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PC User is an Australia
n general computer magazine, published by Australian Consolidated Press
. It was first published in 1990 and is issued monthly. It is Australia's best selling computer magazine, with over 350,000 readers and 60,000 copies sold each month. Glenn Rees is the current editor of PC User and has twice now edited the magazine - first from 1992–1999 and again from 2002–present. Notable Australian IT journalists that have regularly contributed to the magazine include Rose Vines, Helen Bradley, Darren Yates, Philip Moore, Link Harris, David Flynn, Roulla Yiacoumi and Angus Kidman.
The magazine's regular content consists of computer hardware and software reviews and previews, technology news and opinion articles, technical how-to guides, and a 'help station' feature where the magazine's contributors provide answers to technical queries from readers. In 2009 a "NetGuide" section was added after the ceasation of publication of Australian NetGuide
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Each issue of the magazine is published with a companion DVD which includes free full-version software, trial software, game demos and video tutorials, many of which complement articles in the magazine. The magazine also includes software created by the magazine's contributing writers, including two customized versions of Linux
- 'UserOS Ultra', based on Xubuntu
7.10 and aimed at older computers; and 'PCUserOS Extreme', based on the recently released Ubuntu
8.04 'Hardy Heron' and designed for use on more recent computer hardware.
The magazine also has a companion website 'PC User Help Station', which allows readers to submit questions and view answers to previous questions written by the magazine's contributors as well as other readers.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n general computer magazine, published by Australian Consolidated Press
Australian Consolidated Press
ACP Magazines , a subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment Co., is an Australian media company. It publishes the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of Woman's Day....
. It was first published in 1990 and is issued monthly. It is Australia's best selling computer magazine, with over 350,000 readers and 60,000 copies sold each month. Glenn Rees is the current editor of PC User and has twice now edited the magazine - first from 1992–1999 and again from 2002–present. Notable Australian IT journalists that have regularly contributed to the magazine include Rose Vines, Helen Bradley, Darren Yates, Philip Moore, Link Harris, David Flynn, Roulla Yiacoumi and Angus Kidman.
The magazine's regular content consists of computer hardware and software reviews and previews, technology news and opinion articles, technical how-to guides, and a 'help station' feature where the magazine's contributors provide answers to technical queries from readers. In 2009 a "NetGuide" section was added after the ceasation of publication of Australian NetGuide
Australian NetGuide
Australian NetGuide was originally established in Australia by OzEmail as that Internet service provider's member publication. In 1998 a New Zealand company took over the publication. It was transformed into an A5 magazine targeting home internet users. Australian and New Zealand NetGuide magazine...
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Each issue of the magazine is published with a companion DVD which includes free full-version software, trial software, game demos and video tutorials, many of which complement articles in the magazine. The magazine also includes software created by the magazine's contributing writers, including two customized versions of Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
- 'UserOS Ultra', based on Xubuntu
Xubuntu
Xubuntu is a Canonical Ltd. recognized, community maintained derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, using the Xfce desktop environment.The name Xubuntu is a portmanteau of Xfce and Ubuntu...
7.10 and aimed at older computers; and 'PCUserOS Extreme', based on the recently released Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
8.04 'Hardy Heron' and designed for use on more recent computer hardware.
The magazine also has a companion website 'PC User Help Station', which allows readers to submit questions and view answers to previous questions written by the magazine's contributors as well as other readers.