HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Single Server Edition 5.0 Complete package

Advantages: Huge array of built-in facilities
Disadvantages: Could be overkill if you only want to make copies.

...There never was anything really wrong with Adaptec’s Easy CD Creator 4.0 Deluxe, so why am I now writing about version 5.0 Platinum? Because bl**** Windows XP Pro won’t work with the older version, that’s why! However, it would only be a matter of time before I upgraded my CD-Writer to a newer faster model, and then support for 32-speed models probably wouldn’t exist on version 4 anyway, so the enforced necessity of the upgrade isn’t a COMPLETE waste of money. In the mean time, the software is now owned by Roxio, which sounds more like a Spanish cinema chain than a software house, but that’s by the by. It was on the support page their web site, www.roxio.com that I ascertained the need for the upgrade. Windows XP only informed me that the old version might not work. But why buy CD-Burning software when the CD-Writer itself... Read review

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Advantages: Quick, fast and true RAD! Doesn't sacrifice power for simplicity (though it is incredibly simple!) and is true multi-platform capable
Disadvantages: Perhaps lags a little behind Microsoft when it comes to 'new technologies' such as .NET

...with virtually any data source and very exciting it is too! The reasons to use Delphi still grow... Borland Kylix is now available for Linux which is basically a Linux port of Delphi meaning that you can basically load your Windows apps into Kylix, compile, and then proclaim to the world that you have a multi-platform application! The possibilities are really endless and Borland continues to innovate in areas where Microsoft hasn’t even touched. Perhaps Delphi for the Mac will come next? Who knows? Borland also now have released fully functional free editions of all of their IDE's including Delphi, so really you've got no excuse. Delphi 6 is also now out which is more exciting than ever!!! The only question now is what edition of Delphi to purchase? Well, the only advice I can offer you here is to look at the feature list of each very carefully... Read review

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Advantages: Value for Money ! ! ! !
Disadvantages: Doesn't work with CMYK

...I recently bought a copy of Adobe Photoshop 5 .0 LImited Edition from an auction site I always recommend, www.ebay.co.uk. I was nicely surprised for the quality of the product. I am an experienced user of adobe photoshop full version and, I have to say, I found this limited one, very very similar to the original. If you have not ever used photoshop , this is the gateway to the Photoshop experience, Adobe Photoshop Limited Edition 5.0 software delivers a basic set of the image-editing tools preferred by graphic design professionals around the world. Scan pictures or download photos from your digital camera, and then edit and enhance those images to create sophisticated, compelling visuals for print and the Web.... Read review

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