Get faster broadband in this month's issue of PC Plus. From rewiring your phone line to tweaking your TCP/IP stack, our lead feature shows you how to hack your internet connection for maximum performance.

Elsewhere in Features, we also look at the non x86 CPU uprising, and find out why your next processor may not necessarily be from Intel or AMD, take a tour of the top 10 Vista alternatives available not only for free, but on your SuperDisc, and discover how modern game engines are making for the ultimate movie creation tool. We also speak with the CTO of Walt Disney Studios on crossing the digital divide, and Microsoft's Paul Stoddart on Microsoft's vision for search in a Google-dominated industry.

In Make It, steampunk returns in style as we build a web counter out of a Nixie tube, secure the office with a webcam security system, create a photo gallery in Microsoft Silverlight, and begin work on a game project to unite PC and Xbox fans using the new XNA libraries. We also print custom stickers with the Moo.com APIs, and explain the art of fitting and tweaking a new CPU.

You'll find all this and more in this month's PC Plus, available in stores from June 3rd.