THE NEW WORDPERFECT IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT

Corel’s WordPerfect has long been a favorite with lawyers and bureaucrats. But the new version should draw other users as well. WordPerfect… Read more

SCANNERS LIVE IN VAIN

Our friend Carol has an old printer-scanner combo with the worst scanning software we’ve ever seen. It was enough to tick off the Good Humor man…. Read more

CLICK TO DO IT

One of our favorite Windows commands is “Cntrl-C,” the “copy” command. This allows you to copy any text or pictures you highlighted with… Read more

SINGLE FILE CLICKING

“Single Click Filing for Outlook” is a quick way to get email organized in Microsoft Outlook. Tap a key and an email goes to the right… Read more

A BETTER PDF READER

Adobe Reader is the free program most people use to open “PDFs,” which are documents that retain their original look (all the formatting and… Read more

GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER

You’ve got a loan document, a spreadsheet, an illustration, and a complex diagram — and you want to email them all to a client who doesn’t… Read more

FEED YOUR INNER GEEK

We never wanted to be geeks as we grew up, but Joy says she’s now in serious danger. She recently found a new use for the right-click button on the… Read more

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR EXCEL AND WORD

One of our techie friends gave us a tip on how to load Excel files faster. Previously, she said she’s had delays of 30-60 seconds when opening… Read more

AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE

This kind of program has been around since Bill Gates was a baby, and it’s still handy. It’s “RoboType,” and it can save you the trouble of… Read more

LEGAL HELP FOR LAWYERS

If you’re a lawyer, you may be using Corel’s WordPerfect instead of Microsoft Word. And now Corel has “Corel Perfect Authority,” a $200 program that… Read more