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1. Diffuse for Windows
2. Open Subtitle Editor
3. Returnil Virtual System 2010 Home Lux

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Nokia PC Suite

   7.0 Release 3 Beta (Jun 12, 2008)

   I really hope Nokia will optimize this application in the future. At the moment, it's THE most bloated software I know, even compared to Symantec products.

2. 
   Review - Exact Audio Copy

   0.99 prebeta 4 (Feb 1, 2008)

   A ripper cannot be "the most accurate" - it is either accurate or inaccurate. Personally, I don't see any reason why people idolize this application. It does it's job, but is it fundamentally better than Audiograbber or any other freeware ripper? I don't think so.

3. 
   Review - Mono for Windows

   1.2.5 (Sep 4, 2007)

   The point of using Mono on Windows is that you can do the coding and testing in user-frendly environment (Windows) and then deploy your web application on budget-friendly environment (Linux Server), using exactly the same development framework.

4. 
   Review - Microsoft Strider URL Tracer

   1.0.1.0 (Apr 10, 2006)

   Microsoft clearly states that it requires IE6 and WinXP, so you have to be a moron to underrate the program because it doesn't work with IE7 beta...

5. 
   Review - FastStone Image Viewer

   2.4 Beta (Feb 28, 2006)

   Finally I can draw those fancy coloured rectangles, ellipses and triangles while watching pictures from my digital camera. Wow, I couldn't live without these features...
   
   Now serious, instead of bloating once promissing application, author should concentrate on polishing, bugfixing and optimizing this program for speed. It is all it needs...

6. Comment - PDC 2009: Scuttling huge chunks of Vista architecture for a faster Windows 7

   2.4 Beta (Nov 17, 2009 - 9:33 AM)

   Wow, this was worth reading. This is one of the best in-depth articles on Windows 7 that I read so far.

7. Comment - Performance drain: The first public perception test of the Windows 7 era

   2.4 Beta (Nov 5, 2009 - 7:40 AM)

   I moved from Windows XP Pro to Windows 7 recently, on the same hardware (skipped Vista completely, so I don't want to bash about something I don't have any experience with).
   
   I am honestly delighted with Windows 7. GUI is beautiful and snappy, it boots/hibernates fast and all my applications launch almost instantly. I'm confused, don't know what "performance drain" this guy is talking about, seriously...

8. Comment - WWDC: With iPhone 2.0, the SDK is now the key element

   2.4 Beta (Jun 10, 2008 - 9:21 AM)

   Contact searching, bulk delete and move, saving of images from email etc. are "impressive features"? Wow!
   
   Apple should think of more "impressive features", in order to make iPhone really useful device:
   
   Copy & paste functionality, ability to delete individual calls from the history, MMS support, SMS forwarding, video recording, standard bluetooth profiles...

9. Comment - HP, Sony Stand By No Recall Decision

   2.4 Beta (Oct 4, 2006 - 12:49 AM)

   What can happen when you use low quality batteries:
   
   ThinkPad photos after replacement battery exploded (keep in mind that this particular battery was NOT a Sony battery, but no-name one)
   
   http://zeniv.linux.org.uk/~telsa/boom/

10. Comment - Controversial Eolas Web Patent Upheld

    2.4 Beta (Sep 30, 2005 - 5:59 AM)

    How wise, Eolas "invented" the possibility to embed interactive content into web browser. Well, well, not some concrete technology to accomplish that goal, but the idea in general (!)
    
    And they sat quietly about 10 years or so, and then suddenly concluded that Microsoft seriously damaged their business and now ask half a billion dollars in return. Perfect way of doing business, isn't it?
    
    Software patents are one of stupidest things in IT industry, especially in the form of "general idea" and not particular realization/implementation. It is like patenting the concept of murder in a crime novel.