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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.

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.

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Reviews

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.
Roxio Popcorn 2

Roxio Popcorn 2 is a simple and excellent solution for copying and backing up files.
Lexmark P450

The CD burning capability aside, Lexmark's P450 is just another home photo printer with average printing features and performance.
Toast Titanium 7

Even with no serious competition, Roxio Toast stays on top of its game by adding important new features and beefing up old ones. It's a must-have for Mac users.
Nero 7 Ultra Edition

Nero 7's new features and low price keep it at the pinnacle of CD/DVD-authoring suites, but some problems mean that you might want to wait for the downloadable version.
Sony NW-HD5

Sony's 20GB NW-HD5 and the iPod are both dead simple to use, but the HD5 is smaller, and its removable battery lasts much longer.

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Features

Top free CD/DVD burning apps

Want a quick and dirty app for burning CDs on the cheap? Here are three free options for your music and data desires.
Newbie's guide to Facebook

What is Facebook and why should you use it?
Best burning combos: speedy CD/DVD drives and great software packages

Getting a great CD/DVD burner is only half the battle when it comes to having a winning disc-creation package.
Photo printers: Specs that matter

To help you choose a photo printer that's right for you, we've listed out the specs to watch out for.

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News

Sony softens stance on DRM

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the world's second largest music label, has become the last of the top four majors to scuttle digital rights management (DRM) software on music downloads.
Was Radiohead's free MP3 experiment a success?

Radiohead's groundbreaking pay-what-you-want offer for the album In Rainbows ended on Monday, and while it's regarded as one of the most daring promotions ever, not everyone thought it was such a hot idea.
Wikipedia woos the offline world

A CD featuring about 2,000 of the online encyclopedia's "best" articles will be aimed at those without Internet access.
Music pirate fined $22,000

Police have prosecuted a man for selling 200 pirated CDs and DVDs at a market in Sydney, resulting in a AU$22,000 fine.

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DIYs and How-to

Print, save and organise your digital photos

Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.
Scanning photo basics

Learn the best methods for scanning a photo into your PC. This guide will get you up and running with your scanner and show you how to get the best-quality results for scanning and sharing your photos online.
Print labels for CDs and DVDs

Spruce up those boring white labels on the CD/DVD you burn for fun or profit, with easy to use CD labelling software.
Digital photo pro secrets

Learn the secrets of getting great, clear photographs no matter what the situation. This guide teaches you the fundamentals of digital photography, and reveals the tricks pro photographers use to get great images of people, objects, live action, and much more.

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Downloads

Disk Archive Maker

Manage any kind of disks you have.
Xilisoft AVI to DVD Converter

Convert and burn AVI/DivX/MPEG files to DVD video.
CD Label Designer

Design and print round disk and CD/DVD box labels.
CopyToDVD

Back up all your music and data files.

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.