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WordPerfect Office 11 Standard review
Reviews This suite's look and feel hasn’t changed dramatically from those of previous versions. WordPerfect Office 11 comes in two versions: Standard and Professional. To real bargain hunters, the Standard version's price may seem high for three basic...
[April 23, 2003, 13:58]
Opera 6.0 for Windows review
Reviews Previous versions of Opera for Windows supported the multi-document interface (MDI), in which every browser window you opened lived within the main Opera window. Unfortunately, Opera also changed the existing UI: the reorganised Preferences...
[April 2, 2002, 0:00]
Inside Mac OS X Leopard review
Reviews Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has a slicker, more reflective look than previous versions of OS X. Setting up Time Machine, OS X Leopard's new data backup system, requires picking a hard disk where you want to store all the various versions of your files.
[October 26, 2007, 9:36]
SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional review
Reviews There are two client versions of SuSE Linux available, Personal and Professional. The CDs contain the standard, 32-bit x86 distribution of SuSE Linux 9.1, while the double-sided DVD-ROMs contain both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the operating...
[May 18, 2004, 9:30]
MindManager X5 Pro review
Reviews You enter the licence keys for the versions you want to run long term. We ran both the Tablet PC and Pocket PC versions of MindManager, the former on a Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4010 Tablet PC and the latter on a Fujitsu Siemens LOOX 720 Pocket PC.
[June 1, 2006, 0:00]
A quick guide to Windows Vista Business Edition review
Reviews Like previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista will be sold in various editions: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, along with a special Starter Edition. When any change is made and saved, all versions of the open...
[December 6, 2006, 15:44]
Systran Translator Professional 5 review
Reviews The software comes in no less than four versions - we tested the top-of-the-range edition. The side-by-side view offered in the Translation Project Manager is ideal for users who want to compare two language versions of a document for precision, or...
[January 26, 2006, 10:25]
Windows Small Business Server 2008 review
Reviews We were impressed with how slick and flexible the process now is compared to previous versions. What you get are full versions of key Microsoft products, notably Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007, both more usually deployed by enterprise...
[November 12, 2008, 10:05]
Crafty Bagle viruses keep spreading review
Reviews Late at night on February 28, 2005, two versions of the Bagle virus were released onto the Internet. This version of Bagle, like previous versions, attempts to turn off antivirus and firewall security, so once it is implanted on as many desktops as...
[March 7, 2005, 10:00]
CoPilot Live Smartphone review
Reviews CoPilot Live Smartphone is compatible with the 2002 and 2003 versions of Windows Mobile for Smartphone. There are two versions of the software. It relies on a Bluetooth GPS receiver to gather and plot information about your position.
[September 8, 2004, 13:45]
Red Hat Linux 7.1 Deluxe Edition review
Reviews The Deluxe Edition ships with nine CDs of applications and games (full and demo versions), 60 days of free phone and Web support, and a 60-day subscription (for up to five systems) to the Red Hat Network Software Manager, which automatically...
[June 8, 2001, 0:00]
Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 review
Reviews In fact, you can install multiple versions of Windows (if you have copies) by setting up different virtual machines; you can then choose which virtual machine to start up. This is useful for Web and application developers who need to check for...
[November 17, 2004, 8:50]
Adobe Creative Suite: a first look review
Reviews VAT) Creative Suite Standard Edition, comprising the new versions of Photoshop (with an updated ImageReady), Illustrator and InDesign, and a £1,115.08 (inc. VAT) Premium version, which adds new versions of GoLive and the already released Acrobat...
[September 30, 2003, 11:10]
Apple Mac OS X Tiger: a first look review
Reviews Like previous versions of Mac OS X, Tiger will be based on an open-source Unix-like core. Some new technologies, such as Core Image, should enable Tiger to feel faster and more responsive than previous Mac OS X versions.
[January 14, 2005, 8:20]
Intel Classmate PC review
Reviews Our review unit came preloaded with Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 — both software packages specially configured to fit onto the tiny 2GB flash hard drive (larger versions may be available in the future).
[November 2, 2007, 10:03]
Painter IX review
Reviews You'll also find image rotation in version IX, as well as the ability to save numbered versions of a single file -- useful for experimentation and archiving. Previous versions of Painter occasionally exhibited annoying lag time, especially with...
[November 30, 2004, 9:25]
Lotus Symphony 1.2 review
Reviews Available in Linux OS X and Windows versions, Lotus Symphony can be downloaded from IBM's web site with a free log-in ID. There are also versions for 64-bit operating systems, including 64-bit Linux. Like OpenOffice.org, Lotus Symphony is free.
[February 9, 2009, 10:32]
Picasa 2.0: a first look review
Reviews Unlike earlier versions, Picasa 2.0 has improved its editing tools and search capabilities considerably. The new edition of Picasa also burns albums to your computer's DVD or CD burner -- something missing in earlier versions.
[January 20, 2005, 8:20]
Photoshop CS2 review
Reviews Previous versions of Photoshop can also coexist on the same computer if, say, a print publisher is using an older version and you need to make certain that your images are truly backward compatible. Adobe Version Cue 2.0, available with the full...
[April 22, 2005, 9:10]
Illustrator CS2 review
Reviews Previous versions of Illustrator can coexist on the same computer, a relief for any firm that needs to tinker with legacy files. If you alternate between using Photoshop and Illustrator, you'll value the newfound ability to open Photoshop files...
[April 26, 2005, 7:25]
