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Bose mobile on-ear headset

The sound quality and build of the Bose mobile on-ear headset is great but the premium you'll pay for the microphone attachment is daylight robbery.

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Kodak EasyShare V1273

From the outside, the V1273 exudes sophistication due to its metal/plastic construction and touchscreen. Sadly, lacklustre performance lets this cheerful camera down.

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The Witcher Enhanced Edition

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is what this great role-playing game should have been when it made its debut a year ago.

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HP Pavilion DV3540TX Special Edition

HP's latest Special Edition laptop just misses the mark due to some odd design decisions, and poor battery life.

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Sony USB Turntable PSLX300USB

As a basic consumer-grade way to get your old LPs onto your PC, the PSLX300USB delivers good results, although the supplied software has a harsh learning curve.

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Whaddyareckon?: Using a GPS

Are you a convert to that lovely robotic voice telling you to turn right in 500 metres, or do you coast along fine with an old-fashioned street directory?

Portable DVD: Why not use a notebook?

Even the lowest-end notebooks on the market these days sport DVD-ROM drives, so why shouldn't you just plump for a notebook to meet your portable DVD watching needs?

Sensis kills its search, uses Google

Telstra subsidiary Sensis announced today that it would cease developing its local search engine, Sensis.com.au, instead using Google's engine to drive the site.

Whaddyareckon?: Unusual uses for tech

From tales of makeshift furniture to a troubling anecdote about a toilet, we're not afraid to dive into the S-bend of public consciousness to ask "What unusual uses do you have for your technology?".

Use the "force" to control your mobile phone

Mobile phones may or may not mess with our brains, but now our brains can mess with them.

How to find out who's using your wireless

How to know whether your neighbours or others are using your wireless network is rather complicated.

Flash of brilliance: Using hotshoe strobes

Get the most out of your digital SLR and flash unit with these hot tips.

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.

How to use RSS in Outlook 2007

An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is an alert that tells you when your favourite Web site or blog has posted new information. With Outlook 2007, you can set up RSS feeds to deliver to your inbox.

Hidden treasure: How to use THX Optimizer

Check out the free calibration tool bundled in your THX-certified DVD titles.

Mobiles for dummies: The easiest to use phones

Not all phones have to be Swiss-Army knife-like when it comes to features. If you're on the look out for an easy to use mobile phone and aren't fussed about any extra bells and whistles, then the models below will more than suit.

Unplug and play: Easy-to-use MP3 players

We track down the user-friendly MP3 players that don't require you to sit around reading the manual.

Top NAS Units

Whether you need to keep data safe, or if you're just looking for an easy way to share files across a network, a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device is a good way to achieve both goals.

Top portable storage devices

If you're looking to transport data between PCs, you're going to need a portable storage solution.

Best soundbar theatre systems

Looking for a compact home theatre without wires? Then try a soundbar — a single speaker that sits under your TV and simulates a 5.1 surround system.

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I used to believe

Read collections of odd ideas on your desktop.

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Computer Use Reporter

Control actions of employees or children on the PC.

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A Guide to Using the Crystal Ball

Get a guide to using the crystal ball.

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DriveUse

Get detailed reports on your hard drive space usage.

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Yahoo Autos Used Cars

Retrieve the latest catalog of used cars from Yahoo on your desktop.

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