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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.

Dell's tablet isn't cheap, but it'll appeal to the business crowd who desire a solidly built system.

Logitech G19

Logitech's G19 Gaming Keyboard boasts a built-in colour LCD with exciting capabilities, as well as lots of little improvements over previous models. But with few apps — thus far — that take advantage of the screen in a meaningful way, the G19's potential remains largely untapped.
Asus SDRW-08D1S-U External DVD-RW Drive

External DVD writers are never going to be exciting, but at least Asus' effort looks pretty.
Altech SysArielAtom-DP04

The DP04 is a classic example of why nettop buyers are better off buying netbooks.
Corsair Flash Voyager 64GB

With more than enough space, some will be using Corsair's 64GB as a replacement for an external hard drive. Transferring this much data though will leave you wishing for more speed.
Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz)

A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, the option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year.
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition (1TB)

The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.
Bose Computer MusicMonitor

The Bose Computer MusicMonitors are a compact and good sounding pair of multimedia speakers -- they're just way too expensive.
Sony RDR-HXD760

For AU$999, the RDR HXD760's 160GB hard drive, DVD recording capabilities and built-in digital tuner looks to be a winning proposition.

Best PC games

Console titles may get all the fanfare, but there are still plenty of great games to play on the PC.
Desktop shopping checklist

Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.
How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive

Find out how to upgrade the hard drive on your PlayStation 3.
Newbie's guide to Facebook

What is Facebook and why should you use it?

BMW designer takes a stab at the desktop

While not quite as revolutionary as Asus' modular PC concept from a few years back, BMW DesignworksUSA's Level 10 case for Thermaltake is a far cry from any other desktop chassis we've seen recently.
Iomega announces Home Media Network Drive

This year's CES saw the release of Iomega's Home Media Network Drive, a new addition to its line of external storage devices with a few simple changes.
Samsung unveils 'world's smallest' 256GB SSD drive

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a 256GB SSD solid state drive that is less than 10mm thick.
One in four SSD-based laptops fail

Notebooks with solid state drives (flash-based) cost more than traditional hard drives, are "an order of magnitude" less reliable and do not perform as well when using Microsoft Outlook.

Wipe your hard drive clean

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy.
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.
How to family-proof your PC

You may be savvy about computer security, but what about your family and friends? Before loved ones wreak havoc on your files, make sure you take these four basic security precautions.
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.

R-Studio Data Recovery

Recover files on your local computer and on computers across your network.
Mail-Cure for Outlook Express

Recover e-mails from damaged DBX files or hard drive.
Complete Data Wipe

Erase entire hard disk drive partition, folders, or subfolders.
USB Disk Security

Protect your computer against viruses trying to attack via USB memory disk.

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.