Tutorials

• Article | 29/09/2010 How to build a PC

  Building your own PC may seem to be difficult or a waste of time but it has many advantages.
• Article | 13/08/2010 How to get more from a quad-core PC

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 Home Premium computer has a quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. I've not found any advantage to using four cores. How can I use...
• Article | 31/07/2010 How to troubleshoot your home-built PC

  Building a PC is a little like walking a tightrope without a net. Okay, it's not quite that dangerous, but unlike buying an off-the-shelf system, you ...
• Article | 27/07/2010 How to clean a dusty PC

  If your desktop PC's case gets dirty as time goes by, grime can clog the fans that keep internal parts cool. If airflow is blocked, those parts could ...
• Article | 12/07/2010 How to: Build your own killer budget PC

  Selecting components to build a fast PC for everyday office and multimedia tasks is never an easy undertaking, no matter how well you know your stuff....
• Article | 3/07/2010 Part Seven: Building a PC -- configuring the BIOS

  This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 3/07/2010 Part Six: Building a PC -- inserting the drives

  This article is the sixth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 2/07/2010 Part Five: Building a PC -- connecting the PSU

  This article is the fifth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 2/07/2010 Part Four: Building a PC -- adding RAM and cards

  This article is the fourth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 1/07/2010 Part Three: Building a PC -- installing the CPU

  This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here.
• Article | 30/06/2010 Fix Outlook 'general failure' error for e-mail links

  So out of the blue today, I click a link embedded in an e-mail, and Outlook gives me this error:
• Article | 15/06/2010 Force a crashed PC to power down

  My desktop occasionally fails to shut down properly. It seems to complete Windows' shutdown process, but then just freezes--without actually turning o...
• Article | 1/06/2010 How to watch Blu-ray movies on your PC

  Reader Anibal is looking to outfit his PC with a Blu-ray drive and wants to know if there's any good, low-cost (or free) software for watching Blu-ray...
• Article | 22/05/2010 Your old computer, born again

  They're collecting dust in storage rooms and taking up extra space in your garage or office. They can't handle today's applications, peripherals or op...
• Article | 19/05/2010 How to fix your family's PC problems

  When the phone rings in my house, there's a 50/50 chance it's a call for help--tech help. Maybe it's my sister trying to figure out why her wireless m...