I’ve had the Deluxe before, so I’m not as happy with the Essentials as I was with that, but you get what you pay for, I guess :-) You get a month of Ancestry free and still have the updated software to use but I would probably recommend one of the higher level editions unless you are an advanced genealogist who already knows what you are doing and already have your habits set and resources and forms.

I tried using this for my home business, but my business is too small for it to be effective. This product is definitely meant for something with a few employees and more input and output flow than what I do. I did notice that it took up a lot of the memory and slowed down my boot up considerable, though. So I would recommend this product to someone who has a medium size business from home with an up-to-date computer system that can afford monthly fees to additional services like Paypal.

I set this up on my computer and I think that having everything at hand’s length is great for someone who is new to the game. It is definitely overwhelming when you first dip your toe in - to see all the information that is out there, and if you get a hit right away, forget it - you are hooked. That makes the initial 6 months free all worth it for the subscription.

Comparable to McAfee, Trend Micro is excellent for first time or inexperience users. Installation is quick and easy and stays true to the description that is advertised. It is faster than most other advertised brands, and it also offers protection for mobile phones, PDAs, and Smartphones from spam, etc. Like the other brands, it also offers online secure storage and multiple user licenses for one year.

I’ve been using Outlook for over 10 years, and every time Office upgrades it’s difficult to figure out all the new tricks to the stuff you knew how to do backwards. This version is no different, but I have to admit the interface really has changed. You will spend a little bit more time looking for things that were more readily available before. However, there are more ways to organize and save time in your email and calendar by color coding and linking to projects and personal/business.

All this product contains is training on how to use Dreamweaver CS5 - not Dreamweaver CS5 itself. It’s great for learning the basics because the videos are brief with clear screenshots and narration that’s subtitled. It also goes over principles and essentials of web design. I recommend this course, but it is mostly good groundwork for beginners to intermediate users.

I decided to try this to see why so many schools use this to teach and why so many people use it. I was not happy. I’m used to Quicken. I couldn’t get things to balance or match up transactions, and trying to get help was useless. And I’m not afraid of using ‘Help’ with software. I uninstalled it as soon as I could & re-installed my former software.

I’ve been using Outlook for over 10 years, and every time Office upgrades it’s difficult to figure out all the new tricks to the stuff you knew how to do backwards. This version is no different, but I have to admit the interface really has changed. You will spend a little bit more time looking for things that were more readily available before. However, there are more ways to organize and save time in your email and calendar by color coding and linking to projects and personal/business.

Have used this product for a number of years. Has as much info in it as the much more expensive TurboTax, and crunches the numbers accurately.

have used h&r block for past 7 years with absolutely no issues. the program is just as accurate with it’s calculations as all the other programs and imports from most money software.