General & Business Applications - September '97

Windows 95

BookWhere? 2000 FileBack PC 3.0 LaserUp Simple Calendar

BookWhere? 2000 makes research easy. It's ideal for scholars and students. It allows you to search library databases worldwide via your Internet connection. Just enter author, title, subject, etc. You can use Boolean operators if you wish. Sample queries to get you started are included, as well as lists of hosts and databases to search. Your search results can be saved, exported, and sorted. If you have problems reaching a host, a set of diagnostic tools lets you find out what the problem is. The BookWhere site has a list of database links; clicking on a link will open BookWhere (when it's installed on your machine) and opens a new session with the database already assigned.

FileBack PC is handy if you need to back up and synchronize critical files, but often forget to do it. This program does it for you automatically. It's easy to set up, and the program will copy your files while you work on something else. When you've created your first backup set, the program retreats to the system tray. If you want more control, you can manually run a backup. Other options include configuring the program to back up at system startup and shutdown, control the number of revisions of a file the program will save, and more.

This program is a calendar for Windows 95, similar to the calendar, which is available in Windows 3.x. Features include: print an entire month or week at a time, enter any character as a "mark" or personal code to appear on the date buttons, unlimited size of notes attached to each date, log business expenses and transactions by date, search for marked dates and/or text, choose fonts from any on your system for the screen and for printouts.

Windows 3.1x

Knowledge Vision 2Do

Knowledge Vision is a fascinating graphical way of organizing and storing data on your system. It works well under Windows 3.x and Windows 95. The program lets you manage information: text, ideas, things you hear, things you see. Information is quickly gathered, noted, and organized for easy retrieval. You create keyword references to information, and using the keywords you can quickly retrieve the information you want. However, the program isn't limited to keyword organizing and searching. You're provided with virtual offices, which contain cabinets, books, shelves and folders. You can store your data in any of these locations. You can create a number of these virtual offices, and manage your information by dragging and dropping, in 3D.

2do is a popular task manager, and this version is an update which offers new features. 2do works with tasks. Each named task can be assigned a due date, time, and priority. You can categorise tasks, grouping them by types. Each task can be assigned a contact, and will even ring an alarm when it comes due. Using notes, you can add as much detail as you need to each task. You can view your tasks lists in various ways: To Do List, Calendar, Day Glance, and Week Planner.

DOS

This DOS program is amazing: it gives you a complete Windows look and feel, but only requires DOS 3.3. Documents Database combines word processing with document management, and is ideal for any home or office environment, especially if you're running an older machine. You can create letters, faxes, memoes etc in the word processor, using the 120,000-word spell-checker, including graphics in your documents if you wish. If you want to export documents, they're exported either as ASCII, or Rich Text Format, which leaves all your formatting intact. You can group your documents in any way that makes sense to you. Finding documents couldn't be easier, you can use sophisticated search criteria to find the documents which match those specifications.

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