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    mongo lloyd

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  1. Review - Locate

    3.0 RC1 (2.99.6.10080) (Oct 15, 2006)

    To reviewer whatevers:
    Locate does not have find-as-you-type no, but you can (and should?) set it up to index your locations too. Use the built-in update scheduler. A tip: use several databases for different locations that see different amounts of file update, for optimized indexing.

    The problem with all the desktop search suites is that you can either index everything, or not at all. No fine control of how often you want to update, for example, just ONE directory. with Locate you can. Haven't tried AvaFind, so I don't know if it also has advanced indexing options/multiple databases.

    Again, this program just keeps getting better/more stable. I use it hundreds of times a day. Janne is the best.

  2. Review - ReNamer

    4.00 (Jul 10, 2006)

    I will only give v4.x a 3 because while the "engine" is great, I feel the author ruined the interface with v3.0. I still use v2.35 because it's really fast to turn rules on and off, and to actually change the rules quickly.

    I use the program to rename MP3 dirs after my highly evolved standard (I don't use ID3 tags for organizational reasons), and v4 is just way too slow and cumbersome. It's probably great for people who just keep the same rules (or presets) over and over again and don't have the change them slightly for every new dir/set of files.

    If you find the interface slow, do yourself a favour and get the old v2.35 and see if that doesn't work better for you!

  3. Review - Locate

    3.0 Beta 5 (2.99.5.11230) (Nov 24, 2005)

    Awesome program. Forget all those Desktop Searches... I used to use MSN DS (less quirky than Google DS, plus it could deal with network shares), but I found myself never really caring about metadata or searching for the contents of files (this is also why I think this new fascination with metadata with Spotlight and Longhorn and such is going to be largely a waste of effort: 99% of people search for file names, plus no one will care enough to add all that metadata by him-/herself).

    This is almost perfect. Blindingly fast. Some things I think it needs, though:

    • Customizable results list font and font size; MS Sans Serif shows that dreaded square for some high-ascii symbols in files and folders whereas Tahoma doesn't have that problem.

    • An optional DeskBar-style "type-as-you-find" extension, with configurable Win+whatever hotkey.

    And that's pretty much it!
    Best app I've stumbled over this year, I think. Great work.

  4. Review - SlickRun

    3.7 Beta (Aug 28, 2005)

    OK... let's see here. Win+R
    I put C:\shortcuts in my path, and then put tersely named shortcuts to programs there, thus:

    ps.lnk = Photoshop
    f.lnk = Firefox

    and you can imagine the rest. Press Win+R and type in your "MagicWord" and you're all set.

    I see no use for this program, hence the rating.

  5. Review - SmartFTP (x86)

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Aug 6, 2005)

    Well, I decided to check it out again. For being a free client, it's pretty good indeed, but I still think they need to fix the UI. It's cumbersome and actually not so easy to use for beginners either (I'm not one of them). There really is no need to have different queue systems, and it does some things that really aren't intuitive. The transfer engine seems fine, although I do have experienced PASV anomalies that don't happen with some other clients.

    Cut down on the slightly stupid UI and streamline it (something I rarely say, because that word is tainted) and you'll have one of the best free clients around!

  6. Comment - Canon to Produce SED TVs by 2008

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Oct 4, 2006 - 10:46 AM)

    I find the sharpness (the square pixels) to be detrimental to the image quality. Not only has a 19" LCD an insufficient resolution for its size (I use 1600x1200 on my 19" CRT, and it's optimal... requires a high dot pitch though), but it feels even lower due to the sharp square pixels. No me gusta. Even 20" LCDs have too low a resolution compared to their size, but it's at least a little better than the worst format of them all: the 19" LCDs.

    And don't get me started on brightness of LCDs... I don't understand how people can stand the brightness... I get a headache even with the brightness at 0 on modern LCDs. Terrible.

  7. Comment - Canon to Produce SED TVs by 2008

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Oct 4, 2006 - 1:33 AM)

    If they want more success, make computer monitors instead of TV displays. LCDs are fine for TVs, but IMNSHO, suck for monitors compared to CRT in the fields that I care about (resolution compared to size, overall image quality and response, yaddayadda), and will continue to do so for at least 5 more years.

    Something drastic needs to be done here for us who can't stand to downgrade to LCD monitors -- and all for Joe Schmoe who never found the refresh rate setting in Windows, and/or Microsoft for playing it safe with a 60 Hz default setting...

  8. Comment - Apple Software Adds Windows to Mac

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Apr 6, 2006 - 1:49 PM)

    Heh, well, at least now they can run their beloved Photoshop.

    The irony is breathtaking.

  9. Comment - Google Adds National Archives Videos

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Feb 26, 2006 - 11:28 PM)

    Google Video would be better if it had higher quality video... kinda sucky right now.

  10. Comment - Apple Sues Patent Holder Burst.com

    1.5.988.52 Beta (Jan 7, 2006 - 10:20 PM)

    Not every lawsuit is a frivolous lawsuit my good man.
    The fact that Microsoft settled makes them look rather guilty, wouldn't you say? Sure, it's "just" 60 million to them but Microsoft usually have strong principles in matters like these. Besides, it's not like they haven't stolen tech/ideas before.

    And the "new" darlings of the tech world, Apple... wouldn't be the first time they've stolen tech either.