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Microsoft Live Meeting

This much-anticipated update to Live Meeting faces stiff competition from WebEx and GoToMeeting.

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Microsoft Office Live beta

Microsoft's suite of online tools is designed to help small businesses build and maintain a Web presence and manage projects, contacts, and tasks.

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Microsoft Word 2007

If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.

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Creative Live Cam Optia AF

If remote video surveillance or time-lapse photography is something you want to do with a Webcam, the Creative Live Cam Optia AF is a good pick. For all others, Logitech has a better (and slightly cheaper) Webcam.

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Microsoft Vista Home Basic

If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, it is not worth rushing out to purchase Vista Home Basic. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.

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Microsoft readies Windows Live parental controls

Microsoft is inviting testers to try an early version of new parental control software for Windows XP called Windows Live Family Safety Settings.

Windows Live offers Microsoft a quicker turnaround

Although it has taken Microsoft five years to develop the next version of Windows, the software maker seems to crank out a new Windows Live service every five minutes.

Nokia adds Windows Live services to phones

The Finnish handset giant will offer mobile Web services from Microsoft including Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail.

Microsoft to buy phone maker Danger

Microsoft is serious about the consumer mobile phone business; set to acquire handset maker Danger.

Here is your Vista, says Microsoft

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer might not have made the trip Down Under, but Microsoft stressed Australians played a significant role in designing the new Windows Vista operating system at its launch in Sydney today.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

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

Should I get a smartphone?

Smartphones offer the functions of a mobile phone and a PDA in one device, but they are not for everyone. Here's what you need to know before buying one.

How to store your files online

Six options for sharing, backing up and storing your files online.

Having fun with Windows Vista

There's more to Windows Vista than file structure and graphics engines.

Windows Vista 101: an overview of the basics

Microsoft's newest operating system may have arrived in early 2007, but many people are still reluctant to make the switch. But is now the time to upgrade from XP? What's changed? Take a look at this tutorial to learn everything you need to know about basic Windows Vista operation.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

Paid to Play? The state of pro-gaming in Australia

Just how active is the pro-gaming scene in Australia? Are we a nation that can stand toe-to-toe against the best gamers in the world? And if we're not competitive, then who's to blame? Check out the answers to all these and more as we put Australia's pro-gaming culture under the spotlight in this in-depth GameSpot AU feature.

Browser battle: IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

A rundown on the latest versions of all the main browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Oh, and don't forget Flock!

See and speak: a guide to making video calls

Would you like to see who you're talking to? Making video calls is easier than you think. CNET.com.au steps you through the options.

Censory Overload: Games censorship in Australia

How much does the right to choose what content you view mean to you, the consumer? GameSpot AU explores the thorny issue of videogame classification and censorship in Australia.

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Microsoft Sample for Ethical Walls Using Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005

Explain how managed applications connect and perform operations on SIP.

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Live Meeting 2003 Windows-based Meeting Console Standalone Installer

Install the Live Meeting console on Windows computers manually.

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Active@ Boot Disk 4.0.5

Recover lost data, reset Windows passwords, and erase information securely.

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Kernel for Access 7.06.03

Extract text even from heavily damaged MDB files.

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Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Trial Download 3.0.6362.6

Provide right communication using Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client.

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