| Word processing and spreadsheets were the first of | | | | reinforce what you know about Home Software |
| the killer apps for home computers when PCs first | | | | Programs or it will teach you something new. Both are |
| started to propagate to the millions of households out | | | | good outcomes.For each of these products there are |
| there. Then, there were Internet Browsers that took | | | | additional information in the following articles. Take a |
| everyone by storm. So what are the hot categories | | | | look at these home software products! |
| and hot products now? There are more products then | | | | Below are some things to watch for in 2006, some of |
| ever out there for the home shopper and many of | | | | them are good and, unfortunately, some aren't. |
| them not that good. We looked over many, many | | | | First the good news: |
| different products and product categories to find the | | | | - We are getting a lot more serious about our security. |
| best home products, the hot home product categories, | | | | This has a lot of reasons behind it. For example, new |
| and the best software products period. The list is | | | | privacy laws are mandating organizations to tighten |
| neither exhaustive nor scientific, but the products listed | | | | their security. Look to see more consumer privacy |
| here are definitely great! If you have a computer at | | | | laws passed in the coming year and more tightening of |
| home, take a look at these products! | | | | security systems. |
| The Hot Product Categories | | | | - Authentication requirements are increasing. This is |
| When searching reviews and products out there on | | | | closing in large security holes. Corporations are |
| the web some of these categories were not the top | | | | requiring a great deal more of authentication to get into |
| on my list, but nevertheless, they are not only out there, | | | | secure systems (this also is on the bad news side) |
| but getting a lot of attention. Here are ten top selling | | | | - There is a plethora of sophisticated programs to help |
| software categories for the home computer: | | | | us be more secure and they will continue to get better. |
| * Home design and gardening software | | | | Competition right now is strong in the security industry |
| * Spyware and Adware | | | | sparking a lot of innovation. |
| * Family Tree Legends | | | | - ISPs are now taking on the responsibility to help us |
| * Video Sharing | | | | with our security. Take AOL's recent commercials as |
| * Website builders | | | | a good sign that others will follow the trend. |
| * Speech to text conversion | | | | Now the bad news: |
| * Parental control and Internet filtering | | | | - Securing our networks is costing us. Most companies |
| * Disk-imaging utilities | | | | are globalizing their organizations and making them |
| * Spam Blockers | | | | secure costs a lot of money. It will get worse before it |
| * Internet Security | | | | gets better. |
| Top 10 Best Software Products | | | | - Authentication requirements are increasing. This is |
| The home software market has never had so many | | | | getting claustrophobic. Corporations are requiring a |
| choices and for the categories listed above there are | | | | great deal more authentication to get into secure |
| too many products to mention. Below are ten standout | | | | systems (This is also on the good news side) |
| products for each of these areas. | | | | Unfortunately, for the end user, it is one more thing to |
| * Home design and gardening software-Home | | | | be unhappy about, not unlike airport security lines. |
| Designer Pro 7.0 | | | | - Hackers are getting more sophisticated. For example, |
| * Spyware and Adware-CounterSpy 1.5 | | | | Botnets are becoming more complex and harder and |
| * Family Tree Legends-Family Tree Legend 5.0 | | | | harder to catch and stop. Do a search on botnets on |
| * Video Sharing-Grouper | | | | the Internet. They really are causing a whole lot of |
| * Website builders-SiteMaker | | | | problems, but it does not stop there. The number of |
| * Speech to text conversion-Dragon Naturally | | | | viruses and malware out there is staggering. |
| Speaking 8 | | | | - Spammers keep finding more creative ways to fill |
| * Parental control and Internet filtering-ContentProtect | | | | our email boxes. Don't look for this trend to stop |
| 2.0 | | | | anytime soon. |
| * Disk-imaging utility-Acronis True Image | | | | So now you know a little bit about Home Software |
| * Spam-Cloudmark Desktop | | | | Programs. Even if you don't know everything, you've |
| * Internet Security-ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 | | | | done something worthwhile: you've expanded your |
| The information about Home Software Programs | | | | knowledge. |
| presented here will do one of two things: either it will | | | | |