Basically the program is fine, easy to use. It’s got some quirks but it works. The problem is that you pay for the program. It’s $39.99 to download another state taxes. So they make it seem that for the price you will pay to get everything you need. I thought that was pretty high but then found when I wanted to e-file both states it was an extra $24.99 for both.

As long time user of Dragon, I fully endorse the product. It’s great! This version is no different. But you don’t necessarily have to spend $200 or need the latest and greatest. But as a long time user of Dragon, the updates aren’t exactly mind blowing. The Dragon toolbar, the better integration with apps, etc. is all fine and good but it’s just slight. The only compelling reason I’ve found is that the Windows 8 computer seems to work better somewhat.

I’ve used dozens of editing software packages, even beta testing some. I currently edit promo vids from small biz. I used x6 for a quick turnaround commercial. Very easy to jump in and edit. Everyone loved the results. No issues with bugs yet.

I reviewed the processor demands of several security suites and found two I liked. Norton is way to intrusive, and Webroot is light. Big plus, it comes from that far away place, Colorado - you know Made in America.

I slugged through the learning curve from Office 2003 to Office 2007, and still have trouble finding where in the ribbon Microsoft hid some of the features I use. Office 2010 requires another unnecessary user experience transition. Right after I installed it over 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium, I went to work in PowerPoint. A few keystrokes later, it violently crashed my laptop. I restarted, and tried using Excel. After some amount of input, Excel crashed just a violently.

I generally like the Kaspersky toolset. Compared with Symantec, it is much less intrusive, uses less CPU power, and does not annoy me nearly as much. I am not so sure I like the safe money add-on - it sometimes seems to get in the way whilst supposedly improving security. FireFox has rejected the safe URL add-on, so I hope Kaspersky will release a compatible version.

We bought this thinking it would be a way to capture checks written while we were traveling - we have Quickbooks on our home PC, but wanted something lighter that would allow us to print checks, and then import the Quicken results into Quickbooks. Quicken treats you like an idiot! First off, it wants to make sure it has access to all your banking - interesting, but not something we wanted, and not something our travel will allow.

I bought QB 2009 Pro to replace Quicken 2009 since I needed to separate two companies better than Quicken does. After installation, I imported the same data from Quicken twice into two company accounts, and deleted the unnecessary data manually in each company - a lot of pain. The first time I printed checks, I found that the import was tainted. Instead of printing the payee name, QB Pro 2009 printed the business street address into the TO line on the checks.

I got into too big a hurry when I bought this. I installed it over Kaspersky Internet security 2010, and was offered 30 days of Kaspersky Internet security 2011, and then it would revert to just the anti-virus program.

I have been using Kapersky Internet Security for a few years, intermingled with AVG’s product. I have stopped using McAfee as installation of the product is challenging, even for them; and have stopped using the consumer version of Symantec’s product as it is annoyingly helpful. Kaspersky is there, it works, and it does not need a lot of care or feeding. I recommend it.