Computer Music

The complete guide to making music with a computer

Computer Music's goal is to help its readers create great music with a PC or Mac. Each month find easy-to-follow tutorials for all sorts of music software, unbiased reviews of the latest products and answers to technical questions. Our Zinio edition does not include the DVD but - FROM ISSUE 182 (October 2012) onwards - it DOES INCLUDE the full software, samples and tutorial files to download. Full details inside. Download does not include Producer Masterclass in-studio video. This digital edition is not printable.

13 issues /  $46.65 NZ

Tap! The iPhone and iPad Magazine

Tap! The iPhone and iPad Magazine

Tap! The iPhone and iPad Magazine will help you get the most from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Useful how-tos and handy tips guide you expertly through your device, in-depth app and accessory reviews sort the hidden gems from the rubbish and ensure you spend your money wisely. Plus behind the scenes interviews, features, analysis and more!

13 issues /  $46.65 NZ

Essential iPhone

The essential handbook for iPhone owners.

Essential iPhone is a must-have resource for iPhone owners. It features loads of step-by-step tutorials, app reviews and all the secrets needed to unlock the full power of your device.

1 issue  /  $7.84 NZ

MacLife Specials

Boost your creativity and workflow with The Ultimate Apple How-To Guide, a Mac|Life special issue stuffed with over 165 tips and tutorials for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. From automating repetitive tasks and making custom ringtones to encrypting drives and enhancing photos, you'll find fixes to common problems and useful advice that you'd never have thought to ask for.

1 issue  /  $11.66 NZ

The Complete Guide to the iPad mini

Packed with step-by-step tutorials! Get more out of your amazing Apple tablet

The Complete Guide to the iPad mini is your essential guide to Apple’s amazing new tablet. Packed with iOS 6 tutorials on how to get started with an iPad mini, plus how to get the most from features such as iCloud, iTunes Match, iBooks, Newsstand, Videos and Photos. We take the iPad mini apart (literally in one feature) and outline everything you could possibly need, or want, to know about this revolutionary device. We detail all the components, inside and out, with detailed benchmark tests. You’ll get to know everything about the iPad mini, and how to use it to its fullest ability. The Complete Guide to the iPad mini also lists all the best accessories and apps to use with this revolutionary device. With 80 pages of step-by-step tutorials, accessories and app reviews The Complete Guide to the iPad mini is the essential iPad mini manual for beginners and experts alike. "

1 issue  /  $3.01 NZ

The Complete Guide to the iPad 4

Discover everything you need to know about the iPad 4

The Complete Guide to the iPad 4 is the ultimate guide to Apple's latest iPad. This digital magazine takes you under the hood of the new iPad, as you discover everything there is to know about the model. Our in-depth Get To Know The iPad 4 feature reveals every facet of Apple's tablet, and the in-depth benchmark speedtests and 4G LTE network tests show you how to get the most from using an iPad 4 in the wild. The magazine is packed with step-by-step tutorials to help you get started. From how to wirelessly sync your iPad, through to accessing services like iTunes Match and Find My iPhone up to getting the most from new features like Siri, Maps, and AirPlay, this guide will help you from iPad newcomer to iPad expert in no time.

1 issue  /  $4.52 NZ

iPad for Education

Everything your child needs to make more of their iPad at school

200+ of the best educational iPad apps to give your child an advantage

1 issue  /  $7.84 NZ

Photoshop Image Editing Genius Guide Volume 1 Revised Edition

The expert techniques needed to instantly improve your images

Photoshop is a staple part of any creativeÕs toolset, whether youÕre producing high-key product shots for a client, professionally retouching a set of commercial portraits, or working to develop your own artistic style by exploring new ways of transforming your images into art. Its applications are endless, and with each new release of the Adobe Creative Suite we are excited to discover the brand new Photoshop features that quickly become indispensable to our own workflows. This Genius Guide has been revised to bring it right up to date with CS6, including the super-intelligent Content-Aware options, and also teach you about everything from commercial lighting to retro styles, reshaping facial features to Draganising portraits, and much, much more. Featuring:
Editing and enhancement  - Learn the essentials and discover the standard industry practices
Restoration and effects  - Rescue old and time-worn photos, and discover how to recreate modern styles
Retouching and creative editing  - Banish blemishes and smooth out skin perfectly, then turn your image into art
Tools  - Get to grips with the crucial tools in your Photoshop kit bag

Please note: Digital versions of the bookazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions. 

1 issue  /  $13.99 NZ

The Essential Apps Guide

Your 100% independent apps bible!

We’ve put together a handbook containing the best app titles available on both iOS and Android platforms. Our selections were sourced, ranked and finalised to bring you new hits and refined favourites that work a lot better than their competitor developer.

1 issue  /  $7.84 NZ

AppleMagazine

It’s all about Apple. The right magazine, for the right audience.

AppleMagazine is a weekly publication packed with news, iTunes and Apps reviews, interviews and original articles on anything and everything Apple. AppleMagazine brings a new concept of light, intelligent, innovative reading to your fingertips; with a global view of Apple and its influence on our lives - be it leisure activities, family or work-collaborative projects. Elegantly designed and highly interactive, AppleMagazine will also keep you updated on the latest weekly news. It's that simple! It’s all about Apple and its worldwide culture influence, all in one place, and only one tap away.

26 issues /  $40.81 NZ

Layers

The How-to Magazine of Everything Adobe

Layers magazine provides in-depth tutorials, cutting-edge techniques, secret tweaks, expert insights, and a wealth of information about the entire Adobe Creative Suite®, including InDesign®, Illustrator®, Photoshop®, Acrobat®, Lightroom®, After Effects®, Premiere Pro®, Dreamweaver®, and Flash®. Published six times a year, Layers provides the design ideas, 3D rendering tricks, digital video concepts, artist portfolio profiles, unbiased product reviews, and current industry news that make Layers an absolute must-read for today’s creative professional.

1 issue  /  $11.61 NZ

The Independent Guide to the iPhone 4

Your guide to the world's greatest phone

If you've just bought an iPhone 4, this fully updated MagBook from the team at MacUser is your ideal companion to mastering Apple's most desirable phone. Split into two sections - a user guide and applications review - this 260-page reference not only reveals the easy way to use your iPhone's operating system, but provides details on how to optimise your phone’s great new special features, applications and multi-media add-ons. Essentially, this is the user guide Apple forgot to include with the iPhone!

1 issue  /  $9.07 NZ

Australian Macworld: Mac Troubleshooting Superguide

How to: Identify & fix mac problems

Aimed at Mac users from beginner to advanced, Mac Troubleshooting is like having a Help Desk at your fingertips. All Macs will act up at times, and there's nothing more frustrating than not knowing where to turn. This guide will help users through tough times, from relatively simple startup problems to more involved networking issues. We look at the importance of backup hardware and software, data recovery, handy software utilities of all kinds, and much more.

1 issue  /  $16.42 NZ

iPad App Directory Vol. 3

The ultimate guide to iPad apps brings you applications from every section of the App Store, giving you essential advice and insight into 859 apps and games.

The updated guide to the best applications available for iPad now features over 700 reviews from the essential to the forgettable, apps from every category of the App Store are reviewed and rated. Discover which games can turn your iPad into the ultimate console and Find the apps that will help you become more productive and extend the functionality of your iPad. Plus this book features a rundown of the best 200 apps available, featuring classics such as Angry Birds and Pages.

1 issue  /  $10.49 NZ

Essential Move to Mac

Painfree from PC to Mac

Move to Mac assists today's PC users who are considering making the migration to the world of Mac, iPhone and iPad. Every issue provides a step by step guide to making the switch without losing data and also gives end users new to OSX the knowledge they need to get started.

1 issue  /  $7.84 NZ

Essential iPad

The ultimate handbook for iPad owners

Essential iPad is a must-have resource for iPad owners. It features loads of step-by-step tutorials, app reviews and all the secrets needed to unlock the full power of your device.

1 issue  /  $7.84 NZ

Maximum PC Specials

Maximum PC’s How To Build the Perfect PC contains some of the best PC building-related articles from our 2012/2013 monthly issues. The “perfect PC” for you could be anything from a mighty gaming rig to a diminutive Raspberry Pi box.  We'll show you how to build both--and several other classes of machines, too!

1 issue  /  $11.66 NZ

iPad App Directory Vol 5

The ultimate guide to iPad apps

Discover the very best apps for your iPad. Covering every category of the App Store, this book is packed with reviews to help you decide where to spend your hard-earned cash. Including a guide to the App Store and a featuring covering the top 200 apps everyone must own, all the latest and greatest iPad apps are covered here. Featuring: From Fatbooth to Angry Birds, over 600 apps reviewed in every App Store category Introductory guide to shopping in the App Store, fully updated for iOS 6 A rundown of the top 200 five-star apps of all time Covers apps for all three generations of the iPad

1 issue  /  $10.49 NZ

The Complete Guide to the iPhone 4S

The ultimate guide to Apple's latest iPhone

The Complete Guide to the iPhone 4S is the ultimate book for the millions of customers looking to purchase Apple’s latest groundbreaking device. Readers will discover how to set up their iPhone PC-free with the new iOS 5, use iCloud to manage and stream media over the air, and sync wirelessly with iTunes. It will also have in-depth guides to getting the most from Siri, Apple’s new artificially intelligent voice-interaction technology, plus the amazing new 8-megapixel camera and 1080p high-definition video recording. And complete buyers guides to all the greatest apps and accessories that every iPhone owner will want to buy.

1 issue  /  $4.52 NZ

The Complete Guide to Mountain Lion

A comprehensive companion to Apple’s latest Mac operating system.

Whether you’re upgrading to Mountain Lion or switching from a Windows PC, this guide will steer you through the latest OS X release. If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, you’ll already be familiar with the workings of iOS, and the desktop environment of Mountain Lion draws heavily on the mobile system, with the inclusion of handy tools, such as Notifications and Notes. As every new Mac comes with Mountain Lion, we’ll investigate which of the latest desktop and portable models will suit you best. Got a Mac with a trackpad? We’ll show you how to use Multi-Touch gestures. And we’ll look into how iCloud can transform everything you do, providing access anywhere, anytime, from any device! Make more of the latest Safari browser, which now comes with its own Share button so that you can easily forward items of interest to friends, family and colleagues, and explore the fantastic in-built iLife applications. We’ll show you how to customise your Mac to your liking and get to grips with more behind-the-scenes features too, such as Gatekeeper security and Time Machine.

1 issue  /  $8.16 NZ