The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group


February
2009

Volume 26 Issue 1
Contents
  • el Presidente's RAMlings
    -- Keith Younger believes we should be advocates for "the man in the street".
  • Publisher's Update
    -- David Hague starts the new year with more articles of interest for members.
  • The Need For Speed
    -- Stewart Adam provides an update combined with a review of the Netgear RangeMax Wireless Router.
  • Batch Load Web Addresses
    -- Barry Andrews has an answer for coping and pasting long list of URLs and links into your browse.
  • The Technology
    -- Stephen Lake ponders on the technology we use every day.
  • Clean Feed
    -- Rob Strover opines on the federal government's Internet filtering policy.
  • The Perfect PDA
    -- Adam Turner pontificates how close have boffins come to delivering the perfect handheld device.
  • Web Browsers
    -- Anthony Caruana tells us there's more than just Internet Explorer to provide browsing capability.
  • First Look: Windows 7
    --  Anthony Caruana downloaded the latest beta version of Windows and here's what he found.
  • Compro USB TV Tuner
    --  David Hague plays with the USB version of a TV tuner.
  • Navman S150 - Review
    -- George Skarbek reviews a "satnav" and advises on what to look for.
  • Newsgroups
    -- Richard Solly looks at some of the topics discussed recently in Melb PC newsgroups..
  • Logitech Security System
    -- David Hague reviews a security system you can access from anywhere.
  • Yewell's Jewels
    -- Ryan Yewell looks at software for both the Macintosh and the PC.
  • Backspace
    --  Graeme Hague educates us on the language of online forums and newsgroups.

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 February 2009 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia