What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

They will get past your security software. Know your enemy and protect yourself.

Want to perform an extreme makeover of your system's motherboard, processor, memory or hard disk? We'll show you how.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

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.

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

It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

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.

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

There are any number of reasons why you could be delayed by traffic congestion and up until now, there’s been little motorists could do about it. We've road-tested a traffic-equipped GPS for a week to see if it can help.

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

Every day it gets hard and harder to keep up. Here is a list of 10 handy tools for increasing workplace efficiency.

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.

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.

It sets out to create photo-realistic 3D models from 2D photos and illustrations, with the barest of tool sets and minimum user input.

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.