Mailshell AntiSpam - 5/15/2004 A comprehensive anti-spam solution that offers four spam detection engines for the highest accuracy possible
Death2Spam - 5/12/2004 Requiring no software downloads or installations, Death2Spam serves as an intriguing alternative to software-based anti-spam solutions, working with your existing e-mail client and freeing up your PC resources for processing more important tasks than weeding out unwanted e-mails.
Ad-aware - 5/10/2004 Ad-aware arrives as an easy to use, must-have utility for detecting and protecting yourself against data mining, advertising, and tracking components — in other words, all forms of adware.
Spam Interceptor - 5/9/2004 A free web-based solution for efficiently eliminating spam
Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - 5/5/2004 Even Microsoft admits that not every PC user needs the sumo-sized Office suite: Though it keeps an ultra-low profile, the company continues to refine its bargain-priced home/school/party-projects bundle. But with neither Works 7.0 nor Word 2002 changed from Works Suite 2003, does this year's edition have enough to catch consumers' attention?
Corel WordPerfect Office 12 - 5/1/2004 You say the office suite war is over? Corel must not have gotten the memo. With purchase and upgrade prices that undercut Microsoft Office, plus enhanced file compatibility and transition assistance — including a mode that mimics Microsoft's workspace and interface — the underdog makes the best case yet for its elegantly powerful word processor, spreadsheet, and presentations package.
X1 Search - 4/30/2004 Google and other search engines have accustomed us to finding specific pages on the Web in fractions of a second, so why should it be harder and take longer to find desired files and e-mail messages on your PC? SmallBusinessComputing.com's Gerry Blackwell puts X1's $99 desktop data retriever to the test.
ZoneAlarm Pro - 4/30/2004 We suspect the majority of Zone Labs' users rely on the famous free version of its ZoneAlarm firewall, but its $50 deluxe package gains more allure with every upgrade. The latest ZoneAlarm Pro packs extra protection against online hackers, e-mail booby traps, and pesky pop-ups, yet is still simple enough for your modem-phobic grandmother.
PKZIP and SecureZIP: Low-Carb Diets for Your Files - 4/27/2004 To cut the fat from files, PKWARE's PKZIP and SecureZIP, a kind of PKZIP on steroids, offer the goods. They competently compress files, create archives, and extract files to save hard disk space and reduce file sizes for e-mailing and archiving.
ICQ - 4/27/2004 A new streamlined 'Lite' edition of ICQ incorporates the core features of the heftier Pro release to go along with a redesigned interface and support for dynamic feature updates via the new Xtraz functionality.
Info Select 8 Review - 4/23/2004 Micro Logic Corp. outdoes Microsoft Outlook with new features for its fast, flexible note-taker, information organizer, calendar, e-mail, browser, and have-it-your-way workstyle software — and cuts its price to $50. But there's a kicker in the fine print: that's $50 per year. Will one of WinPlanet's favorites succeed as a software subscription?
ZoneAlarm FREE - 4/19/2004 Five interlocking security services for the ultimate in network protection
VivoActive Player - 4/8/2004 A discontinued product that delivered real-time audio and video streaming
Copernic Agent - 4/8/2004 An indispensable multi-site search tool available in three inexpensive editions
Windows 95 Power Toys - 4/8/2004 A collection of useful tools for making the most of Windows 95
Netscape Gold - 4/8/2004 Previous generation release of Navigator with inline HTML editing
HotDog Professional - 4/8/2004 One of the best HTML editors - now available as a stand-alone edition again
WinZip - 4/8/2004 An absolute must-have file compression/decompression utility
Windows 95 DUN Upgrade - 4/8/2004 A critical upgrade for the Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking ("DUN") client
QuickTime for Windows - 4/8/2004 A multimedia viewer/plug-in for playing QuickTime and other A/V files
Mail Explorer - 4/8/2004 A discontinued mail client that utilizes the Windows Explorer interface
Microsoft IntelliPoint - 4/8/2004 Upgrade your IntelliMouse with the latest IntelliPoint drivers
MidPoint - 4/8/2004 Share multiple Internet connections over LANs for incredible 'net speeds
CU-SeeMe - 4/8/2004 One of the earliest clients to make possible videoconferencing over the 'net
JasCapture - 4/8/2004 A fairly solid but expensive professional screen capture application
BlackICE PC Protection - 4/8/2004 A powerful network monitoring tool for ensuring the security of your LAN
StreamWorks - 4/8/2004 Discontinued product that offered real-time MPEG video and audio on demand
VuePrint Pro - 4/8/2004 VuePrint combines many of the best features found in ACDSee and LView Pro. It also adds a few exclusive features of its own. While not quite as quick as ACDSee, VuePrint is definitely faster than LView Pro at image decoding.
Netscape 6 - 4/8/2004 The long awaited, completely redesigned sequel to Netscape 4
mIRC - 4/8/2004 An outstanding and extremely popular shareware IRC client
WinStock - 4/8/2004 Free (time-delayed) and subscription (real-time) stock quotes over the 'net
SecureCRT - 4/8/2004 CRT with SSH2 (Secure Shell) support and RSA authentication
Panda AntiVirus - 4/8/2004 Excellent virus protection to go along with a great interface and feature-set
EWAN - 4/8/2004 A good Emulator Without A good Name
