I’m really on the fence with this. On one hand, it’s actually quite fun and useful at the same time, but it wears off after a while. There’s quite a learning curve as you get to know the software, and it gets to know you. In time, it does improve and becomes very personalized. Problem is that it was quite bug filled for me at the beginning. It seems to have improved and updates are in order.

I’ve been using this for a couple months now, and have found that I have actually eliminated many other programs that I used to use, as this suite is so chock full of content, everything else seems obsolete. There is a lot going on here, as this version of CorelDRAW is the cream of the crop. It works very well with the Windows 7 interface, and is fully customizable. Install only what you need, but if you’re like me, I dabble in most everything it offers for subject matter.

WinZip is the file compression software to beat. There are certainly many other companies trying to compete with this ongoing trustworthy tool, but you will always go back to WinZip if you ever stray away. WinZip is fast, and saves space better than ever. It makes sending something via email much easier, for instance, audio or video files. Less bouncing back because the file was too big. So it covers your compression and sharing needs, but also has security features keeping your content private.

I have previously used FTM on a Mac about a year ago. It was okay, and I managed to get it to do it’s thing, but it can be a little confusing. However, with this new version for Windows, I have tried two PCS so far and I cannot get it to install correctly. I managed to think I finally did, but as soon as I tried to save anything, it would just freeze.

I have been a Quicken user for at least 20 years and I use it daily to enter each and every expense or bank transaction. I would feel lost without Quicken. I use it mainly to know how much money I have in the bank, how much my charges are on my credit cards and to know when upcoming bills are arriving. I have used the budget feature, but I prefer to use it as a tool to control elective expenses and for historical purposes.

Ive always enjoyed stop-motion/claymation movies. My only previous experience in making such a film comes from an interactive museum exhibit over a decade ago. Although that previous experience was brief, it was far more time consuming and complicated than this software. Honestech makes it easy to make stop motions movies!nnTo adequately judge how intuitive a software is to use, I like to see what I can determine without looking at the manual.

I installed this on an Asus Transformer Prime TL201 tablet/computer. The download went fine, but when I tried to install it, my tablet objected that it was possibly a virus. So I went into the setting menu and clicked on a box to allow installation. After that, it went smoothly. I haven’t entered the activation code yet because I am getting a 30 day trial subscription in the meantime. So on the last day I will enter the activation code so that I can get a 13 month subscription - just being frugal.

I’ve wanted WinZip software for a couple of decades and now I finally have it. This software has a wide range of applications built into a single user interface - not just file compression anymore. I admit that I don’t have a pressing need to use zipped files except on rare occasions to attach photos and other documents to emails. JPEG files are highly compressed already. The typical reduction for me is about 20% overall.

I believe this is the best Pinnacle release yet. I’ve owned Pinnacle products since at least before 2001 and I believe it has always been the best and easiest to use video editor. Although Pinnacle always appears to have every imaginable feature, several older versions were not entirely stable. This 64 bit version seems to be very stable and the fastest yet. It is easy to use and quick to process edited video in many formats and resolutions.

Update:nnI uninstalled this software and cleaned the registry for a fresh installation. Previously I had Version 10 installed and when I installed this latest version, version 10 was uninstalled. So I thought maybe some files from Version 10 were not completely uninstalled and were not compatible with this newest release. This time I did not update the Version 11 software from the internet; I just used the software on the disk that came in the retail box.