Software Reviews

Dreamweaver CS4 review

Review Best for coding and design professionals, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is perhaps the sharpest, swiftest tool for developing and editing dynamic web sites.

Windows 7: screenshot gallery

Photos Attendees at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference have received a 'pre-beta' version of Windows 7. Check out some of the key changes in Vista's successor.

Windows 7: a first look

Preview Microsoft has finally unveiled Windows 7: here are our first impressions of the next Windows, direct from the Professional Developers Conference.

Schneier on Security review

Review This book is a compendium of Bruce Schneier's many columns on a wide range of security topics. We assess its value, and talk with the author.

Adobe Creative Suite 4

Video More than a dozen professional design tools have received an update with the latest Creative Suite package.

VMware ESXi review

Review ESXi is the easiest hypervisor to install and use. It's based on VMware's ESX Server code, making it among the most stable and mature virtualisation options available. It also uses very little RAM and disk space, leaving more server resources free for your virtual machines.

Security Engineering review

Review The world has changed in the seven years since the first edition of this seminal book was published. Anyone involved in designing any kind of security system should read this second edition.

Illustrator CS4: a first look

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

Photos: Dreamweaver CS4

Photos Take a tour around Dreamweaver CS4's WSIWYG interface.

Dreamweaver CS4: a first look

Preview 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.

Photos: Flash CS4 Professional

Photos Take a look inside Adobe's new Flash CS4 Professional, which is easier for newcomers to learn and less hassle for veterans to use.

Flash CS4 Professional: a first look

Preview The latest version of Adobe's Flash Professional reinvents the process of animation creation, and streamlines its workspace.

Photoshop CS4 Extended: a first look

Preview Is there enough new in Adobe's Photoshop CS4 to justify the upgrade price? Here are our first impressions.

Photos: Adobe Creative Suite 4

Photos Take a look inside Adobe's new Creative Suite 4, which unifies the interfaces of all the constituent applications to give a more seamless experience.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection: a first look

Preview Adobe's Creative Suite 4 updates over a dozen design and editing tools. The first of our previews examines the all-encompassing Master Collection.