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Article | 13/07/2010 Microsoft's Steve Ballmer as emoticons

It's not often hard to guess what Steve Ballmer is feeling. The Microsoft CEO has one of the most recognized, and photographed, faces in the IT indust...

Article | 13/07/2010 Record and Create Music With FL Studio

FL Studio 9.1 is the latest version of the long-time sequencer and recording app formerly known as Fruity Loops. Despite a slightly non-standard user ...

Article | 13/07/2010 Five reasons it's time to switch to Windows 7

Tomorrow is D-day for Windows XP SP2 users. Granted, Windows XP SP2 will still work, but tomorrow is the last Patch Tuesday for the venerable OS which...

Article | 8/07/2010 The best Windows 7 downloads

Not quite happy with the way Windows 7 works, or looking to get more out of the operating system? You've come to the right place. We're big fans of Mi...

Article | 30/06/2010 12 of the most interesting, unusual and useful Linux distros

One of the benefits of open source software that many people are most familiar with is that it's free to download. This means you can grab great appli...

Article | 30/06/2010 Windows 8 rumored features: Your PC, your way

Microsoft has some big plans for the future of the PC if alleged Windows 8-related documents recently leaked online are correct. Nearly 18 documents--...

Article | 24/06/2010 55 super software secrets

The apps you use most--your Web browser, productivity tools, media managers, and Windows and its built-in accessories--are more powerful than you real...

Article | 15/06/2010 Safari 5 in depth: Has it sped past Chrome?

The just-released Safari 5 ups the ante in the browser wars, with two major improvements: a performance boost to rival speed king Chrome, the highly u...

Article | 8/06/2010 SP1 coming soon to a Windows 7 PC near you

While most of the attention of the tech world is focused today on the Steve Jobs keynote at Apple's WWDC event, Microsoft is hosting its own major eve...

Article | 8/06/2010 Eclipse: Developers growing more fond of desktop Linux

Developers in the Eclipse open source community are becoming more inclined to use Linux as their primary desktop operating system, according to a repo...

Article | 3/06/2010 Chrome OS strives to replace desktop culture

Google's Chrome OS is coming to a netbook near you sometime later this year. The Web-centric, Linux-based, open source platform will offer a lightweig...

Article | 3/06/2010 Google Chrome OS could shake up PC market

It's official: Google plans to debut its Chrome operating system in the fourth quarter of this year, although the company has yet to provide an exact...

Article | 24/05/2010 Fun photo tools: One-trick ponies

These photo editing toys are all one-trick ponies designed to do only one thing--but they do those one things pretty well.

Article | 11/05/2010 Microsoft Office is just what the iPad needs

The iPad is "magic" and all that, but it is not without its flaws and weaknesses--many of which I expect Apple will address with the next incarnation ...

Article | 11/05/2010 Open-source software's hidden snags

When CIO Daniel Chan was first prompted to use open-source software, cost savings weren't top of mind.

Article | 7/05/2010 75 best free software downloads

You can power up your PC with extra features and functions without spending a fortune. We outline some incredibly useful downloads you can use for fre...

Article | 29/04/2010 Windows 7's worst features

There's a lot to love about the Windows 7 operating system: it's fast, it looks great, and it has some cool features--like Jump Lists for quickly open...

Article | 13/04/2010 Step-by-step guide: Photoshop CS5

Photoshop CS5 includes some truly groundbreaking new tools.

Article | 13/04/2010 Adobe Creative Suite 5: an in-depth guide

Adobe's Creative Suite 5 has just been announced, and here we have all you need to know about the new collection of creative tools, including step-by-...

Article | 13/04/2010 Adobe Creative Suite: The history

It's been 20 years since Adobe 1.0 was released, and graphics professionals everywhere are still using Adobe's products to produce videos, Web sites, ...