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  • Gartner: Prepare for consumer-led IT

    Gartner analysts predict there will be a large-scale shift in technology influence toward consumers and away from central corporate IT departments.

  • Startup plans Aussie blog search engine

    Melbourne-based tech startup Feedcorp has spent the last year indexing thousands of content feeds generated by Australian Web sites and blogs, and plans to launch a localised search engine next month.

  • Google buys RSS company FeedBurner

    Google has acquired another medium for its advertising engine by purchasing FeedBurner, a company that distributes syndicated content for blogs and other media Web sites, the companies said on Friday.

  • Microsoft to bolster RSS support

    Microsoft plans to announce on Friday in the US that it is expanding its support for the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Web publishing standard.

  • Thunderbird gets podcasting support

    Developers of the Mozilla open source e-mail client have recently added a podcasting feature to its arsenal and improved its defence against phishing attacks.

Blogs (6)

  • Read the blog post - Paul Montgomery, ZDNet Australia

    A mythological definition of Web 2.0

    This blog is supposed to be about the concept that is called Web 2.0, so I suppose I had better take a stab at defining it.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Tasmanian Premier Bartlett talks NBN

    In today's Twisted Wire, Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett explains his vision for a broadband enabled Tasmania, that will "leapfrog every other nation on earth".

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    The longest last mile

    How much should Telstra be charging for unconditioned local loop?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    It's evolution, baby

    How will tech contribute to our development as a species?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    My Channel Ten manifesto

    Hey Channel Ten, I'm sorry I slagged you off last year. So your Web site is pretty cruddy, Yasmin turned out to be the queen of the harpies, and Matthew Newton brought shame to you over the new year. We all make mistakes. But before your site relaunches, might I be so bold as to make some suggestions for what to include?

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  • IBM alphaWorks: From software theory to fact

    Established in 1996, alphaWorks is a web community for developers to preview and collaborate on emerging technology from IBM's research labs and turn them into commercial products. The IT giant claims much of alphaWorks's activity is aimed at developing new software types and standards -- particularly around open source principles.

  • The do-it-yourself Web emerges

    Marcelo Calbucci, a one-time Microsoft engineer, suffered the fate of many tech-savvy people: Family members counted on him for their computing needs, including building Web sites.

  • Google deal highlights Web 2.0 boom

    Google's acquisition of a tiny Web word processing maker turns the spotlight on a growing number of so-called Web 2.0 companies struggling to survive -- or angling to be Google's next purchase.

  • How the Mac was born

    Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh, talks about his work on the Mac, his reasons for writing a book on it and the reaction from his former co-workers.

Reviews (5)

  • Synology DS209+ NAS Server

    Although it's expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features you're likely to need in a small-business NAS server.

  • Apple iLife '09

    Apple iLife '09 is a great application suite for simple media organising and editing, and the addition of features like face recognition, geotagging and music lessons makes it worth the update.

  • Tablet PC buying guide

    Designed for truly mobile computing, there are two types of tablet PCs -- convertible and slate. In this guide, we show you what's available in Australia and whitepapers for making a business case to purchase Tablet PCs.

  • Apple iLife '06

    If you're already hooked on the Internet, or you want to be, iLife '06 gives you the tools you'll need in one convenient package.

  • Apple iWork '08

    Apple's new iWork becomes a more well-rounded productivity package by adding Numbers for spreadsheets. Pages and Keynote include some nifty visual enhancements too.

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