How Tos
Compare: virtual private networks
Adam Turner looks at how to keep your information safe on an open
network.
The discreet theatre
An entertainment system need not take over the lounge room, writes
Adam Turner.
How often should you turn off your PC?
If I could distil the most-asked customer question from my 13 years
of computer support, it would be one that has troubled techs for
ages.
Easing private pain
The trick to staying safe when using WiFi networks is to provide
your own encryption using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Question time
I would dearly love to be able to explain to my grandchildren, even
the computer-literate among them, how a computer works.
Do-it-yourself DVDs
Creating your own CDs and DVDs from digital files can be easy once
you've mastered the basics, writes David Flynn.
Q and A
Q I have recently installed Skype and seem to have cleared up most
problems except the picture I receive from my only three contacts.
Sweet and sharp
The simplicity of prime lenses can't be beaten, writes Terry Lane.
Question time
Is there a way to alleviate the necessity of creating a new folder every time I download photos from the camera because of the similar photo numbers?
Snap happy
Winning the war to keep digital photos organised takes some
technical know-how.
Q and A
How can I send someone's details on Skype to another Skype user so
they can add it to their contacts list without needing to search?
Carrier switch a bad call
Merry-go-round of emails, apologies and promises unkept, writes
Nick Galvin.
The return of the slide night
The right equipment might even lure people to slide nights. By
Terry Lane.
Look to the skies
Adam Turner puts some weather forecasting sites to the test.
The camera reviewer's reviewer
This is a secret, so it probably shouldn't be allowed to get around
too far, but just between us: we do read other camera reviews.
Compare: RSS readers
Anthony Caruana puts some RSS services to the test to keep track of
your websites.





