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The article reports that ValuSoft Inc., a division of THQ Inc. has launched its Office Suite 2005 for personal computers. With Office Suite 2005, crucial everyday applications, including word processing and spreadsheets, are available to PC users at a fraction of the cost of Microsoft Office. The feature-complete Office Suite 2005 allows users to create, edit and save Word and Excel compatible documents for countless uses, including school projects, personal letters, business proposals and accounting spreadsheets. Its powerful features include the ability to enhance documents with pictures, sounds, tables, OLE objects, custom styles and more. The Excel compatible features bring spreadsheets to life with 2D and 3D graphs and "what-if" scenarios. Office Suite 2005 makes document distribution quick and easy with the PDF feature, and the mail merge function is a fast and simple way to create letters, envelopes and labels. The photo editing capabilities include removal of "red eye," restoration of photo color with one click editing, preparation of photo slideshows with professional transition and sounds, publishing of photos on the web or via email and the creation of photo CDs to share with others.

Opinion. Looks at how systems librarians in the United States can use their personal World Wide Web page as a testing ground for new techniques as well as an outlet for creativity in the field of Web technology. Features of some of the personal home pages of systems librarians; Overview of the sites created by systems librarians Eric Lease, Elaine MacLean and David S. Carter; How the author personalized his Web page in July, 1996.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Don't Call Us," which focused on Apple bloggers; "What's So Bad About the GPL," which discussed about graphics programming language.