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  • Apple unveils new video editing tools

    Apple Computer on Sunday unveiled five new software packages for broadcasters and digital video editors, including new visual effects and editing tools for high definition video.

  • Apple recasts movie-making software

    Calling them the "new tools of the trade," the company announces a trio of revised editing and production titles for professional moviemakers.

  • Microsoft cuts apps from Windows 7

    Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista.

  • Windows chief opens up on '7'

    Since taking over the Windows development reins from Jim Allchin, Steven Sinofsky has chosen to keep silent about new products, but now in an exclusive interview, he spills the beans on Windows 7.

  • No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

    Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Windows Home Server kicks another own goal

    Synchronising data between multiple computers is difficult and dangerous, which is why we get software to do it these days rather than attempting to manage all the file movements ourselves. But making the assumption that the software knows what it's doing can in itself be dangerous.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Sony compromises user security -- again

    Sony has once again been outed for putting its customers at risk from attack by creating software that could help criminals hide malware on a PC.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Did Microsoft OneCare kill your Outlook?

    If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Reporter's notebook: Vista midnight launch

    Time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the nonsensical that comprised the late-night launches along the eastern seaboard of Australia.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Six different Vistas, same old view

    As we slowly creep closer to the launch of Windows Vista, it seems that the six different versions of Microsoft's new operating system are for the benefit of the company's PR machine rather than its customers.

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  • How to create a Blue Screen of Death

    Feeling nostalgic about the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, which used to plague desktops in the bad old days of Windows? No need to keep those feelings locked away. This handy guide will show you how to force your PC to recreate the infamous error.

  • Tuning Win98 network performance

    Here are some quick and easy fixes you can make to Windows 98 to increase overall network performance. Additional reading: What's inside your employees' PC?

  • Clean up DNS with scavenging

    Windows 2000's DNS service supports the scavenging feature, which helps you ensure that DNS records managed by the service are up to date.

  • VPNs via Windows Server 2003

    feature Although Windows NT and 2000 both boast remote access services, including VPN, Windows Server 2003 offers the next level of these services, providing a secure communications mechanism for your users and infrastructure.

  • Photos: Experience Windows XP SP3

    Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.

Reviews (858)

  • Connectix's next virtual trick

    The market for Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows is admittedly small, but if you fit into its target category, it's well worth checking out.

  • Optima WorkPro Video Editing PC

    The sub-AU$2,000 video editing WorkPro from Optima features a large hard drive, a quick processor and a suite of video editing tools to keep future Spielbergs satisfied.

  • Ulead VideoStudio 7

    There's probably not enough here to justify upgrading from version 6, but VideoStudio 7 is great value if you're looking for a simple, all-in-one solution to your editing needs.

  • Meet Mr DVD-B

    B's DVD offers a ton of clever and colourful DVD templates, but also has some serious bugs.

  • Apple recasts movie-making software

    Calling them the "new tools of the trade," the company announces a trio of revised editing and production titles for professional moviemakers.

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