Managing a home can be like running a small business.There are bills to pay, an occasional letter to write, and a calendar of appointments to keep current. While you need some of the tools found in Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect Office, you certainly don't need them all, and the packages might bust your budget.
We looked at two home productivity suites, both priced at AU$170 (RRP). Microsoft Works Suite 2005 gives you the most tools for managing a household by, including Money Standard Edition, Works 8.0, and Word 2002. For fun, Microsoft throws in Encarta 2005, Streets & Trips 2005, and Picture It 10.0. If you were planning on buying these apps anyway, the suite makes sense. And if you really do need these apps to run a household, this package is the best.
On the other hand, the Corel suite gives you the latest editions of WordPerfect and Quattro Pro but no finance software beyond some custom templates for tracking cash flow. Corel bundles its Office tools with Corel digital-image-editing tools and CD/DVD-burning tools from Pinnacle so that you can create and burn your own photo albums. For fun, Corel includes the Encyclopedia Britannica. There's also a 90-day version of Norton Internet Security 2005, but after it expires, you'll have to pay to continue using it. If you're a student or you're into digital photography, then this suite should be your choice.
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