At our February '04 general meeting, Smart Computing® Magazine and their User Group Program were introduced to NCTCUG members. This program allows our members to subscribe to Smart Computing®, and three other publications of parent company Sandhills Publishing, and earn credit towards additional subscriptions to be given to NCTCUG for use as door prizes at meetings. For every five subscriptions, we'll earn a door prize - so we hope you'll consider a subscription today.
Click for the special NCTCUG subscription form. Subscribers to two or three year terms will receive an issue from their Reference Series, a $9.99 value, free.
As we learned at the February meeting, a subscription to any of the four magazines also includes a membership to the web site, with an archive of more than 19,000 articles, and access to the contents of all the magazines as they're published every month. Members receive a special 24 page publication with helpful hints on how to use the web site.
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[Adapted from publisher's literature.]
Smart Computing® often becomes a valuable part of many readers' reference libraries. Popular regular features include a Q&A section, which answers readers' questions; PC Operating Instructions, which focuses on the fundament skills of using various operating sytems; and Quick Studies, which contains how-to articles explaining a single feature of major appplications such as Microsoft Excel and Quicken.
Computer Power User® is a monthly publication aimed at people who know that technology rocks. The kind of person who geths his kicks upgrading graphics cards and smashing benchmarks. It's for people who enjoy wireless gadgets, fast internet connections, and Quake III. People who like honest reviews, useful tips, and refreshing commentary from world-class computing experts. People who would rather check out the next exhibit at E3 in person than rely on the latest drivel from some PD flack.
PC Today is a monthly magazine for Windows users, deliverying frank information about their operating system. Each issue includes the latest computing news, the lowdown on the latest Windows updates, hardware previews, and software reviews. PC Today features advanced tips, tutorials for novice and expert PC users, troubleshooting advice, networking how-to information, and a look at current PC games. PC Today is written for those seeking practical answers to real-world computing questions and for folks who enjoy making the most of their PCs.
CE Tips, introduced in December, 2003, offers a helpful blend of buying advice and how-to information for consumer electronics users, as well as informative articles on new and upcoming CD technologies and products. This 116-page monthly magazine covers a broad range of topics, including home theater, digital photography, creating and editing digital video, multimedia PCs, home automation, and more.
Reference Series issues are all-in-one resources for computing facts and information. Each issue is designed for you to take home, put next to your PC, and refer to for years to come. You'll find full-color illustrations and in-depth articles, along with historical facts and figures, all designed to help you make sense of computers and the Internet.
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