For Diwali this year. celebrate the launch of the new release of OpenOffice.org, the office suite that makes perfect economic sense-it's free! It is new and improved, and like may of the 'On Sale' signs in the market 'FREE'. So, if you want to find out what are the new changes made to its word processor, spreadsheet program, presentations application, and database manager, then go ahead and check out the Software of the Month.

In other categories, we have Symantec's Norton AntiVirus. It is a tough and competitive world of anti-virus applications, and with users .opting to pay for security instead of a visit from the minions of the Internet Mafia, vendors vying for the approval of customers is at an all time high. Should you gift your loved ones this security tool for the holiday season?

Ashampoo has something interesting this time of year in their Windows optimization tool, and burning studio. The former wants to be the do all for improving the performance of your PC, while the latter just wants to replace Nero in your hearts and minds. We also introduce something new this month-cell phone programs. We looked at T9 Nav, which is still in beta to see what it gives.

Then there is the eternal Windows favorite WinZip. But with tons of freeware compression tools available, what does WinZip have that is shareware. We also take a look at Trend Micro's Internet Security suite and graded its ability for online and offline protection. Last, but not least, 0&0 Software has launched Disklmage Professional 3, for creating images of your disks