Ever notice how there are a lot of acronyms for computer stuff? API, BIOS, CPU, DOS (not to be confused with DoS), DRAM, GPU, HDD, RAM, ROM, and a whole lot more... It can get downright overwhelming.

Walter S. Mossberg explains the differences between and pros and cons of different types of computers – notebook, netbook, desktop, tablet – and explains what to look for in a processor, memory, video ...

Ross Donald has sent three kids to college. And a fourth starts this fall. That makes the physician from Ketchum, Idaho, something of an expert in buying computers, having bought one for each of his ...