To kick-start the series we're going to begin, as it were, at the top – with the fine art of motherboard and CPU installation. Whether you're building your machine anew, or upgrading your current one with more powerful components, the following guide will help make installing these two key components a breeze.

All over bar the shouting.

The government’s blogging team says it will “reflect on the many lessons learned” after punters posted more than 1,500 comments, mostly about Internet filters.

The year when social media means business.

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.

Console capers

It's tough to find a point to begin describing this MFD, its plus qualities are numerous and evenly spread across the unit, making for an impressive product.

IPv4 addresses could dry up in a few years.

OLPC, the non-profit company aiming to give low cost laptops to the children of the third world, is adding another acronym to its name - XP.

Defragment your hard drive quickly and easily

Well, if you're using one of six ISPs. The first "phase" of the government's controversial ISP filtering scheme is set to begin.

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Are 32 nanometers better than 45? You bet your sweet High-K/metal gate. IBM is claiming a 35% performance gain over today's CPUs.

Site could manufacture spacecraft for Mars and beyond.

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