So far I have been using Trend Titanium for a couple of months. Since I have started using it, I have not seen any major problems with any of the 3 computers in my house. Even my mother-in-laws computer has been running fine and that is no easy task keeping it running good. My problem with the product is that it noticably slowed my computer down. Since I only use it for personal use, it doesn’t matter much, but if I were using this product at work, it could cause me to fall behind in my work.

Well, this was the easiest piece of software I have had to install in a long time. Normally with the AV software something needs to be removed, something doesn’t work or isn’t compatible. This…no problem. As for how it works, none of them are perfect but this seems to not be as much as a resource hog as others on the market. Anyway, for simple, easy to use protection for the computer, this isn’t bad.

I have never been able to type fast so I hate to type. With this, it allows me to do less typing while still getting the job done. What is bad is that it doesn’t always pick up what I say correctly. Also, it is annoying that it starts up all the time slowing other things down.

I work part time in the summer and fall for a haunted house building company. My job consists of designing the maze, building the maze, and then tearing it down at the end of the season. Up until now, I was using graph paper to sketch out the maze and more times than not, I couldn’t read my own writing. This year I decided not to do the graph paper and try to do a more professional layout.

I’ve used my different anti-virus and security applications on many different computers over the years, and I’m reasonably impressed with Trend Micro Internet Security Pro. The application is easy to install, it’s easy to adjust the settings to fit your needs, it automatically updates regularly, and it identifies threats that some other applications miss. I’ve been running two other security and anti-virus applications on my computer over the last year and neither of those programs identified a Trojan Horse that had been installed on my computer.

Cyberlink PhotoDirector 5 Ultra is a rather limited photo editing and retouching application compared to something like Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements, but it does a VERY good job at simplifying several rather complex editing tasks … making it possible for amateurs to do very difficult retouching. For starters, many people would like to quickly remove blemishes or make themselves look thinner in photos, and PhotoDirector 5 makes it so easy to do those things I’m actually surprised they’re so difficult to do well in Photoshop.

I’ve used two different handheld GPS units (TomTom and Garmin) and I’ve used two earlier versions of Microsoft Streets and Trips several years ago. I edit a consumer technology website so I feel very comfortable reviewing this product. Unfortunately, I can’t give Microsoft Streets and Trips more than a lukewarm recommendation. Let’s start with the installation of the the software. The installer program on the included DVD-ROM is easily confused by other startup applications … so don’t try to install this software until all of your Windows startup applications (antivirus, wireless assistants, etc.

I’ve used two different handheld GPS units (TomTom and Garmin) and I’ve used two earlier versions of Microsoft Streets and Trips several years ago. I edit a consumer technology website so I feel very comfortable reviewing this product. Unfortunately, I can’t give Microsoft Streets and Trips more than a lukewarm recommendation. Let’s start with the installation of the the software. The installer program on the included DVD-ROM is easily confused by other startup applications … so don’t try to install this software until all of your Windows startup applications (antivirus, wireless assistants, etc.

Corel PDF Fusion is a remarkably simple piece of software that solves a problem that many people encounter in the world of business: How to easily and quickly create a PDF from multiple documents. Not only does PDF Fusion let you import Word or PowerPoint slides into a PDF, but the simple point-and-click interface lets you add a variety of image formats or combine multiple PDFs into a single PDF.

I’ve used too many anti-virus and anti-spyware applications over the years. Bitdefender is another in a long line of programs that get the job done, but simply aren’t worth the extra money after the end of 2009. First, let me make it clear that Bitdefender does everything they claim it will do. It does an excellent job identifying and isolating risks to your PC. In that sense, Bitdefender is great and worth buying.