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In Depth Our carefully selected site and app recommendations to upgrade your entertainment, work and social life.

In Depth Out of work and at a loose end, or just fancy doing something new? Here's how to use the web to start your own business.

Tutorial You don't need to invest in monitors, mounts and cards to add extra displays.

Explained How special lenses and clever post-processing create distinctive effects.

Gary Marshall Our columnist on why building computers is great - despite his worst scar comes from fitting a PC backplate.

Opinion It's the cycle of adventure, failure and improvement that is core to the success of free software.

Opinion Earlier this month, Richard Cobbett cut his arm off. At least, that's what it felt like at the time.

In Depth Use the keyboard to get full access to the parts of Windows 8 that won't be obvious at first glance.

Explained We take a close up look at how computers detect and correct errors within digital transmissions

Tutorial The Android-x86 project provides versions of Android that can be used on a variety of hardware - we show how you can install Android on an x86 PC.

Tutorial How to use free software to discover what others are doing behind your back and keep your PC secured.

Tutorial Administer your living room media centre PC from the comfort of your sofa - just use your Android phone as a remote!

Gary Marshall Isn't it about time downloaders and rights holders sorted out this mess before it gets much worse?

Opinion Gatekeeper gives Apple more control over your Mac and a PC equivalent would do the same for Microsoft.

In Depth How we'd build the finest-ever operating system using the best bits of everything else.

Tutorial Déjà Dup is one of the best back-up solutions out there, and it's now included in Ubuntu and Mint by default. We show you how to get to grips with it.

Tutorial While you may already be running two displays, it's now easy for everyone to enjoy three, four, six or even 10 displays.

Tutorial Accidentally deleting files - it's something we've all done, but erasing a file isn't the only thing that can go wrong when you're working in a hurry.

Tutorial Windows tricks and third-party apps that will keep your private files away from prying eyes.

Opinion Thinking different is a good thing, but being objective is more important.

In Depth PCs have always been fairly easy things to spot: if it has a keyboard, a display, a pointing device, storage and a selection of ports, it's probably a PC. This year, that's going to change.