Computeractive

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!

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From the Editor

Google to delete accounts not used for two years

Edit WhatsApp messages after you’ve sent them

BT to slash 40 per cent of its global workforce within seven years

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

IN BRIEF

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Windows 11 to get 7-Zip and RAR support

Pay £4.99 to share your Netflix password

Amazon launches new budget Echo smart speaker

Broadband customers kept on hold for longer in 2022

IN BRIEF

Will Amazon’s new tablet challenge Apple’s iPad? • The Fire Max 11 is the company’s most powerful device to date

Shoulder-surfing scammers • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Brave’s new Google Sign-In options www.snipca.com/46170

ScamWatch • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

What’s the Issue…?

AI stole my job 30 years ago

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Virgin waives termination fee but refuses compensation

O2 assistant set up my phone for hospital

Search landowner records online • Dive into land registries and Victorian-era surveys as Chris Paton explains how to…

Your Genealogy Problems Solved

Best Free Software • Robert Irvine recommends new programs that won’t cost you a thing

Q £ SHOULD I PAY FOR…? • Choose the right version of software

What should I download? • We advise you which software and apps to use

SOFTWARE WARNING! • Keumars Afifi-Sabet puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and misbehaving software

WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

Plane crasher Trevor Jacob

Stormforce Gaming Onyx 6164 • See the light

GMKtec NucBox G1 • Cheap as its chips

OnePlus Pad • Upsets the Apple cart

Imou DB60 • Ring in the changes

Desktop processor sockets

Amazon Eero 6+ • Spread your net wide

Can you suggest a PC to play Flight Simulator? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Edifier MR4 • Wired for sound

Iiyama UC CAM120UL • Points of view

Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd gen) • Flame duck

A smartphone that can take my temperature?

On Sale Weds 21 June

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

FATHER’S DAY SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

Win 1 of 4 CHERRY KW 9200 MINI keyboards

Computeractive 2022 Back Issue CD & USB Stick • Both the CD and Stick contain all 26 issues from 2022

HOW TO… Replace your passwords with passkeys

How I use passkeys

WORKSHOP Set up a passkey for your Google accounts • Now that you know what passkeys are and how they work, it’s time to set up your first one. We’ll explain how to use Google’s passkeys to sign into Gmail, Google Drive and other services provided by the company.

Create a fillable PDF form for free

Readers’ Tips • Handy hints and tips from your fellow readers

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

WORKSHOP Stop YouTube blocking your ad blocker • As we reported in Issue 658 (page 7), YouTube has started displaying a warning to some users that prevents you from watching videos until you disable your ad blocker. However, there is a workaround...