Molly Furzer - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Molly Furzer

Article | 6/05/1999 ACS launches computer driving licence

The Australian Computer Society is hoping a new training scheme will make learning how to use a PC as easy as learning how to drive. The international...

Article | 3/05/1999 Web site review: Fast FTP Search

When that "normal" search engine just won't do your file search justice, it's time to try Fast FTP Search -- a search engine devoted exclusively to fi...

Article | 30/04/1999 BSAA: grace for software pirates to "get legal"

The Business Software Association of Australia is giving users of illegal software a 60-day grace period in which to "get legal". The amnesty starts t...

Article | 9/04/1999 Online gaming gets real in Oz

Tomorrow will see the launch of Australia's first licensed online gaming site. But without a national regulatory approach to online gaming, the site w...

Article | 7/04/1999 Web site review: WebAttack.com

WebAttack.com is a site that should keep any Web surfer or developer, busy for hours. This software site features loads of shareware and freeware orga...

Article | 1/04/1999 Looksmart: Aussies done good

Australian Internet directory Looksmart has secured $95 million in private equity, bringing the San Francisco-based company's total capital raised to ...

Article | 29/03/1999 Intel launches Internet venture

Intel wants to outfit its PIII users for a "rich and rewarding" Internet experience. The chipmaker today launched the Intel WebOutfitter service, the ...

Article | 19/03/1999 Government to regulate Net porn

Senator Richard Alston today announced plans for the Australian Government to crack down on Internet porn and "highly offensive" Internet content

Article | 17/03/1999 OzEmail adds to Internet telephony services

OzEmail today launched a PC to phone telephony service offering local and international calls with added Microsoft Outlook functionality

Article | 12/03/1999 Iomega issues 2GB Jaz recall

Iomega is recalling the external power supply units shipped with its 2GB Jaz drives. The units which have been found to be faulty affect up to 60 per ...

Article | 15/02/1999 Take the ShortCuts -- free today if you're quick!

Is your Start Programs menu spreading across your screen? Do you use a few programs all the time and get sick of double-clicking on the icons? Then Sh...

Article | 11/02/1999 Linux: there's money to be made

The source code for Linux may be free but don't think there's no money to be made. Sydney-based EverythingLinux.com.au is aiming to be the one-stop-sh...

Article | 5/02/1999 It's a TV! It's a PC! No -- it's a Supersystem!

ISP The Internet Group has announced intentions of delivering its own brand of Pay TV to users of its new SatNet Supersystem -- a "super PC" that lets...

Article | 19/11/1998 Quicken launches online trading in Oz

Quicken of the financial software fame is now also an online investment and trading service, launched yesterday in Sydney