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

Microsoft breaks button that brings back old Outlook • The top stories in the world of technology

Easily draw straight lines in Snipping Tool

Apple launches fastest-ever iPad Air without price rise

BBC iPlayer finally comes to Google’s TV Streamer

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Apple takes legal action against Govt for backdoor order

BT to keep its name to please older customers

Check if your email is among 284 million new hacked accounts

BT tells small firms to ditch the landline

When will you have to bin your Freeview aerial? • The BBC wants you to stream instead, but many problems remain

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

New tools

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Evri refunds reader and explains 20-parcel limit

CyberPowerPC refunded me when price of my PC fell

Add events to ancestors’ timelines • You don’t need a subscription to build a tree on Ancestry. So once you’ve done that, follow Richard Holt’s instructions to…

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

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

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

Named & Shamed • Keumars Afifi-Sabet puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software trying to trick you

Beelink S13 • New products tested by our experts

Asus Zenbook A14 • Hard case

BenQ GW2486TC

Amazon Echo Show 15 • Watch this space

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards

FiiO JM21 • On the right tracks

Is a mini PC the right device for us? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Anker Laptop Power Bank • Take charge

Panasonic RB-M600 • Carries a tune

Amazfit Active 2 • Fails the fitness test

A laptop with a foldable screen?

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

Win 1 of 3… Majority Bard 2.1 Internet Radio Music Systems

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HOW TO… Access files stored on old floppy disks by Nik Rawlinson • What you need: External floppy drive Time required: 30 minutes

Navigate your PC more quickly using TaskbarPlus

Readers’ Tips

Browser Tips

Phone and Tablet Tips

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for the best office programs

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

Majorana 1 • Microsoft claims it’s a computing breakthrough, but experts aren’t convinced

YOUR COMPLETE AI GUIDE • Don’t waste time and money on rubbish and overpriced AI. Robert Irvine reveals 20 superb tools you must use, and 20 to avoid, to make the most of the new technology

YOUR COMPLETE AI GUIDE

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