Computer Active - #302, 17 - 30th Sept 2009

Contents
Interactive
06 News
ISPs prepare to challenge 'three strikes' internet law
50 Hints & Tips
Convert printed pages to text and back up your email
the easy way
68 Consumeractive
Delayed delivery forces a reader to cancer an order,
but can he refuse delivery ?
71 CA Investigates
Find out why the traditional hard disk is under threat
from an entirely different type of storage device
72 Letters
Should we be able to opt out of appearing on our
relatives family trees ?
75 Best of the web
Plan journeys and learn how to take better photographs
77 Competition
Win a complete home security package from Swann Security
79 Gaming
Fight against the Earth Defence Force in Red Faction:Guerilla
Tried & Tested
22 Aces Aspire Revo R3600
A powerful but tiny computer that clips to the back of your
monitor
23 Kodak Easyshare S730
A 7in picture frame with good looks an simple controls
24 Epson Stylus Photo P50
A compact inkjet designed for printing your photos
26 Printers and scanners
Set ip your study or office with a stylish high-quality
multifunction printer
How To
58 No Problem - your PC questions answered
Get to grips with updates in Windows XP and find out how
to share a wireless network password on a USB key.
Exclusive free download
56 DivX Pro 7
Produce movies that can be played on all kinds of playback
devices with this free download 14 pounds.
Features
28 Who watches the watchmen?
The rise of monitoring technology has prompted public suspicions.
We investigate whether these fear are justified
32 Computing at your fingerprints
We look what the future holds for touchscreen computers
52 Photo editing on the web
Create brilliant-looking photos without downloading software or
spending money.
Masterclass
64 Tales from the cutting room
Improve your home videos with professional editing tricks and
techniques
15 Easy to use step-by-step pages
36 Sort out hard disks with Partition Master
This free program can help you stay organised and speed up
hard disks. We show you how.
40 Make a map with World
Use the drawing tools in Microsoft Word to create simple maps
44 Find and restore deleted files and folders
Deleted a file by accident ? There's a good chance you will
be able to get it back with the free Recuva utility
47 Make movies with DVD Maker
Discover how to turn video clips into movie discs that will
play in any DVD player

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