Rev it up, take it into overdrive, and transform your ordinary desktop PC into a cool looking, high-performance gamer’s mod PC. Learn to acquire and install the latest CPUs, the largest hard drives, ... more

The bland beige box is dead. Fueled by a passion for performance and an eye for style, a new breed of PC user is taking matters into its own hands. Combining cutting-edge components with the latest trends ... more

Get cracking! Here’s the hardware hacker’s guide to banishing boring beige boxes ExtremeTech readers aren’t timid about cracking the case and voiding the warranty, and they’ll love these detailed ...

Hack your perfect Mac Got a little maverick in you? Sure you do. That’s why you chose a Mac in the first place. And now there’s OS X Tiger, just begging you to get in there and create your dream machine. ... more

You hold in your hand the Holy Grail for PSP aficionados—300 pages of ways to have even more fun with that little handheld powerhouse than the manufacturer intended. Use it as a hard drive. Surf ... more

Starting at $499, the diminutive Mac mini-2.5 inches tall, 6.5 inches wide, and 2.9 pounds-is expected to become Apple’s bestselling computer, with projected shipments of 100,000 units a month ...

Paul Capello owns and runs The Best Case Scenario, www.thebestcasescenario.com, a website devoted to extreme PC mods. In August 2003, one of Paul’s designs was named Maximum PC’s Rig of the Month. Paul ... more

Modding Mac OS X isn’t about cutting up your Power Mac’s case with a saws-all; it’s about modifying Mac OS X’s user interface and unlocking secrets and dispelling your fears of the Unix command line so ... more

Learn How To Soup Up and Customize Your PC and Really Make It Your Own Unimpressed by how the commonplace beige or gray computer looks and performs? Want to apply a personal touch to your PC so ...