Buying Guides & Articles:More Software

Greg ClarkeYou spend hard-earned money when you buy a new PC; why, then, should the vendor treat it like a billboard to sell you more stuff? Or, even more annoyingly,... Read more

The easiest way to install new software on your laptop is to stick the software's CD into your laptop's CD-ROM or DVD drive. After inserting the disc, just sit back and... Read more

Turning on a computer is easy. After you find the switch, it's click (or press), and the thing fires up and is ever so happy to please you. But turning the computer off?... Read more

What do I do when a major application messes up or slows down my PC regularly? Joel R. Hall, San Jose, California If your word processor or other application repeatedly... Read more

It's amazing how fast a single keystroke or mouse click can change your life. One false move, and bang! An hour's, day's, or even lifetime's work can slip away into... Read more

Harry CampbellYou won't hear it screaming through the skies or crashing on the tarmac, but a busted 'Jet' engine may be lurking in your Windows computer. This Jet is a... Read more

For a long time now, software-as-a-service companies have been championing the benefits of no-software and minimal computing infrastructure on the desktop. These... Read more

David PlunkertStuck with a boring browser? Wish that Word could handle more tasks? Feel hemmed in by Photoshop? You don't have to toss (or upgrade) your existing... Read more

Owning the latest and greatest can cost you. Here's how to work the system... Read more

Greg Shultz examines Robocopy and the necessary switches in detail. He then shows you how to create and use a command line script to create an exact mirrored duplicate... Read more