Leigh Dyer looks at how to get failover redundancy on a shoestring budget

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.

Lugging the same laptop from one job to another? There is a way to access multiple Exchange mail servers with Microsoft Outlook.

Leigh Dyer shows how virtualisation technologies could change the server market.

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster. Ian Murphy explains how to get started with virtualisation.

Network reporting tools are a necessary evil for the SME. We unravel the mysteries of Syslog

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

As an administrator, one of the things I really like to do is access my servers remotely - why travel to work when there's no need to, and how much nicer to just log in and fix the problem from home?

Ever wondered what a particular acronym stands for? Find the answer in our comprehensive reference guide to computer industry acronyms. RTFM!

One of the longest running battles in the computer industry has been between open systems and closed proprietary ones. The term closed refers to systems where the standards are set by the manufacturer

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster.

To help you find the best plan for your needs, we've split up users into the following common profiles and provided recommended plans for each. Note that many ISPs have more plans than we could list in the table. We chose to only include the plans from each ISP that were the most competitive compared to the rest of the industry. This means there might be a more suitable plan for you that we didn't list, so be sure to check out the complete range of plans from an ISP if you don't find a good fit.

Increase your internet security with a hardware firewall. Simon Edwards shows you how to get started in this step by step guide.

Although there are many free and inexpensive email servers available (such as Sendmail, Mercury Mail and Mail Enable), if you want the full functionality of Outlook such as calendaring, scheduling and fax integration, you need Microsoft Exchange Server 2000.

Peer-to-peer networking is one of the Great Internet Treasures. David Kidd looks at the future of file sharing, and how to get the most out of it.

I've recently spent a couple of weeks on site at a client running a Linux training course and dabbling with the popular and powerful Web-caching package, Squid.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.

Raw computational power is being brought to bear on every stage of genome research from the moment the biologists tip their goo into a sequencing machine...

David Moss tackles misbehaving com ports and resolves a windows share issue.

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.