With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

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.

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.

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

You don’t have to be a pirate to download music anymore. If you’ve been walking the Dark Side and want to go legit, we've reviewed the best online services available today - they'll change the way you listen to music.

Gadgets and gear in a stylish magazine -- absolutely free. Stuff gives you the lowdown on the coolest tech toys and most desirable items on the planet.

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.

Is it possible to run all your electronic gadgets - even your laptop - on renewable energy sources? PC Authority's eco-warrior Matthew Sparkes gets on his bike.

Get your licensing shop in order before you build you new server.

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

Free gifts for Gold Members!!! Thats right The first 10 Gold members to email Dean Burke at PC Authority will instantly win a copy of Photo Express from Unlead.

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

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.

Don't poison the Earth by dumping your old PC - recycle it. Here's how to do it the free and easy way.

Every expert has a toolkit. Tim Dean takes you through the 10 tools any Windows expert cannot live without. So, to give you a head start, here are PC Authority's top 10 tools for the ultimate Windows user.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.