- Microsoft Money 2006 Small Business

Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Designed for small business owners, Microsoft Money 2006 Small Business has all of the planning and investing tools of Money 2006 Premium, plus tools that help you effortlessly manage your business finances. Create invoices, track spending and manage your cash flow with easy, intuitive tools. And, enjoy valuable financial services that come free with Money 2006 Small Business.

- Microsoft Money 2006 Small Business

Product Description
Money Small Business 2006 gives small business owners a complete set of powerful tools for cash flow management, tax planning, inventory tracking, online payroll management, and income and expense categorization. It automatically connects to your online bank accounts to make managing your personal and business finances easy, so you can spend more time with your customers. Money Small Business includes everything in Money Premium 2006.

- Business Planmaker Professional 2007

Product Features

* Whether you're starting a business or expanding your organization, create professional business plans that ensure financial success with easiest, most powerful, and professional business plan program available. System Requirements: , Intel Pentium or equivalent , Windows XP,ME,2000 and 98 , 64MB RAM available , 25 MB hard disk space available , Double speed CD-ROM drive , SVGA vi

- Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

I've just started working with SBA and am impressed with some of the features. As a long time QuickBooks user, I have always wanted to have a contact management software program to integrate with QuickBooks. I just didn't want to spend the 60 to 100 dollars and have an add-in that will not work when QuickBooks introduces a new version.

Along comes SBA, and it fully integrates with Outlook with Business Contact Manager. Since I already use Outlook, no problem. In addition, this program has different price level capability, which is nice. It also allows a discount to be applied without having to create a Discount account in the chart of accounts. Sharing is easier than QuickBooks. You won't receive the message that SBA must be in single user mode to run some task (making it necessary for all other users to exit QuickBooks).

An SDK (Software Development Kit) is available for downloading at no charge, making it easy to program using VB.net. Invoices can be created in Word, almost all reports can be exported to Excel, and most built-in reports are fine for daily use.

You can import QuickBooks data, but you'll need version QuickBooks 2004 or 2005 to import transactions. ADP payroll can be integrated into SBA for $169 per year. Direct deposit or write you employee paychecks. Credit cards can be used with no telephone line necessary for approval (you can use a card swipe machine, if desired, or just enter the info with the keyboard).

TeLL me More German Premium - Complete Beginner, Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

This is by far the best German language software on the market today. I had been attending German classes through Berlitz but due to time and monetary constraints, I had to pursue other alternatives. I reviewed both the Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur software but found them lacking for my needs. I wanted the ability to go beyond the basics. I searched the internet for independent reviews of German language software and encountered http://learn-german-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ which was extremely helpful in evaluating various language programs.

I was amazed at how interactive this software was. Unlike earlier programs that relied on my ability to mimic the native speaker (with hopes that I accurately repeated what was being said), this software allows me to record and play back my responses; in addition the program evaluates how closely I emulate the speaker.

Vocabulary, grammar, writing, reading, crossword puzzles, and online testing are just a few of the many features this program has to offer. I can chose among three separate modes: I can select the activities; the software selects the activities based on my learning objectives, or the software selects and modifies the activities based on my progress.

Palo Alto Business Plan Pro Version 11.0

Product Description
If you're contemplating the idea of going into business or are ready to expand you current enterprise, this is the tool chest you need to help plan wisely.
Business Plan Version 11 (2008) is a complete business planning package that will help you improve and grow your business for years to come! Perfect for experienced entrepreneurs or individuals who have dreamed about starting a completely new venture. You can't move your business forward without a roadmap for success. Start planning today!

Business Plan Pro is based on a business plan format recognized by leading banks, lenders, investors, and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Business Plan Pro walks you through the entire planning process and generates a complete, professional and ready to distribute plan with a proven formula for success. With the proprietary EasyPlan Wizard, writing a business plan is easier than ever, making it a snap to get started! Creating a business plan is not just for startups. Take your business to the next level with our easy-to-use, powerful, Plan vs. Actual financial tools. Track your results and manage your business better by comparing your actual numbers to the figures you projected in your plan. These tools help you better manage your profits, expenses and cash flow. Use familiar formatting tools to customize the appearance of your plan. Import your own graphics, logos and photos Simply export your plan to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint or import data from QuickBooks. Or, create an Adobe PDF document. You can even upload to a secure, password-protected Web site provided by Palo Alto Software. You decide who can view your plan

- Quicken 2008 Home & Business

Product Description
Quicken Home & Business 2008 brings your personal and business finances together for a complete view of your financial picture. Get smart business tracking tools to track expenses you paid for with a personal account. The redesigned Business Center gives you an overall snapshot for what's going out from your accounts, what's coming in during the month and what's left. Quicken remembers the first time you enter a business transaction to avoid needing to enter the same data twice. This applies to similar entries in the future to help identify transactions you enter as business or personal, income or expenses, with just a single click. Bring your personal and business accounts such as banks, 401(k) or other IRA, online brokerages together in one place. Avoid surprises during tax time by categorizing deductions and instantly see your status throughout the year with the business tax deduction summary. See a monthly calendar of your paychecks, bills and expenses to help you schedule bills, set reminders and help avoid late fees. Quicken Home & Business exports your data directly to TurboTax, so you won't have to re-enter the same information twice.

Rosetta Stone Version 3: Chinese Level 1 & 2 Set with Audio Companion

Product Features

* Rosetta Stone helps you understand everyday language through proficiency-based listening and reading activities, proprietary speech recognition and analysis tools
* Contextual Formation makes sure you have the confidence and the cues you need to get the words out on the spot
* Milestone activities quickly give you confidence to engage in real-life conversations; Adaptive Recall reinforces language so it sticks with you
* Audio Companion allows you to take Rosetta Stone anywhere: in the car, the gym or on-the-go
* Connect with the world around you, build a foundation of fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure, and quickly gain the confidence to enjoy social interactions

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007

While Office 2003 offered a refreshed look and some improvements in functionality, the basic structure remained the same. While veteran users were able to easily navigate the familiar menus, it had become increasingly difficult to locate some features (for instance, in Word, would you find "insert new rows" to a table in the "insert" or "table" menu?).

With Office 2007, Microsoft offers the "ribbon", a new and more intuitive way to access features that we used to find in the menus. While the features are basically the same, they are now grouped together according to when and how you would normally use them. These groupings are accessed by clicking on tabs, which are organized in the order you'd use them. The best way to get a better understanding of this change is to check out the screenshots, or download a free trial version of Office from Microsoft. While Office 2007 was released at the same time as Vista, you do not need Vista in order to run it. The program ran fine on my Windows XP laptop, which only had 512 MB of RAM, and it runs even better on my Vista laptop with 2 GB of RAM.

As for which version of Office to buy, this is the third time I've opted for the Home and Student version (which has had other names in previous releases, but is still being sold for $149). I need Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and this is the most cost-effective way to get those programs. I was disappointed that Microsoft dropped Outlook from the Home and Student version. In order to continue to use Outlook, I installed Outlook 2003 and haven't had any problems.

Instead of Outlook, you get OneNote, a program that uses notebooks and tabs to save and organize all sorts of files and documents. I haven't had much time to play with OneNote yet, but the more I use it, the more impressed I am with it. It looks like one of those programs that you can personalize to meet your own needs and not have to fight with it to get it to do what you want.

This is a significant upgrade and should allow all users, new and experienced, to work more efficiently and quickly.

- Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 FULL VERSION

Product Description
Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 is the complete suite of productivity and contact management tools for accomplishing your business tasks. Manage customer and contact information in one place, while producing professional-quality communications and manage marketing campaigns in-house with a full suite of powerful tools. Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 integrates contact management directly with Outlook, for better control over your customer & prospect information, e-mail messages, phone calls, appointments and more. With Office Small Business 2007 you can save time, stay organized and spend more time with customers. Business Contact Manager in Outlook 2007 helps you manage and track your marketing activities Use Powerpoint 2007 to create more dynamic business presentations - It features an extensive library of slide layouts; new tools for charts, diagrams and tables; quick preview changes and more Distribute marketing materials in PDF format -- convert easily from Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher and Access files

- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Standard

Product Description

With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard you can talk to your computer and watch words quickly appear in documents, e-mails, instant messages and even surf the web simply by speaking. It's amazingly accurate - up to 99% and really easy to use. There's no script reading or "voice training" required, so you can get started dictating right away. Perfect for the whole family - busy parents, kids just learning to type, and even grandparents.

- Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008

It's clear that with this product Microsoft is trying to make a more serious dent into the accounting market, but I really think they are kind of missing the mark. First, as many Microsoft products these days, it's bloated and slow. Really slow. Even on my pretty new computer. The install is quite daunting and you have to wonder what the heck takes it so much time. Now, I can deal with that if the product itself is worth it, but I'm rather underwhelmed with this one. It's got way too much for the average sole proprietor or small home business like me (Accounting Express is probably a better choice) but it doesn't have what a larger business needs like Quickbooks and Peachtree offer. Some of the features that this shines on, like the PayPal integration, require additional monthly fees, so again, you have to be at a certain level of sales to benefit from them. As others have mentioned, it does seem rather buggy as well, to some degree you might expect that versus very well-used and long-established products but it's annoying nonetheless. One thing to also keep in mind is that a product like Quickbooks is so ubiquitous now that there are HUGE numbers of 3rd party products and APIs that tap into it. It's very easy these days for instance to purchase ecommerce software that will automatically download your web orders and dump them into Quickbooks. Here you are tied to a much more limited amount of options, so something to be aware of.

Having said all that, this *does* do the basics well enough and as usual with Microsoft software, it integrates well with the rest of their products. For me however, it's overkill for my needs and still needs some work to be ready for heavy use.

- Adobe Acrobat Standard 9

Create and reliably share PDF documents. Combine files from multiple applications in a single PDF file. Easily create fillable PDF forms to collect data electronically. And apply basic document security features.