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Guide:

Sharpen Your Image

Don Bradbury examines some digital photo sharpening tools


Guide:

Download Speed Test

Dave Dorn shows how check you're getting the most from your ADSL or Cable broadband link


Guide:

Essential Software

Iain Laskey argues that some software you simply must have.


Review:

Business Plan Pro 2004 (UK)

Iain Laskey gets planning his next business


Guide:

CSS Tutorial - Part 1

CSS Tutorial - Part 2

CSS Tutorial - Part 3

CSS Tutorial - Part 4

CSS Tutorial - Part 5

Check out our CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) tutorial


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Book Review:

Book Review: Creating a Music Website

Ian Waugh examines a compact title aimed at musicians with web aspirations.


Review:

Review: Nikon CoolPix 5700 Digital Camera

Don Bradbury takes a second look at the Nikon 5700 and finds it still has a lot to offer at the current price.


Guide:

Guide: Getting the most from Cubase - part 1 - Overview

Guide: Getting the most from Cubase - part 2 - Cubasis

Guide: Getting the most from Cubase - part 3 - VST/32

Ian Waugh kicks off a multipart guide to the best tips for Cubase starting with an overview of the Cubase product family and how it all started. Part 2 looks at Cubasis in particular and Part 3 at VST/32


Book Review:

The Photoshop Elements 3 Book for Digital Photographers

Iain Laskey looks at an essential purchase for digital photographers who want to improve their editing skills.


Guide:

Creating Favourite Icons for your web page

Iain Laskey looks at adding icons to your web page that show up when your site is bookmarked.


Review:

Code Complete 2

Iain Laskey enthuses about the update to Code Complete, the programmer's Bible.


Review:

Axis 205 network web cam

Iain Laskey get covert with the Axis 205 network based surveillance web cam.


Review:

Antec SLK2650-BQE Case

Iain Laskey examines a quiet yet solid budget case offering from Antec.


Review:

Goodmans X-Pro GPDR1

Don Bradbury checks out a well designed multimedia player with enough memory for watching video on the move.


Review:

iView Media Pro 2.5

Iain Laskey is impressed by iView Multimedia's Digital Media and photo cataloguing tool.


Guide:

Using PKZIP for DOS

Iain Laskey explains how there is still life in this venerable DOS utility.


Guide:
Windows XP - Fat to NTFS
Dave Cook shows you how to convert your FAT file system to NTFS and explains what NTFS can do for you.


Review:

MSGTAG

Need to know if that important email has been read? Iain Laskey looks at a cheap but effective solution to those read-receipt blues


Review:

Epson Stylus Photo RX600

Iain Laskey is mightily impressed by Epson's new RX600 printer/scanner


 

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