Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Buyer's Guide WordPerfect 12 and StarOffice 7.0 aren't the dominant office suite players, but each brings strong qualities to the field, such as affordability and ease of use. But do they have what it takes to stand up to Microsoft Office? Read our reviews to find out.
Security for your business
Buyer's Guide Security is a serious business these days. Read our buyer's guide to find out what you need to keep hackers and malicious code at bay.
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Buyer's Guide Both desktops and notebooks are now available with Microsoft's new and improved Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.
Macromedia Studio MX 2004
Buyer's Guide Macromedia has updated its Web developer's suite: we review the key elements -- Flash, Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
Anti-virus and security software
Buyer's Guide Are your PC's defences up to date and up to scratch? If not, here's a roundup of the latest anti-virus and security utilities.
Linux shoot-out: Red Hat 8.0 v SuSE 8.1
Buyer's Guide Installing 'desktop' Linux used to be far too technical for the majority of Windows users. But things have changed. We examine the two most user-friendly Linux distributions after LindowsOS -- Red Hat and SuSE.
Personal finance shoot-out
Buyer's Guide Microsoft's Money and Intuit's Quicken are competing for the honour of managing your finances. Which one should you buy? Read our reviews and find out.
Speech recognition software
Buyer's Guide Want to dictate text into Word, surf the Web hands-free, or issue spoken commands to Windows? You need speech recognition software. Find out which program we think is best.




























