PreviousOutlook 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.
Inside Word 12 (beta 1)
Photos The next edition of Microsoft Word comes with pictures, too.
Inside PowerPoint 12 (beta 1)
Photos PowerPoint gets enhanced graphics and a beefed-up library of templates to spice up presentations.
The Search review
Review The Search, by Wired co-founder and Industry Standard publisher John Batelle, covers the history and future of the ubiquitous search box, from Altavista through Google's IPO and on to the prospects for Tim Berners-Lee's semantic Web.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Google Desktop 2 review
Review Google Desktop 2 does a mixed job of anticipating the content you want, but it provides a handy link to files, applications and frequently accessed Web sites; its search is powerful, too.
7.0 Editors' Rating
Wikipedia review
Review Wikipedia offers rich and frequently updated information, but you might need to verify some of its facts.
6.3 Editors' Rating
Blog! review
Review Five years from now, blogging will be such a commonplace tool that people will marvel we ever had to analyse how we might use it. For now, though, this book is a useful mine of ideas.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Buyer's Guide Corel's WordPerfect 12 and Sun's StarOffice 8 aren't the dominant productivity suite players, but they each bring 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? Also, find out what's in store for the next version of Office.
Xcelsius|XL review
Review Xcelsius|XL offers an impressive array of features that can turn your Excel charts and tables into flashy, interactive PowerPoint slides.
6.7 Editors' Rating
StarOffice 8 review
Review StarOffice 8 is an impressive upgrade of Sun's bargain productivity suite. It's a good buy for small and large businesses, but if you need an email program and a photo editor, consider Corel's WordPerfect Office 12 Small Business Edition.
7.0 Editors' Rating
WordPerfect Office 12 Small Business Edition review
Review WordPerfect Office 12 Small Business Edition is an affordable productivity suite with a powerful set of core applications -- a good buy for smaller companies that don't import a lot of Microsoft Office documents.
7.0 Editors' Rating
WordPerfect Mail review
Review WordPerfect Mail is an inexpensive yet powerful email client that's good for small businesses on tight budgets. Its IMAP support needs work, but it's a fine alternative to Microsoft Outlook, Netscape, Eudora and other competitors.
6.7 Editors' Rating
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.
Microsoft Office 12 pre-Beta 1
Preview Microsoft Office 12 pre-Beta 1 drastically revamps the user interfaces of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
We the Media review
Review The Internet is changing the face not only of journalism, but also of all information, and all businesses will need to adapt to the new media landscape described in this book.
7.5 Editors' Rating
