AnyBizSoft PDF Converter for Mac is an integrated 6-in-1 solution for converting PDF files into six common document formats: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, HTML and Text. With it, Mac users can extract data, or edit PDF contents in Word, rearrange information or calculate data in a PDF table in Excel, create interactive PowerPoint presentations from PDF materials, convert PDF documents into e-books to read on the Apple iPad or other portable readers, repurpose PDF content for publishing online.
(PR Newswire) | Cost: US$69.95 (20% discount for STOPPRESS readers)| Requires: Mac OS X (Windows v. also available)| For further info click here, and see also our full product review

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Macworld provides basic tips on practising safe computing. Although oriented for Mac OS X, many of the tips are applicable for PC users as well, as they cover issues such as choosing a good password; securing your home network; what to do when you're on a public network; strategies for minimising the risk of infection by trojan horses or spyware when online; backup strategies; and using single-site browsers (SSBs).
(Macworld) | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux\Unix | For further info...

Label Wizard from Black Cat Systems allows you to create your own custom sheets of labels of around 400 different sizes. You have complete control over the layout of the label, with the ability to place text, picture, rectangle, oval, line and even a serial number on each one.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$19.99 | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows | For further info...

System Explorer 1.5 is a full-featured system analyzing tool lets you take a sneak peek at everything that's going on in your system, from currently active processes to installed drivers, including network collections, startup applications and Internet Explorer add-ons, if you have any. You can end any active process or delete items from the startup menu, to name a couple of examples. System Explorer can also obtain more information about each process from Google, or check it for viruses with an online anti-virus tool. The latest version includes support for external and internal plugins, filtering support to lists, and new plugin adds security enhancements.
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Cost: Free (registration required) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

Finding it hard to keep track of all the variations of Windows and their attendant codenames? Can't remember which one is Midori and which is MinSafe? A downloadable chart called CodeTracker is now available, free of charge, and updated monthly, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley.
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

If you avoided upgrading to Vista because of poor reviews, or are using it and looking forward to the next generation of Windows, be advised that some of the most popular PC models today, including those with dual and quad-core CPUs, won't be able to run Windows XP Mode in the forthcoming Windows 7. It all has to do with Intel Virtualization Technology, which is missing in some models and not in others…
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

The OWC USB 2.0 Display Adapter from Other World Computing allows you to add an extra display to Intel Macs or Windows PCs using any standard USB 2.0 port. The adapter connects to HDMI, DVI, and VGA equipped displays (including projectors) in 32-bit color at resolutions up to 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 digital. Included driver software means that the display can be used in mirror mode or as an extension of the desktop. Up to four adapters can be attached to a single computer.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$99 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ or Windows 2000 & up | For further info...

Billed as a unique tool for managing both projects and workgroups, Teamwork 4.1 is a very full-featured web-based team work manager, written in Java, with tools for project management, agendas and meetings, work logging, collaboration, and other functions. Project management data may be exported to MS Project. The latest version includes integration with Twitter and Google Calendar, a revamped interface, a business process extension, smart search functions, dynamic web parts that allow in-place and multi-line editing, and more.
A helpful, if Swiss-accented explanatory video online (“manADGEment” = management, “assee-knees” = assignees) gives a good picture of its features and advantages.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: €90 per user; €790 for 10-user pack. | Requires: Java 5 & Mac OS X 10.4+, Windows, or Linux | For further info... /

PDF Studio from Qoppa Software allows you to carry out a wide range of editing operations to PDF documents without Adobe Acrobat. These include: annotating, scanning-to-pdf, fill PDF forms and saving them locally, changing security, highlighting text and more... It is offered in versions for Macintosh, Linux, Windows (including Vista), and AIX, and is localized for English, French, German, Spanish. (A Mac-only – and slightly cheaper – alternative is PDFpen by SmileOnMyMac Software.)
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$60 | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux\Unix | For further info... Continued…

After an anti-climactic April’s Fool Day when the Conficker worm apparently failed to “phone home” for its dreaded instructions, its real purposes are now revealed. An analysis by the respected Kaspersky Labs concludes that the worm offers its victims a fake anti-virus product that will supposedly remove all malware for $49.95. It also downloads an email worm called Waledac, which steals passwords and sends spam.
Users should note that Conficker only affects Windows operating systems. Mac and Linux users are safe within the Mac OS part of their systems, and are vulnerable only within the Windows environments that they may run on their machines.
(Source: Wired) | Cost: | Requires: Windows | For further info...

iPresent It from ZappTek converts PowerPoint, PDF, and Keynote presentations into slideshows that can be synced to the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPod Photo and later models. The latest release (v.2.4) adds support for Keynote '09.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$17.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+, Windows | For further info...