Spending money is rarely a small business' favourite thing. If your old computer still works, why bother replacing it, right? After all, it should last longer than three or four years. Think again ...

If you've upgraded your computer monitor and now have a spare lying around the house, don't just throw it out. There are plenty of ways to keep using it.

Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts ...

If you've upgraded your computer monitor and now have a spare lying around the house, don't just throw it out. There are plenty of ways to keep using it.

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.