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    Russian antivirus tsar, Eugene Kaspersky, says Australian ISPs should not only cut off malware-infected personal computers but also infected web servers run by businesses.

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    Windows 7 has been available for purchase in Australia since October last year, but Microsoft's previous operating system has not passed away just yet.

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    7's heaven in Windows world

    Was Vista the biggest mistake Microsoft ever made? Judging by the rows of unloved laptops in a Wellington computer store last week, you just might think so. Every machine that had Vista installed was 25 per cent off.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Welcome to National Censorship Day

    Conroy's blind adherence to his net filtering plan will abandon net neutrality ideals and push ISPs down a slippery slope of unprecedented responsibility for a callously politicised Australian internet.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Carelessness busts Linux security

    No operating system can ever properly protect a computer from trojans as long as users continue to do silly things. Just because Linux is immune to your standard drive-by viruses it does not mean that it can escape trojan horses.

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    Standard online safety precautions aren't saving society from increasingly sophisticated networks of infected computers under the control of criminal hackers also known as zombies, a fact which is forcing internet bodies to stronger action.

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    The iPad fits in the market between smartphones and computers. It does more than a phone, less than a full computer, at a cost in between those products.

  • Vic Education preps Win7 roll-out

    The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has begun creating an operating system image to start the roll-out of Windows 7 to laptop PCs within the next six months.

  • Round-up: Network endpoint security suites

    Data and computer system assets are fast becoming the lifeblood of modern interconnected business. How is your business protected?

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    The average traveller may think of air travel in terms of security checks and airport lounges, but Melbourne Airport IT manager Mark Funston has a completely different perspective.

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    There's no doubt in our minds that the combination of power, features and good looks make the HTC HD2 the best Windows Mobile smartphone ever made.

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    You don't need to pray to Bill Gates, or even Steve Ballmer, to activate some pretty cool powers in Windows 7. This simple folder hack puts nearly every Windows 7 customisation tweak in one place.

  • 2009 in review

    What were the top five stories that shaped 2009? From the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 OS, to the departure and return of Steve Jobs to Apple, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz share their views on the tech news that mattered most.

  • Microsoft's Tracey Fellows on Windows 7

    After the launch of Windows 7 last week, ZDNet.com.au spoke briefly with Microsoft Australia and New Zealand MD Tracey Fellows.

  • Fix Ethernet driver problems in virtualised Windows 7

    How to get the Internet working in Windows 7 running on VMWare.

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    The Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0 is a well-designed external hard drive that is fast, portable and future-proof.

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  • Samsung R519

    Samsung's R519 brings entry-level pricing and sensibilities to the market in a notebook that won't wow anybody, or send them broke either.

  • HP Proliant DL785 G6

    HP's 7RU server is a crazy amount of power in a dense box. We take a poke inside.

  • Alienware M15x

    Alienware's big and bulky 15-inch M15x pulls out most of the stops, thanks to a super-powered CPU.

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