Software Reviews

Diskeeper 9.0 Professional review

Review Diskeeper 9.0 Professional is a quick, easy to use and effective disk defragmenter, and comes with scheduling and boot-time options. If you want to keep your systems running as fast as they did when they were brand new, Diskeeper 9.0 will certainly help.

Deepnet Explorer review

Review Deepnet Explorer may not have the institutional support of Internet Explorer, but it offers more built-in features than Microsoft provides.

Netscape 8.0 review

Review We like Netscape 8's customisation features and its emphasis on security; however, we wish this new version included the native RSS support found in Apple's Safari RSS.

Safari RSS review

Review Safari RSS, the default Mac OS X browser, beats Opera, Firefox and Internet Explorer as the best Web browser for Mac users.

Microsoft ships Windows Mobile 5.0

Preview Microsoft has released an upgrade to its operating system for handhelds and smartphones. Stand by for better business productivity, snappier multimedia and a wider range of device form factors.

VMware Workstation 5 review

Review Just about any task involving multiple operating systems on a single computer can be accomplished using VMware Workstation 5, which adds valuable new features and also delivers performance enhancements.

Uncommon Sense: Out of the Box Thinking for an In the Box World review

Review Peter Cochrane's columns for Silicon.com, which form the basis for this book, examine the interface between technology and society in a stimulating yet easily digestible way.

Mac OS X Tiger: what's inside Apple's new OS

Tech Guide How does Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger, look and feel on the desktop? Check out our screenshot gallery here.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger review

Review Although its new user features have mixed appeal, Tiger's technological changes and speed improvements make this an enticing upgrade, especially for those who passed on Panther.

Windows Longhorn: a first look inside the new OS

Preview How is the look and feel of the next version of Windows shaping up? Check out our screenshot gallery here.

InDesign CS2 review

Review InDesign CS2 speeds the creation of complex pages, further challenging market leader QuarkXPress. Translating a print page design directly to a Web format is always problematic, but InDesign CS2 can get you close.

Illustrator CS2 review

Review Vector graphics buffs will find this Illustrator upgrade worthwhile, especially to work with SVG-t art for mobile devices.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition review

Review Only software developers and high-end workstation users will see real benefits from Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; everyone else should stick with 32-bit Windows XP instead.

Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 Premium review

Review Photo and design specialists will appreciate the increased integration of files among this suite's various applications, which include Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, InDesign and Acrobat.

Adobe Bridge CS2 review

Review A visual thumbnail interface for the new Adobe Stock Photo service, Adobe Bridge also impressed us with its ability to search a file's metadata.