Software

When using your computer to watch DVD movies, the experience can benefit from specialised software.

As yet I do not think Tesco do funerals – except perhaps for their competitors – this is an ‘Office’ suite of software that originally appeared on the Ability label.

Sometimes software code gets a packaging make-over and reappears under a different branding as has happened with burning software available from Tesco.

Apples much maligned music management system...worth a look?

A time consuming installation produced a comprehensive set of tools for burning media with the latest offering from Roxio.

A graphics package costing under £10 sounds like an ideal stocking filler.

While Microsoft Office is the Markey leader, there are more budget priced offerings for the discerning supermarket shopper.

Fed up with terrestrial landscapes then venture further afield with Distant Landscape

Described as the “easy way to create video and slideshow disks” sounds just like DVD MovieFactory 5 Plus is the type of software we need to check out.

Most people think that PDF is the sole property of Adobe, however other companies make packages that can create and convert PDF files, here I am looking at packages from Abbyy and Nuance (ScanSoft), both cost a fraction of the Adobe product.

Once again the yearly round of new product updates has started and the first of the 2007 crop to come my way is Microsoft Encarta 2007 Reference Suite and Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite.

Paint Shop Pro has undergone a slight name change with the latest version of the software.

Fancy a special Genre of music then RadioTracker 2 can help you to find your choice and automatically record tracks in MP3 mode onto your hard disc.

Not every digital photograph turns out as you expect. Often software can help correct matters.

Completing our look at SOFTWIN’s family of protection products, it is the turn of the top of the range BitDefender Internet Security v10.

Given the opportunity to play a new slant on an old classic genre was too good a chance to miss and so …..

Keeping your system safe and privacy intact from malicious software is the designated task of the Privacy Expert Suite.

Until now this has been sold in modules – just like the test itself – now Focus have offered the whole package on two DVD’s and amazingly it is all sold for £9.99

The popularity of digital images has seen an increase in image editing options such as working with multiple images at the same time.

The blurb says works without any training, well always the one to take people at their word I installed it on a notebook that had no files of mine, installed it and then started the program.

For those looking for software to help copy digital movie content to DVD and various handheld devices, InterVideo believes it has a possible solution.

Keeping your computer safe from attacks now involves different types of protection. A BitDefender product offers four different kinds to keep you safe.

A firm believer in all forms of protection, SOFTWIN has released a new version of its antivirus software.

Does your computer listen to you? If not then maybe it needs the assistance of a product such as Dragon Naturally Speaking.

Big Brother may be suffering from a reduction in popularity but Spyware continues to assault out computer systems.

You will need to supply the eye patch, parrot and bottle of rum (a peg-leg is optional) as you live the life of a pirate.

I am no chess expert, but I first played at school some many years ago, I never really progressed beyond the basics, normally I can manage to avoid ‘fools mate’ but with this package I should improve.

Time for some fun with the help of a chameleon.

Fancy a chance to explore the ruins of Atlantis then solve the puzzles presented by this game.

This is under the banner of Ability software, a company that has been around for almost as long as the PC. We all know how vital Backups are, is this easy enough for people to do them?