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Serif Internet Design Suite

Ben Lewis — 2002-07-12T14:34:57.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Friday 12 July 2002 at 14:34:57

A suite of programs that offers almost effortless website creation.

Internet Design Suite is a set of three separate programs from Serif. You get WebPlus 7, PhotoPlus 6 and 3DPlus 2, all designed to make setting up a website as...

The importance of safe surfing

Scott Colvey — 2002-06-12T23:00:00.000Z

Scott Colvey, What PC?, Wednesday 12 June 2002 at 23:00:00

The web offers unrivalled freedom to shop, read, chat and learn, but brings danger in the form of viruses and hackers. We show you how to protect yourself.

The internet is a wild place: an ungoverned electronic land at the other end of your modem cable. Despite the lack of order, though, few people give a second thought...

On-site warranties: the small print

Scott Colvey — 2002-04-25T09:25:39.000Z

Scott Colvey, What PC?, Thursday 25 April 2002 at 09:25:39

On-site service warranties sound like a good deal, but do they really provide the sort of support you expect?

To most people, a computer purchase is a big deal. The large sum of money invested in a PC may have taken many moons to accrue and, for that reason,...

Exposing RIP's private parts

Adele Dyer — 2002-01-08T15:44:23.000Z

Adele Dyer, What PC?, Tuesday 8 January 2002 at 15:44:23

Adele Dyer presents the pros and cons of this most controversial piece of legislation.

Hackers and online fraudsters, web bugs and cookies. We are all well aware that someone somewhere might be watching what we are doing online, but how would we feel if...

Christmas gadget fest

What PC? staff — 2001-12-19T24:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Wednesday 19 December 2001 at 00:00:00

The top Christmas gadgets as selected by vnunet.com's sister publication What PC?.

The Weakest Link There is no sitting on the fence when it comes to Anne Robinson's straight talking approach to hosting The Weakest Link; you either love her or hate...

'Dumb' books hit 100 million mark

What PC? staff — 2001-12-14T24:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Friday 14 December 2001 at 00:00:00

Books for Dummies a runaway success

At time of writing, publishing house Hungry Minds is due to print its 100 millionth copy in the For Dummies series.Just over 10 years ago John Kilcullen overheard a conversation...

Ad body homes in on web bugs

What PC? staff — 2001-12-14T24:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Friday 14 December 2001 at 00:00:00

Network Advertising Initiative to develop industry standards

The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), which represents the bulk of online advertisers, has launched a programme to develop industry standards for the use of web beacons, also called web bugs.As...

Gateway may quit UK and Ireland

What PC? staff — 2001-11-27T24:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Tuesday 27 November 2001 at 00:00:00

1,200 jobs under threat as PC maker tightens the reins

Gateway 2000 is thought to be about to close its entire UK and Ireland operation with the loss of 1,200 jobs, although at the time of writing no formal announcement...

Freeserve raises home ADSL price

What PC? staff — 2001-08-06T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Monday 6 August 2001 at 23:00:00

ISP blames BT and Oftel

Freeserve has bumped up its home ADSL internet service to £49.99 a month, a rise of nearly 25 per cent....

E-paper on the drawing board

What PC? staff — 2001-06-28T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Thursday 28 June 2001 at 23:00:00

Bell Labs invents 'microcontact printing'

In a few years' time an entire issue of What PC? could be delivered on just one page, if a recent innovation from Bell Labs bears fruit.The research division of...

Music giants join forces on web tunes

What PC? staff — 2001-05-16T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Wednesday 16 May 2001 at 23:00:00

Big three to launch online subscription-based service

Three of the world's largest music companies have announced a venture to distribute music online.In the same month that the US Congress began to hear submissions about the legality of...

Amazon credit cookie crumbles

What PC? staff — 2001-05-16T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Wednesday 16 May 2001 at 23:00:00

What PC? reader Kate Gould ordered a few books and CDs from online retailer Amazon, but was shocked a week later to receive a rather curt email from Amazon informing her that her credit card had been refused, and telling her that the goods could not be sent until the bill had been settled.

What PC? heard this month from reader Kate Gould who was unhappy at the service she had received from online retailer Amazon....

The ISP - flat rate or free?

What PC? staff — 2001-05-16T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Wednesday 16 May 2001 at 23:00:00

The offers of free internet access are still found in abundance, but with the advent of flat-rate subscriptions, the days of the numerous free access models could be well and truly numbered.

Despite the nosedive suffered by many other .com ventures over the past few years, the economic state of ISPs (Internet Service Providers) has superficially appeared pretty stable.Over the past eighteen...

Amazon closes European service centre

What PC? staff — 2001-04-01T23:00:00.000Z

What PC? staff, What PC?, Sunday 1 April 2001 at 23:00:00

Cost-cutting move will affect 240 jobs

Amazon.com plans to close its European customer service facility in a cost-cutting move that will affect 240 jobs.The work currently being carried out at the customer centre in The Netherlands...

Baxtsoft Net Prospector 2000

Sarah Bohndiek, What PC? — 2001-04-01T23:00:00.000Z

Sarah Bohndiek, What PC?, What PC?, Sunday 1 April 2001 at 23:00:00

Wade through several web search engines simultaneously.

Anyone who has used a search engine knows how difficult it is to find what you're looking for from the millions of sites available....