Watch an animated hand draw on-screen.

Creating databases and unexpected error messages go hand in hand. Access (97 or 2000) isnt exactly a walk in the park, and while most error messages have a help button, it doesnt go far enough to fix the problem, leaving users with that fun task of slowly trying to figure out where they went wrong.

The Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike's rotating right hand perspective control enhances precision mouse movements like looking, aiming and firing. The left hand controls agility movements for running,

For those in the business of presentations the data projector runs hand in hand as a tool of the trade almost as important as the notebook computer.

The D400S packs the usual gear, and offers well-thought out front-mounted FireWire along with 802.11b on/off controls for the optional WLAN device. We were surprised the right-hand side of the chassis contained absolutely no connectivity options – a shame given the inclusion of only a single PCMCIA port. Three USB ports are present – two rear-mounted and one on the left-hand side.

We’ve had a sneak peak at the big camera expo in Brisbane this week to see what’s in store for photographers this year.

The chip giant outlines the future of mobiles, including screen piggybacking and multi-radios combining WiMax and WiFi. Zara Baxter reports from the massive Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

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

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.

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

Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

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

Full Hand Casino: 3 gambling games in one : Blackjack, Slot machines and Video Poker.

Look ma -- no hands! Looking cool, but does Jabra's BlueTooth hand free phone speaker enhance your life?

Improved interface and drawing capabilities, new photo matching and hand-drawn effects – and it’s still free

Estimation of value of second hand computers and peripherals. This program is sold by a company who...

There are always moments in life when you wish you had your camera to hand. The Labs team rounds up the latest pocket cameras.

Mobile phones have become powerful and flexible office tools, but there's still one area that's dated - the screen. Trium's Eclipse aims to remedy this, by combining the usual spread of phone features with a 120 x143 pixel 256-colour screen. But do you really need it?

Creating a half-decent looking Web site usually requires pulling out the big guns - a heavy-duty graphics program, a few choice plug-ins such as Alien Skin for button and text effects and some sort of HTML editor (and a text editor, of course, for die-hard hand coders).