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Desktop digest: 13 things you need to know to buy the perfect desktop

Despite the laptop gaining strength as the PC du jour in recent times, the desktop still has a place in the home. Here are our top 25 things to consider before buying or building your own desktop.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2

Lenovo's popular IdeaPad S10-2 netbook has been slimmed down and its price reduced, making it a better netbook — as long as you can live without ExpressCard.

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Reviews

Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

The S200EXR stands on its own as a hybrid between a superzoom and SLR, with a 14.3x optical zoom lens and Fuji's Super CCD sensor. Expect great pictures but be prepared for backaches.
Dragon Age: Origins

Incredible storytelling, great characters and exciting battles are just a few of the things that make this fantasy role-playing game so extraordinary.
Epson Stylus Photo TX710W

Excellent photo quality and average text quality equals a standard result for the TX710W, a multifunction that's great at some tasks and only just OK at others.
HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One C309g

The Photosmart Premium is a nifty little multifunction with the added novelty of a touchscreen. It does a great job of plain text, but it's a pity about its colour prints.
HP SimpleSave Portable 320GB

HP's SimpleSave portable drive does make backups simple, as long as your file names aren't too long.
D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router DIR-685

The D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router DIR-685 is a very good single-band Wireless-N router; however, its extra features hardly justify the price.
Promise SmartStor NS4600

The SmartStor NS4600 ticks the required feature boxes for being a NAS, but is in dire need of an interface overhaul and some features simply don't work.
Panasonic DMP-B15

The Panasonic DMP-B15 is Australia's first portable Blu-ray player and features an 8.9-inch screen and LAN network functions.

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Features

Online transaction security: Tips for staying safe

Many people regularly bank and shop online with ease, confident that the millions of transactions that take place each day are secure. Good safeguards are in place, but as the internet is constantly susceptible to new threats, these best practices will help you keep your money and financial information safe.
Six things we'd like to see in future netbooks

Small and cheap not good enough for you? We start the list of things that would make buying a netbook even more enticing.
Desktop shopping checklist

Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.
Q&A: World of Warcraft composer Jason Hayes

We talk to World of Warcraft composer Jason Hayes about music, technology, jingles, and more.

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News

HTC patents stylus for capacitive screens

HTC patents a concept for delivering the accuracy of using a stylus on a resistive touchscreen, but on a capacitive display.
Facebook spawns new vocabulary

With Facebook's popularity comes a whole new language of mangled words that hard-core fans and critics alike use to describe, honour and frankly mock their latest addiction.
Chrome OS for the clueless: What it means for real people

Google's new operating system is certainly something to get excited about, but don't put a new laptop purchase on hold because you want a Chrome netbook.
Q&A: Better Place's electric car plans, brilliant or nuts?

Shai Agassi is famously persuasive. With just an idea, he was able to raise US$300 million to launch Better Place, a venture that plans to build electric car charging spots and battery switching stations in Israel, Denmark, Australia, San Francisco and many other places.

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DIYs and How-to

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.
Apple iCal: An insider's guide

iCal is Apple's personal calendar program to help organise work and personal lives. In this guide we'll show you the basics of the calendar service, integrating it with other Mac software, syncing your calendar to mobile devices, and sharing your schedule.
101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.
Get the most out of iPhoto 08

Move beyond the basic functionality of iPhoto 08 with these 10 advanced tips.

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Downloads

15,000 Useful Phrases

Types Of Phrases Includes:- USEFUL PHRASES ( A - G )- USEFUL PHRASES ( H - L )- USEFUL PHRASES ( M - R )- USEFUL PHRASES ( S - Z )- SIGNIFICANT...
10+ Letter Words

Welcome to 10+ Letter Words!10+ Letter Words provides you with a list of over 1600 intriguing, challenging and provocative words, all longer than...
101 Things to Do Before You Die

****AVAILABLE FOR FREE TODAY!****What would you like to do before you die? Ever wrote down a list of 101 things to do similar to what they did in...
101 Concepts Economics & Finance

Welcome to 101 Concepts Economics Finance!101 Concepts Economics Finance provides you with 101 valuable concepts picked from the vast field of...

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.