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• 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 | 27/07/2010 Caring for your laptop

  You're more likely to damage a laptop than a desktop PC (no one has ever driven off, forgetting the desktop on top of their car), and once damaged, la...
• Article | 1/06/2010 How to: Install a touchscreen in your netbook

  Is your netbook envious of touch-driven devices? You can't turn your netbook into an iPad, but you can retrofit it with a touchscreen and avoid the ti...
• 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...
• Article | 13/05/2010 How to fix anything

  Your PC will crash, your camera will break, your network will fail, and your printer will chew up paper.
• Article | 13/05/2010 How to use your TV as a monitor

  Here are your most likely options, from the best to the worst, if you want to hook up your desktop PC or notebook to your TV.
• Article | 20/04/2010 How to mod your laptop

  How do you change the look of a laptop? I mean really change its look--just shifting around the wallpaper, screensaver, or Windows color theme doesn't...
• Article | 8/02/2010 Make your new PC hassle-free

  There are steps you should take to make a new PC as hassle-free as possible.
• Article | 22/01/2010 Windows IQ: learn your laptop's power settings

  My aunt recently told me about a problem with her new laptop: Whenever she'd step away from it for more than a few minutes, she'd close the lid. Upon ...
• Article | 3/12/2009 How to upgrade your netbook

  Small, light and extremely portable, netbooks are ideal for computing on the move. But deciding which mini laptop is best for you isn't an easy task -...
• Article | 18/08/2009 Replace a laptop's crashed hard drive

  Don Homan's hard drive crashed the day after his laptop's warranty expired. What should he do?
• Article | 6/08/2009 Choosing the perfect notebook for Windows 7

  Picking a laptop can be a complicated ordeal that amounts to balancing features against portability against price -- and with Windows 7 on the way, th...
• Article | 3/07/2009 Simple upgrades for your laptop

  The low price of storage means it's feasible for most laptop owners to expand the capacity of their machines. But if you're going to the bother of ins...
• Article | 16/06/2009 Fix a laptop's sticky, broken keys

  As we learned last week, it's fairly easy to fix a noisy overheated laptop: Open an underside panel, (carefully) blow out the dust, then enjoy the pra...