Productivity Reviews

Inside PowerPoint 2007 RTM

Photos PowerPoint 2007 puts its features to the fore while offering more graphics abilities and more accessible document security.

Office 2007's new file formats

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Excel 2007 RTM

Preview Excel 2007's radical overhaul is attractive if you depend upon spreadsheets that can display data patterns visually with charts and conditional formatting. Plus, the new interface places formulas and other number-crunching tools within easy reach.

Word 2007 RTM

Preview Word 2007's revamped interface and new file format are a big departure from earlier versions. These changes may demand big adjustments from users of Word 2003.

Microsoft Office 2007 RTM

Preview Microsoft is set to ship Office 2007 to larger businesses within the next month and to the general public early next year. Here's a summary of the radical changes just around the corner.

Firefox 2 RC1

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Browser shoot-out: IE 7 v Firefox 2

Buyer's Guide Microsoft and Mozilla have both recently released new and long-awaited browsers. Each has its adherents, but which should you use? We put them head-to-head.

Zoho Office Suite beta review

Review Zoho Office Suite beta has strong potential, but it's not yet a final product, and its spreadsheets and presentations applications need more work before you can rely on them.

Google Maps

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Firefox 2 review

Review Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 on security, features and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.

Internet Explorer 7 review

Review IE 7 was Microsoft's one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.

Internet Explorer's shrinking numbers

Tech Guide There's more than just features to consider when choosing an Internet browser. Unfortunately, on the eve of releasing Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft still hasn't worked that out.

Google Home review

Review Google Home is a breezy service that lets you create a custom sign-in page chock-full of news and widgets.

Diigo review

Review Diigo lets you save, import, tag, highlight, mark up and share Web pages -- offering more advanced research tools than Del.icio.us.

Windows Live Favorites review

Review Windows Live Favorites lets you save, import and arrange bookmarks in subject folders, and then view saved links without leaving the page. However, it doesn't hook you up with other peoples' favourite URLs the way Del.icio.us does.