Can 'crimes' committed online, such as theft or murder, get you in trouble with the police? Davey Winder investigates.

Having realized that the world is a big, hairy place full of difficult problems, researchers pursuing the knowledge representation question made a strategic retreat into simplified, virtual worlds, mo

David Fearon explains how to save energy and hassle by converting your old Windows XP PC to a virtual one that you can run on your Vista machine

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.

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.

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

Run Windows apps on Linux by running Windows itself. Leigh Dyer shows you how.

When a helpdesk customer is looking for the any ‘key’, it’s best to take control of their system remotely.

I was recently in London for a business trip, in fact while writing this article, and I came across an opportunity that was simply too good to miss. I said to myself what the hell and paid a visit to

Avatar is the ancient Sanskrit word for the spirit made flesh, but its been hijacked by Western culture. Davey Winder investigates.

Although many people have focused on the question of why people should feel the need for a virtual representation of themselves, claiming that the desire for an alter cyber-ego is a manifestation of s

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

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

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.

Microsoft has started from scratch with Vista’s networking features — but are they any better than those found in XP? We log-in and find out.

Is Vista’s suave new interface and menu system window dressing or a radical improvement in usability?

PC Authority takes a trip down computer memory lane and discovers just how PC technology has evolved... and how Microsoft and IBM nearly destroyed each other.

We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

Leigh Dyer looks at the range of Linux desktops beyond GNOME and KDE.