Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Not Apache, MySQL or Firefox, but lesser-known apps that serve a particular function very well – a Top Ten of open-source applications you’ve never heard of.

There are any number of reasons why you could be delayed by traffic congestion and up until now, there’s been little motorists could do about it. We've road-tested a traffic-equipped GPS for a week to see if it can help.

Fortunately, there are some enterprising groups that are hoping to make filtering easier through the use of ratings classifications.

Paul Ockenden Ditches his blackberry for a month and finds out the benefits and the pitfalls of using Microsoft’s push email system.

The entire industry is moving towards dual-core technology, but why? Tim Dean looks at some of the reasons for the shift.

Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

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

I hate spam. I hate it with a deep and abiding passion. It is one of those things that manages to stir the deep pool of seething fury that lurks just below my austere exterior.

If you disagree with a blocking decision you can report it to the relevant censorware manufacturers for consideration. The manufactures of this software endeavor to ensure that their blacklists remain

Israel is renowned for pilgrimages but one of its better kept secrets is its booming high-tech industry. James Morris finds out more. If you were asked to pick the world's leading

Despite sports-mad Australia having a strong market for sports games and flight combat simulators, this popularity does not appear to be reflected in the numbers of people playing online. The main exc

Leigh Dyer looks at the range of Linux desktops beyond GNOME and KDE.

Take control of your PC with some handy utilities to keep applications in check.

At Microsoft’s grand unveiling of Office Beta 2, Vista and Longhorn, we ask why it’s being so bullish about this release.

I've recently spent a couple of weeks on site at a client running a Linux training course and dabbling with the popular and powerful Web-caching package, Squid.

Four years ago, I saw a picture of a very beautiful desktop interface, called 'Enlightenment', running on an Operating System called 'Linux'. I didn't know much about either, but I downloaded and installed Linux anyway in order to run that fine looking user interface. Thanks to that early interest, I now enjoy a wonderful job designing and maintaining networks in which Linux often fills an important role. There's no better way to learn something new than for it to be enjoyable. With this in mind, I'd like to present Mike's Hopefully nifty guide to having fun with Linux.

Jacinta Thomler shows, you the ins and outs of buying almost anything online. Realising that your old computer is in serious need of an upgrade, you surf the Web to find the model

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.