So before you spend those hard saved dollars on the latest software package that you absolutely must have, have a browse through our comprehensive list of 'jargon-free' software reviews to see what others have to say about them. With over 80 reviews archived at our Computer Club, chances are, you will find what you are looking for.
|
|
 |
Adobe
Acrobat Professional
Browsers of the Internet will
be familiar with the PDF file format and it is also very likely that
when installing new software you have been exposed to the Acrobat
format with, on disk, help files or installation instructions.. |
 |
|
 |
 |
Teach
Yourself Visually Microsoft Office 2003
For those who like to find
their own way rather than join a class to learn something this book
is great for learning about the nuances of MS Office 2003. The Visually
series make excellent use of screen grabs scattered liberally through
the text. This makes it easy to translate what you are reading to
what you will see on the screen.
|
|
|
|
 |
Mavis
Beacon Teaches Microsoft Office
Some of our readers may remember
the Mavis Beacon Typing software. It was a well known package in its
time and probably helped many a secretary learn how to type. |
|
|
|
 Free
Reviews |
|
|
 |
Scrapbook Factory
When a special occasion like a birthday, anniversary or such like comes around, you may feel a need to create something special to make it more memorable. If it is a party, maybe a special personalised invitation card and envelope along with place cards for the guests.
|
|
|
|
 |
How To Do Everything With Digital Video
Many Seniors like to travel and see places they have never visited before now that they have time on their hands. To help retain the memories we usually take a still camera along and, increasingly these days, video cameras, as still shots so often seem to miss something. I believe it is those little bits just outside the frame which we can capture with video by panning across a scene.
|
|
|
|
|
Archived
Reviews - for members only |
|
|
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium
When it comes to comprehensive quality packages for graphics then
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium must be a first consideration. It is
a true professional package that doesn’t miss a trick covering
all aspects from photo handling to graphic arts, PDF documents and
desktop publishing and the Web.
Click here to join the club and read this review... |
|
|
| MS
Office Word 2003 Quicksteps Recently
I read somewhere that we are doing pretty good if we use 5% of the
facilities in the software we install on our computers and I think
this is a pretty fair statement.
Click here to join the club and read this review... |
|
|
Adobe
Illustrator CS2
Adobe Illustrator
has long been the favourite of graphics professionals and is capable
of amazing things. In the hands of someone who is used to it, it will
produce graphics that can be unbelievably beautiful and fascinating
leaving you sometimes wondering how they did it.
Click here to join the club and read this review... |
|
|
Adobe
InDesign for Desktop Publishing
I wouldn’t
be doing you any favours if I didn’t point out that this package
is for the serious user wanting to create top class documents. If
you have worked with Microsoft Word then you will have some idea of
how this type of program can produce some very professional looking
publications or documents which contain a variety of inclusions from
pictures to tables plus footnotes, indexes etc. Having said that it
is in a class above Word with its flexibility and finish.
Click here to join the club and read this review... |
|
|
PC
Upgrading and Troubleshooting Quicksteps
This book by Kirk
Steers from the McGraw Hill – Osborne stable is aimed squarely
at the enthusiastic beginner who would like to know a little more
about what s under the bonnet, in a manner of speaking, and maybe
try a little fixing, when things go wrong.
Click here to join the club and read this review... |
|
McAfee Virus Scan
Anyone that has ever been ill with a
virus knows that it is definitely not a pleasant experience! A computer
virus is much the same thing, except instead of attacking your health,
it attacks the health of your computer; and believe me when I tell you
it is just as inconvenient and gives you just as big a headache as being
sick | |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Card Studio 3 Deluxe from Hallmark
If you are like me, you find the quality of greeting cards very poor these days as well as expensive. All these crude cartoon type illustrations leave me cold unless I am looking for a patently funny card. Give me the quality cards of yore when it comes to expressing feelings and sentiment. So what do we do?
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Email Watchdog from Broderbund
These days of rampant viruses that flit across the Internet landscape infecting and moving on before you know it, can be very worrying, especially as Email and the Internet can be so useful and so much a part of our lives.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Master Landscape and Home Design β Punch Software
Thinking of retiring and building that hideaway up country or perhaps giving the old home and garden a once over now the kids have gone, to make it more comfortable and enjoyable, now you have all that spare time. Well this package may be the answer.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Get Going With Web Pages from e-Ways
When you browse the Web do wonder how some of those fantastic pages are created and do you sometimes wish you could create some for yourself. Most ISPs offer free personal sites of a limited size and many people use these to keep friends and family in touch with how they are, and what is happening.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
We all love beautiful sounds and in particular good music. With the advent of quadraphonic and surround sound and better speaker systems we were able to enjoy it even more, often enveloping ourselves in the sensual experience that music can create.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 2002
Curiosity and the thirst for knowledge are often what drives us on and all to often we find ourselves lacking in enlightenment on a particular topic and need to reefer to a respected source to fill the gaps.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Classic Board Games from Microsoft
All of us get bored with using the computer at some time, or maybe, we just want to relax and wile away time, doing nothing in particular, but in a pleasant way. When this happens, Microsoft Classic Board Games will most likely fill the bill with its selection of 12 games. |
|
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Encarta Reference Library
Lovers of knowledge have been known to collect encyclopedias and often, pride of place on the bookshelf, would go to Encyclopedia Brittanica, as the ultimate authority on various topics.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scanning Text β Omnipage Pro 11
Scanners are great tools when it comes to scanning photos and other pictures but have you ever thought of how much work they can save when it comes to copying pages of text for a document you are preparing or even the family history.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CrossStitcher Card and Pattern Creator
Crafts are a very popular way of filling in time and providing enjoyment and many ladies love to create beautiful things like lace, embroidery and even cross stitch pictures.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
TypeQuick β Touch Typing Made Easy
Do you get tired of the old hunt and peck method of entering keyboard data or writing a letter. Do you wish you could touch type and rattle off a letter or epistle with great aplomb but lack the skills to do so.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
Firewall Security and Norton Internet Security 2002
Some time back we were treated to the frightening spectacle on TV of a computer being taken over by a third party via the Internet. We were able to see the snooper actually following every move the victim made on his computer, seeing and reading files at the same time, before taking it over while the victim watched helplessly.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
MS Picture It, Photo and Print Studio
You can pay a little or a lot when it comes to graphics handling packages but with Picture IT, from Microsoft, you get value for money at $79.95 when it comes to handling photos.
| |
Click here to join the club and read this review...
|
|
|
 |
