Favorite Files

1. Ace Utilities for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
2. Alcohol 120%
3. ATI Catalyst Drivers for Windows XP
4. CCleaner
5. Directory Opus
6. DVD Decrypter
7. FlashGet
8. IrfanView
9. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
10. mIRC
11. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)
12. NewsLeecher
13. NOD32 for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP (32-bit)
14. NoNameScript
15. Opera for Windows
16. WinRAR (32-bit)

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Microsoft Windows Defender (32-bit)

   1.0.509 Beta 1 (Mar 30, 2005)

   I tried this on the recommendation of a friend and after installing and disabling all the real time protection and spynet and automatic detection crap I ran a scan, it was much faster compared to other programs such as Spybot Search and Destroy, Adaware and Spyware Sweeper and picked up some adware that none of them detected. I am impressed with this program. A nice job from MS.

2. 
   Review - CCleaner

   1.16.082 (Dec 15, 2004)

   Not bloated with fancy graphics, pop-up ads and other crap. Its free and does its job of cleaning up crap exquisitely, offering intergration with many applications and saves a lot of time overall, you can remove cookies/cache/temporary internet files/prefetch/temporary files all with the click of one button. The registry cleaner it offers is also very good and picks up changes and inconsistencies in your registry very well, far superior to WinGuide's Registry Mechanic which takes a long time to scan and the "issues" it finds are really not even problems.

3. 
   Review - K-Lite Codec Pack Full

   2.34 (Dec 15, 2004)

   I've been using Kazaa Lite's Codec pack for over 18 months and I have never had one problem with video playback with BSPlayer and with the Real/QuickTime Alternatives. The encoding also has also not caused any problems for me using Gordian Knot. Also I've never had a problem with the upgrading of a new version directly without uninstalling the previous one, although they do recommend it.
   
   Overall a well made codec pack which does it job very well.

4. 
   Review - WinRAR (32-bit)

   3.41 (Dec 5, 2004)

   Oh it's the BEST allright.

5. 
   Review - O&O Defrag Professional

   6.5.851 (Nov 19, 2004)

   Great GUI. I have 2 120GB SATA Drives with 3 partitions between them as well as a 160GB External , O&O does the job efficiently and well. I've tried PerfectDisk, Vopt XP and others and in my opinion this is the best.

6. Comment - Trillian 3 to Enter Beta Testing

   6.5.851 (Aug 29, 2004 - 6:35 AM)

   Bugs in Trillian 2.013 Pro like the "jim is typing a message" appear randomly even when the other person is not typing a message. And also if you type a message and backspace it to delete it and end it, it still shows your typing a message. Also their is a bug with the display pictures, sometimes they refuse to update or even show old ones randomly. Also I have experienced various problems with sending files through Yahoo and AIM, not sure whether these are bugs or not.
   
   If they get it together in Trillian 3 it should be even better.