CONTENTS
4 JANUARY2021|COMPUTERSHOPPER|ISSUE
Contents
Issue 395 January 2021
6 Letters
Yo ur final correspondence is as helpful,
pertinent and knowledgeable as ever
8 Mel’sWorld
It’s time to take back control of our data, says
MelCroucher–and we can make astart by
boycotting social media and all the companies
that playfast and loose with our details
10 Under
Development
Perplexed by some of
his customers’ more
deceitful requests,
David Robinsontries
to make sense of
their motives
11 MacBiter
The much-loved, much-missedMacBiter
reflects on alifewasted sitting in front of
acomputer screen, with nothing to show
foritbut greyhair and haemorrhoids
12 Cybercop
If you’ve had your computer attacked, taking
revenge against the perpetrators might seem
like agood idea –but be warned, you could
be biting offalot more than you can chew
13 Kay’sCorner
Angel ofthe northKayEwbankon the
trials and tribulations of trying to get a
decent mobile signal in the sticks
14 Rants &Raves
Aselection of our favouriterants andraves
fromyears gone by
16 In the Beginning...
In an article written in 2008,Felix Dennis
recounts howhe launched Britain’s
biggest and best computer magazine
18Thanks for the Memories
Shopperwriters past andpresent recall their
experiencesworking forthe magazine
122 Zygote
Exposing the hypocrisy,incompetence and
rip-offs of the technology world since
issue one,Zygotesigns offin inimitable style
6 6BuildaPC
Get the PC you’ve always
wanted with the help of
our step-by-step guide to
choosing the rightkit and
putting it all together
86 SaveBletchleyPark!
David Ludlowdelves intothe history
of one ofthe most important sites in
computing history
92EvilComputers
When computers go bad...
Simon Handbyreveals how
technology has been used
fornefariouspurposes
98ComputerShopper1988–
The technological innovations that have
shaped the lifeofShopper–and the lives
of us all –over the past 33 years
110 Retro: ReadAll
About It...Again
David Crookesflicks through
the computer magazines
proving there’s lifeinprint yet
78TheSearchfor
RichardIII
Mike Bedfordon howtech
helped to find royalremains
in aLeicester car park
Features
6
Learn
116 BuildYour Own Cloud
Don’t shell out afortune to Dropbox and
Google to store your files.David Ludlow
explains howyou can do it all yourself
Regulars&Favourites
