ScanSoft PaperPort 11 Review

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(More customer reviews)First, let me be specific, I am reviewing Paperport 11, not Paperport Pro. Why do I think Paperport 11 is a scam? Because it's like a demo version of Paperport Pro (which is the full product). The use of this non-pro version is super limited.
Problems:
1) I can't create a new scanner profiles (I am limited to the 4 they supplied initially) for scanning.
2) They claim to support most scanners, but unless yours is a popular scanner, it's treated just as a generic plain paperport scanner. Nothing special.
3) I bought the product hoping it can create searchable PDF files so I can use my desktop search engine (like google desktop) to search my scanned documents. No such thing! To do it, you have to: a) buy Paperport 11 Pro, b) buy OmniPage (I presume). Which totals more than 300 bucks!!!
4) Very very limited customer support. You have ONE free technical support call (which I used up during installation because the installer crashed my system). After that, it's 20 bucks per phone call. There is no free email support. The first and every message you send them will cost 10 bucks each. What a scam: crash the user's computer upon installation, force them to call you so they burn up their "free" support. After that, any questions you have will cost you $$$!
I so want to return this product, but I already mailed in the UPC code for the rebate so I cannot return the product anymore. Another trap!!! Unbelievable!!!
Final words: STAY AWAY!!! I will never buy anything from Nuance, EVER!

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ScanSoft PaperPort 11 is the easiest way to turn piles of paper and photosinto organized PDF and JPEG files that you can quickly find, use and share.PaperPort produces excellent scans with the push of a button. Your documentsare displayed as small thumbnails on a unique visual desktop for fastbrowsing. The exclusive All-in-One Search™ ends the frustration of lookingfor paper or digital documents by searching for words inside your files. Savetime and have the security of knowing that important documents and photoswill never be lost. PaperPort is perfect for your home or small office.

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Ulead VideoStudio 11 Review

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(More customer reviews)Editing features are pretty cool, improved from last versions.
But capture is so buggy when it comes to capturing video originally shot in analog mode (like all your VHS tapes) just won't work with this software. You have to capture with another program, like CapWiz or Win DV, then edit with Video Studio.
I've been using VS since version 5 and usually had no capture problems before version 11. both in XP and Vista.
So unless you want to be a beta tester for Ulead (now owned by Corel) and PAY them for the privilege, forget this version for a while. Try Roxio EasyMedia Creator or Nero.

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Ulead VideoStudio 11 is easy-to-use video editing and DVD authoring software that lets anyone create and share great-looking videos, slideshows and discs. When the task at hand is simply to get your video from tape to disc, the DV-to-DVD Wizard lets you capture from DV camcorders and burn directly to DVD. For a more polished video, choose the easy Movie Wizard and use attractive Video Theme Templates to automatically add an opening sequence, titles and music to your video. Or give your creativity free rein with Video Editor's easy hands-on tools. Edit video, add proquality titles and transitions, and fix common video problems with one-click corrective filters. No matter how you edit, VideoStudio makes it easy to share your movies, from Smartphones to YouTube to the latest Home Theater systems. Imagine the movies you'll make.

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Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 Review

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(More customer reviews)I used this product just long enough to discover that the Mac version does not support rich content when converting Word .doc or .docx files to PDF. Internal links (cross-references to bookmarks in the same document), for example, are not converted. For that, I was told after several support calls, one needs the Windows version, which is supposed to come with PDFMaker for use in such conversions.
All that was several weeks ago. It took that long, working faithfully with the call center from day to day and from week to week to sort out (1) who I am - I had an older customer ID associated with a purchase made years ago, and it took several calls to figure out the customer ID under which my Acrobat 9 purchase was made; (2) make them realize that I'd uploaded my software destruction agreement as a prerequisite to the license swap that would get me the Windows version; (3) confirm shipment. The Windows version is due to arrive this week. All I can do is hope that I don't have to call back and start over at the beginning.
Adobe makes great products and is uniquely situated in today's ebook marketplace as the purveyor of PDF, the new preferred format for the Kindle DX. They won't have to do much to ride the wave of success built on quality and market positioning made all the more profitable by this new wave of good fortune. There isn't much in this mix to motivate a more efficient customer support organization, and it shows.
The call center people are very sharp and helpful but mired in a disjointed business model. They do the best they can.

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Adobe Acrobat Professional v 9.0 Mac

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