Friday Jul 13, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

Got your eye on a tablet? The Microsoft Surface is shaping up as an exciting new tablet, and there's also the highly anticipated Google Nexus 7. Click here to find out where you'll be able to buy them.

Also in this edition: fact and fiction and the carbon tax, how to get me@mycompany.com.au on your business card, how to hid the bird's nest under your computer and something very handy coming in Windows 8.

William Maher
BIT (Business IT)

Google Nexus 7 & Microsoft Surface: where will the tablets be sold?

By John Gillooly | Jul 12, 2012

Steve Ballmer indicates Surface will be sold directly by Microsoft, while the Nexus 7 pops up for preorder at EBGames.

Hide the bird's nest under your computer table

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 13, 2012

Under or near just about every computer is a power board and a mess of power cables. 4Cabling has brought out a box to hide the lot.

Yahoo! hack: how to get your own email service

By Staff Writer , Anthony Caruana | Jul 13, 2012

The Yahoo hack exposed the passwords of thousands of users. This won't completely solve security issues, but here's how to have your own email addresses without looking like you're relying on free webmail.

Never quite "getting round" to backing up your computer?

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 13, 2012

Take a look at a new feature coming in Windows 8 that promises to to take some of the hassle out of protecting your personal files.

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Tech 101: What is Patch Tuesday?

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 13, 2012

The second Tuesday of every month is an important date on the IT calendar, though many non-IT professionals wouldn't know it.

Some carbon tax "confusion", says ACCC

By William Maher | Jul 12, 2012

Working out how much the local rubbish tip should charge under the carbon price era is “very complex”, concedes the consumer watchdog.

The Laser WiFi shAIR: a wireless network in your pocket

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 12, 2012

Here's a challenge. You're at a conference or work event and you need to easily share files between users with computers, tablets and smartphones. How do you do it?

Understanding network storage: The Netgear ReadyDATA 5200

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 12, 2012

Netgear's new ReadyDATA 5200 aims to bring big business features to small business. So what does that mean?

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