Shareware Programs

Here are summaries of some recent Computing product reviews. Each product is rated on a scale of one to four, with one computer indicating poor and four indicating excellent:FrameMaker 3.0, for Macintosh SE or later with at least 2 megabytes of RAM and hard disk drive. Macintosh II and at least 4 megabytes of RAM recommended. $795. From Frame Technology Corp., 1010 Rincon Circle, San Jose, Calif. 95131. (408) 433-3311.FrameMaker offers more power than most personal computer desk-top publishing programs for creating and editing tables or equations and for handling long, complex documents.

Reviews of shareware programs for IBM and compatible computers. The programs are available from bulletin boards and computer clubs. Users try them, then pay a fee to register if they decide to use them regularly.)UtilitiesSTICKIES: Every square inch of my work environment is littered with yellow stick-on notes. With Stickies (the Windows version), you can choose any color stick-on note from among a rainbow of colors, and up to 45 stickies can be on your screen at once.BUTTON STAR PLUS: I have stacks of Windows program managers, but none is as easy to install, use and maintain as Button Star Plus.

MoneyCounts 7.0. $49 (on special for $39 until the end of the year). From Parsons Technology, One Parsons Drive, P.O. Box 100, Hiawatha, IA 52233-0100. (800) 223-6925.Microsoft Money 2.0. $64.95. From Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399. (800) 426-9400.Managing Your Money 9.0. $79.95. From MECA Software, 55 Walls Drive, Fairfield, CT 06430-0912. (800) 288-MECA.Quicken 2.0 for Windows. $69.95. From Intuit, 155 Linfield Ave., P.O. Box 3014, Menlo Park, CA 94026-3014. (800)

Here are summaries of some recent Computing product reviews. Each product is rated on a scale of one to four. One computer indicates poor; four is excellent:WinTools, for PC-compatible running Windows 3.0 or later. $149. From Tool Technology Publishing, 1125 A St., No. 107, San Rafael, Calif. 94901. (415) 459-3700.NewWave 4.0, for PC-compatible running Windows with at least 2 megabytes of extended memory. $195. From Hewlett-Packard Co., NewWave Program, 974 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif.