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Review by kstars
I haven’t really had a chance to make a document yet, but I have ordered a book, and I will be using it a lot.
There is a brush or a crayon, or a charcoal for every purpose. I have tested all kinds of combinations with colors, textures, brushes, etc. They are AMAZING!nnThe tools are easy to use. As a Photoshop user there was a learning curve, but then I found there were a lot of commonalities.
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Review by kstars
I have a two-year-old, high-end iMac. The back-up process is hung up. I can’t get anyone on chat. I’m not sure this 5GB is worth messing around. I’ve tried everything I can think of. I’ve had trouble with Norton before. I felt it was ridiculous that I had to have someone remotely correct the problem on my computer. I just had a similar problem with a wireless printer. It seems that when I run into problems I get charged for their time.
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Review by kstars
I have had many versions of this software, and enjoy painting with Painter soooo much. Every iteration of this software brings new features, and improved stability - especially for Mac, and this software is for two platforms, including Windows.
You would not paint with your mouse, so you’d need a tablet (I recommend a Wacom (If you have the cash, their Cintiq is amazing, because you are actually painting right on a display of your painting and drawing).
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Review by KWJ
WordPerfect used to be the ugly cousin in the word processing family, but now Corel has brought it to the forefront with the X7 Standard edition.
The main thing I found important is that it’s fully compatible with Microsoft Office 2003 and later. It will read and write to the native MS file format with ease. If you’re wanting to leave the MS world, then you can migrate to WordPerfect without worry.
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Review by KWJ
Word processing features are pretty much standardized these days, so if you know Word, you can easily get up to speed with WordPerfect. WordPerfect used to be considered the bastard cousin of MS Word, and some of the reputation was deserved. In the early days, MS Word had shiny new features, an easier user interface, and was the defacto standard in the Windows world. I don’t believe that’s the case anymore, especially with this version of WordPerfect.
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Review by KWJ
I’ve been using Dragon Dictation products for years, ever since it’s first product, Naturally Speaking, shipped with a handheld dictation device that would capture your dictation, or instructions to send email, and then transfer it over a hard-wired connection into a Windows PC. The product was way ahead of its time then. This new version for Mac feels like it has a little catching up to do.
At least with current versions, you don’t have to read nearly an hour of text to train it to learn your voice and speech patterns.
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Review by KWJ
Cyberlink PowerDVD 16 Ultra is what you need when you don’t have an Apple laptop, desktop, or iPhone and want to stream your media to your TV as easily as you can if you have Apple products. Streaming everything from photos to videos stored on your device, to YouTube you’re streaming from the Internet is a true no-brainer in the Apple world, but the Windows world has had only clunky solutions at best, until now.
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Review by KWJ
I think it’s safe to say that people looking at this product may be confused into thinking this is Norton’s 360 Multi-Device product but it isn’t. That said, there are some things to consider about this product.
1) It’s main claim to fame is the convenience it offers in protecting multiple devices in a relatively painless manor.n2) This is really a product for multiple WINDOWS devices, although you can add iOS and Android devices, but I wouldn’t recommend it, especially on iOS devices.
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Review by kwmar
TurboTax is the best way to do my taxes. I’ve tried other programs and always come back to this one. It’s very thorough in making sure you include all of the important information. It also has great, understandable questions and explanations. The only negative is the rather large fee for e-filing state taxes.