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We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Nick Ross straps himself to ATI’s would-be SLI killer and asks does it deliver the goods?

With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.

Squeeze that extra bit of power out of your existing hardware. Tim Dean looks at the principles of overclocking and examines the potential performance increase.

Prepare to say goodbye to the Pentium as we reveal the next generation

PC Authority speaks to key Googlists about world-beating software, the bleeding edge of Internet technology and life in the Googleplex.

The contribution of ICT workers has been under-estimated.

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We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.

Nathan Taylor explores the world of wireless technology, from WANs, LANs and PANs - what we've got and what's to come.

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Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

It's an accepted fact that most Microsoft Office users only ever use about 20 percent of the suite's capabilities, often because they don't have the time to learn about all of the goodies it contains. Excel, with its complicated interface and feature overload is notorious for baffling even experienced users. However, many of its features are very useful in their own right.