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1. 
   Review - Norton Removal Tool for Windows 2000/XP/Vista

   2010.0.0.98 (Sep 21, 2009)

   Does exactly what it advertises - and is fairly thorough. Doesn't get ALL Norton traces, but 99% ain't bad. And it's a helluva lot better than CA (no removal tool that works), AVG (broken removal tool), McAfee (not bad, but not as good as Norton) or ZoneAlarm (none and uninstaller doesn't work more often than not).
   
   For those bagging Norton - probably worth trying it again. It isn't 2006 anymore, and Norton's 2009-2010 product is arguably the fastest integrated product on the market (NIS, not 360).

2. 
   Review - Tag&Rename

   3.5.3 (Sep 21, 2009)

   Why does this have such a low rating? One of the few shareware apps out there that is worth the money. Does what it advertises and more, and it does it a damn-sight better than anything else. Very impressive app. I love Tag & Rename.

3. 
   Review - x64 Components

   2.0.3 (Jul 24, 2009)

   cowgaR - way to be a douche.
   
   It's for Media Center: l2read. VLC doesn't do what Media Center does, in fact very little does everything Media Center does, and I have yet to find something do it better. DTV? Photos? Music? All with a 10-foot, remote interface? No, didn't think so. Wake up to yourself.
   
   As for x64 components - anything wrong with just using ffdshow? That's been working for me on x64 installs.

4. 
   Review - Sandboxie

   3.38 (Jul 14, 2009)

   Great idea, but we're still waiting for a 64-bit solution. I imagine the need is only going to become more pressing now that 64-bit OSes are slowly hitting their stride, and >4GB RAM will become standard on newer PCs.
   
   I guess we can say Sandboxie was great while it lasted? :)

5. 
   Review - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

   1.39 (Jul 13, 2009)

   Currently the best, single anti-malware solution. But, like all it's competitors, it doesn't catch everything.
   
   Performance is adequate - despite what other reviewers have said its scanning speed is average (particularly when compared to AV products like the new Norton - Malwarebytes takes 2x-3x as long on a machine).

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

   1.39 (Nov 5, 2009 - 12:42 AM)

   It's invariably user actions that infect the machines anyway.
   
   "Yes, I do want to install Win Antivirus Pro 2009 because it says I have 134 viruses!"
   
   *facepalm*

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

   1.39 (Nov 5, 2009 - 12:40 AM)

   Even without extensions, Firefox is pretty slow to load. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was the slowest of all browsers for startup time. But it's feature set will keep me coming back for a while yet. I understand Chrome has picked up some ground with Adblock, but it's still not as elegant as the FF solution.
   
   Obviously IE doesn't even rate in this regard.

8. Comment - Verizon touts Android's superiority over iPhone

   1.39 (Oct 20, 2009 - 1:56 AM)

   Having played with Android 1.5 (cupcake?), the most noticable problem coming from an iPhone is the lack of a GPU. The UI just isn't smooth enough to give the same experience as an iPhone, and for that, many people will be wondering why they should use Android-enabled phones. It's a small thing, but experience is everything. Apple showed us how cutting out a bunch of features didn't bother us as much as a s***ty UI - and hence the impressive success of the iPhone.
   
   I think once we see some Android units with GPUs they'll become much more popular with the average-Joe market. Right now they've captured techie imagination (with open-source ideals), but everyone else is wondering what all the fuss is about.

9. Comment - Microsoft credits/blames user feedback for latest Home Server delay

   1.39 (Oct 1, 2009 - 12:19 AM)

   Automated, incremental backup for Windows machines with single-instance storage and the world's simplest software RAID setup? And that's ignoring the easy file-sharing/web-serving/media extender aspects of the software. But the overnight backup of all your machines (whether they're on or not) without fiddling around is pretty awesome. It also means if you and a family member both have the same files on your system (family photos, music or even system files) then they don't get backed up twice.
   
   I've asked this at least a dozen times, but if someone knows a Linux server setup that works in the same way, I'd be keen to try it.

10. Comment - 2001: An Apple Odyssey

    1.39 (Sep 21, 2009 - 10:39 PM)

    1995 - Windows 95.
    
    That's an obvious one, surely?