Software Reviews
These are reviews I have written for ROM, the newsletter for the Guildford PC User Group. As chief reviewer, I have had the opportunity to try out a variety of programs (usually for a period of a month), so click on the link below to read my views on them.
Utilities
- Acronis - True Image 10
- Broderbund - Family Tree Maker v5
- Doctor Solomon - Homeguard
- Endeavour Technologies/Kurzweil - Dragon Dictate/VoicePad
- ForeFront - WebWhacker 2.0
- ForeFront - WebWhacker 3.0
- Lernout & Hauspie - Voice Xpress Professional 4
- Magix - Website Maker 2.0
- Magix - Rescue Your Vinyl & Tapes
- Net Objects - Fusion 8
- Norton - AntiVirus 4.0 Deluxe
- Norton - Utilities 2.0
- Power Quest - Lost and Found
- Power Quest - Drive Image 2.0
- Power Quest - Drive Image Pro 3.0
- Power Quest - Partition Magic 4.0
- Power Quest - Partition Magic Pro 5.0
- Power Quest - Second Chance 2.0
- Quarterdeck - CleanSweep 3.0
- Quarterdeck - Partition-It
- Quarterdeck - SpeedyROM
- Roderick Manhattan Group - Uninstaller 4
- Softquad's - Hot Metal Pro 4.0
- Steganos - Steganos Internet Anonym 5
- Steganos - Steganos Internet Anonym Pro 6
- Utopia - Live! Soundfont
- Vital Signs - Net Medic
Reference
- Dorling Kindersley - Chronicles of the 20th Century
- GSP's - Doctor in The House
- IBM vs Microsoft - World Book Atlas vs Encarta 97
- Microsoft - Encarta '97
- Microsoft - Home Suite 99
- Multimedia Encyclopedias
Games
- 7th Level - G-Nome
- Acclaim - Batman Forever
- Eidos Interactive - James Bond Ultimate Dossier
- LucasArts - Escape From Monkey Island
- LucasArts - Grim Fandango
- LucasArts - The Curse of Monkey Island
- Microsoft - Age of Empires II
- Microsoft - Age of Empires II The Conquerors
- Microsoft - Metal Gear Solid
- Microsoft - Train Simulator
- Microsoft - Freelancer
- Rage - Incoming
- Red Orb - Warlords III:Darklords Rising
- Trilobyte - Clandestiny
- Westwood Studios - Blade Runner
Graphics
- Avail - Document Management Suite version 3.0
- Corel - DigitalStudio 2010
- Corel - Graphics Suite 11
- Corel - Graphics Suite 12
- Corel - Paint Shop Pro X
- Corel - Paint Shop Pro XI
- Corel - Paint Shop Pro X2
- Corel - PaintShop Photo Pro X3
- Corel - PaintShop Photo Pro X4
- Jasc Software - Paint Shop Pro 7 10th Anniversary Edition
- Jasc Software - Paint Shop Pro 8
- Jasc Software - Paint Shop Pro 9
- MGI - Photosuite III Platinum Edition
- Micrografx - Graphics Suite 2
- Micrograpfx - Picture Publisher 10
- Microsoft - Greetings Workshop
- Microsoft - Picture-It! 2.0
- Nova Development - Greeting Card Factory Deluxe 3.0
- RealIllusion - Crazy Talk 5 Pro
- RealIllusion - Crazy Talk Animator Pro
- RealIllusion - FaceFilter Studio 2
- Xerox - Pagis Pro 2.0
- Xerox - Pagis Pro 3.0
Video & CDR
- Ahead - Nero 6 Reloaded
- Ahead - Nero 7 Premium
- Ahead - Nero 8
- Ahead - Nero 9 Suite
- Ahead - Nero 10 Multimedia Suite
- Magix - Movie Edit Pro 15
- Magix - Movie Edit Pro 17 Plus HD
- MGI - Video Wave III
- Nova Development - Video Explosion Deluxe
- Roxio - EZ CD Creator Platinum 5
- Roxio - Easy CD & DVD Creator 6
- Roxio - WinOnCD 5 Power Edition
- Roxio - WinOnCD 6 DVD Edition
- Ulead - DVD MovieFactory 3
- Ulead - Video Studio 9
- Ulead - Video Studio 10
- Ulead - DVD MovieFactory 5
- Ulead - Video Studio 11 Plus