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17 Jan Posted by in Apps, Office

Tofu Review

Tofu Review

We’re finding more and more that we’re expected to read text on screen. New software ships with printed manuals, we’re proof-reading digital words all day and getting our news sent to Instapaper. Problem is, computers aren’t that great for long sessions of reading. Headaches and blurry vision are par the course at the end of the working day in our office. That’s why Tofu is such a brilliant find. It’s just a text reader, doing much the same job as...

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13 Jan Posted by in Apps, Office

WriteRoom Review

WriteRoom Review

Writeroom really is a one-hit-wonder, but boy does it do it well. When it comes to helping you write without distractions, no program does better than this gem of an application. When you open the program, all of your open windows and desktop disappear, to be replaced with just a single blinking green cursor on a total screen of black. Programmer Jesse Grosjean designed WriteRoom to block out the temptations and distractions of other programs which advertise their add-ons as...

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12 Jan Posted by in Apps, Office

Open Office Review

Open Office Review

Watch the OpenOffice Review Video A credible rival to MS Office, OpenOffice.org includes powerful applications for making text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and databases, as well as HTML and XML documents. Not only does it let you edit basic documents, such as letters and faxes, it also handles equations and complex and multipart documents with bibliographies, reference tables, and indexes. The interface is similar to that of MS Office, and even advanced Office users will find almost everything they’re used...

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11 Jan Posted by in Apps, Office

xPad Review

xPad Review

If you were an original Mac user from the beginning, you probably should remember NotePad, the note-keeping program that came with Mac OS for a many years. Although it was quite limited, it was very popular with lots of people as a quick and simple way to enter notes. If VersionTracker.com is still accurate, virtual notepads are still reasonably popular. However, many of the options are more advanced applications for note-taking and carrying out other tasks like data management. We...

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