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Productivity Reviews

The Search review

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.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Google Desktop 2 review

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.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


Wikipedia review

Wikipedia review

Review Wikipedia offers rich and frequently updated information, but you might need to verify some of its facts.

Rating: 6.3 Editors' Rating


Blog! review

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.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Alternatives to Microsoft Office

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

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.

Rating: 6.7 Editors' Rating


StarOffice 8 review

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.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


WordPerfect Office 12 Small Business Edition review

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.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


WordPerfect Mail review

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.

Rating: 6.7 Editors' Rating


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.


Microsoft Office 12 pre-Beta 1

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

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.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating


Switching to VoIP review

Switching to VoIP review

Review This is a valuable book for anyone considering moving their telephone system to VoIP, so long as you don't mind its US bias.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating


Malicious Cryptography: Exposing Cryptovirology review

Malicious Cryptography: Exposing Cryptovirology review

Review Malicious Cryptography outlines how a virus could contain and use a cryptographic public key, and speculates on the kind of attacks that might use this method.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


dtSearch Desktop 7.01 review

dtSearch Desktop 7.01 review

Review Most users are better off using free desktop search tools, but power users will appreciate the enormous control offered by dtSearch.

Rating: 6.3 Editors' Rating



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