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ISSUE 310

7 to 20 JAN 2010

IN S I D E

A P P R O V E D B Y T H E P L A I N E N G L I S H C A M P A I G N

I S S U E

H O W T O

W O R K S H O P S

T R IE D & T E S T E D

MASTER DISC BURNING

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your Excel spreadsheets

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INTERACTIVE

6 News

TheAdvertising StandardsAuthority

clamps down on video-on-demand ads

46 Hints &Tips

Findmissing information andmake

remote desktop access easier

62 Consumeractive

Discover what to do if you received two of

the same present for Christmas

65 CA Investigates

We investigate the differing standards for

high-definitionTVs

FROMTHE EDITOR

It is traditional

to start the new

year with a set of

resolutions to live

well andmake

better use of our

time.We can’t

help you shed the

festive pounds or

take up the violin

but we canmake your PC easier to

use. Our cover article explains howa

set of free online tools can transform

your web browser,making it faster

and simpler to usewhile adding new

features to help you getmore from

your time on the internet.Whether

you use Internet Explorer or Firefox

to viewweb pages, this article

provides something for everyone,

and the range of tools available is

quite staggering.And if you’re

looking for a January sale PC

bargain, see our pick on page 26.

66 Letters

Do delivery problems ruin the internet

shopping experience?

67 The best of the web

Stay safe online and keep upwith the

latest news

71 Competition

Win a SandbergUSB toUSBShare Link Kit

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help and consumer advice throughpublished

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ISSUE 310

7 to 20 January 2010

HOW TO

COVER STORY Page 12

54 No Problem– we

answer your home

computing questions

Bring off-screen programs into

view inWindows 7 and check

mobile phone network coverage

Work wonders

Make your web

surfing faster,

easier andmore

funwith browser

add-ons for Internet

Explorer and Firefox

EXCLUSIVE FREE DOWNLOAD

52 PC Tools

Registry

Mechanic 8

Make your computer

run faster

WORKSHOPS

FEATURES

28 Windows 7

on the go

Find out how to

makeWindows 7 run

better on a notebook

computer

48 Burn after

reading

We reveal some

handy hidden

techniques you

can usewhen burning discs

STEP-BY-STEP

PAGES -

page 31

32 Use conditional

formatting to

enhance Excel

spreadsheets

Spruce up spreadsheet

data with conditional

formatting

36 Design a logo

with free tools

Give your club or society an

image makeover with a free

logo creator

40 Keep music

organised with

Mediamonkey

Organise a digital music

collection with this free

software

44 Make the most

of Windows Mail

in Vista

Read our tips and tricks

for using Windows Mail

in Vista

MASTERCLASS

58 Multiple choice

Discover howattaching a

storage device to a home

network canmake it

much easier to

access files

and folders

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