Microsoft Shares Tumble on Spending Plans
Shares in Microsoft Corp. slid 11 percent on Friday, their biggest drop in more than five years.
How to Preserve Your 15 Minutes of Fame with Windows Vista Media Cente
With a TV tuner and a Vista PC, you can capture a clip and show off your big moment.
Dell Announces New Business Desktop PCs
The Optiplex 960 series is a business-performance line of desktop PCs for enterprise customers, and the Optiplex FX160 series is a new line of thin clients with flexible configurations for the corporate shop.
Microsoft Cuts Xbox DVD Player Price, Adds Movies
Microsoft Corp.said on Thursday it would lower the price of the high-definition DVD player accessory for its Xbox 360 game console in the United States to $179 from $199, and add five free movies to anyone who buys the machine in August or September.

LucidLogix Demos Nearly Perfect Multi-GPU Scaling
Can Lucid's new "Parallel Graphics Unit" deliver perfect performance scaling on multiple GPUs? We saw the tech in action and were impressed.
Personalizing the Office 2007 Interface
The user interface in Office 2007 is drastically different than what you're used to. We'll show you how to personalize it to bring your everyday features and commands within easy reach.

Everyday Ecotech: Going Solar, Part I
This is the first of a two-part column that discusses going solar in both small and big ways. Part One -- this column -- will examine how renters and other consumers on a budget can save by incorporating solar power into their daily lives.

Nielsen: 40 Percent of People Use Smartphones, Tablets While Watching
According to a Nielsen report, 40 percent of smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices while they watch TV.

North American International Auto Show Report: Press-Preview Highlight
Some of the highlights of the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Want to Build Your Own Hubble Telescope?
Of course most of us will never get to Hubble, but you can build your own. Detailed instructions are available for models using PVC (low detail, average difficulty) and paper.
