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Home cinema systems: Are kits or components right for you?

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.

How to set-up an iPod Nano

If you've just got your first iPod Nano, this video and slideshow tutorial will help you through the process of setting it up and syncing it with media from your computer.

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Reviews

WD ShareSpace

The WD ShareSpace NAS is a step up from the company's World Edition and while it performs well it's expensive and offers few features.
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.
Apple iTunes 7

iTunes 7 includes some great updates, like gapless playback, games downloads and a better interface, but Australian users so far miss out on the movie downloads available to American users.
Sony DRX-S70U

Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.
Pioneer BDR-202BK

Pioneer's drive and bundle is excellent, but also expensive and clearly an early adopter's product.
LG LH-RH9695IA Home Theatre

This is a great sounding and great looking unit that will work well in medium-sized rooms, and considering its hard disk drive, it is reasonable value for money.
Apple iPhone

Despite some flaws, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated phone and MP3 player.
Teac GF-350

This is obviously not a device for discerning audiophiles, but if you've got a collection of vinyl that you want on CD, and enjoy making recorded compilations, the GF-350 is a good choice.

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Features

Australian music download services compared

If you're keen to boost your music collection without stepping away from the glow of your monitor, our quick guide to Australian download services will give you all the info you need.
BMW iDrive: A guide and review

An in-depth overview of BMW's second-generation iDrive system, which allows you to control the car's entertainment, sat nav and telephone systems, amongst other things.
Best iPod-compatible iTunes alternatives

CNET's Donald Bell rounds up his favourite iPod-compatible software alternatives to Apple's iTunes jukebox.
iTunes 8: Slick Genius, still sluggish

Apple's improvements to iTunes have garnered the music and video jukebox a full-point jump, although long-time users will only find one major new feature and a few interesting smaller ones.

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News

Facebook-Twitter integration comes to iTunes

One of Apple's smaller announcements at Wednesday's music-focused event was that you can now share your deepest iTunes hopes and dreams through Facebook and Twitter.
No Beatles on iTunes tomorrow

An EMI executive has come out and said there'll be no Liverpudlian love on iTunes for Beatles Day.
Apple to offer ready-made ringtones

The company has obtained the licences to sell pre-cut ringtones and may roll them out in time for 9 September press event, music industry sources said.
Beatles perfect storm on 9 September 2009?

For the first time, the Beatles' entire catalogue will be released, in stereo, in one fully digitally remastered collection. Will an iTunes announcement happen the same day?

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DIYs and How-to

DIY home surveillance with a webcam

Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.
Advanced iTunes: Get more from the software

Here's a collection of four tips for getting more out of the software — using multiple libraries on a single machine, the best uses for Smart Playlists, getting true CD-quality rips from your CD, and tips for getting perfect album art.
TuneUp your iTunes music library

Does your iTunes library have lots of songs with missing tags and cover art? TuneUp Companion is a plug-in for iTunes that does all the tedious tagging and cover art retrieval work for you.
Make MP3s from iTunes downloads: A guide to file conversion

Any MP3 player or audio device can play music bought from the iTunes Store, even if it doesn't support the format Apple sells it in. Here's our three-step guide to show you how to convert iTunes Plus downloads to MP3 format.

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Downloads

CD DVD HD DVD Blu-ray Burn Suite

Burn Suite is a complete CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray discs burning and ripping software
Disk Archive Maker

Manage any kind of disks you have.
HP Pavilion Recovery CD Patch

Resolve an issue found on systems once a Recovery CD without "a" in its version number is used to restore the disk.
Turtle Beach CD Master Studio Edition (TBS2050) Install

Get the install disk for the TBS2050 kit for DOS/Windows 3.x/95/NT 3.51.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.