Nov 28, 2010
During the year we get to look at lots and lots of different gadgets, technologies, and concepts. Mostly they’re good, in that they do exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, with not too many drawbacks. Occasionally, they’re better than good: they might exceed our expectations, or perhaps open up new paradigms. Occasionally, they might...
Jul 11, 2010
The new movie, Toy Story 3, recently started screening, and along with the movie came the game, Toy Story 3. As a prelude to these, the distributors also conducted a survey of families’ gaming habits and opinions, and the results included a number of surprises. Listen to our interview with Mark McKrindle, where we examine this survey and dissect the...
Jul 7, 2010
The Austalian Tax Office’s excellent e-Tax software, available now for the PC platform for about ten years or so, is still not available for that ever increasing group in the population that chooses to use a platform other than Windows, Computerworld Australia reported earlier this week. In that article, James Hutchinson mentioned that the ATO was...
Jul 4, 2010
McAfee Software, in conjunction with the Queensland Police Department, have been looking at dating scams, where people will try and rip off the lonely and the vulnerable. Scammers will look at those who are looking for love on the various romance and dating sites, and even social networking sites, in order to try to put their hands into your pockets. Our...
Jun 27, 2010
It’s the end of the financial year, and computers have never been cheaper. Intel’s Kate Burleigh has lots of great advice to offer in terms of what to shop for, and how to get the best value computer for your hard earned dollars. Listen to the Kate Burleigh Interview This interview was originally broadcast on Sunday, June 27, 2010 Podcast: Play in...
Jun 20, 2010
Each year, Symantec, the manufacturer’s of Norton’s security products, conduct a survey examining how computers are used by families all around the world. We spoke with psychologist Andrew Fuller about the results of this year’s survey, and what they mean for families within Australia. Andrew Fuller Interview Pt 1. Andrew Fuller Interview Pt...