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You can now use your Gmail account as a virtual filesystem in Windows and Linux. Thanks Robert!
USB keys are just getting bigger and bigger, and Trusted Reviews has a look at one of Swissbit's latest - the TwistPro 2GB USB Key.
Incase you haven't heard, Half-Life 2 has gotten a lot closer, with the Steam offers now available, and Counterstrike Source now available for installation. More details on Valve's Site, and Game Connect have some screenshots posted of CS:S.
For those still running Windows 98, and want to upgrade, which you most probably should, PCStats have a guide that will cover your upgrading options, what you will need to do in order to prepare for the upgrade, changes you can make to ensure the upgrade goes smoothly and how to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.
PenstarSys has a look at D-Link's High Speed Home Network series of products, you can find the entire review here.
Currently covering nearly 30 mobile GPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare 14 different specifications for each and every GPU. Check out Rev 2.2 here.
XYZ Computing has a look at this funky Atdec SpaceDec Double Monitor Arm.
Pimprig has a review up on a NICE cable management product aimed at eliminating the rat's nest below most of our desks.
We've all experienced Data Loss at one point in time, and it is infact an expensive reality. The Tech Zone has a closer look at Data Loss and how to cope.
Cyranos sent in this humerous job search ad, what perfect timing! Just remember the voting committee of several million will seriously consider all underdogs. =P
This week PCMechanic has a look at Mozilla Thunderbird in their Opensource Spotlight.
Dirac is a general-purpose video codec aimed at resolutions from QCIF (180x144) to HDTV (1920x1080) progressive or interlaced. It uses wavelets, motion compensation and arithmetic coding and aims to be competitive with other state of the art codecs. More info on BBC, and The Register.
The Battlefield Vietnam 1.2 patch has been released, grab it here.
Hardware Analysis go into detail about making sure a Prescott PC is running whisper-quiet, and cool.
ATI have released beta 2 of their 64 bit drivers, they now support all the X series cards as well. Thanks Paul!
The Australian International Motor Show has come around again in Sydney, running from the 7th to the 17th.
SONY will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with 1,000 gigabytes of hard-drive storage - enough to record six TV channels for a week. Thanks Murray!
...Intel is trying to get people to buy their hot-headed Celeron-D processors on a watered down version of their PCI-E platform, people would rather invest in something with real processing power and opt for AMD’s Athlon-64, getting 64-bit support... Full story over on Hardware Analysis.
Madshrimps have a guide on how to make your hard drives sparkle and shine.
Hardware Pacers has a headphone and audio accessory roundup, some pretty interesting stuff in there.
Gigitt sent in news that the 5.02 Folding@Home has been released for other operating systems. You can join the rest of OCAU's folders here!
Nintendo of America prepares to show of its twin-screened marvel in Seattle as first news of initial software begins to leak. Full story here.
Overclockers New Zealand compares the gaming performance between PCI-E and AGP graphic cards.
Dan has more letters, which covers stepper motors, maybe-HD TVs, quick-change drives, long CCFL cables, vinyl digitising, headphone amps, camera batteries, and more!
Hardcoreware have an Intel IGP Chipset Overview, the ATI 9100 PRO IGP vs. Intel GMA 900.
Max Klaentschi takes us through his build of a five-computer-one-chassis rendering juggernaut. A scratch-built case paired with some unusual technology makes this modbox something special!
Biodome has a look at seven Socket A Coolers.
Auphan Online posted an article on Stark's Quest for Silence, Part 1: Cooling.
The developers at LucasArts who were working on Sam & Max when it was cancelled earlier this year have left and started up their own adventure games company called 'Telltale Games'. Thanks Andrew!
TCMagazine has listed the latest 37 bios updates on their site, listed by brand.
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