Productivity Software


Cheap Alternatives to PowerPoint

These three presentation tools, SlideRocket, Zoho Show, and Impress are like PowerPoint, only free  Read story

90 Days To Word Processing

How to decide if you need word processing, where to find the right equipment, and what to ask before you buy.  Read story

Where To Find Help

Reading whatever you can find on word processing is the best way to get a working knowledge of the marketplace and to start comprehending the jargon. The...  Read story

Word Processors Can Do A Lot More Than Type

In the conventional office, where a secretary's job involves a lot more than typing letters, word-processing systems can have uses a first-time buyer woul...  Read story

Remember This?

The electromechanical mainstay of today's office is being replaced by a softspoken, intelligent electronic typewriter, with a fine memory, too.  Read story

Bridging The Gap

B.J. Moore can't type, but he is betting on the health of the electronic-typewriter industry. Moore, the 46-year-old president of San Jose, Calif.-based S...  Read story

Office Cents

Del Prete Brokerage Ltd., an eight-person Chicago sales management firm, has all the benefits of a well-equipped office, without the costly expenses of ma...  Read story

Joining The Network

Now your office and factory can communicate quickly by means of a system that links up computerized equipment.  Read story

Working Smarter With Microsoft Office

Are you using Microsoft Office integration to put an end to busy work?  Read story

New Options In Office Printers

Whether you are looking for speed, low cost, high quality, or all three, there is probably a machine on the market that fills the bill.  Read story

Office Automation

Office automation refers to the integration of office functions usually related to managing information. There are many tools used to automate office func...  Read story

Climbing To The Top Of The Charts

Microcomputer software sales are heading for the stratosphere. But the most popular programs aren't necessarily the best.  Read story

Food For Thought

Computers work logically, humans don't. On the other hand, no one has yet credited a computer with original thought. If the machine's capacity for organiz...  Read story

Big Plans

Business plans aren't getting better. They're getting longer.  Read story

A Product Sampler;

Sales management programs for microcomputers have been out for several years, gradually becoming integrated as they are today; most now come with word pro...  Read story

The Processed Word

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about word processing.  Read story

Consultant in a Can

At last, a program that can really help with budgeting and planning.  Read story

Multifunction Software

Some suggestions for multifunctional software programs that do word processing, spreadsheets, databases, etc.  Read story

Budget Databases

Controlling costs by using a word processor as a database.  Read story

Macs or IBMs

Should you buy a PC or a Macintosh? This article weighs the difference.  Read story

It's a Family Affair

The tool bar commands from several Windows office suites are compared.  Read story

My Psion Series 3a Pocket Computer

A high-tech expert comments on what he likes and dislikes about this tiny pocket computer.  Read story

Inc. Technology Index

Some data about the number of computers, types of software, and modem speeds small businesses are using.  Read story

DOS-Vidanya? Nyet

A look at why, in this age of Windows 95, software developers are still producing DOS-based products.  Read story

Web Development on the Cheap

A technology analyst explains that getting your company on the World Wide Web doesn't have to be difficult or costly.  Read story

The Suite Spot

A guide to office suite software packages. Includes a review of Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, and Lot...  Read story

Sarb-Ox Spurs New Accounting Systems for Small Businesses

August 3, 2004 -- Microsoft Excel might be nearing its 20th birthday, but a recent study shows that small and mid-sized companies have be...  Read story

Google's Latest: A Challenger to Microsoft Office

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help your business.  Read story

Google Challenges Microsoft's Workplace Dominance

Small businesses with lower IT budgets are being wooed by a cheaper web-based alternative to MS Office.  Read story

Travel the Globe Without Getting Lost

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Looking for a New Way to Woo Customers? Try Birthday Presents

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Google Launches Apps Team Edition

The move allows employees to collaborate using Google Apps.  Read story

Voice Mobility, Google Provide Unified Communications

UCN Vmerge for Google Apps is designed to boost productivity.  Read story

Google Further Expands Office Tools

April 18, 2007 -- Vying for a greater share of the business-software market, Google on Tuesday said it expects to launch a presentation a...  Read story

New Online Document-Sharing Tool

ThinkFree, a San Jose, Calif.-based office-services company, has launched a product allowing small-business owners to share documents, spreadsheets, and p...  Read story

Moving Pictures

The co-owner of the Virtual Loom reviews LMSoft Presenter 2.1, a multimedia program for creating colorful, animated presentations.  Read story

Best of the Net: Power Brokers

When it comes to presentation software, most users agree there's one clear standard. We've found some Web-based resources to help you make your point.  Read story

Grist: More Power Than Point

PowerPoint (or "presentation software") has become the lingua franca of American business. It's also become the problem with American business.  Read story

The Best Bang For Your Tech Buck

With new offerings hitting the market like a tsunami, entrepreneurs should spend their precious IT dollars with care.  Read story

Reinventing the PowerPoint

New tech tools to liven your tired old PowerPoint presentations--and give your online marketing efforts a boost.  Read story