Comdex/Fall Report: Viva Las Videos - 11/19/2001 A quieter-than-usual installment of the annual Comdex/Fall trade show gave Windows XP and other new software a chance to shine. We've got all the announcements and trends, led by desktop digital video -- appearing everywhere from PowerPoint shows to DVD burners.
The Real Plus Pack: PowerToys for Windows XP - 11/10/2001 Refused to get XP until it got a version of Tweak UI? The wait for an upgraded customizing toolkit is over -- and the legions long hooked on making Windows work quicker, adding cool shortcut tricks and cleaning out unwanted interface items, can celebrate the release of a new edition of Microsoft's fun power-user freeware.
In Search of XP Applications - 10/29/2001 You know what’s new in Windows XP, but what’s new for Windows XP? We survey vendor offerings and announcements in search of new software for the new operating system -- and find a few brand-new, XP-specific applications, along with a surprising number of discounts and giveaways that even Win 98 or 2000 users can take advantage of.
Handling Nimda - 9/24/2001 As the Nimda Worm spreads rapidly across computers and networks using the Windows operating systems, WinPlanet gathers information on what you can do to protect yourself and your computers.
Endless Defrag - 9/2/2001 A tale about how following directions and using tried and true remedies doesn't always solve a computer problem.
InstallShield AdminStudio 2.0 - 8/5/2001 InstallShield AdminStudio 2.0 offers an integrated suite of pre-deployment software configuration capabilities to those users migrating to Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
XP....Where's the Workgroup Mail Server? - 7/28/2001 Mark Williams wants to know what happened to the Microsoft Mail Server that he's been using. He can't find it in Office XP and WinPlanet answers his question.
Quick View Plus 6.0 - 7/22/2001 Here's a great program that allows you to open and view virtually any file and e-mail attachment.
Windows Me Doesn't Work for Me - 7/15/2001 Adam Noabe says that Windows ME didn't come with all parts working and he's pretty upset about what's missing and doesn't work. WinPlanet shows you how to check for the missing files and how to fix what's broken.
Getting Started with Office XP - 6/16/2001 Here are some handy tips that will make installing Office XP less of a chore and help you get up to speed faster.
Documents to Go - 5/20/2001 Short on time and without a computer, this program lets you use Office applications on your Palm Pilot and then Hotsync them to your computer.
Blaze Media Pro - 4/2/2001 Blaze Media Pro is blazing its way into the multimedia market with a slew of tools and ways to view and listen to music and video!
Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 - 3/26/2001 If you are a Web Developer and have been creating those tough e-commerce sites that had to access data, forget everything you hated most about the job and try Macromedia UltraDev 4 for a truly up-lifting experience!
Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio - 3/26/2001 Macromedia Director 8 is a marvelous piece of craftsmanship. You can create all types of presentations, and multimedia that can be put up on the Web, CD, DVD, or even stand alone executable files!
Visual Day Planner 7.1 - 3/5/2001 If you tend to forget birthdays and appointments,Visual Day Planner 7.1 will assist in making missing important events a thing of the past!
ShowShifter Digital Media Gateway - 12/30/2000 ShowShifter turns your PC into a complete video and audio media system, able to pause live TV in its tracks!
Office 2000 Premium Part I: Word, Excel, and Outlook - 12/19/2000 This is first in a series of articles on the Microsoft Office 2000 Premium applications. We will dissect, test, and give you our opinions about what this product really is and how it can work, or not, for you!
SnapStream Personal Video Station - 11/16/2000 SnapStream PVS is taking video recording to the next level by allowing local or remote streaming of video--over the internet, intranet, or just sitting in front of your PC.
Battle of the Office Suites - 11/15/2000 The major Office suite publishers, Microsoft and Corel, unveiled the new editions of their software at Comdex on Monday.
NovaBACKUP 6.6 - 11/6/2000 Our backup software expert, Doug Smith, checks out the latest release of NovaBACKUP from NovaStor.
CD-RW Mastering Software Shoot Out! - 11/6/2000 Most CD-RW recorders come bundled with some sort of OEM software. We take a look at several of our favorite software alternatives to see which one comes out on top!
Advanced Editing with UltraEdit - 10/26/2000 UltraEdit is an advanced text editor for power users like programmers and web designers. Here's something a lot more powerful than Notepad.
NovaStor Instant Recovery - 10/19/2000 Harassed by serious system crashes? NovaStor has a product to help keep a good working OS copy for just such emergencies.
Modem Booster 2.1 - 9/29/2000 Inkline Software Labs' new product aims to speed things up for modem users.
Aladdin Pins Hopes on Windows StuffIt - 9/28/2000 Aladdin Systems is hoping that the new Windows version of StuffIt, their formerly Mac-specific file compression application, will allow frustrated users of that other PC compression application to zip over and try something new when they want to send smaller files over the Internet or back up desktop files.
SoundBlaster and Windows 2000 - 9/28/2000 SoundBlaster users, especially gamers, who use Windows 2000 should track new releases of drivers carefully.
Watchfire Linkbot Developer Edition 6.0 - 9/25/2000 Designing or maintaining a large, complex web site? Watchfire's Linkbot Developer Edition 6.0 makes easy work of identifying broken links, broken anchors and and analyzing a web site for a whole host of other potential problems.
Windows 2000 A Beginners Guide - 8/28/2000 Considering migrating to Windows 2000 but feel intimidated by its complexity? The Osborne Media Group has recently published an excellent book, Windows 2000 A Beginners Guide, covering all aspects of this new operating system.
Watchfire Metabot 3 - 8/28/2000 Want to help the search engines find your site? Watchfire's Metabot 3 makes maintaining a large web site's metatags a snap.
Feurio! - 8/26/2000 We have been creating CDs for years and have felt that the software that came with our CD-R was great--but boy, were we wrong! Ahead Software of Karlsbad Germany has what could be the ultimate solution.
Nero 5 Burning Rom - 8/19/2000 Nero 5 is a best-of-class CD writing application with features no one else has!
Prassi PrimoCD Plus - 8/15/2000 Prassi's PrimoCD Plus is not just an alternative, but a great alternative to most software bundled these days. From audio to text to video, it covers the full range of requirements.
My Favorites 1.0 - 7/24/2000 My Favorites 1.0, a utility that allows launching multiple sites with a single click and configuration of how they display on your desktop.
