High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

Once you’ve read this article, your hard drive could be melted in 30 seconds. “Digital Shredding” technology is now available.

Your photos, music and data are just a virus or hard disk failure away from oblivion. Build a triple-layer defence using PC Authority's practical guide.

Carry your favourite applications, Windows settings, emails, data and more with one of these 2GB USB flash drives.

Data recovery is a mystical and varied art that shares much with archaeology. Depending on where you dig for data you may or may not find what you are looking for, and the longer you leave going after your lost data the greater the chance it will be worn away by age and reduced to fragments of its former self.

Migrate & clone your drive

At first glance, the Seagate Pocket Hard Drive appears very similar to a yo-yo in both size and mechanics. No, you won't be able to perform tricks with it, but … the attached USB cable does wrap around the device in a stringy sort of way.

Leigh Dyer arrives in OS heaven with a triple-booting Intel Mac.

GPS is about far more than in-car navigation. Join us as we get running and cycling with seven of the latest recreational satnav marvels

Microsoft has started from scratch with Vista’s networking features — but are they any better than those found in XP? We log-in and find out.

Cruzer Titanium Plus automatically backs up files online.

Everything you need to know about maxing-out your broadband connection, including interleaving, fine tuning MTU settings, firmware updates, ADSL filters and splitters,and that old chestnut - electrical noise in your wiring

An interesting and secure way to share data, once you overlook some minor drawbacks.

A very tidy solution for streaming your downloaded video to the TV, without the need for a full Media Center PC.

You don't have to settle for printer that just prints. PC Authority tests six of the latest all-in-one devices.

Why is this external hard drive different from all other external hard drives?

Cheaper, rather than cheap, but there’s still no compelling reason to buy yet.

This external drive has the kind of excesses and looks that made the 80s what they were.

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.

Is your PC the stable, error-free platform you need? We didn't think so. Leigh Dyer, David Kidd and Ty Pendlebury present the essential guide to fixing your PC.