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$200 computer

You've bought at auction - now what?

19-06-2005

First look at StarOffice 8

Lots of new features

05-03-2005

Opening .XLS and .DOC files

Without spending hundreds

05-03-2005

Activate XP from a backup

Make a floppy now

June 2006

ABC podcasts

Listen when you want

13-05-2006

Folder tasks won't go away

Clear the common tasks panel from the desktop

24-10-2005

OpenOffice 1.1.5

Latest version reads .ODT format documents.

21-08-2005

Our website

Things you didn't know

June 2006

AGP and PCI-E in one m/b

Advanced graphics riser lets you recycle that AGP card

01-04-2005

Forgotten XP password

How to access your computer

25-04-2005

Paragon Rescue Kit

A Linux-based Windows rescue disc

March 2006

Why aren't your pictures sharp?

It may not be the camera

June 2006

Alphabet soup

Deciphering the jargon

05-05-2005

Free Opera

Alternative browser now ad-free

09-10-2005

Phishing for bank details

National, CBA, Westpac, PayPal customers targetted

01-01-2006

Customise the Places Bar

Change it to suit yourself

June 2006

AMD outsells Intel (in retail)

Latest US monthly sales show AMD gaining ground

14-11-2005

Fred Langa says

Some links to his advice on keeping spyware out

01-04-2005

Quick fix

When built-in sound etc. fails

05-03-2005

Editing the Send To menu

While you're at it ...

June 2006

An assurance from eBay

They don't request account details by email

10-07-2005

Freespire

Linspire without the price tag?

April 2006

Raze Spyware Remover

Plants spyware on your computer and is hard to remove

30-11-05

XP auto-logon

If you're the only user why not log straight in?

June 2006

Another Linux installation warning
Live CDs this time

02-10-2005

From our hints collection

Word's little-known format painter

24-10-2005

ReaConverter 4.0

Professional image converter

30-11-05

ActiveX controls

Do you need them? Are they dangerous?

June 2006

Another Microsoft settlement

RealNetwork agrees to settle anti-trust claim

24-10-2005

From our last meeting

Totalling tables in word processing documents

30-11-05

Repairing XP

Before you wipe everything, try a repair

March 2006

Dealing with spam (Part 3)

Spam filtering and removal

June 2006

Another sale to Asia

Philips monitor business sold

30-07-2005

FTTP

Another kind of broadband

10-07-2005

Resize your wallpaper

Resize and reposition it with this Registry hack

April 2006

Win98 and ME support ends

Win4Lin and Microsoft both end support

June 2006

BartPE

Windows XP running from CD to the rescue

March 2006

Get colours right

Printing photos so they look right

30-07-2005

Reviewers wanted

Review the applications for us and keep the software

30-07-2005

New format and name

What is the Editor planning?

June 2006

Beware of WinFixer

It's nothing but trouble

April 2006

Googled

Google misses the Tourbus

March 2006

Safety.Net

More than a firewall

09-10-2005

Just for fun

Blame Harold for these

June 2006

Broadband over powerlines

The pros and cons

24-10-2005

Greeting Card Designer 3.0

Make greeting cards out of your own photos

30-11-05

SCCC newsletter

A plug for the Sunshine Coast Computer Club newsletter

13-05-2006

Databases

From the June meeting some notes on getting started

June 2006

Campbells moving

Off to the Derwent Valley

01-01-2006

How's that again?

Text message abbreviations decyphered

09-10-2005

Security update

Scams to watch out for and avoid

14-11-2005

Cheap dialup

$5.50 a month unlimited, if you qualify

April 2006

Handheld sales dropping

Consumers prefer merged devices

30-07-2005

Security watch
Alerts and patches aplenty

02-10-2005

Your ISP didn't sent it

Your email password hasn't been updated

19-06-2005

Choosing your broadband quota

Allow for usage growth

20-02-2005

Handy Recovery

Data recovery when all else fails

20-02-2005

Security watch

Latest hacker attacks

09-10-2005

Coffee, anyone?

Coffee and chat group proposed

01-01-2006

Hibernation

Don't shut XP down; put it to sleep

March 2006

Sharing broadband

Try a router

25-04-2005

Controlling spreadsheet cursor

A hint from our extensive collection

14-11-2005

Installing Xandros

Use the Expert setting

20-02-2005

Sick hoax

Hoaxers mislead London Tube travellers

30-07-2005

Converting iTunes to MP3

Bob Rankin of the Internet Tourbus explains how

April 2006

Image that drive

A freeware program for Windows XP users

14-11-2005

Software reviews
Gregg reviews Desktop Macros and PC TimeWatch

02-10-2005

Credit card fraud

What you should do if you're a victim

30-07-2005

Internode's broadband plans

Better value now

05-03-2005

Spam and virus flood

Internode hit

10-07-2005

Dealing with spam

Part 1 deals with prevention

April 2006

It's easy

Look it up on the Internet

25-04-2005

Spam watch

Spam and anti-spam news

09-10-2005

Dealing with spam (Part 2)

Get your ISP to help

13-05-2006

Legend fires up Singapore plant

Legend expands memory production

24-10-2005

Speed reader

PDF without the delays

09-10-2005

Did you know?

Explaining some font effects

24-10-2005

Linspire Five-0 released

Lots of improvements

01-04-2005

StarOffice 8.0 released

Can OpenOffice.org be far behind?

09-10-2005

Did you know?