Productivity Reviews

Open-Xchange Express Edition review

Review Open-Xchange Express is an excellent substitute for Microsoft Exchange for small or medium-sized businesses that don't need a big-company feature set.

Inside iWork '08

Photos Apple's office productivity suite now handles spreadsheets in addition to word processing and presentations. Check out our screenshot gallery.

iWork '08 review

Review Although Microsoft Office 2007 offers deeper features, particularly for number-crunchers, Apple's iWork '08 is a strong Mac productivity package and a pleasure to use.

Ten Top Tech Tomes

Buyer's Guide Looking for an alternative kind of holiday reading? Why not brave the bafflement of fellow beach denizens and pack a tech tome in your luggage? At least you'll guarantee some space around you on the sand!

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Review A book on the style and etiquette of writing email sounds as though it should be soundly mocked. In fact, it's well worth reading as it might steer you around a number of online pitfalls.

Configuring and using Windows Meeting Space

Photos Windows Vista includes a useful collaborative application for setting up impromptu meetings with other Vista users. Here's how to set it up.

Sex.com review

Review Who would have thought that a tale of the legal shenanigans surrounding the theft of a domain name could be entertaining? But when the domain in question is sex.com it can be, as Kieren McCarthy demonstrates in this book.

Privacy on the Line review

Review The second edition of this book, first published in the late '90s, details the changes in the world of electronic snooping, cryptography and privacy in recent years.

Photos: Opera Mini 4 beta

Photos Opera has launched a browser specifically designed for use on a mobile phone. Check out our photo gallery to see how your mobile web experience might improve.

Dreaming in Code review

Review This book examines the software development process by following the progress of Chandler, a (still unfinished) Web 2.0/open source personal information manager dreamed up by Lotus founder Mitch Kapor.

Inside Safari 3.0 for Windows (beta)

Photos Apple ports its Safari browser over to the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, adding a few new features.

Photos: Firefox 3 Alpha 5 (Gran Paradiso)

Photos Developers can run the latest iteration of Firefox now, although casual users should wait until the final release later this year.

Play Money review

Review In this book, the author recounts his experiences trying to make more money in Second Life than he did in his real-life job as a journalist, along with musings on virtual worlds and the convergence of work and play.

Safari 3.0 for Windows (Public Beta)

Preview Apple's Safari browser is now available for Windows. How is it likely to fare against Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera? We take a first look at the public beta version.

The Wealth of Networks review

Review If you want to understand the Internet Age, this book is essential reading.