The same day that Microsoft launched its global "Anti Piracy Day" the crazy "pirates" from Sweden that run the Pirate Bay, self defined as the "World's largest BitTorrent tracker" decided to scoff at the software giant's initiative.

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.

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Design your own disc label

Store, access and synchronise your notes

With a new Ghostbusters game coming in 2009 and released by original '80s kings Atari, we pay homage to those games that honour the '80s best. Have the '80s become better with age or are just kidding ourselves?

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

We test nine devices, from the simplest printers to versatile multifunction devices that print, scan, copy and fax

A great entry-level video editing app, but Montage is the only major addition unless you go for the Ultimate edition

Design & build your own website

3 offering competitive deal; Virgin shrinking back to its own stores.

Download online videos for your own library

Burn data & audio discs with ease

Burn data & audio discs with ease

They say that behind every great man there’s a great woman, although these days it could just as well be the other way around..

Take Firefox 2 on the road

Fellow fat fingered Iphone users will be happy to learn that our wishes for a proper keyboard for the precioussss may soon be fulfilled.