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Keep track of project and lecture deadlines with Get Organized

If you're studying several subjects, you'd need an extremely large wallplanner to organise your studies. Luckily there's a free program to help you out

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Make your computer run twice as fast with a solid-state hard disk

You can greatly increase the speed of your PC by switching to a solid-state disk, but is worth the cost? We look at the pros and cons and explain how to install one

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Change the appearance of Windows Media Player 12

Windows Media Player 12 comes with Windows 7, but it looks pretty boring. We show you how to vamp it up with different skins

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How to add to and customise the right-click menus in Windows

If you right-click your mouse, a menu of extra options pops up. If you want to add extra choices to this, then Filerfrog makes it easy to customise your Windows list

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Use virtual desktops to help you organise the windows on screen

Is your desktop so cluttered with open windows that you could fill several monitors? We show you how to make sense of it all by using Virtuawin

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Shuttle demonstrates new miniature desktop PCs

USB 3, high-definition and multiple-monitor support among the upgrades

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Get the best seat in the cinema without leaving your PC screen

It is easy to play DVD movies on most Windows PCs but some are more difficult. Back to Basics shows you how to get the best experience out of your PC

This useful planning tool is now on sale from Amazon in the UK

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Lenovo buys PC maker Medion

Acquisition gives Lenovo a major foothold in the European PC consumer market

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Dixons Group sets up new after-sales services

Retailer to offer online, in-store, phone and in-home help

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MSI launches new tablets, notebooks, desktops and more

Company unveils wide range of new PCs at Computex 2011

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Solve PC problems remotely

Do your friends think of you as their personal computer technician? We show you how to give them expert support without having to leave the comfort of your house

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Know How promises 'anxiety free' service to PC and gadget buyers

DSG launches post-sale service covering everything from delivery to problem solving and repairs

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Mesh Computers will trade as normal under new ownership

PC Peripherals vows to keep the Mesh brand alive following buyout

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