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.

Senior managers, c-level executives, directors, and boards, in fact all of industry's masters and commanders who don't have the acumen to optimise their technology deployments as strategic levers, are neglecting their responsibilities to their shareholders, stakeholders, partners and staff.

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

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.

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

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

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

Is Australia’s biggest telco beset by parasites? PC Authority looks at Telstra’s new strategy to win over our hearts and minds.

If theres one word guaranteed to make stockbrokers and share investors panic, it is Greenspan. As head of the US central bank, Dr Alan Greenspan controls Americas official interest rates. But why shou

Internet radio sensation Pandora has been forced to stop broadcasting music outside of the US, but their problems don’t end there. PC Authority spoke to Pandora founder Tim Westergren about the industry and its legal minefields.

Toshiba’s resident portable computer visionary speaks about hardware design, Vista, and the future of notebook tech.

Contrary to popular belief, the internet isn't for everyone. Simon Sharwood delivers the definitive guide to keeping porn and inappropriate material away from sensitive eyes.

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