Order
Microsoft Works 6.0 software
today!
Long considered to be the discount cousin of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works 6.0 is finally
emerging as a proud relative able to hold its own in the world of home office applications. The
addition of Works Portfolio and Format Gallery make it even easier to create and manage
professional-looking, functional, and creative documents, budgets, spreadsheets, calendars, and
more. Best of all, the application costs a fraction of what you would pay for Office 2000.
Installing Works 6.0 is a quick and easy process--within 15 minutes of opening the box, we had it
up and running. The application guides you through the process with ease and clarity, mainly because
the program lacks the wide array of choices and features that often slow down an installation. At the
heart of the application is the Task Launcher, which looks and feels like a Web site yet launches
Works pages rather than Web pages. This resemblance may help put a novice user at ease by
re-creating a familiar environment.
If you're looking to manage your household, Works 6.0 should give you all you need. The word
processor covers all the basics, including letters, labels, and résumés, with the added ability to
include links to Web pages in all your documents. All documents created in Works can be sent
directly through the included e-mail application, while database and spreadsheet tools help you
manage your time and money. This new version also allows you to organize and collect photos, links,
documents, and more using the Works Portfolio.
People who use office-level applications should be aware that Works does not always synch well
with other programs. In addition, unless you want greater organizational capabilities or are looking
for a wider selection of formatting options, it may not be necessary to upgrade from earlier versions.
However, if you're looking for a cost-effective, easy-to-use, and efficient way to manage your
household, Microsoft Works 6.0 is a product you can be proud to bring home. --Gisele Toueg
Product Description
Microsoft Works 6.0 gives you the essential tools you need for a home PC: word processor,
spreadsheet, database, calendar, address book, e-mail tools, and a few new features as well. The
new Format Gallery provides hundreds of color-scheme and text style options for customizing your
documents. The new Works Portfolio provides a convenient way for you to organize all your
images, documents, and downloaded information into intuitive, browsable locations.
Get
Microsoft Windows Me for Dummies
today!
Microsoft Windows Me has a lot to offer someone who wants to use Windows in a home or
small-office setting. Author Andy Rathbone competently explains its advantages (as well as some of
its shortcomings) in Microsoft Windows Me for Dummies, a fine example of software
documentation that appeals to novices without shirking its responsibility to include lots of details. To
his credit, Rathbone knows that what's interesting to the Microsoft marketing department isn't
necessarily important to most users of Windows Me. That's why he's gone to some trouble to
include instructions for such unglamorous but important tasks as duplicating floppy disks and copying
text from place to place in a document.
About half of this book deals with absolutely fundamental Windows subjects, such as running
programs by choosing them from the Start menu, and moving files around. Rathbone deals with this
material ably, although with far fewer illustrations than some readers might want. More exotic
material--such as using two video monitors at once, and the essentials of e-mail and the Web--also
gets attention. However, Rathbone totally neglects what might be the most exciting new feature of
Windows Me--the Home Networking Wizard. Instead, he (or, probably more to the point, his
publisher) chose to relegate the Home Networking Wizard to More Windows Me for Dummies,
which is a cheap ploy to sell more books. If you're new to Windows and getting started with
Windows Me, however, this book has what you need. --David Wall
Topics covered: The fundamentals of Windows Me, including program launching, file management,
hardware essentials, customization of the look and feel of Windows Me, and the little programs that
ship with the operating system. There's also coverage of the Internet; specifically, of Internet
Explorer 5.5 and Outlook Express.
Book Description
The world-famous reference for the world-famous operating system is now updated for Windows
Millennium Edition! This perennial bestseller comes complete with coverage of the latest Windows
upgrade-from improved Internet connection and e-mail tools to enhanced multimedia features-plus
how-tos on Windows basics such as managing files, using applications, and customizing the desktop.
Putumayo Blend: Music of the Coffee Lands
The artists gathered together here hail from nations and cultures noted for the growing and export of coffee. Part of the proceeds from the album are earmarked for charity and any catchy idea that gets the music out there is a good thing. Like the luscious drink itself, the tunes come in many intensities and flavors, ranging from a light-as-air ditty from Peru, to the more complex vocal stylings of Colombia's Claudia Gomez, to Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's earthy Afro-Cuban Congolese rumba. The album is a lively and fascinating travelogue, making landfall in Cuba, Kenya, Brazil, Uganda, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and Peru. As with many other Putumayo projects, aside from its musical pleasures, this set would make an entertaining and educational experience for younger family members.
