There's never a better time than the long winter nights to get down to some serious PC building and we've got some juicy kit just waiting to be won. Getting the right PC is a constant upgrading process so we've teamed up with top manufacturer CoolerMaster to...
Friday January 11, 2008
Build your own PC - win prizes!
There's never a better time than the long winter nights to get down to some serious PC building and we've got some juicy kit just waiting to be won. Getting the right PC is a constant upgrading process so we've teamed up with top manufacturer CoolerMaster to...
Refresh your PC - for FREE!
Now you've detoxed after the Christmas break it's time to get your PC ship-shape too. If the thought of a full reinstall is too much to stomach this early in the year then why not get some speed back through a few simple Windows tweaks that cost absolutely...
Tuesday January 08, 2008
Is the Eee the new OLPC?
The annual CES electronics fest is underway in Las Vegas and one of the leading products from the computing world in 2007 is being given a makeover already and could topple the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project for good. Asus' mini Eee PC is poised to be...
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Eees as Rare as Wiis!
One year after launch and it's still tough to get hold of a Nintendo Wii games console. Now in the run up to Christmas the Asus Eee PC is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain with most retailers running out of both the black and white versions. Asus says...
Vista SP1 - our verdict
Much has been said about SP1 being a bit of a non-starter compared to XP's Service Pack 2, but on first impressions Vista is finally a faster OS. After a few hours of playing with the Release Candidate I was impressed by the improvements in file copying speeds...
SP1 finally reaches Windows Updates
Just after Vista's first birthday Service Pack 1 has arrived - and here's the proof from one of PCAnswers' machines this morning. The first thing we've noticed which came as a bit of a shock was that a warning window tells us the installation may take an hour...
Monday December 17, 2007
Win total protection for your PC
As New Year approaches you're likely to need to new security software to help you keep your PC in good shape for 2008. As much as we'd like to think 2008 will the year that spyware and viruses come to an end the reality is that the Internet will once again...
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Do more this Christmas
Get your hands on PCAnswers' first ever Christmas-themed issue. Why have we gone all festive? Well, the holiday period is a great time do all those things you've been putting on the backburner, and your PC can be at the centre. That's why we've got 30 all-new...
Can you rely on Web apps?
The desktop is dead. At least that's what the giant Web corporations would have us believe. The future of our applications is online, but the recent outage I experienced with Google Docs shows exactly what's wrong with putting all your trust in the Internet....
Monday November 19, 2007
BT Digital Vault winner
The winner of our BT Digital Vault competition is Matthew Mella. He will receive a one year subscription to a BT Digital Vault Plus account, which provides 20GB of online storage. Congratulations!
Thursday November 15, 2007
Switch on to Internet TV
Why shell out on a new Freeview box or Sky TV when you can get thousands of channels, many for free, right through your PC? This month in PCAnswers we're looking at Web TV and what it can do for. Follow our in-depth guide to all the latest services and learn...
Win a copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
We've teamed up with Corel software to offer the brand new Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 to five lucky readers and for one really lucky reader there's a copy of Painter X, worth £250!
Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is rated at 95 per cent in the latest issue...
Tuesday November 13, 2007
Vote for your favourite gear of 2007!
Wishlist 2007 is a brand new annual awards event from the team behind Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, and by taking part, you could win a fantastic prize. Prizes include digital photo frames, MP3 players and more.
As we look back on the first year of...
Thursday October 18, 2007
Get a better network today!
Networks are what make home PCs great, the ability to share files between machines and even connect wirelessly around the home. But getting networks to behave can be tricky - until now that is. This month PCAnswers looks at the most common network woes and how...
Monday October 15, 2007
Win a sat-nav!
Sat-nav units are everywhere, but they're not all made equal. In issue 176 of PCAnswers we reviewed the latest offering from Route 66, the Chicago 6000, and we found it one of the best overall devices around. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Route 66 to offer...
