Editor's Picks
This is an informal and completely unscientific list of the Editor's opinion of the ten hottest picks on this month's CD.
Disagree? Then drop him a line!
Editor's Picks This is an informal and completely unscientific list of the Editor's opinion of the ten hottest picks on this month's CD. Disagree? Then drop him a line! |
1. WinZip 6.3 SR-1
Includes a point-and-click,
drag-and-drop interface for viewing, running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing
files in archives.
2. Eudora Light
3.0.5
Eudora Light is the freeware version of the
Eudora Pro Email Client.
3. WS_FTP LE 4.60
A very popular FTP client that is free for
non-commercial use and has many powerful features. Set up profiles to quickly access your
commonly visited FTP sites.
4. Desktop Themes
1.80
Change the appearance of your PC by
installing a desktop theme. Themes can change the icons, wallpaper and screensaver, as
well as add some great sounds to events. Look out for some great themes on this CD.
5. Norton AntiVirus
4
Popular antivirus software from
Symantec.
6. GetRight 3.2
GetRight lets you restore
connections and resume downloads if you have have been disconnected.
7. Paint Shop Pro
5.01
Paint Shop Pro has
always been a top-class image manipulation application, and Version 5 cements it as one of
the best programs for image manipulation for home and office. It's now filled to the brim
with features.
8. DirectX
Control Panel
Gain control of your
DirectX drivers. This Control Panel extension allows you to see all the DirectX drivers in
your system, and to adjust their settings.
9. PowerDesk
Utilities 98
A substitute for
Windows Explorer, PowerDesk gives you everything you need in one screen. In addition to
the standard file view, you can open an independent second pane with another drive or
folder in it, and also a preview pane which previews most common file formats. Each drive
can be accessed from the toolbar, as can many useful functions and options.
10. SiSoft Sandra
98
Powerful information
and diagnostic utility which tells you everything you need to know about your hardware and
software. A Control Panel-like interface gives you easy access to information, and wizards
help you collate information on various aspects of your system. The performance tune-up
wizard gives you tips to show you how to improve system performance, although these tips
tend to be of the 'consider buying a new processor' variety.
⌐ Australian Consolidated Press 1998