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ISSUE 69 June 2009
SA’s LARGEST TECH MAGAZINE
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HOME LIVING ISSUE
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TechSmart 69
ONTENTS
Features
10
LED: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
12
DIY Drool Tools
27
TechSmart.co.za goes L.A.R.G.E.
Regulars
4
Letters
6
Smart Celeb: Liezel van der Westhuizen
8
Tech News
9
Sci News
23
DIY Dude: How to Make a Rear-Projection Screen
26
Industry Expert: Justin Hartman, MD Afrigator
28
NetSmart: Home Desktop Searching
29
Web Time Wasters
PC Hardware
13
AirLive POE-200CAM IP Camera
13
Acer K10 Projector
14
Divoom Comet-T1 5.1 SurroundSpeaker System
14
Mini-Box Specialised IT store
15
Plustek SmartOffice PS281 Scanner
15
Brother MFC-240C Multifunction Center
18
Zalman CPU CNPS9900 LED Coolers
18
CM Storm: Sniper PC Chassis
18
XGR YP-27P Notebook Cooler Pads
18
XGR Portable USB Kit
Gadgets
19
Casio EX-FH20 Camera
19
Sony Handycam DCR-SX40E
Mobiles
20
HTC Dream vs HTC Magic
Software
22
Serif 
Digital Scrapbook Artist 
Internet
24
P2P File Sharing
Education
25
PC Pro Shop
Skype
Classes
25
Active Touch eLearning
Games
30
Super Paper Mario
31
 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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am not quite sure wherepeople get the time to livethe Web 2.0 lifestyle.Between reading, replyingand updating Facebook,peeping at SA’s microbloggingplatform Gatorpeeps (see ourinterview on p26), tweeting atTwitter, uploading pictures onFlickr, posting to Tumblr,checking magazines on Scribdor Issuu, and keeping a blogupdated, where does one find time to actually do some work?Work, and a lot of it, has certainly gone into the newwww.techsmart.co.za. Go to p27 to read all about the new site,better yet browse over today, register as a member and leaveus a comment.Highlights of this issue include some excellent power tools,the Android smartphone face-off, our interview with JustinHartman of Afrigator and some interesting facts concerningpeer-to-peer networking.Enjoy this month’s Home Living Issue, preferablysomewhere warm. PS: for the latest tech happenings followus on Twitter @TechSmartMag.Mike Joubert <michael@techsmart.co.za>
I’m holding the HTC Magic and Dream. Read about them on p20.
 
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