It may be costly, but if you need accurate OCR for mass document digitisation, this package fits the bill admirably.

With Flash media handling and integration with Acrobat.com the Acrobat platform embraces the Internet – at last

Camcorder, still camera and portable media player all in one sleek package.

It’s business as usual, but this consummate all-rounder continues to grow in power and value.

Live’s standing as a general-purpose music-production environment continues to grow.

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

A comprehensive set of audio-editing tools, but not enough to justify the high price.

If I'd seen one of these when I was an 8 year old, I would have gone on a hunger-strike until my parents bought me one.

The ultimate portable media player.

Digital radio in Australia is a slow burner. While many people are investing in digital set-top boxes and digital displays for the purpose of watching digital TV, not too many people are jumping on the digital radio bandwagon.

It turns out that Microsoft [I]is[/I] bringing out Windows XP Media Center Edition in Australia, but until such time as it materialises -- and Microsoft Australia is being very sketchy on the dates -- those of us looking to integrate our PC media files with our televisions and hi-fi systems have to turn to bridging solutions.

The D-Link DWL-7000AP is a wireless access point that is friendly towards all 802.11 devices. It's a dual-band/tri-mode wireless device - this means the 7000AP supports all three 'g', 'b' and 'a' standards. If you have one of these, you don't need to worry about what other 802.11 devices you will be using - chances are they'll talk.

FreeHand has had a long, distinguished career since its launch 15 years ago, but time has caught up with it. While Macromedia concentrated development on its Web-oriented MX applications, FreeHand was put on the back burner and fell seriously behind its main rivals CorelDRAW (see issue 60, p54) and Adobe Illustrator (see issue 51, p88). So, is this latest release evidence of further decline, or has FreeHand finally risen to the challenge?

COREL DESIGNER 10

One of the faster 802.11b access points on review, this is almost identically configured as the Booya BWMR15, except for one important distinction – it's is a long-range access hub.

This dual-band access point is a perfect addition to an existing 802.11b network for those looking to stretch to the higher bandwidth of 802.11a without invalidating their previous hardware investments.

A speedy performer due to its support for the 802.11a standard, the NETGEAR HE102 was near the top of the charts in every test we performed, although it didn't do so well with signal qualities at long distances.

A fully digital multitrack audio production suite for under $2,500

Samsungs Graphix Pro Series hosts its 19in and 21in monitor range, including this months entry: the SyncMaster 955DF.

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