Master the Essentials: 29 Crucial PC Skills [How To]

# howto Do you consider yourself a power user? It's a tough question. After all, where do you draw the line? Hardware hacking? Command-line skills? Unix? These 29 essential PC skills define the core competency of any power user. More »

Five best free software downloads

So you are at college, have a shiny new computer that is running great, but what software should you put on it? Here is a little list to help you get the best results for a price everyone loves: $0. Web browser Google Chrome http://google.com/chrome/ Let us face it, when it comes to browsers Internet Explorer is not winning any awards for reliability, performance or ...

* How to Secure Windows *

In previous OS News articles, I've claimed that mature computers up to ten years old can be refurbished and made useful. My last article identified and evaluated different ways to refurbish these computers. One approach is to keep the existing Windows install and clean it up. This has the advantage of retaining the Windows license and software, the installed applications, and the existing ...

New features, improved look in Kaspersky 2011

Kaspersky's latest refresh to their premium security suite introduces several new tools to help keep your computer safe while enhancing older ones. The few problems in Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 loom larger than they would otherwise, though, because of the high retail cost of the suite.

CES: The Real Deal 193: Road Test - CES edition (podcast)

Tom and Rafe discuss the gear they used to cover the consumer electronics show and how well it fared. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082247',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes ...