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Power consumption: How much are your gadgets costing you?

With Earth Hour making us aware of the need to conserve electricity, we conduct a real-world test to see just how much our TVs, computers and other home electronics equipment costs to run.

• Celebrating three decades of Apple

  In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

• Windows Vista's new security features

  The new operating system won't be out until late 2006, but here's a look at some of the new security features expected

• Cameras, iPods need to talk to each other

  Your portable music player and digital camera are about to get a lot more friendly with each other.

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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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  DIY: Desktop buying guide

  What you need to know -- from finding the type of PC that fits your lifestyle to catching up on all of the latest trends.

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  How to build a wireless network

  CNET.com.au's step-by-step guide to using a wireless router to share an Internet connection and build a wireless network at home.

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  Bluff it as a fashion photographer

  Whether you're interested in a career in fashion photography, or just want to take impressive portraits of your friends, this is your essential guide to the latest techniques that photographers are using to get their work noticed.

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