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  • Tax Commissioner: E-tax doesn't make tax less taxing

    After announcing that 1.9 million Australians lodged their tax in 2007 using e-tax, the Tax Commissioner has said that online initiatives can only go so far to ease the burden of an overly complex tax system.

  • Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk

    Serious flaws in Mac OS X and QuickTime software could put Macintosh and Windows systems at risk of cyberattack, Apple Computer has warned.

  • Aust Mac faithful await Jaguar

    Mac enthusiasts expect solid sales of the latest Mac OS, code-named 'Jaguar', despite Apple not offering a discounted upgrade to customers who purchased the last version before July 18.

  • Apple sees 'pause' in Mac sales

    Apple Computer executives confirmed on Wednesday that some buyers put off Mac purchases last quarter in anticipation of new Intel-based Macs -- although that slowdown was masked somewhat by strong iPod sales.

  • OpenOffice 3 enters beta stage

    The first beta-test version of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 productivity suite was released on Wednesday, adding significant features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Does Microsoft adore Apple's iPhoto?

    Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Ubuntu can't cut geek support umbilical

    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was officially released overnight and marked the eleventh release of the distribution. It's attractive, polished and measured, but fails "the grandma test".

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs

    Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Symantec's OS X spyware prediction in flames

    Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Entourage dumped for Mail, problem solved

    In my last blog post, I described some latency issues that appeared on my MacBook once our IT department installed Entourage and Exchange. This led to Microsoft getting in touch to try and help me out but in the end the problems were solved by ditching Entourage in favour of Apple's Mail.

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  • Making virtualisation a reality

    SWsoft president and chief executive Serguei Beloussov discusses what the future holds for his company, its Parallels product, and the virtualisation market as a whole.

  • Will Microsoft pull the plug on Apple?

    COMMENTARY--Is Microsoft going to kill Apple Computer? Some may say it's already happened, at least from looking at the relative dominance of Windows over Apple's Mac OS. But I'm talking about Microsoft pulling the plug on Office and Internet Explorer for Mac OS.

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • Apple pitches Mac OS X to Linux fans

    This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system.

  • FAQ: Windows on a Mac

    There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.

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  • Mac OS 10.5 Leopard

    Although it won't be in stores until autumn 2007, Steve Jobs has given the world a preview of the next Apple operating system.

  • Jobs: Jaguar, new iPods, new iMac and. . . Windows?

    As the Mac faithful gather in New York, Apple CEO Steve Jobs rallies to the defense of the Mac OS X operating system and trots out new hardware, including a bigger iMac and iPods for Windows.

  • Apple releases its own Web browser

    Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday unveiled a new Web browser and said software innovation has placed his company at the forefront of digital entertainment in the home.

  • 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.

  • Apple releases iSync beta

    Apple Computer has released a beta, or testing version, of iSync, the company's latest "i" application.

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