Favorite Files

1. 7-Zip (32-bit)
2. Advanced Security for Outlook
3. ATI Catalyst Drivers for Windows XP
4. AutoPatcher XP
5. Cobian Backup
6. CopyToDVD
7. DVD Decrypter
8. Fast Note
9. Fastream IQ Web/FTP Server
10. Free Download Manager
11. hMailServer
12. HTTrack Website Copier for Windows
13. InstantStorm
14. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
15. KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition
16. MakeNotes
17. Microsoft SyncToy
18. Mozilla for Windows
19. Mp3tag
20. nLite
21. PathSync
22. phpDesigner 2008 Personal
23. Quake 3 Source Code
24. QuickTime Alternative (QT7)
25. Radeon Omega Drivers
26. Real Alternative Regular
27. Skype for Windows
28. TUGZip
29. VirtualDub
30. Winamp 5 Full
31. WinRAR (32-bit)
32. XPize
33. xpy
34. Yahoo! Messenger for Windows

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - WinHex

   13.0 SR-3 (Jun 28, 2006)

   I find it pretty interesting the amount of mixed reviews this software gets, though judging by a lot of the comments people who give it low reviews just do not understand what this software is capable.
   
   Is it just a hex editor? Hell no. You can view your entire harddisk as one big hex file, and write directly to it. It can open the MFT and actually clear out old entries - on NTFS, when a file is deleted you find that the history of its name is often left in the MFT a long long time afterward.
   
   Tools that wipe free space are not doing this job, but WinHex can. If anyone can find a better tool with those kinds of features, I'd love to know about it :)
   
   From my experience of it, it's the best tool out there for that kind of HDD work.

2. 
   Review - SwaxM3U

   0.95 (May 27, 2006)

   Well I'll be the first to write a review.
   
   It's an alright piece of software, fast to scan directories and such.
   
   It would be nice to have more advanced options on naming and scanning though, for example I create music in the stucture of artist\year - album\num title, but I can't see any way to tell the software this for its playlist title generation.
   
   I can see potential, I hope to see it developed further.

3. 
   Review - Opera for Windows

   9.0 Build 8432 Beta (May 27, 2006)

   I love Opera. But for some reason I still don't use it as much as Firefox. I think I'm just not as keen on the interface for some reason.
   
   It is a great browser though, easily on of the tops and it also renders the ACID2 test correctly unlike certain other highly promoted browsers.
   
   We need more of this in an effort to get a single standard with web technologies.

4. 
   Review - KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition

   1.04 (Mar 7, 2006)

   It's good, but it doesn't have the ability to create timed backups (say, every 5 minutes). Should your computer happen to reset, or you shutdown without explicitly saving first, you might end up losing some passwords you've inputted... Having an autosave feature is pretty simple, it's disapointing this product still doesn't have one.
   
   I'm aware you can automatically save on locking, but as it is just me using this computer, I don't need the hassle of locking KeePass all the time.

5. 
   Review - nLite

   1.0 RC7 (Mar 6, 2006)

   An invaluable tool. Finally the ability to choose nearly every component of Windows, remove or keep what you want. Customize settings so you don’t need to during setup, integrate service packs, hot fixes, even your serial number. Reinstalling Windows just became a lot less painful. With the ability to create a bootable CD image on top; well, what more could you ask for?

6. Comment - Antisocial media: Lack of safeguards is killing the experience

   1.0 RC7 (Nov 4, 2009 - 8:49 AM)

   I fundamentally agree with your post and reasoning. Unfortunately, I realize that - like you - we are far better at using the web than those less experienced people we let loose on the internet. Those kinds of people will always be duped. Arguably, some people just shouldn't be using the internet at all.
   
   As far as popularity goes, it does seem inevitable the same will happen though. Popularity brings opportunity to scam and make money. It's enough to drive me away from large sites.

7. Comment - Mozilla designer suggests Windows 'browser ballot' is preferential to Apple

   1.0 RC7 (Oct 18, 2009 - 5:56 PM)

   Isn't that the whole point of brand recognition? That's just the business model we all seem to have decided to support in life.

8. Comment - BlackBerry Storm 2 vs. BlackBerry Storm: The complete specs

   1.0 RC7 (Oct 17, 2009 - 2:58 PM)

   Two things:
   
   1) iPhone 3GS is newer tech than the original Storm, so you'd be better comparing Storm2 to iPhone 3GS if you're going to make the comparison.
   2) iPhone 3GS was the third version of the iPhone, Storm is the first version. What did you expect from someone's first attempt in the touch screen market?

9. Comment - Mozilla designer suggests Windows 'browser ballot' is preferential to Apple

   1.0 RC7 (Oct 17, 2009 - 2:51 PM)

   I have a brilliant idea for fixing this. The EU should send a letter to everyone using Windows asking them how much they actually care at all about the issue. If the majority of people don't even bother sending a reply - as I predict - we should just scrap the entire idea all together. What an utter, utter waste of time.

10. Comment - Microsoft sends Danger signal by not taking full responsibility for Sidekick service failure

    1.0 RC7 (Oct 16, 2009 - 7:06 AM)

    I'd rather congratulate them for working hard to get user's data restored. While it was 18 months ago since Danger were bought by Microsoft, big companies seem to take a long long time to integrate anything.