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The Road from Windows - Online email
Written by Adam Turner   
Thursday, 10 January 2008
My quest to abandon Windows for Apple's Leopard or Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon has become a quest to abandon desktop software, but I'm yet to find an online email client that gets a tick in every box.

 
Logitech's Harmony One remote control was not carried down the CES mountain by Moses
Written by Adam Turner   
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Based on early reviews you could be forgiven for thinking Logitech's Harmony One is an unblemished gift from the gods, delivered from above at CES 2008, but Logitech has confirmed that its latest universal remote control is not without sin.

 
Optus betrays loyal customers with disgraceful new broadband plans
Written by Adam Turner   
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Once considered the ''good guys'' in Australia's broadband price wars, Optus has gone to the dark side - joining Telstra and Dodo in making a fast buck by ripping off Mums n' Dads.

 
House hunting just got easier with Google Maps collaboration
Written by Adam Turner   
Thursday, 06 December 2007
Couples searching for the perfect real estate now have a great online assistant thanks to Google Maps' new collaboration features.

 
The Road from Windows - Time for change
Written by Adam Turner   
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
For the last year I've waged war across my desktop, wiping out Microsoft fortifications and bunkers in anticipation of abandoning Windows, but Redmond's last remaining stronghold is the Outlook Calendar.

 
The Road to Ubuntu (or Leopard) - screw the OS, move your apps online with Google
Written by Adam Turner   
Monday, 03 December 2007
I've been trying to bend Gutsy Gibbon and Leopard to my will so I can abandon Windows, but most of my problems can be solved by embracing online applications like Google Apps.

 
Ding dong, the witch is dead - now where's my fibre to the node?
Written by Adam Turner   
Monday, 26 November 2007
Now John Howard has gone where the goblins go, can Kevin Rudd finally set Australia off down the yellow brick road that leads to better broadband?

 
Ad-skipping PVRs "not authorised" to use Australia's so-called open EPG
Written by Adam Turner   
Monday, 19 November 2007
Australia's television broadcasters have confirmed PVRs allowing ad-skipping are "not authorised" to use the new free-to-air electronic program guide, but refuse to detail how this will be enforced.
 
No EPG for you! Australian EPG still locked down under secret deal
Written by Adam Turner   
Friday, 16 November 2007
A confidential letter from Free TV Australia to local industry players reveals claims of networks "openly broadcasting program listing information" in 2008 are untrue.
 
The Road to Ubuntu - Backup Salvation
Written by Adam Turner   
Monday, 05 November 2007
After several weeks of anguish I've finally recreated my Windows XP file backup regime under Gutsy Gibbon, overcoming my fear of the Linux command line in the process.
 
Seven's HDTV multi-channelling joke continues
Written by Adam Turner   
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
The Seven network's half-arsed foray into high definition multi-channelling shows no sign of improvement, as the television network continues to pull HD programs from the air.
 
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