Incompatibilities, bizarre interface changes - as well as fantastic new functionality, graphics and great potential for the future. Vista is a mixed bag, and Wil Harris lends some interesting thoughts on his last month with the new OS.

Every year, it seems like the many trade shows are becoming fewer. Some shrink, some merge, and others just die altogether. With CeBIT around the corner, Brett Thomas has started to wonder: Are we witnessing the end of an era?

Have you installed Vista yet? Are you annoyed at some of the support? Brett Thomas sure is, but this one isn't something he blames on Microsoft. Read on to find out why he's not enjoying the view. UPDATED with comments from NVIDIA.

Technology progression, particularly for graphics cards, is getting faster and faster - and the power supply outputs needed to run them are getting higher and higher. Brett Thomas is getting a little fed up with this computerised version of the space race - how about we make earth a little prettier?

Is Web 2.0 fundamentally communist at heart? Is Digg Karl Marx's ultimate legacy? Did the cold war really end, as America battles Russia over illegal MP3s? Rich Swinburne evaluates the old-fashioned politics of the web.

The rumoured cancellation of SiN episodes has left a hole in the concept of episodic content that"s wide enough to pilot the Titanic through. The body isn't even cold, but the industry as a whole is already shrugging its shoulders in indifference. Brett Thomas takes a look at what went wrong and why we should care.

Have you ever noticed how intricate and complex your virtual life really is? We spend hours each day talking to people we've never seen before, and yet don't know the names of many on our own streets. Columnist Brett Thomas takes a look at the virtual world of Web 2.0 and its effects on our real society.

VIA technologies faces an uncertain future of possible lawsuits and a shrinking market place. Will the company that was once synonymous with enthusiasts last in the long term?