Every expert has a toolkit. Tim Dean takes you through the 10 tools any Windows expert cannot live without. So, to give you a head start, here are PC Authority's top 10 tools for the ultimate Windows user.

You would be excused from having the word 'hot' pop into your head when you first set eyes on the Gainward FX 5900.

We received two different versions of this card during our testing, with the only difference being the housing and cooler system used.

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

The latest iteration of the Pentium 4, code named Prescott, is an interesting development for a few reasons. First off, it represents Intel's entry to the world of 90nm (90 nanometre, or 0.09 micron) fabrication for processors. For the uninitiated, all this means is the size of individual components on the processor core have been shrunk to even smaller levels. It's a natural part of processor evolution to shrink the size of components, as it allows more transistors to be packed into a smaller space, reduces heat and resistance, and this all leads to faster CPUs.

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.

An old PC is like putty in your hands. Tim Dean looks at how you can shape it into a new system with a few easy upgrades.

Tim Dean wrestles with the ethics of Internet censorship overseas.

If it breeds, mutates and consumes resources, then it's a threat. Tim Dean thinks your Aibo may be more sinister than it looks.

Following on from threats made last week by the authors of the worms Bagle and Netsky, the war of the worms has escalated to a new level.