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July 22nd, 2011 in Apple by Jason Parker Comment 5 Votes
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October 21st, 2010 in Microsoft by Joseph Hanlon Comment 31 Votes
Office 2011 for Mac

Office 2011 for Mac

Microsoft made a big leap with this latest version for the Mac — not only has it nearly reached feature parity with the Mac counterparts to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, but it has finally added Outlook, the email and scheduling client Mac business fans have been clamouring for for years.

October 1st, 2010 in 2011 by Jason Parker Comment Vote
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac: screenshots

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac: screenshots

With significantly better cross-platform compatibility, several added new features and some impressive interface elements exclusive to the Mac version, Office 2011 for Mac might be the best in its class. Here's a look at what's in store.

October 1st, 2010 in Microsoft by Jason Parker Comment 1 Vote
Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.

August 27th, 2009 in Apple by Jason Parker Comment 1 Vote
Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

August 18th, 2009 in Operating System by Seth Rosenblatt 1 Comment 2 Votes
Benchmarked: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista and XP

Benchmarked: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista and XP

Windows Vista's less than stellar reputation and poor uptake are due in part to the heavy demands it makes on system hardware. But how does Windows 7 perform?

August 6th, 2009 in Windows Xp by Kai Schmerer Comment Vote
Windows Server 2008 R2: A first look

Windows Server 2008 R2: A first look

The R2 update for Windows Server 2003 was mostly about bug-fixes plus the odd feature tweak, but that's not the case with Windows Server 2008 R2.

July 8th, 2009 in Windows by Alan Stevens Comment 1 Vote
Citrix XenServer 5

Citrix XenServer 5

Early releases of the Xen hypervisor showed promise but had lots of rough edges. Citrix's XenServer 5, however, is very much a production-class virtualisation solution with features that match, and in some cases exceed, what's available on rival platforms.

November 19th, 2008 in Virtualisation by Alan Stevens Comment Vote

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Oh please dont be unkind, I gotta have some fan's. btw I agree I dont set the standard, but who does I wonder?

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9 hours ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Not you obviously ;-)

And stop giving yourself thumbs up FFS.

9 hours ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Ok Beta, understand now, just one point who sets the standard?

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Oh no Beta you misunderstand me. I like my waterfront home and deep water jetty, it's those "other" people who can move to Willunga.

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I agree with you Magnus, but really most people like living on the coastal fringe.

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