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Google Calendar beta

Google Calendar beta

Preview Google Calendar beta is a flexible and easy-to-use online system that lets you juggle multiple events from multiple calendars.


Apple Boot Camp (beta)

Apple Boot Camp (beta)

Preview Apple gives the people what they want: Windows on Macs. Geeks proved it could be done through a variety of complicated hacks; now Apple has made it straightforward with a free download. We take Boot Camp for a test run.


Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

Preview This beta version of Microsoft Office 2007 reveals the suite's fresh face, as well as handy new tools such as PDF creation.


Windows Vista February CTP

Windows Vista February CTP

Preview Microsoft's latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of Windows Vista focuses on enterprise deployment.


Microsoft Office Live beta

Microsoft Office Live beta

Preview Microsoft's suite of online tools is designed to help small businesses build and maintain a Web presence and manage projects, contacts and tasks.


Windows Vista December CTP

Windows Vista December CTP

Preview Microsoft's December Community Technology Preview release of Vista brings the fledging operating system one step closer to being feature complete. Learn what Vista has in store for you.


Microsoft Office 12 (beta 1)

Microsoft Office 12 (beta 1)

Preview The next generation of the Microsoft Office system offers a new look and feel across its applications, with dynamic formatting tools and nimbler files.


Word 12 (beta 1)

Word 12 (beta 1)

Preview The next generation of Word drops its menu-based interface in favour of a system that hopes to read your mind, adding jazzed-up graphics and shrinking file sizes.


PowerPoint 12 (beta 1)

PowerPoint 12 (beta 1)

Preview PowerPoint 12 reorganises its interface and dresses up presentations with a vast library of templates.


Excel 12 (beta 1)

Excel 12 (beta 1)

Preview This overhaul to Excel provides new charts to visually analyse complex data; its tools also respond to your behaviour.


Outlook 12 (beta 1)

Outlook 12 (beta 1)

Preview Microsoft's desktop email client provides new skills for handling and sharing tasks, as well as a revamped search engine and built-in newsfeeds.


Windows Vista: Build 5231

Windows Vista: Build 5231

Preview The latest build of Windows Vista includes more tools for system diagnostics and connection, plus a more finalised Internet Explorer 7. Here's a preview and a recap of Vista's progress to date.


Inside Windows Vista Build 5231

Inside Windows Vista Build 5231

Preview The latest build of Windows Vista includes more tools for system diagnostics and connection, plus a more finalised Internet Explorer 7. Here's a screenshot gallery.


Inside Vista's Windows Presentation Foundation

Inside Vista's Windows Presentation Foundation

Preview In build 5219 of Windows Vista, Microsoft puts its efforts into a new graphics engine.


Office 12 pre-Beta 1: screenshot gallery

Office 12 pre-Beta 1: screenshot gallery

Preview The next release of Microsoft Office shows a radical departure from earlier versions, as it gets more visual and adds tabbed browsing across all of the individual applications.



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Coming Soon: Dialogue Box Series 4

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Nokia E71 vs HTC Touch Diamond

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New Products

Acrobat 9 Pro Extended: a first look

Acrobat 9 Pro Extended: a first look

Adobe's Acrobat 9 document-creation software is adding dynamic features such as animation integration, dynamic maps, 256-bit encryption and improved forms.

What we know about Windows 7

What we know about Windows 7

Microsoft is remaining tight-lipped about the next version of Windows, due in late 2009 or early 2010: ZDNet.com's Redmond-watcher Mary Jo Foley summarises what we do know.

SQL Server 2008: a first look

SQL Server 2008: a first look

Microsoft has made some big promises for SQL Server 2008, a major update of its enterprise database product. Here's an outline of the key new features.

Internet Explorer 8 beta: a first look

Internet Explorer 8 beta: a first look

Can the latest version of Internet Explorer arrest its declining market share? We examine the first beta of IE8.

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What to Buy

Alternatives to Microsoft Office

Alternatives to Microsoft Office

In the world of productivity suites, you don't need to pay a lot to get the basic tools for reading, writing and arithmetic. Read our reviews and previews to discover what's in each bundle, from the freebies to the full-featured suites.

Ten Top Tech Tomes

Ten Top Tech Tomes

Looking for an alternative kind of holiday reading? Why not brave the bafflement of fellow beach denizens and pack a tech tome in your luggage? At least you'll guarantee some space around you on the sand!

Can GIMP replace Photoshop?

Can GIMP replace Photoshop?

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.

Roll your own creative suite

Roll your own creative suite

Adobe's powerhouse Creative Suite 3 isn't for everyone, not least because of the cost. This guide shows how you can put together your own creative package with open-source or free software.

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