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iLife '09
Category: Music and video
Apple iLife '09 is a great application suite for simple media organizing and editing, and the addition of features like face recognition, geotagging, and music lessons makes it worth the update. FrontPage version 2002
Category: Web graphics
The Usage Analysis Reports are reason enough to upgrade from version 2000. And if you are a small-business owner, consider buying FrontPage, as it has a special add-in just for you. Laplink Everywhere 4.0
Category: Remote access
Laplink Everywhere 4.0 remote-desktop software offers multiplatform support and flexible file transfers but lacks true-color support and single-use passwords. Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Category: Windows
We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks. Railroad Tycoon 3 (PC)
Category: Arts & music
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard
Category: Software
Adobe CS4 Design Standard serves designers who edit digital images and layouts for print, but many will find Design Premium a better deal for bundling the interactive potential of Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks for $400 more. IBM ViaVoice Advanced Edition 10
Category: Voice recognition
ViaVoice is an affordable, if buggy, program for basic speech-to-text dictation. To avoid using your hands, however, we recommend the Windows-only Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8. Windows Vista Home Premium
Category: Windows
Windows Vista Home Premium is essentially warmed-over Windows XP Home Edition. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista Home Premium is stable enough for everyday use. Trend Micro Internet Security 2010
Category: Security and encryption
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but its questionable efficacy and middling performance make it a program we're not recommending. Roxio Toast Titanium 8 for Mac
Category: CD/DVD authoring
Roxio continues to improve a strong suite and keep Toast current with the release of version 8. If the Mac OS and Apple's bundled apps don't meet your disc-creation needs, pick up Toast at once. Haute Secure 2.0
Category: Internet security and firewall
Haute Secure 2.0 blocks malicious content on the Web and is a worthy alternative to Linkscanner and Finjan SecureBrowsing. Timbuktu Pro 5.0
Category: Remote access
If you're connecting to a Mac from a PC, head for Timbuktu, but Windows users should choose an easier-to-use, feature-packed program such as LapLink or GoToMyPC. Norton 360
Category: Internet security and firewall
For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Standard
Category: Software
Adobe CS4 Web Standard serves interactive designers who don't have to edit images, but many will find Web Premium a better deal for bundling Photoshop and Illustrator for $500 more. Works Suite 2003 CD Encryption
Category: Accounting and finance
Works Suite 2003 is a true bargain. It's the best at-home or at-school productivity suite--as long as you can do without Excel and PowerPoint--and it costs half as much as Office XP. Office XP Standard Edition
Category: Office suites
Microsoft Office XP's online and collaborative tool improvements make it a smart upgrade for businesses and groups, but it's not worth the cost, time, and effort for single or home users. Adobe Photoshop CS3 (single user complete package, Mac)
Category: Image editing
With its streamlined tools, enhanced nondestructive editing capabilities, and better performance, Adobe Photoshop CS3 will look very attractive to almost any user. Acrobat 8.1 Professional for Windows
Category: Desktop publishing
For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files. Norton Internet Security 2009
Category: Internet security and firewall
Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though for some technical support may continue to frustrate Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium
Category: Software
Adobe CS4 Web Premium is a good deal for interactive designers who don't need tools for video editing and sophisticated print layouts. Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 ( Windows)
Category: Image editing
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 is an easy-to-use and powerful image editor with a great organizer. Adobe InDesign CS2 (Mac)
Category: Illustration
InDesign CS2 speeds the creation of complex pages, further challenging market leader QuarkXPress. Translating a print page design directly to a Web format is always problematic, but InDesign CS2 can get you close. Apple MobileMe
Category: Graphics and publishing
If Apple irons out the kinks, MobileMe could be worthwhile for iLife and iPhone users who want to keep data on their Macs, handset, iPod Touch, as well as Outlook mail and calendars on the same page. Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010
Category: Antivirus and filtering
Going by older detection and removal numbers, Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware offers competent if basic security protection. However, so do many free competitors. This year, we recommend giving Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 a pass. Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Category: Image editing
If you work with 3D, Photoshop Extended is a must-have upgrade; ditto if you think you'd use more of Standard's tools if the interface were less opaque, if you need to upgrade other suite applications, or if you qualify for an academic discount. All things considered, while Adobe Photoshop CS4 makes some improvements over CS3, it might be worth skipping this generation and waiting for the next. |
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