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Last updated: March 6, 2009
Backing up
- Online backup solutions compared
- How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part one)
- How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part two)
Comparators
Desktops
- Cheap 101: Decent desktops for $400
- Graphics and video cards 101: The PC with a view
- Computer cases 101: More than just a PC guts container
- Power supplies 101: The juice in a computer breakfast
File formats
How tos
- How to delete your data securely
- How to secure your wireless network
- How to use virtual folders to find important files
- How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part one)
- How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part two)
- Virtualization 101: How to run multiple OSes at the same time
- Multiple monitors 101: Why you want them, and how to set them up
Laptops
- 10 high-end gaming laptops compared
- Solid state drives 101: Why should you care?
- Thin and light laptops compared: save the space, save the spine
- See also: netbooks section
Media centers and HTPC
- Ask the Editors: What is Slingbox?
- BitTorrent 101: How it works, and our top four applications
- Ditch your cable box: an Obsessable guide
- DVD Ripping 101: What you need to know to get video on your machine
- High-end home theater PCs
- Home media streaming 101: DLNA explained
- How to: Get the Xbox 360 to play nice with Windows Media Center
- How to stream videos from your PC to your TV
- Space saving home theater PCs
- Throw away your television: How to watch all your TV on the internet
- Video codecs 101: What are they, and how do I play back my video?
Netbooks
- All netbooks listed by size
- Pro tips for getting the most out of your new netbook
- Netbooks compared: Top 10 in Q4 2008
- Asus Eee PC lineup compared
- The Obsessable Ten: Best netbook accessories
- So why would I want a netbook?
- The Obsessable Ten: Best Gadgets of 2008
- CES 2009: MSI Wind U115 and U120 netbooks hands-on
- Why Apple's netbook will be like the Sony Vaio P
- Google Android-based netbooks coming?
Networking
- Home networking 101: Troubleshooting and fixing network problems
- How to secure your wireless network
- Home media streaming 101: DLNA explained
Peripherals
PC 101 guides on Obsessable
- PC 101: An overview of the components inside your computer
- RAM 101: Why you need more of it
- Graphics and video cards 101: The PC with a view
- Home networking 101: Troubleshooting and fixing network problems
- Peripheral Connections 101: USB and Bluetooth standards
- Solid state drives 101: Why should you care?
- Computer cases 101: More than just a PC guts container
- Power supplies 101: The juice in a computer breakfast
Platforms and OSes
- How Apple's new Mac OS X Snow Leopard will change your life (or won't), part 1
- Mac vs PC: The real cost of owning an Apple
- Virtualization 101: How to run multiple OSes at the same time
- Windows 7 reviews: real love or guilty feelings?
- Should you "Boot Camp" or virtualize Windows 7 Beta?
Looking for software and web guides? They're in their own directory.
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