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www.smh.com.au  TECH WEEKLY

Tuesday October 31, 2006


Fly, be free Fly, be free

Why do more than a million people prefer to live in the virtual world of Second Life? Richard Siklos goes there.


Top 5 stories in Technology

GAMES

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Warlike family fun

The debate is perennial, but at least one family finds real benefits in video gaming.

 

@HOME

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At your convenience

With the right equipment, TV viewers can become TV programmers, writes Nick Galvin.

 

GADGETS

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Apple's iPod code 'cracked'

A 22-year-old Norwegian claims to have cracked the proprietary iPod-iTunes ecosystem.


ICON

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Telecommuting anyone?

Avoid rush hour by working at home, suggests David Flynn.



LIVEWIRE

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How to embellish your photos

The camera never lies? James Randerson and Charles Arthur look at how technology is changing that.




NEXT

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Warlike family fun

The debate is perennial, but at least one family finds real benefits in video gaming.



TECH TIPS

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SECURITY

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Anti-spyware leader unfazed by Microsoft

For millions of PC users, the privacy-snatching programs known as spyware have been nothing but a headache as they swipe personal information, slow systems to a crawl and crash computers.


CONNECTIVITY

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Mobile plan to sidestep cigarette ad ban

The Victorian Government has helped promote to the world a company that proposes using mobile phones to sidestep cigarette advertising bans.




COLUMNS

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The best is yet to come

The speed of change is catching up to some blue-sky predictions about the wireless world.



Horror history

Nick Galvin grabs a frightening error message with both hands and tracks down a solution.



Phone flurry

Garry Barker ponders what the Apple boss's next big move might be.


IN REVIEW

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Gitaroo Man Lives!

Before the phenomenon of Guitar Hero, with its plastic guitar controller, there was another PS2 game that gave gamers the chance to twang virtual strings and save the world.



Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agen

This spy thriller comes to life in spectacular fashion on the Xbox 360, writes Eliot Fish.



Clubhouse Games



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