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More tools and good support options are just some of the highlights of this server package.

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We open up Serious Samurize and show you how to create a desktop object that displays free hard drive space.

Sharpening tools are indispensable for enhancing digital photos, especially if theyre to be displayed on-screen in something like a presentation, Web page or an email. Sharpening can also be used to p

Happy birthday Microsoft. The world's most popular IM service boasts now 330 million users, ten years later.

Not pretty, but a technically competent and comprehensive upgrade to the best free office suite around.

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A powerful high-end suite with a lot of potential. Make sure you have a high-end system to run it as the listed system requirements are very optimistic.

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