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<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Small town software has fans in high places
International flagbearer for open-source movement began with a librarian's quest to save money.

Review: Alienware M11x
Before the folks from planet Zarg unleashed the Alienware M11x on us unsuspecting earthlings, notebooks were all about engineering compromises.

Parliament video site hacked by Iskorpitx
Turkish hacker Iskorpitx has taken out Parliament's video on demand website InTheHouse.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Industry of the future celebrates its half-century
The Computer Society hits 50. One man has been a member most of the way.

Apple's app store U-turn signals a win for Adobe
An uprising by the software geeks who create iPhone apps has forced Steve Jobs, the company's chief executive, into a rare and humiliating public climbdown.

Review: Norton Internet Security 2011
Creators of cybernasties have evolved their game and are now turning to increasingly sophisticated and devious ways of hijacking computers.

70pc of NZ adults hit by online crime
Seventy per cent of NZ adults have been the victim of online crimes ranging from identity theft to having their computer infected with a virus.

Creative Tech: All you need to know
Creative Tech, the biggest Apple-centric show ever to hit New Zealand, takes place this weekend in the heart of Auckland.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Virtual thinkers solving real world problems
Citizen cyberscience is a grass-roots initiative that harnesses the power of online volunteers.

KiwiSkills gets back to the basics
The Computer Society is trying to make New Zealand $1.7 billion a year.

Love it or hate it, Mac sales are rising
Daring to suggest that Apple Mac sales are on the rise seems to have touched a nerve.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Wet or dry? Super computer has the forecast
Niwa is hoping its new $12.7m computer will yield more accurate rainfall predictions.