Is your old PC a security risk? Find out how to protect it or give it a new life with Linux, turning it into a media server or backup station.

At the same time, dealing with an old, sluggish computer is a frustrating experience. If apps and websites are taking ages to load, it can seriously impact your productivity. At a certain point ...

But that doesn’t always mean you need a replacement. A few cheap tricks can often bring an old computer back to life. As a man of a certain age, I know that everything slows down as it gets older.