A new version of Microsoft Office for Mac is due in a couple of weeks. Here are our impressions after testing the release candidate for a month or so.
The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.
Nero 8 shows off a new interface for getting started that makes the many tools easier to find from the get-go. Some welcome new features include HD support - although this rich suite can still confuse.
The Dell SE198WFP is a 19-inch monitor which presents excellent value for money, and a decent level of performance as well. Check our Australian review.
Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.
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With computing power to burn, the PowerEdge 1950 is ideal where high performance is required, such as clustering and Web front-end duties. However, the ramped format does make life more difficult when it comes to database hosting and other backend deployments.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.
If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
The BlackBerry popularised the concept of push e-mail, but Samsung's i320N is one of several promising "BlackBerry killers" jostling for a share of the lucrative business arena as well as self-employed mobile professionals and power users.
The long-awaited release of Exchange Server 2007 is fast approaching and, according to Microsoft, it will ship in "late 2006 or early 2007".
Microsoft is designing Excel's next generation to better visualise data, analyse trends. We take a look.
Microsoft hopes that Word 2007 will put more features at your fingertips. We review some of the changes.
This beta refresh reveals the suite's dynamic interface, as well as handy new tools, such as PDF creation.
The entry-level model in Nikon's low-cost point-and-shoot line, the Coolpix 4600 has several leading-edge features that help compensate for its limited ISO range and lack of manual settings.
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