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.

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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