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   Review - Free&Easy Font Viewer

   1.1 (Jan 25, 2003)

   Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Supports TrueType, OpenType and Type 1 fonts. Most of the features I want are in Styopkin's Advanced Font Viewer program (the shareware full-featured version of this one). And, of course, the price for this one can't be beat.

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   Review - Font Glancer

   1.2.0 (Jan 25, 2003)

   Good program. Supports OpenType, TrueType, and Type 1 fonts. Seems to run a bit slower than other similar programs. It also insists on running itself in full-screen mode (I've got a lot of real estate, so I end up with white space on over half the screen). Does what it is supposed to do, but could be improved by adding Unicode support and supporting different font sizes other than the preselected choices. But hey, it's free!

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   Review - X-Fonter

   3.7.5 (Jan 25, 2003)

   Excellent program. The only drawback is that it supports TrueType and OpenType fonts and not Type 1 (PostScript) fonts. Great viewer, easy to use interface, very good looking program.

4. Comment - StarOffice 6.1 Set for Beta Testing

   3.7.5 (Feb 9, 2003 - 6:25 PM)

   I was compiling a large document in MS Word and it started crashing repeatedly after about 100 pages. I was able to finish the document in OOo (over 400 pages, fully indexed) with no significant problems. I have also noticed that OOo Writer tends to keep graphics in place much better than Word (where they tend to "float" from page to page, seemingly ignoring paragraph anchors).
   
   It certainly isn't as pretty as MS Office, but at least it doesn't subject me to an animated paper clip.

5. Comment - Microsoft Reader Available for Download

   3.7.5 (Aug 9, 2000 - 12:40 PM)

   Once again M$ uses its monopoly in one area to go after a product that has become a standard. This time, instead of Netscape Navigator, M$ has gone after Adobe Acrobat. The only two technologies that M$ has added to Reader that aren't in Acrobat (as far as I can tell) are ClearType, which only works on LCD monitors (a good description of ClearType can be found at http://grc.com/cleartype.htm) and the addition of a dictionary program to the reader, which is an interesting idea, but probably not worth the increased file size. It will suffer from only being available for Windows machines (Acrobat has been available on most platforms since its inception). I haven't used Reader (and have no intention of doing so) but I imagine that it is probably as bug-ridden as most M$ products when they are introduced. Hey M$, if you want to give something away for free, how about making the dictionary accessible on the right-click menu from every Windows program?
   
   "We are Microsoft. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."