Tuesday's Tech Tip: Save back-to-school money

Do you have a ".edu" email address? Enrolled in any classes? How about your kids?

If the answers are yes to those questions (or you know someone who is eligible), you can buy Microsoft Office 2007 (and it's the Ultimate version!) for only $59. The Ultimate version comes with full versions of, well, everything. It's a download.

Visit Microsoft's Office discount site for more info. If you can't get your hands on Office at that price, don't forget OpenOffice, the open-source alternative.

Link to MS Office discount site.

And here's a bonus: Save on textbooks, too. They're already hideously expensive. Here are three sites that might help:

www.half.ebay.com (online store)
www.bigwords.com (searches deals)
www.chegg.com (rental system)

Pay attention to revision dates. From year to year, some revisions are incredibly minor (designed to justify an expensive new edition?), while others are actually important to your curriculum. Do your homework before buying. Heh. Pun intended.

NEXT WEEK: Freshen up your Windows XP interface.