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Exposure: Sabrina Wong
Photographer Sabrina Wong creates stylised scenes and exotic backdrops to highlight her unique take on portraiture and character photography on this month's Exposure.
Blu-ray player loading times compared!
Now that Blu-ray players are essentially cut-down computers it can seemingly take forever to load discs. We rate players on how quick they are.
Reviews
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.
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Canon PowerShot G10
The Canon PowerShot G10 is a solid digital camera for enthusiasts who want something more compact to complement a dSLR, but its performance leaves something to be desired.
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Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009
You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.
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Apple iTunes 8
Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy.
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily-accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.
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Nikon Coolpix P80
One of the better 18x megazooms, nevertheless you should consider the Nikon Coolpix P80's sluggish performance before you commit to it.
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AVG Internet Security 8.0
AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7
If you shoot primarily outdoors in daytime -- especially sports, children, and animals -- the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 is a good choice. The more expensive DSC-H9 has a larger, flip-out LCD, infrared shooting, and has a few interface differences, but is otherwise identical.
News
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Apple stomps bugs with iPhone 2.1 software release
Apple says the software update extends battery life "significantly", improves email reliability, speeds text messaging and means fewer crashes with third-party applications.
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SP2 clashes with more than 40 programs
The update for Windows XP makes a long list of programs appear to stop working, including some of Microsoft's own products.
DIYs and How-to
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Build the perfect baby video
With the imminent arrival of a new baby, your life will become a whirlwind. If you're planning to capture the whole experience on video, plan carefully and you'll have a priceless record of those fleeting early days.
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DIY: Wipe Your Hard Drive Clean
Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy. A full Windows reinstall is the ultimate cure-all for inexplicable errors, crashes and glitches. Our step-by-step primer leads the way.
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DIY: Create a blockbuster home video
Got hours of home movies that no one can bear to watch - not even you? Desktop video editing is the answer. Our 10-step guide will help you cut out the boring bits and add effects that will have your family and friends wanting more.
Downloads
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Panda Antivirus Pro 2009
Install antivirus and forget about viruses, spyware, and hackers.
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RemoveIT Pro Ultra
Protect your PC from harmful threats.
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Syslog Watcher Pro Edition
Monitor large networks.
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Babylon
Translate words, full texts, Web pages, and complete documents into 75 languages.














