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1. 
   Review - e

   1.1.107 Beta (Feb 22, 2007)

   While I don't agree this is a Notepad++ rip (have you even USED e "TechNoWeb"?) It is far far too expensive given that it is missing a vast amount of features and the market is already diluted with a ton of better and free/less expensive text editors. However...if it eventually fulfills it's stated goal of being TextMate for Windows then I may change my opinion on that.

2. 
   Review - Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express

   1.0 (Dec 11, 2006)

   Dunno where that idiot drumcat gets his "information" from but it's only $99 a year if you intend to make a commercial product. For personal use its free to use/debug/play etc...

3. 
   Review - CCleaner

   1.35.424 (Nov 24, 2006)

   this is a great maintenance tool.
   
   "some guy" - did you LOOK under the applications tab...it DOES handle Firefox.

4. 
   Review - Twistpad

   1.50.1 (Nov 17, 2006)

   this is actually quite nice. I really like this text editor. My original review stated that there was no way to do block select mode, this is in fact false...simply hold down ALT and your done :)

5. 
   Review - STOPzilla

   4.4.30 (Nov 14, 2006)

   Interesting to note how my previous comment was deleted. Apparently the STOPzilla people don't appreciate bad reviews and b**** about it.
   
   Where to begin with how awful this software is. First it tries to pull you in via its use of the "zilla" postfix. Which unlike every other highly regarded "zilla" app this one ISN'T freeware.
   
   For anti-spyware / adblocking software is sure does put an awful lot of junk I didn't ask for on my system.
   
   It modifies your system without telling you what the hell its doing, difficult to uninstall, and when installed you end up with a serious degradation of performance...sounds like the definition of malware to me, exactly what this software is supposed to help cure.
   
   Stay far away.
   
   To STOPzilla - If you don't want people to post their opinions of your piece of crap then don't post your crap on sites which allow comments.

6. Comment - Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early

   4.4.30 (Apr 4, 2007 - 1:43 PM)

   "You're kidding, right? Sure, it's a PITA. But it's possible."
   
   I'll grant you it is possible, but PITA doesn't begin to describe the process of figuring out what went wrong when your debugger is on a different machine.
   
   "Secondly, it's not *impossible* to use VS 2005 in Vista. It works, just not as well, or with as much ease as it does in XP."
   
   No it isn't impossible...now. When it (Vista) came out much was broken. Even now, post VS patch, some of the best tools that help developers write good code as opposed to crap don't work right/well. So you end up with flawed results and more bugs then normal...that translates into b****y customers telling you your software sucks because its broken all the time. I'm sorry I just don't see it as unreasonable that the latest version of MS's development environment should work properly with their latest OS right when the OS gets released. There isn't a newer version of VS, there isn't even a published time table that anyone can bank on. Yet the developer community is at the heart and soul of MS's dominance. MS developers, develop apps to run on windows. The more apps that run on windows the less people want to switch platforms. MS figured that out a long time ago and thus MSDN was born and MS has been catering to developers ever since, but IMO they dropped the ball with Vistas release.
   
   ...and my final word on the subject. I also do not find in unreasonable that the software I paid MS $10,000 for should work with their latest OS without issue when no newer release exists or is even close to being done. Sorry but thats just good customer service, released products always take priority over development end of story. If VS was 10 years old and no longer "supported" then the argument that MS shouldn't need to ensure it works would hold validity, but it isn't 10 years old and it is still supported.
   
   /soapbox
   
   /dusts hands

7. Comment - Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early

   4.4.30 (Apr 4, 2007 - 9:51 AM)

   Do YOU read what I've been writing? You seem to be having some trouble following individual threads. I'm trying to have a reasonable conversation with you but your sarcasm and condescending attitude are beginning to make that very difficult.

8. Comment - Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early

   4.4.30 (Apr 4, 2007 - 9:47 AM)

   old product...um yea. You do realize VS isn't even 2 years old right? I doubt people would be so condescending and understanding with MS if it were Office 2003 that didn't work with Vista...but hey too bad for them, there's Office 2007 right?
   
   So what do you propose developers do in the meantime while we wait for VS200x? Do nothing? Not support Vista? Where would all your Vista happy apps be then that fix all these irritations? You know, the ones you mention above that make all these problems go away. They wouldn't exist because the developers couldn't write and test them. No, waiting for the next VS is not the solution, the solution was and is to fix VS to work with Vista. My contention is that they should have done so long before Vista was ever released. Instead they had to patch it well after the fact and it still doesn't work 100% correctly.
   
   As for the rest, we will have to agree to disagree. There are ways to mitigate people creating admin accounts unnecessarily but MS refuses to do so. For example, during setup XP asks you for an admin password and an initial account, making 2 Administrator accounts on the system. Simply NOT creating the very first user account as an administrator would do wonders. These simple Joe users you keep referring to are also not the type to know or bother finding out how to add new administrators to their system. So they would have their default limited account for normal use and in need an administrator password that they could give to Captain FixIt down the street. IF they start poking and prodding to figure out how to add an admin account, too bad for them if they **** up their computer.

9. Comment - Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early

   4.4.30 (Apr 3, 2007 - 5:17 PM)

   "I know someone who works there...he's never eaten dog food in his life though."
   
   Your a freakin idiot.
   
   "So...nothing has changed in Vista in over 2 years..."
   
   Tons changed, and you don't think the VS team was aware of it? You contended they couldn't possibly know in a company that size, your wrong. MS employees are required to use the latest OS from beta onwards. Go ahead, ask your "friend" or any nearby MS consultant. Unless there is a compelling reason not to (such as a client requirement) nearly all MS employees use the beta OS to help iron out problems.
   
   "It's not like the VS team is working on a 2007 project or anything...adding compatibility to 2005 so you don't have to hit a few extra keystrokes in Vista MUST be higher priority."
   
   How about getting it working period. Did I say it was only the UAC problem? No I didn't genius but freaks like you only read what you want to see and skip everything else. No instead we had to wait for a patch nearly 2 months after Vistas release just to iron out the major bugs and we now are finally only left with the UAC issue.
   
   "but focusing on this one tiny little thing about hitting an extra keystroke or two when starting VS 2005 in Vista and saying MS is incompetent because of it is a bit ridiculous...but I guess it's to be expected of most Betanews posters."
   
   You mean a poster like you, throwing his nose into a discussion without bothering to actually read what is being said and being completely wrong in your assumptions...yea I guess it is to be expected from morons like you.
   
   "I love when people get this pissed off by reading some posts...life must be pretty tough for you eh? :)"
   
   Yes..just like you got all pissed off and began insulting me for no freakin reason when you didn't have a clue what you were talking about, way to go genius.

10. Comment - Microsoft to Fix Critical Vista Flaw Early

    4.4.30 (Apr 3, 2007 - 2:32 PM)

    I love that commercial. Most of the Mac ads are butt stupid but that one makes me smile.