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Technology to cut down your Phone Bill

Making your phone calls using the Internet is a great way to shave dollars off your monthly bills. Many Internet service providers and telco’s now offer Internet Phone or VOIP services, that allow you to make and receive calls via the Internet, using special box that plugs into your broadband modem. If you have an ADSL broadband connection, you will[Read More…]

Upgrading your Computer Monitor

When buying a computer system, you may have the option of upgrading many components such as the Graphics Card, Hard Drive Capacity or amount of RAM intalled, but another peripheral you should consider upgrading is the Monitor. If you like to have multiple windows open at the same time, then an upgrade in monitor size will be worth the extra[Read More…]

Should we have an R18+ classification for Video Games?

If you have an opinion on this topic, or would like to know more about it, head over to the Attorney-General’s department website now. On the website you can read the discussion paper that contains arguments for and against the introduction of an R18+ classification catatory for video games in Australia. Public sumbissions on this issue are being taken until[Read More…]

Safety tips for Facebook users

With hundreds of millions of users each month, the social networking website Facebook holds a wealth of personal information, making it a big target for criminals who want to steal and sell private data. With so much activity on Facebook, Internet security company AVG suggests that users need to stop and think before they post information and reply to messages[Read More…]

Video Games for the Winter Olympics

Getting into the spirit of the Winter Olympics doesn’t have to just involve watching the events on your TV, you can now participate…with the help of a couple of video games. One fun family title for Nintendo Wii and DS is “Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games”. Starring some of the most popular and fun video games characters,[Read More…]