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lightroom 3
When Adobe released Lightroom 3 just recently, we knew pretty well what was going to be in this major release. No, we don’t have any prophetic gifts but having worked with the beta versions you get a good idea how it’s shaping up.
So, no real surprises but it’s good to take an inventory of all the new features since we last wrote about Lightroom 2 here.
The concept of Lightroom is brilliant: it sort of imitates and duplicates the workflow of the old time professionals who used real darkrooms to develop their photos. Yes, it’s a pity that we still have brilliant mechanical and optical devices in perfect working order in our cupboards but no one would want to go back to the pre-digital age. Certainly not when they have tried the magic of Lightroom 3, the digital darkroom.
To keep it brief: what are the main features that I particularly like?

 

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OmniPage Professional 17
OmniPage by Nuance really requires no introduction, the name is synonymous with Optical Character Recognition, more commonly known as OCR.  Few software have had the longevity in the market place, and the fact that DigitalReviews is taking OmniPage Professional 17 on a test drive is testament to its pedigree. 

What is in the latest and greatest version of OmniPage and how well does it perform?  Acknowledgement goes to Nuance for providing a demonstration copy for this review. 

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Nero BackItUp Home screen
Nero is synonymous with creating, ripping, copying and burning data to optical media on the Windows platform.  The Nero 9 suite was recently reviewed here on DigitalReviews Network. 

The latest addition to the family is Nero BackItUp & Burn, which can be probably best described in some ways as Nero "lite".  Nero BackItUp & Burn aims to provide full control over data protection, backup and recovery. 

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Spb MS3
Arguably the most important page on any computer or mobile device is the homepage. Spb knows that and have spent significant time and money on developing the best interface for your phone in the market today. They already had a winner in version 2.0 which was shipped by many device makers such as Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and others.
The new version, Mobile Shell 3.0,  is absolutely stunning visually and also when it comes down to be able to personalise it.
Here's the first quick look.

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EssentialPIM - Weekly Schedule
EssentialPIM is a Personal Information Manager for Windows (98/ME/ 2000/XP/2003/Vista) that manages all your contacts, appointments, notes and To Do lists to keep you organised and on track.

 

Read on to find out how I got on with EssentialPIM over the past two months.

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Lightroom 2
If you are a serious photographer you know about Photoshop and you might even use this on a daily basis.  Others, equally serious about their game, may have been daunted by the full complexity of the program or its price tag, and are looking for a program that is especially geared to streamline the tasks of a photographer.  Lightroom from Adobe is such a program and has been ravingly reviewed ever since version 1 was released.
Today we are having a look at Lightroom 2 which is a major improvement over the previous versions and offers probably all the functionality a professional photographer might need.



That is not to say that Photoshop doesn't have a valid place in the hearts and minds of photographers and on their hard drives, far from that! There are certain things that Lightroom 2 doesn't do, like merging photos into a panoramic shot, but other than that there are many Photoshop functionalities built into this marvellous program and there are even some tools here that are not as simple or powerful in Photoshop.

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QStarz QT-1300 Travel Recorder Nano
With the likes of Google Earth and Streetview hitting the mainstream, the market for GPS recorders has suddenly come to the fore. The QT-1300 Travel Recorder Nano is the latest GPS recorder from QStarz, offering full functionality at a fraction of the size.


Read on for our experiences with the QT-1300.

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Stellar
Ever accidentally deleted a file? Or crashed your computer?

Lost data and just resigned yourself to the fact your data is gone.... then Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery program is for you.

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