PC Format Issue 277

This issue is dated April 2013 and priced at £5.99.

Features
Linux Goes Gaming - Neil Mohr - 6 pages (64-69)
 * Neil Mohr is playing games, not with your mind, but with Linux...

Dual-boot Ubuntu - Alan Dexter - 2 pages (70-71)
 * Alan Dexter explains how to get ahead of the crowd and start Linux gaming today.

NUClear Linux gaming - Neil Mohr - 2 pages (72-73)
 * An easy, step-by-step guide to using Steam for Linux on the Intel NUC.

Drunk on gaming - Graham Morrison - 4 pages (74-77)
 * Resident oenophile Graham Morrison reveals the dart art of running Wine on Linux.

Ask Luis - Luis Villazon - 5 pages (108-112)

Hot Wired
Recover lost passwords - Jon Thompson - 3 pages (78-80)
 * Jon Thompson shows you how to break in if you've accidentally locked yourself out.

Get longer battery life - Alex Cox - 3 pages (82-84)
 * Alex Cox explains how Windows 8 can make a laptop last longer between charges.

Access your PC anywhere - Martin Cooper - 2 pages (86-87)
 * Martin Cooper explains how to access your files remotely with TeamViewer.

Supertest
The Ton-Up PC Tune-Up - Dave James - 6 pages (6-9,20-21)
 * What are the best upgrades if you've got a strict £100 budget?

Hardware
Mouse Pad Round-Up - 2 pages (50-51) New Gear... - 2 pages (52-53) Tech Porn - Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan - Dave James - 2 pages (54-55)

Tech Briefing: High-speed satellite broadband - Neil Mohr - 2 pages (56-57)
 * Can a single satellite deliver high-speed broadband to the whole of Europe?

Rig Builder - Dave James - 2 pages (58-59)

Games
Is Steam evil? - Dan Griliopoulos - 6 pages (90-95)


 * Risking professional life and limb, Dan Griliopoulos seeks the inconvient truth behind Valve's digital dominance.

Other Credits
Deputy Editor
 * Dave James

Reviews Editor
 * Matt Hanson

New Media Editor
 * Jeremy Ford

Technology Writers
 * Jeremy Laird, Luis Villazon

Managing Art Editor
 * Matt Orton

Art Editor
 * Fraser McDermott

Managing Editor
 * Cat Hackforth

Operations Editor
 * Chris Thornett

Production Assistant
 * Dom Reseigh-Lincoln

Contributors
 * James Archer, Simon Crisp, Dan Griliopoulos, Graham Morrison, Neil Mohr, Phil Savage, Jon Thompson, Alex Cox, Henry Winchester, Martin Cooper