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Security suites for 2010

Most vendors have updated their software solutions for 2010. We round-up what's on offer.

The Olympics run on Windows (XP)

The many Acer computers that dot the Winter Olympic venues are running Windows, but it's the venerable Windows XP rather than one of Microsoft's newer operating systems.

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Reviews

Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition 8.0

The Anniversary Edition continues the publisher's tradition of adroitly addressing user concerns, but is still not quite perfect.
Spyware Terminator

This spyware scanner and removal tool does the job, but enabling some functions may cause slight slowdowns and it has a few bugs in Vista.
Ad-Aware 2008

This year's update to user favourite Ad-Aware is quite a significant overhaul, and the result is faster scan times and a new interface.
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft pushes its first service pack for Vista out the door. Is it a salvation, a non-event or a flop?
BitDefender Antivirus 2008

BitDefender Antivirus 2008 has greatly improved since last year; we'd like more access to configuration options beyond simple enabling and disabling features.
Acer Aspire E700 MMX1

The Acer Aspire E700 MMX1 is a respectable but not groundbreaking machine. While we've seen other machines that have managed better results for the price, we've not seen one in such a well designed package.
ASUS W7S

The ASUS W7S offers powerful performance in a small portable package, and considering that it has discrete graphics, we were surprised it had excellent battery life.
Altech Maestro Fusion

The Altech Maestro Fusion is a beautiful system, but you'll need a TV and sound system to complete the picture (literally).

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Features

Top anti-spyware software

If you are using a Windows machine or even a Mac running Windows in a virtual environment, you need to pay attention to security. To get you started, we've rounded up the top free anti-spyware software options.
Contrasting Windows: New feature comparison

Since 2002 when Microsoft introduced Windows XP, its operating system upgrades have caused a wide range of reactions. In this chart, we compare the major features in each OS and look at Windows' progress over the years.
Can I still buy a laptop with Windows XP?

Not ready for a Vista laptop? Simply want to stick to good old XP? Here are your options on the market.
Leopard vs Vista

What's inside Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and Windows Vista? Here's a rundown of the features offered by each.

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News

Wiimote hack improves real-life tennis game

Mans Shapshak, an avid tennis player as well as a gear hacker, has come up with a novel way to combine fake tennis with real tennis to improve his real-world game using a hacked Wiimote.
Microsoft hikes Win7 prices for Australia

Australian buyers of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system will pay between AU$50 and AU$150 more in real terms than US residents for the software, the company revealed this morning.
NZ, Australia to get Win7 first

The first retail sales of Windows 7 will take place in New Zealand and Australia on 22 October, Microsoft confirmed this week.
Stop using Adobe Acrobat Reader: F-Secure chief research officer

Acrobat Reader is garnering the lion's share of certain types of attacks this year so a security researcher says use another PDF reader.

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DIYs and How-to

XP to Vista: How to transfer your data

In this quick guide we'll show you how to transfer your files and settings from an aging Windows XP computer to a new Vista machine.
File sharing between XP, Vista and OS X on a local network

You've got a Mac and a PC hooked up to a local network, and you'd like to share files between them. Thing is, file sharing isn't easy. No sweat! CNET.com.au walks you through setting up file sharing on OS X, Vista and XP.
Dual boot Windows XP and Vista

Already got XP installed, but want to try Vista? Here's how to run both at once.
How to use Ad-Aware 2007

The free spyware-removal program from Lavasoft is currently one of the most popular on CNET.com.au's Downloads, but after downloading it, many users can be confused by the process of getting started. This guide will walk you through the normal installation, set-up and use of Ad-Aware.

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Downloads

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.
HackMaster

Download the Hack system extension manager for the Palm organizer.
Shadow Warrior v1.1 patch

Update your Shadow Warrior shareware to version 1.1.
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries patch

Boost the original Seven Kingdoms with new features and capabilities.