Danny Allen - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 24/04/2002 Using a MIDI keyboard with your PC

Before MP3 files became widely popular, MIDI files (.mid) were one of the most common ways to add sound to Web pages. These files are incredibly small...

Article | 23/04/2002 Capturing vinyl with LP Recorder

Recording 33, 45 and 78rpm vinyl, tapes, radio or even audio from a VHS cassette into your computer for future safeguarding can all be undertaken with...

Article | 23/04/2002 Using iPhoto 1.0: Part 2 with Mac OS

In earlier columns we looked at setting up and using Apple's iPhoto software to facilitate the organisation and search functionality of your favourite...

Article | 9/04/2002 Dell Inspiron 8200

It was only a year ago that CPU speeds of 2GHz in a notebook computer were thought to be far off on the horizon. Yet now this milestone is imminent, w...

Article | 4/04/2002 Mixing with GrooveMaker 2.0 SE

GrooveMaker is a fun music loop remixing tool that comes with a pack of loops and sounds to help you experiment with on-the-fly remixes. While the pro...

Article | 3/04/2002 Using iPhoto 1.0: Part 1 with Mac OS

January's Mac Expo saw the debut of more than just sexy new hardware such as the flat screen G4 iMac - also announced was Apple's latest addition to t...

Article | 26/03/2002 Maxtor Personal Storage 160GB 3000XT

Aimed at everyone from video, movie and music buffs to creative and production professionals, the $999 Maxtor Personal Storage 3000XT packs a hefty 16...

Article | 5/03/2002 Using iTunes 2 with Mac OS

Late last year Apple updated its popular iTunes jukebox software to version 2 and made the update available as a free download from www.apple.com.au. ...

Article | 25/02/2002 Apple iPod

The stylish stainless steel and white Apple iPod houses a 5GB hard drive capable of storing about 1000 MP3s at 160Kbps. The iPod weighs 183g and is ab...

Article | 20/02/2002 EZ-Mixer 1.0 SE

IK Multimedia (www.ikmultimedia.com), the people behind the excellent T-Racks 24 mastering software and the very fun-to-use GrooveMaker, has provided ...

Article | 16/01/2002 SOHOmate HiP-400 Router

The HiP-400 is a router/sharing device combined with a four-port 10/100 dual-speed switch and printer sharer. It's ideal for broadband users wanting t...

Article | 1/01/2002 Using Windows Media Player 8

The new Windows Media Player (WMP) 8 (available in Windows XP only) can be fired up via Start-Windows Media Player. In addition to being able to play ...

Article | 1/01/2002 Customising Mac OS X 10.1

Here's a run-down on making use of some of 10.1's features, plus some examples that may also apply to OS X 10.0.

Article | 28/12/2001 Customising Mac OS X 10.1

Here's a run-down on making use of some of 10.1's features, plus some examples that may also apply to OS X 10.0.

Article | 29/11/2001 Mac OS X 10.1

A wealth of new features makes this a compelling purchase for those who weren't taken by the seemingly-rushed original 10.0 release.