The Ultimate Troubleshooter: Handing Over the Keys to a Trouble-Free PC - 7/28/2005 The Ultimate Troubleshooter (TUT) seeks to live up to its name by adeptly revealing the mysteries of the multitude of background processes running on your computer. Managing these processes more intelligently via TUT can lead to improved performance, faster startup times, and increased system stability — the ultimate trifecta, indeed.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2006: AVP Enters the Enterprise-Grade Security Arena - 7/20/2005 KIS 2006 arrives as the next-generation evolution of the popular AntiViral Tookit Pro (AVP) from Russian developer Kaspersky Lab. The new comprehensive security tool guards against nearly every imaginable internet threat, providing real-time anti-virus and firewall protection to go along with spam filtering, a pop-up blocker, and the ability to detect and remove spyware programs and other forms of malware.
Miranda IM: Fast, Functional, and Free — No Tradeoffs Here - 7/13/2005 Miranda IM delivers a trim, fast-moving instant messaging tool that is easy to install, takes up little room, and packages only the basic, must-have features. Plus, with more than 300 readily available plug-ins, Miranda can be customized to perform any number of sophisticated IM tasks, thus offering the best of both worlds.
VisualRoute 2005: Graphical Net Connectivity Diagnosis Doesn't Come Cheap - 6/29/2005 Visualware's Visual Route 2005 Personal Edition makes identifying Internet connectivity issues significantly faster and more convenient than the standard tools that often accompany operating systems. But are these qualities enough to warrant its hefty price tag?
WordPerfect Office 12: A Very Viable Office Alternative - 6/22/2005 With its lower price and new interface compatibility with Microsoft Office applications, WordPerfect Office 12 doesn't necessarily come out on top, but it's a great alternative. And perhaps that's all it needs to be.
X-Setup Pro 7.0: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Windows Registry - 6/16/2005 Whether you're a network administrator looking for an easy and efficient way to modify multiple systems or a tech geek who simply likes to fiddle with your system's settings, X-Setup Pro and its adept handling of the Windows Registry will almost certainly satisfy your needs.
Adobe's Creative Suite CS2 Hits the Shelves - 6/8/2005 Adobe's Creative Suite CS2 adds significant new features to each of its individual applications and also integrates several new functions that are likely to make life easier for professionals using Adobe's products. Discover which of the many enhancements are likely to benefit you the most.
Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition: Advancing the Fight Against Malware - 6/6/2005 To halt annoying spyware and adware, as well as viruses and worms that want to wreak havoc on your PC, Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition, an enhanced version of its Norton Internet Security 2005 suite that seeks out and attacks spyware.
Vexira AntiVirus 2005: A Lean, Mean Virus-Fighting Machine - 5/25/2005 Vexira does a competent and highly efficient job of guarding against viruses and purging the bad stuff that does manage to get through your PC's defenses. But is that enough to make it competitive with the likes of Norton AntiVirus and McAfee VirusScan?
Security Task Manager: Knowledge Is Power - 5/12/2005 A look at a utility that promises to take the mystery out of running processes that not only bog down your system, but may also pose a threat to your security.
BeInSync: A P2P Approach to Remote File Access - 5/5/2005 Need access to your files? When all you want is to 'BeInSync', it's time to reevaluate your allegiance to those notoriously clunky remote tools.
StudioLine Photo 2: The Digital Imaging Bargain of the Year? - 4/28/2005 Can a single application manage all your digital photo needs? After getting up to speed with the easy to use and economical StudioLine Photo 2, you may find it's the only imaging tool you need.
Panda Platinum Internet Security: Threat-Proof Protection From Both the Known and Unknown - 4/21/2005 Faster than a speeding bullet and just as destructive, nasties like Sasser, Netsky, and MyDoom can spread almost instantly, infecting thousands of computers in the blink of an eye. Panda Software claims to have a solution, with a new technology that can detect and block even unknown viruses. Known as TruPrevent, the technology is integrated into the latest releases of Panda's security products: Panda Titanium Antivirus 2005 and Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005.
StarOffice 8: Taking the Office Suite Showdown to a Heightened Level - 4/13/2005 In much the same way that Netscape and Mozilla have been fighting the good fight against Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sun has challenged the House of Gates in the arena of the big "office" suite. StarOffice 8 ups the ante with a variety of new features and improved interoperability with Microsoft Office.
FTPEditor Pro: Easing the Pain of Routine Web Edits - 4/6/2005 Small edits of Web pages can be a cumbersome task, especially if all you need to do is correct a grammar or spelling mistake. Usually, you have to open the file in an editing program, correct the mistake, save the file, and then upload it to the remote FTP server. FTPEditor presents an efficient means for bypassing much of this work.
Copernic Desktop Search: Copernic's Search Technology Finds the Desktop - 4/1/2005 Copernic, a company well-versed in the science of search, joins the desktop search fray with a tool that combines many of the best features of the competition while adding some unique and useful ones of its own. Adding to its appeal is an attractive interface that manages to be user-friendly without being overly Spartan.
FeedForAll: Address All Your RSS Needs With One Tool - 3/24/2005 RSS technology is really taking off. As the demand has increased, Web developers have discovered that they need to add RSS feeds to their sites. In the past, this was usually done manually or through the use of Perl scripts, but now you can choose a software program like FeedForAll to do the job.
Canvas X: Ten Times the Versatility of Your Average Graphics Tool - 3/22/2005 Whether you perform most of your graphic editing in bitmaps or vectors, ACD's Canvas X can handle the job and more. In fact, if you've been using a basic image editor and have outgrown its capabilities, Canvas is a great place to start looking to expand what you can do with your images and presentations.
StyleWriter: Keeping Your Prose in Pristine Form - 3/15/2005 Whether you're trying to uphold a consistent corporate voice or simply looking to improve your own writing style, Editor Software's StyleWriter can help.
Adobe Acrobat 7.0: A Feature-Packed Acrobat Upgrade - 3/3/2005 Adobe Acrobat junkies rejoice, the 7.0 upgrade comes jammed with features you're sure to love. Occasional dabblers or the uninitiated, on the other hand, may fare better with earlier, less confusing versions.
SpamPal: The Free, Open Source Anti-Spam Alternative - 3/1/2005 While some would say there is no such thing as a free lunch, if by "lunch" they mean canned spam, they're wrong. A free application called SpamPal will toss your junk mail in the can quietly, efficiently, and accurately. Oh, and did we mention it's free?
Audio Xtract Pro and Rhapsody: Streaming Music for Keeps - 2/23/2005 In the post-Napster (the free one at least) world, the costs of accumulating a substantial music collection on your hard drive have increased dramatically. The subscription-based Rhapsody music service and Audio Xtract Pro offer contrasting approaches to building your MP3 library ... affordably and legally.
TopStyle Pro: The 'HomeSite' of the 21st Century? - 2/18/2005 Of the many ways to create and edit Web pages these days, arguably the most useful is the HTML/CSS combination editor, a leading-edge tool that helps to save valuable time in the editing process. If you like developer Nick Bradbury's original (and highly popular) HTML authoring tool HomeSite, you'll love his new (X)HTML/CSS editor, TopStyle Pro.
Desktop Search Round-up: Search Engine Power for Your PC - 2/14/2005 Google recently pioneered the strategy of bringing Web search engine technology to your desktop for faster and more powerful searches, but the preeminent search engine now has quite a bit of company in the field. Discover how the latest desktop search tools from the major search engine heavyweights stack up against each other.
Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox - 2/10/2005 Enable quick Yahoo! Web searches and prevent pop-ups with the first browser toolbar released for Mozilla Firefox.
Watson: Meta Search for the Desktop - 2/7/2005 Intellext's Watson searches other application indices to point users to information they didn't know existed.
WebDrive: A Webmaster's Best Friend? - 2/1/2005 Uploading and downloading files is a common task for a webmaster. Normally the process is accomplished using a program like an FTP or telnet client, but WebDrive offers a more efficient solution. This handy little tool can seamlessly integrate FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV servers into the Windows desktop by mapping them to network drive letters.
Search Engine Toolbar Round-up: One-Click Web Searching and Much More - 1/26/2005 Most of the major Web search engines now offer toolbars that become part of your browser, letting you conduct quick Web searches at any time and from any site. Today we compare three of the most popular search toolbars currently available.
Search Engine Toolbar Round-up: One-Click Web Searching and Much More - 1/26/2005 Most of the major Web search engines now offer toolbars that become part of your browser, letting you conduct quick Web searches at any time and from any site. Today we compare three of the most popular search toolbars currently available.
Synchronize It! In Synch in No Time Flat - 1/20/2005 Synchronize It! is a handy little tool for efficiently and painlessly keeping folders or entire drives in synch with other drives. The client also includes Compare It!, a file compare and merge utility for synching individual files.
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005: Upping the Ante for Security Suites - 1/14/2005 The 2005 edition of McAfee's all-in-one Internet security suite features a solid collection of security components, each of which sports a variety of improvements and enhancements over previous releases, but the immediate question for most users remains whether the sum of the parts is really greater than the individual components themselves.
Desktop Search Round-up: MSN Toolbar Suite - 1/9/2005 Google recently pioneered the strategy of bringing Web search engine technology to your desktop for faster and more powerful searches, but the preeminent search engine now has quite a bit of company in the field. Discover how the latest desktop search tools from the major search engine heavyweights stack up against each other.
Desktop Search Round-up: Ask Jeeves Desktop Search - 1/9/2005 Google recently pioneered the strategy of bringing Web search engine technology to your desktop for faster and more powerful searches, but the preeminent search engine now has quite a bit of company in the field. Discover how the latest desktop search tools from the major search engine heavyweights stack up against each other.
F-Secure Internet Security 2005: New Competition for Norton and McAfee - 1/5/2005 F-Secure's new Internet suite presents an enticing collection of security components, including firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, spam filtering, and parental control capabilities, but how does it fare against the hugely popular competition?
SPAMFighter: You're Not Alone in the Fight Against Spam - 12/21/2004 Tired of sifting through endless heaps of claims for work-at-home schemes that really do work, custodians of Nigerian millionaires in duress, and, of course, the ever-intriguing enlargement of body parts? While no spam blocker is 100 percent foolproof, some are much better than others. How does the community-based SPAMFighter stack up against the competition?
Real Alternative: Better Than the Real Thing? - 12/15/2004 Looking for a low-maintenance, ad-free multimedia player, one that simply plays what you ask it to play and then leaves you alone? Alternatives to the behemoth RealPlayer and Windows Media Player clients abound, but one 'Real Alternative' stands out from the competition.
Photoshop CS: It's a Big Deal - 12/9/2004 If you didn't think it would be possible to add even more features to Photoshop, think again. A plethora of useful new features and enhancements for both graphics professionals and power users alike means if there was ever a time to shell out $600 for a graphics editor, this may be it.
Vote for the Best Small Business Products of the Year - 12/8/2004 Technology alone won't make a small business successful. However, the right combination of hardware, software, and services can sure help. Cast your vote in the SmallBusinessComputing Excellence in Technology Awards and help us recognize those products that make a difference.
Netscape's New Prototype Nods to IE, Firefox - 12/1/2004 Netscape's new beta release of its venerable browser offers a rich selection of IE and Firefox features as well as support for both browsers' rendering engines.
