Software

Ever wondered if mind mapping techniques can help you get better organised at work or at home? We review two fo the leading products.

While it may be struggling to keep up with Adobe, Corel still produces some interesting software especially with its flagship CorelDRAW product.

As part of its document-centric focus (Dragon Naturally Speaking and OmniPage form the main thrusts), Nuance has recently updated its PDF (Portable Document Format) tool with the release of PDF Converter Professional 5.

Egyptian curses aside, are you up for an expedition through various locations to solve the puzzles concealing the Heart of Ra.

Gather together your garlic, crucifix and wooden stake as you put your neck at risk to an attack from an ancient phlebotomist

My first experience of touch typing was way back at school at the behest of our computer science teacher insisting that in order to write software one must know the correct way to type. The three students on our A level course were duly enrolled into a 6 week course with those studying secretarial skills.

The game’s afoot as you set out to save English treasures from a French thief in an adventure aimed at Mensa-joining 3+ year olds.

Taking the see-through packaging route, Symantec has lunched the latest version of its Norton 360 product.

“Seek and ye shall find” could well be your mantra in the latest game to appear from PopCap Games.

In real life buses can sometimes appear in convoys. However a move to a virtual environment results in a bus becoming a solitary vehicle.

This piece of software in various guises has been on my PC for many many years. So what is in version 14 – sorry X4 – to make you upgrade or indeed what has it to offer for those who have never succumbed to it’s charms.

Computer protection should be automatic and should not be intrusive. Symantec believes its Ghost product fits the bill.

This software is designed to work out if your PC (or stick drive) is under threat. It’s job is to stop malicious software from getting to anything that your stick or drive is trying to protect.

Storing your digital images in a box could save you a great deal of disk space.

Bringing back memories of the games played in my younger days, a new offering from URSE Games contains plenty of high speed action.

PowerPoint is not the only method of delivering a message. Software from Reallusion allows you to put words into the mouth of an animated head.

Role playing takes centre stage as you enter a star system with three worlds and an invading alien force.

Let your computer take the strain as it monitors Internet radio stations for your favourite music tracks.

Mix together a combination of canvas, sawdust, clowns and speciality acts under the control of a ringmaster means the subject must be a circus.

While Adobe Photoshop is the popular choice for professional users, it can prove rather expensive for the home or enthusiastic amateur. Fortunately there is an alternative from Adobe.

Forget about Sir Richard Branson and Sir Alan Sugar, you could be the next rising star in the UK business firmament. Offering to help you hone your skills in this respect is Industry Giant II.

Having entertained children for 85 years, Nutwood’s oldest resident has gone digital with his latest version.

Suites continue to be a popular flavour with utility developers as can be seen with an offering from Avanquest.

Time to splice the main brace, raise the Jolly Roger and live the life of a pirate if you dare.

If you have trouble sleeping or if you simply wnat to master the powernap, Pzizz might be just what you are looking for

A visit to a location near London’s Regent Part Zoo brought news of the latest version of Adobe Acrobat PDF creation product as Michael Fereday reports.

World War II has proved to be a fertile period of history for the developers of RTS (Real Time Strategy) games with numerous offerings being available for would-be military commanders.

As a fan of puzzle games I am always on the lookout for new titles such as this next offering from Urse Games.

No matter how careful you are, your computer could benefit from an encounter with software designed to provide spring cleaning facilities.

If you thought life was hard then maybe you should consider the role of a character from a Russian science-fiction novel.