Bit Torrent is the most popular form of peer-to-peer filesharing technology. We explain how it works and look at the legal and practical issues involved.
Webmail services, where you can access your messages through a website rather than running separate software, are becoming more popular. We run through the advantages and disadvantages of such services.
Windows Search 4.0 is the latest built-in search facility incorporated into the Windows OS. Here we discuss the new search facility, which offers enhanced speed, advanced features, several new tricks, and best of all a potentially useful technique which...
The popular music site Pandora was forced to block listeners from outside the US thanks to a row over licensing. We explain how non-US internet users can bypass the restrictions to continue listening to the legal music on offer.
Google has produced a desktop gadget whuch allows you to automatically optimise your power settings and track your energy savings. We take a look at the advantages and drawbacks of using the tool.
There are now several tools online for calculating how much power -- and money -- you could save by using your computer more efficiently. We look at three calculators to see how they can help you, and what limitations they have.
Windows allows you to setup multiple user accounts so that two or more people can share a computer and its resources. Here we explain how user accounts work? As well as the major changes introduced in Windows Vista.
Defragmentation is one of the easiest ways to make your computer run faster. It speeds up programs and performance. In this article we look at the basics of what is defragmentation? Why 'defragging' is needed? What it does? And how...
Even in the Internet Age, some people and organisations, particularly in developing nations, either prefer to receive faxes or simply have no e-mail access. We show you three ways you can fax your documents directly from Microsoft Word.