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Windows Vista SP2 beta review
In the initial beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), the changes made aren't immediately obvious. And even the under-the-hood changes are incremental rather…
09/12/2008
Free
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 review
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, aka "Katmai", gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new…
05/11/2008
Free
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Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 review
With Microsoft Small Business Server 2008, Microsoft has added big business functionality to an affordable SME tool.
03/10/2008
Free
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Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise review
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is a fun game for Xbox that retains the charm of the first Viva Pinata.
04/09/2008
£39 inc VAT
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Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 review
Those who expect Internet Explorer 8.0 to be a warmed-over version of IE7, or a me-too response to Firefox 3.0, will be surprised by the just-released Beta 2 of IE8.
28/08/2008
Free
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Visual Studio 2008 SP1 review
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08) Service Pack 1 (SP1) took eight months to arrive. Considering the capabilities that have been added, eight months might not seem…
26/08/2008
£199 inc VAT
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Microsoft Photosynth review: in pictures
Microsoft Photosynth is a technology that automatically stitches together digital photos. The company recently made Photosynth easier to use and open to all.
22/08/2008
Free
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Microsoft Live Mesh beta review
Microsoft has sacrificed usability to provide a pretty interface in Microsoft Live Mesh - a powerful but unnecessarily clumsy file-sync service.
01/08/2008
Free
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Windows Search 4.0 review
Windows Search 4.0 is finally here, and it's ready to enter the workplace as a well-mannered IT citizen.
10/07/2008
Free
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Outlook 2007 with Microsoft Business Contact Manager review
Microsoft's Business Contact Manager (BCM) add-on enhances Outlook's value for business users by contributing CRM and financial functions to Outlook's bag of tricks.
21/04/2008
£120 inc VAT
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Internet Explorer 8.0 beta: first review
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8.0 beta 1, and encourages anyone to try it out.
06/03/2008
Free
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Windows XP SP3 review
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it's finally released,…
27/02/2008
Free
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Windows Server 2008 review
Microsoft's long-awaited Windows Server 2008 delivers advancements in speed, security and management, but its virtualisation and network-access control features come…
22/02/2008
£500 inc VAT
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Microsoft Excel 2008 review
Despite the long wait for a new version, when you launch Excel 2008, you’ll see what appears to be a slightly re-skinned version of Excel 2004 - or even of Excel v.X.
19/02/2008
£350 inc VAT
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Microsoft Word 2008
Word gets several major enhancements in Office 2008, the first version of Microsoft’s productivity suite to run natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs.
19/02/2008
£350 inc VAT
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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac review
Instead of drastically rethinking its Office suite, Microsoft has focused - mostly successfully - on making what's already there more accessible and easier to use. If…
19/02/2008
£100 inc VAT
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Microsoft Entourage 2008 review
How does Entourage 2008 stand up to Apple’s triumvirate? Pretty well, especially for users working in a corporate environment who use an Exchange server for their…
19/02/2008
£350 inc VAT
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Microsoft Office Live Small Business (MOLSB) review
Microsoft's Office Live Web service was designed for small businesses that needed an easy solution for creating websites and business emails. Microsoft Office Live…
19/02/2008
Free
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Windows Vista SP1 review
The final version of Vista SP1 focuses on under-the-hood improvements to reliability, security, and performance, with very few changes made to the interface or…
15/02/2008
Free
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Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 2.0 suite
Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare 2.0 suite is a solid, easy-to-use security product for PC users who don't want to mess too much with software settings.
23/01/2008
£37 inc VAT

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