Computeractive

Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive!

Computeractive

From the Editor

Google adds live BBC to Chromecast but not Streamer

Ditch Chrome for our browser to block adverts, Brave urges

Police arrest man for selling illegal Fire TV Sticks

IN BRIEF

TOMORROW’S WORLD

THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

Amazon launches its first colour Kindle–but it’s not cheap

Government considers adopting EU law on universal chargers

Sky Q and Freesat to survive until at least 2029

Google brings adverts to AI Overview’s search results

Will UK civil servants be replaced by Microsoft’s AI? • Its new Government deal will reduce the “drudgery” of work

‘Claim your Winter Fuel Payment’ texts • Scams and threats to avoid, plus new security tools

New tools • Malwarebytes’ ‘data breach’ warnings

‘Discounted bus travel’ • Readers warn readers

Letters • Tell us what’s on your mind

Consumeractive • We stand up for your legal rights

Virgin refuses refund for reader who was in hospital

Motorway sent Amazon vouchers for me and daughters

Search records of public entertainers • Whether your ancestors worked in the circus, theatre or music hall, follow Judith Batchelor’s advice to…

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

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

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

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

WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

KEUMARS’ VILLAIN OF THE FORTNIGHT

GMKtec NUCbox G5 • Little wonder

Acer Swift 14 AI • Mint chip

Arzopa Z1RC • Let’s be upstanding

Motorola Edge 50 Neo • A zoom with a view

UFS

Logitech Pop Icon Keys • Switch gears

Which graphics card should I buy for video editing? • We solve your buying dilemmas

Apple AirPods 4 • Cut through the noise

Creative Sound Blaster GS3 • Light music

Reolink Atlas PT Ultra • Sun screen

A keyboard with a screen?

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

Majority Oakington audio players

Back Issue CD & USB Stick • Both the CD and Stick contain all 26 issues from 2023

Workshops & Tips • 14 pages of easy-to-follow workshops and expert tips

HOW TO… Switch from Google to Proton

Workshop • Open file templates with a single click in PowerToys

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

Browser Tips • Secret settings and the best extensions

Phone and Tablet Tips • Brilliant things to do on your device

Make Windows Better • Expert tips for every version

Make Office Better • Top tips for the best office programs

Turn a PowerPoint presentation into a video • Run a club or society? Here’s how your tech can make it easier

AI video doorbells • Tell visitors on your doorstep to‘please come in’ or‘please get lost’

EXTERNAL DRIVES • Portable storage has never been faster, smaller or cheaper. Robert Irvine reveals the best things you can do with an external HDD, SSD and USB stick, and the best devices to...