<html><head><title>PowerLink Business Internet Services - Software Resources</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><!--Header mouseOver JavaScript--><!--#include virtual="jscript.txt" --><!--CSS Rules Set 1--><!--#include virtual="css1.txt" --></head><BODY LEFTMARGIN="0" TOPMARGIN="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#9999FF"ALINK="#9999FF" VLINK="#9999CC" background="bg.gif"><!--Top Blue Bar--> <!--#include virtual="header.txt" --><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 VALIGN="TOP">  <TR VALIGN="TOP">    <TD WIDTH=259 VALIGN="TOP">      <NOBR>      <IMG SRC="spacer.gif" WIDTH=8 HEIGHT=1 BORDER=0>      <IMG SRC="resources.jpg" WIDTH=251 HEIGHT=70 ALT="Resources" ALIGN="TOP">      </NOBR>    </TD>  </TR></TABLE><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="100%"> <TR>  <!--#include virtual="sidebar.txt" -->  <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=500><BR><IMG SRC="softres.gif" WIDTH=500 HEIGHT=19 ALT="Software Resources" BORDER=0>  <FONT FACE="Verdana" COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2><BR>    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.<BR>    Your productivity is lagging because the software you use works against you more frequently than it works <I>with</I> you.<BR>    You're equipping your office with a brand new computer system, and the old software just doesn't do the job anymore.<BR><BR>    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.<BR><BR>    <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0><TR><TD BGCOLOR="#000099"><FONT SIZE=3 COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana"><I><B>Software Reviews</B></I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>    <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%">      <TR>	<TD WIDTH="70%" VALIGN="TOP">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	  <B>Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT</B> - 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.	  </FONT>	</TD>	<TD WIDTH="30%" BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	  <B>PROS:</B> Powerful operating system, most software designed for Windows<BR>	  <B>CONS:</B> Slow at times<BR>	  </FONT>	</TD>      </TR>      <TR>	<TD WIDTH="70%" VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	  <B>Microsoft Office 97</B> - 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.	  </FONT>	</TD>	<TD WIDTH="30%">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	  <B>PROS:</B> Amazing data-formatting capabilities, professional-quality output<BR>	  <B>CONS:</B> Can be tricky to use<BR>	  </FONT>	</TD>      </TR>      <TR>	<TD WIDTH="70%" VALIGN="TOP">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	    <B>Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 3.0</B> - 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.	  </FONT>	</TD>	<TD WIDTH="30%" BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF">	  <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">	  <B>PROS:</B> Accurate dicatation, easy to use<BR>	  <B>CONS:</B> High system requirements (minimum P133 - P200 with 32MB RAM)<BR>	  </FONT>	</TD>      </TR>      <TR>    </TABLE><BR><BR>    <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0><TR><TD BGCOLOR="#000099"><FONT SIZE=3 COLOR="#FFFFFF"><I><B>Software Downloads</B></I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>    Here are some of the more comprehensive software sites<BR><BR>    <A HREF="http://www.beyond.com">Beyond.Com</A> - The Online Software SuperStore<BR>    <A HREF="http://www.download.com">Download.Com</A> - Over 15,000 free software downloads with reviews<BR>    <A HREF="http://www.shareware.com">Shareware.Com</A> - Over 250,000 free software downloads<BR>    <A HREF="http://www.tucows.com">TUCOWS</A> - TUCOWS focuses on internet and network software<BR>    <A HREF="http://www.winfiles.com">WinFiles</A> - Your source for Windows 95/98/NT/CE files<BR>    <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/swlib">ZDNet</A> - ZDNet's Software library<BR>    <BR><BR>	  </FONT><A HREF="index.shtml"><IMG SRC="back.gif" WIDTH=500 HEIGHT=19 ALT="Back to Business Services" BORDER=0></A><!-- Copyright Information --><BR><!--#include virtual="copyright.txt" --><!-- End Copyright Information -->  </TD> </TR></TABLE>&nbsp;<A HREF="#top"><IMG SRC="top.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=20 BORDER=0 ALT="Top"></A><BR></body></html>