How-To's and Tips

Here's how to find the best places to buy a laptop, plus how much to pay and how to finance the purchase.

Tired of toying with the puny tools that cookie-cutter blog services provide? Follow the steps in this easy guide to install a WordPress blog on your own domain and personalize your Web presence.

Whether you're building a new PC or overhauling an old one, a new motherboard is the place to start. Here's our advice for choosing the right one.

Now that Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft, PC users will be stuck with Windows Vista. Here's a roundup of PC World's best tips for making Windows Vista easier to use.

Use a photo editor to add sepia and authentic "grain" to your favorite picture, or doctor it on the Web.

From shooting great video with your HD camcorder to playing the footage back on your HDTV, here's how to turn your own home videos into high-def Blu-ray masterpieces.

Add a layer of protection against spyware, stop Kaspersky's annoying audio alerts, and hide your files and folders. Plus: More fixes for the pesky Insert key.

Should you revert to XP? How can you make Vista navigation more XP-like? And why doesn't System Restore restore your system? Our Answer Line columnist solves these Windows mysteries.

Equipped with these tips--and one of these cameras--you can take stunning photos of holiday fireworks.

A guide to finding the best laptops, and when to buy them.