Vodafone

I’ve been commissioned to produce six fortnightly e-magazines and a blog to help promote the launch of Apple’s iPhone on the Vodafone network. This work has been commissioned by GGMR, and will be ongoing for a period of around three months. Links will of course be forthcoming in due course.

PC Answers

I’ve been commissioned to write the lead feature on easy PC upgrades, plus a two-page project on troubleshooting network printers. Again, the deadline is mid-November.

Tech Radar

I shall be writing a quick-fire 12 essential add-ons and plugins piece for the Tech Radar web site. Deadline mid-November.

Your Family Tree

I’ve been commissioned to write a guide on Windows 7 for an upcoming issue of the magazine. Deadline mid-November.

BBC Who Do You Think You Are

My guide to creating a family history newsletter using Serif Page Plus 9, which is on the magazine’s cover disc, is published in the latest issue (28, November 2009). Click here to find out more.

PC Answers

My “Move to a new PC” feature, originally published in issue 198, has now been placed online in the form it appeared in the magazine. Click here to view it.

BBC Who Do You Think You Are?

I’ve been commissioned for two pieces for the latest issue: a single-page review of Family Tree Maker 2010, and a three-page guide to creating a photo book. Deadlines for both are the end of this month.

Windows: The Official Magazine, issue 37

The latest issue of Microsoft’s official Windows title is on the shelves now, sporting a new design. My main contribution is the “Extend the life of your PC” feature for Windows Vista users.

I also continue to provide a limited free support service to the readership and write the Q&A column – now titled Support Squad - although I no longer receive any credit for doing so.

BBC Countryfile

Cloughton on the North York Moors is the featured village in this week’s “Five Days to the Weekend” column – click here to read it.

Computeractive, 304

It’s like buses: two of my articles have appeared in the latest issue of Britain’s best-selling computer magazine: a Masterclass on taking a backup drive image using Macrium Reflect Free, and a workshop on setting up a simple database using FileAmigo LE. Click here for more details.

Your Family Tree

I’ve been commissioned to write six pages of a forthcoming cover feature on sharing your research. Deadline is the end of October.

BBC Countryfile Magazine

Hayfield in Derbyshire is the featured village in this week’s “Five Days to the Weekend” column – click here to view it.

Microsoft Windows XP, 104

Issue 104 of the official Microsoft Windows XP Magazine features an updated version of my feature on cleaning malware infections from your PC. There are also tutorials on giving your PC a health check and my repurposed Q&A column. Click here for more details about the magazine.

PC Answers, 204

Issue 204 of PC Answers is now on-sale, and features a number of my contributions, most notably the “Windows 7 for free” cover feature, which reveals how to get the best features of Windows 7 in both XP and Vista without having to spend a penny.

   Also in this issue is my group test of six security suites, including Norton Internet Security 2010, and my regular monthly Helpdesk column.

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BBC Countryfile

Watton-at-Stone is the latest village to be featured in my “Five Days to the Weekend” weekly column on the magazine’s web site: click here to view it.