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Take control of the secret Windows Toolkit
Solve problems, tweak settings and boost performance in XP and Vista.

Location, location, location
We explain how a PC can help you get more out of a phone with GPS or a sat-nav device.

Work perfect
Looking for a new job can be tricky, but we explain how your computer and internet connection can help.

Are you sitting comfortably?
Using your computer can be a very uncomfortable, or even painful. We explain how to set up a computer to avoid posture problems.

Workshops
How to use the new Computeractive forum, manage shared disk space, use a simple free word processor, print labels, make photo collages, and more!

In the next issue

Fuss-free backup
It's essential to keep a spare copy of your vital documents and files, but it can be a pain. We explain how to make the process easy.

Maintenance or myth?
Many programs claim to be able to speed up your PC - what do they do and do they really work? We investigate.

Scan and save
Old photos and slides are all too easily lost or damaged - we explain how to create digital copies that can be stored forever.

Cash in on your skills and talents
Got a skill or talent? We explain how to market it online and make money.

Workshops
Keep up with the latest news easily, access free books online, use a word processor that costs nothing, and more.

Computeractive's Ultimate Guide series

The Ultimate Guide series is published monthly, with each issue focusing exclusively on one topic.

Ultimate Guide to Home PC Security

If you are connected to the internet 24 hours a day, you need to make sure you don’t fall victim to many of the security risks that can be found online.

The Computeractive Ultimate Guide to Home PC Security will help you to identify, eliminate and protect against all the potential threats and hazards you might face online - all in Computeractive’s easy-to-understand Plain English style.

PLUS Free software CD worth £60
Includes Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition Pro, Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 2009, Paragon Disk Wiper 8.5 and Paragon Drive Backup 9

Only £5.99 plus p&p

The Computeractive index

Please click on the product index you require to download the PDF document to your PC.

Your need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the indexes, which can be downloaded for free here.

Internet Explorer users may find that the index launches directly into your browser. If this is the case, simply click on the save icon in the tool bar to sav the index to your PC.

Issues 1-23 (1998)

Issues 50-75 (2000)

Issues 102-127 (2002)

Issues 155 -179 (2004)

Issues 206 -231 (2006)

Issues 258 -283 (2008)

Issues 24-49 (1999)

Issues 76-101 (2001)

Issues 128-154 (2003)

Issue 180 - 205 (2005)

Issue 232 - 257 (2007)