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Firefox 2 Alpha 1

The changes so far within Firefox 2 Alpha 1 are subtle, but they do show that this "little browser that could" can keep up with Microsoft's latest enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 beta 2.

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Canon Pixma iP1800

With its decent print speeds, serviceable print quality, and great software package, the Canon Pixma iP1800 is a good choice for an inexpensive inkjet printer for home users with basic printing needs.

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Internet Explorer 6 (with Windows XP SP2)

Venerable Internet Explorer is showing its age among the hot, young field of browsers led by Mozilla's Firefox.

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Helpful Mac OS X worms?

By creating three proof-of-concept worms last week, Kevin Finisterre started a public dialog over Mac OS X security. But he also opened a Pandora's box, giving script kiddies techniques that could be used in future Mac OS X viruses.

Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week.

iPhone: Google Talk, new security threats

Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new security scares.

Attack code out for Apple flaw

Attack code that exploits a flaw in Apple Computer's Mac OS X was publicly released Wednesday in the US, increasing the urgency to patch.

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious.

DIY: Smooth and simplify your online research

What's the most annoying thing about doing research online? It has to be copying and pasting all the information you need for note-taking from multiple Web sites.

Best free text editors for Windows and Mac

Notepad and TextEdit may be fine for some. If you pine for the simple pleasures of search and replace, tabbed files and handy shortcuts for HTML, though, check out CNET.com.au's favourite text editors for both Windows and Mac.

Renovating? Don't forget to network

Been doing a bit of renovating? Before you install the plasterboard and start painting, consider spending an afternoon to run a local area network (LAN) through your house.

Google hacks

Think you know how to use a search engine? These three handy tips will help you get even more out of your Googling experience.

Killer Downloads: Clipboard utilities

It's easy to get disorganised when you're copying and pasting information from the Web or other documents to use elsewhere. Here are three of our favourite clipboard utilities to help you keep it all straight.

The secure Mac: myth or legend?

Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

Digital encyclopaedias put the world at your fingertips

Digital encyclopaedias Microsoft Encarta 2006, Encyclopedia Britannica 2006, and Wikipedia let you look up any subject in a second.

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Mori 1.6.11

Store, manage, and organize various information.

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Path Analyzer Pro (Windows) 2.6

Manage, analyze, and monitor your network route.

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Heredis 1000.15

Research the genealogical tree of your family.

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CTM FoxTrot Professional Search

Get a find-by-content application.

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FoxTrot Personal Search 1.0.9 build 182

Search and create an index of your file contents and metadata.