It's a double-dose of news on this week's second Maximum PC podcast! We'll tell you what's up with Comcast, what we're doing in the Lab, and answer a batch of your questions!
Chipmakers introduce new documents in federal court, TorrentSpy hit with $110 million judgment, NVIDIA to simplify GPU lineup, and more!
Windows Update is supposed to be the easiest way to get Windows XP SP3 on your system. Here's what to do when WU leaves you empty-handed.
A big 'w00t' to this year's standout applications and utilities
Another Maximum PC Challenge! Motherboard vs. add-in card, host-based vs. discrete. What role does a RAID controller play in overall RAID performance?
Home-entertainment technology has lent new meaning to the phrase ‘home box office,’ but can any of the new on-demand Internet movie services really deliver the big-screen experience? We examine the top eight options to find out .
The free vLite application will help you save time—and gigabytes—by cutting the bloat from your Vista installation process
Soeimes you need a calendar you can access from anywhere; sometimes you just need one on your desktop. We'll show you how to make these separate applications play nice.
The best way to see if your tweaks and upgrades have an impact on your system's performance is to run benchmark comparisons. Here's how you do it . . . for free!
Have money to burn and love to stay organized? This is the device for you!
This Peltier's powerful performance makes tricky installation tolerable.
An acquisition by Logitech brings lots of changes to the Squeezebox, one of our favorite streamers—and all the changes are good!


