Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.

Widens customer choice, says analyst firm.

We've put AMD and Intel’s new processors to the test, and there's one clear winner.

Microsoft prepares to march into Adobe territory with its forthcoming suite of graphics and web development software.

New multiple page support and improved text handling, but the program’s main strength remains its underlying speed.

Are you ready for the new Web? Here's the rundown on Web 2.0 jargon you'll need to survive and prosper.

FreeHand has had a long, distinguished career since its launch 15 years ago, but time has caught up with it. While Macromedia concentrated development on its Web-oriented MX applications, FreeHand was put on the back burner and fell seriously behind its main rivals CorelDRAW (see issue 60, p54) and Adobe Illustrator (see issue 51, p88). So, is this latest release evidence of further decline, or has FreeHand finally risen to the challenge?

We've traversed the acronym laden landscape of VoIP for you, and present you with the PC Authority guide to VoIP: what it is, what kinds of services you can find, what savings you can expect to make and how it is that you can go about setting up VoIP for yourself at home.

Cannot wait for big brother to grow up.

Modern photo management software that offers surprising power, especially considering it’s free.

New effects enable richer design results, while a host of other improvements boost productivity.

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

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

A wide range of power, but too old-fashioned and confusing for most users.

Apple Computer's OS X and the open-source BSD operating system provide the "world's safest and most secure" computing platforms, according to London-based security firm mi2g.

Being enterprise software, one usually needs considerable expertise and time to obtain optimal performance and functionality. This is especially true for a product as comprehensive and feature rich as Lotus Domino 6.5 which is fully programmable and can provide workflow, knowledge management, document management, archiving, database and collaboration services via a client-server or browser based thin client model.

There was once a time when 3dfx ruled the 3D accelerator market, but...

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.