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IT jobs strong for 2004? 

IT jobs strong for 2004?

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  24 May 2004  |  Comment now

Banks help govt fish the phishers 

Banks help govt fish the phishers

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  20 May 2004  |  Comment now
The Federal government, in conjunction with major banks and credit card companies, has launched a campaign to stamp out internet banking fraud.
Jobs on the horizon? 

Jobs on the horizon?

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  23 Mar 2004  |  Comment now
Employment in the IT sector is slowly improving, but people may be critically under-skilled, according to Eddie Liu, manager of IT recruitment at Robert Walters.


Graduates opt for TAFE 

Graduates opt for TAFE

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  18 Mar 2004  |  Comment now
Figures from the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) indicate that 60,000 degree holders are enrolling in vocational education and training (VET) courses at TAFEs and private colleges each year.
Microsoft, Motorola smartphone puts a PC in your pocket 

Microsoft, Motorola smartphone puts a PC in your pocket

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  25 Feb 2004  |  Comment now

ICT jobs: are they out there? 

ICT jobs: are they out there?

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  24 Feb 2004  |  Comment now
A new survey has found that fulltime employment in Australia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector had grown, while unemployment remained ‘unacceptably high’.
Public comment requested on SMS/MMS premium services 

Public comment requested on SMS/MMS premium services

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  23 Feb 2004  |  Comment now

Bagle-B not rampant in Australia 

Bagle-B not rampant in Australia

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  18 Feb 2004  |  Comment now
Internet security organisations Trend Micro and MessageLabs have discovered a variant of the Bagle email virus, called Bagle-B.
Telstra moves to connect rural Aust 

Telstra moves to connect rural Aust

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  28 Jan 2004  |  Comment now

Blizzard plays Warcraft with gamers 

Blizzard plays Warcraft with gamers

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  8 Jan 2004  |  Comment now

802.11 meets GB156929.11-2003 

802.11 meets GB156929.11-2003

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  16 Dec 2003  |  Comment now

BEYOND Avrora  

BEYOND Avrora

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  10 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
It's not big, but it's brave - powered by the Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz processor, the classy looking Beyond Avrora was not afraid to show its muscles, scoring very well in office related tasks.
MODTECH Civic Diamond 1600DW 

MODTECH Civic Diamond 1600DW

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  10 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
Powered by an Intel Pentium-M 1.6GHz, the Modtech Civic Diamond 1600W Centrino notebook has a decent core specification, including a useful 512MB DDR RAM, 40GB of disk space and an ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 card offering 64MB of non-shared memory.
PIONEER POWER 470  

PIONEER POWER 470

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  10 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
If laptops were cars, then the Pioneer Power 470 would be a caravan - a quick scan of the specs reveals that it has almost everything. The 470 model we tested was a 3.06GHz Pentium 4 unit with a large 60GB of drive space and 256MB of DDR.
JBL Invader 

JBL Invader

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  10 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
Ever since we sighted the alien-like JBL Creature speakers, we've been waiting for a second coming. We didn't have to wait long - the JBL Invader 4.1 system has just landed. The silence of our quiet earth is about to be shattered.
New worm assaults anti-spam organisations 

New worm assaults anti-spam organisations

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  3 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
Email security company MessageLabs has intercepted a new variant of the Mimail email worm -- 32/Mimail.L-mm.
The latest dirt on the net 

The latest dirt on the net

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  1 Dec 2003  |  Comment now
New figures have revealed increasing amounts of e-filth being spread online.
12Ghosts Popup-Killer 

12Ghosts Popup-Killer

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  12 Nov 2003  |  Comment now
12Ghosts Popup-Killer LE 7.02 is free for non-commercial use, which is a good thing because this is worth having a look at.
Kensington Wi-Fi Finder 

Kensington Wi-Fi Finder

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  12 Nov 2003  |  Comment now
Readily finding wireless hotspots, usable public wireless hotspots, can be a pain when you've got to power your laptop to see if any are available in the immediate vicinity. Enter the Kensington Wi-Fi Finder, a hand held hotspot detector.
Complete Wireless Home Networking, WinXP Edition 

Complete Wireless Home Networking, WinXP Edition

by Nirmal Chandrasena  |  12 Nov 2003  |  Comment now
The title says it all, and though I'm wary of anything branded as 'complete', Paul Heltzel's 'Complete Wireless Home Networking' offers both the essential education and the 'walkthrough' for you to start your first home wireless network.
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