Software Reviews

Type and travel: Web-based word processors

Buyer's Guide Who needs to buy desktop software when free online word processors let you write all you want, access your files anywhere and invite other people to get on the same page?

Google Docs & Spreadsheets review

Review Google Docs & Spreadsheets beta gracefully merges word processing and spreadsheets within an online service that lets you collaborate with other users.

Inside Word 2007 RTM

Photos This complex word processor offers tons of new tools as well as a new file format that might both delight and confuse those who upgrade from older versions of Word.

Inside Excel 2007 RTM

Photos A renovated interface and a new file format make Excel 2007 RTM drastically different from its predecessors.

Inside PowerPoint 2007 RTM

Photos PowerPoint 2007 puts its features to the fore while offering more graphics abilities and more accessible document security.

Windows Vista RTM

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Office 2007's new file formats

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Excel 2007 RTM

Preview Excel 2007's radical overhaul is attractive if you depend upon spreadsheets that can display data patterns visually with charts and conditional formatting. Plus, the new interface places formulas and other number-crunching tools within easy reach.

Word 2007 RTM

Preview Word 2007's revamped interface and new file format are a big departure from earlier versions. These changes may demand big adjustments from users of Word 2003.

Acrobat 8 Professional for Windows review

Review Companies that need to compose long, secure, PDF documents and want to use the new digital forms will appreciate Acrobat 8. However, it's overkill if you only want to make short PDF files.

Windows Vista RTM

Preview Microsoft has released its new operating system, Windows Vista, to hardware manufacturers, marking the end of the development phase and the beginning of the distribution phase. Everything's not perfect, but Microsoft expects to have all the glitches under control by the company's self-imposed January 2007 product release date.

Inside Windows Vista RTM

Photos Microsoft's new operating system is on its last lap before the chequered flag of general release. Take a detailed look inside the RTM version of Windows Vista.

esxMigrator review

Review Easy to use and efficient with time, esxMigrator is an excellent tool that will help busy server administrators upgrading from VMware’s ESX 2.x to VI3 server virtualisation.

Microsoft Office 2007 RTM

Preview Microsoft is set to ship Office 2007 to larger businesses within the next month and to the general public early next year. Here's a summary of the radical changes just around the corner.

Firefox 2 RC1

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