Favorite Files

1. 7-Zip (32-bit)
2. Acronis True Image Home
3. Adobe Reader Lite
4. AIMP
5. allSnap
6. AM-DeadLink
7. AntiVir Personal Edition for Windows
8. AutoHotkey
9. AutoPatcher XP
10. Autoruns
11. AVG Anti-Virus Free
12. Belarc Advisor
13. CCleaner
14. CDBurnerXP
15. CDex
16. Comodo Firewall Pro
17. Copernic Desktop Search
18. DAEMON Tools
19. Defraggler
20. Directory Opus
21. DirectX Redistributable
22. DVDFab HD Decrypter
23. DynDNS Updater
24. Encopy
25. EssentialPIM Pro
26. FastStone Image Viewer
27. Foxit Reader
28. GMail Drive
29. Google Chrome for Windows
30. Google Earth for Windows
31. HTTrack Website Copier for Windows
32. IE7pro
33. ImgBurn
34. Internet Explorer Collection
35. Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
36. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
37. jEdit for Windows
38. K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool
39. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
40. KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition
41. Lotus Symphony for Windows
42. Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
43. Media Player Classic for Windows 2000/XP
44. Microsoft .NET Framework (v3.0)
45. Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX (formerly Atlas)
46. Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows Vista/2008
47. Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows XP
48. Microsoft IronPython
49. Microsoft Photosynth
50. Microsoft Silverlight for Windows
51. Microsoft SQL Server 2005
52. Microsoft SyncToy
53. Microsoft Virtual PC
54. Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
55. Microsoft Windows Defender (32-bit)
56. Microsoft Windows SDK
57. Microsoft Windows Search for Windows XP / Server 2003
58. Miranda IM
59. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v3)
60. Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition
61. NASA World Wind
62. nLite
63. Office 2000/XP/2003/2007 Slipstreamer
64. Offline Explorer Enterprise
65. Omziff
66. OpenOffice.org for Windows
67. Opera for Windows
68. OperaTor
69. Paint.NET
70. Password Safe
71. PDFCreator
72. PhotoFiltre
73. Picasa for Windows
74. Pidgin for Windows
75. PostgreSQL for Windows
76. Process Explorer
77. Process Lasso (x32)
78. ProduKey
79. PStart
80. Recuva
81. RocketDock
82. RootkitRevealer
83. RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
84. RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack
85. Screamer Radio
86. Skype for Windows
87. Sylpheed
88. TaskSwitchXP
89. TortoiseSVN
90. Translate.Net
91. Transmute
92. TrueCrypt
93. Tunnelier
94. Ubuntu
95. UltraVNC
96. Unlocker
97. UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables) for Windows
98. VirtualBox
99. VLC (VideoLAN) for Windows
100. VMware Player
101. VMware Workstation for Windows
102. Winamp 5 Lite
103. Windows PowerShell
104. Windows Updates Downloader
105. Windows XP PowerPacker
106. WinMD5
107. WinMerge
108. WinRAR (32-bit)
109. XnView for Windows
110. Xplorer²
111. µTorrent for Windows

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Google Chrome for Windows

   4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 17, 2009)

   Gotta say, it's really grown on me especially now that there are extensions, I've currently got mouse gesture, adblock, flashblock, smoothscroll and status bar clock.
   With just these limited extensions it seems faster than the equivalent Firefox with the same kind of addons, especially when it comes to start up times.
   That said there are still a few annoying things such as not being able to use those extensions in incongnito mode and popups are always in normal mode even if the parent window was incognito.
   I'm conflicted, i'm still in love with Opera but both Firefox and Chrome are starting to eat away at the functionality that Opera provides out of the box via extensions etc. None of them quite approach Opera in terms of usability though. But still... that day of reckoning is drawing close I fear.....

2. 
   Review - Sumatra PDF

   1.0 (Nov 17, 2009)

   Got to agree with Diam0nd on this one. The memory does skyrocket. That said it is rather snappy. But the memory usage really does make me down rate this. It's promising but has a way to go yet.

3. 
   Review - Logitech SetPoint (32-bit)

   4.80 (Nov 17, 2009)

   "Upgraded" from 4.70 to 4.80. Now it doesn't work anymore. Surprise!
   Logitech may make a fantastic mouse, but they couldn't write software to save their lives. I rank this with Adobe Reader. Complete over-sized pile of excrement.

4. 
   Review - Safari for Windows

   4.0.4 (5.31.21.10) (Nov 13, 2009)

   Wow, i really didn't expect this to be so bad on a PC. I've tried it on a Mac and it seems OK.
   Performance is abysmal despite all the benchmarks i see on the net. It really is slow. Start up time on my computer is of the order of about 15 seconds, in other words even slower than firefox *with* over a dozen addons.
   The top sites "quick dial" type feature doesn't keep all the sites i add despite "pinning" them and they take an age to show up when you open a new tab.
   Font's are badly displayed and like trying to read underwater (i tried my best with the font smoothing settings but nothing was decent)
   Last but not least (not just for PC but for Mac as well) it it super Uncustomisable, absolutely completely the opposite of Firefox or Opera. You can drag a few buttons around on the toolbar and that's about it. You can't get rid of the search box. You can have it Steve Job's way or you can shove it basically!
   Add on top of that it's the worst browser for security (though i think that was possibly for Mac and not PC).
   Oh and guess what? it keeps me logged into FileForum across browser restarts. So that means it's not clearing down cookies. But wait, can i make it discard cookies on exiting? Nope. No wonder it's a security nightmare.
   Ironically on a PC even IE8 is better than this steaming turd. The only reason i waste hard drive space on this is because i need it for testing. For the love of god somebody kill this horrible creation.

5. 
   Review - Opera for Windows (Beta)

   10.10 Build 1874 Beta (Nov 13, 2009)

   This is actually an RC. You can read about it in the Opera Desktop Team blog. On there it also warns that because this is an RC it does NOT install separately.
   Phat Esther, stop sitting on your keyboard. You don't make any sense.

6. Comment - Earth to Europe: You won. Microsoft complied. Live with it.

   10.10 Build 1874 Beta (Jun 15, 2009 - 9:57 AM)

   That's all very well provided the rules are reasonable. As far as i can see there is one punitive rule for Microsoft and another for everybody else. If Opera and Mozilla or Google want to have their browser installed then it is up to them to convince users that they should go and download and install. As for Opera, if they just got their damn act together with regards to advertising they'd have more of a presence on the desktop rather than having to whinge and moan like they are now.
   And no, i'm not from the US. I'm from the UK where the overbearing pencil knecks in Brussels cast a long shadow. And i'm writing this on Opera 10 Beta. Just to pre-empt your "you MS shill" comments as well!

7. Comment - Earth to Europe: You won. Microsoft complied. Live with it.

   10.10 Build 1874 Beta (Jun 15, 2009 - 8:10 AM)

   It's about time the EU bureaucrats butt out of this stuff. They stick their oar in at every conceivable opportunity. Be it weights and measures, working hours, shape of bananas (i kid you not).
   I would LMAO if Microsoft just said, right we're gonna bin it. If people want Windows 7 they can order it in the post from a US company. I'm sure we'd see the EU paper pushers scrambling to mend the fences, especially with all the lost tax revenue that keeps their gravy train going.
   Death to the EU.

8. Comment - Opera to launch 'Turbo' for faster Web browsing

   10.10 Build 1874 Beta (Feb 17, 2009 - 9:55 AM)

   Sturgess,
   "That's the b**** about Opera if used when insulting folk, it has no spell-checker, and you it would appear need one."
   Pity Firefox doesn't have a grammar checker. It would appear you need one. Just sayin'....

9. Comment - First public beta of Opera 9.6: Chrome is on their mind, too

   10.10 Build 1874 Beta (Sep 11, 2008 - 2:56 AM)

   Talking of bringing the A-game. How about BetaNews sort out the facts. Tab dragging to an external window has been available since god know when and the "new" search feature has also been available for a long while. Bascially this article is old news except for the 85/100 Acid 3 rendering. This is rubbish article is just as result of laziness on behalf of BetaNews.