Favorite Files

1. ACDSee PowerPack
2. AceMoney
3. Actual Window Manager
4. Ad Muncher
5. Adobe Reader for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/2008
6. Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro (32-bit)
7. Animation Shop
8. AnyDVD HD
9. Ashampoo UnInstaller
10. Attribute Changer
11. AtYourService
12. AudioShell
13. AutoSiteGallery
14. AutoTask 2000 Task Scheduler
15. AVG Anti-Spyware Pro
16. Bart's PE Builder
17. BCWipe
18. BestCrypt for Windows
19. Beyond Compare
20. Boilsoft Video Joiner
21. BootIt Next Generation
22. BulletProof FTP Server
23. Burnquick
24. Calendarscope
25. ClipCache Pro
26. CloneSpy
27. CommView
28. Copernic Desktop Search
29. CopyWipe
30. Dialog Box Assistant
31. DigiSecret
32. DirectUpdate
33. dirhtml
34. Diskeeper 2009 Professional
35. DiskState
36. DS Clock
37. DU Meter
38. DVD Shrink
39. EarthView
40. Eraser
41. ERUNT
42. Essential NetTools
43. Event Log Explorer
44. eXpress IP Locator
45. F-Secure BlackLight
46. FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder
47. File-Ex
48. FileLocator Pro
49. Filemon
50. FingerPrint
51. Flexible Renamer
52. FreeMeter
53. FTP Voyager
54. GetRight
55. GSpot
56. Harden-It
57. HashTab for Windows
58. Hyper Hasher Suite
59. IconShop
60. Image for Windows
61. IP2
62. J. River Media Center
63. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
64. Jetico Personal Firewall
65. Kaspersky Anti-Virus
66. KatMouse
67. KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition
68. Koepi's XviD Codec
69. Look 'n' Stop
70. Media Player Classic for Windows 2000/XP
71. Memtest86 for Windows
72. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
73. Microsoft Virtual PC
74. Miranda IM
75. Monkey's Audio
76. MotherBoard Monitor
77. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)
78. Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows
79. mst Defrag Home Edition
80. MultiRes
81. Nero
82. Nero DriveSpeed
83. Nero InfoTool
84. NeroVision Express
85. NewsBin Pro for Windows NT/2000/XP
86. NOD32 for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP (32-bit)
87. NTREGOPT
88. Opera for Windows
89. Paint Shop Pro
90. PassMark BurnInTest Professional
91. Password Agent
92. PerfectDisk Professional
93. PGP Desktop for Windows
94. Ping Plotter
95. PocoMail
96. Port Explorer
97. Powermarks
98. PowerZip
99. Process Explorer
100. Process Tamer
101. Purge FireFox
102. PurgeIE Pro
103. QuickTime Alternative (QT7)
104. Real Alternative Regular
105. Registry Workshop
106. Regmon
107. RegSeeker
108. Rename Master
109. Resource Hacker
110. RivaTuner
111. River Past Video Cleaner
112. RootkitRevealer
113. Search And Replace
114. Secure-It
115. Skype for Windows
116. SmartSync Pro
117. SmartWhois
118. SnagIt
119. Sound Control
120. SpeedFan
121. Spybot - Search & Destroy
122. SpyCam
123. TaskSwitchXP
124. Teleport Pro
125. Thunderbird-Tray
126. Total Uninstall
127. Tweak UI
128. UltraEdit
129. VideoInspector
130. VirtualDub
131. Wallpaper Cycler Pro
132. WCPUID
133. Website-Watcher
134. Win32Whois
135. WinHex
136. WinRAR (32-bit)
137. WinUpdatesList

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)

   1.5 Final (Dec 3, 2005)

   First of all, I never said that Firefox contained spyware.
   
   Secondly, I agree with roj about Firefox. In my opinion, the dev team should at the very least maintain or oversee a core set of extensions, to ensure compatibility. You can whine that you don't need a "session saving" extension, but the ability to save session state is an obvious feature that every modern browser should have. Get real. And that's just one example.
   
   Thirdly, thanks, BetaNews, for deleting my previous review, which contained nothing more offensive than half the "reviews" found on this site.
   
   I'm sick of having reviews deleted for no good reason, while reviews that contain blatant name-calling remain.
   
   So, the rate-it-5-just-because-it's-freeware kids win: You're reading the last review that httpd.confused will ever write on this site. Hooray!

2. 
   Review - J. River Media Center

   11.1.70 Beta (Dec 1, 2005)

   I couldn't care less if Media Center was reviled on every site on the web. I don't go by what other people say; I use what I like, and everyone else can go straight to hell.
   
   But if Winamp is rated highly, to the exclusion of Media Center, there are two likely explanations: First, Winamp is free, except for its "Pro" version (which is a joke). Second, Media Center isn't very well known. It's kind of hard for Media Center to come out on "top" if it isn't even reviewed.
   
   The library, conversion features, burning and ripping features... All crush Winamp like a grape as far as I'm concerned. That, and a semi-normal interface, rather than a cutesy turd that tries to look like a real stereo, as if that either enhances usability or makes you think "Holy crap, this is serious stuff!"
   
   Use what you like. Your choice of software is like the music you listen to with it--enjoy whatever you enjoy, and screw anyone who disapproves. That's what I do. Media Center is a good solution for me, and no amount of whining or ranting to the contrary will change that.
   
   P.S. I rated with a 5 just to get on your nerves. =)

3. 
   Review - µTorrent for Windows

   1.2.3 Beta Build 356 (Nov 30, 2005)

   Nice try, Nefarious. You got one right, one half-right, and ignored the rest.

4. 
   Review - PerfectDisk Professional

   7.0 Build 46 (Nov 30, 2005)

   Not the "mutt's nuts", for reasons I outlined below.
   
   Skip it.

5. 
   Review - HashTab for Windows

   1.9 (Nov 30, 2005)

   A version increase simply for adding translations? Never seen that done before.
   
   HashTab is a nice idea, and it works well. I just wish it supported more hash algorithms. CRC-32 is antiquated and, while some idiots may still use it, the algorithm itself is essentially useless. (I have personally encountered collisions while using it.)

6. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:26 PM)

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7. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:25 PM)

   I don't think it should even be legally possible to consent to installation of a rootkit. I can't sign a waiver that allows someone to legally stab me; nor should I be able to do away with my computing security and privacy by clicking an OK button.

8. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:22 PM)

   I don't understand comments like this. It isn't lawyers who are the real problem; it is all the scumbags who bring illegitimate lawsuits.
   
   This is the same sort of thinking that blames illegal immigrants rather than the employers who knowingly hire them.

9. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:20 PM)

   What are you talking about? The point of class action suits isn't so everyone can get rich; it is so that all eligible parties get back what they deserve.
   
   Sometimes it works out better than other times, but if you think this legal action is pointless just because not all Sony music customers will end up millionaires, you are being as goofy as you are when you review software.

10. Comment - Exploit Puts Windows 2000, XP at Risk

    1.9 (Nov 19, 2005 - 8:37 PM)

    Except that it doesn't do anything for outbound traffic...