Movers and stinkers from the world of business

We are not saying you need them for a deserted island, but these incredibly useful gadgets are among our favourite PC essentials.

A free package that scores highly, beating almost all its big-name competition. It’s just a shame it’s such a nag

Great image quality and a good range of features make the MSI a real bargain.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

Email security company MessageLabs has intercepted a new variant of the Mimail email worm -- 32/Mimail.L-mm.

Voice E-mail is an add on to Maxiworks E-Mail Express (sold with the program). Priced at $32.95 without a microphone, or $49.95 with, there is no doubt that the program delivers what youd want in an email package, but there is a lack of sophistication thats generally expected in todays programs.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Unless you keep your computer disconnected from a network and under secure lock and key there will always be the potential for prying eyes to access the data on your hard disk.

Bring PC-based intelligence and automation to your home with this complete guide. It's cheap and easy to now have the 'Jetsons' house.

PC Authority takes a trip down computer memory lane and discovers just how PC technology has evolved... and how Microsoft and IBM nearly destroyed each other.

Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

Here's our 60 second guide, and a wishlist for Microsoft's new baby.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Protect your personal data with these essential downloads that offer spyware protection, data encryption and more

Leigh Dyer shows how virtualisation technologies could change the server market.