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HP restores creased photos with flatbed scanners
A crease can ruin (or sometimes improve) an often-irreplaceable printed photograph. But new research from HP Labs points towards a future where this is much less of a problem.
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.
Reviews
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HP Color LaserJet CP1215
The Color LaserJet CP1215 is HP's entry-level printer built to serve small workgroups, but it suffers from frustratingly slow print speeds, a missing LCD screen, and other problems.
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HP Color LaserJet CP2025n
Although the HP CP2025n is rather slow to print black documents and is missing supplementary features, the colour laser shines in output quality, and the software holds your hand through a somewhat daunting learning curve. We recommend it to anyone hunting for a workhorse printer to complement an equally diligent work environment.
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Samsung CLP-315W
The Samsung CLP-315W is a fancy looking wireless laser printer with a clean design and small footprint, but the output quality is unacceptable and the blisteringly slow speeds will have you searching for other options.
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Samsung CLP-310
You don't get blazingly fast laser speeds with the CLP-310, but it does live up to the hype of offering affordable colour laser printing in a small form factor.
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Dell Studio 17
The Dell Studio 1735 is a decent laptop which is best for multimedia and casual gaming, but the glossy, hi-res screen isn't suited to general usage.
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HP Deskjet D2560
A bare bones desktop printer with a minimum of features and accessories, the HP Deskjet D2560 is really only suitable for printing basic black and white pages. Don't trust it with your photographs.
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Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One Printer
Kodak sells the ESP 5 on its cheap printing capabilities. Sadly, in this context, cheap equals not very good.
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Canon Pixma Pro9000
Canon's Pixma Pro9000 is a medium-format printer designed to produce borderless photo prints up to A3 size.
Features
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Newbie's guide to Facebook
What is Facebook and why should you use it?
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Sing a rainbow: colourful MP3 players
Sure, great sound and ease of use are important considerations when selecting an MP3 player, but so is sporting a device that reflects your personality.
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Monitors that do more than work
If you work at home or use your breaks for gaming, you need a monitor that excels at displaying productivity apps and delivers good DVD and gaming performance. Here are four recommendations.
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Frequent Photo Flubs: 15 picture pitfalls and how to avoid them
Brighter brights and whiter whites! Find out how to get the best pictures in our handy guide.
News
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Pentax K-m: White hot or white out?
If you're the sort of person who accessorises your tech to the nth degree, Pentax has the camera for you: a limited edition white dSLR.
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Gmail gets colourful themes
Google has launched themes for Gmail, a feature that lets people customise the appearance of the webmail application with a variety of new looks.
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Bluetooth gets audio quality boost
The audio quality of Bluetooth will take a leap forward with the latest generation of the technology, a major chipset manufacturer has claimed.
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Safari, Firefox charge towards a more colourful Web
Safari, Firefox charge towards a more colourful Web
DIYs and How-to
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Downloads
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SolveigMM WMP Trimmer Plugin
Use Windows Media Player to cut video files with no quality loss.
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DVD Cutter Plus
Cut your DVD video files into smaller parts.
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QuuxPlayer Standard Edition
Listen to music using a player focused solely on listening experience.
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Digital Media Converter Pro
Batch-convert video and audio files.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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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.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
Videos
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