The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group


March
2008

Volume 25 Issue 2
Contents
  • President's Update
    -- Lyn Goodall asks how you use your computer, and asks for feedback.
  • Publisher's Update
    -- David Hague welcomes all to the second issue of the new PC Update.
  • Playing with Penguins
    -- Terry Kemp & David Hatton tell of the day at the Linux Conference Open Day.
  • Internet Security Pro 2008
    -- Ash Nallawalla tells us about the latest version of the popular Trend Micro package.
  • Diskeeper 2008 Premier Pro
    -- Ash Nallawalla reviews a package where there is no need to schedule a defragmentation task.
  • Samson G Track
    -- David Hague looks at a high quality USB microphone to make your mouth water.
  • Tandy TRS 80 Model 100
    -- David Hague looks back lovingly at his early model personal computer.
  • Questions & Answers
    -- George Skarbek has some answers for the questions that flood in.
  • Melb PC User Group Newsgroups
    -- Bob Thomas gives an introduction to the world of newsgroups including the Melb PC newsgroups.
  • Zoom H2 Handy Recorder
    -- David Hague reckons he's found the (almost) ultimate digital audio field recorder.
  • Sony α700 DSLR
    -- David Hague reviews a Sony digital SLR camera. Was it worth the wait?
  • Microsoft Zune
    -- David Hague looks at Microsoft's answer to the popular iPod.
  • Book Reviews
    -- Major Keary reviews four new books on different subjects.
     
    Members will be aware that some articles appearing in the printed magazine are not available here. Those articles were commissioned by the production manager, and making them available here is outside the control of the Melb PC committee.

PC Update: Production Editor:
David Hague
editor@melbpc.org.au 		PC Update: Reviews Editor:
Ash Nallawalla
reviews@melbpc.org.au 		PC Update Online:
Stan Johnstone
online@melbpc.org.au

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Reprinted from the March 2008 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia