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Productivity Reviews

MSN Desktop Search review

MSN Desktop Search review

Review MSN Desktop Search delivers fast local searches and is simple to use, but we'd like to see an integrated viewer and a media player. It's a good first try, though.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


Defending the Digital Frontier (2nd Edition) review

Defending the Digital Frontier (2nd Edition) review

Review Digital security is often classed as an IT problem, when it's really a management problem. This is the idea behind Defending the Digital Frontier, which is not a security book, but a business management book about security.

Rating: 7.8 Editors' Rating


Convoq ASAP Pro 2.0 review

Convoq ASAP Pro 2.0 review

Review ASAP Pro 2.0 is an aggressively priced and well-designed conferencing program -- not perfect, but a solid buy for cost-conscious small businesses.

Rating: 6.3 Editors' Rating


Macromedia Breeze review

Macromedia Breeze review

Review Breeze is great for Web meetings, and it's easy to install and use. But its high price makes it less appealing to small businesses, which should consider Citrix's more affordable GoToMeeting.

Rating: 6.7 Editors' Rating


GoToMyPC 4.1 review

GoToMyPC 4.1 review

Review Easy to use, powerful and secure, GoToMyPC is the best-known remote access solution for corporate customers, although it's very pricey for individual users.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


Spam Kings review

Spam Kings review

Review Who is behind the seemingly unstoppable tide of spam that besets our email inboxes? And who is fighting to stem that tide? In Spam Kings, Brian McWilliams seeks to illuminate these topics by following a couple of contrasting careers in great detail.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating


Maximizer 8 review

Maximizer 8 review

Review Maximizer is one of the most full-featured contact managers we've seen, suitable for growing small businesses that also need customer relationship management tools.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition review

Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition review

Review Groove is an excellent choice if you want to easily share files between your home and office computers or share with your co-workers. With its price and helpful extras, it clearly beats competitor Laplink ShareDirect.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


FTGate4 review

FTGate4 review

Review This is a good all-in-one email/collaboration solution for small businesses, but the lack of Outlook integration is disappointing.

Rating: 6.8 Editors' Rating


Editors Choice Award Skype 1.1 review

Skype 1.1 review

Review Skype 1.1 is a free and easy way to make phone calls to any other PC user in the world, and now there's a way to make cheap calls to technophobe friends, too.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Word Hacks review

Word Hacks review

Review Most Word users leave a large amount of its functionality unexplored and unemployed. This book will help you expand your repertoire of word processing skills.

Rating: 7.0 Editors' Rating


EverNote (beta) review

EverNote (beta) review

Review EverNote is a great alternative to OneNote for note-taking and Web-based research. It's a bit rough around the edges (there's no spelling checker), but since it's free, we recommend it.

Rating: 7.7 Editors' Rating


Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting (beta)

Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting (beta)

Preview Microsoft's first foray into the low-end book-keeping market leaves a favourable first impression.


AvantGo 2005 review

AvantGo 2005 review

Review AvantGo makes handheld Web surfing simple, and it doesn't cost a thing. Need we say more?

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating


Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation review

Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation review

Review In Breakthrough, Xerox PARC researcher Mark Stefik and his psychologist wife examine the roots of innovation via the stories behind key advances made at the world-famous research centre.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating



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Ten Top Tech Tomes

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Can GIMP replace Photoshop?

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