|
|
 Windows 95 Windows DOS
January 1997
Click
here for full details on Scala Multimedia
Scala MultiMedia
A ready-to-use software package that lets
anyone create multimedia productions with the
impact of television. A full working demo of this program
can be found this month's PC User Offline CD.
Taskey Personal
URL: http://www.taskey.com
Registered price: $140
Rating: 8/10
Taskey Personal is a brilliant combination of
a goals manager, a PIM, a contacts manager, and
project manager. It lets you keep all your
information in one place. You can track your
overall visions, your projects, tasks related and
unrelated to projects, time-based information,
expense information of all kinds, and all
activities.
The program's clever design means that it does
the work. You simply type in your tasks (and you
only need to type them in once, then Taskey
provides matches for you), fill in the
information such as the project etc, and Taskey
develops a complete plan for you. As you complete
tasks, you can look at a timeline to see how much
of the project you've completed, and how much
remains to be done. The program also features
great reports, which include graphs.
Major Business
URL: http://www.windows95.com
Registered price: $50
Rating: 8/10
This is a business-like contacts manager which
combines contacts management with document
management, so that all your letters, reports,
spreadsheets, sound files etc are attached to the
relevant contact, and you don't have to go
searching all over your disk for them. It comes
with various letter layouts set up for single use
or multiple mailings, so that you can use it
right away. It also stores all your e-mail with
each contact. Ideal for the busy office, where
you want a program which is fast and easy to
learn.
Voice Note It 95
URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $15
Rating: 8/10
This is a cute program which lets you store
digital notes on your PC. You'll need a soundcard
and microphone, but otherwise the program is a
snap to use. Basically, it works just like a
hand-held audio tape recorder. You can start a
new note for each recording, or you can record
from where you left off in a note; but just as in
other recorders, when you record over something,
you erase it.
WinFlash 32
URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $35
Rating: 8/10
Most flash card programs restrict you to text
information. WinFlash, however, lets you include
graphics and audio material, making it suitable
for corporate as well as educational use. It's
great at creating employee training materials,
and you can use it at home to create Trivia-style
games. The fourth version of this program,
features include a full WYSIWYG forms-based
editor, double-sided printing, multiple choice
questions and fill-in-the-blank questions (both
types auto-checked by your computer), hints can
be provided, graphics are auto-sized, but will
zoom to full-screen at a click, up to 5000 entries
per card deck, and much more.
Speedy Notes
URL: http://users.aol.com/letardg
Registered price: $16
Rating: 8/10
Look on Speedy Notes as a whiteboard for your
computer. Your information is displayed
continuously, however you must leave the program
open, even when you exit Windows, otherwise your
data is history. If you don't want the
information to appear until a certain date, you
can create a 'stealth' note, which will appear on
that date. Stealth notes can also appear on a
selected range of dates.
Book-It
URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $200
Rating: 8/10
Book-It manages the activities of any business or
social group. It's ideal for clubs, schools, and
community or church organisations. It gives you
complete control of your membership list and
manages events for you. You can track new member
inquiries, as well as record member terms, dues
and renewals, credit notes, activity schedules,
bookings, and payments. You can run searches on
your data, apply filters, generate reports and
labels, and complete mail merges. If you've been
struggling with a mix of utilities or your own home-made
database, this program will save you a lot of
time.
TimeTracker
URL: http://www.shareware.com
Registered price: $25
Rating: 8/10
TimeTracker simplifies your billing. You can keep
accurate records of how much time you spend on
each document (project), with the amount due
calculated automatically. You can have any number
of documents and separate billing rates for each.
When you start work on a document, just hit the
timer. If you need to stop work for a while, hit
the coffee pot icon. You can print a report at
any time; you can even include the report on the
invoice you send to clients.
Click
here for full details on Scala Multimedia
Scala MultiMedia
A ready-to-use software package that lets
anyone create multimedia productions with the
impact of television. A full working demo of this program
can be found this month's PC User Offline CD.
Planning for Me
URL: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~worklife
Registered price: $60
Rating: 8/10
Planning and setting goals is a mystery for most
of us. This Australian program takes some of the
trauma out of it. It leads you through a variety
of exercises, so that you can create realistic
processes for improving your life. You'll
discover what you want, and how to go about
getting it. You won't be able to work through the
program in one sitting -- it's quite
comprehensive. Although you won't need it, a manual
and some sample files are included.
Back issues:
December 1996
applications
November 1996
applications
|
PC
User Online Live! 
Help
