Amazon.com Review

This version of Corel's heavyweight desktop publishing program boosts its usefulness as a Web tool and further improves large-document handling. Corel describes Ventura 10 as "intelligent publishing for business," and for once the catch phrase is close to the truth. Ventura has been with Corel for five years, and during this time the company has molded the program into one of the key members of its professional graphics lineup.

Ventura has always been an excellent vehicle for designing large documents. If you have a book or lengthy report to produce, there's little that can compare with the document management provided by this program. More recently, though, Corel has added several ease-of-use features and improved graphics support by borrowing elements from CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint. It has become an excellent general-purpose DTP program, aimed at business users.

Ventura 10 adds three key new features: XML import, table tags, and the ability to publish directly to PDF files. XML is rapidly becoming a de facto standard for text documents and this enhancement makes Ventura even more useful for creating pages intended for the Web.

Table tags work similarly to Ventura's paragraph tags, the program's way of handling styles. The new feature enables you to save the style of an entire table and apply it directly to other tables in the same or other documents. This can save a lot of time and help maintain a unified corporate style.

Ventura 10's ability to directly create Acrobat PDF files improves its ability to produce Internet documents quickly and easily. Among other new features and enhancements are 100 new effects you can apply directly to bitmap images, without using separate photo-enhancement software. There's a brand-new preflight engine, too, to reveal any problems with a document before it reaches printed proofs. A new wizard to help prepare for printing at a professional print shop works well with the preflight engine to prevent unexpected surprises.

The program is designed for Windows 2000 and XP only and comes with Database Publisher, the screen-capture utility Corel Capture, and a bar code tool. Over 1,500 TrueType and Type 1 fonts are bundled into the package. --Simon Williams, Amazon.co.uk ... Read more

Reviews (2)

A new Start
We waited a long time for Corel to produce VPXML and when the did they called it Corel Ventura 10. A bit unadventurous ? In more ways than one.

First major change is that Ventura will now run only on Win2K or XP (and presumably the successors). Corel reason that instability was on of VP's bubears and have addressed this by running only on stable platforms. It seems to wrk. it has not crashed on me in 2 months.

The second big change is the ability to import XML. Lets make that clear. This is not an XML editor. It will import, format and paginate xml files. But they cannot be edited in situ. They are linked back to the original xml file which can be edited and VP will display any changes to the source xml.

The XML facilities have been bolted on to VP. A new utility called the Mapping Editor allows users to map xml structures to VP tags including paragraphs, inline formats, page styles, tables, frames, rows and cells. Ther map is stored as an xml file with a .vmf (Ventura Map Format ?) extension.

When an xml file is imported, a vmf file must be allocated to the import so that VP knows how to format the xml. A VMF can have an XSLT transformation attached to it so that the original xml can be restructured BEFORE VP sees it, again without affecting the source XML.

If this sounds complicated, well XML can be complicated. And to use the XML facilites to their best you need to understand XML itself.

The third major change is the addition of table tags. Know a standard table style can be allocated a name and reused accross a publication.

This is a very good start and for me the use of xml is key.

It works. But it needs a few more facilities to be top notch.

Score 4/5

Powerhouse for Desktop Publishing
Ventura has always offered more features per dollar than its rival desktop publishing programs (some experts who use them all estimate it would cost $10,000 in add-ins for Quark Express to have all the features included with Ventura). I've tried some of the others, but none really can match the ease of use and power of Ventura 8, and now Ventura 10. Ventura is simply the best for publishing books, newsletters, magazines, brochures, flyers, and catalogs.

New to Version 10 is a great "Publish to PDF" feature that turns your Ventura documents into letter perfect PDF files with a few clicks of the mouse. Ventura's modeless cursor really speeds up production as does its built-in Database Publisher which enabled us to produce over 300 fully formated pages of our book "International Job Finder" in an afternoon -- including two extensive indexes! The Navigator makes it easy to change the order of chapters in a document and easily track down index entries, markers, and cross references.

I won't pretend Ventura 10 is perfect -- it was designed to run only in Windows XP and 2000. But it is very stable; bugs are no worse than what its competition offer. Since I started using version 8 several years ago, I have not had to call Tech Support even once. There's an incredible newgroup of Ventura users (at cnews.corel.ca, under corel.graphic_apps) around the world who can quickly -- and accurately -- answer any question you proffer. ... Read more

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• Improved! Salary Research
• Everything You Need to Land a Job You'll Enjoy!
• New! Career Research
• New! Search for Companies
• New! Online Networking

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Dissapointed with the Resume Maker Software
I recently purchased this software from Amazon, and I've been experiencing technical problems from the moment it was installed on my computer. I am using the program at work, on my brand new Dell system, and it just won't act right! The print preview function creates error messages, and when I printed my resume the software placed weired lines and boxes on my resume.I've contacted tech support, and they are unsure as to what the problem might be. They've asked me to switch printers, remove the software, and then install the software. We've been going back and forth for about 2 weeks. I've used a previous edition of Resume Maker and I had technical problems with the software, but I assumed it was because my computer was a bit older.
As for the content of the software, I do feel that it offers some useful information. You are provided with a resume coach, with tips on the types of resume that may suit you. I'm giving this product 3 stars because of the quality of the software.

Disappointed by poor quality software...
I was very disappointed by this software. Sure it has some good features (that's why I gave 2 instead of 1) but the built in word processor is terrible (Nope, I was not expecting another MS Word but at least expected consistency between various features/parts of the software).

One of the supposedly great features of Resumemaker is the ability to preserve some general formatting if you choose to (e.g.) send the resume as plain text (an important thing mind you) in an e-mail. It does so by offering a number of styles for formatting your Resume.

For example, for the Summary section, you can choose a bulleted list as formatting style. Resumemaker would create one card for each bullet item you create. If you send the Resume as plain text in an e-mail, Resume maker would format each of these bullet items with a * in front. This is all nice and good, but for Rich Text Formats, you lose the ability to highlight individual words/phrases (you have to highlight the whole bullet!) So, for MS Word formatted resumes, you just cannot have bold words/phrases that call attention (I want to note here that if your style is paragraph, Resumemaker would allow highlighting of individual words or phrases).

RESUME MAKER SAVES THE DAY, MONTH, YEAR, CAREER!
I just received an offer for a "dream" job.I would attribute part of this success to Resume Maker Career Edition.Originally I wasn't going to get an interview because the interviewers weren't impressed with my resume.However, after one of the potential candidates couldn't meet, they approached me for an interview.I decided to run to Office Max and look for Resume software.Your product came highly recommended.I downloaded it into my PC and went to work.When I arrived at the interview, I gave them a new revised version of my resume.They were extremely impressed.The next thing I know I'm asked to fly to NJ for a second interview.This time I was meeting with upper level Executives.I used the Virtual Interview and practiced, practiced, practiced!!Well, apparently it worked!I got word yesterday that I will be receiving a final offer within 3 days.This position is a sales position where I will earn 6 figures my first year.This software had a hugh impact on my future.

The BEST Career/Resume Software Ever!!!
I've been looking for a software program like this forever! More than just resumes, this product helps you with 1) Career Planning & Assessment 2) Resumes and Cover Letters 3) Find Job Openings and Companies 4) Interview and Salary Negotiation 5) Career Coaching and Advice. Finally, no-hassle software that's easy to use, and really helps me land the career of my dreams. Within 3 weeks of using this software, I landed 10 new job offers and put myself into a career I really love!!! Finally. ... Read more

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THIS IS FANTASTIC!
What a great piece of software.It is extremely user friendly and allowed me to do things I haven't been able to accomplish with other programs I have tried.I urge everyone to try this...you won't be disappointed!

Logo Design Studio
This product was fantastic!It did everything I needed and wanted it to do plus much more.I would highly reccomend it.

Amazing!
This is an amazing product. I need "easy to use" as I am not very computer savvy and this was incredibly easy! I was able to develop and use several unique logos. I highly recommend this product!

Amazing product!
This product was so easy to use!I am not a techy person at all.This product was easy to install and figure out without reading the manual.I ended up with a few amazing logos to choose from!So much less expensive then going to get one made but looks just as professional.I bought a few other products from Summitsoft and have always had great success.

Pleased
I was very pleased with the Logo Design product. It was very easy to use and has given me great results. ... Read more

Product Description

Now you can turn ordinary videos into professional productions with the most complete video editing software available. Video Explosion Deluxe gives you a one-of-a-kind combination of powerful movie making software and an enormous library of video clips, music, sound effects and more to enhance your own video footage. Video Explosion Deluxe even includes software to create your own DVDs!

Features:

• 2 video tracks and 3 audio tracks with automatic time stretching.
• Work faster with a storyboard and timeline in one.
• Unlimited undo/redo.
• Trim scenes, drag and drop, pan and crop.
• Stay organized with marker tags.
• Apply crossfades automatically.
• Capture video with automatic scene detection.
• Import video in MPEG1, MPEG2, AVI, and QuickTime formats.
• Add narration and music. Even extract audio from your music CDs.
• Add excitement with GIF animations.
• Create video for the web.
• Video encoding wizard makes it easy

Reviews (16)

Easy to use without the clutter.
This video editing software is easy to use, feature rich, and doesn't have the annoying "skin" look that so many others have. It is incredibly good at applying filters on the fly and has a wide range of output formats. It is also very economical with your disk space. It uses the clips in-place without copying them into the project. The only blemish I have found so far is that it leaves files on your disk next to the imported media files. I am a programmer and my educated guess is that these are index files used to access the movies and audio files quickly during previews. Given the benefit they provide, I was unwilling to knock off even one star for this small annoyance. The files can safely be deleted and will be recreated the next time you open the project.

Another video editor with A/V sync problem
I was hoping to get a video editor that does not have A/V sync problem that seems to plague all other video editors including Video Deluxe 2.0 and Pinnacle Studio 8.x.Unfortunately, this one has the same A/V sync issue if the video being rendored has lots of motion and scene transition.If the video has lots of transitions, the audio and video will lose sync and many video frames will be dropped (this is during the rendering phase which is NOT done in real time).This makes the software useless for me.

Amazing program, the most powerful I've ever used.
First off, this is a great program, I don't know what I would do without it. It is so easy to trim video to exactly what you want, and the preview window usually renders in real time to show you almost exactly how the finished product will look. VED accepts almost any kind of video file and can render to just about any other format. Unfortunately, the included separate DVD writing software is crap, however, I can render to very nice MPEG 2 video and then use software like Pinnacle Studio (Much better for DVD than editing) to turn the edited video into a great looking DVD in no time. As for the included content, it's really not very impressive, but I use my own music and sound effects collection anyway, and some of the included stock footage is pretty good. I was thrilled that version 1.5 added a third video track as well as chromakeying (AKA Green/Blue screen). Some features I would love to see in future releases include reverse video and audio, rendering to different aspect ratios, and high resolution rendering (maximum now is 800x600). Still, VED is an awesome program and I wouldn't trade it for anything else I've ever used. Good job Nova!

Navagation proves difficult.
Ok I have this program & have installed it & uninstalled it a number of times on my computer. I love all the cool effects it has, but I have had problems actaully trying ot use them!! I LOVE WMM2 & have found that VERY easy to navigate, but it doesnt have nearly the amt of cool effects as this does! If someone could help me out, I'd appreciate it!
I would love to continue making more BTVS videos, & hopefully get my $$'s worth out of this software!

Awesome video editing software
This software rules!I've wasted money on MGI Videowave, and Ulead Videostudio, but Video Explosion is better than all of these.It's incredibly easy to start making movies.I like the ability to use slow/fast motion in my videos, as lots of my video includes jumping off cliffs, surfing, stuff like that.You can choose what format to create your movies in, so its easy to make a short clip for an email, or a medium-quality movie for a CD-ROM, or a high quality DVD.I use a digital video camera, with a firewire (IEEE) cable to transfer video, and the end movie is just as clear as when I play it on TV directly from the camera.Its true that this software doesn't include a good DVD burning program, but I've been using 'Sonic My DVD', which came free with my Dell computer and it works great.All my family and friends think I should go into professional video production, but they don't understand how easy it really is.I haven't even begun to use all the sounds and short video clips that came with the software.If you're trying to edit home movies from a camcorder, then buy this software, you won't regret it! ... Read more

Product Description

Trying to make the Web work for your business? Plan your online success with Web Strategy Pro. Powerful decision tools help you plan the direction of your online business, whether it's content, commerce, or community driven.

Web Strategy Pro helps you develop a Web plan, written in your own words, with your own ideas and numbers. It provides complete flexibility to make the plan unique to your business.

It also includes complete sample plans to help you create a professional plan quickly!

It's Easy
Wizards walk you through the entire process and sample plans provide a great starting point to help quickly pull your Internet strategy together.

It's Helpful
Instructions and examples with Web links guide you through the process of developing the right website presence for your business.

It's Complete
Create your Web business strategy and communicate it to partners, investors, and others.

User-friendly Interface
Moving around your plan is easy with this simple, proven, easy-to-use framework.

Understand Costs and Benefits
Web Strategy Pro will help you estimate detailed website expenses, sales or other benefits, start-up costs, and break-even analysis.

Complete Tables for Full Analysis
Web Strategy Pro takes you step by step through a complete Web business analysis, including traffic forecast, sales, expenses, break-even, milestones ... all the tables you need.

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Reviews (4)

Don't Launch Without It
Web Strategy Pro is the answer to the question: "How do I leverage my site to accomplish my business goals?"This is a powerful resource!

It addresses all of the key issues that you need to consider to make sure your site is working for your business.And I am not just talking about an online store situation ... any site.

It has great help throughout, solid resources, and good instructions start to finish.You need to use this to appreciate how much you can learn from planning for your website.

The Key to a Successful Web Site
After using Marketing Plan Pro from the same company with a lot of success, I decided to try out their Web Strategy Pro product to help me plan and improve my company's web site.This product was very helpful in making sure that our web site is helping the company by making us money instead of losing money.It asks you questions about your site that you may not have even thought of.It makes you think about who you're trying to target, what you're trying to accomplish, and it helps you set your traffic and sales predictions and goals, which has led our site to a lot of success.

All in all, I had never heard of writing a web site plan, but I can't believe more people aren't doing it.It's improved our web efforts a ton, it was well worth the money.

Don't .com without it
What a great experience!This software leads you through the business side of making your web site work for you.It brings all the relevant information together to allow you to get your arms around how your site should fit into your overall business strategy.

The software was easy to use with great navigation ... I was impressed from start to finish.

I recommend Web Strategy Pro to anyone that has, or is thinking about, a web site.

A Plan That Makes A Difference
The web site had been up for almost two years.It was not doing what we expected.It was costing us money ... not generating goodwill or revenue.We needed help.

Web Strategy Pro took us through a process that enabled us to evaluate how we wanted the site to complement our business, define our goals, set realistic objectives for traffic and revenue, and document who was going to take on key tasks and establish dates for completion.Web Strategy Pro facilitated this planning and proved to be a great way to bring important information together and give us focus around what we expected from the site.

We are now making better use of our resources and making progress toward our goals.This is a tool for every web site.I recommend it without question. ... Read more

Product Description

Ahead Nero PhotoShow Elite - Complete Product - Image Management - 1 User(s) Complete Product - Standard - PCNero PhotoShow Elite lets you experience photo management in a whole new way. Equipped with multiple easy-to-use editing tools found in professional software, Nero PhotoShow Elite allows you opportunity to make every picture perfect.You can do it all - Organize, manage, edit, capture, make musical slideshows and share your photos and musical slideshows online with family and friends or burn a CD or VCD and watch it at your next family event. Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on theAhead Soft 60100 - NERO PHOTOSHOW ELITE EASY & COMPLETE PHOTO EXPERIENCE WIN and all other Ahead Soft Software - Multimedia ... Read more

Features

• Photo management with easy-to-use editing tools
• Capture, organize, and manage photos
• Make creative slideshows with soundtracks and special effects
• Bring photos to life with editing tools, captions, and clip art
• Share photos and musical slideshows online or burn to CD/VCD

Reviews (7)

Lousy Software - Unreliable, Slow, Very Difficult To Use
I purchased this software because it was associated with SnapFish, a company I've come to trust. That was a big mistake.

1) The software is very sluggish. I have a nearly new PC with a fast processor and 1.5GB RAM and PhotoShow takes up to a minute to perform the most simple function. More complex functions, such as creating a slideshow with a hundred or so photos, takes anywhere from 15 minutes to 45.
2) The user interface is very rudamentary - like the old DOS style interfaces - and is very non-intuitive and difficult to navigate. You have to take several steps to figure out how to perform the most basic functions.
3) The software is unreliable. In the first 3 days I've had to uninstall and reinstall it twice (at Technical Support's direction) to fix problems. Additionally it lost the thumbnails for one of my albums with nearly 250 photos and Technical Support could only offer that I delete it and try to recreate the album. This was half a weekend's worth of work.
4) The funtionality it does have is very basic and common to all software in this category. In addition, half the options lead you to a screen to order products and services from SnapFish. The free version is worth it but the Deluxe version is not worth a dime.I foolishly paid $59.95 for it without checking out the reviews first because of SnapFish's recommendation.

Serial Number Worked
I was debating on purchasing this, as 2 people wrote the serial number did't work, but it was only 12.00 after the rebates and nero.com had it for 39.00 to download and another 12.00 for the disk. Took me 3 tries to get the serial number right what I thought was an I was actually a one and it worked fine. Glad I purchased this was a great price with the 2 refunds.

Rip Off
I, too, bought this software as a Christmas gift.My friend was never able to install it because the serial number on the CD Sleeve was not accepted.We sent several emails and got absolutely no response.I will never buy another Nero Product!What a waste of $40.00 and a big disappointment for my friend!

Do Not Buy This Product!
Warning - I bought this item as a Christmas gift for my father. He attempted to use the software to no avail.We had the serial number, but it required a password that we could not obtain.My father made numerous attempts to resolve this issue through Nero, however they were useless.It took days for them to reply, and the person replying had not a clue. In fact, they insuated that it was stolen, even when an amazon receipt was supplied. My father has had this software since Christmas - and he still hasn't used it.I must say Amazon.com has been great.They are going to reimburse my account and I am sending the product back to where it came from.

Real easy photo software
This is one of the easiest softwares I've ever used for my digital photos.It allows me to edit my photos, add clip art and captions, and make slideshows.The best thing is I can email my slideshows to my family living throughout the U.S. So many features are available and anyone can use it, even my 7 year old daughter. ... Read more

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac.Improvements for PowerPoint in Office 2004 for Mac can help manage your time, your slides and your reputation. And with a thumbnail view of your entire presentation, you can make changes and adjustments on the fly, so youâll always appear perfectly prepared and in total control.Features:New Presenter tools ensure a well-orchestrated presentation. You, and only you, will see which slide is up and which ones are on deck, while an on-screen clock maintains the perfect tempo.New, smoother transitions and hundreds of bold, striking animations will keep your audience on the edge of their seats.Slick new templates and fresh, updd Clip Art punch up your presentations.Enhanced Unicode Support more accurately displays your emoticons, while displaying and printing foreign characters with ease. ... Read more

Features

• Then select from multiple designs for a resume that really stands out.
• Creating a winning resume couldn’t be easier!
• WinWay® Resume Deluxe is the result of more than a decade of research and innovation in career development software.
• This updated new edition features an enhanced Resume Auditor,™ the foolproof system to catch mistakes before employers do.
• Choose from thousands of customizable resumes for virtually every career, plus more than 100,000 job-winning phrases.

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StatView software--the first statistics package ever based on a graphical user interface--is designed for scientific and medical researchers, analysts, and anyone who needs to analyze data and present their results. It is the leading desktop statistical-analysis package for the life sciences market. StatView's award-winning interface lets you create and edit your analyses quickly, with an unrivaled amount of flexibility. And best of all, StatView makes it easy to get what you really want: results. ... Read more

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Features

• Academic Price - Not For Use In Commercial Environment

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DVD Studio Pro 4 ... Read more

Features

• Author in HD—Customers can use DVD Studio Pro to showcase HD content using H.264 encoding.
• Tight Integration—DVD Studio Pro is tightly integrated with Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Photoshop for efficient customer workflows.
• Alpha Transitions—DVD Studio Pro's alpha transitions allow for smooth blends between menus and within slideshows. Over 30 adjustable transitions are available, and customers can create custom alpha transitions.

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Business Objects Crystal Reports 11.0 Professional Upgrade .Crystal Reports a proven, world standard solution helps you design, manage, and deliver reports via the web and embedded in enterprise applications. It can provide you with a solid starting point for your business intelligence (BI) strategy by helping you securely deliver the most requested pieces of information as highly-formatted reports to end users both inside and outside your organization.Crystal Reports allows you to:Access and present any data the way you want Deliver the right reports to end users at the right time Integrate reporting with applications and portalsDesigned for the creation and maintenance of highly formatted reports, the Professional Edition includes all features in the Standard edition plus access to almost any enterprise data sources. ... Read more

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Nova Business Plan Writer Deluxe 2004 - Complete Product - Business - 1 User(s) Complete Product - Standard - PCBusiness Plan Writer Deluxe 2004 is the most complete and powerful business plan software available. It uses industry-proven methods to guide you through the development of your business or marketing plan. The software takes you all the way from testing your idea to printing your plan - or publishing it on the Internet. Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on theNova BRW - BUSINESS PLAN WRITER DELUXE 2004 and all other Nova Software - Business ... Read more

Features

• Easily build a professional business plan, step by step
• Formats preferred by banks and investors; audio and video help
• 15,000+ industry profiles; 400+ marketing campaign case studies
• Import financial data from QuickBooks Pro
• Kiplinger's Business Attorney with 75+ essential legal documents

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With Visio Enterprise Edition, tasks you'd otherwise do by hand or with expensive high-end tools are streamlined. Enterprise-wide networks and directory structures can be documented automatically. Design and re-engineer database systems with ease. Or reverse engineer and generate Microsoft Visual Studio code to get a head start visualizing and generating application structures. Get the green light from your clients or feedback from IT team members. Enterprise Edition makes it easy to share your documents using its dynamic Web publishing features. Save diagrams as HTML or in VML format so that users can review them using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.

Enterprise Edition works with the leading directory services, database systems, programming environments, and other IT tools. And, it's fully integrated with Microsoft Office 2000 and Windows 2000. Easily update and manage your network diagrams with AutoDiscovery and AutoLayout. Get accurate equipment representation in your diagrams with the more than 13,000 network manufacturer-specific shapes that come in Visio 2000 Enterprise. ... Read more

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visio 2000 ee ain't bad
ee has auto discovery of devices on the network which is a neat feature that maps out the network for you so you don't have to do the tedious workof figuring out all the devices.has native support for active directoryand nds too! ... Read more

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AppleWorks 6.2 combines six core capabilities--word processing, page layout, painting, spreadsheet, database, and presentation--in one easy application. By seamlessly integrating these capabilities with Apple's QuickTime digital technologies, AppleWorks 6.2 makes it easy to incorporate text, spreadsheets, digital photos, images, sounds, and movies into a single document.

Sharing documents is a breeze with AppleWorks 6.2. New translators for Microsoft Word and Excel files let you open and modify these files from within AppleWorks. You can even save AppleWorks documents in these formats to share with friends and colleagues.

If you're running AppleWorks 6.2 on Mac OS X you'll notice additional benefits. Preemptive multitasking means that you can work on AppleWorks projects while iTunes rips your CD collection in the background, and your system will still stay responsive. The advanced Quartz graphics system in Mac OS X lets you save your print previews of any AppleWorks document as a PDF file. Anyone with Adobe Acrobat Reader on any platform can view and print these PDF files.

An expanding library of templates--stored on the Internet--can be downloaded via AppleWorks 6.2 without launching a browser or decompressing files. Many of the templates are designed by affiliated organizations, such as the AppleWorks Users Group, and new templates are added regularly. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Very good software, well, the best for me.
It is amazing software, really smart and pleasure to use. There are some things to improve to my taste, but overall it is definitely worth the money. In two hours of the actual using it appears by far more convenient that notorious MS Office. Extremely rich applications fulfilled by right tools. It is not overwhelmed with unneeded garbage but with smart and well organized things.
As one reviewer has mentioned it isn't Word. it is better. You don't have a filling that some one staying and breathing into your neck.
BTW, MS Word brought wrong habits and misleading conceptions, but if you know how to work , this one is much more productive tool.
All pieces well coordinated and inter working.
Very recommend. The interface a bit different and a few things to learn, but since you started to use it there is no way to back to MS Office. MS Office has more features in the same way as track has more horsepower, but will you drive it on vacation rather than coupe ?
One more thing to say, there is no any issues with MS Office compatibility. I converted many different documents and had no difficulties at all.

It's not Word.
Let me make one thing clear: AppleWorks is not Microsoft Word. It is not Microsoft Office. And it is not a substitute for Word or Office, just as a Honda Civic isn't a substitute for a Hummer. It is, however, much easier to use, much less intrusive, and much less expensive. If you need Microsoft Office's features, by all means buy a copy. If you need to exchange files with Office users, it's probably a good idea to buy Office. But If you need to get work done quickly and easily, grab a copy of AppleWorks. All the modules (Word processor, graphics, spreadsheet, and presentation) are seamlessly integrated. Screen clutter is minimal (though the toolbars could be smaller.) Basic (and I stress basic) compatibility with Word and Excel files is included. But its strongest point is its ability to stay out of your way: it doesn't try to reformat your work to suit it's own ends, or make grammatical decisions for you, and the on-line help is helpful, not intrusive.

Easy to use with many good features.
A great application.If you don't want to spend the extra money and get Office X then this is the application for you.It's very easy to use and has a lot of great features like templates and clip art plus, you can make your own templates and clip art.It has many features that Office X has except it doesn't have grammar check.That is the only draw back but half the time I never paid attention to it when using Office 2000 for windows so this isn't a big deal for me.I have converted many documents from Office 2000 to AppleWorks with no problems.I also use it for college and I have yet to feel the need to get Office X.Some other features it has are spell check, a word counter, and it can read back your documents to you!!Try it out.You won't be sorry!I use this application on an iBook running Mac OS X 10.2.4

Great upgrade from office mac
I am a computer programmer and have been using MS Office since office 97 was released.I bought an Ibook 2 weeks ago in order to get away from the Wintel platform (and Linux too).The appleworks program is great it lets me create documents that MS Office can read and will also open MS documents.AppleWorks (as far as I can tell) has all the power of MS Office and is way easier to use.I have only been using it for a couple of weeks and can already create better documents faster using appleworks.I have not used the presentation part of AppleWorks yet but I assume its as good as the rest but, for presentations I reccommend keynote.

Well worth your money!
...Appleworks Office does everything I want an office program to do and it's stable and reliable. (I'm running system 9.2 on a G4). Another reviewer claims it isn't compatable with other programs, but fails to give any useful specifics, such as what programs and how it isn't compatable with them. I ignored that review and bought this software, and I'm glad I did. ... Read more

Product Description

QuickTime VR is Apple’s award-winning photorealistic cross-platform virtual reality technology that makes it possible to explore places as if you were really there. All major applications that play QuickTime movies can also play QuickTime VR movies. At the intersection of commercial photography and new media technology, QuickTime VR moves the photographic image from the flat, 2D world into a more immersive experience, complete with 3D imagery and interactive components. Interactive content design and immersive imaging allow the viewer to explore and examine detailed virtual worlds using a computer and mouse, not cumbersome goggles, headsets or gloves.

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It's here - an image collection dedicated to the business user! Packed with over 56,000 hand-picked images that reflect business themes, you can add the perfect image quickly to your business projects without having to wade through universal image collections that don't always have appropriate business images. These are high-quality, royalty-free images, with themes like Telecommunications, Medicine, Human Resources, Real Estate, Education, Architecture, Customer Service and many more! It's the must-have collection for anyone in business - save time, money and make the right impression, effortlessly. ... Read more

Features

• Perfect for Websites, presentations, letterhead, even greeting cards
• It features over 56,000 high-quality, hand-picked images for creating the right look for your company
• Draw from a library of over 11,000 stock photos that show businesses in action, just like yours
• Create a professional image that gets attention, with over 15,000 Photo-Object images
• Advanced vector clip art images add that dynamic, high-tech look to create the professional look for your business

Reviews (1)

Great beginning - but I wish for a bit more
As a freelance web designer/graphic artist I live in a perpetual state of stock photography desperation.I bought this BizArt package in the hopes that it would give me at least a starting point of business photography into which I could reach for those jobs that just don't warrant getting the expensive stuff from Getty or Corbis.

On one hand I love this set, on the other I don't.I confess I was hoping for more full-frame photos, even though I know Hemera is mostly known for its "photo objects".There are some, but not always enough of the type I've wanted.My other complaint is a lack of diversity.Most of the group shots of people are standard caucasian yuppy types.As someone who prefers to represent more diverse racial makeups in my designs, this was very limiting and disappointing.I have frequently had to resort to taking a person of another nationality out of one group and try to insert them into another - not a time-saver.

However I do use the clip photos provided here often as a good basis for other pieces.Not a set you want to rely on solely as your source of business photos, but a good starter for the price and a lot better than many cheaper sets I've seen around. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

WinWay Resume Deluxe can help you write the perfect resume and cover letter in record time with easy-to-use resume software. Choose from thousands of Ready-To-Use resumes for virtually every career, plus more than 100,000 powerful job-winning phrases. Then select from multiple designs for a resume that really stands out.

From entry-level to executive, recent graduate, military, career change, career advancement, frequent job changes, and many more--there’s a resume for everyone. Plus, cover letters are a snap. Our Letter AutoWriter offers ready-to-use paragraphs for your cover letters, ad response letters, interview follow-up letters, networking letters, cold call letters, resignation letters, and more.

Valuable Internet features to help maximize your job-searching efforts. Find more opportunities in your area to get a job that is close and convenient. Search millions of job openings online instantly. Easily post your resume to multiple Web sites and even build your own resume Web page. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

!!!
While surfing the web for software that might provide a small edge over the generic word processing programs, I stumbled across Winway Resume Deluxe. It took a total of 2.5 weeks for me to gain employment because of this wonderful product!
Producing a professional resume was definably not the only feature it has. It covers how to dress accordingly, speaking in a professional tone and manner, how to hold your body as well as how to properly maintain eye contact with out being overwhelming, It even points you in the proper direction when asking a potential employer questions.
I honestly believe if it was not for this software, I would not be where I am today.

Not at all effective and difficult to use
I have been using this software now for about 3 months and I have found it to be very difficult to use.It is set up such that you just push a button and out pops a resume.Well, that sounds good on the surface however when you what to edit you must go through a very convoluted procedure to do so.If you have used word for doing documents, this is not word.It dictates to you how your resume will look and getting everything lined up the way you want seems just to hard to do.Yes, it has all those bells lights and whistles and that is the problem.They have taken over too much control of the formatting, fonts, layout...I ended up using Microsoft Word® to write my resume.This is not a plug for Microsoft; I use them because they have a monopoly on much of the software in use.I wish you could try before you buy but they do not allow that.You would see very quickly how hard it is to use.Unfortunately, I cannot import my resume in .doc form Word to Winway.They do not allow that so I tried to fit my resume into their format.After about two hours of playing around, I stopped to write this review.I do not think I will be able to do it but I have not quite given up yet but I only have my heading in and that is after two hours of playing around with it.If you can get your hands on a copy, please try it first, and then if you disagree with me, buy it.

Brilliant Software!
WinWay Resume is simply outstanding. This program definitely does the trick. It's easy to use, extremely straightforward, and had a pre-made resume (I'm a cost accountant) that I was able to adapt to properly show my experience. And it has a Resume Auditor which is incredibly cool. It found all kinds of mistakes in my resume - and I'm sure glad it did. Notjust typos, but things like date gaps between jobs. The tutorials were really helpful, too. It teaches you how to negotiate a better salary and how to present yourself during an interview, which turned out to be a good thing for me since it's been 12 years since I had to interview. Anyways, I recommend it wholeheartedly!

Helped me get a Job
My company has been laying people off every month so I decided it was time to update my resume. I just got Winway Resume Deluxe 10.0 and I must say it really helped me put together a beautiful looking resume. It helped me to write my resume quickly and more professionally than I EVER could have done on my own. And the Resume Auditor feature worked like a charm! It's kind of like a spell checker for your resume and it found some big problems woth my resume that otherwise would have just gone unnoticed (by at least me but maybe not my prospective employer). When I read reviews here on Amazon, it seems like Winway is the only software with a resume checker. If your company is laying people off like mine, this is a great insurance policy. ... Read more

Product Description

ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups From the #1 selling contact and customer manager, ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups helps sales teams and corporate workgroups make contact, build relationships and get results. It helps teams gain greater customer insights by accessing, organizing and managing contact details; improve the bottom line with tools for forecasting, tracking and reporting on sales opportunities; increase team efficiency with centralized data, robust scalability, group scheduling and advanced security for up to 50 users; manage time more efficiently by tracking and completing calls, meetings and to-do items; and take important contact information along by working with Palm OS® and Pocket PC handhelds.Choosing ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups makes you a part of the Best Software family. Best Software has led the way in developing and supporting automated business management solutions. With a wide range of front office and back office solutions—including accounting, human resources, payroll, fixed asset management, contact management, customer relationship management and e-commerce—Best Software offers award-winning products and services that have revolutionized the way small and medium-sized companies do business. So you can rely on outstanding service and a commitment to providing your business with the technology it needs to succeed, today and into the future. ... Read more

Features

• Includes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
• Easy-to-use contact and customer-manager software
• Access, organize, and manage contact details
• Stay on top of schedule 24/7; share customer info securely
• Enhanced group scheduling; link to Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds

Reviews (1)

After all these years I thought this product would be better
I've been a user of ACT software going back to version 3.0. Being in software sales, over the years most software vendors have adopted more souped-up CRM solutions such as Salesforce.com or Siebel or the like, so I can imagine the interest in this product category has been lacking. STILL, the feature set of this product hasn't changed much in the ten or so years sinced I used the earlier version. In fact, this product has become more bloated and buggy than any commerical software product I have ever used. I've considered listing all the bugs but it would be too long. But I will say this, other than a weird bug that sometimes mis-categorizes contacts into groups I didn't intent them to be a part of, the other bugs tend to be obvious use-ability type things. Bugs that a half asleep QA tester should've found.

Having said that, the positives are these: First, ACT! is nothing if not a good contact manager and task manager - nothing more, nothing less. I like being able to group contacts into multiple groups, and do pro-active email marketing to the members of specific groups - that feature works really well inconjunction with MS Outlook. In fact integration with Outlook and my PocketPC Cell phone is really exceptionjal. Integration with Word is also very strong. So, its this integration strength that keeps me booting this product up each day. BUT, if I was to purchase a product in this category again, I'd buy Goldmine (it wasn't on the shelf when I bought ACT! - my impatience!). Part of the problem with this product may be that its been owned by a number of different companies over the years. Best Software now owns the IP - let's hope they will issue bug fixes and then truly innovate this product in future releases. ... Read more