PreviousValley Boy review
Review Venture capitalist Tom Perkins recounts stories from his eventful life, which includes several spells on HP's board, funding companies like Netscape and Google, marriage to a best-selling novelist, and a revolutionary video compression technology that got away.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine review
Review Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven more difficult to create than its original proponents expected. This admirably accessible book explains why, and considers what it will take to get truly intelligent machines.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition) review
Review Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.
7.8 Editors' Rating
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac: a first look
Preview A new version of Microsoft Office for Mac is due in a couple of weeks. Here are our impressions after testing the release candidate for a month or so.
Digital Identity Management review
Review Understanding the principles, business issues and technologies behind digital identities is important for everyone. This book provides a good overview and backgrounder.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Inside Firefox 3 Beta 1
Photos How is Firefox 3 shaping up? We take a look inside the Beta 1 release.
Firefox 3 Beta 1: a first look
Preview Beta 1 of Firefox 3 is finally available for download. Here are our first impressions.
The Design of Future Things review
Review This book won't tell you how to design a web page, but it will help you understand how to think about design in a broad sense.
7.5 Editors' Rating
CoPilot Live 7 for Windows Mobile review
Review ALK has managed to update its already impressive navigation software without simply adding unnecessary features, which is to be commended.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Office Communicator 2007 review
Review Office Communicator 2007 is Microsoft's latest desktop tool for instant messaging and internet voice and video calls. At a basic level it provides a viable alternative to Skype and its ilk. However, linked with Office Communications Server 2007 it offers a range of additional features that will be attractive to business users.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Nanoethics review
Review In the technology world, it's rare for people to predict the potential impact of their work in detail, as they do in this book. You may think the future projected here sounds more like science fiction than science fact. But if it happens, at least you were warned.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Inside Firefox 3 Alpha 8
Photos The latest build of Firefox 3, Alpha 8, makes bookmarking easier and boasts enhanced security features.
Buzzword: a first look at Adobe's new word processor
Preview Adobe looks set to enter the online office suite market, following the acquisition of a web-based Flash word processor.
Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Buyer's Guide 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.
Lotus Symphony: a first look
Preview Although it's still in beta testing, IBM's Lotus Symphony offers strong alternatives to Word, PowerPoint and Excel with more features and nicer interfaces than most other free software.
