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   Review - OpenOffice.org for Windows

   3.0.0 Final (Oct 9, 2008)

   The only problem is that at this time OpenOffice.org still lists version 2.41 as the stable release and RC4 is still listed as the current 3.0 version. I've been burned here before by jumping the gun by downloading what FileForum says is available. I'll wait this out a little longer and get it directly from OpenOffice.org.

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   Review - Final Uninstaller

   1.6 (Sep 20, 2008)

   Very dangerous program in the wrong hands. I tried it and it give me a list of programs that I had uninstalled in the past. So far so good. I decided on a few that I wanted to remove all remnants of. I found the interface was very good at explaining what I would be removing and it allowed me to easily choose what I wanted. So far so good. I proceeded to remove the remnants and all seemed normal afterwards. I was happy with the program. A short time later I noticed that I was having various problems with Internet-related programs and my LAN was no longer working properly. I went to check the TCP/IP settings and Windows would not even show any local area connection setting display. For all intents and purposes my networks were gone. Mind you, none of the remnants I removed were directly for network related programs. To make a long story short, I restored a backup made prior to using Final Uninstaller and all was right again. I think this program has potential (and that's why I gave it a 2 instead of a 1 in the ratings) but as of right now I consider it too dangerous to use.

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   Review - µTorrent for Windows

   1.8 Build 11086 Beta (Jun 24, 2008)

   I'm really eager to try it but since all the torrent sites I frequent won't let you use any µTorrent versions past 1.7.7, it's a mute point. Is this thing ever going to be done? Seven months is a long time to wait for a release. What do they have, ex-Microsoft employees working on this now?

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   Review - O&O Defrag Professional

   10.0.1634 (May 15, 2007)

   This upgrade smells funny. There doesn't appear to be any new features with this new version based on my knowledge of version 8.6. There is not a "What's New" list anywhere on the site. And did O&O suddenly forget how to count? What happened to version 9? They went from version 8.6 to version 10.0. I get a feeling that this release was just put out by the marketing department and not by the programming department.
   Don't get me wrong, I love O&O Defrag 8.6 but they need to provide me with a bit more information as to why I should shell out $29 for an upgrade to something that looks exactly the same as what I already have.

5. 
   Review - Vopt

   8.10 (Jan 16, 2007)

   Vopt was THE defragger to have when DOS was all we had. It was extremely fast and feature rich when compared to other programs of the era. Now, the tables have been turned and Vopt looks old and tired compared to all else that is out there. Even the built-in Windows defragger is better than Vopt now. And they want $40 for it? Ridiculous!