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February 1, 2010
• Vol.7 Issue 2 Page(s) 56-57 in print issue | |
Software Listings Get More Out Of Your PC | |
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Computers can be used to create greeting cards, play games, balance your checkbook, and more. The thing is, most of these functions aren’t available straight out of the box. To fully harness your computer’s potential, you’ll need to buy software. Here are some options. Art/Illustration/Graphics  Corel Digital Studio 2010 $99.99* www.corel.com Perfect for organizing your digital media, this software suite includes the 2010 versions of PaintShop Photo Express, VideoStudio Express, DVD Factory, and WinDVD.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 This photo management software from Adobe lets you quickly and easily import, process, manage, and showcase your images. It can integrate with Photoshop CS4.
Use Roxio Creator 2010 to easily capture, enhance, and save your photos, videos, and audio projects. Sharing is available via CD, DVD, your mobile phone, your iPod, or YouTube. It also includes video tutorials for advanced users and beginners.
No matter the project, you can use The Print Shop 23 Deluxe to easily create banners, business cards, letterhead, calendars, photo greeting cards, invitations, and more.
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection comes with a full set of plug-ins and a Chroma-key green screen for advanced effects, editing, and production.
Use Toast 10 Titanium to burn audio tracks, video clips, and other data to disc. You can also convert files for playback on other devices. A user-friendly interface lets you bring your music to life and give it a professional sound. You can record, transcribe, and print your very own music.
A drag-and-drop interface provides seamless movement between editing, trimming, and adding effects to your videos. The software is compatible with popular HD formats, including HDV and AVCHD. The Home and Student version of Microsoft Office 2007 includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote, which meets the basic consumer’s needs perfectly. Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard to easily create, combine, and manage various PDF documents with improved features. Features of the 2010 version of Quicken Home and Business include automatic bill reminders and a one-page view of your finances. Plus, it shows you where you’re spending and where you can save.
Corporations, partnerships, and LLCs can complete a federal business income tax return, and a free e-file is included with purchase. Get the complete Civilization IV experience with the DRM-free version of classic Civilization IV plus three expansions.
You, as Nancy Drew, go undercover on a movie set to investigate a Hollywood-style mystery. Uncover who is behind suspicious press leaks and production accidents with Nancy’s sleuthing skills. Earning points during the game reveals an alternate ending. Create your very own Sims. Customize their personalities, appearances, and homes and then send them out into the world to explore the neighborhood and meet new friends. Explore the locations from all four films and build your own levels and environments. And, all of your favorite characters are depicted in Lego form. Dictate emails, reports, and documents much faster than you can type by letting Dragon NaturallySpeaking do the typing for you. The software has an accuracy rate of up to 99%. MobileMe, Apple’s Internet service, lets you keep your email, contacts, and calendar up-to-date across your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC. It also lets you store and share documents online via iDisk, and you can manage everything online through a suite of Web applications at www.me.com.
Street Atlas USA 2010 Plus is updated with new roads and road names, and it’s now ready for use on any of your favorite devices, such as GPSes, netbooks, computers, and smartphones.
Back up and sync your cell phone memory to your computer with a backup and sync kit. Kits for other phone manufacturers are also available. The newest version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 includes protection from the latest viruses, spyware, and malware threats. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 includes essential protection against Internet threats, such as viruses, spyware, Trojans, and more as well as phishing and identify theft defense. Protect up to three computers from viruses and spyware. Spy Sweeper stops both known and potential threats by blocking suspicious activity and is compatible with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system.
Automatic scans, updates, and outbreak alerts make it easy to safeguard data and files. Protects against viruses, worms, spyware, and Trojan horses, keeping your personal data safe. Fix-It Utilities 10 Professional can make your computer run like new. It performs more than 250 tests to see what is slowing your computer down and then fixes the problem, giving you better performance.
With System Mechanic, you can find and fix errors and fragmentation on your PC, clean out clutter, and optimize your system for best performance. This software offering cleans your Mac by providing automatic maintenance and boosting Internet speed. You can create a bootable backup with disk clones and also back up individual system folders.
This software recovers accidentally deleted files, such as photos, MP3s, emails, videos, and documents, with one click. It can be used with numerous devices, drives (even if they’re damaged), and email programs.
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