PreviousPlay 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.
7.5 Editors' Rating
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.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Google Apps Premier Edition review
Review Does the arrival of Google Apps Premier Edition signal the death of desktop software dinosaurs like Microsoft Office? Although the idea is compelling, the answer is 'no'. Not yet, at least. There are many reasons to get excited about Google’s hosted office suite, but there are just as many reasons to proceed with caution.
7.7 Editors' Rating
The Long Tail review
Review Online businesses can make a far wider range of products available than bricks-and-mortar ones, so long as they provide efficient search and can easily source the obscure stuff. This influential book describes the wider implications of this straightforward-sounding concept.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Outlook 2007 review
Review If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and emailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and email rendering were better.
7.8 Editors' Rating
PowerPoint 2007 review
Review Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.
7.4 Editors' Rating
Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American review
Review If you need a refresher course on the birth and development of the personal computer industry, then this book is a treasure-trove of information.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Word 2007 review
Review If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less expensive alternatives deliver its core features without the clutter.
7.8 Editors' Rating
Brave New Ballot review
Review This book examines the security of electronic voting systems with reference to a specific incident. Although it has interesting things to say about the interface between science, politics and the media, the definitive book on e-voting has yet to be written.
6.5 Editors' Rating
Microsoft Office: Then and Now
Photos Help, where did Undo go? Here's where to find that and other must-have commands in the new Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007.
Inside Office 2007's files
Tech Guide For the first time in a decade, Microsoft will introduce new file types for its Office software. Here's what you need to know to use the new files in older Office versions and how older Office files will work in the new Office 2007.
Microsoft Office Standard 2007 review
Review Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever. However, you can stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
7.7 Editors' Rating
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Tough Choices: A Memoir review
Review Carly Fiorina is best known for her tenure as Hewlett-Packard's CEO, a post from which she was ousted in 2005. This book, which is a better read than you might expect, covers the HP ground and the path that led there.
7.5 Editors' Rating
