Shareware

25 Mar 2007

The Mac experience is all about exploring - and publishing the results. Some users explore art, music and literature on their Macs, others educate themselves through Google searches or podcast...

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Guide to weird side of software world

13 Oct 2003

Geeks churn out more new terms than hip-hop aficionados, skaters and surfer dudes combined. No longer do the digitally enlightened merely talk about software (that invisible stuff consisting of...

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Fun to be a freeloader

15 May 2002

IT'S NOT COSTLY to use updated and popular computer software. Some software developers make their products available on the Internet for free, which is why they are called freeware.

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Educational gems provide the shortcuts

19 Feb 1998

This month's selection of educational shareware ranges from aids for preparing a university research paper to small applications that help you memorise information.

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Guide to a world of free software

19 Feb 1998

Let's talk about something most Internet users need to know - how to find the software that is out there for downloading.

An enormous amount of software for Windows, Macintosh and...

11:16PM

More than a glorified typewriter

16 Oct 1997

The great irony about word processors is that most operators do not use a fraction of their functions.

Only a small handful of users understand the depths of power of today's...

11:41AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Youngsters too can get caught in net

If you have younger brothers and sisters, you may want to do something to make them happy on Friday, Children's Day.

A fun activity would be to introduce them to children's sites on...

3:38PM

Freeware PIMs put organising in your budget

I find myself being more swamped with information every day, and I know I need to do something to get the core of that information under control.

When I need a phone number or e-...

2:32PM

Electronic mail keeps HK travellers posted

AS I am going abroad for the next two years and will not have a fixed address, I plan to communicate with my friends in Hong Kong by electronic mail.

8:43PM

Interesting forums in pipeline

I BEGIN to wonder if some of the people at CompuServe are reading these articles. In my last column I mentioned the fact that there are various forums on CompuServe and now there is a host of them...

8:38PM

Shareware users must pay-up or risk killing on-line asset

I RECENTLY read an article on one of the international news wires which made me scared for the future of one of the on-line world's greatest assets: software.

8:08AM

Sketchy HomePlan skills draw appeal

TURNING the domestic personal computer into something other than an expensive toy is a continuing challenge, but last week I chanced upon yet another piece of practical and useful software which...

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