10/ If you have a tower type PC, store the tower on the floor below you, making sure it isn't an obstruction, and air can circulate around it. Buy extension cables if you need to.

All the sound reducing equipment mentioned is readily available off the Internet, or locally.

If you have a little more money or are buying computers, here are a few more options.

- You can buy new replacement PC cases designed to be quiet. They may be acoustically lined to cut sound or constructed so you can do away with any internal fans so reduce noise

- Keyboard noise can be particularly wearing. Pick a model with the keys touch dampened.

- Consider a quality second hand or reconditioned model. Do you really need high processing power creating more background noise? Alternatively consider lower specification models, with (probably) smaller quieter fans.

- Ask for computers that comply with international noise reduction standard ISO 9626. If it also quotes sound pressure levels, this is a fair way of comparing the noise outputs of different PCs.

- Additionally, have a couple of new models run for you in the showroom. preferably in a quieter area. Or maybe you can get a home demonstration. All other things being equal, go for the quietest PC.

Whatever you plan, don't suffer - experiment to create a more silent PC environment. Remember, less PC noise can only boost your healthy computing through 2006 and beyond!

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