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Macworld
January 26, 2006
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages 2 While Pages 2 lacks a full-featured spreadsheet application, it is a versatile and powerful word-processing/page-layout program that will fill a multitude of educational, personal, and professional needs without making you wish that you had something more.   |
Macworld
August 17, 2007
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages '08 Apple's new Pages '08 is a very good word processing and page layout program with dozens of new features and enhancements, but, it is still missing key features -- and has one bug that may prevent you from taking the plunge. |
PC Magazine
August 24, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
iWork '08 An innovative new spreadsheet, a graphics-centric alternative to Microsoft Office, and tight integration with Mac OS X are at the core of Apple's iWork '08. |
Macworld
November 3, 2005
Jeffery Battersby |
Swift Publisher 1.0 This inexpensive, easy-to-use application makes desktop publishing a breeze. And it comes complete with a large collection of useful templates and clip art. |
Macworld
November 2, 2007
Kirk McElhearn |
NovaMind 4 Pro NovaMind is a bit pricey, but those familiar with mind maps will find it worth the money. |
Macworld
May 25, 2005
Jeffery Battersby |
PhotoPrinto 1.2 Photo-album application turns your digital photos into printable memories |
PC Magazine
November 26, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
The Best Office Alternatives Most of us use Microsoft Office, but there are plenty of alternatives. Is there one that's better, cheaper, or more convenient for you to use? |
PC Magazine
April 9, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
iWork for iPad Don't expect the iPad versions of the iWork apps to be as good as the regular versions. But don't expect them to be worse, either; they're lower powered, but also dead easy to use. |
Macworld
May 15, 2007
Kirk McElhearn |
Ulysses 1.5 The best way to look at this program is through the eyes of those who work with text alone and don't necessarily need any kind of formatting. |
Macworld
March 20, 2006
Jim Akin |
The Print Shop for Mac 2.0 This is a great program for anyone who wants to create fun print projects for home, school, or a small business. The new layout tools streamline simple print projects, but fall short for long documents. |
PC Magazine
July 6, 2006
Galen Fott |
Apple iWork '06 For word processing, the Apple iWork '06 Pages program is no match for Microsoft Word or ThinkFree Office 3.0. But it's capable, and its ability to create gorgeous documents easily is unequaled on the Mac. |
Macworld
October 14, 2005
Galen Gruman |
MLayout 2.1 Aimed at mid-level publishers, this software includes several sophisticated tools. |
Macworld
August 16, 2007
Rob Griffiths |
Numbers '08 Numbers '08 is a strong entry for Apple in the spreadsheet arena, especially for those who find Excel's feature set overwhelming. |
Macworld
June 13, 2007
Jason Cranford Teague |
Journler 2.5.2 If you own a Mac and use it to write, you should try Journler. |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2009
Edward Mendelson |
iWork '09 iWork '09 gives Apple a lot to boast about. The new version easily outclasses Microsoft Office as the suite of choice for home, student, and some, but certainly not all, business users. |
Macworld
September 2003
Galen Gruman |
QuarkXPress 6.0 More than OS X-native, industry-standard publishing software gives designers more flexibility |
Macworld
February 18, 2005
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 2 Overdue upgrade to presentation program brings many welcome features. Keynote is still a nice Mac alternative to PowerPoint. |
Macworld
March 28, 2005
Ross Tibbits |
PDFpen 2.0.1 PDF pen lets you organize multi-page PDF files with smooth drag-and-drop simplicity. |
Macworld
June 2004
Kelly Lunsford |
The Print Shop Mac OS X Edition 1.0 Design and Desktop-Publishing Package Debuts in Mac OS X |
Macworld
July 24, 2006
Jeffery Battersby |
Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 is an easy-to-use application that helps you create a multitude of personalized projects, such as business cards, t-shirts, and banners. |
Macworld
April 25, 2007
Galen Gruman |
InDesign CS3 Don't let first impressions fool you. InDesign CS3 will grow on you as its improved utility becomes more obvious in day-to-day work. |
Macworld
April 18, 2005
Ross Tibbits |
PDF2Office 2.1 Professional If you have to open simple PDF files in Microsoft Word on a regular basis, Recosoft's PDF2Office 2.1 Professional is a very useful tool. Unfortunately, it isn't always accurate. |
Macworld
January 17, 2007
Martins & Kobylinska |
Acrobat 8 Professional Acrobat 8 Professional is a giant leap forward, especially in the area of collaboration. It boasts a number of productivity-boosting features and gets a speed bump on Intel Macs. |
Macworld
January 25, 2006
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 3 Keynote 3 presentation software lets you do things that would have been difficult or impossible to do before, or that would have required another application. For many presenters, that's enough to justify the price. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Scribd Looks To Be The YouTube Of Documents For anyone frustrated with Web publishing via PDF and HTML, iPaper may solve their problems. |
Macworld
December 2003
Dan Frakes |
Mac Gems: More Fully Functional Some of the best gems are those that let you do what you should have been able to do in the first place. |
Macworld
June 8, 2007
Lesa Snider King |
FotoMagico 2.0 Pro When it comes to showing off photos, FotoMagico 2.0.1 Pro is a photographer's dream come true. |
Macworld
May 17, 2007
Brian Chen |
Canon Pixma iP1800 Ink-Jet Photo Printer Surprisingly inexpensive printer prints surprisingly good photos. |
Macworld
April 2002
Jason Snell |
Easy-to-Use Photo Utility Still Missing a Few Key Features iPhoto offers easy-to-use photo-organization features that will please many casual digital-camera users who want to organize and share their growing image collections. More-advanced digital-photography enthusiasts, however, will likely be disappointed... |
Macworld
May 24, 2006
Galen Gruman |
QuarkXPress 7 Quark has added some good features, but improvements will cater only to a limited audience. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Office for the Mac is one of the most impressive software upgrade we can remember; it's got features Windows Office users don't even have yet. It's also the best argument yet for the Mac as a business platform. |
Macworld
January 27, 2006
Ben Long |
iPhoto 6 While the performance improvements alone this iPhoto 6 upgrade should please most iPhoto users, the full-screen editing mode, new output options, and Photocasting feature make the decision to upgrade to this version a no-brainer. |
Macworld
August 2004
Barber et al. |
Microsoft Office 2004 A detailed review of Office 2004: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage. There have been some improvements, but some features may cause confusion. |
PC World
November 28, 2006
Arar et al. |
Microsoft Office 2007: A Worthy Upgrade This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes. |
Macworld
June 22, 2005
Robert Ellis |
iMaginator 1.1 Polished application taps Tiger's hidden image capabilities |
PC Magazine
May 11, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft delivers serious power and polish with Office 2010, but unless you need its new high-end features (like 64-bit code, for big Excel spreadsheets), it's an early-adopter, power-user product.... OpenOffice... Zoho... |
PC World
January 7, 2003
Yvonne L. Lee |
Apple Opens a Crate of New Products Multimedia PowerBooks, plus browser, presentation program, new suite, and fast connectivity highlight Macworld keynote. |
Linux Journal
April 13, 2006
Bruce Byfield |
OOo Off the Wall: Combining Documents with OOo Before you ask for a Reveal Codes feature in OpenOffice.org Writer like the one in WordPerfect, try learning how to use the tools already offered in Writer. |
PC Magazine
August 1, 2007
Neil Rubenking |
Tricky Word Formatting Tips The best way to change formatting in isolated areas of Word documents. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Mendelson & Metz |
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh There's a big new mile-stone in the development of the next version of the suite and it's worth taking a look. |
Macworld
April 20, 2007
Brian Chen |
HP Officejet Pro K5400 color printer The Pro K5400's affordability, speed, and ability to print decent-quality documents and very good photos make it a solid choice. |
Macworld
May 2004
Adam Engst |
iPhoto 4 Despite new features, the iPhoto photo manager from Apple falls short of Its potential. |
PC Magazine
January 19, 2006
Mendelson & Dragan |
Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition Get the office apps you need, minus the aggravation, with Corel WordPerfect Office X3... StarOffice 8.0... OpenOffice.org... Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1 and its components... |
Macworld
April 2003
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 1.0 Apple's new presentation software dazzles but lacks key features |
Linux Journal
February 1, 2007
Marcel Gagne |
Cooking with Linux - Words, Words, Words... When it comes to being understood and sharing information, it's not just about open source, it's about open standards. |
PC Magazine
October 18, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Adobe Acrobat X The premier PDF creator and manager gets a massive overhaul, and the result is the fastest, most powerful, and easiest-to-use Acrobat ever. |
PC Magazine
August 23, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
PDF Converter Professional 4 PDF Converter Professional 4 lacks the polish of Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard, but it has superior OCR and export features. |
Macworld
November 2001
Galen Gruman |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 A single, flawed new feature makes for a forgettable upgrade... |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard PDF standard creator Adobe still rules the flourishing PDF roost, thanks to Acrobat 8 Standard. |
PC Magazine
December 29, 2005
Mendelson & Dragen |
StarOffice 8.0 StarOffice 8.0 has everything you need to make the break from Microsoft Office... Openoffice.org 2.0... Microsoft Office 12... Microsoft Word 12... Microsoft Excel 12... Microsoft Outlook 12... Microsoft PowerPoint 12... Microsoft Access 12... etc. |
