Posts By Maximumpc

Software

Cheat Sheet: 10 Tips And Tricks For Microsoft Word
1:00AM February 22, 2011 | MaximumPC

Microsoft Word. The name’s practically synonymous with “productivity app”. If you’re reading this article at work you’ve probably got a Word doc open right now, and you might think you’ve got a good handle on Microsoft’s word processor. We’ll bet you don’t know as much as you think you do. Don’t believe us? Read on for 10 quick tips and tricks for Microsoft Word. More »

Software

Google Chrome Cheat Sheet: 10 Tips And Tricks
12:20AM February 4, 2011 | MaximumPC

Even though it’s still the new kid on the block, Google’s Chrome is rapidly becoming the standard against which other browsers are measured. Use these 10 quick tips to get the most of Chrome. More »

Computing

32 Ways To Protect And Defend Your Digital Life
3:00AM January 20, 2011 | MaximumPC

For every freedom and convenience we enjoy in our digital lives, there are countless cyber do-badders looking for ways to exploit them. Fight back with these 32 ways to protect your digital life! More »

Computing

The Best, Cheapest Ways To Upgrade Your PC
4:00AM July 1, 2010 | MaximumPC

Upgrading your PC can be a head-spinning process. Our Lab experts help you sort through the chaos with 18 products that won’t break the bank. More »

Gadgets

8 Signs A Geek Has Too Much Money
1:40AM June 23, 2010 | MaximumPC

Admit it: if you could afford these ridiculously over the top gadgets, you’d buy them in a heartbeat. And if you can afford them… maybe you could buy me one, too? More »

AMD’s $US300 6-Core CPU: Too Good To Be True?
11:20PM April 27, 2010 | MaximumPC

AMD’s new Thuban hexa-core CPUs come out swinging with prices that belie their size. And if we’ve learned anything from years of watching action movies: You never, ever count out the underdog. Such is the case with perennial underdog AMD. More »

Software

19 Tips Every Windows 7 User Needs To Know
12:00AM April 25, 2010 | MaximumPC

Your OS drives your whole PC experience, so it’s your job as an enthusiast to keep it in a high state of tune. Here’s how to do just that with Windows 7. More »

Computing

Build A Kick-Arse Liquid Cooling System In 6 Simple Steps
5:00AM April 2, 2010 | MaximumPC

In the pantheon of nerd achievement, water cooling ranks near the top – somewhere between installing Linux and becoming fluent in Klingon. And there’s a reason the hardest of the hardcore prefer water cooling: it’s incredibly effective at lowering your system’s temperature. More »

Nvidia’s GTX 480: First Fermi Benchmarks
10:08AM March 27, 2010 | MaximumPC

Can a three billion transistor GPU that eats power supplies for lunch find love and glory in the hearts of gamers? More »

Mobile

From Tin Cans To Touchscreens: The 40 Most Important Phones In History
2:40AM March 27, 2010 | MaximumPC

With due respect to Alexander Graham Bell, he couldn’t possibly have known that his patent for “the method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically” would give birth to today’s smartphone. Here’s how we got there. More »