 & 10 • Make yourself heard in video calls

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

Hide sections of text in documents

In The Club • Run a club or society? Here's how your tech can make it easier

Internet teleportation • Eat lunch with holograms at speeds 100 times faster than gigabit

Hack Your USB STICKS • They’re small, cheap and your drawers are probably full of them, but is your collection of USB sticks an untapped resource? Will Stapley reveals the 12 best ways to make them safer, easier to use and more powerful than ever

SUBSCRIBE NOW!

Stop making these PDF mistakes • PDFs remain a popular way to share documents, but are you still making the same errors when creating and sharing them? Robert Irvine reveals the best free tools to avoid falling foul of the most common PDF...


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