With this issue we've got tools that are suitable for readers who have recently bought (or been given) a new PC and those who are stuck with their old PC that seems to be getting slower and slower. PCmover is an application with one purpose: it moves across the programs, data and information you had installed and stored on your old machine, across to your new machine. Over time, you install software and delete files from your machine. Your hard drive becomes fragmented and has to spend longer seeking files. O&O Defrag Professional v4 is a tool that will enable you to reorganise your files so they are in one continuous block - making it easier for your drive to find files. Result? A faster computer!

In addition, we've got ShopFactory 5 Light which will enable you to put your store online, whilst Mail Manager 2 will protect your computer from the spam that fills up your email client. TurboDemo Album will manage and store your digital photos.

If you've bought the DVD edition, you'll find there's a whole host more. If you've got a copy of Windows prior to Windows XP, you'll find Chronograph useful. It keeps checking your computer clock against time servers on the Internet, to make sure your clock is always correct. We've also got the educational version of Ubuntu 5.10, Edubuntu, and a host of top game demos, amongst other highlights.

Spam Filters (local and server-side spam filters)
Over the last few months, we've noticed that readers have had problems obtaining serial codes from online registration pages. This isn't always a problem with the online registration page, but a problem with anti-spam filters, which filter out the incoming email (containing the serial code). If you have an internal anti-spam filter installed on your computer, check your 'junk mail' or 'spam' folder, to see if the email has accidentally been classed as spam.

Alternatively, you may find that you're Internet service provider (ISP) has implemented a server-side anti-spam filter. A server-side anti-spam filter filters email at the ISP...so you don't even see the spam. However, the downside is that any email that your ISP classes as 'spam' means that it gets filtered, by your ISP. Our advice would be to turn off your ISP server-side anti-spam filter and use a filter on your system, which means that spam is filtered by your own preferences (ie what you regard as spam).