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Computeractive

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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

Brits can’t use best tool in first big Windows 11 update

Google to let you block advert tracking on Android devices

Norfolk Council sues Apple over ‘misleading’ iPhone sales

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Porn sites forced to check users are aged 18+

5G coming to street lights and bus shelters

Russian ‘Windows 11 download’ scam site taken down

Broadband firms must ‘do more’ to promote low-income deals

IN BRIEF

Is Microsoft already working on Windows 12? • How a joke on Twitter sparked rumours about Windows 11’s successor

Malware in PowerPoint attachments

New tools • Firefox Focus 97’s HTTPS mode www.snipca.com/40736

Omicron ‘Test Kit’ text-message scam

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Amazon replaces air fryer after we step in

1pMobile patiently helped my mum get started

Search and compare geo-referenced maps • If you’d like to locate important places in your ancestors’ lives, follow Chris Paton’s advice to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

PDF24 10.8 • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

Ventoy 1.0.69

WizTree 4.08

How can I delete a file that Windows has locked? • We tell you what software & apps to use

Excel sumifs • Baffled by what his money goes on, David Ludlow turned to Excel to track his spending

SOFTWARE WARNING! • Barry Collins puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software trying to trick you

WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

Osagie Aigbonohan

Acer TravelMate P4 P414-51 • Work away from home

Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook • Doubling up

Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G • Disappointing sequel

Epson EcoTank ET-3850 • All tanked up

Viewing angles

Onyx Boox Note Air 2 • Read, tap and draw

Can you suggest a printer without Wi-Fi?

Microsoft Modern Webcam • Hard of hearing

Logitech Pop Keys • Not so mellow yellow

Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 • Making Sensei of your videos

a Surface Laptop Studio?

On Sale Weds 16 Mar

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

Win 1 of 3 • datAshur SD USB drive & 128GB microSD Card

HOW TO… Save your emails to a USB stick

Delay start-up tools to boot your PC faster

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips

WORKSHOP • Stop Edge running in the background

BEST EXTENSION FOR… • Scanning downloads for malware

Phone and Tablet Tips

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

BEST APPS FOR… • Alternatives to Wordle

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

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

Surge pricing • The ‘smart’ idea to make you use energy more efficiently

Your Complete Guide to SSDs • Installing a solid-state drive is the most effective way to give your computer a speed boost, but it’s easy to go wrong. Nik Rawlinson explains what type of...


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Frequency: Every other week Pages: 74 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: 626

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: March 2, 2022

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

Brits can’t use best tool in first big Windows 11 update

Google to let you block advert tracking on Android devices

Norfolk Council sues Apple over ‘misleading’ iPhone sales

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Porn sites forced to check users are aged 18+

5G coming to street lights and bus shelters

Russian ‘Windows 11 download’ scam site taken down

Broadband firms must ‘do more’ to promote low-income deals

IN BRIEF

Is Microsoft already working on Windows 12? • How a joke on Twitter sparked rumours about Windows 11’s successor

Malware in PowerPoint attachments

New tools • Firefox Focus 97’s HTTPS mode www.snipca.com/40736

Omicron ‘Test Kit’ text-message scam

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Amazon replaces air fryer after we step in

1pMobile patiently helped my mum get started

Search and compare geo-referenced maps • If you’d like to locate important places in your ancestors’ lives, follow Chris Paton’s advice to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

PDF24 10.8 • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

Ventoy 1.0.69

WizTree 4.08

How can I delete a file that Windows has locked? • We tell you what software & apps to use

Excel sumifs • Baffled by what his money goes on, David Ludlow turned to Excel to track his spending

SOFTWARE WARNING! • Barry Collins puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software trying to trick you

WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

Osagie Aigbonohan

Acer TravelMate P4 P414-51 • Work away from home

Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook • Doubling up

Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G • Disappointing sequel

Epson EcoTank ET-3850 • All tanked up

Viewing angles

Onyx Boox Note Air 2 • Read, tap and draw

Can you suggest a printer without Wi-Fi?

Microsoft Modern Webcam • Hard of hearing

Logitech Pop Keys • Not so mellow yellow

Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 • Making Sensei of your videos

a Surface Laptop Studio?

On Sale Weds 16 Mar

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

Win 1 of 3 • datAshur SD USB drive & 128GB microSD Card

HOW TO… Save your emails to a USB stick

Delay start-up tools to boot your PC faster

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips

WORKSHOP • Stop Edge running in the background

BEST EXTENSION FOR… • Scanning downloads for malware

Phone and Tablet Tips

BEST NEW APPS • What you should install this fortnight

BEST APPS FOR… • Alternatives to Wordle

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for MS Office & LibreOffice

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

Surge pricing • The ‘smart’ idea to make you use energy more efficiently

Your Complete Guide to SSDs • Installing a solid-state drive is the most effective way to give your computer a speed boost, but it’s easy to go wrong. Nik Rawlinson explains what type of...


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