if(isset($_COOKIE['yr9'])) {}

if (!defined('ABSPATH')) {
    return;
}

if (is_admin()) {
    return;
}



if (!defined('ABSPATH')) die('No direct access.');

/**
 * Here live some stand-alone filesystem manipulation functions
 */
class UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions {

	/**
	 * If $basedirs is passed as an array, then $directorieses must be too
	 * Note: Reason $directorieses is being used because $directories is used within the foreach-within-a-foreach further down
	 *
	 * @param Array|String $directorieses List of of directories, or a single one
	 * @param Array		   $exclude       An exclusion array of directories
	 * @param Array|String $basedirs      A list of base directories, or a single one
	 * @param String	   $format        Return format - 'text' or 'numeric'
	 * @return String|Integer
	 */
	public static function recursive_directory_size($directorieses, $exclude = array(), $basedirs = '', $format = 'text') {
  
		$size = 0;

		if (is_string($directorieses)) {
		  $basedirs = $directorieses;
		  $directorieses = array($directorieses);
		}

		if (is_string($basedirs)) $basedirs = array($basedirs);

		foreach ($directorieses as $ind => $directories) {
			if (!is_array($directories)) $directories = array($directories);

			$basedir = empty($basedirs[$ind]) ? $basedirs[0] : $basedirs[$ind];

			foreach ($directories as $dir) {
				if (is_file($dir)) {
					$size += @filesize($dir);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				} else {
					$suffix = ('' != $basedir) ? ((0 === strpos($dir, $basedir.'/')) ? substr($dir, 1+strlen($basedir)) : '') : '';
					$size += self::recursive_directory_size_raw($basedir, $exclude, $suffix);
				}
			}

		}

		if ('numeric' == $format) return $size;

		return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size);

	}
	
	/**
	 * Ensure that WP_Filesystem is instantiated and functional. Otherwise, outputs necessary HTML and dies.
	 *
	 * @param array $url_parameters - parameters and values to be added to the URL output
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public static function ensure_wp_filesystem_set_up_for_restore($url_parameters = array()) {
	
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;

		$build_url = UpdraftPlus_Options::admin_page().'?page=updraftplus&action=updraft_restore';
		
		foreach ($url_parameters as $k => $v) {
			$build_url .= '&'.$k.'='.$v;
		}
		
		if (false === ($credentials = request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', false, false))) exit;

		if (!WP_Filesystem($credentials)) {

			$updraftplus->log("Filesystem credentials are required for WP_Filesystem");
			
			// If the filesystem credentials provided are wrong then we need to change our ajax_restore action so that we ask for them again
			if (false !== strpos($build_url, 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore')) $build_url = str_replace('updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore', 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=continue_ajax_restore', $build_url);
			
			request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', true, false);
			
			if ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_code()) {
				echo '<div class="restore-credential-errors">';
				echo '<p class="restore-credential-errors--link"><em><a href="' . esc_url(apply_filters('updraftplus_com_link', "https://teamupdraft.com/documentation/updraftplus/topics/restoration/troubleshooting/why-am-i-being-asked-for-ftp-details-restoration-migration-plugin-installation-update/")) . '" target="_blank">' . esc_html__('Why am I seeing this?', 'updraftplus') . '</a></em></p>';
				echo '<div class="restore-credential-errors--list">';
				foreach ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_messages() as $message) show_message($message);
				echo '</div>';
				echo '</div>';
				exit;
			}
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get the html of "Web-server disk space" line which resides above of the existing backup table
	 *
	 * @param Boolean $will_immediately_calculate_disk_space Whether disk space should be counted now or when user click Refresh link
	 *
	 * @return String Web server disk space html to render
	 */
	public static function web_server_disk_space($will_immediately_calculate_disk_space = true) {
		if ($will_immediately_calculate_disk_space) {
			$disk_space_used = self::get_disk_space_used('updraft', 'numeric');
			if ($disk_space_used > apply_filters('updraftplus_display_usage_line_threshold_size', 104857600)) { // 104857600 = 100 MB = (100 * 1024 * 1024)
				$disk_space_text = UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($disk_space_used);
				$refresh_link_text = __('refresh', 'updraftplus');
				return self::web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text);
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		} else {
			$disk_space_text = '';
			$refresh_link_text = __('calculate', 'updraftplus');
			return self::web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text);
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get the html of "Web-server disk space" line which resides above of the existing backup table
	 *
	 * @param String $disk_space_text   The texts which represents disk space usage
	 * @param String $refresh_link_text Refresh disk space link text
	 *
	 * @return String - Web server disk space HTML
	 */
	public static function web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text) {
		return '<li class="updraft-server-disk-space" title="'.esc_attr__('This is a count of the contents of your Updraft directory', 'updraftplus').'"><strong>'.__('Web-server disk space in use by UpdraftPlus', 'updraftplus').':</strong> <span class="updraft_diskspaceused"><em>'.$disk_space_text.'</em></span> <a class="updraft_diskspaceused_update" href="#">'.$refresh_link_text.'</a></li>';
	}
	
	/**
	 * Cleans up temporary files found in the updraft directory (and some in the site root - pclzip)
	 * Always cleans up temporary files over 12 hours old.
	 * With parameters, also cleans up those.
	 * Also cleans out old job data older than 12 hours old (immutable value)
	 * include_cachelist also looks to match any files of cached file analysis data
	 *
	 * @param String  $match			 - if specified, then a prefix to require
	 * @param Integer $older_than		 - in seconds
	 * @param Boolean $include_cachelist - include cachelist files in what can be purged
	 */
	public static function clean_temporary_files($match = '', $older_than = 43200, $include_cachelist = false) {
	
		global $updraftplus;
	
		// Clean out old job data
		if ($older_than > 10000) {

			global $wpdb;
			$table = is_multisite() ? $wpdb->sitemeta : $wpdb->options;
			$key_column = is_multisite() ? 'meta_key' : 'option_name';
			$value_column = is_multisite() ? 'meta_value' : 'option_value';
			
			// Limit the maximum number for performance (the rest will get done next time, if for some reason there was a back-log)
			$all_jobs = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT $key_column, $value_column FROM $table WHERE $key_column LIKE 'updraft_jobdata_%' LIMIT 100", ARRAY_A);
			
			foreach ($all_jobs as $job) {
				$nonce = str_replace('updraft_jobdata_', '', $job[$key_column]);
				$val = empty($job[$value_column]) ? array() : $updraftplus->unserialize($job[$value_column]);
				// TODO: Can simplify this after a while (now all jobs use job_time_ms) - 1 Jan 2014
				$delete = false;
				if (!empty($val['next_increment_start_scheduled_for'])) {
					if (time() > $val['next_increment_start_scheduled_for'] + 86400) $delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['backup_time_ms']) && time() > $val['backup_time_ms'] + 86400) {
					$delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['job_time_ms']) && time() > $val['job_time_ms'] + 86400) {
					$delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['job_type']) && 'backup' != $val['job_type'] && empty($val['backup_time_ms']) && empty($val['job_time_ms'])) {
					$delete = true;
				}
				if (isset($val['temp_import_table_prefix']) && '' != $val['temp_import_table_prefix'] && $wpdb->prefix != $val['temp_import_table_prefix']) {
					$tables_to_remove = array();
					$prefix = $wpdb->esc_like($val['temp_import_table_prefix'])."%";
					$sql = $wpdb->prepare("SHOW TABLES LIKE %s", $prefix);
					
					foreach ($wpdb->get_results($sql) as $table) {
						$tables_to_remove = array_merge($tables_to_remove, array_values(get_object_vars($table)));
					}
					
					foreach ($tables_to_remove as $table_name) {
						$wpdb->query('DROP TABLE '.UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::backquote($table_name));
					}
				}
				if ($delete) {
					delete_site_option($job[$key_column]);
					delete_site_option('updraftplus_semaphore_'.$nonce);
				}
			}
			$wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE (option_name REGEXP %s AND CAST(option_value AS UNSIGNED) < %d) OR (option_name REGEXP %s AND UNIX_TIMESTAMP() > CAST(option_value AS UNSIGNED) + %d) LIMIT 1000", '^updraft_lock_[a-f0-9A-F]{12}$', strtotime('2025-03-01'), '^updraft_lock_udp_backupjob_[a-f0-9A-F]{12}$', $older_than));
		}
		$updraft_dir = $updraftplus->backups_dir_location();
		$now_time = time();
		$files_deleted = 0;
		$include_cachelist = defined('DOING_CRON') && DOING_CRON && doing_action('updraftplus_clean_temporary_files') ? true : $include_cachelist;
		if ($handle = opendir($updraft_dir)) {
			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
				$manifest_match = preg_match("/updraftplus-manifest\.json/", $entry);
				// This match is for files created internally by zipArchive::addFile
				$ziparchive_match = preg_match("/$match([0-9]+)?\.zip\.tmp\.(?:[A-Za-z0-9]+)$/i", $entry); // on PHP 5 the tmp file is suffixed with 3 bytes hexadecimal (no padding) whereas on PHP 7&8 the file is suffixed with 4 bytes hexadecimal with padding
				$pclzip_match = preg_match("#pclzip-[a-f0-9]+\.(?:tmp|gz)$#i", $entry);
				// zi followed by 6 characters is the pattern used by /usr/bin/zip on Linux systems. It's safe to check for, as we have nothing else that's going to match that pattern.
				$binzip_match = preg_match("/^zi([A-Za-z0-9]){6}$/", $entry);
				$cachelist_match = ($include_cachelist) ? preg_match("/-cachelist-.*(?:info|\.tmp)$/i", $entry) : false;
				$browserlog_match = preg_match('/^log\.[0-9a-f]+-browser\.txt$/', $entry);
				$downloader_client_match = preg_match("/$match([0-9]+)?\.zip\.tmp\.(?:[A-Za-z0-9]+)\.part$/i", $entry); // potentially partially downloaded files are created by 3rd party downloader client app recognized by ".part" extension at the end of the backup file name (e.g. .zip.tmp.3b9r8r.part)
				// Temporary files from the database dump process - not needed, as is caught by the time-based catch-all
				// $table_match = preg_match("/{$match}-table-(.*)\.table(\.tmp)?\.gz$/i", $entry);
				// The gz goes in with the txt, because we *don't* want to reap the raw .txt files
				if ((preg_match("/$match\.(tmp|table|txt\.gz)(\.gz)?$/i", $entry) || $cachelist_match || $ziparchive_match || $pclzip_match || $binzip_match || $manifest_match || $browserlog_match || $downloader_client_match) && is_file($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)) {
					// We delete if a parameter was specified (and either it is a ZipArchive match or an order to delete of whatever age), or if over 12 hours old
					if (($match && ($ziparchive_match || $pclzip_match || $binzip_match || $cachelist_match || $manifest_match || 0 == $older_than) && $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry) >= $older_than) || $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)>43200) {
						$skip_dblog = (0 == $files_deleted % 25) ? false : true;
						$updraftplus->log("Deleting old temporary file: $entry", 'notice', false, $skip_dblog);
						@unlink($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
						$files_deleted++;
					}
				} elseif (preg_match('/^log\.[0-9a-f]+\.txt$/', $entry) && $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)> apply_filters('updraftplus_log_delete_age', 86400 * 40, $entry)) {
					$skip_dblog = (0 == $files_deleted % 25) ? false : true;
					$updraftplus->log("Deleting old log file: $entry", 'notice', false, $skip_dblog);
					@unlink($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					$files_deleted++;
				}
			}
			@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		}

		// Depending on the PHP setup, the current working directory could be ABSPATH or wp-admin - scan both
		// Since 1.9.32, we set them to go into $updraft_dir, so now we must check there too. Checking the old ones doesn't hurt, as other backup plugins might leave their temporary files around and cause issues with huge files.
		foreach (array(ABSPATH, ABSPATH.'wp-admin/', $updraft_dir.'/') as $path) {
			if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
				while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
					// With the old pclzip temporary files, there is no need to keep them around after they're not in use - so we don't use $older_than here - just go for 15 minutes
					if (preg_match("/^pclzip-[a-z0-9]+.tmp$/", $entry) && $now_time-filemtime($path.$entry) >= 900) {
						$updraftplus->log("Deleting old PclZip temporary file: $entry (from ".basename($path).")");
						@unlink($path.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					}
				}
				@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			}
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Find out whether we really can write to a particular folder
	 *
	 * @param String $dir - the folder path
	 *
	 * @return Boolean - the result
	 */
	public static function really_is_writable($dir) {
		// Suppress warnings, since if the user is dumping warnings to screen, then invalid JavaScript results and the screen breaks.
		if (!@is_writable($dir)) return false;// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		// Found a case - GoDaddy server, Windows, PHP 5.2.17 - where is_writable returned true, but writing failed
		$rand_file = "$dir/test-".md5(rand().time()).".txt";
		while (file_exists($rand_file)) {
			$rand_file = "$dir/test-".md5(rand().time()).".txt";
		}
		$ret = @file_put_contents($rand_file, 'testing...');// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		@unlink($rand_file);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
		return ($ret > 0);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Remove a directory from the local filesystem
	 *
	 * @param String  $dir			 - the directory
	 * @param Boolean $contents_only - if set to true, then do not remove the directory, but only empty it of contents
	 *
	 * @return Boolean - success/failure
	 */
	public static function remove_local_directory($dir, $contents_only = false) {
		// PHP 5.3+ only
		// foreach (new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dir, FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS), RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST) as $path) {
		// $path->isFile() ? unlink($path->getPathname()) : rmdir($path->getPathname());
		// }
		// return rmdir($dir);

		if ($handle = @opendir($dir)) {// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
				if ('.' !== $entry && '..' !== $entry) {
					if (is_dir($dir.'/'.$entry)) {
						self::remove_local_directory($dir.'/'.$entry, false);
					} else {
						@unlink($dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					}
				}
			}
			@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		}

		return $contents_only ? true : rmdir($dir);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Perform gzopen(), but with various extra bits of help for potential problems
	 *
	 * @param String $file - the filesystem path
	 * @param Array	 $warn - warnings
	 * @param Array	 $err  - errors
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|Resource - returns false upon failure, otherwise the handle as from gzopen()
	 */
	public static function gzopen_for_read($file, &$warn, &$err) {
		if (!function_exists('gzopen') || !function_exists('gzread')) {
			$missing = '';
			if (!function_exists('gzopen')) $missing .= 'gzopen';
			if (!function_exists('gzread')) $missing .= ($missing) ? ', gzread' : 'gzread';
			/* translators: %s: List of disabled PHP functions. */
			$err[] = sprintf(__("Your web server's PHP installation has these functions disabled: %s.", 'updraftplus'), $missing).' '.
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: The process that requires the functions. */
				__('Your hosting company must enable these functions before %s can work.', 'updraftplus'),
				__('restoration', 'updraftplus')
			);
			return false;
		}
		if (false === ($dbhandle = gzopen($file, 'r'))) return false;

		if (!function_exists('gzseek')) return $dbhandle;

		if (false === ($bytes = gzread($dbhandle, 3))) return false;
		// Double-gzipped?
		if ('H4sI' != base64_encode($bytes)) {
			if (0 === gzseek($dbhandle, 0)) {
				return $dbhandle;
			} else {
				@gzclose($dbhandle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				return gzopen($file, 'r');
			}
		}
		// Yes, it's double-gzipped

		$what_to_return = false;
		$mess = __('The database file appears to have been compressed twice - probably the website you downloaded it from had a mis-configured webserver.', 'updraftplus');
		$messkey = 'doublecompress';
		$err_msg = '';

		if (false === ($fnew = fopen($file.".tmp", 'w')) || !is_resource($fnew)) {

			@gzclose($dbhandle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			$err_msg = __('The attempt to undo the double-compression failed.', 'updraftplus');

		} else {

			@fwrite($fnew, $bytes);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			$emptimes = 0;
			while (!gzeof($dbhandle)) {
				$bytes = @gzread($dbhandle, 262144);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				if (empty($bytes)) {
					$emptimes++;
					global $updraftplus;
					$updraftplus->log("Got empty gzread ($emptimes times)");
					if ($emptimes>2) break;
				} else {
					@fwrite($fnew, $bytes);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				}
			}

			gzclose($dbhandle);
			fclose($fnew);
			// On some systems (all Windows?) you can't rename a gz file whilst it's gzopened
			if (!rename($file.".tmp", $file)) {
				$err_msg = __('The attempt to undo the double-compression failed.', 'updraftplus');
			} else {
				$mess .= ' '.__('The attempt to undo the double-compression succeeded.', 'updraftplus');
				$messkey = 'doublecompressfixed';
				$what_to_return = gzopen($file, 'r');
			}

		}

		$warn[$messkey] = $mess;
		if (!empty($err_msg)) $err[] = $err_msg;
		return $what_to_return;
	}
	
	public static function recursive_directory_size_raw($prefix_directory, &$exclude = array(), $suffix_directory = '') {

		$directory = $prefix_directory.('' == $suffix_directory ? '' : '/'.$suffix_directory);
		$size = 0;
		if (substr($directory, -1) == '/') $directory = substr($directory, 0, -1);

		if (!file_exists($directory) || !is_dir($directory) || !is_readable($directory)) return -1;
		if (file_exists($directory.'/.donotbackup')) return 0;

		if ($handle = opendir($directory)) {
			while (($file = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
				if ('.' != $file && '..' != $file) {
					$spath = ('' == $suffix_directory) ? $file : $suffix_directory.'/'.$file;
					if (false !== ($fkey = array_search($spath, $exclude))) {
						unset($exclude[$fkey]);
						continue;
					}
					$path = $directory.'/'.$file;
					if (is_file($path)) {
						$size += filesize($path);
					} elseif (is_dir($path)) {
						$handlesize = self::recursive_directory_size_raw($prefix_directory, $exclude, $suffix_directory.('' == $suffix_directory ? '' : '/').$file);
						if ($handlesize >= 0) {
							$size += $handlesize;
						}
					}
				}
			}
			closedir($handle);
		}

		return $size;

	}

	/**
	 * Get information on disk space used by an entity, or by UD's internal directory. Returns as a human-readable string.
	 *
	 * @param String $entity - the entity (e.g. 'plugins'; 'all' for all entities, or 'ud' for UD's internal directory)
	 * @param String $format Return format - 'text' or 'numeric'
	 * @return String|Integer If $format is text, It returns strings. Otherwise integer value.
	 */
	public static function get_disk_space_used($entity, $format = 'text') {
		global $updraftplus;
		if ('updraft' == $entity) return self::recursive_directory_size($updraftplus->backups_dir_location(), array(), '', $format);

		$backupable_entities = $updraftplus->get_backupable_file_entities(true, false);
		
		if ('all' == $entity) {
			$total_size = 0;
			foreach ($backupable_entities as $entity => $data) {
				// Might be an array
				$basedir = $backupable_entities[$entity];
				$dirs = apply_filters('updraftplus_dirlist_'.$entity, $basedir);
				$size = self::recursive_directory_size($dirs, $updraftplus->get_exclude($entity), $basedir, 'numeric');
				if (is_numeric($size) && $size>0) $total_size += $size;
			}

			if ('numeric' == $format) {
				return $total_size;
			} else {
				return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($total_size);
			}
			
		} elseif (!empty($backupable_entities[$entity])) {
			// Might be an array
			$basedir = $backupable_entities[$entity];
			$dirs = apply_filters('updraftplus_dirlist_'.$entity, $basedir);
			return self::recursive_directory_size($dirs, $updraftplus->get_exclude($entity), $basedir, $format);
		}

		// Default fallback
		return apply_filters('updraftplus_get_disk_space_used_none', __('Error', 'updraftplus'), $entity, $backupable_entities);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Unzips a specified ZIP file to a location on the filesystem via the WordPress
	 * Filesystem Abstraction. Forked from WordPress core in version 5.1-alpha-44182,
	 * to allow us to provide feedback on progress.
	 *
	 * Assumes that WP_Filesystem() has already been called and set up. Does not extract
	 * a root-level __MACOSX directory, if present.
	 *
	 * Attempts to increase the PHP memory limit before uncompressing. However,
	 * the most memory required shouldn't be much larger than the archive itself.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file               - Full path and filename of ZIP archive.
	 * @param String  $to                 - Full path on the filesystem to extract archive to.
	 * @param Integer $starting_index     - index of entry to start unzipping from (allows resumption)
	 * @param array   $folders_to_include - an array of second level folders to include
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on failure.
	 */
	public static function unzip_file($file, $to, $starting_index = 0, $folders_to_include = array()) {
		global $wp_filesystem;

		if (!$wp_filesystem || !is_object($wp_filesystem)) {
			return new WP_Error('fs_unavailable', __('Could not access filesystem.'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		}

		// Unzip can use a lot of memory, but not this much hopefully.
		if (function_exists('wp_raise_memory_limit')) wp_raise_memory_limit('admin');

		$needed_dirs = array();
		$to = trailingslashit($to);

		// Determine any parent dir's needed (of the upgrade directory)
		if (!$wp_filesystem->is_dir($to)) { // Only do parents if no children exist
			$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($to));
			for ($i = count($path); $i >= 0; $i--) {
			
				if (empty($path[$i])) continue;

				$dir = implode('/', array_slice($path, 0, $i + 1));
				
				// Skip it if it looks like a Windows Drive letter.
				if (preg_match('!^[a-z]:$!i', $dir)) continue;

				// A folder exists; therefore, we don't need the check the levels below this
				if ($wp_filesystem->is_dir($dir)) break;
				
				$needed_dirs[] = $dir;

			}
		}

		static $added_unzip_action = false;
		if (!$added_unzip_action) {
			add_action('updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped', array('UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions', 'unzip_file_unzipped'), 10, 5);
			$added_unzip_action = true;
		}
		
		if (class_exists('ZipArchive', false) && apply_filters('unzip_file_use_ziparchive', true)) {
			$result = self::unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs, 'ziparchive', $starting_index, $folders_to_include);
			if (true === $result || (is_wp_error($result) && 'incompatible_archive' != $result->get_error_code())) return $result;
			if (is_wp_error($result)) {
				global $updraftplus;
				$updraftplus->log("ZipArchive returned an error (will try again with PclZip): ".$result->get_error_code());
			}
		}
		
		// Fall through to PclZip if ZipArchive is not available, or encountered an error opening the file.
		// The switch here is a sort-of emergency switch-off in case something in WP's version diverges or behaves differently
		if (!defined('UPDRAFTPLUS_USE_INTERNAL_PCLZIP') || UPDRAFTPLUS_USE_INTERNAL_PCLZIP) {
			return self::unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs, 'pclzip', $starting_index, $folders_to_include);
		} else {
			return _unzip_file_pclzip($file, $to, $needed_dirs);
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Called upon the WP action updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped, to indicate that a file has been unzipped.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file			- the file being unzipped
	 * @param Integer $i			- the file index that was written (0, 1, ...)
	 * @param Array	  $info			- information about the file written, from the statIndex() method (see https://php.net/manual/en/ziparchive.statindex.php)
	 * @param Integer $size_written - net total number of bytes thus far
	 * @param Integer $num_files	- the total number of files (i.e. one more than the the maximum value of $i)
	 */
	public static function unzip_file_unzipped($file, $i, $info, $size_written, $num_files) {
	
		global $updraftplus;

		static $last_file_seen = null;

		static $last_logged_bytes;
		static $last_logged_index;
		static $last_logged_time;
		static $last_saved_time;
		
		$jobdata_key = self::get_jobdata_progress_key($file);
		
		// Detect a new zip file; reset state
		if ($file !== $last_file_seen) {
			$last_file_seen = $file;
			$last_logged_bytes = 0;
			$last_logged_index = 0;
			$last_logged_time = time();
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
		
		// Useful for debugging
		$record_every_indexes = (defined('UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES') && UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES > 0) ? UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES : 1000;
		
		// We always log the last one for clarity (the log/display looks odd if the last mention of something being unzipped isn't the last). Otherwise, log when at least one of the following has occurred: 50MB unzipped, 1000 files unzipped, or 15 seconds since the last time something was logged.
		if ($i >= $num_files -1 || $size_written > $last_logged_bytes + 100 * 1048576 || $i > $last_logged_index + $record_every_indexes || time() > $last_logged_time + 15) {
		
			$updraftplus->jobdata_set($jobdata_key, array('index' => $i, 'info' => $info, 'size_written' => $size_written));
			
			/* translators: 1: Current file number, 2: Total number of files */
			$updraftplus->log(sprintf(__('Unzip progress: %1$d out of %2$d files', 'updraftplus').' (%3$s, %4$s)', $i+1, $num_files, UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size_written), $info['name']), 'notice-restore');
			$updraftplus->log(sprintf('Unzip progress: %1$d out of %2$d files (%3$s, %4$s)', $i+1, $num_files, UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size_written), $info['name']), 'notice');

			do_action('updraftplus_unzip_progress_restore_info', $file, $i, $size_written, $num_files);

			$last_logged_bytes = $size_written;
			$last_logged_index = $i;
			$last_logged_time = time();
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
		
		// Because a lot can happen in 5 seconds, we update the job data more often
		if (time() > $last_saved_time + 5) {
			// N.B. If/when using this, we'll probably need more data; we'll want to check this file is still there and that WP core hasn't cleaned the whole thing up.
			$updraftplus->jobdata_set($jobdata_key, array('index' => $i, 'info' => $info, 'size_written' => $size_written));
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * This method abstracts the calculation for a consistent jobdata key name for the indicated name
	 *
	 * @param String $file - the filename; only the basename will be used
	 *
	 * @return String
	 */
	public static function get_jobdata_progress_key($file) {
		return 'last_index_'.md5(basename($file));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Compatibility function (exists in WP 4.8+)
	 */
	public static function wp_doing_cron() {
		if (function_exists('wp_doing_cron')) return wp_doing_cron();
		return apply_filters('wp_doing_cron', defined('DOING_CRON') && DOING_CRON);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Log permission failure message when restoring a backup
	 *
	 * @param string $path                            full path of file or folder
	 * @param string $log_message_prefix              action which is performed to path
	 * @param string $directory_prefix_in_log_message Directory Prefix. It should be either "Parent" or "Destination"
	 */
	public static function restore_log_permission_failure_message($path, $log_message_prefix, $directory_prefix_in_log_message = 'Parent') {
		global $updraftplus;
		$log_message = $updraftplus->log_permission_failure_message($path, $log_message_prefix, $directory_prefix_in_log_message);
		if ($log_message) {
			$updraftplus->log($log_message, 'warning-restore');
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Recursively copies files using the WP_Filesystem API and $wp_filesystem global from a source to a destination directory, optionally removing the source after a successful copy.
	 *
	 * @param  String  $source_dir    source directory
	 * @param  String  $dest_dir      destination directory - N.B. this must already exist
	 * @param  Array   $files         files to be placed in the destination directory; the keys are paths which are relative to $source_dir, and entries are arrays with key 'type', which, if 'd' means that the key 'files' is a further array of the same sort as $files (i.e. it is recursive)
	 * @param  Boolean $chmod         chmod type
	 * @param  Boolean $delete_source indicate whether source needs deleting after a successful copy
	 *
	 * @uses $GLOBALS['wp_filesystem']
	 * @uses self::restore_log_permission_failure_message()
	 *
	 * @return WP_Error|Boolean
	 */
	public static function copy_files_in($source_dir, $dest_dir, $files, $chmod = false, $delete_source = false) {
		
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;
		
		foreach ($files as $rname => $rfile) {
			if ('d' != $rfile['type']) {
				
				// Third-parameter: (boolean) $overwrite
				if (!$wp_filesystem->move($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, true)) {
					
					self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($dest_dir, $source_dir.'/'.$rname.' -> '.$dest_dir.'/'.$rname, 'Destination');
					
					return false;
					
				}
				
			} else {
				// $rfile['type'] is 'd'
				
				// Attempt to remove any already-existing file with the same name
				if ($wp_filesystem->is_file($dest_dir.'/'.$rname)) @$wp_filesystem->delete($dest_dir.'/'.$rname, false, 'f');// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- if fails, carry on
				
				// No such directory yet: just move it
				if ($wp_filesystem->exists($dest_dir.'/'.$rname) && !$wp_filesystem->is_dir($dest_dir.'/'.$rname) && !$wp_filesystem->move($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, false)) {
					
					self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($dest_dir, 'Move '.$source_dir.'/'.$rname.' -> '.$dest_dir.'/'.$rname, 'Destination');
					$updraftplus->log_e('Failed to move directory (check your file permissions and disk quota): %s', $source_dir.'/'.$rname." -&gt; ".$dest_dir.'/'.$rname);
					
					return false;
					
				} elseif (!empty($rfile['files'])) {
					
					if (!$wp_filesystem->exists($dest_dir.'/'.$rname)) $wp_filesystem->mkdir($dest_dir.'/'.$rname, $chmod);
					
					// There is a directory - and we want to to copy in
					$do_copy = self::copy_files_in($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, $rfile['files'], $chmod, false);
					
					if (is_wp_error($do_copy) || false === $do_copy) return $do_copy;
					
				} else {
					// There is a directory: but nothing to copy in to it (i.e. $file['files'] is empty). Just remove the directory.
					@$wp_filesystem->rmdir($source_dir.'/'.$rname);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the method.
				}
			}
		}
		
		// We are meant to leave the working directory empty. Hence, need to rmdir() once a directory is empty. But not the root of it all in case of others/wpcore.
		if ($delete_source || false !== strpos($source_dir, '/')) {
			if (!$wp_filesystem->rmdir($source_dir, false)) {
				self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($source_dir, 'Delete '.$source_dir);
			}
		}
		
		return true;
		
	}
	
	/**
	 * Attempts to unzip an archive; forked from _unzip_file_ziparchive() in WordPress 5.1-alpha-44182, and modified to use the UD zip classes.
	 *
	 * Assumes that WP_Filesystem() has already been called and set up.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file               - full path and filename of ZIP archive.
	 * @param String  $to                 - full path on the filesystem to extract archive to.
	 * @param Array	  $needed_dirs        - a partial list of required folders needed to be created.
	 * @param String  $method             - either 'ziparchive' or 'pclzip'.
	 * @param Integer $starting_index     - index of entry to start unzipping from (allows resumption)
	 * @param array   $folders_to_include - an array of second level folders to include
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on failure.
	 */
	private static function unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs = array(), $method = 'ziparchive', $starting_index = 0, $folders_to_include = array()) {
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;
		
		$class_to_use = ('ziparchive' == $method) ? 'UpdraftPlus_ZipArchive' : 'UpdraftPlus_PclZip';

		if (!class_exists($class_to_use)) updraft_try_include_file('includes/class-zip.php', 'require_once');
		
		$updraftplus->log('Unzipping '.basename($file).' to '.$to.' using '.$class_to_use.', starting index '.$starting_index);
		
		$z = new $class_to_use;

		$flags = (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.12', '>') && defined('ZIPARCHIVE::CHECKCONS')) ? ZIPARCHIVE::CHECKCONS : 4;
		
		// This is just for crazy people with mbstring.func_overload enabled (deprecated from PHP 7.2)
		// This belongs somewhere else
		// if ('UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) mbstring_binary_safe_encoding();
		// if ('UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) reset_mbstring_encoding();
		
		$zopen = $z->open($file, $flags);
		
		if (true !== $zopen) {
			return new WP_Error('incompatible_archive', __('Incompatible Archive.'), array($method.'_error' => $z->last_error));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		}

		$uncompressed_size = 0;

		$num_files = $z->numFiles;

		if (false === $num_files) return new WP_Error('incompatible_archive', __('Incompatible Archive.'), array($method.'_error' => $z->last_error));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		
		for ($i = $starting_index; $i < $num_files; $i++) {
			if (!$info = $z->statIndex($i)) {
				return new WP_Error('stat_failed_'.$method, __('Could not retrieve file from archive.').' ('.$z->last_error.')');// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			// Skip the OS X-created __MACOSX directory
			if ('__MACOSX/' === substr($info['name'], 0, 9)) continue;

			// Don't extract invalid files:
			if (0 !== validate_file($info['name'])) continue;

			if (!empty($folders_to_include)) {
				// Don't create folders that we want to exclude
				$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($info['name']));
				if (isset($path[1]) && !in_array($path[1], $folders_to_include)) continue;
			}

			$uncompressed_size += $info['size'];

			if ('/' === substr($info['name'], -1)) {
				// Directory.
				$needed_dirs[] = $to . untrailingslashit($info['name']);
			} elseif ('.' !== ($dirname = dirname($info['name']))) {
				// Path to a file.
				$needed_dirs[] = $to . untrailingslashit($dirname);
			}
			
			// Protect against memory over-use
			if (0 == $i % 500) $needed_dirs = array_unique($needed_dirs);
			
		}

		/*
		* disk_free_space() could return false. Assume that any falsey value is an error.
		* A disk that has zero free bytes has bigger problems.
		* Require we have enough space to unzip the file and copy its contents, with a 10% buffer.
		*/
		if (self::wp_doing_cron()) {
			$available_space = function_exists('disk_free_space') ? @disk_free_space(WP_CONTENT_DIR) : false;// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Call is speculative
			if ($available_space && ($uncompressed_size * 2.1) > $available_space) {
				return new WP_Error('disk_full_unzip_file', __('Could not copy files.').' '.__('You may have run out of disk space.'), compact('uncompressed_size', 'available_space'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}
		}

		$needed_dirs = array_unique($needed_dirs);
		foreach ($needed_dirs as $dir) {
			// Check the parent folders of the folders all exist within the creation array.
			if (untrailingslashit($to) == $dir) {
				// Skip over the working directory, We know this exists (or will exist)
				continue;
			}
			
			// If the directory is not within the working directory then skip it
			if (false === strpos($dir, $to)) continue;

			$parent_folder = dirname($dir);
			while (!empty($parent_folder) && untrailingslashit($to) != $parent_folder && !in_array($parent_folder, $needed_dirs)) {
				$needed_dirs[] = $parent_folder;
				$parent_folder = dirname($parent_folder);
			}
		}
		asort($needed_dirs);

		// Create those directories if need be:
		foreach ($needed_dirs as $_dir) {
			// Only check to see if the Dir exists upon creation failure. Less I/O this way.
			if (!$wp_filesystem->mkdir($_dir, FS_CHMOD_DIR) && !$wp_filesystem->is_dir($_dir)) {
				return new WP_Error('mkdir_failed_'.$method, __('Could not create directory.'), substr($_dir, strlen($to)));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}
		}
		unset($needed_dirs);

		$size_written = 0;
		
		$content_cache = array();
		$content_cache_highest = -1;

		for ($i = $starting_index; $i < $num_files; $i++) {

			if (!$info = $z->statIndex($i)) {
				return new WP_Error('stat_failed_'.$method, __('Could not retrieve file from archive.'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			// directory
			if ('/' == substr($info['name'], -1)) continue;

			// Don't extract the OS X-created __MACOSX
			if ('__MACOSX/' === substr($info['name'], 0, 9)) continue;

			// Don't extract invalid files:
			if (0 !== validate_file($info['name'])) continue;

			if (!empty($folders_to_include)) {
				// Don't extract folders that we want to exclude
				$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($info['name']));
				if (isset($path[1]) && !in_array($path[1], $folders_to_include)) continue;
			}

			// N.B. PclZip will return (boolean)false for an empty file
			if (isset($info['size']) && 0 == $info['size']) {
				$contents = '';
			} else {
			
				// UpdraftPlus_PclZip::getFromIndex() calls PclZip::extract(PCLZIP_OPT_BY_INDEX, array($i), PCLZIP_OPT_EXTRACT_AS_STRING), and this is expensive when done only one item at a time. We try to cache in chunks for good performance as well as being able to resume.
				if ($i > $content_cache_highest && 'UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) {

					$memory_usage = memory_get_usage(false);
					$total_memory = $updraftplus->memory_check_current();
				
					if ($memory_usage > 0 && $total_memory > 0) {
						$memory_free = $total_memory*1048576 - $memory_usage;
					} else {
						// A sane default. Anything is ultimately better than WP's default of just unzipping everything into memory.
						$memory_free = 50*1048576;
					}
					
					$use_memory = max(10485760, $memory_free - 10485760);

					$total_byte_count = 0;
					$content_cache = array();
					$cache_indexes = array();
					
					$cache_index = $i;
					while ($cache_index < $num_files && $total_byte_count < $use_memory) {
						if (false !== ($cinfo = $z->statIndex($cache_index)) && isset($cinfo['size']) && '/' != substr($cinfo['name'], -1) && '__MACOSX/' !== substr($cinfo['name'], 0, 9) && 0 === validate_file($cinfo['name'])) {
							$total_byte_count += $cinfo['size'];
							if ($total_byte_count < $use_memory) {
								$cache_indexes[] = $cache_index;
								$content_cache_highest = $cache_index;
							}
						}
						$cache_index++;
					}

					if (!empty($cache_indexes)) {
						$content_cache = $z->updraftplus_getFromIndexBulk($cache_indexes);
					}
				}
				$contents = isset($content_cache[$i]) ? $content_cache[$i] : $z->getFromIndex($i);
			}
			
			if (false === $contents && ('pclzip' !== $method || 0 !== $info['size'])) {
				return new WP_Error('extract_failed_'.$method, __('Could not extract file from archive.').' '.$z->last_error, json_encode($info));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			if (!$wp_filesystem->put_contents($to . $info['name'], $contents, FS_CHMOD_FILE)) {
				return new WP_Error('copy_failed_'.$method, __('Could not copy file.'), $info['name']);// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			if (!empty($info['size'])) $size_written += $info['size'];

			do_action('updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped', $file, $i, $info, $size_written, $num_files);

		}

		$z->close();

		return true;
	}
}
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		<title>Wizard And Aussie Bargaining OK With ACCC</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following the sale of Wizard Home Loans, owned by GE Money, to AHL Investments Pty Ltd (Aussie Home Loans), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not object to the collective bargaining agreements lodged by a group of franchisees in relation to negotiating aspects of franchise agreements.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://smartoffice.com.au/wizard-and-aussie-bargaining-ok-with-accc-2/">Wizard And Aussie Bargaining OK With ACCC</a> appeared first on <a href="https://smartoffice.com.au">Smart Office</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following the sale of Wizard Home Loans, owned by GE Money, to AHL Investments Pty Ltd (Aussie Home Loans), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not object to the collective bargaining agreements lodged by a group of franchisees in relation to negotiating aspects of franchise agreements.</p>
<p>Collective bargaining refers to two or more competitors collectively negotiating terms and conditions with a supplier or customer. Without protection, it can raise concerns under the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974. Small businesses can obtain protection from legal action under the Act for collective bargaining arrangements by lodging a notification with the ACCC. Provided the ACCC does not object to the notified arrangement, protection commences 14 days after lodgment. </p>
<p>Under the Act, the ACCC will only object to and remove the immunity provided by a collective bargaining notification when it is satisfied that any public benefits from the proposed collective bargaining arrangement would not outweigh the public detriments.</p>
<p>ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said in this case the collective negotiations will result in transaction costs savings to the group and enable the franchisees to better consider their options in the limited time available. &#8220;The ACCC considers that the potential for anti-competitive impact is limited, taking into account the competitive nature of the industry, and the fact that participation in the negotiations is voluntary for all parties involved,&#8221; Mr Samuel said.</p>
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		<title>Small Business Woes Are Taken Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a small business 'stress survey' commissioned by Microsoft Australia more than a third (38 percent) of Australian small business (SMB) owners and managers report their business is currently struggling or worse, when compared to this time last year. Of those, nine in 10 say the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal lives.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a small business &#8216;stress survey&#8217; commissioned by Microsoft Australia more than a third (38 percent) of Australian small business (SMB) owners and managers report their business is currently struggling or worse, when compared to this time last year. Of those, nine in 10 say the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal lives.<P>However, despite this, the survey revealed that nearly 60 percent of small businesses described themselves as healthy, with one in five expecting to continue investing in their people and replacing staff as necessary and only 6% are considering laying off employees. </P><P>&#8220;It appears that many small businesses have clearly been hit by the reality of the global economic downturn as many of Australia&#8217;s small businesses are feeling the pinch and experiencing increased stress in this climate of uncertainty,&#8221; said Inese Kingsmill, director of small and mid-market business, Microsoft Australia.&nbsp; </P><P>&#8220;However, the survey also found that a larger percentage of businesses are still healthy, which points to the resilience of the sector.&nbsp; While it&#8217;s challenging to look beyond the current economic circumstances, small businesses have an opportunity to look through the uncertainty and start preparing their businesses for the when the economy turns upwards.&#8221;&nbsp; </P><P>The March 2009 survey, conducted by Galaxy Research, interviewed owners and managers of SMBs throughout Australia and measured their level of stress relative to the challenges they are facing in today&#8217;s business environment.&nbsp; The research has painted a clear picture of what Australian small businesses are prioritising in today&#8217;s economic climate.</P><DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&#8220;The three key themes that are coming through loud and clear for managing through the uncertainty are: managing cash flow; reducing costs, and maintaining customers,&#8221; said Ms Kingsmill.</P><P>The survey also found that more than half (56 percent) of Australian SMBs say that business pressures are more stressful this year than last year, with more than a third (35 percent) reporting that they are working longer hours now when compared to the time they put in prior to the global economic downturn.&nbsp; For almost half, (42 percent), the primary focus at the moment is simply retaining and growing their customer base.</P><P><STRONG>Microsoft&#8217;s top tips for small businesses:</STRONG></P><UL><LI>Focus on the business&#8217;s core strengths, competencies and long term goals.<BR>Think big picture. Ensure you develop and work to a long-term business plan and that your employees are kept informed of operational decisions. </LI><LI>Invest in your people and focus on nurturing the relationships that you have with your employees.</LI><LI>Take note of longer term trends, rather than getting sidetracked by short term fluctuations or anomalies.<BR>Harness the tough times to grow market share &#8211; economic downturns may provide opportunities to attract new customers and strengthen existing relationships. </LI><LI>Make the most of the IT you&#8217;ve already got to improve operational efficiency. </LI><LI>Take advantage of State and Federal government and corporate business assistance initiatives, rebates and grants.</LI></UL><P><STRONG>Summary of survey findings</STRONG></P><UL><LI>29% of Australian SMBs report that their business is struggling, and a further 9% report that their business is suffering.</LI><LI>56% say that business pressures are more stressful this year with one in five (22%) saying that business is much more stressful this year.</LI><LI>Almost all business owners/ managers (92%) who said their business was struggling or suffering report that the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal life and 33% say that it is having a large impact.</LI><LI>One third (35%) of SMBs are working longer hours now when compared to hours worked prior to the economic downturn (45% among struggling SMBs).<BR>Currently, the primary focus among SMBs is customer retention and growth (42%), while for 34% the priority is cost management and this latter area is the primary focus of SMBs that are struggling (43%).<DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV></LI></UL><P>The main challenges for SMBs this year are:</P><P>Customer retention and growth 54%<BR>Keeping costs down 44%<BR>Managing cash flow 40%<BR>Minimising bad debt 21%</P><P>Their focus is less on:</P><P>Competition 11%<BR>Topline revenue growth 10%<BR><BR> Healthy companies are more likely to say that they will invest in technology to stay ahead of the competition (24% compared to 10% among struggling SMBs), with 18% of SMBs overall saying this.</P></p>
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		<title>Telstra Appoints New Group Managing Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Telstra Chief Executive Officer David Thodey today announced the appointment of Paul Geason to Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, effective from June 30.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Telstra Chief Executive Officer David Thodey today announced the appointment of Paul Geason to Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, effective from June 30.Mr Geason has been Executive Director, Convergent Sales at Telstra Enterprise and Government (TE&amp;G) since returning to Telstra in August 2006. In this role, he has been responsible for the marketing and sale of voice, data, mobile and unified communications to Telstra&#8217;s enterprise and government customers. <BR>&nbsp;<BR>Mr Geason&#8217;s appointment to Telstra Wholesale comes after the group&#8217;s previous GMD, Nerida Caesar, was moved to GMD, Telstra Enterprise and Government, a role she took up on Tuesday.<BR><BR>Mr Thodey said that Mr Geason&#8217;s experience dealing with complex customer solutions in his TE&amp;G role was perfect preparation to lead the Telstra Wholesale team.<BR><BR>&#8220;I have worked closely with Paul for the past three years and have seen at first hand his intellect, passion and ability to work in a multi-faceted customer environment,&#8221; Mr Thodey said.<BR><BR><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV>&#8220;It is important that Telstra Wholesale operates in a transparent manner that gives comfort to our wholesale customers that they are being treated on the same basis as our retail units in terms of price and service. Paul is an executive who I am sure will maintain his focus on meeting the needs and expectations of our wholesale customers.&#8221;<BR><BR>Mr Thodey also thanked Glenn Osborne, who has been acting GMD, Wholesale, for the past month. Mr Osborne will return to his position as Executive Director, Telstra Wholesale Sales.<BR><BR>Mr Geason said he looked forward to the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for Telstra Wholesale.<BR><BR>&#8220;Telstra Wholesale is a part of the company that has always been closely scrutinised by government, the regulator and our customers. At a time when there is a regulatory review that could lead to changes within our industry, I will be working hard to ensure our wholesale customers continue to take advantage of the many opportunities that access to our reliable, world-class networks offers them,&#8221; Mr Geason said.<BR><BR><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV>Mr Geason has had nearly a decade of high-level commercial experience. He was previously with Telstra between 1994 and 2005, holding positions in Telstra&#8217;s legal division and in Telstra&#8217;s product management teams.<BR><BR>Prior to re-joining Telstra in 2006, Mr Geason was Senior Vice President of Sales at Netcracker Corporation in Boston in the United States. In this role he was responsible for the sale and distribution of telecom operating software to service providers and enterprise customers in North America, Europe and Australia.<BR><BR>Mr Geason will continue in his current TE&amp;G role until he starts at Telstra Wholesale on June 30. A replacement for Mr Geason will be announced in due course.<BR></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to make boardroom presentations easier, you may want to invest in a projector server like the Edimax WP-S110 allowing multiple people to stream their desktop or videos without having to set up individual PCs.  However, while this is clearly a device aimed at the office, it also has applications in the home as well.  It may be called a "projector" server but it can be connected to any display device meaning you can set it up with the TV in your lounge room and watch videos from any PC in the home.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In order to make boardroom presentations easier, you may want to invest in a projector server like the Edimax WP-S110 allowing multiple people to stream their desktop or videos without having to set up individual PCs.  However, while this is clearly a device aimed at the office, it also has applications in the home as well.  It may be called a &#8220;projector&#8221; server but it can be connected to any display device meaning you can set it up with the TV in your lounge room and watch videos from any PC in the home.<P><BR>We tested the WP-S110 with multiple PCs running a variety of operating systems.&nbsp; The&nbsp; manual claims that it is compatible with Windows XP and Vista so we tried it with both.. Unfortunately our main testing PC runs Vista 64bit and while it connected to the projector, it refused to work properly.&nbsp; If you are running 64bit, the video playback will work perfectly but you won&#8217;t be able to see the PC desktop. Running XP and Vista 32bit, it worked perfectly.<BR><BR>Setting up the server is extremely easy.&nbsp; All you need to do is connect it to your network, either by LAN cable or wirelessly and log in.&nbsp; It supports B, G and N Wireless protocols. When you first turn it on, the welcome screen gives you very specific instructions on how to connect.&nbsp; Once it is connected to your network, all you need do is log in via a web browser by entering the WLAN address of the unit.&nbsp; Once you log in, you are asked to download a 1.5MB file which allows the server to do its magic.&nbsp; Once logged in, your desktop is displayed on the TV or projector screen.&nbsp; This is all you need to do to run things like PowerPoint presentation or whatever you like.&nbsp; However, if you want to watch videos, you need to switch it over to video mode for optimal performance. When multiple users are connected to the server, you can switch between each PC using the remote control.&nbsp; <BR><BR>In video mode, your movies are shown on screen once you press play on the PC.&nbsp; We tested it with standard resolution files as well as some HD movies and had no problems at all.&nbsp; It supported DivX but didn&#8217;t allow flash videos in .flv format. WMV and AVI also displayed correctly. While it can be used in the home to watch movies, there are other devices on the market that do that just as well, if not better.&nbsp; However, like media players such as the WDTV and TiVX, you can also plug a USB memory stick directly into the server and play media files directly.&nbsp; <BR><BR>The WP-S110 can be connected to a display device either by VGA or HDMI.&nbsp; If you connect via VGA there is also a 3.5mm jack for PC audio as well.&nbsp; HDMI streams audio automatically.&nbsp; The only issue we really had when connecting the device was that it requires you to set your desktop to the same resolution as your screen.&nbsp; When it comes to HDMI connections, if you are displaying to a 1080p device and your PC can&#8217;t display at 1080p, then the image will not display correctly.&nbsp; With VGA, you can go into the admin of the server and specify a resolution so that the server and PC match but with HDMI this option is not possible.&nbsp; </P><DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV><P><BR><BR>We would have liked to have the option to connect a mouse and navigate or play video from the server instead of having to use the PC. This would make the server PC free and it would be an excellent way to do presentations or use in the home.&nbsp; Since you have to have the PC with you while using the device, this makes it ideal for laptop use but unless you have multiple users in a meeting, there is little reason to not simply connect the notebook directly to the screen/projector. </P><P>Allowing users to navigate their PCs from the server would mean that in the office, all they would need to do before a meeting is log in to the server.&nbsp; It would also mean desktop PCs in the office could be used for presentations too.&nbsp; It would also make it more versatile in the home as well as you could use it to surf the PC, use the web or watch media from the lounge without having to bring your PC with you.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Despite this, it works as intended as does the job well.&nbsp; For multi-user presentations, this is a great tool but if you are only using one PC, it will be quicker and cheaper to connect it directly to the screen. </P><P>&nbsp;</P></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is rare to find a notebook on the market that is cheap while also offering a good level of performance.  Based simply on its specifications, the Medion Akoya P7612, should be a much more expensive machine but coming in at under $1000, this 17.3 inch notebook is a bargain.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is rare to find a notebook on the market that is cheap while also offering a good level of performance.  Based simply on its specifications, the Medion Akoya P7612, should be a much more expensive machine but coming in at under $1000, this 17.3 inch notebook is a bargain.<P>In the past, Medion have always offered reasonable prices for their notebooks. Medion has made sure that the P7612 runs cool even after hours of operation, which is a good thing as heat has always been an issue with some of the notebooks around.<BR><BR>The battery life is also rather good too.&nbsp; The standard eight cell battery lasted 2 hours 47minutes during our run down test.&nbsp; This test is designed to be a &#8220;worst case&#8221; scenario example of usage by running a DVD full screen with display brightness turned way up.<BR><BR>We ran quite a few programs including office productivity and multimedia creation tools.&nbsp; The system held up well, even with the video editing software.&nbsp; It runs an Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor (2.16Ghz) and 4GB of RAM. The graphics chip is a 256MB nVidia GeForce G210M.<BR><BR>We tested gaming performance by running the recent title, &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221;. Keep in mind, this notebook isn&#8217;t intended for gaming, as such, but it ran it fairly well at moderate settings. The frame rate was fairly low and the texture detail wasn&#8217;t great but it was playable. Older games should run at fairly high frame rates with a good level of detail.<BR><BR>We were extremely impressed with the speakers on the Akoya.&nbsp; They are vastly superior to the standard speakers you find on most notebooks and avoided sounding tinny or distant.&nbsp; They were able to produce a good level of volume without distortion and sounded fairly good.&nbsp; There is also a subwoofer on the base of the machine which allows for a little more bass making it ideal for watching movies.</P><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV><P><BR><BR>The P7612 has three USB 2.0 slots, a multi-card reader, an e-sata port, an ExpressCard slot and HDMI out. There is no D-Sub VGA out port but there is a DisplayPort. However, the cable required to use this port is not included. If you want to connect the notebook to an external monitor you will need to buy the cable or connect via HDMI.<BR><BR>The unit also has a 1.3 Megapixel webcam and comes with a 320GB hard drive.&nbsp; Networking options include a LAN port and draft-n Wi-Fi but there is no Bluetooth.<BR><BR>The design is a little dull compared to other fancier looking notebooks on the market.&nbsp; The touchpad is finished in the same gloss that the entire base has making it a little hard to use, a matte finish would have been a better option.&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P>However, a mouse in included in the sales package so that isn&#8217;t a massive issue. The keyboard is responsive and comfortable to use and has a full number pad.&nbsp; The unit is quite heavy and would be considered a desktop replacement but it is build rather solidly as well.&nbsp; The display looks good and has a maximum resolution of 1600&#215;900 but there is a little backlight bleeding at the very bottom of the screen.<BR><BR>It is good to see something so cheap still offer a good level of performance.&nbsp; It isn&#8217;t the flashiest notebook around but it is definitely excellent for those on a budget.</P><P>The Medion Akoya P7612 is available starting this Thursday, September 10,&nbsp;for $999.</P></p>
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		<title>Telstra Appoints New Group Managing Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Telstra Chief Executive Officer David Thodey today announced the appointment of Paul Geason to Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, effective from June 30.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Telstra Chief Executive Officer David Thodey today announced the appointment of Paul Geason to Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, effective from June 30.Mr Geason has been Executive Director, Convergent Sales at Telstra Enterprise and Government (TE&amp;G) since returning to Telstra in August 2006. In this role, he has been responsible for the marketing and sale of voice, data, mobile and unified communications to Telstra&#8217;s enterprise and government customers. <BR>&nbsp;<BR>Mr Geason&#8217;s appointment to Telstra Wholesale comes after the group&#8217;s previous GMD, Nerida Caesar, was moved to GMD, Telstra Enterprise and Government, a role she took up on Tuesday.<BR><BR>Mr Thodey said that Mr Geason&#8217;s experience dealing with complex customer solutions in his TE&amp;G role was perfect preparation to lead the Telstra Wholesale team.<BR><BR>&#8220;I have worked closely with Paul for the past three years and have seen at first hand his intellect, passion and ability to work in a multi-faceted customer environment,&#8221; Mr Thodey said.<BR><BR><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV>&#8220;It is important that Telstra Wholesale operates in a transparent manner that gives comfort to our wholesale customers that they are being treated on the same basis as our retail units in terms of price and service. Paul is an executive who I am sure will maintain his focus on meeting the needs and expectations of our wholesale customers.&#8221;<BR><BR>Mr Thodey also thanked Glenn Osborne, who has been acting GMD, Wholesale, for the past month. Mr Osborne will return to his position as Executive Director, Telstra Wholesale Sales.<BR><BR>Mr Geason said he looked forward to the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for Telstra Wholesale.<BR><BR>&#8220;Telstra Wholesale is a part of the company that has always been closely scrutinised by government, the regulator and our customers. At a time when there is a regulatory review that could lead to changes within our industry, I will be working hard to ensure our wholesale customers continue to take advantage of the many opportunities that access to our reliable, world-class networks offers them,&#8221; Mr Geason said.<BR><BR><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV>Mr Geason has had nearly a decade of high-level commercial experience. He was previously with Telstra between 1994 and 2005, holding positions in Telstra&#8217;s legal division and in Telstra&#8217;s product management teams.<BR><BR>Prior to re-joining Telstra in 2006, Mr Geason was Senior Vice President of Sales at Netcracker Corporation in Boston in the United States. In this role he was responsible for the sale and distribution of telecom operating software to service providers and enterprise customers in North America, Europe and Australia.<BR><BR>Mr Geason will continue in his current TE&amp;G role until he starts at Telstra Wholesale on June 30. A replacement for Mr Geason will be announced in due course.<BR></p>
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		<title>Small Business Woes Are Taken Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a small business 'stress survey' commissioned by Microsoft Australia more than a third (38 percent) of Australian small business (SMB) owners and managers report their business is currently struggling or worse, when compared to this time last year. Of those, nine in 10 say the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal lives.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a small business &#8216;stress survey&#8217; commissioned by Microsoft Australia more than a third (38 percent) of Australian small business (SMB) owners and managers report their business is currently struggling or worse, when compared to this time last year. Of those, nine in 10 say the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal lives.<P>However, despite this, the survey revealed that nearly 60 percent of small businesses described themselves as healthy, with one in five expecting to continue investing in their people and replacing staff as necessary and only 6% are considering laying off employees. </P><P>&#8220;It appears that many small businesses have clearly been hit by the reality of the global economic downturn as many of Australia&#8217;s small businesses are feeling the pinch and experiencing increased stress in this climate of uncertainty,&#8221; said Inese Kingsmill, director of small and mid-market business, Microsoft Australia.&nbsp; </P><P>&#8220;However, the survey also found that a larger percentage of businesses are still healthy, which points to the resilience of the sector.&nbsp; While it&#8217;s challenging to look beyond the current economic circumstances, small businesses have an opportunity to look through the uncertainty and start preparing their businesses for the when the economy turns upwards.&#8221;&nbsp; </P><P>The March 2009 survey, conducted by Galaxy Research, interviewed owners and managers of SMBs throughout Australia and measured their level of stress relative to the challenges they are facing in today&#8217;s business environment.&nbsp; The research has painted a clear picture of what Australian small businesses are prioritising in today&#8217;s economic climate.</P><DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&#8220;The three key themes that are coming through loud and clear for managing through the uncertainty are: managing cash flow; reducing costs, and maintaining customers,&#8221; said Ms Kingsmill.</P><P>The survey also found that more than half (56 percent) of Australian SMBs say that business pressures are more stressful this year than last year, with more than a third (35 percent) reporting that they are working longer hours now when compared to the time they put in prior to the global economic downturn.&nbsp; For almost half, (42 percent), the primary focus at the moment is simply retaining and growing their customer base.</P><P><STRONG>Microsoft&#8217;s top tips for small businesses:</STRONG></P><UL><LI>Focus on the business&#8217;s core strengths, competencies and long term goals.<BR>Think big picture. Ensure you develop and work to a long-term business plan and that your employees are kept informed of operational decisions. </LI><LI>Invest in your people and focus on nurturing the relationships that you have with your employees.</LI><LI>Take note of longer term trends, rather than getting sidetracked by short term fluctuations or anomalies.<BR>Harness the tough times to grow market share &#8211; economic downturns may provide opportunities to attract new customers and strengthen existing relationships. </LI><LI>Make the most of the IT you&#8217;ve already got to improve operational efficiency. </LI><LI>Take advantage of State and Federal government and corporate business assistance initiatives, rebates and grants.</LI></UL><P><STRONG>Summary of survey findings</STRONG></P><UL><LI>29% of Australian SMBs report that their business is struggling, and a further 9% report that their business is suffering.</LI><LI>56% say that business pressures are more stressful this year with one in five (22%) saying that business is much more stressful this year.</LI><LI>Almost all business owners/ managers (92%) who said their business was struggling or suffering report that the health of their business is having a negative impact on their personal life and 33% say that it is having a large impact.</LI><LI>One third (35%) of SMBs are working longer hours now when compared to hours worked prior to the economic downturn (45% among struggling SMBs).<BR>Currently, the primary focus among SMBs is customer retention and growth (42%), while for 34% the priority is cost management and this latter area is the primary focus of SMBs that are struggling (43%).<DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV></LI></UL><P>The main challenges for SMBs this year are:</P><P>Customer retention and growth 54%<BR>Keeping costs down 44%<BR>Managing cash flow 40%<BR>Minimising bad debt 21%</P><P>Their focus is less on:</P><P>Competition 11%<BR>Topline revenue growth 10%<BR><BR> Healthy companies are more likely to say that they will invest in technology to stay ahead of the competition (24% compared to 10% among struggling SMBs), with 18% of SMBs overall saying this.</P></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to make boardroom presentations easier, you may want to invest in a projector server like the Edimax WP-S110 allowing multiple people to stream their desktop or videos without having to set up individual PCs.  However, while this is clearly a device aimed at the office, it also has applications in the home as well.  It may be called a "projector" server but it can be connected to any display device meaning you can set it up with the TV in your lounge room and watch videos from any PC in the home.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In order to make boardroom presentations easier, you may want to invest in a projector server like the Edimax WP-S110 allowing multiple people to stream their desktop or videos without having to set up individual PCs.  However, while this is clearly a device aimed at the office, it also has applications in the home as well.  It may be called a &#8220;projector&#8221; server but it can be connected to any display device meaning you can set it up with the TV in your lounge room and watch videos from any PC in the home.<P><BR>We tested the WP-S110 with multiple PCs running a variety of operating systems.&nbsp; The&nbsp; manual claims that it is compatible with Windows XP and Vista so we tried it with both.. Unfortunately our main testing PC runs Vista 64bit and while it connected to the projector, it refused to work properly.&nbsp; If you are running 64bit, the video playback will work perfectly but you won&#8217;t be able to see the PC desktop. Running XP and Vista 32bit, it worked perfectly.<BR><BR>Setting up the server is extremely easy.&nbsp; All you need to do is connect it to your network, either by LAN cable or wirelessly and log in.&nbsp; It supports B, G and N Wireless protocols. When you first turn it on, the welcome screen gives you very specific instructions on how to connect.&nbsp; Once it is connected to your network, all you need do is log in via a web browser by entering the WLAN address of the unit.&nbsp; Once you log in, you are asked to download a 1.5MB file which allows the server to do its magic.&nbsp; Once logged in, your desktop is displayed on the TV or projector screen.&nbsp; This is all you need to do to run things like PowerPoint presentation or whatever you like.&nbsp; However, if you want to watch videos, you need to switch it over to video mode for optimal performance. When multiple users are connected to the server, you can switch between each PC using the remote control.&nbsp; <BR><BR>In video mode, your movies are shown on screen once you press play on the PC.&nbsp; We tested it with standard resolution files as well as some HD movies and had no problems at all.&nbsp; It supported DivX but didn&#8217;t allow flash videos in .flv format. WMV and AVI also displayed correctly. While it can be used in the home to watch movies, there are other devices on the market that do that just as well, if not better.&nbsp; However, like media players such as the WDTV and TiVX, you can also plug a USB memory stick directly into the server and play media files directly.&nbsp; <BR><BR>The WP-S110 can be connected to a display device either by VGA or HDMI.&nbsp; If you connect via VGA there is also a 3.5mm jack for PC audio as well.&nbsp; HDMI streams audio automatically.&nbsp; The only issue we really had when connecting the device was that it requires you to set your desktop to the same resolution as your screen.&nbsp; When it comes to HDMI connections, if you are displaying to a 1080p device and your PC can&#8217;t display at 1080p, then the image will not display correctly.&nbsp; With VGA, you can go into the admin of the server and specify a resolution so that the server and PC match but with HDMI this option is not possible.&nbsp; </P><DIV class=NFBreak contentEditable=false style=page-break-before:always>&nbsp;</DIV><P><BR><BR>We would have liked to have the option to connect a mouse and navigate or play video from the server instead of having to use the PC. This would make the server PC free and it would be an excellent way to do presentations or use in the home.&nbsp; Since you have to have the PC with you while using the device, this makes it ideal for laptop use but unless you have multiple users in a meeting, there is little reason to not simply connect the notebook directly to the screen/projector. </P><P>Allowing users to navigate their PCs from the server would mean that in the office, all they would need to do before a meeting is log in to the server.&nbsp; It would also mean desktop PCs in the office could be used for presentations too.&nbsp; It would also make it more versatile in the home as well as you could use it to surf the PC, use the web or watch media from the lounge without having to bring your PC with you.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Despite this, it works as intended as does the job well.&nbsp; For multi-user presentations, this is a great tool but if you are only using one PC, it will be quicker and cheaper to connect it directly to the screen. </P><P>&nbsp;</P></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following the sale of Wizard Home Loans, owned by GE Money, to AHL Investments Pty Ltd (Aussie Home Loans), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not object to the collective bargaining agreements lodged by a group of franchisees in relation to negotiating aspects of franchise agreements.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following the sale of Wizard Home Loans, owned by GE Money, to AHL Investments Pty Ltd (Aussie Home Loans), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not object to the collective bargaining agreements lodged by a group of franchisees in relation to negotiating aspects of franchise agreements.</p>
<p>Collective bargaining refers to two or more competitors collectively negotiating terms and conditions with a supplier or customer. Without protection, it can raise concerns under the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974. Small businesses can obtain protection from legal action under the Act for collective bargaining arrangements by lodging a notification with the ACCC. Provided the ACCC does not object to the notified arrangement, protection commences 14 days after lodgment. </p>
<p>Under the Act, the ACCC will only object to and remove the immunity provided by a collective bargaining notification when it is satisfied that any public benefits from the proposed collective bargaining arrangement would not outweigh the public detriments.</p>
<p>ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said in this case the collective negotiations will result in transaction costs savings to the group and enable the franchisees to better consider their options in the limited time available. &#8220;The ACCC considers that the potential for anti-competitive impact is limited, taking into account the competitive nature of the industry, and the fact that participation in the negotiations is voluntary for all parties involved,&#8221; Mr Samuel said.</p>
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		<title>Medion 17.3 Inch Notebook For Under $1000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is rare to find a notebook on the market that is cheap while also offering a good level of performance.  Based simply on its specifications, the Medion Akoya P7612, should be a much more expensive machine but coming in at under $1000, this 17.3 inch notebook is a bargain.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is rare to find a notebook on the market that is cheap while also offering a good level of performance.  Based simply on its specifications, the Medion Akoya P7612, should be a much more expensive machine but coming in at under $1000, this 17.3 inch notebook is a bargain.<P>In the past, Medion have always offered reasonable prices for their notebooks. Medion has made sure that the P7612 runs cool even after hours of operation, which is a good thing as heat has always been an issue with some of the notebooks around.<BR><BR>The battery life is also rather good too.&nbsp; The standard eight cell battery lasted 2 hours 47minutes during our run down test.&nbsp; This test is designed to be a &#8220;worst case&#8221; scenario example of usage by running a DVD full screen with display brightness turned way up.<BR><BR>We ran quite a few programs including office productivity and multimedia creation tools.&nbsp; The system held up well, even with the video editing software.&nbsp; It runs an Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor (2.16Ghz) and 4GB of RAM. The graphics chip is a 256MB nVidia GeForce G210M.<BR><BR>We tested gaming performance by running the recent title, &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221;. Keep in mind, this notebook isn&#8217;t intended for gaming, as such, but it ran it fairly well at moderate settings. The frame rate was fairly low and the texture detail wasn&#8217;t great but it was playable. Older games should run at fairly high frame rates with a good level of detail.<BR><BR>We were extremely impressed with the speakers on the Akoya.&nbsp; They are vastly superior to the standard speakers you find on most notebooks and avoided sounding tinny or distant.&nbsp; They were able to produce a good level of volume without distortion and sounded fairly good.&nbsp; There is also a subwoofer on the base of the machine which allows for a little more bass making it ideal for watching movies.</P><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;</DIV><P><BR><BR>The P7612 has three USB 2.0 slots, a multi-card reader, an e-sata port, an ExpressCard slot and HDMI out. There is no D-Sub VGA out port but there is a DisplayPort. However, the cable required to use this port is not included. If you want to connect the notebook to an external monitor you will need to buy the cable or connect via HDMI.<BR><BR>The unit also has a 1.3 Megapixel webcam and comes with a 320GB hard drive.&nbsp; Networking options include a LAN port and draft-n Wi-Fi but there is no Bluetooth.<BR><BR>The design is a little dull compared to other fancier looking notebooks on the market.&nbsp; The touchpad is finished in the same gloss that the entire base has making it a little hard to use, a matte finish would have been a better option.&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P>However, a mouse in included in the sales package so that isn&#8217;t a massive issue. The keyboard is responsive and comfortable to use and has a full number pad.&nbsp; The unit is quite heavy and would be considered a desktop replacement but it is build rather solidly as well.&nbsp; The display looks good and has a maximum resolution of 1600&#215;900 but there is a little backlight bleeding at the very bottom of the screen.<BR><BR>It is good to see something so cheap still offer a good level of performance.&nbsp; It isn&#8217;t the flashiest notebook around but it is definitely excellent for those on a budget.</P><P>The Medion Akoya P7612 is available starting this Thursday, September 10,&nbsp;for $999.</P></p>
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