ATO Online
Before you rush in and make a purchase it is worth visiting the ATOs Website at www.ato.gov.au and finding out what sort of tax information you will be required to provide whether you are using the e
Auriga 19TF
Auriga has been a regular participant in our Labs, and has submitted solid monitors for the budget-conscious end of the buyers spectrum.
BEAT THE TAXMAN
Do you run to an accountant during tax time? David Hellaby employs some less-than-stimulating but nonetheless useful technology.
Australia has some of the most complex tax laws in the wor
Flat real estate
If ever there was an appropriate time to replace your old and worn out monitor it would have to be now. Especially if you have been putting up with staring into a measly 15in screen that has slowly fa
HERCULES 3D PROPHET FDX 8500LE
Impressive performance at a nice price
HERCULES PROPHETVIEW 920DVi
LCD monitors look pretty slick, and beat most of the competition on looks alone.
Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 92
Mitsubishi monitors have always been a popular choice in the marketplace, and the Labs, and not without merit.
NIKON COOLPIX 2500
The Nikon Coolpix 2500 is the latest addition to the Coolpix camera range, and is designed with the camera novice in mind.
SAMSUNG SyncMaster 955DF
Samsungs Graphix Pro Series hosts its 19in and 21in monitor range, including this months entry: the SyncMaster 955DF.
SIEMENS SX45
A seemingly new entrant to the PDA market, the Siemens SX45 is a Pocket PC PDA that may appear familiar to users or owners of the Cassiopeia range. That's because the SX45 is based on the Cassiopeia e-125 PDA.
Software Options
Demand for personal finance software has grown steadily over the past decade and began to come into its own during the share market boom of the late 1990s when Australians became some of the worlds bi
Sony CPDG420
This time round Sony has rewritten that equation by offering the CPDG420 19in Flat-CRT
Sydney Trains
Sydney Trains is a great little program. As the name implies, this is a time-tabling application for the Sydney metropolitan train network. Written for PDAs, Sydney Trains works on both Palm OS and Pocket PC.
Teach Yourself Visually: Special Windows XP Media Edition
I see therefore I can. Studies reveal that 7 percent of people learn best orally, 38 percent aurally and 55 percent visually, making the latest in maranGraphic's 'Read Less-Learn More' titles a good bet. Teach Yourself Visually offers almost 300 pages of pictorial guidance on how to use a variety of multimedia applications on Windows XP.
TOSHIBA E310
Back in February 2002 (PC Authority issue 51 page 42) we ran a comprehensive round up of the latest PDAs in the market, but its amazing what difference a few months make. Toshibas entry to the market, the e570, won the Quality Award, but was pipped at the post by the Palm m125, which won the value award with its extremely competitive price.
ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO 6
Video editing can make or break those home movies of your latest adventure or that important business presentation. Until recently you only had the choice of some expensive professional, or some fairly crude software packages, but over recent years Ulead has put video editing within the reach of most video camera users, and at a reasonable price.
VIEWMASTER MC870
Viewmaster's 17in LCD is decidedly average in price, but it still manages to deliver quite an impact with good features and a quality Acer TFT screen.