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Member since November 9, 2004

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  1. Review - The GIMP

    2.0 pre2 (Jan 19, 2004)

    2.0 is very different from the current stable one that's out (1.2.5). If you're curious, the 2.0 Windows version is available from the link the the previous poster's review. Although as of a few minutes ago, they have 2.0 pre1.

  2. Review - Nero

    6.0.0.19 (Oct 2, 2003)

    jackbridgman - I'm not sure why you'd have such a hard time with it. I've had no difficulties in any of the upgrade process. It seemed pretty straight-forward to me. I do agree upgrading from OEM is a bit confusing, but you're incorrect saying you can't do it. I e-mailed them to find out how I could upgrade an OEM version. You can do it with no problem. The price is somewhere between the retail price and the upgrade price for a full retail version. Which is pretty fair, since you really didn't buy the software to begin with. I would like to see a Release Notes too. I'm beginning to think the releases have no changes with the exception of updating the expiration dates on the demo.

  3. Review - F-PROT Antivirus for Linux

    4.2.1 Beta 2 (Sep 15, 2003)

    idynkydnk - yes, Linux can get a virus. It just happens that at the moment most viruses and worms are targeted at Windows. Linux/UNIX in general is a more difficult target because of user access privileges. Since you're not supposed to run unknown programs as root, in theory, the only thing that gets messed up is the user's account, which can be deleted and recreated.

  4. Review - OpenOffice.org for Windows

    1.1 RC (Jul 15, 2003)

    I've been using this suite (well, some form of it) since before Sun bought it. It keeps getting better. The PDF export is fantastic. However, the one thing I wish I could do with it that I can't seem to do is create a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation in a handouts view. I can change the view so that I'm seeing it that way on the screen with 4 slides per page, but when I export it, it always reverts back to 1 slide per page. Not very practical for handing out presentations that have ~100 slides.

  5. Review - DVD Master Backup

    0.2.8 (Jul 11, 2003)

    Which player are you using to watch it? You may want to try using The Player from divx.com. I cannot get these to play in Windows Media Player. I believe it actually yelled at me regarding the audio. If I open it up in The Player, it works just fine.

  6. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    0.2.8 (Feb 16, 2004 - 10:23 AM)

    I meant to add this to the last paragraph...

    I don't believe the Sims that's available with Mandrake is anything native. I think it uses WineX to run, but it runs well from what I understand. I'm not into the Sims, so I haven't kept up with that. Perhaps it's available for more Linux distributions at this point.

  7. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    0.2.8 (Feb 16, 2004 - 10:20 AM)

    I never claimed they were on the same footing. I was merely pointing out that to say there is no gaming is unfair. But to be honest, Unreal Tournament actually plays better for me under Linux than it does Windows.

    Most of the games you listed are much newer than the ones I listed. The ones I listed were also at the top of the charts at one time. It doesn't mean they aren't still popular, though. It's only natural that once a game's been out for a period of time, the majority of people who are going to buy it have already gotten it.

    FYI, Mandrake has a Linux gaming distribution that plays the Sims games, so going by your list, a good handful are actually available.

  8. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    0.2.8 (Feb 13, 2004 - 5:27 PM)

    In fact, that is all I play. Which was why I commented. And those games are among the most popular. And in case you hadn't noticed, despite the fact that Loki went belly-up, Linux installers are still being created. Interesting how your jibe has a tinge of jive, isn't it? Maybe you should roll your little ol' eyes back and do a little homework.

  9. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    0.2.8 (Feb 13, 2004 - 9:14 AM)

    I guess I'll have to throw away all my copies of Quake III and the various Unreal Tournaments I own. They all seem to include Linux installers, but according to you, I'm imagining things.

  10. Comment - Sun Brings Java Desktop to Wal-Mart Shelves

    0.2.8 (Dec 17, 2003 - 9:15 AM)

    Don't confuse the name with the product. Sun just made a bad move in naming this one. It's not a desktop system that runs on Java. It's a rebranded version of SUSE Linux. Yet another mistake Sun has made. I'm amazed they're still in business.