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In PC Pro this month
Find out what's in the June 2008 issue of PC Pro, on sale now.

ON THIS MONTH'S COVER DISC

We give away the full version of Encyclopædia Britannica 2008 Concise Encyclopedia and a handy utility to record internet radio. Plus, the DVD includes a further seven full products, including a bumper Serif creative software collection.

Features

Farewell Bill Gates
Mr Microsoft has had a huge impact on computing, but now he's going will he be missed? Plus, we chart his biggest successes... and failures.

Build a PC for £200
We reveal how to choose the right components for a future-proof PC, whether it's being built to a budget, for gaming or to create a whisper-quiet system.

Hack it yourself
There's one fail-safe way to check the security of your setup: attack it using the tools and methods beloved of today's hackers. We explain how.

Teach your kids to code
In part two of our campaign, we show how to create a game. All the files and software you need are on the cover disc.

News

Microsoft wins its Office document format battle - but is the war over? Intel makes a shock announcement and BT tells ISPs to come clean over broadband speeds. Plus! PC Pro editor Tim Danton issues a plea to Microsoft.

Labs

CPU megatest
We put 51 processors through our benchmarks, so whether you're looking for a bargain or a quad-core monster, we reveal where to put your money.

Business PCs
Upgrade your business' PCs for surprisingly low prices. We test offerings from all the major brands, with a choice of four different form factors.

Digital photo frames
Free your photos from the prison of your PC with a stylish digital photo frame.

Reviews Include

PCs
Dell XPS 630, Dell XPS One, Zoostorm Core 2 Quad Q6600, Mesh Elite Pulse HD, Acer Veriton T661, Dell OptiPlex 755, Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo P5925 EPA, HP Compaq dc7800p, Lenovo ThinkCentre M57, NEC PowerMate ML470

Notebooks
HTC Shift X9500, Sony VAIO VGN-TZ31MN, Acer Aspire 8920G, Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y7

Components & peripherals
Logitech Squeezebox Duet, Nikon D60, Panasonic HDC-SD9, Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD700, Palm Centro, Canon Ixus 90 IS, Asus MK241H, Samsung SyncMaster 245T, Canon Pixma iP2600, HP Laserjet P1505, MSI N9800GX2, XFX GeForce 9800 GTX, Creative Zen Stone, Razer Mako, Solar Technology Freeloader, Suvil I-T Click Click, Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, Sennheiser CX 95, SpaceNavigator Personal, Tangent Quattro

Digital photo frames
AgfaPhoto AF 5075, AgfaPhoto AF 5075M, AG Neovo V-10, ATMT Clearview, ATMT Digital Photo Frame, Kodak EasyShare SV710, Kodak EasyShare SV811, Kodak EasyShare EX1011, Philips 7FFICWO, Philips 9FF2M4, Philips 10FF2M4

CPUs
AMD Athlon X2, AMD Phenom X4, AMD Sempron, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Pentium Dual-Core, Intel Celeron Dual-Core

Web scrapers & feed readers
FeedDemon, Google Reader, iSolo, Sage, Webaroo Mobile

Software
Adobe Flex Builder 3, Internet Explorer 8 (beta 1), Xobni, Sage Instant Accounts, Avanquest Perfect Image 11 Backup & Protect Suite, StorageCraft ShadowProtect Desktop, Adobe Photoshop Express, Carbonite 3.5, Norton 360 Version 2, AVG Internet Security 8

Business
Cranberry SC20 Smart Client, HP ProLiant DL360 G5, Oki C3450n, Stonesoft StoneGate FW-300, HP Laserjet M2727nfs MFP, Extreme Networks Summit X250e-24p, Sony IPELA SNC-DF80P, ZyXEL GS-1548, CA ARCserve Backup 12, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Axigen Mail Server 6, Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, Entrigue Script Start 2.1

Games
Audiosurf, Frontlines: Fuel of War

Real World Computing

ADVANCED OFFICE, ADVANCED WINDOWS, DIGITAL DESIGN, MOBILE & WIRELESS, NETWORKS, ONLINE, OPEN SOURCE, SERVER ROOM, WEB APPLICATIONS