[Basic] Coming home from work you wirelessly connect your notebook to your speakers and play your favorite music. All this is a chic black finish. We check out the latest bluetooth spakers from AV LABS.

[Basic] This guide, for novice users, teaches you how to use the Photo Gallery built into Windows Vista.

[High] Is having four cores going to give you better gameplay compared to two cores? Want to know how quad and dual cores get used during gaming? Read on.

[Basic] Google Groups is another great free tool from Google. It can be used by clubs or non-profit organizations as a way to build a free but useful website and communicate information easily amongst members.

[Medium - High] Could this be the most fully customizable mouse available?

[Basic] This is a beginner's guide to using USB flash drives for moving files between computers and backing up data.

[Basic] With Vista's built in Windows Movie Maker you'll be running off DVDs of every family event with ease!

[Basic] If you haven't converted your music CD collection to MP3 yet, it's time to jump on the bandwagon. With most new PCs now shipping with Vista, this guide shows you how to rip your collection using Windows Media Player 11 which comes bundled with most editions of the new operating system.

[Medium - High] A bit of LED bling, programmable macro keys, swap-out keys with symbols of common game moves on them and the ability to plug in cool kit. Could this be your next gaming keyboard?

[Basic - Medium] The hard drive is arguably the most important piece of hardware in a PC since it stores all of your precious files and the operating system and applications you use to access them. This guide shows you how to take good care of your hard drives, under Windows Vista.

[Medium] Do you play the stockmarket? Find out what stock-market tracking features Google Finance can provide.

[All Levels] Windows Calendar comes with Windows Vista. It offers plenty of easy to use features for organizing various aspects of your life.

[High] A look at a new technology that uses Point Cloud Data as oppossed to polygons in graphics, that may offer a lot more detail in games.

[Basic] This article is for all those people out there who don't understand what a URL is or an address bar, and don't know where to start to find a website. Yes, I'm talking about Moms and Grandfathers who've just got connected to the Internet - and all of you who have been connected for years but still don't have any websites bookmarked - and there's plenty of you out there!

[Medium] If you wanted to, you could use Google applications to replace all of your common office applications. Or, as we suggest in this article, use them to improve the way teams work online to edit and share documents.

[Basic] This guide covers power setting options and other tweaks, to increase your notebook's battery life in both Windows XP and Vista.

[Basic] Windows Vista comes bundled with an email client called Windows Mail. Learn how to set it up and use it in this guide.

[All Levels] Using Google calendar you can color-code your life, share your schedule with others and remind yourself in advance of any appointment. Learn how in this guide.

[Basic] If you're wondering if your system can run Windows Vista and all of its features then using Microsoft's Upgrade Advisor will provide you with answers and this guide helps you understand your options.

[All Levels] Gmail is much more than just free mail. Learn how to use labels and filters to organize your mail like never before, have other non @gmail.com email addresses in Gmail and use Gmail as a storage system.

[Basic - Medium] Windows Vista Aero gives Microsoft Windows a whole new look. But there are things you can customize to your liking and features you can adjust or disable if you find that your system runs slow with them enabled.

[Medium - High] This guide takes you through everything you need to do in Windows to prepare to switch to Ubuntu Linux: how to get a copy, install it and finally, how to use Ubuntu Linux.

[Basic - Medium] Windows XP features a backup utility that can be scheduled to backup crucial data at specific time intervals. Learn how in this guide.

[Basic] Google Maps and Google Earth offer free services that gives you street views, terrain, satellite and 3D images of the earth and the solar system.

[Basic] Learn how to make folders, hard drives and printers shared on a network.

[Medium] One of the default gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar is for RSS feed headlines. Learn how to customize it to your needs in this guide.

[All Levels] You may be surprised to know that your high-end notebook runs too hot for comfort. In this article John explores the safe operating temperature of notebooks and how a cooler can help.

[All Levels] Google release beta applications and services via Google Labs. It's a way for Google to test new projects. Let's take a look at what's cooking in the Google labs right now.  This article also provides a guide to Google Reader.

[Basic] This guide explains User Accounts in Windows Vista and how to add and manage them.

[Basic - Medium] The Start Menu and the Taskbar are probably two of the most-used features of Windows XP. Most people don't ever use them to their full potential. Learn how to customize yours to your specific needs in this guide.

[Basic - Medium] Google's free Gmail offers unprecedented levels of storage space and a conversation tree organization system that will revolutionize the way you view email. Find out all about it here.

[All Levels] Fancy being able to remote control a miniature R2-D2 unit from the other side of the world that has a built-in web camera?!

[Basic] Internet Explorer 7 works in tandem with features of Windows Vista to offer various security features, explained briefly in this article.

[Basic] Have you ever seen a seasoned pro handle a computer keyboard? They tap away and use all sorts of shortcut key combinations that allow them to navigate through programs and tasks lightening fast. You can learn the shortcuts too.

[Medium] NAS drives are becoming more and more popular and they can be picked up for bargain prices, making back-ups and file storage a breeze. This guide explains how to get a NAS drive connected to your home network under Windows XP or Vista.

[Basic] You haven't got a blog?! Soon that will be like asking - you haven't got a mobile phone?! Google's free service is definitely a fine option and with this guide, it's easy to create and manage your very own blog.

[High] The purpose of this article is two fold. Firstly, I wanted to investigate the differences between widescreen (16:9) and pan and scan (4:3) aspect ratios. Widescreen monitors are becoming more popular, but what games support it and does it actually give you any gameplay advantages? Secondly, I wanted to explain to our readers why we test at the resolutions we do.

[High] The Nikko R2-D2 DVD Projector is a one half scale replica of the infamous droid from Star Wars, that plays music, projects photos and DVDs and will run about your living room floor at the touch of the Millenium Flacon remote control!

[High] Don't you just hate podcasts and videos with horrible sound quality? Shure was showing off microphones that not only look amazing, the sound quality has to be heard to be believed!

[Basic] I've heard of TVs being used to "babysit" but now with Vista's Parental Control options, you can block a naughty kid from Internet use or put their gaming on a timer! Harsh stuff: find out how it's done in this guide.

[Basic] Windows Vista allows you to customize your theme, desktop and gadgets. Learn how in this tutorial.

[Medium] Every website you go to collects information about you. They hold the information on their servers. The web is a network of cyber Big Brothers! This article explores how you can use proxy servers to surf the web anonymously.

[Basic] Understand the Control Panel in Windows Vista - where to find what you're looking for and how it differs from the Windows XP Control Panel.

[Medium] Securing your home wireless network is important and with this guide, it's not that difficult either.