Trick & Tips

You don't have to wait until next year to see what Windows 8 has to offer. Use these tricks to update your operating system's look and feel right now.

When traveling with smartphones, tablets and laptops a small hiccup can derail work for your entire trip. How can you avoid these nightmares on your next business trip?

Dropbox’s mobile app doesn’t feature text-editing capabilities. Thankfully, there are a number of free apps that let you edit files on the go that are stored in Dropbox.

Out of the box, IE doesn't have the option to preserve tabs between sessions. This add-on provides that functionality--and more.

Here’s how to get a macro and telephoto lens out of your standard 50mm prime lens for less than $100.

Scruffy121234 asked the Desktops forum to recommend benchmarking software

If your computer is acting up, hardware drivers may be to blame. Learn how to roll back or even uninstall driver software with this handy guide.

Locate your Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office product keys with this simple guide.

Android and Apple smartphones are everywhere, and it can be hard to tell your phone apart from the crowd. Set a custom ringtone so that you know exactly when you're getting a phone call, text message, or voicemail.

If you liked the idea of the tri-connector Magic Cable Trio but not the $20 price tag, here's a $3(!) alternative.

Can console and PC gamers play nicely together? Three PCWorld editors try playing console first-person shooters with a keyboard-and-mouse controller, and report their results.

Here are a couple hassle solvers: Memtest86+ can diagnose bad RAM, and the Magic Cable Trio gives you gives you micro USB, mini USB, and Apple 40-pin connectors in one sync cable.

A PC can serve capably as a hub for digital media collections, but sitting at a desk isn't the best way to watch movies. We'll show you how to stream media from a Windows 7 PC to a game console, a set-top box, or even a smartphone.

Dave answers questions about fixing blurry photos, free image editing, getting the right white balance, and taking photos of stars.

When Kennyrosenyc turns on his PC, it dies before it even begins to boot. He asked the Windows forum for help

Tired of hunting for coupon codes? When you use a rebate site like Ebates, you can get a discount on almost everything you buy online--even Groupons!

Now able to run from a flash drive, this free utility can help determine if faulty memory is causing system problems.

Ahmed needs to reinstall Windows, but his hard drive no longer has the necessary recovery partition

Google+ has created an entire community focused around nonprofits. Using these tools to get your organization onboard is easy.