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McAfee Family protection
McAfee Family Protection 2011
Software

Family Protection's default setting is far too lax for kids and too restrictive for adults.

£30 inc VAT
Norton Online Family
Symantec Norton Online Family review
Software

Online Family is easy to configure and friendly to use, producing great results. Sadly, it's not infallible.

Fallout New Vegas Robot battle
Fallout: New Vegas review
Gaming Software

Everything we loved about Fallout 3, and much more. New Vegas improves on the original in almost every way.

£24 inc VAT
K9 Web Protection
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection
Software

We still like K9's free, effective and simple web filtering, but it loses out to other free packages, which offer a wider scope.

The Learning Bubble
The Learning Bubble - child learning software
Software

The Learning Bubble is good for encouraging younger children's learning on a PC, but its apparent fallibility concerns us.

£20 inc VAT
Medal of Honor (2010)
Medal of Honor review
Gaming Software

Breaks new ground for the Medal of Honor series, but the short campaign and limited multiplayer do little to improve gameplay.

£27 inc VAT
Family Safety
Microsoft Family Safety review
Software

Family Safety is free, comprehensive and resisted our attempts to bypass it. Its default settings should be stricter, though.

Canonical Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Edition
Canonical Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Edition review
Software

It's not that different to the previous version, but the cloud integration is neat and Ubuntu remains a viable alternative to Windows.

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition
Canonical Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition review
Software

It certainly makes the most of a netbook screen, but not all parts of the interface are easier to use and there could be some hardware issues.

Civlization V
Sid Meier’s Civilization V review
Gaming Software

The basic mechanics might not have changed much over the years, but Civilization V is an addictive, complex and deeply-involving game that requires your brain as much as your brawn.

£30 inc VAT