It’s no Shift, but Maingear’s new line of F1X gaming rigs are still delightfully potent in their own right. Starting at $2,249 (F1X 200) and sailing well north of $5,149 for the top-end F1X 500, this trio of desktops runs on a 64-bit copy of Windows 7 and packs an... 

On Tuesday we asked you which you used more regularly as your main computer—a desktop or laptop. Nearly 18,000 responses later, the results are in: And here we thought the desktop was dead! It was a close race, but desktop users outranked laptops 51% to 49%. The main reasons... 

This is a PC. There’s no good reason why it’s a PC, but it’s a PC. Or if there IS a good reason why it’s a PC, there’s no good reason why it looks like this. From Artopz (”Technology In Design,” which is as literal a motto as I’ve... 

Klaus Diebel of Kiwidee concocted a Mac computer case mod that marries the practical geek need for coffee with the reverence of Apple hardware history. The iMac CS features a coffee maker housed in the space where the computer’s display was. Hidden behind the coffee contraption... 

Reader karmat’s Windows 7 desktop uses WindowBlinds to skin the entire interface with matching wallpaper and Rainmeter configurations for an impressive overall desktop effect. The desktop is a combination of: Vintage Deco WindowBlind by Boltzfan Cubist Realities Wallpaper... 

Windows only: The new Picasa lets users designate who can collaborate on albums while they’re uploading pictures. It’s a huge time-saver over the old method and more efficient for granting friends and family access to individual photo albums. Click the image for a... 

Windows only: Most people use torrent sites like Mininova or The Pirate Bay to search for torrents online, but free program TorrentFetcher lets you search straight from a desktop program and quickly start the transfer in your BitTorrent client of your choice. Torrent sites offer... 

Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We’ve written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by allowing access to most Google apps in mobile form. Google Tasks may be... 

If you enjoyed playing with Stellarium, the open-source planetarium software we shared with you earlier this year, but felt strangely tied to an earth-bound perspective, you’ll definitely want to fly through space with Celestia. Celestia picks up where Stellarium leaves...