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Digital Life #78: Intergalactic planetary!

We haven't got US$200,000 to spend sending our podcast into space so we're living vicariously through those who can, and to show just how cheap we are we round-up some top tech gifts under AU$100.

Wipe your hard drive clean

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy.

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Reviews

Netgear Space-Saving Powerline Network Kit

Netgear's Space-Saving Powerline Network Kit has some good ideas, some bad. On the performance front though, if you absolutely need homeplugs, we'd suggest spending more for the higher rated 200Mbps plugs.
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is a fun, combat-oriented platformer, though it's extremely easy and suffers from a bit of an identity crisis.
Creative Zen Micro Photo (8GB)

While the Zen Micro Photo is, indeed, an improvement over the original, photo and music playback just can't seem to live in sync.
JVC Everio GZ-MG20

Though the short battery life and mediocre image quality are frustrating, the JVC Everio GZ-MG20's amazing recording capacity and tiny size still make it an enticing device.
Archos Gmini XS202

Those looking for a compact, no-nonsense WMA player should check out the feature-light yet affordable Archos Gmini XS202.
Archos Gmini 402

If you want video and audio in your jeans pocket, get the Archos Gmini 402.
JVC Everio GZ-MG30

Though the short battery life and mediocre image quality are frustrating, the JVC Everio GZ-MG30's amazing recording capacity and tiny size still make it an enticing device.
Pioneer DVR-630H

Pioneer's flagship DVD recorder can store up to 24 hours of video on 8.5GB dual layer discs and 455 hours of television on its internal hard disk.

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Features

MP3 players with advanced equaliser and surround sound options

Feel like massaging your sound? There are quite a few MP3 players with advanced equaliser options and special sound-processing effects.
The best-sounding MP3 players

Ultimately, MP3 players are about the music -- so which one sounds the best?
VCR, device for playing and recording video, dies at 30

Vale, old VCR - you introduced us to a wider world of home movies and programming the timer.
More wires, more fire: FireWire 800

FireWire 800 ups the speed ante, promising twice the data transfer rate of FireWire 400. But what does this mean for you?

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News

MIT students launch US$150 space camera

You don't always need an expensive professional dSLR to capture awe-inspiring images. Sometimes, a basic Canon A470 point and shoot, a little ingenuity, and a beer cooler are all you need.
'Lucky' camera boosts telescope

Photographers take multiple shots to reduce the chance that pictures will be marred by blinking or grimacing subjects. Now astronomers are applying the same technique to improve images of distant objects.
Sky makes Google Earth a virtual telescope

Google Earth will, from tonight, allow users to view the sky as seen from ground level, thanks to a new feature called Sky.
Battlestar Galactica to frak up XBLA, PCs

Vivendi Games is prepping a slender space action game based on the hit Sci Fi Network series for PCs and Xbox 360s.

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DIYs and How-to

Notebook shopping checklist

Processors, memory, hard drives, screens, graphics cards, optical drives, connectivity. What should you be looking out for?
DIY: Grab music from another computer with your iPod

Remember: Your iPod is a hard drive as well as an MP3 player. If you need to, say, move your music from one computer to another, simply use your iPod. Here's how.
DIY: Double up your data

RAID arrays aren't just for big businesses. Back up your data and boost your storage with these tips.
Transferring files to a new PC

I have just purchased a new PC. How do I copy 7GB of data from my old hard drive to the new system?

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Downloads

Driver Magician Lite

Back up associated hardware drivers on your PC.
SMART Disk Monitor

Manage local and network disks and generate space usage reports.
Find Junk Files

Free up disk space by finding and deleting useless junk files.
Alien Exterminator

Break through space station that is infested with aliens.

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.