Andrew Brandt - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Andrew Brandt

Article | 19/01/2010 Free watermark tool marks your images

When it comes to embedding a watermark--a partially transparent text overlay, typically used to identify that an image is a sample, or credit the sour...

Article | 24/11/2009 PhotoFilmStrip turns photos into video

Popularized in many of the highly acclaimed PBS documentaries produced by filmmaker Ken Burns, the technique of turning historic still images into som...

Article | 18/11/2009 Corel Digital Studio 2010

As a longtime user of Corel's Paint Shop Pro, I had high hopes for Digital Studio 2010.

Article | 17/11/2009 TechSmith Camtasia Studio 6

Producing a quality video that's pleasing to the eye isn't easy. Using an intuitive package like TechSmith's Camtasia Studio 6 takes one layer of comp...

Article | 10/09/2009 GSplit

Backing up your data rarely is an easy undertaking, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

Article | 28/01/2009 How to safeguard your online security

Social networks are fun to use, helpful for job hunting, and great for keeping in touch with friends, business contacts, and relatives. The downside: ...

Article | 28/01/2009 How to lock down the data in your apps

Your everyday office applications store more hidden information in the documents you create and work on than you may be aware of. Here's how to make s...

Article | 28/01/2009 How to stop operating-system attacks

Your PC's operating system is under constant threat of invasion, whether the attacker's aim is to spread malicious malware or to convince you to buy p...

Article | 21/10/2008 Stupid QA tricks: Colossal testing oversights

What do you get when you add the human propensity to screw stuff up to the building of large-scale IT systems? What the military calls the force-multi...

Article | 7/10/2008 Worst Windows flaws of the past decade

June 25, 1998, and June 30, 2008, marked two important milestones in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows OS -- the passing of the torch from Windows ...

Article | 17/06/2008 Stupid user tricks: IT admin follies

For those of us who make our living behind a keyboard in IT, it's hard to imagine a more time-tested vulnerability than the end-user. Armed with netwo...

Article | 6/05/2008 Stupid hacker tricks: The folly of youth

Ah, youth. Ready to take on the world, today's generation of dynamic, tech-immersed youngsters have grown up alongside the Internet. Firsthand, and so...

Article | 4/01/2008 True crime: The botnet barons

When federal agents announced on November 29 that they'd indicted or convicted eight individuals accused of using botnets (networks of computers infec...

Article | 21/12/2006 Don't discard your privacy along with old drives

Data thieves don't have to be programming wizards to get their hands on your personal information. They often find hard drives that contain financial ...

Article | 20/12/2006 Phishers reach cell phones

Have you ever been SMiShed? That's not as personal a question as it may sound to the uninitiated, but it does relate to protecting your personal data....