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Google building next-generation search engine

A major overhaul is under way behind the scenes at Google that it says will improve search results, but could also change the way sites are ranked in Google's index.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.

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Reviews

  • Norton 360

    For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance.

  • Google Desktop 4 beta

    Google Desktop 4 beta is less clunky than its predecessor and we love the zippy search and creative Sidebar Gadgets. Still, we're wary of handing over our computing habits to Google's servers.

  • Google Desktop (Beta)

    With Google Desktop, you can search for files on your hard drive just as easily as you can search the Internet.

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Features

  • An inside look at Windows Vista

    Now set to ship in January 2007, Windows Vista will be Microsoft's first major operating system release since it introduced Windows XP in 2001.

  • Outlook horror stories

    Microsoft Outlook is the Jekyll and Hyde of the Microsoft Office suite. When Outlook is good, it's very good. But when it's bad, it's a horror show.

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  • Google updates desktop search tools

    Google is adding new features to its Desktop search program, including further customisation of the Sidebar and the ability to send information directly to a friend's desktop, search on multiple computers at once and lock the search function with a password.

  • Windows is weak: where's the alternative?

    There may never be another moment in time like this: the giant is flagging, and a few well-aimed slingshot missiles could bring it down for good. The problem is, no one's stepping up to fill the void.

  • New Year, old flaws in Windows and Internet Explorer

    Even with Windows XP SP2 installed, there are new attacks aimed at your PC.

  • Google unveils desktop search

    Google has unveiled its first-generation desktop application for searching through personal files and Web history stored locally on a PC, a move that could shake up the landscape of Internet search and raise privacy hackles.

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DIYs and How-to

  • Speed up Vista

    Whether you upgrade an older PC to Windows Vista or have bought a new PC with Vista installed, you might think the operating system doesn't run as quickly as it should.

  • CNET.com.au's quick guide to Windows Vista's new file system

    Windows Vista stands to challenge how we think about files and file storage, allowing users to tag, organise, and search content in new ways.

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Downloads

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