December 2009: Windows 7 upgrade guide

How to install and get started with Windows 7. Plus how to upgrade your PC for the new operating system and latest games, including:

• How to use PC User's exclusive benchmarks and Upgrade Advisor software (included on the cover DVD), an introduction to upgrade basics and more.
• Over 50 PC components tested, including motherboards, processors, graphics cards and power supplies

Also in this issue:

• Best-value laptops: 12 high-performance, sub-$2000 notebooks tested.
• GPS roadtest: We review the latest navigation devices.
• Gift bargains: We reveal the best gift shopping sites.
• Bonus NetGuide section: Genealogy tutorial, new web sites and kids' software reviewed, and more.
• Latest reviews: Microsoft's free Security Essentials and other security software tested, plus iiNet's Belkin Bob router, Panasonic's great-value new big-screen plasma TV, Wacom's new budget tablet and more.
• 50 hot new tips: How to use layers in Word, recover wireless network keys, burn iPhone/iPod video to DVD, get started with BitTorrent and more.
• Doing Business Online part 5: We review web editing software for novices or experienced coders.
• Previews of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Napoleon: Total War, Lego Universe and other game reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• PC User Upgrade Advisor 2010: Our exclusive software will instantly reveal whether your PC is ready for Windows 7, the latest games and more.
• Windows 7 essentials: Free security software, utilities and apps tested on Windows 7 and recommended by PC User writers -- everything you'll need for your new OS!
• How fast is your PC? Test your PC's multimedia and gaming performance with PC User's exclusive UserBench Encode and UserBench Unreal Tournament 3 benchmarks. Plus: Get our recommended PC specs, tailored to your budget, with PC User Perfect PC.
• Latest burning tools: A CD, DVD and Blu-ray burning suite that's feature-packed yet easy to use? That's Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010. Valued at $15.
• Free legal advice: Free 12-month licence to Legal Toolbox SME Basic includes plain-English legal guides for business, plus 120 hours of free professional advice. Valued at $1,600.
• Free security suite: The latest version of PC Tools Internet Security 2009, including 12 months of free updates. Full 12-month licence valued at $89.
• 2.5GB of games: Playable demos of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Mini Ninjas; free solitaire game pack and exclusive video game guides.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to plan and execute your next PC upgrade, use the full versions and more.

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November 2009: Rip & burn anything

How to rip and convert any video or audio, and other burning tricks. Plus:

• Digital video superguide: 40 digital camcorders, digital TV recorders and TV tuners tested.
• Windows 7 verdict: It's slick, stable and faster than Linux!

Also in this issue:

• Next-generation gear: First DirectX 11 graphics card, Intel's Core i5 processor, digital radios reviewed.
• Holidays made easy: The best web sites for planning and booking your next holiday.
• Latest reviews: New iPods tested, browsers compared, Samsung's budget Android mobile phone, and a netbook that actually performs!
• 50 hot new tips: Easiest backup ever, kill unwanted files and apps in Vista, improve image contrast in Photoshop and more.
• Doing Business Online part 4: Best-value hosting deals revealed.
• Bonus NetGuide section: Genealogy tutorial, new web sites and kids' software reviewed, and more.
• How to bump up your PC's graphics buffer for better gaming, plus previews of Starcraft II, Command & Conquer 4, and other games reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• Exclusive burning suite: The latest version of PC User Ripping & Burning Toolbox encodes any video and audio file for DVDs, iPods and other players; rips audio CDs; burns DVD movies, audio CDs and data discs -- and now offers 1080p video encoding, FLV support and other new features. Plus: 15 other tools in our Digital Video Resource Kit.
• DIY disc labels & covers: Create slick disc labels and covers for your DVD and CD burns, with the full version of Ashampoo Cover Studio 1.01. Valued at $31.
• Save time and paperwork: Simplify small business compliance and risk management with this free 12-month licence to i.on my business. Valued at $500.
• Quick & easy accounting: Import Internet bank statements, prepare BAS in minutes and more, with this 12-month licence to B-free Small Business. Valued at $299.
• Free security suite: The latest version of PC Tools Internet Security 2009, including 12 months of free updates. Full 12-month licence valued at $89.
• 3.1GB of games: Playable demos of Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1, Fuel, Demigod; plus two free games and more.
• Your own PC expert: Get our recommended PC specs, tailored to your budget, with PC User Perfect PC.
• 10 exclusive video guides: How to use B-free, Ripping & Burning Toolbox and more.

October 2009: Get connected

How to set up, troubleshoot and upgrade your home network. Also in our networking superguide we test 40 great new networking devices:

• High-speed wireless routers
• Network media players
• Network storage devices

Also in this issue:

• The best-value Windows 7 upgrades revealed: sub-$1000, Windows 7-ready PCs.
• Tech shopping secrets: how to get your gear at bargain prices.
• Latest reviews: The smallest ever PC – first ION PC reviewed, plus Office 2010 previewed, software to help you write, a great Blu-ray player under $300, latest affordable graphics cards and more.
• 50 hot new tips: Use Vista's upgraded file system, overclock your netbook, create your own personal wiki, configure your router for P2P, consolidate data in Excel and more.
• Linux made easy: How to use our own custom operating system, UserOS Extreme 9.04.
• Doing Business Online part 3: How to plan a successful web site.
• Demigod game guide, plus previews of Borderlands, Aliens vs Predator, FIFA 10 and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Bonus NetGuide section:

• Where to find the best free images online.
• Genealogy guide: Find your forbears with online government databases.
• How to create a personalised home page with iGoogle.
• Plus loads of website reviews, kids' software and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Ultimate OS: We can offer what Microsoft and Apple can't -- just about every application that you'll ever need, built into our operating system, UserOS Extreme 9.04. It's a customised version of Ubuntu 9.04, so it will run on just about any PC with just 256MB of memory -- and you can use our exclusive PC User Virtual Machine Shop utility to easily run UserOS and Windows on the same PC.
• Powerful uninstaller: With Ashampoo Uninstaller 3, you can nuke any application that don't uninstall properly. Valued at $81.
• Websites made easy: Create a great-looking custom website in five easy steps with WebSite X5 Smart v8.
• Organise your inbox: Find, organise and prioritise emails in any recent version of Outlook with NEO Free. Valued at $19.
• Free security suite: The latest version of PC Tools Internet Security 2009, including 12 months of free updates. Full 12-month licence valued at $89.
• 1.5GB of games: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and other demos, plus exclusive game guides and a free solitaire game.
• Net essentials: 50 free peer-to-peer clients, download managers, Web browsers, email clients, networking utilities and more.
• 10 exclusive video guides How to use UserOS Extreme, the full version software and much more.

September 2009: Windows 7 kickstart

Your complete kickstart guide to Windows 7
Try it yourself with Windows 7 RC on the cover DVD!

Mega tests:

• 30 laptops tested: Netbooks and performance notebooks for all needs and budgets.
• Digital SLR and big-zoom cameras: The best-value cameras for keen photographers.
• Connect your car: 20 Bluetooth and iPod FM transmitter kits reviewed.
• Pump up your music: 20 iPod speakers tested.

Bonus NetGuide section:

• Where to find the best deals in books online.
• How to save money and time with comparison websites.
• Genealogy guide: How to get started on your family tree.
• Plus loads of website reviews, kids' software and more.

Also in this issue:

• Hot new tips: How to fix photos and digital TV recordings, anonymous torrents revealed, and more.
• Latest reviews: Apple iPhone 3GS, HTC Magic, new Intel and AMD quad-core chips compared, Dell and MSI net-top PCs, and more.
• Doing Business Online part 2: The best and latest Web technologies explained.
• Hottest upcoming games: Hits at the world's biggest gaming expo, plus The Sims 3 game guide and more.
• Movie-making software: Great-value video-editing solutions for home movie makers.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best PC specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• Windows 7 RC: The official Release Candidate – fully-working, pre-release version of Microsoft's new operating system.
• Vista Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 8.0: Save yourself a big download – we've got the latest major update for Windows Vista.
• World exclusive – run Windows 7 RC in a virtual PC! With our exclusive PC User Virtual Machine Shop 2 SE software, you can install Windows 7 RC without affecting your main Vista or XP installation.
• Windows 7 video guide: How to install Windows 7 RC using PC User Virtual Machine Shop 2 SE, get started with the new OS and more.
• Free security suite – full 12-month licence! PC Tools Internet Security 2009 includes anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spam, firewall and more. It’s the very latest version, including 12 months of free updates and a licence for three PCs. Valued at $89.95!
• Advanced burning toolkit: Burning CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs just got easier with Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced Magazine Edition.

August 2009: Best TVs revealed

How to buy a great high-def TV without breaking the bank, plus:

• Big-screen TVs reviewed
• Projectors tested
• Dodgy TV specs exposed

Other features:

• Security tests: Which security suites offer the best protection.
• YouTube secrets: How to download and keep YouTube videos for any screen size.
• Windows makeover: How to get Windows 7's best new features now!
• High-performance PCs tested: All the power you need for under $2,000!

Also in this issue:

• New series: Doing Business Online – why and how the web can be vital to your business's future.
• 50 hot new tips: Automate BitTorrent, get started with Ubuntu 9.04, project management, and more.
• Latest reviews: Samsung's new 12-inch netbook, AMD's hot new budget gaming chip, PC remote control software for iPhones, and more.
• Empire Total War game guide, plus Assassin' Creed 2 and other game previews and reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive – save high-def YouTube clips! Download YouTube clips easily, including new 720p videos, with PC User YouGrab.
• Free security suite – full 12-month licence! PC Tools Internet Security 2009 includes anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spam, firewall and more. It’s the very latest version, including 12 months of free updates and a licence for three PCs. Valued at $89.95!
• Complete audio toolkit: With Ashampoo Music Studio 2009, you can rip, convert, edit, repair and burn audio files.
• Must-have Windows utilities: Clean up, accelerate, customise and troubleshoot Windows, with TuneUp Utilities 2008.
• Windows 7 pack: You can have some of Windows 7's best new features now, with 25 free tools for Windows XP and Vista.
• 1.7GB of gaming: Braid playable demo and exclusive video guide, Still Life 2 demo and Nexuiz 2.5.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use the full-version software and much more.
  

July 2009: Free PC upgrade!

Give your PC or notebook an overhaul. Our turbo-charging superguide explains how:

• Safely overclock your PC's CPU
• Overclock your notebook's graphics
• Boost USB key speed by up to 37%
• Turbo-charging tweaks for Vista
• Windows tune-ups made easy

Plus the ultimate PC buyer's guide:

• We reveal the best specs and components for every budget
• Great-value desktop PCs under $1500 tested

Other mega tests:

• 24 monitors: A big screen for every budget
• 15 earphones: Budget audio upgrades for your iPod or PC
• 8 graphics cards: Great-value gaming upgrades, including ATI's HD 4770.

Also in this issue:

• 50 hot new tips: How to publish newsletters online, fix bad audio files, webify your games, and much more.
• Recession busters: Customer relationship management (CRM) tools to help you expand your business.
• Audio & music software: Great-value solutions for music-lovers and musos.
• Latest reviews: BenQ's great-value net-top PC, the Asus Eee PC 1000HE, Nokia's cool 5800 XpressMusic,
• How to webify your games, plus Majesty 2 and other game previews and reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• Free security suite – full 12-month licence! PC Tools Internet Security 2009 includes anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spam, firewall and more. It’s the very latest version, including 12 months of free updates and a licence for three PCs. Valued at $89.95!
• World exclusive – turbo-charge your PC! With its crash stability test and detailed spec report, PC User CPUmon is an essential tool for overclockers. Plus: PC User FlashFormatXP allows Windows XP users to boost the speed of your USB keys. Plus: 30 other free tweaking and diagnostic tools.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.
• Ultimate privacy toolkit: Quickly remove histories stored by your browser, Vista and other applications, securely delete files and more, with the Internet Cleaner and Tracks Eraser Software. Value at $42!
• Powerful screen captures: Forget Print Screen – with Ashampoo Magical Snap 2, you can capture anything on screen, and then edit the image. Value at $23.
• QuickBooks 2009/10: Unlimited transactions for six months! Choose from three of the very latest trial versions: QuickBooks Plus, Premier or EasyStart.
• 2.2GB of gaming: Playable demos of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, Tom Clancy’s HAWX, a collection of 25 free puzzle games and more.
• 12 exclusive video guides: How to overclock your CPU, use the full versions, plus Office and Photoshop tips and more.

June 2009: 175 experts' secrets

Work smarter, faster and save money . . .

• Run Windows XP in RAM
• Customise Vista’s logon & icons
• The best way to Twitter
• Control wi-fi connections
• Extend the life of ink tanks
• Drawing made easy in Word
• Funky panoramas in Photoshop
• Hints for the best freeware
• How to tweak Ubuntu
• Plus loads of other top tips for all PC users!

Also in this issue:

• Create a virtual CD: How to rip and 'mount' a CD or DVD – ideal for netbooks!
• Hot laptops & PCs tested: sub-$2000 notebooks, stylish new net-top PCs.
• Great-value gear: All-in-one inkjet printers, affordable X58 motherboards tested.
• Upgrade your business tools: Traditional accounting apps vs online applications.
• Latest reviews: Testra's 21Mbps NextG mobile service tested, Apple's new iPod Shuffle, the new MediaGate MG-800HD media player, Dell's Studio XPS 16, ATI's Radeon HD 489, and more.
• Star Trek Online, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars and other game previews and reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• Rip & load: With PC User DiscJockey, you can rip data CDs and DVDs (including many software discs) and mount a virtual disc on a hard drive or USB key. Perfect for loading software on a netbook without a DVD drive. World exclusive!
• Power burns: With UltraISO 8.6.6.2180 Magazine Edition, you can edit the ISO files used for data CDs and DVDs, make bootable discs, and much more. Valued at $46!
• Instant CPU tune-up: Make the most of your PC’s multi-core processor – and give Windows a performance boost – with Ashampoo Core Tuner 1.02. Valued at $30.
• Who needs Photoshop? With Serif PhotoPlus 9, you can edit and retouch images, add a wide range of effects, optimise photos for the web and much more. Valued at $169!
• Protect up to 3 PCs: Six-month, three-user licence of Bullguard Internet Security 8.5 includes antivirus, antispyware, firewall, six months of free updates and more. Valued at $44.
• Over 4GB of gaming & office tools: Two free, fully working games, plus the Last Remnant and other huge demos, and 15 free home office apps, including accounting, desktop publishing, PDF creators, office suite and more.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.
• 14 exclusive video guides: How to use PC User DiscJockey and the other full versions, plus game guides, and tips for Office, Photoshop and other applications.

May 2009: Ultimate burning guide

Your complete guide . . .

• How to rip, copy and burn CDs and DVDs
• Plus audio & video conversion tips, Blu-ray explained and more.

Plus: Storage mega test

• Hard disk drives
• External drives
• Burners
• DVD media
• USB keys
• Memory cards
• The fastest and best-value revealed!

Also in this issue:

• The future of PC storage: SSDs up to 110% faster than hard drives in our tests!
• Gaming PCs tested: High-performance systems under $2000 and under $3000.
• Latest gear reviewed: Dell's 12in netbook, HTC's Andriod mobile phone, AMD's riple-core CPU, Nvidia's GST 250, Logitech's Harmony 1100i remote control, and much more.
• 30 pages of tips: How to extend netbook battery life, create your own Word templates, use Vista's clever voice recognition, use advanced networking tools, and more.
• Far Cry 2 game guide, Dragon Age Origins, Empire Total War and other game previews and reviews.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive burning suite! PC User Ripping & Burning Toolbox 2009 rips audio CDs; encodes any video and audio files for DVDs, iPods and other players; authors and burns DVD movies; copies CDs and DVDs, and more.
• Power up Windows: Tweak Windows easily with Ashampoo PowerUp 2009, including many settings which normally require editing the Registry. Valued at $64.
• Colouring book creator : With Wyka-Warzecha Kid's Coloring Book Creator, you can import photos and turn them into colouring books for your kids! Valued at $46.
• Save YouTube videos: Download and convert videos from YouTube, MySpace and other sites, with Nuclear Coffee’s VideoGet. Valued at $31.
• 2.7GB of gaming: Try the long-awaited F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin demo, play the online game Savage 2: A Tortured Soul and our exclusive video game guides.
• Burning & backup resource kit: 25 free burning, video conversion and backup tools to add to your toolbox.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.
• Exclusive video guides: How to use PC User Ripping & Burning Toolbox 2009 and other full versions, plus Office and Photoshop tips and more.

April 2009: Broadband blockbuster

In our Internet Superguide we reveal . . .

• The best-value budget broadband plans
• Best high-speed ADSL2+ plans
• Best mobile broadband services
• Money-saving VoIP plans
• How to share files the legal way
• How to work 'in the cloud' with free online applications.

Also in this issue:

• Piracy investigation: the truth and the lies exposed.
• Top learning tools: Give your kids the edge with education software
• Best budget PCs: Great-value desktop PCs put to the test.
• Colour laser printers: Crisp and colourful prints for under $600.
• Latest gear reviewed: MSI's 17in notebook for $1200, HTC's Touch HD mobile, AMD's Phenom II X4 810 processor, a sub-$100 USB turntable, and much more.
• 30 pages of tips: How to upgrade a big-brand PC, edit photos for free, solve network problems, create charts in Word and custom stationery in Publisher, plus more.
• Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor previewed, plus FEAR 2 Project Origin, Killzone 2, Lips and other games reviewed.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• Ultimate Download Kit: 35 free tools including the best file-sharing tools, download managers, YouTube capture tools, antivirus, FTP clients and more.
• Get creative with your newsletters, flyers, school projects and more, with Serif PagePlus 9.
• Clean and tune up Vista and XP, undelete files and more, with Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5.
• Manage and edit your images the easy way, with Zoner's latest Photo Studio Express 11.
• 2GB of gaming goodness: Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason PhysX demo, Legendary demo, plus free games, video guides and more.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.
• Exclusive video guides: How to use the full versions, plus Office and Photoshop tips and more.

March 2009: Notebook mega test

Our experts reveal the best value portables for students, business and home. 30 notebooks tested, including:

• Netbooks
• Ultraportables
• Budget laptops
• Performance notebooks

Also in this issue:

• What's hot in '09: Windows 7 previewed, plus the year ahead in PC hardware, home entertainment gear, and games.
• Free OS to go: How to get Linux to run on your notebook and use our a free operating system, UserOS Netbook.
• 23 graphics cards tested: The best-value gaming upgrades revealed.
• Business savers: How technology can save your business by reducing costs and increasing productivity.
• Latest gear reviewed: Epson's great-value 1080p projector, One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop, AMD's Phenom II X4 940 processor, Nvidia's new dual-GPU graphics card, two great network media players, and more.
• 30 pages of tips: How to run an old OS on Vista, access BitTorrect in a browser, customise your Windows icons, rip audiobook CDs, and much more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• Free OS for netbooks! Feature-rich yet lean (requiring just 256MB of memory), our world exclusive UserOS Netbook 8.10 Beta will run on many notebooks and PCs, and includes extra drivers for EeePC and Wind netbooks. It’s packed with over 20 extra applications, including our exclusive power management tool, PC User CPUGearBox.
• POKATreader Executive 1.3 is a cool flip-page PDF reader with powerful document management features.
• Manage and edit your photos, create slideshows, collages and more, with Ashampoo Photo Commander 6.
• Easily find, view and manage your all video, audio and image files with Serif MediaPlus 2.
• 2.6GB of gaming: Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 playable demo, plus free games, exclusive game guide and more.
• Portable resource kit: 15 essential free tools for your notebook and mobile phone.
• Exclusive video guides: How to use UserOS Netbook 8.10 beta and other full versions, plus games guides, Office tips and more.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.

February 2009: Unbelievable upgrade bargains

How today's budget components can deliver cutting-edge performance, plus much more in our PC upgrade superguide:

• Processors, motherboards, graphics cards, CPU coolers, memory and power supplies tested.
• Overclocking made easy: The ultimate free upgrade for your PC.

Also in this issue:

• Affordable gaming PCs tested: High-performance systems under $2000.
• Email secrets: How a get custom email addresses, extra features and save money with Google Apps and other hosted email services.
• Latest gear reviewed: Blackberry Storm, new sub-$750 netbooks, BenQ's hot 24in monitor, Adobe's great-value Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 7, and much more.
• 30 pages of tips: How to secure Vista apps, repair Windows, use Gmail filters, create presentations in Google Docs, CSS layouts in Dreamweaver, fix underexposed images in Photoshop and much more.
• Deus Ex 3 previewed, plus Tomb Raider: Underworld, Left 4 Dead Fallout 3 and other hot new games reviewed.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Perfect PC: How to select the best specifications for your needs and budget.

Cover DVD includes:

• Test your PC with our exclusive benchmarks: Whether you are using Windows or Linux, PC User's UserBench Encode 2009 will benchmark your PC's video and audio encoding performance. Plus: 35 free overclocking, diagnostic , tuneup and benchmarking tools in our Upgrade Resource Kit.
• Your own PC expert: With our exclusive PC User PerfectPC, you’ll instantly receive our recommendations for the latest PC specs, tailored to your needs and budget.
• Brighten and sharpen your pics with one click using Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 2.
• Create sites easily with WebSite X5 Smart Edition – now with 10 exclusive new templates.
• PPTminimizer 3.0 Personal Edition compresses PowerPoint and Word files by up to 98%.
• Ubuntu 8.10: This free operating system now includes advanced USB and 3G support, and many more new features.
• Exclusive video guides: How to use our UserBench benchmarks, plus games guides, Office tips and more.

January 2009: New gear and games rescue guide

All the solutions to your Christmas tech hassles, including:

• Setting up and troubleshooting home theatre gear.
• Making the most of your DPS device.
• Tips and solutions for your iPod.
• How to get your PC games going.

Plus, the best-value tech products in over 100 categories in our annual awards issue:

• PCs, portables and components
• PC peripherals
• Internet and communications products
• Software and services
• Entertainment gear
• Games and gaming gear
• Product of the Year.

Also in this issue:

• Budget PCs tested: Sub-$1000 and sub-$1500 systems.
• Low-cost laser printers compared.
• Gaming mice, keyboards and contollers tested.
• The best-value mice and keyboards for regular PC use.
• Latest gear reviewed: Intel's Core i7, Sony's USB turntable, Nikon's digital SLR with HD video recorder, Dvico's great new network media player and much more.
• Perfect PC: How to buy a great-value PC despite the Australia dollar plunge.
• 30 pages of tips: How to get 8 hours of video on a DVD, create custom Windows menus and Excel add-ins,Vista networking explained, and much more.
• Fallout 3, Far Criy 2, Gears of War 2 and other hot new games reviewed.

Cover DVD includes:

• Games and Gear Survival Kit: Exclusive video guides on how to set up a home entertainment system and run troublesome PC games. Plus 10 must-have helper tools for iPods, PCs and other tech gear.
• Get the latest burning tools with Ashampoo Burning Suite 2009 Magazine Edition.
• Create Flash pages, menus and more with Wyka-Warzecha 3D Flash Intro Maker.
• Find and quickly delete duplicate images with Bilide Software Image Comparer 3.0.
• Free games! Full versions of Sid Meier's Colonization 1994, The Suffering and Sheepish. Plus playable demos of Devil May Cry 4 and more.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use the full versions, plus Excel, Photoshop and other software and game guides.

December 2008: Next-gen burning tricks

How to burn high-definition video on a DVD and other great new burning tricks. Plus our big 30-page digital video guide, including:

• Digital video cameras tested
• DVD and Blu-ray burners
• TV tuners
• Digital TV recorders
• Blu-ray players
• Movie-making tips
• High-definition video masterclass.

Also in this issue:

• High-performance notebooks tested: 15in and 17in notebooks under $2,500.
• Adobe CS4's applications reviewed in depth.
• Latest gear reviewed: Dell's new netbook, Sony's Vaio Z-series notebook, Mio and TomTom GPS devices, and more.
• High-performance P45 motherboards tested, plus great-value graphics cards reviewed.
• Servers for small business: A buyer's guide for all budgets.
• Spore game guide, plus World of Warcraft Eye of the Storm and Empire Total War previewed, and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Ripping and burning with Linux, make over Vista, streaming with BitTorrent, introducing Google Chrome, and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive: Burn up to 2.5 hours of 1080p video on a double-layer DVD with our video conversion tool, PC User DVD-HD 2009. You'll need an AVCHD-compatible Blu-ray player or PlayStation 3 to play back the DVDs, but you won't need a Blu-ray burner or expensive Blu-ray discs!
• Tweak Windows, remove unwanted files and defrag your hard drive with Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2009 -- value at $73!
• Partition or create a back up image of your hard drive with Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 SE -- valued at 48.
• Quickly find and manage your fonts, modify the sample text and size, with Styopkin's Font Manager 3.5 -- valued at $65.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use the full versions, create high-def DVDs with PC User DVD-HD 2009, game guides and more.
• 2.9GB of gaming: Death Track Resurrection, Euo Truck Simulator and other playable demos. Plus four free games!
• Cool new tools: ReactOS, an experimental alpha version of a Windows XP clone, Google Chrome and more.
• Digital video resource kit: All the free tools you need to edit video, add effects, burn DVDs and more.
  
  

November 2008: Rip and go

How to easily convert your movies and music for iPhones, iPods and other portable devices. Plus lots of great gear tested our huge gadget guide:

• Latest iPods and other portable media players
• Mobile phones
• GPS devices
• Compact cameras

Also in this issue:

• Speed freaks: We test gaming PCs cranked up to 4.28GHz!
• Best ever upgrades: Budget P45 boards tested, plus CPU coolers.
• Vista and Office 2007: Should you upgrade your small business software?
• Latest gear reviewed: Windows Home Server, Asus Eee PC 1000H, Apple iTunes Movie Store, Palm Treo Pro and much more.
• The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion game guide, World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King previewed and other game reviews.
• 30 pages of tips: Slipstream SP3 into a bootable Windows XP CD, create Excel macros and Word calendars and more much.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive: PC User RockPod 2009 is now iPhone compatible, but the latest version will also easily convert video and audio files for playback on many other mobile phones, iPods and other media players.
• Find activation or licence keys for Windows, Microsoft Office and many other applications, with Recover Keys 1.0 -- valued at $21.
• Create professional-looking DVD and CD labels, case covers and booklets with Ashampoo Cover Studio 2009 -- valued at 19.
• With Serif Web Plus 8's simple interface and 50 professionally designed wizards, you'll have your website in no time -- valued at $127!
• 3.2GB of gaming: Space Sieege, Legend hand of God and three other player demos, three free games and more.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to convert video and music for your portable devices, plus 10 other software and game guides.
• Portable media resource kit: 17 essential tools for iPods and other portable media players.
  

October 2008: Ultimate connected home

Your complete home networking superguide includes:

• How to stream video and audio through your home, back up networked PCs easily and other great tips.
• High-speed wireless routers, network storage devices and network media players tested.
• How to use our exclusive UserOS Home Server operating system, set up your own FTP server and more.

Also in this issue:

• Laptops and PCs tested: Centrino 2 notebooks, new ultraportables and fast sub-$1500 PCs.
• IT careers guide: How to turn your hobby into your dream job.
• Top 10 reasons to go open source: We reveal the best free applications for business.
• 30 pages of tips: Reactivating Windows XP, Ubuntu tweaks, convert LPs to CDs and more.
• Latest gear and games: Nvidia's new 9800 GT, HTC's Touch Diamond, Diablo III and much more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive: PC User's UserOS Home Server can turn just about any PC into a server which will back up every PC on your home network, stream video and audio, record TV and much more.
• Easy desktop publishing: Create flyers, school projects and more with Serif PagePlus 8 PDF Edition -- valued at $207.
• Organise your life: Take control of your appointments, tasks and projects with Agenda At Once 2.3 -- valued at $44.
• Antivirus protection: Full version of Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.61 with 180 days of free updates -- valued at $25.
• Exclusive videos: How to set up a home network with Windows XP or Vista, get started with UserOS Home Server and much more.

September 2008: Download like a pro

Peer-to-peer mega guide: How to find and share files safely, get started with BitTorrent and more.

Also in this issue:

• iPhone verdict: New touch phones tested, and mobile data plans compared.
• Security torture tests: We reveal the best security software.
• Ultralight laptops: The new breed of notebooks roadtested.
• Nvidia vs ATI: The hottest new graphics cards benchmarked.
• Web hosting: Best-value plans for your new web site.
• 19 iPod speakers: The best way to pump up the volume!
• Retro tech: We reveal 14 old technologies which just won't die.
• 30 pages of tips: Hack your router, Firefox 3's new tricks, rip video to your iPhone and more.
• Latest gear and games: Canon's new budget SLR, LG's Scarlet LCD TV, Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• File-sharing Pack: Our pick of the best file-sharing software for all major peer-to-peer networks, plus essential tools to keep your PC safe and more.
• Powerful burning suite: Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008 makes advanced burning tasks easy -- valued at $51.
• High-impact 3D designs: Serif ImpactPlus 4 adds great 3D effects to movies, presentations and more -- valued at $120.
• Quick and easy photo toolkit: Mananage and edit photos, and get creative with Zoner Photo Studio 10 Xpress -- valued at $40.
• Protect up to five PCs: Kaspersky Business Space Security includes six months of free updates.
• 12 exclusive video tutorials: Part five of VTC's Windows Vista video training series, plus game guides and more.
• Security Resource Kit: 20 best free firewalls, antivirus, antispyware, antispam tools and more.

August 2008: Big screen bliss

48 big screens tested, only one winner:

• Plasmas vs LCD TVs
• Killer projectors
• HD specifications explained

Also in this issue:

• Life after Microsoft: Enjoy the future of computing now, with our huge guides to Linux and Web 2.0 applications.
• Media centre PCs: We find the ultimate entertainment system.
• Retro gaming guide: Plunder a treasure trove of vintage games.
• 30 laptop bags reviewed: When more than looks matter . . .
• Web 2.0 for business: How to engage your customers and staff with the social networking and other new Web tools.
• Latest gear and games: New compact notebooks, WD's VelociRaptor hard drive, Razor's amazing Mako speakers, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Optimise your Internet connection, give XP a Vista look, introducing Microsoft OneNote and more.
• Latest gear and games: Canon's new budget SLR, LG's Scarlet LCD TV, Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive: PC User's own operating system, UserOS Extreme is based on Ubuntu 8.04 and packed with 25 extra apps and games. We've also included PC User Virtual Machine Shop 2 to easily run UserOS and Windows on the same PC.
• Powerful backups made easy: Make full, incremental and encrypted images of your hard drive with O&O DiskImage 2 -- valued at $44.
• AntiSpyWare with free updates: Fully working version of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare 2 includes 180 days of free updates -- valued at $25.
• Ultimate book database: Organise and instantly download info on your books with Bilide Software's All My Books 1.1 -- valued at 22.
• 12 all-time gaming greats: The best free classic games and remakes.
• 12 exclusive video tutorials: Part four of VTC's Windows Vista video training series, plus UserOS guide and more.

July 2008: Perfect PC

There's something for everyone in our ultimate PC buyer's guide, including:

• Recommended PC specifications for all budgets.
• 19 budget and gaming PCs tested.
• A step-by-step guide to building your own system.

Also in this issue:

• A huge photo superguide, with 10 pages of photography and editing tricks, 10 digital SLRs tested, and 15 all-in-one and photo printers reviewed..
• Over 70 reviews: The hot new Eee PC, Intel's new Core 2 Duo E7200, Netgear's fast 802.11n router for gamers, and more.
• Pump up the volume: Nine affordable home theatre sound systems tested.
• Business IT Awards: The best tech products for small business.
• Gear and games: The Sims 3 previewed, Razer Lycosa keyboard reviewed and more.
• 30 pages of tips: How to choose the right Ubuntu edition for you, file sharing made easy and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive: PC User's Perfect PC software will instantly provide our recommended PC specs, tailored to your budget and favourite application.
• D-I-Y PC resource kit: Build your own system with our exclusive video guide and essential software tools.
• World's No.1 database: Huge resource kit includes fully working, single-user Windows versions of Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Oracle Applications Express, Oracle SQL Developer, plus tutorials and more.
• The best Linux yet: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition.
• Better photos in a snap: Full version of Ashampoo Photo Optimizer.
• Create cool webcam effects: Full version of CyberLink's YouCam.
• 10 video tutorials: Part 3 of VTC's Vista video training series, Photoshop guides and more.
• A free wireless router! Sign up to a gotalk broadband plan to receive this special offer.

June 2008: Top secrets

Our 100 best insider tips and hacks: Unleash your PC, the web, file sharing, Vista, Windows XP, Ubuntu, networking, ripping and burning, Photoshop and much more. Also in this issue:

• 25 monitors tested: Big, flat screens for all budgets.
• Home cinema survival guide: All you need to know about big screens, Blu-ray, audio and more.
• Small business made easier: The best accounting, personal finance, CRM software and sites revealed.
• Budget laptops: Two notebook categories tested -- under $1000 and under $1800.
• 70 hot new reviews: AMD's new Phenom chip, Nvidia's 9800 GTX graphics card, two hot new digital SLR cameras, and more.
• Gear and games: Fallout 3 previewed, iPod speakers from Jamo reviewed and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• Hack Pack: 50 advanced tools that will unlock the real power of your PC, iPod, Eee PC, Windows XP, Vista, the internet and more.
• Create crazy characters: Fully working version of CrazyTalk 4.6 Messenger SE.
• Nuke unwanted software: Fully working version of Ashampoo Uninstaller Platinum 2.
• Backing up made easy: Fully working version of East-Tec Backup Lite 2.0.
• Learn Vista inside out: Part 2 of VTC’s complete Microsoft Windows Vista video training series.
• 14 exclusive video tutorials: Game walkthroughs, how to use the full versions, and more.
• Free phone calls! Or a free router! Sign up to a gotalk VoIP plan or broadband plan to receive these special offers.

May 2008: Burning breakthrough

Your complete guide to ripping and burning Blu-ray and DVD movies. Plus 75 reviews in our Storage Superguide:

• Blu-ray and DVD burners
• External drives and USB keys
• DVD media reliability tests
• Best hard drive upgrades

Also in this issue:

• Performance laptops: Fast, big-screen notebooks under $3000 tested.
• Latest Lab tests: Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT, new Penryn notebook, and more.
• Gear and games: SPORE finally revealed, best educational games, and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Install XP on an Eee PC, easy online file sharing, and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Business tech: Network security devices, business VoIP and QuickBooks QBi.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive burning toolkit! PC User DVD Plus 2008 is the easiest way to convert HD and just about any video format, burn DVD-Video discs, 720p DVDs and more.
• World exclusive PC buying advisor: PC User PerfectPC will instantly give you our recommended PC specifications, tailored for your favourite application and budget.
• Better than a service pack! Full version of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4.
• Web sites made easy: Iconmedia’s Website X5 Smart Edition.
• Learn Vista inside out: VTC’s complete Microsoft Windows Vista video training series starts this month.
• Free shooter & strategy game: Nexuiz 2.4 and UFO: Alien Invasion 2.2. Plus playable demos of Conflict: Denied Ops and Dawn of War: Soulstorm.
• Burning and backup kit: Everything you need to convert audio and video, burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs, back up files and disks and more.
• 12 exclusive video guides: How to use PC User DVD Plus 2008 and the full versions, game walkthroughs for Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and more.

April 2008: Broadband bonanza

In our 20-page Internet Superguide you'll find:

• Best-value budget broadband plans
• ADSL2+ services compared
• Mobile broadband roadtest
• Money-saving VoIP plans
• Wiress routers tested

Also in this issue:

• Budget PCs with style: Entry-level systems and small form factor PCs tested.
• 80 hot new reviews: Fujitsu's MacBook Air killer, ATI's new graphics king, great new TV media player, Blu-ray players and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Boot with your USB key, edit your photos online and more.
• Games and gear: Crysis game strategies, best ever webcam and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Business tech: How to fully secure your business data.

Cover DVD includes:

• BitTorrent Toolkit: Download and share files easily and safely with 12 essential tools for the popular peer-to-peer network.
• Ultimate movie database: The full version of Bolide Software’s All My Movies 4.6.
• Create cool video discs: CyberLink’s PowerProducer 2 Gold VCD.
• Powerful media manager: Full version of Ashampoo Photo Commander 5.
• Free security suite: fully working version of Kaspersky Internet Security 7 with six months of free updates.
• 3GB of gaming goodness: Exclusive video walkthroughs, huge The Witcher demo, free Chess game and more.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use the full versions, create a bootable USB key and more.

March 2008 : Notebook Mega Test

We test 30 of the latest notebooks, and reveal the best budget, ultra-portable and performance portables.

Also in this issue:

• 20-page troubleshooting guide: Virus and file recovery; Vista, XP and Ubuntu solutions;, hardware and network fixes.
• 15 smart phones reviewed: Stay connected and organised anywhere.
• 30 pages of tips: Working without Office, avoid P2P shaping and more.
• Latest Lab tests: 1,000GB hard drives benchmarked, new X48 motherboard and more.
• Gear and games: Pocket web browser, Call of Dutdy 4 game guide, and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.

Cover DVD includes:

• World exclusive operating system! UserOS Ultra is PC User's own ultra-slim, ultra-fast and ultra-powerful OS. It's based on Xubuntu 7.10, can be trialled on a 'live' CD, installed on just about any old PC or used as a rescue disc..
• Full versions of VSO Software's BlindWrite 6, Ashampoo PowerUp XP Platinum 2, GCH Guidar Academy SE, IBM's Lotus Symphony and OxygenOffice.
• Troubleshooting toolkit: Essential tools for recovering files, diagnosing hardware problems, creating rescue discs, killing viruses and more.
• 10 exclusive video guides: How to use UserOS Ultra, the full versions and more.
• Plus the latest playable game demos, free games, PC User's Emergency Pack and more.

February 2008 : Crank it up!

In our huge PC upgrade superguide:

• We benchtest the latest motherboards, processors, graphics cards, memory and coolers.
• Plus fast and free upgrades: overclocking made easy, Windows tune-up tweaks.
• And the Vista Crysis: Why Vista's pinup game runs 50% faster on XP (with Vista-like graphics).

Also in this issue:

• 16 PC speakers tested: Give your games, music and movies the audio they deserve.
• 30 pages of tips: Navigation without GPS, Gmail's new features and more.
• Latest Lab tests: Beyond the Eee PC hype, Adobe's movie production suite, and more.
• Games and gear: The best earphones ever, Team Fortress 2 game guide and more.
• 100 products rated: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide.
• Business tech: Oneline marketing and SEO explained.

Cover DVD includes:

• Exclusive free benchmarks: Find out how fast your PC can run the Unreal Tournament 3 demo, encode video and audio files and more, with PC User's UserBench UT3 Lite, UserBench Encode 2003 and othe free benchmarks.
• Full versions of Ashampoo Office 2006 and Xequte's EZ-Pix 6.
• Huge playable demos: Unreal Tournament 3, Universe at War: Earth Assault and more.
• Free full game: Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction and three others.
• Exclusive Crysis XP Hack: Play the Crysis demo in Windows XP with Vista-like graphics with our auto-hack tool.
• Overclocking and tweaking tools: All you need to overclock your system and tune up Windows, including PC Tools Registry Mechanic 6.0.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use PC User's exclusive benchmarks, the full versions and more.
• Plus PC User's Emergency Pack and more.

January 2008 : Top 100 Products

In our huge annual awards issue:

• We select the 100 best-value PC products, gadgets, home entertainment gear and games.
• The overall Products of the Year are revealed.

Also in this issue:

• 2 PCs in one, plus fully secure your system: Why you need virtualisation -- we make it easy and free!
• Budget notebooks tested: The best-value portables under $1500 and under $1000.
• Go Naked DSL: Goodbye line rental, hello fast broadband and free VoIP!
• Build your own site: Web authoring tools compared, plus create a dynamic site easily with a content management system.
• Mice and keyboards: 14 of the latest input devices tested.
• Latest reviews: Asus's budget Blu-ray combo drive, Navman's S30 GPS device, Nvidia's 8800GT and ATI's 3800 graphics cards, Unreal Tournament 3 previewed and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Transfer XP settings to Vista, control your PC by phone, personalise your presentations and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Free virtualisation tools! PC User's world exclusive Virtual Machine Shop allows you to run Windows 98, XP, Vista and/or Linux easily. Plus Altiris Software Virtualization Solution will help you create a more stable, secure Windows system.
• Full versions of Serif DrawPlus 6, GetData's Explorer View for Microsoft Outlook and Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2008 Magazine Edition.
• Ubuntu 7.10: No installation required -- just burn a CD and try this great operating system.
• BioShock guide: Exclusive video walkthrough for the game of the year.
• 2.4GB of playable demos: Crysis and Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword.
• Dual-boot toolkit: Essential tools for dual-booting and virtualisation..
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use PC User Virtual Machine Shop, the full versions and more.
• Plus PC User's Emergency Pack and more.

December 2007: iTune your life

In our Portable Entertainment Superguide you'll find:

• Our guide to converting audio and video for any portable device.
• Reviews of the latest iPod range, plus other portable media players, iPod speakers and multimedia mobile phones.

Also in this issue:

• Fine-tune your PC : How to tweak the Windows Registry and BIOS.
• Plasma myth: TV energy report calls for plasma ban -- why it's wrong.
• Budget PCs tested: The best-value systems under $1500 and under $1000.
• Outsourcing IT: A complete guide for small businesses.
• Latest reviews: HP's 20-inch notebook beast, Samsung's U700 mobile phone, Intel's new X38 motherboard chipset, Sacred 2 Fallen Angel previewed and more.
• 30 pages of tips: Share files in your browser, protect files with RAID, correct colours in photos, create your own ringtones and more.
• Plus 120 products rated in Australia's largest tech buyer's guide and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• PC User Rockpod 08: Convert audio and video for iPods (Nanon, Classic and Touch), Nokia mobile phones, PSPs, Windows-based media players and more.
• Full versions of Reallusion's iClone 2.1 SE, Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008 Magazine Edition, Xequte's Amaze 4.04. .
• iPod resource kit: Essential free tools for your iPod.
• 11 exclusive video guides: How to use the full versions and more.
• 2.25GB of playable demos: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Clive Barker's Jericho.
• Plus PC User's Emergency Pack and more.
  
  

November 2007: New DVD burning tricks

Enjoy hours more movie action with cheap double-layer DVDs and . . .

• Our world exclusive PC User DVD Express 2008 software, and
• Our in-depth guide to PC User DVD Express and other all-new tips.

Also in this issue:

• Digital video superguide: DVD and Blu-ray burners, camcorders and video editing software tested.
• Latest reviews: Apple's new iPod nano, first quad-core notebook, Intel's new X38 motherboard chipset, BioShock and more.
• 15 data projectors tested: We reveal the best displays for home or office.
• 12 ultra-light notebooks and 19 games controllers road-tested.
• Set up a Web shop: One-stop e-commerce guide.
• 30 pages of tips: Share files the easy way, secure your data with RAID, watch TV on Linux and more.
• Plus Australia's largest tech buyer's guide and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• PC User DVD Express 2008: Burn six hours of good-quality DVD-Video on a 8.5GBDVD, or crank up the compression for a 4.7GB disc.
• Full versions of VSO Software's CopyToDVD 3.13b, Serif MontagePlus and Ashampoo Magical Optimizer 1.2.
• Digital video resource kit: 20 essential free tools for converting, editing and burning videos.
• 9 exclusive video guides: How to use PC User DVD Express 2008, the full versions and more.
• 3GB of playable demos: BioShock, Medal of Honor: Airborne.
• Plus PC User's Emergency Pack and more.

October 2007: Massive screen test

Want to upgrade your monitor or TV? Check out our huge supertests:

• 21 LCD monitors for all budgets.
• 14 plasma and LCD TVs compared.

Also in this issue:

• Media centre mega guide: How to stream TV, movies and music anywhere in your home, using Windows Media Center, AppleTV or even Linux.
• Tested: media centre PCs with up to 3000GB!
• TVs for PCs: We review 12 TV tuners.
• Fix your pics: Image editors rated.
• Upgrade your small business storage: File servers tested.
• Late reviews: Dell's powerful little XPS M1300 laptop, three CPU coolers, three hot new mobile phones and more.
• 35 pages of tips: Better navigation with Vista, turbocharge XP's task switching, BitTorrent in your browser, and more.
• Plus 120 products rated: Australia's largest tech buyer's guide and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Watch TV anywhere! Our world exclusive PC User Streamline software will convert TV recorded with Windows Media Center to just about any video format.
• Full versions of Paragon Drive Backup 8.5 Special Edition, Ashampoo Magical Snap and MegaView 6.0.
• Media centre pack: Windows Media Center replacements for Windows and Linux, conversion and networking tools, and more.
• 12 exclusive video guides: How to set up a media centre PC, learn to use the full versions and more.
• 2GB of playable demos: Transformers: The Game, Combat Mission: Shock Force and more.
• Royalty-free MP3s: Featuring promising new Aussie singer/songwriter, Jessica Paige, and more.
• 1.2GB of free games and more.

September 2007: Connect your home

Your complete guide to home networking:

• How to connect wirelessly or with cables.
• Network configuration with Windows XP, Vista and Linux.

Also in this issue:

• Best security software: Verdicts from the world's nastiest tests.
• AppleTV vs the rest: 10 network media players reviewed.
• Shrink your phone bill: Best-value Voice-over-IP plans revealed..
• Company of Heroes game guide, plus the latest games previewed.
• Budget laser printers and all-in-ones for small business.
• 35 pages of tips: Dual-boot Vista & XP, create Office SmartArt, avoid P2P nasties
• Plus Australia's largest tech buyer's guide and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Networking video guides: Learn how to connect the hardware and configure Windows.
• Full versions of Serif MediaPlus, Digi Album 5.0, Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.4 (with 180 days of free updates).
• Essential security pack: 20 free antispyware, antispam, firewall and other must-have tools.
• 10 exclusive video guides: How to dual-boot Windows XP and Vista, use the full versions and more.
• 2.7GB of playable demos: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Duke Nukem Manhattan Project and four other new games.
• Plus 6 free games and more.

August 2007: Great gear guide

Experts' ratings - the best and worst revealed in our tests:

• 24 digital cameras
• 17 photo printers and all-in-ones
• 13 GPS navigation devices

Also in this issue:

• Vista help: Must-have tips for the new operating system.
• Photo tips & tricks: How to take better pics, plus transform and edit your images
• Sub-$1000 PCs: Amazing budget systems reviewed
• 1000 gigabytes! Biggest ever hard disk drive tested
• Small business accounting: software versus online services.
• 35 pages of tips: Dreamweaver basics, customise Ubuntu, create 3D graphics, use portable apps and more.
• Plus Australia's largest tech buyer's guide and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Microsoft Office 2007 Professional 60-day Trial: Experience the revolutionary new interface and other advances in the new suite.
• Full versions of Serif PanoramaPlus, Ashampoo Magical Security 2007 and Zoner 3D Photo Maker.
• 1.5GB of playable demos: Tomb Raider Anniversay, Lost Planet Extreme Condition and other new games..
• 11 exclusive video guides: Beginner and advanced photo editing tips, how to use the full versions, and more.
• Plus 5 royalty-free MP3s, 7 free games and more.

July 2007: Download heaven

Crank up your Internet connection and enjoy the spoils of real bandwidth:

• The best-value plans: From budget broadband to high-speed ADSL2+.
• File sharing made easy: How to download any (legal) file anytime!
• Wireless routers tested: The fastest and best revealed..

Also in this issue:

• How to choose 'green' tech: Introducing PC User's Energy Ratings.
• Sub-$1500 notebooks: Great-value budget portables.
• Web design masterclass: Build your own site with our new series.
• Digital TV recorders: Replace your VCR with a DVD/hard drive recorder.
• New Santa Rosa: Intel delivers the fastest-ever notebook chip.
• Upgrade report: AMD's Radeon HD 2900XT graphics card tested.
• Key components: Heavy-duty keyboards for gamers and families.
• Presentation accessories: Tools to help you make the perfect pitch.
• Plus Australia's largest tech buyer's guide, 35 pages of tips and more.

Cover DVD includes:

• Peer-to-peer pack: The best file-sharing clients and other essential free tools to help you find, share and download files.
• Full versions of Serif PagePlus 8 and Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8 Special Edition, plus a one-year licence for PC Tools Registry Mechanic 5.2.
• Ubuntu 7.04: Read our magazine tutorial and then install or try to new Linux operating system.
• 10 exclusive video guides: Become a Web design pro, game guides for Command & Conquer 3, Resident Evil 4, and more.
• 6 playable demos: Theatre of War, Hell in Vietnam, Dawn of Magic, Sheeplings and more.
• Plus 6 free games and more.

June 2007: 100 hottest secrets

Our annual Collector's Edition has all the best products and secrets, including:

• Latest piracy secrets exposed
• Over 100 insider tips for Vista, XP, Ubuntu, ripping & burning, photography, audio & video editing, audio, PC upgrading, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, Visual Basic, Web Design and more
• 120 top tech products: Australia's biggest and best tech buyer's guide

Also in this issue:

• PC mega test: 27 systems for all budgets
• 400GB notebook: Now this is a real desktop replacement!
• 14 external hard drives tested: We reveal the best value
• Small business tech: essential security and voice-over-IP guides
• PlayStation 3: our verdict, plus Web cams, high-wattage power supplies, BioShock game preview, and more.

Cover DVD includes

• Our secrets revealed: 10 video guides to PC User's best secrets plus 25 essential free tools hand-picked by the PC User team -- the first programs we install on our PCs!.
• Full versions of Serif 3DPlus 3, SmartPix Manager 6.02, Ashampoo Burning Studio 6.02, Vision Backup HE 8.
• 7 playable demos: Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, Maelstrom and more.
• Plus 5 free royalty-free MP3 tracks, 4 free games and more.

May 2007: Burning Bonanza

All-new ripping and burning tricks:

• Burn up to four discs at once
• Squeeze up to 18 hours of video on a DVD
• Rip audio from music DVDs and more
• Plus: Beware dud discs -- exclusive DVD tests
• Blu-ray or DVD: the best burners revealed

Also in this issue:

• Piracy boom: How Hollywood is losing the war
• 30-page storage superguide: backup guides, hard drive tests,
  hard drive enclosures, network storage and more
• Vista's new services: BigPond Movies and Live OneCare tested
• Next-gen games PCs: DirectX 10-powered rigs under $2,500
• 120 products rated: The biggest and best tech buyer's guide

Cover DVD includes

• Exclusive PC User Burning Suite: Burn up to four copies of a DVD simultaneously, fine-tune your DVD video compression and more.
• Full versions of Serif WebPlus 7, Paragon Partition Manager 8SE, Ashampoo Magical Defrag 1.11.
• 1.2GB playable demo of Command & Conquer 3, plus demos of Supreme Commander and more.
• 10 exclusive videos: How to use PC User's Burning Suite, the full versions and more.
• Ripping & burning resource kit: 18 essential tools to convert video and audio files, burn discs and more.
• Plus 5 free royalty-free MP3 tracks, 6 free games and more.

April 2007: Portable Mega Guide

Discover the real power of today's laptops and mobile phones:

• Tips and tricks for your notebook and mobile
• 28 notebook PCs tested
• The latest smart phones rated
• Wireless broadband roadtest

Also in this issue:

• Vista's hidden traps: Bugs & hardware problems revealed
• Vista alternatives: Your guide to Ubuntu and Mac OS
• Slash your phone bill: How to set up a broadband phone
• Turn your PDA into a Skype phone
• 130 products rated: The biggest tech buyer's guide
• 35 pages of tips: Vista's User Accounts explained, correcting photo colours and more.

Cover DVD includes

• Make your own ringtones with PC User's exclusive iTones software.
• Full versions of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare (with six months of free updates), Softland's novaPDF Lite 3.3 and Ubuntu 6.10.
• 1.4GB playable demo of Silverfall, plus demos of Infernal, Armed Assault and Europa Universalis III
• 10 exclusive videos: Turn your PDA into a Skype, use the full versions and more.
• Mobile resource kit: 20 essential tools to make the most of your laptop, mobile phone and PDA.
• Plus 5 free royalty-free MP3 tracks, 6 free games and more.

March 2007: Your must-have Vista guide

Vista: Everything you need to know about the new Windows, including:

• Complete guided tour
• Essential upgrade advice
• Time-saving tips & tricks
• Vista-ready notebooks under $2000 tested

Also in this issue:

• 2007 Buyer's Guide: the hottest tech coming this year
• Microsoft's new Office 2007: should you upgrade?
• Learn how to program: Visual Basic for novices
• Latest in-car tech: Keep entertained on the road
• 30 pages of tip: Lock up unattended PCs and more
• Latest reviews: new iPod Shuffle, Nikon Digital SLR

Cover DVD includes

• PC User's exclusive Vista Upgrade Advisor will reveal if your PC is Vista-ready.
• Darren Yate's big Vista video guide, plus other essential Vista-ready tools.
• Full versions of Ashampoo Office 2005, DNAML's DeskTop Author 3.7, ABCWebWizard 1.1 from Wyka-Warzecha.
• 11 exclusive videos: Need for Speed Carbon game guide, learn Visual Basic and other exclusive tutorials from PC User's writers.
• Plus 5 free royalty-free MP3 tracks, 6 free games, 9 Office add-ins and more.

February 2007: Power up your PC for 2007

Get set for Vista and next-generation games, with our huge 32-page PC upgrade guide. We reveal:

• The hottest components
• Upgrading made easy
• Plus no-cost upgrades

Also in this issue:

• Tested: Vista-ready PCs under $1500
• Notebook accessories: Must-have travel tools
• Complete buyer's guide: 120 producted rated
• Mobile phones rated: Cool mobiles from just $145
• Green home tech tips: Help save the planet & cut your power bills
• 35 pages of tips: Find wireless hotspots, use Gmail for storage and more.

Cover DVD includes

• PC User Upgrade Advisor: Our exclusive software will reveal if your PC is ready for Vista, the latest games and more.
• Upgrade video guides: A guided tour of PC components, plus how to upgrade memory and graphics cards.
• Full versions of Ashampoo Photo Commander 4, Whitech's AAPos 3.11, Paragon Drive Back 8.0.
• 11 video guides: How to use the full versions and other exclusive tutorials from PC User's writers.
• Plus 5 royalty-free MP3 tracks, 4 free games, playable demo of Need for Speed Carbon and more.

January 2007: The Top 100

We rate the best-value PC products, gadgets and games. Plus PC User's Product of the Year revealed. Plus:

• Windows SuperGuide: Get Vista's features now, huge XP makeover guide
• 17 TV tuners tested: Turn your PC into a TV
• Hot gear for gaming: Nvidia's 8800 GXT & GST, and more.
• 32 pages of tips: Convert video for iPod, use Google's free apps and more.
• Green home tech tips: Help save the planet & cut your power bills
• 35 pages of tips: Find wireless hotspots, use Gmail for storage and more.

Cover DVD includes

• XP to Vista Pack: Enjoy Vista's best features and new interface on Windows XP, with 20 free tools.
• Full versions of Bizz Wizz Advanced Office Edition 11, Xara XS, Shade 7 designer LE, Ashampoo Burning Studio 2007.
• 10 video guides: World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade walkthrough and other exclusive tutorials from PC User's writers.
• Plus 6 free games, the best freeware and much more.

December 2006: Digital Audio Superguide

In the Digital Audio SuperGuide, we show you everything you need to know about ripping, playing, converting and editingaudio files.

In this issue:

• How to Rip CDs
• Download Podcasts
• Turn LPs to CDs
• Advance Audio Tricks

Plus:

• $2,750 Big-screen notebooks Tested & Rated
• Mega tests - Australia's best tech labs reveal the best MP3 Players, PC & iPod Speakers, Best-Valuse Music Sites and more
• 35 pages of tips including how to set up a shared PC
• Plus more

Cover DVD includes

• PC User Audio Suite
• Four full free versions of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2007 – Magazine Edition, Dexster Audio Editor 2.0, GCH Guitar Academy Multimedia Guitar Course Special Edition and The Palette – Melody Composing Tool 4.4.3
• 13 exclusive video guides
• Playable game demo's of F.E.A.R Extraction Point and Company of Heros and more
• Plus 6 free games

November 2006: DVD Burning Ultimate Guide

The DVD Burning Ultimate Guide. We show you everything you need to know about DVD burning and Video editing.

In this issue:

• How to back up your DVDs
• Convert VHS tapes to DVD
• Advance video tweaks
• First Blu-Ray Burner Tests

Plus:

• Huge Windows Vista review - Your next operating system dissected
• $2500 games PCs
• $50 DVD Burners, Data projectors, Digital camcorders and Games controllers
• Plus more

Cover DVD includes

• Ripping & Burning Suite
• Four full free versions of Diskeeper 9, Ashampoo Burn Ya!, Visual IP Trace and Ultra HAL Assistant
• 11 exclusive video guides
• Playable game demo's of Joint Task Force, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Lego Star Wars II and much more
• Plus 6 free games
  
  
  

October 2006: Shooting stars

20 top digital cameras plus Flickr and YouTube secrets. Get noticed on the hottest photography sites and how to save YouTube videos. We show you how.

In this issue:

• Our annual Photography Superguide plus more
• Cool photo projects
• Print shops vs home printers
• Are cheap inks being squeezed out?

Plus:

• 1,000GB PC's under $1,500!
• HDMI graphics cards
• get email on your mobile
• and more

Cover DVD includes

• The Digital Photo resource kit - fix and share your photos
• Four full free versions of Serif PhotoPlus 7, Zoner Panorama Maker, IMSI FloorPlan 3D Home Designer 6 and Eurotalk 30 Minute Languages
• 10 exclusive video guides
• Playable game demo's of Faces of War, GTR 2 and much more
• Also, exclusive video guides of Prey and World of Warcraft's Alterac Valley PvP battlegrounds
  
  
  

September 2006: Privacy invasion

Stop scammers, hackers and even the authorities from accessing your PC. We show you how.

In this issue:

• Toughest security tests ever - We cover Antivirus, Antispyware, Spam filters and Firewalls
• Laptop luxury for under $2,000
• AMD's Free LIVE! upgrade
• Blu-ray vs HD DVD

Plus:

• Intel's new Core 2 Duo E6700 processor
• VoIP Routers
• Home cinema sound - 10 home theatre kits tested
• and more

Cover DVD includes

• The Security resource kit - help protect your privacy and PC
• Four full free versions of eMailTrakerPro 5, Paragon File Wiper 7.0 Personal Edition, Maximizer 8 and Zoner Photo Studio 8
• 13 exclusive video guides
• Playable game demo's of Prey, Hitman: Bloody Money and more
• AMD LIVE! for free

August 2006: Games & Software Revolution

Will you ever buy software again? How open source, online services and piracy are threatening traditional boxed software.

Covered in this issue:

• $500 PC's - You'll be amazed by what you can get!
• Next-generation gaming
• PS3 vs Nintendo Wii vs Xbox 360
• E3 Games Special
• In-car Tecnology

Plus Software Mega Guide Special including tips on:

• Multimedia and graphics
• Office applications
• Business solutions
• and more

Cover DVD includes

• The Freeware Mega Pack - Over 100 amazing free tools!
• Four full free versions of ISYS:email.search 1.5, Abrosoft's FantaMorph 2.0, Borderbund's The Printshop Photo Workshop and Softland's Backup4all Lite 3.1
• Huge E3 Games Special preview with loads of pictures and trailers
• Playable game demo's of Ghost Reckon Advanced Warfighter, Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War and Titan Quest
• 12 exclusive video tutorials

July 2006: Goodbye DVD Movies?

Is it time to say goodbye to DVD's? We show you the future and cover alternative ways of viewing your movies at home and on the go.

Covered in this issue:

• Movie downloads, video on mobiles and more
• Supertest 19 inch TFT LCD monitors, Mobile phones, PDA's and Portable media players
• Better than Viiv - seven Media centre PC's made to PC User's own specifications
• The truth about Viiv and Digital Rights Management

Plus 40 pages of tips:

• How to convert movies for mobile devices
• How to run Windows on a Mac
• Create your own private network
• The new internet Explorer revealed

Cover DVD includes

• The Portable Video Resource Kit
• Full free versions of Audio4fun's AV DVD Player Morpher 1.5, The PrintShop Essentials 11 and Ashampoo Uninstaller Platinum Suite Magazine Edition
• Playable game demo's of Tomb Raider: Legend, Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends and Heroes of Might & Magic V
• 12 exclusive video tutorials

June 2006: 200 Best-Kept (And Worst-Kept) Secrets

This month we celebrate our 200th Anniversary Issue. We show you the top 200 hardware and software secrets and highlight technology milestones from past issues.

In our most controversial listing ever, we cover:

• Insider tips for Windows, the Net, hardware, games and more
• 60 PC's and notebooks tested in our supertest feature
• Piracy Exposed, Notebook security devices and software
• We benchmark Windows XP on a Mac

You’ll also find:

• A review of the new Intel based Apple MacBook Pro
• Replacement earphones for your portable music player
• A first look at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Cover DVD includes

• Full archives of PC User magazine in PDF format, from June 2003 to May 2006
• Full free versions of PaperPort Deluxe 9, Ulead Media Studio 7 VE, Ashampoo Shrink & Burn and NetObjects Fusion 8
• Playable game demo's of Black & White 2, Evolution GT and Ice Age 2
• 10 exclusive video tutorials