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

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.

In the age of Web 2.0, people are no longer looking to a single source for recommendations for information and entertainment on the ‘Net. It’s far better to have a collective recommendation, ranked by hundreds of like-minded people. How does it work? Read on.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

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.

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

Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

Microsoft’s radical redesign promises ‘better results, faster’. Be fully prepared for this world-leading productivity software.

PC Authority speaks to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian king of security software about cutting-edge programming, cyber criminals, pinball, and life in Moscow.

A few weeks ago we asked for your eBay stories, and we’ve received a lot of responses about bad sellers, demanding buyers and more.

Another facet of life is undergoing a similar change - dating. People have been meeting and falling in love via the internet since before the web was invented.

Cisco Systems, Data#3, Telstra and their various IT partners have teamed up to internet-enable a mobile outreach program that brings aid to around a thousand homeless and disadvantaged people in South Brisbane.

Cutting edge technology is bringing powerful enterprise-grade solutions to the small and medium business sector. Read on for tips, analysis and tutorials about how you can take advantage.

The best source of knowledge or “broken beyond repair”? PC Authority uncovers how the net’s highly controversial encyclopedia really works.

Christmas is coming and phishers are expected to take increased advantage of the holiday season this year to con their way to the bank and credit accounts of computer users worldwide, an IT security vendor has warned.

People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment.