Buying PC components at a store like Best Buy or Micro Center is easy. You pick what you want and take it to the register.

If you’ve been shopping for a new computer this year and felt a little sticker shock, you’re not imagining things.

In my last article, I talked about using Laplink to keep multiple computers synchronized; in my case, I need to ensure that a home-office tower system, a laptop computer and a tower system at my ...