You've got that special project that needs attending to right away, but you have no idea which software will do the job for you.
Your productivity is lagging because the software you use works against you more frequently than it works with you.
You're equipping your office with a brand new computer system, and the old software just doesn't do the job anymore.
Even if you have the best computer system money can buy, you can't get very far without the right software.
We've created this page to let you know what's out there, what we recommend, and where you can go if you can't find it here.
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Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT - Essential equipment for every computer
you own, Windows is the most common PC Operating System in the world.
Chances are a version of Windows came with your computer when you bought it.
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PROS: Powerful operating system, most software designed for Windows
CONS: Slow at times
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Microsoft Office 97 - Recommended for any business, small or large.
Products in the Office Suite include Word - a powerful word processor,
Excel - a complete spreadsheet pacakge, PowerPoint - a multi-media presentation development tool, and others.
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PROS: Amazing data-formatting capabilities, professional-quality output
CONS: Can be tricky to use
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 3.0 - There has to be a better
way than typing to enter large amounts of data into your computer -
thankfully, there is. Speech. Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to
speak at your normal pace as it dictates what you say on your screen.
There's a slight adjustment period where you must "teach" the program
your voice, but after you have done so, you will find this to be a very powerful, easy to use program.
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PROS: Accurate dicatation, easy to use
CONS: High system requirements (minimum P133 - P200 with 32MB RAM)
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Here are some of the more comprehensive software sites
Beyond.Com - The Online Software SuperStore
Download.Com - Over 15,000 free software downloads with reviews
Shareware.Com - Over 250,000 free software downloads
TUCOWS - TUCOWS focuses on internet and network software
WinFiles - Your source for Windows 95/98/NT/CE files
ZDNet - ZDNet's Software library
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