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Te c h a d v i c e
you can trust!
O Our tests are performed by experienced
reviewers in our Labs in accordance
with strict benchtesting procedures
O Our brand new benchmarks have
been tailor-made to reflect
real-world computing needs
O We put tech through its paces –
seriously. From processing power to
battery life, from usability to screen
brightness, our tests are exhaustive
O We will always offer an honest and
unbiased opinion for every review
IT’S A PC
WORLD
H ello, PC & Tech Authority readers! I’m Ben, your new editor. John’s
charted a thrilling new course for himself, now steering the good
ship PC PowerPlay where he’ll be laying down the same immensely
high standards which he brought to you, here, and bringing his wit,
wisdom and insight to bear on that legendary magazine.
For me, personally, to be here at PC & Tech Authority is utterly magical. I
launched Atomic Maximum Power Computing magazine way back in 2000AD,
and the desk next to mine was that of the editor of this very magazine; one Tim
Dean. Not far from his desk was Mr Hollingworth’s, and in my line of sight was
John Gilloly’s mountain of boxes of tech stu , somewhere under which was a
desk, and John.
It was Tim and PC&TA ’s meticulous and scientifi c approach to hardware
benchtesting which helped us build the same quality of analysis in Atomic,
and which every tech journalist who has ever been associated with PC&TA has
followed ever since as law. But science only goes so far – our personal views
and experience round o the advice we give to you, and that’s a responsibility
none of us take lightly.
It is that gold standard approach which has kept PC&TA at the top for a
decade and a half, as the go-to source for the defi nitive word on great gear.
I love the PC. I love the bits that go inside it, plug into it, connect with it and
revolve around it. I love that after all these years it’s still not only a hotbed of
incredible evolution and development, but is the stable stone of technology
around which the ever-changing world of gear and gadgets also orbits.
And I know you do, too. So let’s get going with it all, then.
THE TEAM...
Managing Editor
David Hollingworth
E dhollingworth@nextmedia.com.au
T @atomicmpc
I’m firmly of the opinion that 2014 will be
a big one for PC&TA and the PC scene in
general. Confidence is high!
Video Producer
Josh Lundberg
E jlunderberg@nextmedia.com.au
T @MrJosh86
Hey! Idea! Let’s do another 24hr gaming
marathon like the one we did before
Christmas! Guys! Guys? Um... guys...?
Ben Mansill
E bmansill @ nextmedia.com.au
Art Director
Tim Frawley
Also, don’t forget to check out the
iPad version, packed with exclusive
interactive content complementing
the regular magazine. Here’s a sample
of what you can expect:
Some say I remind them of David
from the movie Prometeus. I assume
they mean my robotic workflow
management...
CONTACT US...
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INBOX TECHDESK
BOX
IN
IF YOU HAVE A STORY OR
POINT TO MAKE, SEND IT IN!
TELL US YOUR ANECDOTES,
OPINIONS & TALES OF WOE
64-bit versions. To see it running, open
Task Manager, select Processes and scroll
down to prio_svc.exe.
Start Task Manager (Alt-Ctrl-Del),
select the Processes tab, move to the
desired name, alternate click and set the
Priority. Alternately, on the Applications
tab, alternate click and select Go to
Process, and then set priority.
P. Bailey
Getting
in touch
TOP SITE COMMENTS
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MAIL
Inbox, Level 6, Building
A, 207 Pacific Highway,
St Leonards NSW 2065
WEB
pcandtechauthority.
com.au
EMAIL
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techauthority.com.au
Please limit letters
to 200 words, where
possible. Letters may be
edited for style and to a
more suitable length.
Needs to look more like the
Mach 5...
Zen on Renault’s new drone-
equipped car.
Web ID: 371895
The Vaio line was way overpriced
anyway.
j876 is glad to see Sony sell
its Vaio line.
Web ID: 371611
David Hollingworth says: Wow,
handy little program! Thanks for
sharing that with us and our readers.
NO GAMING, PLEASE
After many years of supporting this
magazine, I will not be renewing my
subscription because the issues now
reflect more gamer than information tips.
This is why I started with my
subscription when the issue started. I
wish the publication well but hope I find
a more informative magazine to satisfy
my needs.
J. Nield
They can go take a flying leap at
themselves! Pay for the service
and then get bombarded by ads!
Not in my lifetime!
SBeS is not pleased with
HBO’s Game of Thrones
monopoly.
Web ID: 371375
LETTER OF THE MONTH
I find your software reviews and
downloads most helpful.
There is lots of software around that
is designed to get your system back to
running like new. However, they do not
really help, probably because I have too
many programs installed and generally
too many Firefox add-ons with too many
tabs open.
Also having too many USB 3.0 devices
connected means the system bogs down
and programs become unresponsive for
long periods or even hang.
Finally I am now able to have all of the
above and still get good performance
with virtually nothing becoming
unresponsive or if so then only for
short periods.
My answer is to set the priority of
major bottlenecks to high – in particular,
Explorer, which struggles to compete
with everything else when set to normal.
I also set my email client Firefox, its plugin
container and FlashPlayerPlugin to high,
together with other main programs such
as Office components.
There is one major flaw with this
method: rebooting means the settings are
lost and priority returns to normal.
Fortunately there is a tremendous
program free for private use that stores
the settings and automatically sets them.
It is Prio – Process Priority Saver and it
can be found at http://www.prnwatch.
com/prio/ . It is available in both 32- and
Yay! Vindicated! The
inevitable victory of OpenGL
is acknowledged in print by
somebody else. Ahem... but, yes...
what happens NOW?
Good question, Voxel.
Web ID: 371048
David Hollingworth says: That is a
shame, but absolutely fair. That said,
you may be interested to know that,
now that PC PowerPlay is officially
our sister magazine, we’re looking at
changing the way we cover games.
And in a way I think you’ll like, too...
Wow, that was just...wow. I kept
going and forced myself to the
end of the story. I felt like turning
away would be a disservice to the
girl; to miss the message.
smegg was hit pretty hard –
just like the rest of us.
Web ID: 371353
TPYO
Just read the A-List Apps article in Issue
195 on page 24, you have created a
mistake with OneNote where you have
copied the same paragraph from Paprika
Recipe Maker.
D. SHEATHER
I don’t have one, though one
of the guys does, 2012 model.
Swears it’s very quiet.
amcmo’s heard good things
about GIGABYTE’s BRIX
Web ID: 371283
David Hollingworth says: Oops.
LETTER OF
THE MONTH
This month’s letter of
the month will receive
the STM HOOD laptop
backpack thanks to the
guys at STM.
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Want to read more? Go to
www.pcandtechauthority.
com.au and search for the
Web ID. And check out the
Atomic forums: http://
forums.atomicmpc.com.au
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