Zack Stern - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Zack Stern

Article | 3/12/2010 Process credit cards anywhere: Five smartphone tools

Whether you work as an in-home massage therapist, operate a taco truck, or run some other small business, you're missing sales if you can't process cr...

Article | 24/10/2010 How to take screenshots on an Android phone

You're probably used to pressing PrintScreen (Windows) or Command-Shift-3 (Mac OS X) to capture occasional computer screenshots. But the operation is ...

Article | 21/09/2010 Samsung Q430 cuts corners, still feels nimble

The Samsung Q430 has the specs required to zip through work and play. Aside from those internal components, parts of the laptop feel like Samsung isn'...

Article | 27/07/2010 How to clean a dusty PC

If your desktop PC's case gets dirty as time goes by, grime can clog the fans that keep internal parts cool. If airflow is blocked, those parts could ...

Article | 1/07/2010 Jailbreak Your iPad (Plus 8 Things to Do With It)

Apple's iOS 4 enables multitasking and other new and useful features, but the iPad can't join the party until this fall. If you jailbreak your iPad, h...

Article | 1/06/2010 How to: Install a touchscreen in your netbook

Is your netbook envious of touch-driven devices? You can't turn your netbook into an iPad, but you can retrofit it with a touchscreen and avoid the ti...

Article | 19/05/2010 10 great ways to get more from your iPad

The iPad is loaded with all kinds of features you've probably heard about, but look a little deeper, and its extra abilities might surprise you. Some ...

Article | 24/04/2010 The ASUS ROG G73Jh: For Gamers and Beyond

Real gamers hate marketers' lures. Those suits ambush gamers with branded drinks, razors, and PCs. Just create great products instead of selling extre...

Article | 19/04/2010 28 time-saving tricks for Google, Facebook and more

Think you know all of the tricks at your favorite Internet sites? Think again.

Article | 12/03/2010 Work smarter with online collaboration tools

Budget constraints and limited technical support make it critical for most small and medium-size companies to work as efficiently as possible. An impo...

Article | 9/03/2010 Fact or fiction? 8 HDTV myths demystified

If you're buying your first HDTV or an upgrade from a starter set, your new television may deliver a better picture than the one you're used to. But p...

Article | 18/02/2010 Windows 7: A guide for gamers

Windows has always been the PC gamer's operating system of choice. As with its predecessor, Windows 7 builds on the franchise's gaming pedigree by bri...

Article | 31/12/2009 Set up your home network, Windows 7 edition

With Windows 7, you can more easily share files and printers across a network via the new HomeGroups feature. HomeGroups lets you connect to files and...

Article | 21/12/2009 Windows 7: How to manage photos, videos & media

One of the most-talked about changes in Microsoft's Windows 7 is how it handles media files. The methods for photo and video importing, editing, and e...

Article | 8/10/2009 Build a social network for your business

Upgrade from the break-room bulletin board and one-way customer e-mail lists--your business can take advantage of its own Facebook-like social network...