PreviousProcessor benchmarks: Intel versus AMD
Tech Guide Processors are now called upon to handle everything from simple text and graphics, through 3D games, to serious tasks like video rendering. We put Intel and AMD's desktop CPUs through the labs to see how they cope.
Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast
Tech Guide XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, but there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.
ZDNet's quick guide to Intel processors
Tech Guide Intel has moved away from labelling its processors by clock speed. So which CPU is which? Our quick guide explains the new Pentium 4 and Celeron landscape.
AMD's new budget processors
Tech Guide AMD's new Sempron range of desktop and notebook CPUs is targeted squarely at Intel's competing Celeron family.
Email acrobatics: juggling multiple addresses
Tech Guide Do you have an email address for each of your jobs, moods or days of the week? Here's how to manage incoming mail to a bunch of different accounts.
RSS: news you choose
Tech Guide Having trouble keeping up with all the online news and blogs? One solution is to subscribe to various feeds, and then read only the subject areas that interest you or those that will help you get ahead at work. You can -- it's easy.
How to read RSS feeds
Tech Guide Want to know how to set up and use an RSS feed? Here's the low-down.
Letting in Linux
Tech Guide Want to give Linux a try, but afraid of the commitment? We step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.
IE is broken: can you fix it?
Tech Guide Malicious code could be robbing your bank, and Internet Explorer is practically driving the getaway car. Find out about IE's holes and how to plug them.
New chipsets underpin Intel's latest desktop PC platform
Tech Guide Intel's 925X (Alderwood) and 915P/G (Grantsdale) chipsets introduce new features that will allow CPU speed to develop without presenting I/O bottlenecks.
Is your anti-virus program still working?
Tech Guide Most of us 'set and forget' our anti-virus software. But to be safe, you should regularly check that the automatic update feature has not been disabled by a virus.
AMD introduces Socket 939 Athlon 64 chips
Tech Guide AMD's new range of Athlon 64s introduces no brand-new features, but consolidates and rationalises the chip-maker's high-end desktop options, while making it cheaper to build the fastest systems.
Inside Intel's Dothan
Tech Guide The latest Pentium M processor from Intel improves on the Banias core by shrinking the fabrication process to 90nm, doubling the cache and boosting the clock speed. All this while keeping the die size roughly the same and reducing power consumption by 10 per cent.
The graphics wars: ATI takes the lead
Tech Guide ATI's new 3D cards demonstrate marked superiority over Nvidia's latest high-end chip, proving themselves faster overall in a smarter design.
Build your own Linux server
Tech Guide Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network?
