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

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

If you are serious about converting paper documents to editable text then this is the way to go. A decade ago it would have cost close to $50,000 for a system that allowed you to rapidly scan multiple paper documents into editable, searchable and archivable electronic documents. Today it can be done for less than $1300 and the cost of a scanner with an automatic document feeder.

Useful for the very basics, but it’s early days for Google’s latest venture.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.

Tagging is the best system for managing files ever conceived. David Kidd wonders what Google is so afraid of.

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

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.

With its cosmetically enhanced menus and toolbars, Word 2003 is now smoother and prettier, but the bulk of Microsoft's efforts are hidden under the surface. There are a quite a number of enhancements that will appeal to everyone, but the majority of Word's new features are aimed at the corporate market, with support for XML, Smart documents and IRM (Information Rights Management).

The AMD versus Intel fight is going for a rematch in the US courts, and it appears that Intel is getting mean right from the start..

A great choice for offices that need to recognise batches of documents, with its only real weakness being poor automatic zoning on complex documents.

Intel's legal eagles are suing AMD in America as part of its defence in an antitrust case it has already lost in Europe.

Printing means more than just ink on paper. Find out how careful analysis can save you thousands of dollars.

Not many new features, but the new interface breathes fresh life into an already great product.