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08/27/2008

Review: Portrait Professional photo-editing software

Cliff Joseph, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 10:36:00

Specialised editing for portrait photography fans

There are a number of low-cost photo-editing programs available for the amateur photographer, but Portrait Professional concentrates specifically on editing and modifying portraits....

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08/26/2008

Review: Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 security software

Paul Monckton, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 10:15:00

Comprehensive Internet security for the PC

Agnitum’s Outpost Security Suite Pro includes a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, anti-spam features as well as a host of other sophisticated defences against internet threats....

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08/25/2008

Review: PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6 security software

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Monday 25 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Kill off viruses and spyware

Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6 is the latest in a series of security applications from PC Tools designed to protect your PC from a range of spyware and virus threats....

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08/25/2008

Review: Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphic Designer graphics suite

Ken McMahon, Personal Computer World, Monday 25 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Some useful tools, but this suite could do with tighter integration

A suite of three applications, Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphic Designer comprises a photo editor, vector graphics application and a photo manager....

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08/22/2008

Review: Extrinsica Office Anywhere hosted software

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 22 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Take the office with you ­ wherever you go

Extrinsica Office Anywhere is a little different from other hosted software services. It uses Citrix software to provide remote access to the company’s managed Windows application servers....

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08/22/2008

Review: Homepage Maker 6 Ultimate design software

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 17:19:00

This browser-based tool can get complicated

Homepage Maker 6 Ultimate bills itself as a business website maker that's easy for home users too. While it's certainly powerful enough for many small businesses, we reckon home users, unless...

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08/21/2008

Review: Ability Office Business office suite

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Is this value office suite good enough value to ward off Open Office?

Competition is fierce in the office suite market. Few suites can match Microsoft Office for collaboration and sheer presence, and Open Office can’t be beaten on price....

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08/21/2008

Review: Taxcalc Personal Lite office software

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 15:13:00

Get your affairs in order

For the self-employed, summer means it's time to start thinking about tax, as the returns for the previous year start to become due....

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08/20/2008

Review: Techsmith Snagit 9 screen capture

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Capture and organise screen grabs and videos

Research on the internet is now a full-on multimedia experience and simply being able to capture text is no longer enough....

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08/20/2008

Review: Spam Titan email security

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 12:56:00

Say no to spam with this virtual appliance

There are plenty of anti-spam tools available, some software-based and others self-contained hardware appliances. Spam Titan uniquely bridges this divide and offers a range of additional features that make it...

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08/19/2008

Review: Pinnacle Studio 12 Ultimate video-editing software

Jonathan Parkyn, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 11:50:00

Has this home movie editing app reached the peak of its powers?

Version 12 of Pinnacle Studio is hardly what we would call a drastic reinvention. There appear to have been few immediately noticeable alterations since Studio 11....

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08/18/2008

Review: System Mechanic 8 utility software

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 18 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Keep your computer running smoothly

The idea behind System Mechanic is that it can give your computer a thorough check-up as well as tweaks to keep it running smoothly....

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08/17/2008

Review: Uefa Euro 2008 Xbox 360 game

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Sunday 17 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Fairy tale football featuring England at Euro 2008

The first thing you notice about EA's Uefa Euro 2008 is that it's not quite true to reality, in that England is represented in the game, despite being noticeably absent...

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08/16/2008

Review: Battlefield: Bad Company Xbox 360 game

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Saturday 16 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Relive 'Nam in this classy shooter

The bad company in question here is a squad of misfits – these aren't the classy, committed, highly trained troops to be found in most war games....

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08/15/2008

Review: Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphics Designer 2 graphics editing suite

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Friday 15 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Draw and paint with one piece of software

Vector graphics applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw define drawings using mathematics to make up lines and shapes....

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08/15/2008

Review: Alone in the Dark action game

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Thursday 14 August 2008 at 17:57:00

Return to the root of all evil with this reimagined horror sequel

Often eclipsed by the ultimately more successful Resident Evil games, it was actually Alone in the Dark that kickstarted the whole survival horror genre when the first game in the...

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08/12/2008

Review: Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro document creation software

Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 11:43:00

The popular Acrobat series branches out into multimedia

Coinciding with the decision of the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) to adopt the Acrobat PDF file format as an official industry standard, comes the release of Acrobat 9 from...

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08/12/2008

Review: Cyberlink Power DVD 8 Ultra video software

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 11:14:00

Complete DVD playback, but is it worth it?

Cut-down versions of Power DVD are bundled with more DVD players than any other program, and when people come to buy full movie player software, most go for the name...

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08/09/2008

Review: Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 2009

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Friday 8 August 2008 at 16:47:00

Great value for money and plenty of improvements over the previous version

Agnitum’s Outpost Security Suite 2009 is the new version of what is effectively a low-cost alternative to similar products from household names such as Norton and McAfee....

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08/05/2008

Review: Acorah Software Taxcalc 2008 financial software

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 4 August 2008 at 13:11:00

Get your tax returns in on time with this easy-to-use tool

According to Benjamin Franklin: “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” There’s not much IT can do to prolong your lifespan, but software such as Taxcalc 2008...

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08/04/2008

Review: Apple Mobile Me synchronisation software

Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer World, Monday 4 August 2008 at 11:57:00

Apple extends its online service to PC users too ­ but with mixed results

Mobile Me started life as .Mac (pronounced ‘dot-Mac’) ­ an online email and storage service for Mac users. It also offered synchronisation features that made it possible to keep multiple...

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08/03/2008

Review: Retro Granny's Garden education software

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Sunday 3 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Computer learning, 1980s style

It could be said that it's an indictment of current games that a 20-year-old title could still sell today. That's exactly what Granny's Garden is – launched back in the...

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08/03/2008

Review: Granny's Retro Garden education software

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Sunday 3 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Computer learning games, 1980s style

It could be said that it's an indictment of current games that a 20-year-old title could still sell today. That's exactly what Granny's Garden is - launched back in the...

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08/02/2008

Review: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures PC game

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Saturday 2 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Indy’s back – and this time he’s a chip off the old block

Although it accompanies Indy’s return to the big screen, Lego Indiana Jones isn’t the usual sloppy movie tie-in. Instead, the game takes a nostalgic trip back to the first three...

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08/01/2008

Review: Staroffice 8 office software

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Friday 1 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Get Microsoft-style Office facilities for less

The Staroffice software, which replicates the features of the popular Microsoft Office at a much lower price, builds on the free Openoffice software, adding fonts and clipart to make up...

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