Power Macs in particular are easy to reconfigure through a variety of third-party options.

The long-term trends seem positive for the niche computer player.

Internet Explorer's security problems have many people looking for alternative browsers. And security isn't the only issue; Microsoft stopped Internet Explorer in its tracks a while back as it concentrated on its upcoming operating system called Long

Nothing irks me more than having to write columns about viruses and Trojan horse programs. But the current outbreak of a bug called js.scob.trojan needs attention, because it shows how quickly a dangerous virus can spread. And although it seems to be

Modified search engine taps into Amazon's catalog of books.

By combining a cell phone with a PDA, smart phones let you consolidate your gadgets.

Take a look at a company called StreamSage if you want to learn something about the future of Web search.

If you're running Windows XP, you need to know about the upcoming update called Service Pack 2. It's a set of upgrades that provides some additional security options, including an improved firewall and a security center that monitors your anti-virus

One of the scariest aspects of the information age is the quality of what we have come to accept as virtues. We live to multitask. An instant message arrives while we're talking on the phone, leading us to a Web site whose links feed us into an online discussion. Meanwhile, there's that breaking news on the television. ...

My friend David Warlick gave me a great tip about searching the Web. Instead of starting with a huge search engine such as Google, start small.

A retired computer scientist considers the possibility of machines that are smarter than humans.

I remember telling a friend about five years ago that we'd soon start thinking about the Internet as a storage space, an online hard disk.