Software Reviews

Fourteen views of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard

Photos Here's a preview of what we know about the upcoming operating system release from Apple.

Dreaming in Code review

Review This book examines the software development process by following the progress of Chandler, a (still unfinished) Web 2.0/open source personal information manager dreamed up by Lotus founder Mitch Kapor.

Inside Safari 3.0 for Windows (beta)

Photos Apple ports its Safari browser over to the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, adding a few new features.

Photos: Firefox 3 Alpha 5 (Gran Paradiso)

Photos Developers can run the latest iteration of Firefox now, although casual users should wait until the final release later this year.

Play Money review

Review In this book, the author recounts his experiences trying to make more money in Second Life than he did in his real-life job as a journalist, along with musings on virtual worlds and the convergence of work and play.

Safari 3.0 for Windows (Public Beta)

Preview Apple's Safari browser is now available for Windows. How is it likely to fare against Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera? We take a first look at the public beta version.

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (Public Beta)

Preview Microsoft's upcoming Office Communications Server 2007 promises to deliver unified messaging to businesses. We take a preliminary look at the public beta.

LANsurveyor for Windows 10.0 review

Review LANsurveyor is an easy-to-use network discovery and documentation application. It automatically creates a true and accurate network topology diagram using multiple discovery methods, and integrates the information into a network topology database.

Microsoft Expression Web review

Review Microsoft Expression Web is a solid web site layout program that replaces FrontPage and offers tools for dynamic designs. However, we'd like more help for newcomers.

Windows Server 2008: preview, part 1

Preview Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn Server, is due in the second half of this year. In the first instalment of a two-part preview, we take a look at some of the key functionality in Beta 3.

Illustrator CS3 review

Review Although it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, there's not a lot in Adobe's Illustrator CS3 to compel CS2 users to upgrade.

WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition v11 review

Review WhatsUp Gold provides valuable network and application monitoring capabilities. Its agent-less design, support for WMI and multi-user capabilities make it a good choice for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Linux Fundamentals review

Review This is a solid first training course for newcomers to corporate Linux.

Photoshop CS3 Extended review

Review The professional's choice for image editing spawns Photoshop CS3 Extended to appeal to select vertical markets, but it delivers mixed results.

Photoshop CS3 review

Review With its streamlined tools, enhanced nondestructive editing capabilities and better performance, Adobe's Photoshop CS3 will look very attractive to almost any user.