Latest Desktop PCs Opinion

  • 16 May 2013

  • Opinion: Three simple ways to get a speedy PC

    There are three ways to get a faster PC or laptop: buy a new one, upgrade the hardware, or upgrade the software. We can show you how to do them all.

  • 22 April 2013

  • Opinion: Mini PCs amok: From 3ft tower to 3cm mini marvel

    Back in the 1980s the PC revolution brought about the microcomputer. We’re still seeing an ongoing trend in shrinkage, which has resulted in the current mini PC.

  • 15 April 2013

  • Opinion: All PCs great and small: how competition and collaboration is driving tech innovation

    A strange set of competitive and interdependent business relationships is driving innovation in PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets. And for the consumer that's mostly good news.

  • 25 March 2013

  • Opinion: Key sounds: Get better sound for your home entertainment

    Whereas most consumer technology becomes impossibly slimmer and smaller with each new generation, the rules of physics demand decent-size speaker cones should you want to achieve the best sound. But rules were meant to be broken, and you can get 'good enough' sound from a smaller, more stylish solution.

  • 18 March 2013

  • Opinion: Don't nail the lid on the PC coffin just yet

    Mobile is the ultimate craze sweeping across the IT galaxy, but even though IBM recently announced its first MobileFirst software portfolio, aimed at helping customers embrace the mobile trend, Mike Riegel, Vice President, MobileFirst and WebSphere marketing, tells me that those drawing the curtain on the traditional PC might want to check the pulse first.

  • 25 February 2013

  • Opinion: Should you pay for internet security software?

    Do you need to pay for internet security software, or is free antivirus alone enough to protect your computer on the internet?

  • 29 January 2013

  • Opinion: Network not work: life without internet

    Could you live without the internet? We certainly can't, and it seems even Google is beginning to rethink its online-only approach with its ARM-powered Chromebook laptops.

  • 18 January 2013

  • Opinion: Why all-in-one PCs suck at gaming (plus one that doesn't!)

    PC gamers fear me. They scowl when they boot up Far Cry 3 only to see my stuttering frame rates, low resolution, and lack of antialiasing. Just name it--if it's a critical graphics setting, I've disabled it.

  • 15 January 2013

  • Opinion: How to provide Mac help from far away

    It happens to me a lot. It happened just a couple weeks ago when Dad bought a new iMac. And it happened just a couple days ago when Uncle Mort found that Firefox was bizarrely loading with a bunch of extra tabs that he didn't want and couldn't get rid of. And it happened when my sister-in-law Sam wanted to get access to music she'd purchased with an older Mac.

  • 10 January 2013

  • Opinion: Answer Line: Prepare an old PC for a new owner

    James R. Miller has a new computer and will be donating his old one. He asked for advice about preparing his old PC for the transition.

  • 26 December 2012

  • Opinion: The best of Mac 911

    To celebrate Boxing Day I'd like to offer one final gift for 2012. And that gift is a roundup of what I believe were the best Mac 911 entries from the past year. My hope is that it will help you solve those annoying issues that have plagued you over past months and help you start 2013 with a healthier and happier Mac.

  • 17 December 2012

  • Opinion: Media PCs: put a PC at the heart of your digital home

    A media centre PC is a great way to enjoy TV, movies, music, games and the web all around your home. Has the media PC's time finally come?

  • 14 December 2012

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Irony deficiency

    Samsung's strategy revealed! Elsewhere, NORAD goes bing and Apple's happy to tell you all about things that aren't working. The remainders for Thursday, December 13, 2012 are here to help.

  • 13 December 2012

  • Opinion: System Preferences: General and Desktop & Screen Saver

    We've covered the basic functions of the Finder from stem to stern. It's now time to delve into the Mac OS's system preferences. Like the control panels on Windows PCs, system preferences govern much of the behavior of the Mac OS and the Mac's peripherals.

  • 03 December 2012

  • Opinion: Speed up your PC with ReadyBoost

    Windows has a small tool you can use to speed up your PC using nothing more than a USB memory key

  • 01 December 2012

  • Opinion: Troubleshooting Windows 8 with the Device Manager

    Device Manager is a tool in Windows that helps you to get to the bottom of any problems with just about every component inside or attached to your PC.

  • 29 November 2012

  • Opinion: How to use Windows Experience Index

    The Windows Experience index is a little app that you can run to see just how well your PC stacks up when it comes to running Windows

  • 24 November 2012

  • Opinion: Using the Task Manager

    One system tool that can be very useful when your computer grinds to a halt or, if you’re interested in what’s going on under the hood, simply to see which applications are using the most power is the Task Manager

  • 22 November 2012

  • Opinion: How to use Windows Action Center

    Action Center is a central place to view alerts and take actions that can help keep Windows running smoothly.

  • 20 November 2012

  • Opinion: Create a backup image of your hard drive

    You can easily insure yourself against any loss however by using free tools that are built into Windows

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