It doesn't happen often, but in case it does, we'll step you through Linux disaster recovery.

Not Apache, MySQL or Firefox, but lesser-known apps that serve a particular function very well – a Top Ten of open-source applications you’ve never heard of.

Leigh Dyer infuses a cheap standalone router with the power of Linux.

Leigh Dyer looks at how to get failover redundancy on a shoestring budget

Leigh Dyer explains how to do it, including pairing and sharing Blueooth devices under GNOME.

There are almost as many acronyms for the various standards of DVD as there are companies involved in DVD development.

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

The latest version of the Linux kernel has been released by Linus Torvalds with one instantly recognisable change – no Tux the Penguin

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

We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

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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.