Harry McCracken - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Harry McCracken

Article | 1/10/2009 Microsoft Windows 7

What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you?

Article | 30/09/2009 Netgear Stora: your terabyte for the web

It’s been a busy few days for the whole idea of networked hard drives that provide direct Internet connections so you can get to them from everywhere....

Article | 30/09/2009 Backup goes peer-to-peer

I’m still in the audience at the DEMOFall conference, and still taking in demonstrations of new products and services. One of the cooler ideas this mo...

Article | 30/09/2009 Windows 7: 10 things that still need fixing

Flawless? Windows 7? Of course not. Think of these ten areas as constituting a working to-do list for Windows 8.

Article | 30/09/2009 Should you give up XP for Windows 7?

Windows XP retained many loyal users during the dark ages of Vista, but the emergence of Windows 7 may signal the end of an era.

Article | 30/09/2009 Windows 7: 10 Best Features

Microsoft's new operating system improves on Windows Vista in many ways. Here are the ten things we like best about Windows 7.

Article | 30/09/2009 Windows 7 Review

What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you? What if, instead, it tried to disappear except when you needed it? Such an operating system...

Article | 18/09/2009 Seagate's DockStar connects your hard drives

A few months ago I reviewed Pogoplug, a gizmo that lets you connect USB drives directly to the Internet for access from anywhere. I said the best thin...

Article | 14/08/2009 Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0

Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0 takes on Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro (Acrobat comes from the originator of the PDF format) - and does so with a strategy...

Article | 8/08/2009 Windows 7: the good, the bad, and the unknown

For most people who are considering moving to Windows 7, October 22 is D-Day. On that date Microsoft's newest operating system lands on store shelves,...

Article | 5/06/2009 Smartphone OS smackdown: WebOS vs. the world

Does the world need another smartphone operating system? Apple's iPhone OS is still booming; Google's Android is increasingly promising; and three lon...

Article | 28/04/2009 Eight reasons your next computer should be a PC

Let's just say it: For the vast majority of computer shoppers, buying a Windows PC doesn't quite qualify as a decision. Around nine out of ten compute...

Article | 2/04/2009 25 computer products that refuse to die

Old computer products, like old soldiers, never die. They stay on the market--even though they haven't been updated in eons. Or their names get slappe...

Article | 31/03/2009 The 10 worst Microsoft product names of all time

If Microsoft had invented the iPod, it would have been called the Microsoft I-pod Pro 2005 Human Ear Professional Edition. The <cult-hit video that ma...

Article | 1/05/2009 Corel Painter 11

A worthwhile upgrade overall--and a must if you have a Wacom Intuous or Cintiq tablet and use its virtual pencils, chalk, pastels, and other nonpaint ...