A convenient all-in-one media package, but many of the applications can be had for nothing elsewhere

It’s easy to believe that registry cleaners fall into the category of “computer voodoo”. You expect to perform a few ritualistic gestures and gain a faster, less problematic computer.

The Australian Guide to Online Business provides a thorough overview of the various facets involved in establishing and managing an online business.

An interesting take on portable sound reproduction

Now a true all-in-one package thanks to file and folder backup, but it can’t match Acronis for value.

Protect your PC from itself and yourself

For those who don’t own version 9, a few improvements should put this at the top of your shopping list.

Without support for differential backups and with a light feature set, Norton Ghost feels cheap, nasty and dated.

A highly polished, enthralling 3D guide to the universe, although it lacks convincing reasons to upgrade.

A great reason to buy into iPod. It’s good value, though its required accessories can add up.

Diminutive USB storage at the 1GB mark. Be careful, you may accidentally inhale it.

It’s efficient, functional and visually uninspired. But it doesn’t need to be with battery life like this.

Out of the old, onto the new.

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PDA sales are flattening, and have been for some time, but it doesn't mean that the sector's dead. Smartphones have their place and are increasing in sales in Australia, but they can't always offer the power or flexibility of a good PDA.

A fairly basic toy, the 20Q takes all the hassle out of playing the 20 questions game 'animal, mineral or vegetable' and computerises it in a funky hand-held device.

What makes this torch really cool is that it's batteryless. To charge the thing you need to give it a vigorous shake. Around 30 seconds of shaking powers the torch for two to three minutes.

From the non-functional, just-because-you-can pile, comes this four-way electric shock reaction test game from JayCar Electronics.

Project Arcade, subtitled Build Your Own Arcade Machine, takes a shot at being the definitive guide to sticking a PC into a wooden cabinet for the single purpose of playing retro arcade games. It's a big task, and author John St. Clair almost gets there.