CONTENTS
4 MARCH2020|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE
Contents
Issue 385 March
Regulars
6 Letters
Your monthly missives ofwit and wisdom,
tips and tricks, and moans and groans
8 Mel’sWorld
If you don’t want your phone nicked, your
accounts hacked or your fingers chopped off,
you’d best steer clear ofMel Croucher’s
backgammon club in his local boozer –it’s a
den of iniquity and criminality
10 Kay’sCorner
3D printing is makingTheSixMillionDollarMan
areality.KayEwbanklooks forward to
modern technology replacing all those bits
that don’t workaswell as theyused to
12 Rants &Raves
After neglecting its desktop computers for
some time,it’s good to see Apple finally
get back to what it does best. And at least
when you buy aMac youget to keep it,
unlike most things these days
130 Zygote
An artificial intelligence program is helping to
prevent suicides in China.Zygotecelebrates a
positive use of technology amidst all the
scammers, hackers and animal torturers
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102TheFutureofComputing
Silicon maynot be dead quiteyet, but
scientists are already researching
alternative models of computing.
Mike Bedfordinvestigates some of
the weird and wonderful ideas that
could revolutionise technology
Features
110Retro:From
TrashtoTreasure
Sellam Abraham first
started collecting old
computers by rescuing
them from the tip.
With retro machines
now selling forbig
bucks, he talks to
David Crookesabout
his lifelong obsession,
remarkable collection
and future plans
Learn
120 Helpfile &BusinessHelp
Got aPCproblem, app annoyance or
Windows woe? Fear not:Simon Handby
is here to answer all your queries
124Advanced Projects
Fedupofwading through all the junk on the
internet?Clive Websteris your guide to the
best bits of the web you’ve never heard of
News
All the latest news and views from the
technology world, including:
14 Need to Know
Microsofttakes inspiration from the PC
world forits new Xbox, while Intel looks to
5G mobile tech after spat with Qualcomm
16 From the Lab
In-depth coverage of all the latest scientific
and technological advances
17TheLowdown: ProjectAthena
Intel’s new standard forlaptops guarantees
high performance,long battery lifeand awide
range of connectivity options in aslimline
design, making lifeeasier forconsumers
