Seeking Nerdvana follows Adam Turner's quest to attain oneness with technology. The digital lounge room is Adam's office, the coffee table his desk and the TV guide his daily planner. The lounge room is becoming the new battle ground for the hearts, minds and wallets of the masses - grab them by the eyeballs and their hearts and minds will follow. Reporting from the front line, where PC converges with AV, Adam offers a view from the couch of everything from digital television and personal video recorders to piracy and digital rights management. A freelance journalist with a remote control in one hand and a coffee in the other, he spends his days and nights in search of home entertainment nerdvana.

The Road from Windows - Online email Thursday, 10 January 2008 My quest to abandon Windows for Apple's Leopard or Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon has become a quest to abandon desktop software, but I'm yet to find an online email client that gets a tick in every box.

Logitech's Harmony One remote control was not carried down the CES mountain by Moses Thursday, 10 January 2008 Based on early reviews you could be forgiven for thinking Logitech's Harmony One is an unblemished gift from the gods, delivered from above at CES 2008, but Logitech has confirmed that its latest universal remote control is not without sin.   Optus betrays loyal customers with disgraceful new broadband plans Tuesday, 18 December 2007 Once considered the ''good guys'' in Australia's broadband price wars, Optus has gone to the dark side - joining Telstra and Dodo in making a fast buck by ripping off Mums n' Dads.   House hunting just got easier with Google Maps collaboration Thursday, 06 December 2007 Couples searching for the perfect real estate now have a great online assistant thanks to Google Maps' new collaboration features.   The Road from Windows - Time for change Tuesday, 04 December 2007 For the last year I've waged war across my desktop, wiping out Microsoft fortifications and bunkers in anticipation of abandoning Windows, but Redmond's last remaining stronghold is the Outlook Calendar.   The Road to Ubuntu (or Leopard) - screw the OS, move your apps online with Google Monday, 03 December 2007 I've been trying to bend Gutsy Gibbon and Leopard to my will so I can abandon Windows, but most of my problems can be solved by embracing online applications like Google Apps.   Ding dong, the witch is dead - now where's my fibre to the node? Monday, 26 November 2007 Now John Howard has gone where the goblins go, can Kevin Rudd finally set Australia off down the yellow brick road that leads to better broadband?   Ad-skipping PVRs "not authorised" to use Australia's so-called open EPG Monday, 19 November 2007 Australia's television broadcasters have confirmed PVRs allowing ad-skipping are "not authorised" to use the new free-to-air electronic program guide, but refuse to detail how this will be enforced.   No EPG for you! Australian EPG still locked down under secret deal Friday, 16 November 2007 A confidential letter from Free TV Australia to local industry players reveals claims of networks "openly broadcasting program listing information" in 2008 are untrue.   The Road to Ubuntu - Backup Salvation Monday, 05 November 2007 After several weeks of anguish I've finally recreated my Windows XP file backup regime under Gutsy Gibbon, overcoming my fear of the Linux command line in the process.   Seven's HDTV multi-channelling joke continues Wednesday, 24 October 2007 The Seven network's half-arsed foray into high definition multi-channelling shows no sign of improvement, as the television network continues to pull HD programs from the air.   The Road to Ubuntu - Backup Hell Tuesday, 23 October 2007 My journey from XP to Ubuntu has stalled as I fight with Gutsy Gibbon to recreate my file backup regime under Linux.   The "ooww" stops now - goodbye Windows, hello Ubuntu Monday, 15 October 2007 Forget upgrading to Vista's eye candy, it's time to turn my back on the world of pain that is Windows and see what Ubuntu has to offer.

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