The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group


December
2008

Volume 25 Issue 11
Contents
  • President's Update
    -- Keith Younger introduces his committee team for the coming year.
  • Publisher's Update
    -- David Hague tells how he has been indulging himself travelling Europe.
  • Open Office 3
    -- David Willing reports on the new version 3 recently released.
  • Mandriva 2009
    -- Roger Brown takes the latest version of Mandriva 2009 for a spin.
  • Ditching Dial-up
    -- Roger Brown presents a survival guide to the Broadband Jungle.
  • Question & Answer
    -- George Skarbek has the answer for when your computer confuses you.
  • Social Networking - Part 2
    -- Adam Turner shows how the rise of social networking gives everyone the chance to be a critic.
  • Asus eee Family
    -- Anthony Caruana introduces the latest Asus PCs.
  • Virtual PBX
    -- Anthony Caruana suggests going to look at investing in some new sort of PABX solution.

  • Graeme's Page
    --  Graeme Hague believes Biggles used to munch on snowpeas.

  • Yewell's Jewels
    --  Ryan Yewell dips his toe into the MacIntosh world this month.

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 December 2008 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia