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Essential Guide to Safe Computing from £9.99 £

Whether you’ve just picked up a brand new PC, or you’ve been using one for years, now is the time to start taking your computer’s security seriously.

There are many dangers lurking out there on the internet, such as nasty viruses that can wreak havoc and ruin the performance of your PC, scams that target you for your hard-earned cash, and even unscrupulous types that prey on young folk. The way these cyber criminals go about exploiting those who are vulnerable changes all the time, so it’s a good idea to get street-smart.

You’ll then know exactly what to look out for and can protect yourself and your family.

The Safe Computing Essential Guide consists of 146 pages that’ll show you exactly what you should be wary of and how to go about making yourself and your computer as well-protected against these dangers as possible.

It’s not just cyber criminals that you have to think about either – you might be your own worst enemy. When was the last time you backed up your precious files? Don’t leave it to chance – just read on with Safe Computing Essential Guide and before you know it you’ll never have to worry about another spam email or a flaky password again.

Featuring:

No More Viruses
Safeguard Windows
Beat the Online Thieves
Shop Safely Online
Protect You and Your Family
Live Safer

Published: December 2011

Pagination: 148 pages

Dimensions: 297 x 210mm

The Ultimate Guide to PC Projects: Make it from £9.99 £

There’s so much more that you can do with your PC than playing music, videos and games or browsing the internet. Your PC can be a creative playground for making music, web editing or even security testing. You can improve your PC’s performance, recover lost or deleted files and make great home videos if you know how to.

This guide is here to help you learn how to do all those things and take on the ultimate in PC projects. It will inspire you and open up a world of possibilities.

Featuring:

Build a website with ease
Create giant panoramic photos
Increase your PC's security
Create a beautiful custom desktop
Turn an old PC into a firewall
Fix a dead hard drive
Recover lost or deleted files
Repair a broken PC
Add a padlock to external drives

iGamer from £8.00 £

Your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad is a powerful gaming device that’s only now starting to challenge the status quo in mobile gaming. iOS games are much cheaper than traditional handheld games and there’s thousands available to choose from.

iGamer showcases the picks of the lot, with reviews grouped together by popular types making them easier to browse through such as Action and Adventure, Sports and Racing and even Role-playing and Strategy.

There’s also a look at the technology that drives the iPhone and iPad, and you can see why developers are so excited about iOS as the future of mobile gaming.

For arcade lovers, there’s a Retro Gaming feature that will rekindle those fond memories of wasting hours on 8-bit classics and for those who just can’t resist a bit of zombie-bashing look out for the feature on the culture of zombie gaming.

Featuring:

Angry Birds
Apples Touch and Turn Technology
The Incredible Infinity Blade
Discover Game Center

The Ultimate Overclocking Handbook from £14.99 £

Unleash the hidden power of your PC today with The Ultimate Overclocking Handbook.

224 pages of expert overclocking advice and tutorials.

Want a PC with insane speeds for games and applications? Then this guide is just for you! Packed with advice on the art of overclocking to help you get the most out of your kit for free, you’ll discover exactly how to perform the speed adjustments that will give you real-world results. Dozens of pieces of kit have been tested, there’s information on processors, pushing graphics cards and memory modules to their limits, and cooling to the absolute extremes.

Features Included:

Overclocking basics
Speed up your processor
Graphics cards & RAM
Advanced overclocking
Keeping it cool
Building & modding

Computing Made Easy from £8.99 £

Computing Made Easy is a comprehensive guide to getting the very best from your PC. You’ll find 164 pages of expert advice to get you started, including a free disc featuring 40 essential software applications that no Windows computer should be without.

It wasn’t so long ago that computers were relatively straightforward things to use. Before the internet explosion, you had your copy of Windows, Microsoft Office and perhaps a few other oddments that you’d gathered along the way. These days, there’s no limit to the things you can do with your favourite piece of electronic equipment. In fact, for most things, there are dozens of different ways to go about them.

Let’s face it, it can all get more than a little confusing. Luckily this guide will help you with all you need to know.

Features Included:

Windows crash course
Security & privacy
Photos and memories
TV and Entertainment
Keeping your PC healthy
Staying in touch
Getting more done

Maximise your life with your PC - stay in touch with all your friends & family, get more from your photos and memories and discover a brand new world of TV & movies. Enjoy!

Network Your Home from £9.99 £

Network Your Home is packed with 180 pages of expert networking advice and tutorials providing you with everything you need to know about wired and wireless networking.

Discover how to connect any device, secure networked devices in minutes and stream music and video the easy way.

Every home needs a home broadband network, but do you really know how to get the most from it? Computers today demand to be connected to the internet; indeed, they are updated by it and many applications rely on it. In fact, email and web browsing are the two most popular computing tasks, and media streaming is becoming the thing everyone wants to do. All of these activities require a broadband network and there are literally dozens of different configurations to get your computers online and connected to each other.

Getting your home network setup really can be a two-minute process, and what’s more, you can start connecting many devices to share your internet connection in seconds. Whether you run a Windows PC, an Apple Mac or a Linux distribution, this guide will show you how to get the most from your home network with our expert advice.

Find out how to share files between computers running different operating systems as this guide delves into the world of cross-platform networking to show you exactly how to connect different machines over a network and what to do with them. Whatever you use your home network for you’ll find plenty of great ideas and solutions in this jam packed guide.

The Complete Guide to Tablets from £5.99 £

How to choose and use your perfect tablet!

Your Tablet questions answered
Essential apps & accessories
How to get more from your tablet
Every tablet reviewed!

When Apple launched the iPad last year, it singlehandedly created a new sector of the mobile computing market almost overnight. While touchscreen tablet devices had been seen before, it was the stunning style, portability and, most importantly, the fantastic usability of the iPad that helped it fly off the shelves and kick-start a mobile revolution that has continued to this day.

With so many models available, however, how do you decide which is the right one for you? To help you choose, we've put together the only tablet buyer's guide you need.

Offering compact mobility at affordable prices, tablets are a great way to stay busy on the move, whether you want to work on the daily commute, browse the internet in the garden, play games and enjoy viewing your photos and movies, or simply buy an easy-to-use machine for the kids.

With essential buying advice, tips on how to choose and use your tablet, and reviews of every device currently available from every major manufacturer, we can show you exactly which tablets shine and which are best left on the shelf.

Whatever your needs, it’s all right here.

Switch to Mac from £6.99 £

How to get started with a new Mac, from learning all about your new desktop interface to customising its look and feel.

Key to life with a new Mac is the Apple iLife suite, which will enable you to perform any task whether it’s for work or play. The guide shows you how to get to grips with iPhoto – the amazing app for all your photography editing and organisation needs, iMovie – for those precious moments captured on video, and GarageBand – the music-making app for budding musicians. It also introduces you to web editing with iWeb and disc burning with iDVD.

This 180-page guide will show you how to choose the right Apple Mac for your needs, and how to set it up and improve it. It also shows you how to migrate all of your PC’s data across to your new Mac and how to network your peripherals to the Mac.

First published 2010, for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard only

The Complete Windows 7 Companion from £4.99 £

The Complete Windows 7 Companion will help you install, set up and customise Windows 7, then show you how to use it to get more from everything you do on your PC.

Your Comprehensive Guide...

Whether you’re thinking of buying a new PC with Windows 7 installed and want to get the best out of it, or you’re planning to upgrade to Windows 7 on your current PC, this book is for you. We’ll help you choose the right variant of Windows 7 for you and set it up to work as you want.

In the guide, you’ll learn how to:

Back up and safely transfer your existing files and settings.
Customise Windows 7 and speed it up
Network all the PCs in your home and share your documents or your music
Ensure that the whole family can use the computer and the internet safely and securely.
Diagnose and fix any problems you may encounter, and master all the exciting new features in Windows 7.
Use your PC as an entertainment hub with Media Centre
Take things further with the Live Essentials suite…

With this Companion by your side, Windows 7 will become your door into a whole new world of computing!

PC Upgrade Buying Guide from £4.99 £

PC Upgrade Buying Guide is your essential guide to creating the perfect PC.

Upgrading your PC to prolong its life and update its spec is not only great value for money, it’s also incredibly easy.

The TechRadar PC Upgrade Buying Guide exists to make your life even simpler. The guide includes more than 500 of the latest product reviews from www.techradar.com, the UK’s top tech news and reviews website, and selected, as well as updated, only the best and most interesting products.

Each review has been marked whether a product is ‘Best for’ one of the most common usage scenarios; gaming, media centre, photo/video work or for a home/all-rounder PC.

If you already know what you’ll be using your PC for, all the products’ info is listed by usage scenarios in a quick page locator format, with more in-depth help for selecting only the most essential products for your needs. Once you have decided what you need, visit the appropriate page on TechRadar – type in techradar.com/ and then the six-digit number on each review – and you will find the latest prices compared from the best online retailers.

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Linux Special 23: Master Linux Now from £3.99 £

Everything you need to....Master Linux Now!

Just getting started in the world of Linux? Want to develop and expand your skills beyond the desktop software? This bumper collection of detailed, hands-on tutorials show how to truly master your Linux operating system. Join the cloud computing revolution, get to grips with the command line, fix boot problems and more.

Learn - Bash, Grub, SSH, Nano, FFMPEG and more!
Understand - Take on the command line without fear.
Apply - Tackle harder projects wuch as web filtering.
Enjoy - Try your hand at coding with Bash, Perl and Python

PC Format from £14.49 £

PC Format is the only magazine that delivers you the latest PC games and hardware, in one entertaining big read - from exclusives on up-and-coming shooters to in-depth analysis of the latest technology.

You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year PC Format magazine subscription.

From the Editor

There are three things in life you can be sure of: death, Taxes and PC Format being a cracking read from start to finish. Those first two aren’t too enticing, so why not go to town on PC Format and enjoy a monthly dose of hardware and gaming reviews, dusted off nicely with a tasty helping of getting more from your PC.

Whether you’re into using your PC to play back movies in your living room, overclocking your rig to take on the world, or up for a more relaxing few hours fragging everyone in sight, PC Format is there to aid, entertain, inform and more often than not surprise.

We’re every bit as passionate as making the magazine as we are about PCs, which is why we’re on your side to help separate the wheat from the chaff, whether that’s the latest shooter or the newest graphics cards. Whatever you use your PC for - we’re here to help.

Alan Dexter - Editor, PC Format

PC Format iPad Magazine

Download the PC Format iPad magazine app from Newsstand on iTunes.

Single issues: £2.99 each

Subscriptions: from £8.99

Testimonials

"I have read your magazine since the start and while other magazines have closed down, yours has adapted and improved all along"
Pete MacLaurin

"Yay! PC Format rocks. The motherboard reviews were very helpful and because of it, I decided on a mobo. Thanks a lot."
Sam Martin

"A very well done to all who have a hand in bringing out this issue. I am impressed"
Richard Barlow

Corporate Subscriptions

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PC Format Digital Magazine Subscription

You can now buy single issues and subscription to the digital version of PC Format magazine through Zinio.

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PC Plus from £14.99 £

PC Plus is the UK’s premier technology magazine.

The Internet might give you the news but PC Plus is the place for unrivalled analysis. From Intel’s development facilities, MIT Labs to Microsoft’s Campus – PC Plus goes behind the scenes to discover the truth about what matters, before it matters.

You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year PC Plus magazine subscription.

From the Editor

“PC Plus is written for and by people passionate about the very latest computing technology. So, don’t just expect reviews of new chips from Intel or AMD or graphics cards from Nvidia and ATI – sure we’ll do those – but for us, that’s just the beginning.

With unparalleled access to top technologists from leading firms like Sony, Google and Microsoft, we’ll tell you what innovations these giants have planned next. Windows 7 successor? The next big thing from Apple and the future of Internet search? We’ll tell you the story before it happens.

We also go beyond the desktop computer. What will supersede silicon as the building blocks of the chips – can we look forward to biological or quantum computers?

PC Plus is passionate about getting the most from kit. From overclocking processors to squeezing the best from your broadband connections we love making kit do things its makers didn’t intend. That hacker spirit shines through in our ‘Make it’ hands-on projects section where we re-engineer kit, build robots and create elegant code.

So, don’t expect just another computer magazine. We’re PC Plus.”

Martin Cooper Editor - PC Plus

PC Plus iPad Magazine

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Single issues: £2.99 each

Subscriptions: from £8.99

Testimonials

"I have just received issue 266, and only now noticed the strap line to the title of '21 years of excellence'.. I'd agree with that wholeheartedly, especially as I am old enough to have been reading this illustrious publication for all of those 21 years..."

"PC Plus changed - its now fresh, buzzy, has reasonable Linux coverage and above all has CONTEXT."

"We like to read PC Plus to gather new business ideas be it software which the public would want or ways to develop better solutions, along with reading the reviews on new software and technologies to make out jobs easier."

Corporate Subscriptions

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PC Plus Digital Magazine Subscription

You can now buy single issues and subscription to the digital version of PC Plus magazine through Zinio.

UK - Digital Subscription | Digital Single Issue
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Windows: The Official Magazine from £11.49 £

Windows: The Official Magazine features all the best ways to get more from your Windows PC, along with in-depth advice on new hardware, the latest technology and the internet.

There's great features on Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems - along with fascinating articles on getting more from Windows Live, Windows XP and Windows Mobile.

You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year Windows: The Official Magazine subscription.

From the Editor

Subscribe to Windows: The Official Magazine now and we’ll show you how to do more with your computer!

Every issue is packed with fascinating new things to discover, explore and do, plus expert reviews of the latest products. It’s the only magazine you need to get more from your Windows computer, today. Windows: The Official Magazine is the only computer magazine approved by Microsoft, so you can trust our experts to deliver reliable advice, every month.

Adam Ifans Editor - Windows: The Official Magazine

Official Windows iPad Magazine

Download the Official Windows iPad magazine app from Newsstand on iTunes.

Single issues: £2.99 each

Subscriptions: from £8.99

Testimonials

"Wow, what a great magazine. I read it cover to cover, then invested in a subscription."
Brian Podmore, Leek, Staffordshire

"I have been so impressed with the content and the way you welcome your readers to be part of the magazine."
Mary Thorpe, Rochdale

"Great content which is aimed at the right level for the audience."
Andrew Savage, Downpatrick, Co Down

"I have recently bought the launch issue of Windows Magazine. My reaction – I've become a subscriber."
Bill Hardwick, Fair Oak, Hampshire

Corporate Subscriptions

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Windows: The Official Magazine Digital Subscription

You can now buy single issues and subscription to the digital version of Windows: The Official Magazine through Zinio.

UK - Digital Subscription | Digital Single Issue
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MacFormat from £12.49 £

MacFormat is the UK's best-selling Mac magazine, full of practical, authoritative and passionate Mac advice. We're dedicated to covering everything Apple does, including the Mac, iPad and iPhone.

Every issue MacFormat brings you reviews of the latest Mac kit, help and advice on all your favourite Apple apps and the latest demos. We’ll make sure you get more from your Mac!

You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year MacFormat magazine subscription.

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From the Editor

I'm pleased to say that MacFormat's sales have been growing steadily, and in 2007 it became the UK's largest selling Mac magazine!

The whole team is proud of the magazine we put together for you, our fellow Mac enthusiasts each month, and you'll be pleased to know that we're just as obsessive and passionate about all things Apple as you are.

No matter if you've got an older Mac or a brand new Apple machine, you'll find something each month to interest you in MacFormat.

You can also be sure our reviews are totally independent and trustworthy, because we only recommend the very best for you and your Mac.

Graham Barlow Editor - MacFormat

MacFormat iPad Magazine

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Single issues: £4.99 each

Subscriptions: from £14.99

Testimonials

"I am a regular subscriber and am always fascinated by the number of small and often tucked away snippets of very useful information that appear. Let me congratulate you and all contributors on what I consider to be an oustanding magazine."
Peter Kirman

"I have been an avid reader of your magazine for more that 10 years and have found it to be a source of invaluable information and help."
Iain Dutton

“After reading your magazine I have found it most helpful in my purchase of an iMac 20” 2.1GHz with Tiger OS X v10.4.”
Mark Richardson

"I have just purchased MacFormat after having trawled through a number of Mac related magazines in my local WH Smiths store. I was very impressed with the balance you have tried to achieve between product reviews, 'How to' pages , readers letters and advertising."
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"I love the design of your magazine and all the articles are always very interesting. "
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MacFormat Presents:
iPad The Essential Handbook iPad App

We'll show you how to get to grips with your iPad, and share with you some of the very best apps, games and accessories you can add to it.

Buy the app from UK iTunes: £1.99

Buy the app from US iTunes: $2.99

MacFormat Presents:
The Essential iPhone 4 Handbook iPad App

You’ll discover step-by-step guides to all the great new features of the iPhone 4, like FaceTime, HD video recording and the Retina Display, plus we recommend the best add-ons for iPhone 4 owners, like speaker docks, cases, earphones and Bluetooth headsets.

Buy the app from UK iTunes: £0.69

Buy the app from US iTunes: $0.99

MacFormat Presents:
Make The Most Of Your Mac iPad App

It's often said that Macs "just work", but there's a lot to discover if you're new to the Mac or have so far used it only for word processing, web browsing and email.

This 228-page guide is packed with features and tips on how to get the best out of the Mac OS and its software, plus an in-depth look at the iLife suite of applications, iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD.

Buy the app from UK iTunes: £5.99

Buy the app from US iTunes: $8.99

The iLife ‘11 Handbook

Apple’s iLife suite is the creative heart of your Mac and is all you need to make the most of your photos, music and movies. iLife’s apps of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD are all easy to use, but are in fact very feature-rich.

This guide explores all those features so you can get creative without having to spend hours and hours learning the software

Buy the bookazine from Zinio (UK): £4.99

Buy the bookazine from Zinio (US & Overseas): $7.99

OS X Lion 30 top tips and review from MacFormat

Take control of your Mac’s newly refined operating system with these 30 time-saving, efficiency-gaining tips.

With over 250 new features packed into Lion, there’s a lot to learn to get the most out of it. Our tipswill help you master the headline features in next to no time. That includes Launchpad, new gestures and Mission Control, where you can manage all of the apps and windows that are open on your Mac. You’ll also learn how to undo some of the more confusing changes in Lion.

Buy the bookazine from Amazon (UK): £1.71

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Linux Format from £14.99 £

Linux Format is your complete guide to the world of Linux. Whether you've just discovered Linux, or you're a full-time guru, Linux Format has everything you need to make the most of your OS.

The editorial formula is a mix of features, reviews and practical tutorials that tackle topics as far ranging as installing software to socket programming and network management. Thought-provoking features and interviews also provide a focus on key technologies, trends and issues in the fast-paced world of Free and Open Source software.

You'll receive 13 issues during a 1 year Linux Format magazine subscription.

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From the Editor

Linux Format has been the UK's best-selling Linux magazine ever since we launched, and we've grown a lot more thanks to the help and guidance of the open source community.

While the Linux desktop has improved noticeably in the last eight years, our mission hasn't: we still aim to help you get the most out of your Linux computer. That's why we print a range of tutorials at different difficulty levels - whether you're just taking your first steps, already experienced with Linux and want to learn more, or just want to try new things every month, we've got you covered.

And if you buy a Linux Format magazine subscription, you get an extra bonus: we give you access to over 50 previous issues of the magazine in our subscriber-only magazine archive, which means you get a huge number of reviews, tutorials, solutions and features to read in addition to all the future magazines you've subscribed to.

So, with a packed DVD every issues, plus news, reviews and hands-on tutorials, a subscription to Linux Format is the perfect way to spend less time trying to fix Linux and spend more time having fun with it!

Graham Morrison Editor - Linux Format

Linux Format iPad Magazine

Download the Linux Format iPad magazine app from Newsstand on iTunes.

Single issues: £4.99 each

Subscriptions: from £14.99

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Try before you buy! Take a look at some recent features, tutorials & reviews

Linux Format Subscribers Club

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MyFavouriteMagazines/Computer products

Essential Guide to Safe Computing from £9.99 £

The Ultimate Guide to PC Projects: Make it from £9.99 £

iGamer from £8.00 £

The Ultimate Overclocking Handbook from £14.99 £

Computing Made Easy from £8.99 £

Network Your Home from £9.99 £

The Complete Guide to Tablets from £5.99 £

Switch to Mac from £6.99 £

The Complete Windows 7 Companion from £4.99 £

PC Upgrade Buying Guide from £4.99 £

Linux Special 23: Master Linux Now from £3.99 £

PC Format from £14.49 £

From the Editor

PC Format iPad Magazine

Testimonials

Corporate Subscriptions

PC Format Digital Magazine Subscription

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PC Plus from £14.99 £

From the Editor

PC Plus iPad Magazine

Testimonials

Corporate Subscriptions

PC Plus Digital Magazine Subscription

Related Websites

Windows: The Official Magazine from £11.49 £

From the Editor

Official Windows iPad Magazine

Testimonials

Corporate Subscriptions

Windows: The Official Magazine Digital Subscription

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MacFormat from £12.49 £

Look Inside MacFormat Sampler

From the Editor

MacFormat iPad Magazine

Testimonials

MacFormat Subscribers Club

Corporate Subscriptions

MacFormat Presents: iPad The Essential Handbook iPad App

MacFormat Presents: The Essential iPhone 4 Handbook iPad App

MacFormat Presents: Make The Most Of Your Mac iPad App

The iLife ‘11 Handbook

OS X Lion 30 top tips and review from MacFormat

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Linux Format from £14.99 £

Look Inside Linux Format Sampler

From the Editor

Linux Format iPad Magazine

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Linux Format Subscribers Club

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MacFormat Presents:
iPad The Essential Handbook iPad App

MacFormat Presents:
The Essential iPhone 4 Handbook iPad App

MacFormat Presents:
Make The Most Of Your Mac iPad App