Wayne Kawamoto

Peachtree Premium Accounting 2008 offers the same powerful accounting capability that it’s known for, but this year’s crop of new features is markedly smaller than in past years. Long-time customers may be hard pressed to find any differences when initially browsing the newest program, but several improvements do boost efficiency and save time. Top FeaturesThe […]

A good compression utility shrinks big files down to size making them manageable enough to send efficiently over the Web or copied quickly to any storage medium. 7-Zip comes with its own graphical file manager that looks much like Windows Explorer and allows you to easily and intuitively perform its many functions (Click for larger […]

Do you need to stay on top of the latest news and information but don’t want to continually visit Web sites or sort through announcements in you e-mail in-boxes? Of course there is a better, more efficient way, and it’s known as an RSS feed. Depending on whom you talk to, “RSS” stands for “Rich […]

When it comes to accounting software for small business, you have three main contenders vying for your dollars. Intuit’s QuickBooks, the long-time dominant player, has every intention of maintaining market share. Peachtree is the venerable and reliable entry that does everything well. And the rookie, Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007, trying to gain a toehold […]

Norton 360 ScreenshotImplying all-around, full-circle protection, Symantec’s Norton 360 combines comprehensive PC protection, backup services and PC optimization capabilities. The product is designed for people who use the Internet for activities ranging from online banking to e-mail and instant messaging while continually accumulating digital files such as photos, music, videos and more. Symantec launched the […]

While QuickBooks and Peachtree are powerful and mature products, Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007 (MOAP) is strong enough to make small business bookkeeping a three-way race. In addition to being able to sell through eBay, MOAP ‘s significant new features include more precise access control, better-integrated point-of-sale features, improved synchronization with Outlook and the capability […]

Hot on the heels of QuickBooks Premier Edition 2007 comes QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0. This is Intuit’s top-of-the-line and most powerful package but, in terms of new features, Enterprise is pretty much on par with the rest of the 2007 QuickBooks line. Beyond multiple-user support that now accommodates up to 20 employees (the previous limit […]

For spam, viruses and spyware — and basically any other digital threat that can create havoc on your PC — Trend Micro offers its Internet Security 2007 Plus TrendSecure suite and two standalone products, Trend Micro AntiSpyware and Trend Micro Anti-Spam. If you’re not familiar with the Trend Micro name, you’ve probably heard of “PC-cillin.” […]

As fall slips away and winter approaches, it’s time again for the latest iteration of QuickBooks. As in recent years, it’s difficult to fathom what small business owners could possibly need from such a mature product. However, this year, Intuit proves light on its feet and manages to wring out a fairly impressive new version. […]

No business plans to fail, but lots of businesses fail to plan. You can avoid taking that road to nowhere by using Palo Alto Software‘s Business Plan Pro 2007 Edition. This comprehensive program provides all of the tools and resources that you need to build a formal business plan. Business Plan Pro (BPP) is a […]

An anniversary is a time to look back and reflect, and in an industry as young as computing, Peachtree’s 30th anniversary is a true milestone. The company stood at the forefront of the technology era and is still going strong today. While it might not seem like there’s much more that Peachtree can add to […]

A 500-pound gorilla sits pretty much wherever it pleases. But can that gorilla force everyone to upgrade? Office 2007, now in public beta release, is the next rendition of Microsoft’s dominant productivity suite and presents improved versions of Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher and more. But will it be worth the upgrade? Our mid-stream […]