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Apple Mac Mini (Late 2012) review

A modest, but welcome update for Apple’s most affordable Mac

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How can I move my personal folders to another drive?

How to change the default location of folders such as Documents in Windows 7

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Acer Aspire 5600U review

An eye-catching all-in-one touchscreen PC

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Apple iMac 21.5in Late 2012 review

An all-in-one computer with a remarkably slender profile

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Restore the missing tools in Windows 8

Shut down Windows 8 faster, get the Start button back, play DVDs, get email working, tweak Internet Explorer and more

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Download: Classic Shell

Bring back the Start Menu, and other Windows features, to Windows 8

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Can I use a USB Wifi adapter on a desktop PC?

Modern laptops usually have built-in Wifi but desktop PCs rarely have wireless facilities included

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CES 2013 - Everything, now with touch

Finger-print smudges everywhere as touchscreens dominate at CES

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Panasonic shows off ultra high resolution Windows 8 tablet

4K screen even bigger than iPad 4 Retina display

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PC Specialist E-5800K review

A powerful AMD-based PC that’s an affordable alternative to ‘Intel Inside’

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Asus confirms imminent launch of giant Transformer AIO running Windows 8 and Android

Is it a PC? Is it a tablet? Is it pointless? Asus doesn't think so and the Transformer AIO is coming soon

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Massive Lenovo Windows 8 touch PC on the Horizon

This whopping big tablet is really a desktop

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Get the Start button back in Windows 8 with Classic Shell

Use a free tool called Classic Shell to add the familiar Start button and menu to Windows 8

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