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The latest release of Adobe InDesign, the print and online publishing powerhouse, packs terrific new features. For example, users whose efforts appear on paper will be thrilled to find that with InDesign CS4 ($699 direct) they can create precisely balanced designs with drag-and-drop ease. And if your work ends up on the Web, you’ll love [...]

Illustrator CS4 is here (as a standalone app for $599 direct or as part of all CS4 suites except Web Standard) and it lacks the sort of killer addition that made Photoshop CS4 a five-star app. Don’t get me wrong: I tested under Microsoft Windows Vista and Macintosh OS X Leopard, and I did find [...]

McAfee promises “instant, silent, and complete” security for your computer. The complete, at least, is debatable. Depending on your point of view, the $79.99 (direct) McAfee Total Protection 2009 is either the most feature-rich or the most feature-bloated of the current suites. The suite isn’t much different from last year’s edition–the company’s continuous-update policy doesn’t [...]