Microsoft Publisher 2002 contains new features for users such as the Microsoft Office Word-Art, which I think is a plus. It was so difficult in previous versions of Publisher to insert Text Art so that’s one major benefit from the program. It has the familiar Task Pane which makes integration across all the Office (XP) applications work seamlessly. You get ton’s Clip Art that are very unique so that Publications can look different and fancy.

Windows XP home is a operating system from Microsoft that finally defines stability and ease of use into one. If you are thinking about upgrading from Windows 98, go straight ahead, if you are still using Windows ME, please immediately upgrade. This operating is very easy to use with a redesigned start menu that provides easier access to programs and accessories. More stable because it is built upon the Windows NT kernel so it won’t crash but your applications will software apps weren’t built on NT, only the Operating System, so you can’t get everything perfect!

Word 2003 includes development tools that add dynamic features to documents making them powerful than ever. The power beneath all this is XML, allowing the user to embed components for updating data in documents such as stock quotes. Word 2003 offers simple, familiar yet improved features regular users are accustomed to. Majority of the features in Word 2003 are aimed primarily toward businesses and the Enterprise. But are still necessary for the average user because of the control over information across all the Office applications.

To be honest I spend money as I look at it, but MS Money takes care of that. A wonderful solution that provides informative tutorials on how to budget ones self more efficiently. Money has evolved over the years into an enormous resource for helping users get their financial investments together. The application is becoming more and more integrated allowing users to take care of such task as paying bills online, buying a car, house or any other type of household activity concerning how you spend money.

Honestly, I think you should wait a year or two before you upgrade most of the new features are not really relevant to consumers, but are aimed more at businesses. I don’t know if they are shipping Office XP with Service release 1, but I think most users who would like to uprgade should at least wait until it is being shipped with the bug fixes. The applications look beautiful. They are easy to use of course, but if you are just typing documents, sending e-mail, adding numbers things like that stick with Office 2000.

Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security has become my favorite for my Windows PCs over the past two years. So much so that I recommended it to my step-father, knowing that I’d be the one installing it on his PCs after he made the purchase on Amazon. INSTALLATION:nnDownload went smoothly (as expected) and then it was time to install the software on (5) Windows PCs running XP, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 and two running 8.

Rosetta Stone’s German levels 1, 2 and 3 are in this set, with the audio companion and earphones/microphone. This set allows an individual to immerse themselves in the German language immediately, and learn the language as a a child does, by hearing it and repeating it, building upon the basics and moving forward. If you want the gold-standard for learning language software for German, or any other language, Rosetta Stone is the one.

I’ve been using the Quicken WillMaker Plus software since 2011. It has changed very little since that time, but each year (as with most popular software) it is updated and a new version is put on the market. Older versions came with a book from Nolo explaining various legal terms and information about living trusts. The current 2016 version offers online access to the living trust software for free for 1 year, but that implies a subscription thereafter, however the cost of that access is unclear.

This is the second year that I’ve purchased H&R Block Premium + State Tax prep software. I’d been wanting to try it for years, but my husband always did our taxes (some exercise in self-flagellation that I’ve never understood…) prior to that and despite the struggle putting pen to paper, he was reluctant to e-file until he made a mistake on our 2013 taxes. Not wanting to appear overly eager to dive in with the tech-rescue I suggested tax prep software and letting me have a go at it.

After my mother clicked on something she shouldn’t have and unleashed the bugs, I had her run Malwarebytes (free) on her PC. She couldn’t do anything with her computer without a pop-up coming up for something she didn’t want or her mouse intermittently becoming unresponsive prior to running that scan and cleaning out the malware files. That free program picked up 645 issues, but I felt like she needed something more so I bought this Premium version.