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Tony Austin
Worked at IBM from 1970, for a quarter century, then founded Asia/Pacific Computer Services to provide IT consulting and software development services (closed company at end of 2013). These says am still involved with IT as an observer and commentator, as well as attempting to understand cosmology, quantum mechanics and whatever else will keep my mind active and fend off deterioration of my grey matter.
Website URL: https://asiapac.com.au/
Friday, 23 November 2018 14:42
I really trust Firetrust's MailWasher, even on Black Friday 2018
There's a world class Kiwi software package that's popular enough, but deserves to be even more so, and that's the MailWasher PRO client for Windows, which provides a strong first line of defence against spam, malware, ransomware and and other unwanted mail. Right now, there's a Black Friday sale lasting until Monday 26 November that you really should consider.
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Saturday, 02 September 2017 11:44
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor – two happy months in the saddle
COMMENT My faith in the AMD processor range has been reinforced by the impressive new Ryzen series.
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Opinion: Using Windows 8 Release Preview in desktop mode – not a nice story
Using Windows 8 on non-touchscreen devices such as legacy PCs in desktop mode will impose an excessive burden on many consumers and enterprise users, because the new "metro" touchscreen mode has been given all the focus.
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