Stan Miastkowski - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Stan Miastkowski

Article | 2/05/2008 Step-by-step: Keep a clean keyboard

Don't look now, but your PC's keyboard may have its own alien ecosystem growing in the dark recesses beneath the keys. Dirt and dust coat the keys and...

Article | 25/08/2004 Building a secure wireless network

The era of the unconnected PC has largely passed into history. Beyond the home office and children’s rooms, PCs are popping up in such formerly unconv...

Article | 19/08/2004 Step-By-Step: Get maximum speed from your new drives

It's a buyer's market for drives. Low prices for fast CD-RW drives, cutting-edge rewritable-DVD drives, and the most recent generation of high-capacit...

Article | 16/10/2003 Bullet-proof your PC with a software firewall

A firewall is an absolutely necessary tool in every computer user’s defensive arsenal, along with an antivirus utility. Firewalls are programs (someti...

Article | 13/06/2003 Reinstall Windows

No matter which version of Windows you run, at times your PC will start to become unstable — especially if you often install and uninstall software or...

Article | 12/05/2003 Add high-speed ports for turbocharged peripherals

The latest high-performance peripherals — including scanners, external drives, and DV camcorders — are shipping with new interfaces. USB 2.0 and Fir...

Article | 20/12/2002 Improve your PC’s graphics performance

Over the past year, a new generation of PC graphics cards has been exploiting cutting-edge video processors and fast memory to provide eye-popping per...

Article | 15/07/2002 Reclaim hard-drive space

Today's hard drives feature jaw-dropping amounts of space. But no matter how big your drive, you'll be amazed at how quickly application installs, bro...

Article | 21/05/2002 Care and Feeding of the Windows Registry

The Registry is the essential part of Windows - a big, complex database that stores all the configuration settings for your software and hardware in a...

Article | 3/05/2002 Master the Windows XP upgrade process

Microsoft hype to the contrary, deciding whether to upgrade your current version of Windows to Windows XP isn't exactly a no-brainer. Certainly, XP ha...

Article | 23/11/2001 Norton SystemWorks and Internet Security 2002

With a streamlined interface, greater speed, several new features, and more stability, SystemWorks continues to be a must-have utility.

Article | 23/11/2001 CORRECTION AND WARNING: Here's How Upgrader-Bulk Up Your PC's RAM

Published in <i>Australian PC World</i>, December 2001, page 132.

Article | 4/09/2001 Keep it powered, keep it cool

They may not be as glamorous as ultrafast CPUs, enormous hard drives or the latest 3D graphics cards, but cooling and power components are the oft-for...

Article | 6/08/2001 Edit digital video on your PC

Home video has gone digital. The current generation of mini-DV (digital video) camcorders produce all-digital data that you can download to your PC, e...

Article | 1/06/2001 Upgrader - Install a bigger, faster hard drive

Installing a new hard drive remains one of the most popular upgrade projects for PC users.