Apple Time Capsule owners can now access their files from afar thanks to a tie-in with Apple's Mobileme service.

Now pitched at less experienced database users, this refresh is a mixed blessing.

Again, SharePoint and XML support separate Access 2003 from its predecessors, and Access can now import and export XML data using custom Schemas. Exports can employ XSLT transforms to match data formats to other custom Schemas, and you may include related data such as look-up tables so you export structured data.

A fine combination of remote management, all-round fault tolerance and top build quality

A simple wireless hotspot kit well suited to small businesses that want to offer an easy, billed Internet access service.

3Coms AirConnect is one of the high-speed wireless LAN (WLAN) contenders, combining three PC Card network interface cards and a base station. The AirConnect cards dont inspire confidence, as the aerial assembly isnt securely fixed to the card body. 3Com looks to have remedied this with the release of the new XJACK cards (estimated at $400 each). These cards have a pop-up antenna and are less prone to breaking off the card.

Being enterprise software, one usually needs considerable expertise and time to obtain optimal performance and functionality. This is especially true for a product as comprehensive and feature rich as Lotus Domino 6.5 which is fully programmable and can provide workflow, knowledge management, document management, archiving, database and collaboration services via a client-server or browser based thin client model.

An easily managed appliance for small offices. Performance is modest, but it offers useful remote access features

According to a recent ACCC study, people are jumping on the broad-bandwagon in droves. In fact, the amount of people upgrading to broadband has doubled in the last 12 months. And as you might expect, the hardware community has responded by ramping up both Internet sharing and security devices for homes and businesses.

If your Website is hosted by an effective ISP you should have access to reams of information about who looked at your Web pages, when they viewed them, how long they were navigating your site for and much more.

The easyStore is basic, but it’s good value and its iSCSI capabilities give it an edge over the competition

Creating databases and unexpected error messages go hand in hand. Access (97 or 2000) isnt exactly a walk in the park, and while most error messages have a help button, it doesnt go far enough to fix the problem, leaving users with that fun task of slowly trying to figure out where they went wrong.

Booya's BWSC23 PCMCIA card was one of the few pieces of hardware we tested that offered an amazing level of interoperability with other manufacturers' access points and PCMICA cards (for ad hoc networking). Set-up was so easy in fact, that it quickly became the default card for testing other 802.11b-compliant hardware.

The HardKey/EG Pro is a combination of USB dongle and software together encrypting files or systems keeping your data safe from prying eyes.

An excellent release that reworks Photoshop’s core colour-correction capabilities, making them even more powerful

A low-cost, managed Gigabit switch with full PoE support on all fixed ports, but the external power supply is huge.

A low-cost SSL-VPN appliance that may fit your bill, but sacrifices are inevitably made to hit the sub-$250 price

Mobile phones are experiencing their second major evolution. Its not one of form factor, but of functionality.

Hitachi DZ-MV100A

This access point cannot live up to the performance or ease-of-use of the other NETGEAR access points tested.