If you are in the market for a new computer, you may be considering making the move from a desktop to a laptop. While not portable like a laptop, desktop computers offer many advantages over their mobile cousins.

Computer programs or devices which encode or decode digital data signals are known as codecs. "Codec" is a word derived from combining the words coder and decoder, making for an easy way to distinguish and remember the function of a codec.

Defragmentation or defrag is simply a long word for sorting and collating the files on your hard drive. This program is and others are designed for the user to easily run, regardless of your level of expertise.

This guide outlines what you need to consider when building a PC gaming machine

Here are some Windows 7 Keys I got from Microsoft site. Please post in comments once you use so I can keep updating it. Edit: You can use any of these keys on any computers because Microsoft is apparently issuing other people these same keys!

This is a full transcript of the YouTube video demonstrating how one would take the newly released Windows 7 RC DVD image (ISO) and copy the setup files so that one can install Windows 7 via USB thumbdrive.  The actual video runs for 5 minutes and 14 seconds, narrated by a real techie, and well done actually!

Gaming computers require specific features for the best gaming experience, here the six that matter most and will deliver the performance necessary for gaming.

This piece looks at the pros and cons of using audio visual interactive whiteboard in education. There are many benefits to those learning, those teaching and the education establishment itself. If you are looking into moving into the whiteboard teaching environment then this is for you.