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Software Reviews

MDaemon Pro review

MDaemon Pro review

Review MDaemon is already a good Exchange alternative, and it's set to become even better when version 8 is released.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


FTGate4 review

FTGate4 review

Review This is a good all-in-one email/collaboration solution for small businesses, but the lack of Outlook integration is disappointing.

Rating: 6.8 Editors' Rating


Editors Choice Award Skype 1.1 review

Skype 1.1 review

Review Skype 1.1 is a free and easy way to make phone calls to any other PC user in the world, and now there's a way to make cheap calls to technophobe friends, too.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Word Hacks review

Word Hacks review

Review Most Word users leave a large amount of its functionality unexplored and unemployed. This book will help you expand your repertoire of word processing skills.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


3GSM: mobile OS developments

3GSM: mobile OS developments

Preview The smartphone, feature phone and entry-level mobile phone markets are all hotting up, with alliances, products and services abounding at this year’s 3GSM event in Cannes. We examine the key operating system developments.


EverNote (beta) review

EverNote (beta) review

Review EverNote is a great alternative to OneNote for note-taking and Web-based research. It's a bit rough around the edges (there's no spelling checker), but since it's free, we recommend it.

Rating: 7.7 Editors' Rating


Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting (beta)

Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting (beta)

Preview Microsoft's first foray into the low-end book-keeping market leaves a favourable first impression.


AvantGo 2005 review

AvantGo 2005 review

Review AvantGo makes handheld Web surfing simple, and it doesn't cost a thing. Need we say more?

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Editors Choice Award Acronis True Image 8.0 review

Acronis True Image 8.0 review

Review True Image 8.0 is a first-class imaging program that makes it easy to copy the contents of a hard drive to removable media or to a separate disk or partition. We recommend it.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Editors Choice Award ZoneAlarm Security Suite 5.5 review

ZoneAlarm Security Suite 5.5 review

Review ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Picasa 2.0: a first look

Picasa 2.0: a first look

Preview If you want a fast, intuitive and free photo organiser, Google's Picasa 2.0 is definitely the one to get.


Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation review

Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation review

Review In Breakthrough, Xerox PARC researcher Mark Stefik and his psychologist wife examine the roots of innovation via the stories behind key advances made at the world-famous research centre.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating


Apple Mac OS X Tiger: a first look

Apple Mac OS X Tiger: a first look

Preview Due in mid-2005, Apple's new Mac OS X 10.4 promises more than 200 features.


Apple iWork: a first look

Apple iWork: a first look

Preview Apple's new iWork software is less than a suite and more than an application, but it may become something extremely useful.


Google Toolbar review

Google Toolbar review

Review Google's toolbar goes above and beyond its competitors, offering a wide range of specific searches, excellent search results and a range of extras, including an automatic form filler.

Rating: 8.3 Editors' Rating



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The ability to handle multipage projects finally provides a reason for users of older versions to update to Illustrator CS4.

Dreamweaver CS4: a first look

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Designers and editors who use Dreamweaver for complex dynamic web sites will find plenty of tweaks for editing code more easily within its WSIWYG interface.

Flash CS4 Professional: a first look

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If you just want to do basic image editing, the free GIMP is a viable alternative to Adobe's expensive Photoshop. But professionals will find a number of key features absent from the open-source application, for the moment at least.

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