Nsw Folds In Computers Row

THE NSW Government last night backed away from its threat to scuttle Kevin Rudd's computers-in-schools program but had not given up its demand for extra funding.

Teach And Learn With Technology

Independent schools are ensuring that students have the latest computers to help them learn effectively.

Powerhouses In Your Lap

Notebook computers are surging in popularity and will soon leap ahead in performance and style, writes David Flynn.

Learning That Lets The Sun Shine In

THE University of Melbourne will introduce "al fresco" learning spaces and neo-library study space as part of its push into its ambitious "Melbourne Model" approach.

Yarra Trams Looks At Spending Big To Cut System's Ugly Overheads

LIKE computers and telephones before them, Melbourne's trams could one day go wireless.

Brain Space

Bright sparks reveal their domestic pride and joy to John Newton.

Down To The Bottom Dollar

As big companies look for ways to sell to developing countries, Wendy Frew asks if they're doing right by the poor.

Sensis Confident Of Success In Online Advertising Battle

Sensis believes its ownership of content gives it a significant advantage over rival search engines.

A Travelling Trifecta

One of the disappointing aspects of the current crop of notebook computers is the reliance of many on desktop processors ? chips that consume too much power, requiring big heat sinks and batteries to stay running.

Computers' Fast Formula For Formula One

While a formula one team's drivers are doing battle on the racetrack, back at HQ, another race is on to be the team that most effectively harnesses the potential of technology.

Mastering The Art Of Computers

An illustrator once bamboozled by technology is now acclaimed for his digital dabblings, writes Lia Timson.

Computers Just Doing What Comes Naturally

Who cares how a computer works? What's important to Telstra laboratory researchers is how it works for you. Garry Barker reports.

Xp Sits On The Shelf

Microsoft may have escaped the United States Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, but it still has problems, the biggest of them the fact that its core business, selling software for desktop computers, has stopped growing.

Hat Doffed To Hackers

THE same day high-tech professionals wrapped up a meeting in Las Vegas on securing computers and networks, a convention opened nearby for hackers who spend countless hours trying to break into computers and networks.

Note The Toughness

NOTEBOOK computers might be designed for life on the road, but that doesn't mean they can withstand everything a travelling worker can throw at them.

Singapore Accused By Stokes Of Snooping

The chairman of the Seven Network, Mr Kerry Stokes, has stepped up his campaign to thwart SingTel's takeover of Cable& Wireless Optus, warning that the Singapore Government, SingTel's majority shareholder, had a record of listening in on phone conversations of its citizens.

Wireless Interface A Coup For Gong Firm

A Wollongong software development company has achieved a major environmental coup by helping to provide a wireless interface to the Australian Reusable Resources Network (ARRnet-work).

Economies Of Scale

Field workers wanting to crunch numbers on the move, or watch events unfolding on computers back at base, have had life made easier by Australian researchers. Glenn Mulcaster looks over the shoulder of the man behind the technology.