Thursday, August 12, 2010

Software Research

Microsoft Office 2010

As all users know, Microsoft is one of the biggest software companies on the world. It dominates all the PC hardware industry. We can see various versions of Microsoft Windows operating system in every PC. Here again, Microsoft Office 2010 is a well-known business software suite created by Microsoft. It was highly rated (4 of 5) by Jason Parker in the review article written on May 27th 2010 on www.cnet.com.

In CNet Editors’ review, for business and individual users who need professional level productivity apps, upgrading Microsoft Office 2010 is worthy. With Microsoft Office 2010, you can share your office works by using its web apps. A number of new features can save your time. Installation would be done within thirty minutes.

However, the update is not for everyone unless you are eager to try a new version. It will take time to learn a number of new features in every new version. It can cost you more.

Adobe InDesign CS5

The product of Adobe, Adobe InDesign CS5 is desktop publishing software. According to the reviews article by Matthew Murray written on April 12nd 2010 on www.pcmag.com, it was rated as “Very Good”.
In the review, the author states that Adobe InDesign CS5 is pretty much faster and easier than the previous version. Moreover, you can protect what you are doing by locking individual page elements. Adobe InDesign CS5 has so many useful tools that use in graphical designing and printing. They are easy to use. The amazing feature called Multithreading takes advantage the power of your computer’s multi-core processor.
Beside the advantages of Adobe InDesign CS5, still doesn’t have 64-bit support. To use the function, you must have a good knowledge of Adobe InDesign CS5.

References
Shelly, Gary and Misty Vermaat. Discovering Computers 2010. Boston: Course Technology, 2010
CNet. (2010, May 17).“Microsoft Office 2010.” Retrieved July 25, 2010 from http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Office-2010/3000-18483_4-75185041.html?tag=mncol#editorsreview
PCMag. (2010, April 12). “Adobe InDesign CS5.” Retrieved July 24, 2010 from http://www.pcmag. com/article2/0,2817,2362457,00.asp


By Nicholas Pau