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How you help us save Bletchley Park

Paul Allen — 2008-08-20T14:55:00.000Z

Paul Allen, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 14:55:00

Home to wartime codebreakers and birthplace of modern computing under threat

Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire does not give the impression of being one of the most significant battlefields of World War Two....

Review: PC Specialist Fusion 780 X3 desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-08-14T17:39:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 14 August 2008 at 17:39:00

Plenty of power at a good price

The PC Specialist X3 uses AMD's triple-core processor. Halfway, obviously, between the dual-core computers that are now fairly common and the more expensive quad-core PCs, the triple-core, in theory, offers a good...

Childproof your PC

Jody Elphick — 2008-07-28T10:00:00.000Z

Jody Elphick, Computeract!ve, Monday 28 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Protect your kids, and your PC, with our guide to safer computing for children

Nowadays children start to learn how to use computers as soon as they reach primary school. Many PC owners with kids will already have given some thought to the matter...

Build your own PC

Emil Larsen — 2008-07-18T12:05:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 July 2008 at 12:05:00

Fancy making your own computer? Here’s our guide to picking the right parts

The days when building your own PC meant making big savings over buying a ready-made computer are gone. It’s now possible to buy a powerful yet affordable PC from your...

Spring clean your PC

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-07-14T10:00:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Monday 14 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Even computers need an occasional once over to get rid of dirt but it pays to be careful. We show you how

Just like a house that needs regular dusting, your home computer needs a good clean once in a while too....

Review: Cyberpower Liquid Gamer Infinity SLI desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-07-07T10:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 7 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Water cooling in a computer? Whatever next?

The most interesting thing about the Cyberpower Liquid Gamer Infinity SLI, and its most distinguishing feature, is that it's cooled not using fans (like most PCs) but using water....

Review: Sony Vaio VGX-TP2B home entertainment computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-07-04T10:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 4 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Entertainment in a strange new shape

While most computers follow a standard design pattern with little deviation, media centre or home entertainment models often throw up some entertainingly bizarre shapes....

Get your free keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Word

Paul Allen — 2008-07-03T10:39:00.000Z

Paul Allen, Computeract!ve, Thursday 3 July 2008 at 10:39:00

60 keyboard shortcuts to make working in Microsoft Word and Windows that bit easier

Click the link on the right labelled 'Keyboard shortcuts' to obtain your free PDF, which lists 60 common and not so common key combinations for Microsoft Word and Windows (XP...

File Hamster 1.5.2.5

Tim Smith — 2008-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Keep backups of previous file versions

Saving and backing up files is one thing, but sometimes what you need to recover is an old version of a file....

Review: Mesh Elite Q9300 Pro desktop computer

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-06-24T12:43:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 24 June 2008 at 12:43:00

Power and performance at a fair price

Desktop PCs in homes are fast being replaced by smaller and more portable notebook models. Many such notebooks now offer proper audio and video qualities and some are even good...

HP brings touch screen to desktop PCs

Tim Smith — 2008-06-13T11:25:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 13 June 2008 at 11:25:00

Handwriting recognition included in Touchsmart range

HP's Touchsmart IQ500 series desktop computers can work without a mouse or keyboard thanks to the touch-sensitive screen. The new interface developed by the company works within Windows and is...

More people suffering from RSI

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-06-05T11:25:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 11:25:00

Research finds RSI cases have risen in the past year

More than two thirds of workers now suffer from repetitive strain injury (RSI), according to research by Microsoft. In a survey of 1,000 people, the software giant found that cases...

PC help: Private PC repairs

Tim Smith, Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-05-30T10:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 30 May 2008 at 10:00:00

Be sure to back up your personal data before sending your computer for repairs

Q My computer needs to be sent away for repair, but I am worried that all my personal letters and spreadsheets with financial information could be read by others during...

Fujitsu-Siemens announces quieter notebooks

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-05-29T14:24:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Thursday 29 May 2008 at 14:24:00

External graphics card for notebooks revealed

Fujitsu-Siemens has announced a number of new computers, including notebooks with a "silent mode" button and an unusual graphics card....

Review: Shuttle XPC G5 6801M desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-05-21T15:42:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 21 May 2008 at 15:42:00

Media PC with Blu-ray player

Shuttle used to be known for making what are known as barebones computers – the company would supply the case and the most basic innards, and the buyer would pick...