Activity for November 19

Review - Unlocker
1.8.8 (Oct 29, 2009)

Anomoly: Apparently the author has released a portable version of Unlocker as well, it is available as a download on the main Unlocker webpage. So there is no excuse for using the mediocre Fileassassin.
Lusono: Fileassassin does not find half the handles that Unlocker finds on my machine on the C drive. Can you give us a real example where Unlocker fails and FA succeeds?
Review - The KMPlayer
2.9.4.1436 (Oct 17, 2009)

.1434 has been pretty solid for me. This .1436 version just locks up all the time, still playing but doesn't accept mouse or keyboard input and Windows says it is not responding. Is .1436 a release or beta? has to loose 2 stars for this anyway.
Review - Process Lasso (x64)
3.64.2 (Sep 14, 2009)

Generally does what it says, dubious though that may be. However, the GUI's process list is horribly amateurish and inefficient. In times of system stress it consumes so much cpu that the applications is effectively frozen and useless, just when you need it the most. This person need to learn how to code it so the list fields are updated where needed and not completely erased then redrawn line by line and character by character. Unusable.
Comment - Live report: Will Google Chrome OS change Linux?
3.64.2 (Nov 19, 2009 - 1:07 PM)

Most netbooks sold now are full computers, and priced like one ($300+, the same price as a cheap 15"). When netbooks were created, they were Linux only and meant to be cheaper than a normal computer. There is an unmet demand for a web-based, Linux, non-intel, actually cheap netbook ($100 or $150 is the magic price price point). Something cheap enough to take to the beach, have one in the kitchen, buy for a child, etc. 95% of computer use is for Word and online apps. With a good word processor, a cheap netbook will be an excellent second computer, not a laptop replacement the way that current ones have drifted into being.
Comment - Sophos study suggests Windows 7 UAC's default setting is self-defeating
3.64.2 (Nov 10, 2009 - 11:34 PM)

UAC as implemented in W7 is useless to a power user. I put up with it for a few weeks and then modified the account settings not to bother me anymore with absurd OK prompts.

It needs a SECURE, ENCRYPTED white list. I find it amazing that MS hasn't done this yet.
Comment - Google Chrome 4: Yes, it's fast, but is it usable?
3.64.2 (Nov 7, 2009 - 4:05 AM)

Oh come on, the Home button and attached Bookmarks Bar have existed since the very first release (toggleable in the Options and in the Tools menu (or by Ctrl+B), respectively). Sheesh.

But given the Home button complaint, I'm surprised you didn't bring up the Stop button too, or lack thereof. (For the record, it's on the opposite side of the screen from Reload, and only appears when loading. Sucks.)
Comment - Performance drain: The first public perception test of the Windows 7 era
3.64.2 (Nov 4, 2009 - 12:05 PM)

Scott, this is obviously a troll article. How much programming have you done? Patches change code so obviously it will not work the way it originally did. Windows is the most secure operating system because it does patch the holes quickly, and yes that comes with some performance loss, until a new patch is released that can adjust the code to make it faster again. Your article seems to think that microseconds really do matter to everyone, but if they did our clocks would tell microseconds and not seconds. I do not know your test machines because I have almost stopped reading here because of posts like this, but on my machine Windows 7 is faster than Vista and XP, and continues to be with each patch. It even boots faster than the Linux distro I have dual booting. So please, just give us the facts and not your opinion. You are BetaNEWS, not BetaHEREISWHATITHINK, after all.
Comment - Nokia lawyers up, chooses to fight Apple in court rather than the market
3.64.2 (Oct 26, 2009 - 11:34 PM)

Nokia should just let Apple use it's technology for free. Why defend 20 years of innovation and 40 billion euros in investments. Once Apple gets freeride other licensees will also stop paying Nokia. Then they will stop paying for all other GSM licenses as well. Why should they pay Ericsson and Qualcomm for GSM patents after Nokia lets them have them for free. No worries though, our data and voice will travel by the means of fairy dust and elf magic, once the whole development structure of GSM falls.

Or maybe the awesome Apple will start developing wireless technology after it can't steal it anymore.

It's also perfectly logical to compare Nokia to patent trolls. Nokia just patented few general ideas and waited for others to implement them. Nokia hasn't manufactured over billion GSM phones nor has it's network business ever built any mobile networks, nor have they been key developers in all stages of mobile network technology. They have just lazyly sat on their asses since late 80´s. This is why they shouldn't defend their IP.

Also, leading companies never defend their property. It's bad for buzz and no way to make friends. Better to just lit a joint and let everyone steal what they want.