C't

Infobox Magazine
title = c't


editor =
frequency = Biweekly
circulation = 380,000 / issue
category = Computer magazines
company = Heinz Heise
firstdate =
country = Germany, the Netherlands
language = German, Dutch
website = [http://www.heise.de/ct/english www.heise.de/ct]
issn = 0724-8679

"c't" (short for "Computertechnik", i.e. computer technology, originally an abbreviation for "computing today") is a German computer magazine, published by the Heinz Heise publishing house. 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.

The magazine is the fourth most popular German language computer magazine with a sold circulation of about 367,000 (Q3/2005; printed circulation: 482,000). With 239,000 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 Computer are also regularly featured. The magazine has a reputation of being very thorough, although critics claim that the magazine has been "dumbed down" in recent years to accommodate the mass market.

They offer a piece of software called [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Do-it-yourself-Service-Pack--/features/80682 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 with people with no or slow Internet connections, or not exposing an unpatched install to the Internet.

A sister magazine, "iX", focuses primarily on UNIX-related issues.

External links

* [http://www.heise.de/ct/ c't Germany homepage] ( [http://www.heise.de/ct/english English version] )
* [http://www.ct.nl/ c't Netherlands homepage]
* [http://www.heise.de/ Heise Verlag homepage and news site]
* [http://www.heise.de/mediadaten/pdfs/2003/ct_Mediadaten_2003.pdf Mediadaten c't]
* [http://www.heise.de/ct/projekte/offlineupdate/download_uk.shtml Offline Update download page]