Want to skip the Christmas crowds, or nab a once in a lifetime bargain? Online shopping could be the answer. Tim Dean looks at the glory and the pitfalls.

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.

Online services are growing smarter by the day – but can they replace desktop applications? We spend a week working online to find out.

Can 'crimes' committed online, such as theft or murder, get you in trouble with the police? Davey Winder investigates.

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.

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

How did a vibrant palace of bargains and trust turn into a standoff between buyers and sellers? Part one of our major feature.

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.

What does Google’s online office suite and core applications offer over the Microsoft alternative?

The growth of share ownership and specialist media supporting it has produced a population that knows enough - or at least feels it knows enough - to invest in shares directly without brokers advice.<

We’ve examined the data from more than 8000 readers to reveal exactly what sort of reliability, customer service and satisfaction you can expect in 2007.

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 online shopping the minefield we're lead to believe? David Kidd takes his chances.

All online brokers provide representatives to process investors trades onto the ASX trading platform, and some services include straight-through order processing, where what the buy or sell investors

Guarantee your data is secure by backing it up remotely. We test six of the most popular services.

Why play with yourself? Justin Kranzl explains why playing with other people online is all the rage. Games have always relied on players to use their imaginations. Whether its flyi

Evidence suggests Adobe is assembling an online suite of productivity applications to assault Microsoft Office, in an acquisition Blitzkreig.

Decided to join the Internet shopping revolution? Weve put together a set of hints and tips. * Look for sites that compare prices like http://www.ecompare.com and shop around because prices vary

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.

Jacinta Thomler shows, you the ins and outs of buying almost anything online. Realising that your old computer is in serious need of an upgrade, you surf the Web to find the model