Used Computer News

Serena Sinks The Reboot Into Jankovic

Friday January 16, 2009
COMPUTER says Jelena Jankovic is the best in the world. Serena Williams says "No".

I'm No.1, Says Brash Williams

Friday January 16, 2009
COMPUTER says Jelena Jankovic is the best player in the world. Serena Williams says: "No."

The Other King Rides Off Into The Sunset

Friday November 7, 2008
The first Melbourne Cup for Bart Cummings, with Light Fingers in 1965, is the most memorable for Tony Bourke, who retires from The Age after a long and distinguished stint as a turf writer. The redundancy angel has landed on the oldest computer still in operation.

To Play Or Create, This Game Is Great

Sunday November 2, 2008
LittleBigPlanet Platform PS3 Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Price $109.95 Rating G VERDICT 5/5

Step Into My Office - Anywhere

Wednesday October 22, 2008
HAVING a large, prestigious office used to be something afforded only to those companies with multimillion-dollar turnovers. But the smallest business can now lay claim to an office in the MLC Building with an efficient secretary, a boardroom and all the added extras.

Virtualisation Multiplication

Tuesday October 14, 2008
THE University of Sydney has reorganised the way it delivers computer power to students and staff, providing what it says is better service at less cost.

Road Closure Would Cause Hardship: Csc

Tuesday September 30, 2008
MANAGEMENT at the Coniston office of international IT firm Computer Sciences Corporationhave presented the Roads and Traffic Authority with a petition of more than 300 signatures opposing the proposed median closure of Drummond St, Mount St Thomas.

Separate Terrorism Trial Revealed

Wednesday September 17, 2008
ABDUL NACER BENBRIKA and four of his followers are alleged to have committed other terrorism offences that will be tried separately next year. Benbrika, Aimen Joud, Fadl Sayadi and Ahmed Raad are charged with having planned or prepared for a terrorist act by placing an order with a company called Haines Educational for laboratory equipment - beakers and arm brackets - to be used to make an explosive. Yesterday a Victorian Supreme Court jury found Amer Haddara, 28, guilty of being a member but not ...

It's Time To Get In The Picture

Tuesday September 9, 2008
Q I occasionally receive email where part of the message, usually a picture, cannot be opened and instead appears as a small box containing a red cross. How can I find which program was used to create the unreadable inclusion so that I can install that program and be able to open future inclusions?

Granite A Hot Prospect

Friday September 5, 2008
A STUDY of the Earth's gravity field across 23,000 square kilometres is understood to have detected granite several kilometres underground in the Upper Hunter that could be used to generate pollution-free electricity known as hot rock or geothermal energy.

Schools Log In For Ecological Answers

Wednesday September 3, 2008
ONE of Australia's leading ecologists, David Lindenmayer, and the CSIRO have created an interactive computer program to enlighten students about the complex challenges of environmental conservation.

Three Cheers For The Second R

Tuesday July 29, 2008
SCHOOLS fall over themselves to sell high-tech education to prospective parents. Some boast of extensive computer networks and laboratories.

Report Treats Complex Topic In Naive Way

Wednesday July 16, 2008
Records used to represent global average temperature show that Earth has not warmed since 1998 and has been cooling since 2002, writes Bob Carter. -

Hacker Pleads To Lords To Fight Us

Wednesday June 18, 2008
A MAN who used a low-speed dial-up connection to hack into Pentagon computers has appealed to the House of Lords against extradition to the US.

Glitch In School Computer Plan

Friday June 13, 2008
HUNTER secondary schools will get more than 9000 new computers under the Federal Government's digital education program but teachers say state schools will have to wait longer for them than private schools.

Excitement In Store For Sydney Mac Fans

Monday June 9, 2008
Remember when Windows 95 was launched? Computer buffs queued up at their nearest retailer waiting for the stroke of midnight just so they could be among the first to buy a copy of Microsoft's latest operating system. Back then, it would take a pretty overactive imagination to think such a queue would exist for any of Apple's offerings. How times have changed.

Cabbies Ask For New Plan

Tuesday June 3, 2008
MORE than 50 concerned Newcastle taxi operators gathered at Hamilton RSL last night to form the Newcastle Taxi Operators Association and voice concerns over the new computer booking system.

Good Heavens, Two Kevins, Thanks To A Trick Very Much In Vogue

Sunday May 25, 2008
Brushed up by computer trickery, our unblemished models and celebrities are raising the bar of physical perfection off its stand. John Mangan reports.

Probe Into 'virtual Wards'

Tuesday May 20, 2008
THE Victorian Government has launched an inquiry into allegations that public hospitals are creating "virtual wards" and altering computer data to receive performance bonuses.

Computer Use Rising

Wednesday April 30, 2008
HUNTER households are relying more on their computers for day-to-day tasks such as banking and shopping, a survey has revealed.

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