Adobe Creative® Suite 3(ZDNet.com)

"If one Adobe design application, such as Photoshop, is equivalent to, say, a box of crayons, then Adobe CS3 Master Collection suite would be like a drawer packed with crayons, markers, paints, and pencils in hundreds of hues."

Adobe Illustrator® CS3(pcmag.com)

"Perhaps the greatest improvements in Illustrator CS3, however, are a number of smaller enhancements that will make you wonder why they hadn't been there all along."

Adobe InDesign® CS3(macworld.com)

"But don't let that first impression fool you. InDesign CS3 will grow on you as its improved utility becomes more obvious in day-to-day work."

Adobe Photoshop® CS3(ArsTechnica.com)

"Photoshop CS3 is a tricky one to rate since what it does, it does very well. Not all of the Extended features will appeal to everyone, but things like the Black and White adjustment, curves with histogram, layer auto-align and auto-blend, Camera RAW 4, Smart Filters and interactive art placement in Vanishing Point are all part of the CS3 Standard package and they are valuable on their own."

Adobe® Acrobat® 8.0 Professional(softpedia.com)

"Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 carries on the dream and takes it higher, faster and better than ever before!"

CorelDraw® Graphics Suite X3(pcmag.com)

"All in all, this package is an excellent choice for budget-minded professionals and business users who need access to powerful graphics tools at an affordable price."

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) 2(softpedia.com)

"... (GIMP) is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. The Gimp works on many operating systems, in many languages."

QuarkXPress® 7(macworld.com)

"Quark has added some good features to XPress 7 ... And users who stick with Quark XPress will be happy that the company is adopting some of the InDesign features that began turning heads four years ago."

Corel WordPerfect® Office X3(cnet.com)

"Corel has a winner in WordPerfect Office X3, a feature-packed productivity suite ... (it) is a solid upgrade for longtime users, particularly those who manage a lot of PDFs."

Microsoft Office® 2007(techweb.com)

"With this version, Microsoft has completely revamped the familiar Office interface. Gone are the toolbars, the drop-down menus, and the side-of-the-window Task Panes."

OpenOffice® 2(cnet.com)

"OpenOffice 2 is the open-source version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice ... (and) is an undeniable bargain. This robust, free productivity suite offers full-featured word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation apps--and it won't cost you or your business a dime."

StarOffice® 8(eweek.com)

"StarOffice 8--the latest version of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s inexpensive, cross-platform office productivity suite--stands up better than ever next to Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Office in terms of features, extensibility and compatibility."

Mac OS X® Leopard(cnet.com)

A sneak peek at Apple's next operating system.

Microsoft® Windows Vista™(pcmag.com)

A compendium of all things Vista.

SuSE® Linux 10(techgage.com)

"... SuSE is a great choice for a distro, especially if you are a Linux newbie looking to get into it."

Firefox® 2(cnet.com)

"There are many enhancements within Firefox 2, making it a worthy upgrade for existing users and a fine introduction for new users. Firefox is truly innovative, yet it's also very practical for everyday use."

Internet Explorer® 7(computerworld.com)

"IE7 is a clear and dramatic improvement over IE6; with tabbed browsing, increased security, excellent RSS support, better printing and a cleaner interface, it's a no-brainer to upgrade from IE6."

Opera® 9(softpedia.com)

"I really don't know what's bad in Opera 9. Could it be that it has too many features? Not for me!"