Australian APC Magazine November 2009

Features

1. Windows 7: The Perfect Setup!
2. Ideal Windows 7 Hardware

Computer Shopper December 2009

Features

1. Steering clear of the online sharks
   
2. Virtual computing for free
3. Design your own logo
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Serif Creative Suite 2010
2. BullGuard Spamfilter

PC Pro December 2009

Features

1. 50 ways to work faster
2. Top 10 IT heroes

Patch Tuesday October 2009

Microsoft has released the following security updates for Windows XP:

Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB973525)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB974455)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB958869)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB969059)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB971486)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB974112)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB974571)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB975025)

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2009 (KB890830)

Differences Between S60 3rd Edition FP1 & FP2 Platform

Platform	S60 3rd Edition FP1	S60 3rd Edition FP2
Contacts	More steps to access in SIM card. Need to copy new contact from phone to SIM card.	Easier to access in SIM card. Can create new contact in SIM card directly.
Wi-Fi	DHCP server is optional since static or dynamic ip address is supported. Does not require SIM card for internet access.	DHCP server is optional since static or dynamic ip address is supported. Does not require SIM card for internet access. Can access internet in flight mode.
Active Standby Screen	Less customisable. Clock shown in selected screens only.	More customisable. Clock shown in selected screens only.
Nokia Map	Support Drive or Walk mode. Can support additional free maps from other countries.	Support Drive or Walk mode. Can support additional free maps from other countries.
E-mail	Can create account in phone memory or micro SD card. Does not require SIM card to connect to POP3 account with Wi-Fi. Does not require to save password for POP3 account. Can delete e-mails from POP3 server.	Can create account in phone memory or micro SD card. Does not require SIM card to connect to POP3 account with Wi-Fi. Does not require to save password for POP3 account. Can delete e-mails from POP3 server.
Browser	Support Flash Lite 2.0. Does not require additional step to press Ok to continue in form field. Yahoo webmail is not supported.	Support Flash Lite 3.0. Does not require additional step to press Ok to continue in form field. Yahoo webmail is supported but file download "st" always appears which is unnecessary

Australian APC Magazine October 2009

Features

1. Core i5 is here
2. Wi-Fi shootout

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. East-tec Eraser 2008
2. 1-abc.net Drive Space Organizer
   

Differences Between Nokia S40 & S60 Platform

After using the non-smartphone Nokia 6260 Slide for a while, I found the following differences between the latest S40 6th Edition and my previous smartphone running Symbian OS 9.2 S60 Release 3.1 (S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1).

Platform	S60 3rd Edition FP1	S40 6th Edition
Contacts	More steps to access in SIM card. Need to copy new contact from phone to SIM card.	Easier to access in SIM card. Can create new contact in SIM card directly.
Wi-Fi	DHCP server is optional since static or dynamic ip address is supported. Does not require SIM card for internet access	DHCP server is required since only dynamic ip address is supported. Does not require SIM card for internet access. Cannot access internet in flight mode.
Active Standby Screen	Less customisable. Clock shown in selected screens only.	More customisable to support General indicators, Notifications etc, Clock shown in all screens.
Nokia Map	Support Drive or Walk mode. Can support additional free maps from other countries.	Support Drive mode only. Does not support additional free maps from other countries.
E-mail	Can create account in phone memory or micro SD card. Does not require SIM card to connect to POP3 account with Wi-Fi. Does not require to save password for POP3 account. Can delete e-mails from POP3 server.	Can create account in phone memory only. Requires SIM card to connect to POP3 account with Wi-Fi. Need to save password for POP3 account. Cannot delete e-mails from POP3 server.
Browser	Support Flash Lite 2.0. Does not require additional step to press Ok to continue in form field. Yahoo webmail is not supported.	Support Flash Lite 3.0. Requires additional step to press Ok to continue in form field. Yahoo webmail is supported.

Nokia 6260 Slide

Nokia 6260 slide is a non-smartphone running the latest S40 6th Edition. The screen is excellent with resolution of 320 x 480 not seen on any other similar price Nokia smartphone. So far, this is the only Nokia non-smartphone with built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. Also, it has 5MP, 2560 х 1920 pixels, Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus and flash camera.

• Check IMEI - serial number
  

*#06#

• Check firmware

*#0000#

• Check history - serial number, made date, purchasing date, repaired date & life timer.

*#92702689#

If your phone has not been used before, life timer will show 0000:00. This value cannot be changed with restore all.

• Perform soft reset to restore all original phone settings.
  

Enter *#7780# in the standby mode
Enter 12345 as the default Lock Code

or

Press Menu > Settings > Rest. factory sett. > Restore settings only
Enter 12345 as the default Lock Code

• Perform hard reset (Backup your contacts to SIM or memory card and messages to memory card and remove them first. Programs installed, country, date, time & connection settings, contacts, messages will be deleted)

Press Menu > Settings > Rest. factory sett. > Restore all
Enter 12345 as the default Lock Code

Australian PC Authority November 2009

Features

1. 99 Free Apps for PC, Linux & Mac
2. The PC in 2010 and beyond
   

Smartphone & Non-smartphone

Model	Nokia E63	Nokia 5630 XpressMusic	Nokia 6260 slide
Developer Platform	S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (Smartphone)	S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (Smartphone)	S40 6th Edition (Non-smartphone)
OS	Symbian OS v9.2	Symbian OS v9.3	Nokia
Screen	320 x 240 2.36"	240 x 320 2.2"	320 x 480 2.4"
Flash Lite MIDP (Java)	3.0 2.0	3.0 2.1	3.0 2.1
Maximum User Storage/ Free Executable RAM/ NAND Memory/ SDRAM Memory/ Maximum Heap Size/ Maximum JAR Size	110MB/ 71MB/ 256MB/ 128MB/ Unlimited/ Unlimited	60MB/ -/ 256MB/ 128MB/ Unlimited/ Unlimited	200MB/ -/ -/ -/ 4MB/ 2MB
Browser	OSS	OSS	WebKit Open Source

Australian APC Magazine September 2009

Features

1. Transformers
2. Digital Living Network Alliance
   

SingTel AMPed

This is an online music service from SingTel. The following articles compare SingTel AMPed with Nokia Comes With Music and Sony Ericsson PlayNow plus :

1. Hardware Zone
2. Cnet Asia
   

For more details, you can refer to the following :

1. FAQs
2. Register (not secure)
   

Mobile Broadband in Singapore

StarHub is the only telco in Singapore offering on-demand user selectable prepaid mobile broadband with its MaxMobile Prepaid. The other telcos only offer 3 days consecutive prepaid mobile broadband.

You can choose either 2.0Mbps or 7.2Mbps with 1 hour, 1 day, 3 days or 5 days plan.

Activate

1. Install the Broadband on Mobile software after connecting your USB modem
   
2. Send using the prepaid SIM card a free SMS to 6782 eg 2M1D (2.0Mbps speed - 1 Day Plan) or 7M1D (7.2Mbps speed - 1 Day Plan)
   

Check Balance

1. Send using the prepaid SIM card a free SMS with bal to 6782
   

Top Up

1. Purchase Happy Prepaid Top Up Cards in denominations of $6, $18 and $38 at StarHub shops, 7-Eleven or Cheers
   
2. Send using the prepaid SIM card a free SMS with topup (10 digit top up card) (6 digit PIN number) to 6782
   

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum 5.1.1

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is the advanced version of free WinX DVD Ripper. Both versions support Normal DVD, CSS protected DVD, region 1-6, Sony ArccOS, Commercial DVD on Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7 platforms.

The paid version supports more output video formats such as AVI, WMV, FLV, MP4, MPEG, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PDA, 3GP, Zune, Music, XviD, DivX, JPG & BMP whereas the free version supports output video formats such as AVI, MPEG, FLV, MOV, MP4, WMV, MP3.