SmartComputing
Smart Computing was a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. First released under the name PC Novice, it was published from 1990 to 2013. Content The magazine featured articles, reviews of hardware and software, editorial content and classified advertising. It was geared more toward newer users than its sister publications, Computer Power User and CyberTrend (previously known as PC Today). Articles and Features Technology News and Notes, by Christian Perry - News and a monthly Q/A help desk Tech Diaries, various authors - Reviews Software Head-to-Head, various authors - a comparison of software September 2006: Anti-Spam: , SonicWALL Email Security Desktop, OnlyMyEmail, VQme Anti Spam with Webmail. Winner: SonicWALL Email Security Desktop October 2006: Instant Messaging clients: Yahoo! Messenger 8, AIM Triton 1.5, Google Talk, ICQ 5.1, Trillian 3.1, Windows Live Messenger. Winner: Yahoo! Messenger January 2007: Office suites: StarOffice 8, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition, Corel WordPerfect X3 Standard Edition, Ability Office Standard Edition. Winner: StarOffice 8 Software Reviews, various Staff Picks, various - staff's choices of hardware Windows Tips & Tricks, various - helpful hints for using Microsoft Windows General Computing, various - articles about no specific topic