Favorite Files

1. Adobe Reader SpeedUp
2. Adobe Shockwave Player
3. Better JPEG Lossless Resave plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
4. Crazy Browser
5. Desktop Sidebar
6. GSpot
7. Inno Setup
8. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
9. Microsoft Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter
10. NetLimiter Pro (32-bit)
11. One-click BackUp for WinRAR (OCB)
12. PixVillage
13. Spybot - Search & Destroy
14. Update Notifier
15. VIA Hyperion Pro Driver Package
16. XMPEG

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - PeerBlock Interim Release

   0.9.1 (r71) (Aug 5, 2009)

   I've installed this on Windows 7 and I can highly recommend it. It's much much better than Peer Guardian. It's faster and hasn't crashed once like PG did on XP and W7. Like it a lot.

2. 
   Review - The KMPlayer

   2.9.3.1432 R2 Beta (Sep 15, 2008)

   Not a bad player as this played some flv files that VLC didn't.

3. 
   Review - MediaMonkey

   3.0.4.1185 (Aug 30, 2008)

   I like this app (hence the 5 stars), but change the friggin' name and call it what it is - AudioMonkey! Stop calling it MediaMonkey because it doesn't play videos (do not mention the 3rd party plug-in to me again!). If this did what it already does and yet also did the job of VLC, then I wouldn't have a problem with the name. But as it is it I'm actually going to give it 4 stars because the misleading name still really p!sses me off.

4. 
   Review - BitComet

   1.03 (Jul 21, 2008)

   I've used it and I like and I still like it. And for those who say don't use it, read on:
   
   "In July 2007 professional networking specialist Robb Topolski conducted an independent analysis of most accusations leveled against BitComet including the DHT Exploit and Super-seeding controversies mentioned above. He found all but one of the claims to be false or unverifiable. He found that BitComet is not detrimental or malicious to the download or upload speeds of a BitTorrent swarm or the tracker.
   The one claim he verified as partially correct was that, "BitComet is a poor peer due to no upload slot control; upload bandwidth is stretched too thin.". Topolski's tests indicated that BitComet does lack upload slot control, but only when BitComet is initially seeding a torrent that is, when BitComet is the only seeding peer in a swarm, it tends to seed less efficiently than the two other clients he tested. Topolski asserts that when BitComet is not the only seeding peer in the swarm, or when it is a non seeding peer, upload slot control is managed exceptionally well."
   http://en.wikipedia.org/...t#Validity_of_criticism
   
   The fact that BitTornado still bans BitComet says a lot more about BitTornado than it does about BitComet in my opinion.

5. 
   Review - AVG Anti-Virus Free

   8.0.100a1295 (Apr 29, 2008)

   Is it just me, or have AVG taken a previous excellent anti-virus and turned into a far less user-friendly sluggish version, that immediately made me install it and go back to v7.5? I mean, this has really truly gone downhill with this version. I have disabled elements of the anti-virus which I don't need and it throws up a red exclamation mark in the system tray. I know what I've disabled - I don't need a red exclamation mark to tell me for God's sake. Also there's an element that you can't even disable in the Advanced settings (I forget which). I can't recommend this at all and you should stick with v7.5 - I never thought I'd ever say this but this only gets 1 Star I'm afraid. :(

6. Comment - Google Chrome in a runaway lead for browser performance supremacy

   8.0.100a1295 (Nov 4, 2009 - 4:15 AM)

   Am I the only one thinking who gives an eff? This would really only be of interest to you if you lived in a thirld world country still on 56k modem. But I happen to know that many third world countries now have DSL believe it or not, so what the heck does this really matter?

7. Comment - iPhone cannot win the smartphone wars

   8.0.100a1295 (Nov 3, 2009 - 12:27 PM)

   I did read somewhere (where I forget) who explained why and how it is practically possible to include a 5mp camera so I do expect to see that. The only thing with the new multi-task processors that bothers me is the heat it'll generate. But the os needs to be slicker, there's too many good jailbroken apps out there - Apple should learn from them.

8. Comment - Windows 7: Vista without the crap

   8.0.100a1295 (Nov 3, 2009 - 12:21 PM)

   What exactly happened to Nate's article on W7? Where has it gone and why couldn't I post to it? :~

9. Comment - iPhone cannot win the smartphone wars

   8.0.100a1295 (Oct 31, 2009 - 6:26 AM)

   I'd like to see them implement Folders into the os so you can put icons away in folders like on jailbroken phones. I'd also like the icons to move into landscape mode when you move the phone and tilt it into landscape. The os is great but it needs a few tweaks as well as a better camera. It should be possible in the next iPhone to include a 5mp camera and multi-tasking is a necessity.

10. Comment - iPhone cannot win the smartphone wars

    8.0.100a1295 (Oct 29, 2009 - 7:08 AM)

    Yeah I would question whether the iPhone is smartphone as well. It's basically a phone built on the back of an iPod that can access the internet.