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For budget buyers who want above-average sound, this system is well worth considering. It features a wooden, ported subwoofer enclosure that accentuates low frequencies nicely yet is small in stature, […]

The TDK S-40 will not provide you with the loudest sound, and nor should it be expected to--the system is a tiny unit comprising a 10W amplified subwoofer and two […]

Wonderfully designed and relatively small in stature, these $199 speakers from AOpen provide good all-round sound for games and music. The two cylindrically shaped satellites are uniquely designed--their two 2in […]

The XPS 210 is a three-speaker system that is extremely portable and easy to set up. The dual satellites can be twisted up to 90° to provide optimal listening and […]

Aimed more at users who want a chic type of speaker system, and not necessarily PC users, the Aego2 system comprises two satellites and a subwoofer. Coloured in a silver […]

This small, stylish and powerful system comprises a subwoofer and two satellites and has a continuous power rating of 26W. The subwoofer is of a ported design and features two […]

This month, the Test Centre turns to making noise with your PC; we compared 22 speaker systems and nine sound cards, plus other examples that you'll find highlighted in boxes. […]

Over the past few issues we've reported that Fujitsu, HP/Compaq, Toshiba and Acer are all preparing their new tablet-style portable computing devices featuring Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet operating system. PC […]

The first of a forthcoming new range of Kodak digital cameras, the entry-level 2 megapixel (1632x1232) CX4200 is aimed at people wishing to explore digital photography. It enables the production […]

The thin and light A4-sized S6010 is Fujitsu PC Australia's latest addition to its S series range. Weighing just 2.3kg with power supply and 2kg without, the S6010 comes in […]

The first notebook we've seen in the Test Centre to sport a massive 16.1in active TFT display, the GRX3P supports resolutions up to 1600x1200--and the image quality is superb. It […]

BY GARY ROSENZWEIG Publisher: Pearson Education Price: $99,95 Phone: (02) 9454 2222 URL: www.pearsoned.com.au ISBN: 078972667X Even though the back of this quite substantial resource suggests it caters for user […]

We've previously looked at using Virtual PC (www.connectix.com) to run software from another operating system such as Windows or Linux on your Mac. This month we'll use another method to […]

Internet radio transmissions are becoming more popular. A high-speed Internet connection will improve quality and reduce skipping, but even a humble dial-up connection lets you connect to a vast array […]

This Compaq Evo is geared towards business users. Our review unit featured a 2GHz Intel Pentium 4-M processor, 256MB of DDR RAM (expandable to 1024MB), a 30GB hard disk and […]

This is the first notebook we've seen from Hi-Grade, a company not as well known here as it is in the UK. The notebook's ruggedised, silver casing is made of […]

The first of the notebooks we looked at to feature an Intel Pentium 4 desktop processor, the ECO 731 runs at 2.2GHz, comes with 512MB of DDR RAM and features […]

Last year, Intel's Pentium III-M processor (with M standing for mobile) advanced mobile computing by allowing notebooks to take full advantage of features like SpeedStep, an initiative designed to prolong […]

Featuring an Intel Pentium P4-M 2GHz, our tested model uses 256MB of DDR RAM from a maximum of 1024MB, a 20GB hard disk (up to 60GB 5400rpm drives are available) […]

Retailing for $4995, the compact PLV-30 LCD projector weighs 2.5kg, has a brightness of 500 ANSI lumens, features high contrast for deeper blacks and has a maximum resolution of 800x600 […]

In the July issue, we reviewed the Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-RW drive, the first to market with -R writing capabilities. Now Hewlett-Packard, a member of the rival DVD+RW alliance, has released […]

It's iMac upgrade time. The new $4395 high-end iMac features an 800MHz PowerPC G4 processor, 256MB of SDRAM, 32MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics controller, a DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive and a […]

Recently, there seems to have been an influx of computer TV tuner cards hitting the market that also have FM radio tuning capabilities. In July we reviewed the LifeView FlyVideo […]

It's not uncommon for even the most casual listener of MP3s to be distracted from the music to which they are listening by an apparent loss in sound quality, either […]

In January 2000 and briefly again this year, Scott Mendham discussed MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator project, in his air.net column. The project was founded in late 1996 and […]

Last month, PC World hinted in the Best Buys that a notebook featuring Intel's 0.13-micron 2GHz Pentium 4 Mobile (P4-M) processor was just around the corner. Well, the wait is […]

Many PC-based applications such as Microsoft Office now have Mac OS X-native equivalents, which has greatly alleviated previously common compatibility issues when working with both PCs and Macs. So, why […]

Ideal for the visually impaired or people who have tired eyes from staring at monitors or reading large documents, text to speech (TTS) tools let your computer read aloud to […]

Both DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW capable, the DVR-A04 burns DVD-R discs at 2x (roughly the equivalent of 18x CD-R), DVD-RW discs at 1x, CD-R discs at 8x and CD-RW discs at […]

If you're the proud owner of more than one Mac, be it in a home, work or school environment, chances are you've already got them networked or are looking to […]

For a number of years, many modems have been able to do more than just simply dial up to the Internet. Feature-rich modems also boast voice and fax abilities and […]

The introduction for this month's Best Buys (page 95) begins to explain the current state of the market in Sub-$3000 notebooks. As mentioned, notebooks are offering more value for money. […]

IN BRIEF: Terapin TX0002 ***1/2 The Terapin ships with one blank CD-RW and 10 CD-R discs, two audio RCA cables and the AC power adapter -- everything you should need […]

BY GENE STEINBERG Incorporating coverage of the new features in Mac OS X 10.1, this book is targeted towards all user levels -- including relative newbies -- and contains all […]

Before MP3 files became widely popular, MIDI files (.mid) were one of the most common ways to add sound to Web pages. These files are incredibly small in size because […]

For years, Mac users have been second rate Net citizens when it comes to instant messengers, as even the Mac version of ICQ (pronounced I-seek-you) -- the IM that most […]

Even though Windows XP ships with DirectX 8.1, you may have experienced problems getting an older game (or any application, for that matter) to work after installing and running Windows […]

in brief Cyberbank PC-EPhone **1/2 A personal communication device comprised of an Internet-enabled PDA using a touch screen colour display running at 640x480, together with a CDMA mobile phone with […]

In March we looked at setting up and using Apple's iPhoto software to facilitate the organisation and search functionality of your favourite image collections, such as those from a digital […]

Recording 33, 45 and 78rpm vinyl, tapes, radio or even audio from a VHS cassette into your computer for future safeguarding can all be undertaken with LP Recorder, found on […]

Aimed at everyone from video, movie and music buffs to creative and production professionals, the $999 Maxtor Personal Storage 3000XT packs a hefty 160GB 5400rpm hard drive into an opaque, […]

It was only a year ago that CPU speeds of 2GHz in a notebook computer were thought to be far off on the horizon. Yet now this milestone is imminent, […]

GrooveMaker is a fun music loop remixing tool that comes with a pack of loops and sounds to help you experiment with on-the-fly remixes. While the program can be quite […]

January's Mac Expo saw the debut of more than just sexy new hardware such as the flat screen G4 iMac -- also announced was Apple's latest addition to the iTools […]

IK Multimedia (www.ikmultimedia .com), the people behind the excellent T-Racks 24 mastering software and the very fun-to-use GrooveMaker, has provided Australian PC World with a free cut-down version of its […]

Late last year Apple updated its popular' iTunes jukebox software to version 2 and made the update available as a free download from www.apple.com.au. New features in iTunes 2 include […]

The stylish stainless steel and white Apple iPod houses a 5GB hard drive capable of storing about 1000 MP3s at 160Kbps. The iPod weighs 183g and is about the size […]

The new Windows Media Player (WMP) 8 (available in Windows XP only) can be fired up via Start-Windows Media Player. In addition to being able to play movie files such […]

Here's a run-down on making use of some of 10.1's features, plus some examples that may also apply to OS X 10.0. THE FINDER Overall performance has picked up in […]

The HIP-400 is a router/sharing device combined with a four-port 10/100 dual-speed switch and printer sharer. It's ideal for broadband users wanting to share an Internet connection across their network […]