Practical Internet

Practical Internet is one of many, many net-devoted magazines on the market. I’m normally a WebUser reader, but have begun to find it a bit ‘beginner level’ for me and so went down to my local newsagent to look for one a bit more advanced and challenging. After flicking through several, I decided on Practical Internet – mainly because this edition (Dec 2001) contains a free CD with a whopping £1,362 of software on it. Published by Paragon (www.paragon.co.uk), the mag weighs in at a hefty 162 semi-glossy pages. Like all magazines it’s heavy on the advertising, but between the ads are some outstanding articles and tutorials from ...  Read the complete review

Practical Internet is one of the enormous and ever-growing number of internet user magazines springing up to cash-in on and feed the growing interest with all things net related in modern times. But with all that choice around what is it about this magazine which is different enough to warrant you spending your hard earned cash on it once oa month? Well, it depends upon what you use the internet for as to which of the magazines appeals to you the most. Practical Internet, has basically 4 main sections, devoted to general internet news(Infonation), Hints and tips on using the internet and internet software(Net Workshop), a testing and review section(On Test), and ...  Read the complete review

Here’s another great Internet teacher that’s suitable for all PC/Mac users who use the Internet. There’s loads of excellent content crammed into each monthly issue and a cover CD that’s got some useful programs on it. Throw in a separate book each month that teaches you about the main free full program on the CD and for a measly £3.99 you have money well spent! Like most magazines, PC or Internet related, Practical Internet is split into sections and the sections are then split into very in-depth sub-sections. I read the magazine from the front cover to the back cover …minus the adverts of course! There’s just so much ...  Read the complete review

Paragon have a habit of producing magazines that fail to catch the eye - but are gold mines of information. Practical Internet (PI) is no exception. Future Magazines have looks and content, Paragon magazines tend to have the later - but its worth every penny. Not content with the obligatory free coverdisk every month you will usually find a free paperback book aswell. The first book that I read from PI was about creating your own website in 24 hours. I think we have all seen books with outlandish promises for titles - except this book fullfilled the promise. Right from basic HTML through to Internet sources through to actually uploading to the web in ...  Read the complete review