C't
c't – Magazin für Computertechnik is a biweekly German computer magazine, published by the Heinz Heise publishing house of Hanover.
[file:Ct jubilaeum 30 turm.jpg|thumb|The 5.71 meter high tower from the 587 published c't editions up to the 30th anniversary has been in the foyer of the publishing house since October 2013.]
History and profile
The first issue of the magazine was the November/December 1983 edition. Originally a special section of the electronics magazine elrad, the magazine has been published monthly since December 1983 and biweekly since October 1997. A Dutch edition also exists which is published monthly. In addition, since 2008 a Russian licensed-title version named c’t – Журнал о компьютерной технике is published in Moscow.The magazine is the second most popular German-language computer magazine with a circulation of about 315,000. With 241,000 subscriptions it is the computer magazine with the most subscribers in Europe.
c't covers both hardware and software; it focuses on software for the Microsoft Windows platform, but Linux and Apple are also regularly featured. The magazine has a reputation of being thorough, although critics claim that the magazine has been "dumbed down" in recent years to accommodate the mass market.
One of the numerous projects c't initiated is the WSUS Offline Update, a set of scripts to download Microsoft updates, combine it with an install script, and create a CD image. With Offline Update burned to a CD or DVD, a technician can update Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Microsoft Office 2003/2007 without an Internet connection. This is especially useful for people with no or slow Internet connections, or not exposing a vulnerable system to the Internet.
A sister magazine, iX, focuses on topics for IT professionals.