There is one certainty when it comes to computers: Things will go wrong, no matter how careful you are. Most of the time, simple software problems are to blame. But for more complex problems you have to call in the big guns. Micromat has released...

Sometimes being late to the party pays off, as it has for Now Compress. The program saves hard disk space by compressing files transparently or on demand and by creating archives. Now Compress includes the best features from the market leaders,...

Delrina, whose WinFaxPro made a splash in the Windows market, has now introduced the product to the Macintosh world. The Mac version of FaxPro shares many of the virtues of its Windows counterpart, such as a highly flexible address-book...

Lost, perhaps, in the furious pace of computer development is the fact that computers in most offices aren’t used very much in activities dependent on the results of theoretical computer science. From word processing to image manipulation,...

It's funny how to the pace of progress sharpens our senses and lifts our expectations just in time to be ready for the next advance. Back when Premiere 1.0 debuted, Macworld gave it the highest rating, as much an endorsement of QuickTime as an...

Midnight Software's DupLocator is a disk utility designed to find and delete unnecessary, space-wasting duplicate files on one or more volumes on a hard drive, floppy disk, or a network. The program can also perform file-modification commands...

Redux Deluxe tries to make the sometimes complex task of backing up your data simple and automatic. You begin by launching the application, choosing Backup, and identifying your source disk and the first backup (target) disk. Redux Deluxe...

No one can accuse Canvas of lying dormant. If the folks at Deneba see a feature that’s available in another program, they incorporate it into Canvas. As a result. Canvas looks great on any features-comparison list. Quite honestly, it offers...

Electronic mail has become an indispensable tool for organizing, communicating, and collaborating with coworkers. CE Software’s recently updated QuickMail delivers an intuitive, easy-to-use interface as well as solid administrative options for...

Graphsoft is a Macintosh success story. At each revision, its products add useful features yet run faster than their predecessors. Microsoft’s Word 6 programming team could learn a thing or two from Graphsoft. Graphsoft’s Blueprint is...

The name Practica Musica, Latin for “practical exercises in music,” probably conjures up visions of droning away with dull drills. Yes, Practica Musica (PM) is a music-teaching program, with emphasis on sight-reading and ear training,...

Ever get tired of using the same old Mac? Now Fun is a set of five desktop enhancements — all of which install as control panels — that let you customize everything from menu colors to Macintosh sounds, to liven things up. Many of the...

In a chaotic world, Zaos Tools’ Terrazzo is an oasis of order and symmetry. A yin-yang complement to Xaos’s first Macintosh product, Paint Alchemy, Terazzo is a cool plug-in module that transparently places powerful mathematical...

If you don't need professional level 3-D tools, or you simply want to dabble in 3-D, take a look at LogoMotion, an easy-to-use 3-D package that’s eminently affordable. As its name suggests, LogoMotion is designed to facilitate the...

TimesTwo is a disk compression software layer (driver) for early Mac OS. Version 2.0 of Golden Triangle’s automatic disk-compression utility TimesTwo is a significant improvement over the original product. TimesTwo promises to double...

The usual method of Mac desktop publishing involves working in three different programs. First you create and edit your text in a word processing program. Use a draw program to create graphics. Then import the whole kit and caboodle into a...

New versions of WordPerfect draw big crowds in DOS and Windows PC circles. In the Macintosh world, however, Microsoft Word rules, and other word processors are left to fight over the crumbs. WordPerfect wants a bigger slice of the pie, and with...

FreeHand has long been one of the most powerful draw programs on the Mac. Versions 1.0 and 2.0 offered more features than any draw programs in their time. But FreeHand 3.0’s emphasis on questionable interface enhancements allowed Adobe...

Since the dawn of desktop publishing, Macintosh users have been creating unique personal correspondence and notices. Some attempts are more, ahem, successful than others. With the release of Brøderbund’s Print Shop Deluxe, even the most...

Passport Producer, an impressive multimedia-integration package first introduced in 1992, has been replaced with Passport Producer Pro. The good news is that this upgrade includes a multitude of interactivity and pathanimation tools not in the...