Want to perform an extreme makeover of your system's motherboard, processor, memory or hard disk? We'll show you how.

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.

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

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

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

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

David Moss tackles Vista queries, as well as dealing with floating bars and annoying pop-up reminders.

Last year the Pentium 4 was beginning to show its true colours as a top performance desktop CPU, but it was still squarely outmatched in the value stakes by the new Athlon processor. DDR RAM was also becoming the standard, with SDRAM finally going the way of the extinct plankton, graptolites.

Motherboards. The Labs this month is absolutely filled to the brim with them. Not only do we have our massive motherboard Labs, but with all the testing needed for our upgrade feature, the Labs team have been knee deep in components all month. As such, we’ve hereby dubbed this month 'Australian International Month of the Mobo’ in the Labs. Ahh, it all took me back to my Labs days of fiddling with SIMMs, DIMMs and RIMMs, probing BIOSes and hacking the registry to get stubborn drivers and benchmarks to work…

Looking to build your dream machine? We explore the latest components on the market, and give you advice on which ones to hunt down, along with the general price you can expect to pay for each major component.

Microsoft’s radical redesign promises ‘better results, faster’. Be fully prepared for this world-leading productivity software.

A network is not a one-size-fits-all upgrade. Here’s an introduction to finding the best network to suit your needs.

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

Whether you're upgrading a server, cutting back on IT support, or considering VOIP, small business IT expert Wayne Small identifies the big technology decisions affecting small business in 2009.

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

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster. Ian Murphy explains how to get started with virtualisation.

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.

Jon Honeyball wonders why the Xbox 360 is better than Vista for the large screen, while contemplating Microsoft’s Live 2.

Leigh Dyer explains how to do it, including pairing and sharing Blueooth devices under GNOME.

The P45 chipset takes the stability of the P35 chipset and introduces support for PCI Express 2.0 - the latest standard for graphic cards. If you were waiting for the best choice of upgrade for an existing LGA775 system, or want a board for a budget system, this is definitely the chipset of choice. It's great time to bag an upgrade. What better gift for the DIY geek in your household?