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Compare: virtual private networks

Adam Turner looks at how to keep your information safe on an open network.

The next big Mac thing

Garry Barker ponders what Apple has in store for next year.

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.

Ink waste a muddy mess

Printer saga an absorbing tale, writes Nick Galvin.

Local Mac heroes

Garry Barker talks to the pair behind some tasty widgets.

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.

Ties cut as Virgin plays hard to get

A faulty modem finally gets the flick.

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.