The first service pack for Microsoft Windows Vista operating system won’t arrive until early next year, but judging from many experience with a beta of SP1, the update will be more about stability and security fixes than noticeable performance gains. What is Improved Many alterations in this service pack, the tested version of 0.275...
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There aren’t many grab-bag utilities that do a lot of different, handy things these days, but Transfz is just such a utility, and you will wonder how you lived without it. Consuming hardly any RAM or CPU cycles (the executable is just 320KB), Transfz just sits in the Taskbar tray awaiting its hotkey, and...
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There is no shortage of transcoders out there, which is, of course, software that converts media files from one format to another by essentially playing each frame and resaving it in sequence. That said, there is a shortage of free transcoders that work well and do their job quickly. MediaCoder, however, is just such...
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In what appears to be a move toward combating Google Docs, Microsoft is expected to deliver a free but ad-funded version of Works known as SE 9 in coming months. As part of a small pilot program, MS will make the suite available in small numbers as an OEM preinstall and not as a...
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If you are applying to the University of Chicago, you better bone up on your PowerPoint skills due to a new requirement that would-be students must present a four-page slide presentation. The good news is that school officials will apparently let you select any topic or approach you want to take. To me this...
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The face of most businesses today isn’t the CEO or the founder or a spokesperson; it’s the company Web site. Given that, one would think that businesses would spend a lot of time and effort putting their best face forward, but that often isn’t the case. Many company Web sites, and the Web applications...
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Software developer Thinkfree has launched a free online office package. The ThinkFree Online software includes a word processor,spreadsheet and a presentation program. Each is compatible with its Microsoft Office equivalent, but with no cost to access. Because it uses Java,it is compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers. Registration and basic use is...
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