Swapping my laptop for a desktop and monitor instead of selling? My plans have changed, and my laptop and furniture are not working together well and causing me pain. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Dec 26, 2009 - 5 answers

In lieu of buying a tricked-out MacBook pro, I'm thinking about taking the advice in this comment and picking up a mostly equivalent, Windows-based desktop for around $500. Can you give me advice? [more inside]
posted by niles on Aug 22, 2009 - 10 answers

I need a new computer--a desktop--but I don't know what kind of expectations to have for a new machine versus my 5-year-old computer. Is whatever's on special gonna impress me? [more inside]
posted by misanthropicsarah on Jul 27, 2009 - 24 answers

Please help me find the best laptops for our teens! Specifics inside. [more inside]
posted by misha on Jun 16, 2009 - 16 answers

After 5+ years of working remarkably well, my desktop is finally giving out in multiple places, and it's time to move on. I use my desktop as an always-on computer, though, so I'd like to get something low-power. [more inside]
posted by devilsbrigade on Apr 16, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me choose a Linux desktop computer (UK) [more inside]
posted by primer_dimer on Feb 7, 2009 - 8 answers

ComputerBuildingFilter: As my home PC just recently kicked the bucket, I'm looking into building my own PC for the first time, and I want to make sure the parts I'm looking at buying are compatible. [more inside]
posted by Grither on Nov 25, 2008 - 16 answers

BuildMyComputerFilter: I want a new desktop. Tiny, affordable, more specs below the fold. [more inside]
posted by billtron on Nov 20, 2008 - 14 answers

Building / buying a gaming desktop PC. [more inside]
posted by detune on Jul 24, 2008 - 14 answers

Can I extend the life of my aging Dell XPS desktop by means of a processor swap? Details within. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jun 5, 2008 - 13 answers

My computer gets extremely loud at random moments. [more inside]
posted by als129 on Apr 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me buy a new computer. [more inside]
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium on Feb 29, 2008 - 19 answers

What's it like to have a laptop as your only computer? [more inside]
posted by MsMolly on Sep 13, 2007 - 63 answers

What are some creative things I can use an extra desktop for? The computer is big, loud, and hot, so I keep it in the pantry with a wireless adapter and access it via SSH or remote desktop. [more inside]
posted by lpctstr; on Aug 6, 2007 - 10 answers

Should I stick with my last July G4 iBook, buy a MacBook or an iMac or wait for untold delights? [more inside]
posted by dance on Aug 10, 2006 - 12 answers

Looking for something for Windows and/or Mac OS X that allow you to invoke or otherwise mark off an area at the side of the screen with only widgets/applets/chiclets/whateverlets in them. It should be different from, say, the OS X dock, in that it should claim its screen real estate fully -- no letting things slide under it or over it, windows that bump up against it should recognize its edge and stop. [more inside]
posted by namespan on Apr 13, 2006 - 4 answers

Is there a way to tell those fancy desktop search engines like Google or Copernic, to NOT index the contents of any file on my PC? [more inside]
posted by Oneirokritikos on Feb 11, 2006 - 9 answers

My 2001 Dell Dimension 2100 desktop is making this incredibly scary and irregular grinding noise. This sounds way more serious than a fan having some issues, but I'm no expert. Help. [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Jan 1, 2006 - 9 answers

Help me sell my computer! Er... or at least decide if I want to. [more inside]
posted by arcticwoman on Oct 14, 2005 - 22 answers

Help me find a computer prank. [more inside]
posted by essexjan on Jul 12, 2005 - 5 answers

Anyone know a good source of tiled wallpaper backgrounds for a computer desktop? [more inside]
posted by BigPicnic on Jul 11, 2005 - 11 answers

I need help finding a desktop background - from a site that had some amazing options. [MI] [more inside]
posted by fionab on Dec 10, 2004 - 9 answers

I would like a simply way to access my desktop's hard drives from my notebook. I don't have much networking experience. Both systems run WinXP. The desktop is hooked up to an 802.11b Lynksys Wireless-B router. The notebook, which has WiFi, gets its internet connection from this router. I realize that, with this system, there's no way that the desktop can access the notebook's harddrives, but what about vice versa?
posted by grumblebee on Jan 1, 2004 - 8 answers