Preston Gralla - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Preston Gralla

Article | 8/07/2010 The best Windows 7 downloads

Not quite happy with the way Windows 7 works, or looking to get more out of the operating system? You've come to the right place. We're big fans of Mi...

Article | 16/06/2010 Apple Safari 5

Safari 5 ups the ante in the browser wars, with two major improvements: a performance boost to rival speed king Chrome, the highly useful Safari Reade...

Article | 15/06/2010 Safari 5 in depth: Has it sped past Chrome?

The just-released Safari 5 ups the ante in the browser wars, with two major improvements: a performance boost to rival speed king Chrome, the highly u...

Article | 10/06/2010 MS Windows Live Essentials rides new wave

The beta of Microsoft's latest update of its free Windows Live Essentials line of online applications -- which Microsoft calls Wave 4 -- was recently ...

Article | 9/06/2010 Systweak Advanced System Optimizer 3

Advanced System Optimizer does a very deep and comprehensive job of finding a wide range of issues

Article | 6/06/2010 Why Google's Windows ban doesn't make sense

Google's move to ban Windows for internal use was ostensibly for security reasons. But that looks more like a convenient excuse than anything else,...

Article | 21/05/2010 Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail

According to Microsoft, Windows Live Hotmail is the world's largest web-based email service, with more than 360 million active accounts worldwide. But...

Article | 23/04/2010 Google Docs better; ready to take on Office?

The new version of Google Docs sports considerable collaboration tools, as well as improved editing and formatting, a faster, more useful spreadsheet ...

Article | 9/04/2010 10 downloads to power up your printer

What's the most underused productivity tool in your home or office? Your printer. Confined within that unassuming box, however, is a lot of power--far...

Article | 31/03/2010 Greenpeace: Facebook has a hand in global warming

Greenpeace has charged that Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and others are contributing to global warming by using coal to power data centers for t...

Article | 25/03/2010 Microsoft turns 35: Best, worst, most notable moments

The year is 1975. Gerald Ford is in the White House, South Vietnam falls, Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila" world championsh...

Article | 26/02/2010 Speccy public beta gives geeky system details

Want to get the rundown on every aspect of your system hardware? Speccy (free public beta) gives so much detailed, technical information about hardwar...

Article | 23/02/2010 10 great free digital photography downloads

With these free image editors, photo managers, and other utilities, you can take control of your photo collection.

Article | 23/02/2010 Balesio FileMinimizer Suite 6.0

If your hard disk is clogged with massive photos and Microsoft Office documents, or if you're looking for a better way to share those large files, con...

Article | 23/02/2010 Google, Microsoft and Apple: Which one will thrive?

Apple, Google and Microsoft are locked in a three-way struggle for industry dominance, competing to varying degrees on hardware, computer and cell ph...