Moms, Dads & Grads Software Buyers Guide 2010 Discussion

By Jay Garmon

If you're considering buying a loved one a new PC this spring, don't forget that software has as much (if not more) impact on your computing experience as hardware. If you're going the Windows route, don't hesitate to chooseWindows 7over Windows Vista; the former is leaps and bounds better than the latter. We've got a handyGuide to the Windows 7 Editionsto determine which version of Windows 7 is the best fit for you.

Operating systems, of course, are just the start of your software decision-making process. Below we rate the best software applications in five categories -- Security, Office Suites, Photo Editing, Video Editing, and Online Backup -- and offerfreealternative apps in each area, just in case you forgot to budget for apps when you laid down cash for your new desktop for dad, laptop for therecent grad, or digital camera for mom.

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Not sure, sense I am not quite awake yet, but I think you might need to change that line about 90% off Office Home and Student to 90% off Office Ultimate.

 

And remember, if it is for "grad" give them the money for the software before they graduate. A $2k Adobe bundle is only $500 with student ID. Of course, that is why I am still on CS2.