Since taking control of Paint Shop Pro, Coral has added "Photo" to its title and provided annual versions of the software.

Meeting up with an old acquaintance can sometimes be a cultural shock as happened with my first view of the latest version of Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo product.  Now up to X2 (surely if you are following the Roman numeral sequence then this should...

Leading and providing the competition, Nero 8 is packed with enough tools to satisfy most users looking to transfer data to optical media.

Operating as a standalone application, SecurDisc Viewer lets you open PDF documents that may have been password-protected with the SecurDisc technology.  As yet I have been unable to fully test this facility

Corel expands its product portfolio as it takes on board the latest version of WinZip's compression software.

With my first disk-based computer I was able to fit the operating system, along with a word processor and various documents on a single floppy disk that had a storage capacity of 180K.  Those were the days when tight code and other constraints meant...

This product has been a niche offering for quite a while, however the new version could well make it a mainstream product that gives people like me with no artistic talent a chance, of course should you have talent you will already know that.

The link at the bottom of the page is somewhat unusual in that it gives you a chance to download a trial version so you get the chance to try it and to see if your hardware is up to the task. While this seems a good offer - and it is - I think you need to...

While Adobe PhotoShop is the market leading product, not everybody can afford its premium price. There is an alternative.

PhotoShop Elements 5 features a range of projects for putting your photos to some practical use.  A series of numbered steps lead you through the process of creating a photo layout; album pages; greeting cards; and covers for different types of media...

Taking on the big boys is a task always relished by Serif. We check out the company's photo editing offering.

With the studio pack version of PhotoPlus 11 you get a copy of PhotoAlbum 4.  This software allows you to manage your photos; build virtual albums; carry out basic editing tasks; and produce slideshows.  While not the most powerful or feature of...

Photoshop has long been the image manipulation software of choice for professional and keen amateur photographers. However for those who are "hobbyists" the cost is a problem.

The majority of what's new centre on the organisation of your photo collections, this may not sound that interesting but it does tweak some points nicely. Stacks has been improved, of course some may not be what you want but you can check and remove or ad...

No matter how careful you are problems can occur and a back-up program can come to your rescue.

Having set up your computer to suit your own individual style of working before storing all those important documents, images, videos and audio tracks, it does make practical sense to take precautions, such as a backup, in the event of problems occurring....

When using your computer to watch DVD movies, the experience can benefit from specialised software.

While Windows has its own media player, this particular feature is not everybody's favourite nor is it as feature-rich as some of the competition from third-parties.  One alternative, with a long pedigree, is WinDVD.  The latest version of this...