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   Review - Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs for Windows

   2.30 (Aug 13, 2009)

   The quickest way to get the files is to follow the link to the Realtek site.
   
   When you get there, ignore the invitation to download the file
   
   Instead hit the "Downloads" tab at the top.
   
   With luck the one you want will be listed. Then you can go through the previous process and arrive at a table that lets you choose what you want.
   
   Then you just have to jump through a few more hoops.
   
   It worked here.

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   Review - Directory Opus

   9.1.1.6 (Jan 6, 2009)

   Describing Directory Opus as "a complete file manager and Explorer replacement solution" is, on top of the illiterate use of the "solution" word, misleading. Yes. It does that. But a lot more too.
   
   Many software houses use "complete" to describe lesser file managers and Explorer replacements. Look no further than PowerDesk, for example.
   
   Over the years (I started off with CP/M) I have resorted to many utilities to handle various tasks – joining, splitting, renaming, viewing, "FTPing" and generally processing files.
   
   Directory Opus handles these and more.
   
   It is not cheap, but with that much power "under the hood" it might be worth it if you don't want the hassle of handling a raft of separate freeware utilities.
   
   The main drawback, and I always get jumped on when I mention it, is that the very power on offer can make the thing hard for some people to grasp.
   
   Directory Opus is a techy's delight. And it comes with a self-support forum that delivers the goods more often than not, which goes some way to making up for the complexity.
   
   "Oi'd give it foive" but for the complexity and the fact that the Help files and manuals assume rather a lot of the beginner.

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   Review - Logitech SetPoint (32-bit)

   4.24 (Dec 8, 2007)

   The software is fine. Piuty the letters rub off the keyboards.
   
   For the dolt complaining about battery life, I suggest further investigation. I did not know they made "gold" batteries, which can be the only explanation for the silly price you quote for a year's supply. My batteries last six months or more for the keyboard and at least as long for the mouse.
   
   Actually, I use a trackball. Which raises an issue with the software. It does not play well with odd combinations of legacy (old) hardware.