Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

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.

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

More from the biggest Microsoft launch in ten years. Kodak, BigPond Movies and Sanity Music partnerships announced and explored in detail.

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.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Don't want to settle for rolling green hills on your desktop? PC Authority looks at the alternatives with our guide to the latest desktop enhancements.

David Moss resolves an iTunes problem, looks into secret folders and Windows file sharing without a central server.

Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

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

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

Is your PC the stable, error-free platform you need? We didn't think so. Leigh Dyer, David Kidd and Ty Pendlebury present the essential guide to fixing your PC.

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

Where's the #@$%? Device Manager in Windows Vista? Steve Polak exlains how to find all the system settings you know from Windows XP, in the sometimes confusing Vista interface.

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

Linux is slowly becoming an acceptable choice as a mainstream desktop operating system but some users do not like the applications which are part of the system. The hunt has thus been on to find the best way of running Windows applications from within Linux.

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

We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.