Exploring Office 2007: Building Word Docs Using Building Blocks - 4/24/2008 The latest article in our Exploring Office 2007 series reveals a handy new tool in Word 2007 that makes it easy to quickly add professional formatting options such as cover pages and headers and footers into your documents.
Collaboration Round-up: Comparing Online Collaboration Offerings - 4/22/2008 Collaboration software is all the rage in the mid-to-big business circles, but small businesses can reap the same benefits with software programs geared — and priced — for their needs. We take a look at three of more established offerings.
YouSendIt: Send Big Files Anywhere, Painlessly and Affordably - 4/16/2008 Sending large attachments to clients and colleagues via e-mail can often be a crapshoot for users. YouSendIt acts like your own private FTP site -- without the associated setup and maintenance.
A Buyer's Guide to Time-Tracking Software - 4/3/2008 Whether your livelihood depends on billable hours or you just want to get a handle on multiple projects, time-tracking software can help you be more focused and precise. Guest columnist James Martin offers a handy guide to what you need to know before you buy.
Business Plan Pro 2008: Put Your Busines Plan in Place with Ease - 3/27/2008 If you've got a great idea for a business, the first thing that you'll need is a plan. And to help with this, Business Plan Pro, now in version 11, offers an effective tool that can organize thoughts, analyze finances, and summarize your strategy.
Exploring Office 2007: Working with Shapes in Office 2007 - 3/19/2008 Our Exploring Office 2007 series continues with a look at how you can utilize the power of Shapes to create quite sophisticated effects that can be applied in Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 as well as (to a lesser degree) Word 2007.
Three Wise Storefronts Offer Free Services - 3/10/2008 Ready to make the leap to online sales but you're on a tight budget? Shopit, FastCommerce, and KonaKart tout the very lowest possible price: free.
Exploring Office 2007: Experimenting with Excel's Pivot Tables and Charts - 3/3/2008 Our Exploring Office 2007 series continues with a handy guide to working with the powerful new Pivot Table and Pivot Chart tools in Excel 2007. While all too often overlooked because they appear to be complicated to use, these tools can summarize vast quantities of data in a meaningful way with only a minute or two of effort.
Best Mac Tools: Five Indispensable Apps - 2/25/2008 Guest columnist Michael Hall offers up a handful of Internet applications that every Mac owner needs to know about. Some have their flaws, but they're certain to enhance your daily 'net experience.
Exploring Office 2007: All the Makings of a Spelling Maven - 2/19/2008 There's a lot more to Office 2007's spell-checking options than first meet the eye. Our Exploring Office 2007 series continues with a look at the new spell-checking enhancements in Word 2007 and explores how you can adjust Word's built-in spell-checking capabilities for maximum productivity ... not to mention accuracy.
Exploring Office 2007: Error-Free Worksheets in Excel 2007 - 2/5/2008 While a mistake in a Word document may amount to no more than an embarrassing typo, a mistake in an Excel worksheet could result in a financial loss to the business. As the latest article in our
Exploring Office 2007 series shows, it's critical to understand the problems that might occur in your Excel worksheets and to take precautions to ensure that your worksheets are as error free as possible.
How Technology Will Improve Our Lives in 2008 - 1/23/2008 Technology often improves for technology's sake. Our man in Silicon Valley mulls what might be on the way in the realm of software and services to actually help users.
Exploring Office 2007: Hand-Drawn Charts in PowerPoint 2007 - 1/14/2008 The latest article in our Exploring Office 2007 series takes a look at some handy new features in PowerPoint 2007 for creating attractive hand-drawn charts that can give a visual boost to your presentations while still getting your message across to your audience.
11 Fearless Predictions for Free Software in 2008 - 1/8/2008 From KDE to the OOXML controversy to video drivers: a gaze into the crystal ball for free (as in "free speech," not as in "free beer") software.
Exploring Office 2007: Quick and Efficient Data Entry in Excel - 12/26/2007 There are many times in Excel when you find yourself entering the same data over and over again. In many cases, you can spare your fingers the work of typing and fast-track repetitive data entry. As the latest article in our Exploring Office 2007 series shows, it's all about working smarter and more effectively.
Microsoft Windows Home Server: Serving Up a Network for Your Home - 12/17/2007 Microsoft's new Windows Home Server offers features that are essential for anyone looking to run a home network: quick and easy file sharing, remote access, PC internet protection, easy-to-use image-based backup capabilities, and more. The best news is that WHS is so simple to use that even if you have no clue how to find your own IP address you can use this home server.
Trend Micro Internet Security 2008: Worry-Free Protection for Your PC - 12/10/2007 If you tend to worry while downloading and sharing files and visiting websites, you're not paranoid, you're simply realistic. And if you want plenty of protection for your data and PCs, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 can provide it. The venerable program remains much the same in the 2008 edition but offers stronger protection against malware, more efficient scanning, and some interface updates.
Norton Internet Security 2008: Faster, Stronger, Edgier Protection for Your PC - 12/5/2007 They're everywhere and they all seem out to get you. No, this isn't some plot from a "B" horror movie; it's simply everyday computing with the never-ending deluge of viruses, spyware, and hackers out to hinder and at times cripple your PC. Fortunately, Symantec's latest Norton Internet Security 2008 release is better behaved and better equipped to handle malware and protect your personal data.
Exploring Office 2007: Learning About Lists in Excel - 11/29/2007 Excel offers a simple way to manage lists of data without resorting to the complexity of a database. Our latest article in the Exploring Office 2007 series shows you how working with lists functions in both Excel 2007 and Excel 2003.
ESET Smart Security: Ultra-Efficient PC Protection with Minimal Overhead - 11/20/2007 The European firm ESET, well known for its popular NOD32 anti-virus app, offers an alternative to the common "bloatware" seen in many of today's Internet security suites. The company's new ESET Smart Security product is a relatively compact security tool that provides broad and effective protection against Internet-borne malevolence with minimal overhead.
Synergy: One App to Control All Your PCs - 11/16/2007 Synergy makes it possible for users to share one keyboard and mouse with multiple computers running at the same time, even if the computers use different operating systems. And the best part? It's free.
Exploring Office 2007: Working Collaboratively in Word 2007 - 11/6/2007 Microsoft Word 2007 is a great editing tool to use when you're working with others on a project. Our latest Exploring Office 2007 article explores the features in Word 2007 that allow you to manage workgroup changes and contributions to documents.
ZoneAlarm ForceField: A Virtual Stunt Double to the Security Rescue - 10/31/2007 ZoneAlarm's new ForceField security tool creates a virtual surfing bubble around your online browsing activities, bouncing a veritable bounty of badness back into the ether and away from your PC.
Exploring Office 2007: Taming Word 2007 Styles - 10/15/2007 Styles are a key tool in any word processing program and Word 2007 is no exception. Styles allow you to quickly format your text and tables in a consistent way. Our latest Exploring Office 2007 article reveals how the new Style options in Word 2007 can help you work more efficiently and effectively to create attractive, professional-looking documents.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Presenting a Strong Case - 10/1/2007 Our Office 2007 Apps in Depth series continues with a review of PowerPoint 2007, which boasts a new user interface and a slew of useful new features.
Panda 2008: Staying on Top of the Internet Security Scene - 9/24/2007 The stakes run ever higher in internet security, as the black hats get more creative and more pernicious by the day. With its latest releases, Panda Software continues to impress.
Exploring Office 2007: A Perfect Print Everytime in Excel 2007 - 9/20/2007 With a little pre-planning and some knowledge of the print options that can be configured to your advantage in Excel, you can turn your next Excel print job from an exercise in frustration to an effortlessly simple and successful procedure.
Exploring Office 2007: Analyzing with Excel - 9/14/2007 Excel makes comparing business decisions a bit easier with its Scenario Manager tool. Discover how you can use the spreadsheet to set up different scenarios whether it's comparing products or budget numbers.
iTunes: Apple Looks to Dominate the Online Music Scene - 9/7/2007 The iTunes program and online music store are effectively joined at the hip. Add Apple's wildly popular iPod to the mix and you have an inseparable, synergistic trio. Wayne Kawamoto serves up the latest on iTunes.
Microsoft Excel 2007: A Calculated Change in Excel - 8/29/2007 Our Office 2007 Apps in Depth series continues with a focus on Excel. How heavily you currently rely on the spreadsheet could determine whether you appreciate or lament the changes found in the the latest version.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007: Discover Virtualization the Free Way - 8/22/2007 Once the primary domain of ubergeeks and IT admins, virtualization has become quite the rage of late for mainstream PC users. Find out how Microsoft's free Virtual PC 2007 release stacks up against the competition in terms of capably running multiple operating systems on a single physical computer.
Exploring Office 2007: Take Charge with Office 2007 Themes - 8/16/2007 One of the new features in Microsoft Office 2007 that has everyone talking is Themes. Discover how this new feature can improve your everyday productivity and efficiency while helping you create attractive, professional-looking documents and presentations with minimal effort.
Utilities for Nothing, Security for Free - 8/13/2007 Free utilities may lack the polished interface and some of the features you typically get with commercial software, but for most people, free security software can be a cost-effective way to protect one or more PCs.
Safari 3: Apple's Web Browser a Welcome Addition to Windows - 8/8/2007 Moving beyond the Mac, Apple will soon release a Windows version of its Safari 3 Web browser. At first glance, Windows users may think there's little reason to turn to Safari, but surely Apple has bigger plans in mind — enhanced support for iTunes and iPhone perhaps?
The Dude: Network Mapping and Monitoring the Free Way - 8/1/2007 Network management tools typically cost several hundred dollars or more, but The Dude is considerably less expensive than that. In fact, it's free, and while the oddly-named utility doesn't have even close to the same level of polish as network monitoring tools you have to pay for, it's certainly serviceable, provided you're willing to spend time figuring out its rather idiosyncratic interface.
Exploring Office 2007: Excel 2007 Tips for Creating Functional and Attractive Charts - 7/26/2007 Excel charts have been given a makeover in Excel 2007 and the Chart Wizard of earlier versions is now gone. Our Exploring Office 2007 series continues with a list of the top tips for creating functional and attractive charts in the new Excel 2007 release.
