It has to be from reading the magazine 10.5 years ago. I lurk more than take an active part these days, apart from beta testing.(still looking forward to NIS2012!)After a lot of self debate I sent off my cheque for PCA renewal last week.

Ooops .... I am one us, should read - I am one of us, etc ...

Like others I am a regular reader of the magazine, and when I retired from full time work, found the lack of IT support, coupled with more unreliable software and hardware than now, meant that joining the forum was a good way to get advice. In particular following a virus attack I became obsessive with back up and (free) anti virus and anti malware. I still appreciate others experience in this area and occasionally try to share my experience with newcommers as I learn more, in such areas as iPods, etc. I sometimes cannot resist the speaker's corner, but the helproom is my main interest. I jumped from XP to W7, avoiding Vista , following this forum's views, for example. Long may it continue.

Been a subscriber for years but bought the mag regularly before that, came here on site because I had a problem and needed help.

In the process learnt a lot and stayed on (has it really been 10 yrs) to pass that knowledge on to those others in panic mode for whatever reason their machine doesn't do what you think it should.

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My posts tell me I have been a member since oct. 2006, but I actually joined a few years earlier as welshgit (one l).I moved, and was without internet access for a few years. When I tried to log on again, I had forgotten my password, so I reregistered as wellshgit. I came here in the first place after buying the magazine, and obtained lots of help from the forums when I built my first computer.