Media Center is here but Tim Dean thinks it totally and utterly doesn't live up to expectations, but there might be some hope for the future.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

From watching iView on your mobile to live Australian TV while overseas, to Freeview, Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo, Stuart Andrews and Zara Baxter perfect the menu for takeaway TV.

Add a TV tuner and you can make the most of Media Center, which is bundled with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate.

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.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Tim Dean thinks we need to look to notebook technology to save the day

Microsoft has started from scratch with Vista’s networking features — but are they any better than those found in XP? We log-in and find out.

We help you determine whether your current PC can run Vista and which version of the operating system best suits your needs.

Vista’s Network and Sharing Center brings networking, file sharing and discovery options together, making it far easier to diagnose problems.

Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.

Microsoft has always included a number of bundled applications with Windows, but Vista takes it further than ever. Here’s a look at the main attractions.

Will a beefed-up firewall, User Account Control and disk encryption make Vista a safer choice than XP?

The Unwired Garden of the Future at Sydney Olympic Park was an unprecedented Display Garden at Sydney’s ABC Gardening Australia Festival in August 2005. Designed by Andrew Davies (Landscape Design Director of Dig Design Ideas Gardens) and PC Authority magazine, it was built to represent any outdoor space (balcony/courtyard or a section of a backyard) where the user can leave the confines of the indoors and go outside to use the computer. 

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.

The latest initiative to revolutionise your digital media has arrived - this time from AMD

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

A million music downloads, movies on demand and copies signed by Bill Gates.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.