Favorite Files

1. Acronis True Image Home
2. avast! Home
3. cFosSpeed
4. CUE Splitter
5. DameWare NT Utilities
6. GreatNews
7. Mp3tag
8. Nero
9. Super Flexible File Synchronizer
10. The GodFather
11. Winamp 5 Full
12. µTorrent for Windows

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus

   Beta (Nov 18, 2009)

   Looks nice with the ribbon in Outlook. Word has a few new tricks.
   However, Outlook will not work with my POP accounts.
   It gets one round of messages, stalls on the final message. A reboot or kill Outlook via Task Manager is required to send or receive.
   
   Deal breaker until Beta 2.

2. 
   Review - cFosSpeed

   4.53 Build 1555 Beta (Oct 22, 2009)

   @Gawd21: There was a problem with windows awhile back.
   Search their forums for 'Game Mode'
   
   A fine tool that I have run since it was first released.
   Now, if you have a router with QoS, supposedly you don't need this. I'd rather have this running on all machines personally.

3. 
   Review - TrueCrypt

   6.3 (Oct 21, 2009)

   This is a great app and I'll rate it so.
   But, history shows an 'a' release shortly after any new version.
   
   I'll wait on upgrading for 10 days or so.

4. 
   Review - Jetico Personal Firewall

   2.1.0.6 (Oct 21, 2009)

   Seems to be a number of incompetent posters on this app.
   It works well and is very configurable.
   
   If you don't know much about your computer, stick to McAfee.

5. 
   Review - Alarm++

   8.0.5 (Oct 13, 2009)

   Six years later, this is still the king of reminder apps.
   Anything you'd want to do regarding appointments, reminders, dates, times, it'll do it.

6. Comment - Microsoft launches Office 2010 technical beta a few days early

   8.0.5 (Nov 17, 2009 - 11:28 AM)

   The only social networking offered now is Sharepoint.

7. Comment - How would you rewrite Google's '10 Things?'

   8.0.5 (Nov 11, 2009 - 4:00 PM)

   Surprisingly, I agree wholeheartedly.

8. Comment - Study: Cable/telco competition brings North America slowest, costliest broadband

   8.0.5 (Oct 16, 2009 - 10:13 PM)

   I have no love for the Telcos.
   But, to answer your questions, who is going to provide the infrastructure to these competitors? Not just the wire, which all has to come to a central point to crossconnect. The right-of-way, cities charge for each pole among other things. Maintenance, the cables aren't forever, need expanded, spliced, etc.
   So, why can't Cox offer service in a city where Comcast operates? Because someone has to build the outside plant. And that someone expects to get a return on their investment over a period of years.
   
   You know, part of the reason we have lousy service is because the US made bets (investments) on technology early on. Other countries waited and installed better tech. The US operators are not going to scrap their investment ahead of time.
   
   China on the other hand, started very recently and has excellent equipment. They also have regulated service. I can get 10M service for 120 RMB monthly, about $20.00

9. Comment - House Republicans in uncharacteristic unison over 'one-size-fits-all' net neutrality

   8.0.5 (Oct 5, 2009 - 10:40 PM)

   @gubmonte
   
   That's exactly why we need a simple 'equal access' rule.
   To prevent Google, Amazon, etc locking up bandwidth.
   Who do you think would be more likely to drop lots of cash on an exclusive pipe via AT&T/Comcast/Verizon? Google or Dan's wonder app?

10. Comment - Sitting out Google Wave

    8.0.5 (Oct 5, 2009 - 10:33 PM)

    This sort of app may well be what kills the move to web apps.