ZD NET'S SOFTWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND BUYING INFORMATION
Software Center
The Software Center is an easy-to-use service that allows you to download programs for your computer. You can access programming utilities, tutorials, Windows and DOS enhancements, games, graphics, file management tools and more. The Center's files are constantly updated, making the Software Center a source of current titles in numerous categories.
Check out the just-released Windows 95 Power Users Toolkit that tells you all about the hot new programs to help you get the most out of the Win 95 interface. For more great shareware, browse the ZD Net Utilities Forum, Library 13, Windows 95.
A section of the Software Center contains the Ziff magazine forums that have downloadable software and the ZD Net forums (ZD Net). Here is a quick summary of the magazine forums and the ZD Net Software forums.
Ziff magazine forums include:
ZD Benchmark Forum, PC Magazine Tips & Utilities Forum, PC Magazine Editorial Forum, PC Magazine Programming Forum, PC/Contact Forum (PC/Computing), PC Week Extra Forum, Computer Shopper Forum, Windows Sources Forum, Executives Online Forum, Speakeasy Forum, Help Desk Institute Forum and Ziff Bendata Forum.
ZD Net Software forums:
The ZD Net Applications Forum houses all major DOS, Windows and OS/2 applications plus communications software. The ZD Net Arcade Forum is devoted exclusively to games and entertainment programs. The ZD Net Home Forum contains home and hobby, education, reference data and files in the news. In the ZD Net Professional Forum you'll find business and finance, programming, engineering and math titles. The ZD Net Studio Forum offers graphics viewing and editing tools, all kinds of graphics, fonts, and sound files. And the ZD Net Utilities Forum contains DOS, Windows and OS/2 utility programs, Ziff magazine utilities and the ZD Net Exclusive Utilities.
Technical Support
For support with technical problems, advice from colleagues or a sympathetic ear when the upgrade path gets bumpy, log on to the ZD Net forums. The Windows Sources Forum (GO WINSOURCE) has devoted all of Message Section 8 to Windows 95 topics. The computer Gaming World Forum, Library 3 (News, Views and Issues) has hosted a long and lively discussion on Windows 95 and Games. PC Magazine offers two prime places to exchange views or seek help with Win 95: its Tips and Utilities Forum and its Editorial Forum.
Windows 95 Buying Information
Give yourself some perspective and add depth to your Win 95 research. Check into ZD Net's Computer Database Plus for features, reviews, news and commentary from 200 magazines, newspapers and journals.
This database houses over 1,400 articles covering Microsoft's new operating system, including 65 separate reviews from publications ranging from PC Computing, InfoWorld and Information Week to Home Office Computing, News Media and LAN Times.
Delve into this wealth of archival information, updated every week to remain the single most current place to research technology publications. And, if you're a ZD Net member, you pay no surcharge.
