Building a dedicated home theater PC used to be expensive and time-consuming. But today, the process is a lot easier—and cheaper. Here's how to build a tiny, loaded HTPC for less than the price of most off-the-shelf Blu-Ray players.

To take full advantage of your high speed Internet, you should hook up your networked appliances with Ethernet cables instead of slower Wi-Fi connections. PM shows you how to wire your home so that all your devices get real high-speed Internet. (Published in the November 2009 issue)

Surround sound systems are great for movies, but they can drain power and be overkill if you're just watching the weather report. Here's how to save money on your electricity bill without losing the immersive experience that your AV equipment provides. (Published in the October 2009 issue)

Speakers should be heard and not seen. So when PM tech expert Anthony Verducci decided that his standing home theater speaker towers took up too much space, he replaced them with five nearly invisible in-wall speakers. Here's how he did it.

Mysterious-looking, hyper-realistic high-dynamic-range (HDR) photographs combine details from multiple images taken at different exposures. With just a little work on your computer, you can make professional-looking HDR images yourself. Here's how. (Published in the September 2009 issue)

PM's Glenn Derene explains how to add a a computerized guidance system to your telescope so you can find celestial bodies without star charts, and how to connect your digital SLR so you can photograph what you're seeing with a super-zoom lens. (Published in the August 2009 issue)

Fresh air is good for us all, but must we leave all our music, movies and video games inside? PM's Glenn Derene says absolutely not. Here, are the gadgets and tips to get your backyard digital playground started. (Published in the July 2009 issue)

The digital transition is finally here. Friday, June 12 marks the end of analog bunny ears and the beginning of digital TV. Still confused about the transition? Fear not: We have everything you need to know about the digital TV transition right here. (Published in the October 2008 issue)

Do you feel like your cell phone's text message bill is getting higher every month? You're not alone. But you can email and Instant Message texts to phones for free. PM tells you how. (Published in the June 2009 issue)

Movies like Monsters & Aliens and Coraline have hit the big screen in 3D, but what about gaming? PM tech modder Anthony Verducci explains how to bring 3D gaming to your home—with results that impressed even him.

The average American cable subscriber pays more than $700 per year on subscription fees. But with the right combination of antenna and Internet streaming sources, you can get the shows and movies you like without the expense. (Published in the May 2009 issue)

Provided that you have a 3D-capable HDTV, turning it into a 3D home theater that is capable of playing any off-the-shelf DVD in 3D is surprisingly easy. Here's how it works.

So your car doesn't have an iPod dock. Rather than scrapping your mp3 player for burned cds, owners of dockless vehicles can find a way to stream their MP3s through the built-in stereo. Here are five options to connect your iPod to your car. (Published in the March 2009 issue)

The cost of books for e-book readers like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader can add up. But there's no reason to pay Sony or Amazon for books that are already in the public domain. Here's how to get them onto your e-book reader for free.

The familiar hardware for Guitar Hero and Rock Band cries out to be tinkered with, and do-it-yourselfers answered the call: playing real guitars, rigging up double bass drums and just plain cheating.