The year ahead has a lot in store for Linux users. Many of the trends, hardware products, and software developments below comprise a colorful mix that focuses on the use of Linux…
Windows includes built-in ransomware protection. Here’s how to turn it on
Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files…
How to set up your new computer the right way
So you’ve got a new computer. Awesome! That humble metal box is the key to a wide world of potential. It can help you with everything from juggling your finances to keeping…
The best free software for your PC
The best free PC software programs aren’t about the cost (or lack thereof), they’re about a fresh opportunity—collections of code that put the dumb hardware in your computer to smart use, tools…
You won’t believe what this keychain can do
TL;DR: Head straight to checkout to save 40% on this tiny keychain pen before they’re sold out. We all carry keychains, but this one is different. It can write underwater. It opens…
Best monitors 2024: Gaming, 4K, HDR, and more
Need a new monitor for your PC? We’ve combed through scores of options to find the best monitors on the market right now. Our picks are the result of hundreds of hours…
Going Full Nerd: My favorite Gordon Ung video is a masterclass in his talents
My colleague and co-conspirator Gordon Mah Ung passed away this weekend, after a battle with cancer. I’m heartbroken. Gordon is the journalist and the person I want to be when I grow…
Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld editor and renowned hardware journalist, dies at 58
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father of hardcore tech journalism, passed away over the weekend after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer….
10 things I’d never, ever do as an IT professional
I have been working in the IT industry for over 30 years, for most of this time as an editor at PC-WELT (PCWorld’s German sister publication), specializing in security. I test antivirus…
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Writers Would Love to Write a Zelda: The Wind Waker Film
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hit theatres last week and its co-writers, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, are thriving. We spoke to them at length the day before the release about everything Sonic:…