There are several different versions of ''

PC Magazine ''PC Magazine'' (shortened as ''PCMag'') is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009. Publication of online editions started in late 1994 and continues . Overview ''PC Mag ...

''. The UK edition was taken over by VNU in 2000 and ceased publication in 2002, although they still maintain a website. Its columnists moved to ''

Personal Computer World ''Personal Computer World'' (''PCW'') (February 1978 - June 2009) was the first British computer magazine. Although for at least the last decade it contained a high proportion of Windows PC content (reflecting the state of the IT field), the m ...

'', the first British computer magazine. ''PC Magazine'' UK's launch edition was in April 1992, and the launch event, in March, was on a scale that no other technology magazine had experienced before or since, and was typical of the way publisher

Ziff-Davis Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, online shopping-related servic ...

conducted business over the nine years it remained in the UK. Nine months prior to the launch, David Craver, head of Ziff-Davis UK, started recruiting technology journalists and columnists.

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which ar ...

and

Guy Kewney Guy Johan Kewney (30 April 1946 – 8 April 2010) was a British journalist, regarded by some as the first UK technology journalist.Manek Dubash"Guy Kewney: Integrity in socks and sandals" ''The Register'', 12 April 2010 Early life Kewney's orig ...

were star columnists, called fellows. Steve Malone was the launch editor, Jerry Sanders was Executive Editor in charge of reviews, and Ed Henning created ZD Labs UK, the technical backbone of the reviews.

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External links

PCMag UK online
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