Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

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

An electronic whiteboard without the whiteboard would probably be the most succinct way to describe the mimio from Virtual Ink.

Virtual 'cheers', provided you drink responsibly.

Where's the #@$%? Device Manager in Windows Vista? Steve Polak exlains how to find all the system settings you know from Windows XP, in the sometimes confusing Vista interface.

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

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Well, the wait is over. Cue the drum roll, as we announce the PC Authority site winner of a spanking new Lenovo X300 notebook. Also, new stuff for our forum users.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Throughout its long and chequered career – first under MetaCreations, then Procreate and now Corel – Painter has always stood out as the artistic and creative computer application bar none. The reason is simple: Painter's unique range of natural media brushes.

An excellent release that reworks Photoshop’s core colour-correction capabilities, making them even more powerful