More Opinion

  • 19 June 2006

  • Opinion: Scariest USB drive… ever

    Why is teddy stuck in the PC, mommy?

  • 18 June 2006

  • Opinion: Windows Media Player's image problem

    Plus: Mozilla security woes, Java holes – and short battery life.

  • 15 June 2006

  • Opinion: Detention to be proud of

    One of the more popular topics for complaint among PCA readers is spam. And, given the level of spamming that we suffer ourselves, we can’t say we’re surprised.

  • 14 June 2006

  • Opinion: eBay finds a use for Skype

    Ebay is integrating VoIP provider Skype, which it it bought last year, into its auctions.

  • 13 June 2006

  • Opinion: These can't be yours - they're too good

    A woman recently had a problem printing copies of her own pictures, because the shop thought they looked too professional.

  • Opinion: The World Cup: Ascii Edition

    Some enterprising geeks have found a way to broadcast World Cup matches as Ascii art.

  • 09 June 2006

  • Opinion: Four fixes for memory-card misery

    Plus: a powerful, low-cost tool for editing and converting videos.

  • 07 June 2006

  • Opinion: Web spoils Brangelina baby pic exclusive

    After tabloid editors were locked in an office overnight and made to bid for snaps of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's newborn child, People was announced the winner, coughing up $4.1m for the spoils.

  • 06 June 2006

  • Opinion: MacBooks getting hot and bothered

    Apple has acknowledged that some of its new MacBook laptops could be overheating due to a piece of clear plastic covering the vent.

  • 05 June 2006

  • Opinion: Microsoft readying iPod killer?

    Engadget has got its mitts on some (extremely) blurry snaps of what is purported to be Microsoft's upcoming iPod competitor.

  • Opinion: Game of two halves

    The World Cup isn't just about football. Tournaments have always helped to launch technologies, such as colour TV. This time around is no different, but it does look as though the chip-enabled ball will miss kick-off.

  • 01 June 2006

  • Opinion: The future's Blu

    Technology journalists are a strange breed. The job demands that processors, graphics cards and optical drives are the first thing we think of in the morning and the last thing we muse over at bedtime.

  • 31 May 2006

  • Opinion: SixApart launching new blogging tool

    SixApart, makers of popular blogging application Moveable Type and blog platform Typepad, are launching a new hosted blogging tool-cum-social networking site called Comet.

  • 30 May 2006

  • Opinion: Watch the internet

    Find the internet too active? Long for the days of passive entertainment like good old telly?

  • Opinion: Free guide: Desktop makeover

    Ever since its early incarnations allowed users to tile simple backgrounds, Windows users have wanted to change the way they work with the interface. Adding pictures, changing colours and fonts and then – with Windows 95 and onwards – employing different themes all meant that the desktop could be personalised to reflect different tastes.

  • 25 May 2006

  • Opinion: Why wait for Vista?

    You may not be able to upgrade to the official version of Microsoft’s next OS for months, but you don’t have to wait a day to add many of its security, performance and interface improvements to your current XP setup.

  • Opinion: Free guide: Upgrade your motherboard

    If the CPU is the brains of your PC, the motherboard is the nerve centre connecting all the components. Even experienced upgraders may baulk at installing a motherboard, a process that often involves a complete overhaul of your PC. But there are compelling reasons for replacing the main system board.

  • Opinion: Want to get your hands on Vista?

    Beta 2.0 of Vista is out the door, and according to Microsoft's Shanen Boettcher, it's feature-complete. If you want to test it out right this minute, you'll need an MSDN subscription.

  • 23 May 2006

  • Opinion: Save the world: upgrade

    Dolphins will thank you. Trees will blossom. The world will be made right. Upgrading your PC is about more than saving money – it could well save the planet...

  • Opinion: Are you ready for Vista?

    Vista is still a long way off, but while you're waiting you can see if your machine's up to the task of running it with the Vista Upgrade Advisor.

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