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    Microsoft has improved on an earlier offer to those who buy Office 2004 for Mac in the US before the new version of Office is released in January but have decided not to extended the offer to Australian customers.

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    The next version of Microsoft Office will be "dramatically better" as a platform for creating applications, according to Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect.

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  • Microsoft bows to demand for standalone Outlook

    In response to what it claims is "popular demand", Microsoft has introduced a standalone version of its contacts and email package, Outlook, the company announced on Wednesday.

  • 2007: How was it for Microsoft?

    2007 was an eventful year for Microsoft, with the company playing what it considered to be its trump card (only to discover Vista wasn't trumps, XP was). But the lovable giant had its fingers in many other pies -- making for a year of management changes, entry into unclaimed markets and new alliances.

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    As you'd expect given Microsoft Office's near-ubiquitous position in the modern workplace, my comments on the company's plans for the recently delayed 2007 release stirred up a few readers.

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    A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    2008: The year of making good

    It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.

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    Everyone needs backups, but how do you recover a server quickly? We look at some of the options available for snapshot backup and other disaster recovery techniques.

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    Commentary: Whether you work at home full-time or only occasionally, you need to make sure your systems and data are protected. So what is the best software for preventing a business-threatening disaster?

  • Opening up the Office

    Microsoft says beta testing for Office 12 begins in November. Also, the company gets 120,000 requests a month from people who want to save their Office documents in PDF format, making it one of the most requested features.

  • FAQ: Looking into Office 12

    Here's what you can expect from Microsoft's radical revamp of Office, due next year.

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    Microsoft issues the first major update for its recently released Office 2003, fixing a bug that could result in lost work.

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    Apple's takes it already compelling iMac and beefs up the design and updated the under-the-hood components. The result is the best-looking PC on the market, that also compares very favorably against its Windows-based competition.

  • First Look at Apple's iWork '08

    First Look at iWork '08. iWork '08, which was announced this week at Apple an press event in the US.

  • Buzz Report: Apple, you bore me

    This week on Buzz, Molly snoozes through an Apple press conference and questions Microsoft's attitude towards a recent Windows Vista patch.

  • Apple updates iMacs, iLife

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at a press event at his company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters to discuss new Apple products, including thinner iMacs and new iLife and iWork software. CNET's Molly Wood breaks down all the new releases.

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    Whether it's a mouse, keyboard or hub you need, we've got your plug-in needs covered with our Australian review of thirty different PC peripherals.

  • Kicking Microsoft out of the office: 4 alternative suites tested

    Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.

  • Microsoft pulls early Office 2003 beta

    The software giant inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.

  • Listen to the Music: 12 MP3 Players Tested

    You want music on the go? We've rounded up 12 MP3 players and put them head-to-head in our Australian review of the latest and greatest portable music devices.

  • OpenOffice.org 2.0

    OpenOffice.org 2.0, the freeware version of Sun's StarOffice 8, is a great deal for small-business users who don't mind browsing online forums for technical support. But enterprises are better served by StarOffice 8.

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