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We're giving away Ashampoo's Burning Studio 2009, a complete DVD and Blu-ray burning suite. Plus, on the DVD, record your on-screen activity, hide sensitive folders and clear the clutter from your PC.

Google Chrome: The complete guide
Find out what makes Chrome so fast, how to unlock its full potential, and why now is the time to dump Internet Explorer.

How to land a top tech job
We reveal the best way to land a job with a six-figure salary - and the type of pay you should be receiving if you already work in IT.

My life with Linux
PC Pro reporter Stuart Turton switches to Linux at work and home, and grudgingly rediscovers his love of the command line in the process.

Installing and using Ubuntu and Fedora
To accompany our Linux feature, David Fearon provides a starter's guide to using and installing the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora.

Introducing our News Grid, a monthly digest that reveals your say on the big stories. Plus, find out who won at the annual PC Pro awards, what Michael Dell thinks about netbooks and why broadband ads get away with no limits.

External hard disks
We put 15 external hard disks head to head, from 250GB pocket drives for £49 to 1TB powerhouses that sit on your desk and cost a mere £80.

Do-it-all PCs
We challenged PC companies big and small to create a feature-packed desktop machine for less than a grand. Find out what they produced.

Value TFTs
Expand your horizons for just £80! We test ten top-value 17in and 19in displays.

PCs
Chillblast Fusion Dominator, Sony VAIO VGC-RT1SU, VeryPC Fulwood, Apple iMac, Arbico Computers PX 8548, Chillblast Fusion Sidewinder, Eclipse Cyber Infinity Crossfire iQ945a487, Gladiator PCP4850, Mesh Xtreme P9950 HD, PC Specialist ApolloHD 4850 Pro, Zoostorm 65-5504

Laptops
Sony VAIO VGN-Z11WN/B, Toshiba Qosmio F50-10Z, Advent 5511, Dell Latitude E6400, Sony VAIO VGN-CS11Z/R

Components & peripherals
Sony Reader PRS-505, Panasonic HDC-SD100, JVC Everio GZ-HD40, Apple iPod touch, Apple iPod nano, Gigabyte 9800 GT, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB, BenQ G2400WT, ViewSonic VP2650wb, Palm Treo Pro, Powertraveller Solargorilla, Sitecom WirelessAudio Transmitter, Creative Zen Mozaic

Wireless routers
Trendnet TEW-633GR, D-Link DIR-855, Sitecom WL-306, Trendnet TEW-637AP

Books
Programming .NET 3.5

Value TFTs
Hyundai H94W, Iiyama ProLite E1908WSV, Acer P193W, Asus VW171D, Asus VW195S, BenQ E900WA, Hanns.G HW173AB, Hanns.G HW191DP, NEC LCD19WV, ViewSonic VA1916w

External hard disks
Buffalo MiniStation Pro, Freecom Mobile Drive XXS, Iomega eGo Alpine White, LaCie Little Disk, Plextor Portable Hard Disk, Seagate FreeAgent Go, Transcend StoreJet Portable Hard Disk, Western Digital My Passport Elite, Buffalo DriveStation Combo 4, Freecom Hard Drive XL, Iomega Desktop Hard Drive, LaCie Hard Disk, Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus, Verbatim External Hard Disk, Western Digital My Book Home Edition

Software
Adobe CS4 Master Collection, Adobe CS4 DesignStandard/Premium suites, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe PhotoshopCS4 Extended, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe CS4 Web Standard/Premium suites, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Fireworks CS4, Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, Adobe Premiere Elements 7, Norton Internet Security 2009, Trend Micro InternetSecurity Pro 2009

Business
Boston iGloo 24T-StorMagic, HP ProLiant DL160 G5, Dell PowerEdge T605, Tandberg DataStorageLibrary T40+, QNAP TS-409U Turbo NAS, HP Compaq t5735Thin Client, Brother MFC-6490CW, Barracuda NetworksSpam Firewall 100, Vasco aXs GuardGatekeeper, NearPoint for MicrosoftExchange Server 3.1

Games
GTR Evolution, Crysis: Warhead

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