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

Your wireless network is more powerful than you imagine. Use this guide to fully understand and utilise it.

Nathan Taylor explores the world of wireless technology, from WANs, LANs and PANs - what we've got and what's to come.

David Moss tackles misbehaving com ports and resolves a windows share issue.

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.

Leigh Dyer infuses a cheap standalone router with the power of Linux.

By far the most common architecture today is Ethernet, which first appeared in 1975. Today its the de facto standard in almost every corporate network but there are other factors to consider, such as

Is Centrino 2 the leap ahead that Centrino was? Zara Baxter investigates.

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

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.

The newest version of Intel’s laptop platform is here. We unveil and test real Santa Rosa hardware.

We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

Our unparalleled test of mobile broadband returns, comparing the three fastest services on offer in Australia. Read PC Authority's full comparative results drawn from exhaustive testing with real-world data.

We explain port forwarding and triggering, firewalls and traffic filtering, the DMZ and other broadband bits you should know.

Everything you need to know about maxing-out your broadband connection, including interleaving, fine tuning MTU settings, firmware updates, ADSL filters and splitters,and that old chestnut - electrical noise in your wiring

It doesn't happen often, but in case it does, we'll step you through Linux disaster recovery.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Since the release of the Eee PC 701, the 'Notebook' has dominated. Easy to use, cheap and able to be left on the coffee table next to the remote, Notebooks are true appliance computing. The choice of which one to buy comes down to personal preference, but it's hard not to prefer those with the best usability. Our rundown of your options covers their performance, battery life, and design.

Is it possible to run all your electronic gadgets - even your laptop - on renewable energy sources? PC Authority's eco-warrior Matthew Sparkes gets on his bike.