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.

An impressive service, if only it was a touch more reliable.

A clean and fast interface, plenty of features and strong security make it a winner.

Not terribly pretty, but good security and features shine through.

More functionality with less complexity. That's what convergence means. Tim Dean peers behind the hype of triple play.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

Every expert has a toolkit. Tim Dean takes you through the 10 tools any Windows expert cannot live without. So, to give you a head start, here are PC Authority's top 10 tools for the ultimate Windows user.

A fairly straightforward site focused on savings, but it functions well.

A well rounded package that falls short on security.

Straight forward site that handles all the basics and includes some innovative security.

A no frills site that does the job but doesn’t stand out in any way.

A well thought out site with plenty of features, including SMS alerts.

Telstra yesterday announced it will let the public decide which telephone exchanges will next be upgraded to handle ADSL.

The Centrino platform has just received a major revision. Tim Dean peers inside Sonoma and takes a look at what we can expect.

The web is changing, and AJAX is leading the charge. Tim Dean looks at the first great Web 2.0 technology in action.

Are we being watched? Tim Dean thinks privacy advocacy groups have blown the issue out of proportion.

IPv6 should solve the problems with overcrowding on the Internet. Tim Dean delves into the guts of the next generation protocol.

The holes in WEP have finally been plugged and wireless is finally a secure technology. Tim Dean looks at how this was achieved.