The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group


August
2008

Volume 25 Issue 6
Contents

  • President's Update
    -- Lyn Goodall writes the willingness of members as "users helping users" .
  • Publisher's Update
    -- David Hague continues to bring new and interesting topics to PC Update.
  • Cloud Computing
    -- Adam Turner introduces Google Docs giving you the freedom to keep your files in the cloud.
  • Another Day, Another Eee!
    -- Anthony Caruana tells of the diminutive ASUS Eee series PCs latest model.
  • A Little (Blu) Ray of Sunshine
    -- Ian Yates finds it a bit soon to consider a Blu-ray burner to back up your files.
  • Comic Book Creator 2
    -- Keith Nallawalla reckons he might have found how to be a budding Manga publisher.
  • Protect Your Data
    -- Graham Lee tells why all portable computers are at risk of data theft.
  • Windows Home Server
    -- Adam Turner talks of Microsoft's Windows Home Server edition the day of the home data centre.
  • Boom-Boom Baby
    -- Paul Zucker writes of the current moves in sound reproduction.
  • Photo Fixing
    --  Helen Bradley lists her top 10 photo fixing tools and tells you where to find them.
  • Question & Answer
    -- George Skarbek answers common but niggling questions about your PC and computing in general.
  • Yewell's Jewels
    -- Ryan Yewell brings us his latest update on free software for PCs.
  • TV and Spam
    -- Graeme Hague asks what do TV commercials, websites and SPAM have in common?

PC Update: Production Editor:
David Hague
editor@melbpc.org.au 		PC Update: Reviews Editor:
Ash Nallawalla
reviews@melbpc.org.au 		PC Update Online:
Stan Johnstone
online@melbpc.org.au

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Reprinted from the August 2008 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia