Scott Spanbauer - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Scott Spanbauer

Article | 27/10/2003 Safer surfing with Steganos

Concerned that unscrupulous Web sites may be tracking your every move on the Internet? Steganos’s $US25 Internet Anonym 5 keeps out prying eyes but ex...

Article | 10/10/2003 Microsoft's Patch Policy Pickle

In the wake of recent widespread worm attacks on the Internet, Microsoft is considering taking an unprecedented step: making automatic download and in...

Article | 20/09/2002 Mozilla 1, Netscape 7, RapidBrowser XP

There's more to browsers than Internet Explorer. Three new major alternatives are here: Mozilla 1, Netscape 7 and RapidMedia Networks' RapidBrowser XP...

Article | 10/09/2002 Windows XP service pack posted

Microsoft Corp.'s first service pack update to Windows XP--sporting dozens of security and bug fixes, additional driver support, and interface changes...

Article | 2/04/2002 News analysis: If your ISP sinks, don't go down with the ship

The Buddha taught that all is impermanent, and Internet service providers exemplify his teaching perfectly. The recent collapse of large and small pro...

Article | 6/11/2000 First Look: Whistler, the New Windows

Though still whistling, Microsoft's next desktop operating system is finally stepping out of the dark with this week's release of Whistler Beta 1 to a...

Article | 1/10/2000 Microsoft Whistler (alpha)

The future of Windows is .Net, Microsoft's initiative for simplifying interaction among computers and related devices and keeping them constantly conn...

Article | 1/09/2000 All about Me

Windows Millennium super guide - we put the final shipping code of Windows Me to the test.

Article | 1/06/2000 Microsoft Windows Millennium Beta 3

Has the multimedia bug bitten you? Then Microsoft's forthcoming successor to the Windows 98 Second Edition operating system - Windows Millennium Editi...

Article | 9/03/2000 Windows 2000: test driving the new OS

It's big, it's brawny and it's surprisingly swift. Better yet, you'll need just 64MB of memory to lift Microsoft's new OS off the ground. This month w...

Article | 11/01/2000 Share Internet connections easily and affordably

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows computers on a LAN to share a Windows 98 SE system's analog, ISDN, cable, or ADSL modem connection.

Article | 21/12/1999 Corel makes Linux almost nice

This new version of the Linux operating system is easier to install and configure.

Article | 2/11/1999 Windows 98 SE: uphill upgrade?

Windows 98 second edition, a micro-upgrade to Windows 98, includes a few new features and a swarm of bug fixes. Here's a run down of the most widely r...

Article | 8/10/1999 Free utility recovers accidental deletions

Ever deleted a file by accident? Executive Software's utility Emergency Undelete comes to the rescue, retrieving deleted files -- and it's free!

Article | 10/09/1999 Configure PC Cards with Windows NT

Having hassles getting a PC Card to work with NT 4.0? Help is at hand with these easy tips.