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  1. Review - Tor for Windows

    0.1.2.7 Alpha (Feb 12, 2007)

    Superb tool. It will be slower for obvious reasons however to ensure your privacy and anonymity it is worth the trade off.

  2. Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)

    2.0.0.1 (Dec 20, 2006)

    Not perfect but extensions make surfing the net so much better.

  3. Review - Eraser

    5.81 (Dec 13, 2006)

    Context menu bugs are still in this build. Will stick with 5.7 for a while longer I guess. It is a shame Eraser got so bad. 5.7 was easily a 5 star product but 5.8 is very very poor.

  4. Review - Total Commander

    7.0 Beta 2 (Nov 23, 2006)

    It takes a while to get used to if you have never used a program like this before but once you feel comfortable with it it is 10 times faster and easier than using Explorer. An absolutely brilliant program.

  5. Review - Windows Media Player for Windows XP (32-bit)

    11.0 Final (Oct 31, 2006)

    Other than the music store I don't really see what this product has to offer. It has a so-so music library and poor visualizations. I still prefer using WinAmp for audio and Media Player Classic for videos. I seem to be of the same opinion as nickpowers101 :)

  6. Comment - Warner Hybrid Discs to Premiere at CES

    11.0 Final (Jan 7, 2007 - 6:24 PM)

    Thanks for your reply, you raise some interesting points.

    I think this is less about Microsoft not understand the console and more adapting it while things change in the home entertainment market. The HE market is going through a huge change at the moment with the push to HD. The last time something like this happened was from B/W to Colour. Not much happened during the lifetime of the PS1 or for the majority of the PS2 lifetime. We have one third of the way through a very big transition from SD to HD that will take several years (if not a decade or two). Microsoft updating the 360 with a newer revision is a natural and sensible decision IMHO. Microsoft wanted the 360 out before the PS3. I don't think many people thought the 360 would be out when it came out, not many people thought Microsoft would be able to get it out that quickly but they did. Because of this they rushed a bit, rather than build in things such as HDMI, WiFi and a higher capacity hard disk they cut corners. This is obvious now, and was obvious back when the 360 was released it is just most/all (including myself) were blind to it (as you would be). Microsoft are now able to introduce these new features and re-release the console as such. Yes it is unfair for those who have already bought a console but that is life. If Microsoft bring out a HDMI cable or adapter for the current 360 (I am not sure if this is possible however) this way nothing was added that was not available for earlier models, just as you state regarding the PS2.

    I own a 360 and while I am a little annoyed I know I can sell my current console on eBay and use that towards a new model 360, sure I will lose some money however I have always had a 360 for the past 13 or so months, I cannot expect that for free. Companies update their systems, that is life, with how fast the home entertainment market is at present I wouldn't be surprised to see a revision to all the consoles in the next few years. The upgrades are optional however and will not prohibit you from playing a 360 game, it will work regardless of which console you have.

  7. Comment - Warner Hybrid Discs to Premiere at CES

    11.0 Final (Jan 7, 2007 - 1:21 PM)

    IMHO it was pretty obvious Microsoft was going to release a second revision Xbox 360. A 20GB hdd wasn't going to big enough for its 5 years predicted life. Im not too sure why HDMI was not included in the original 360, perhaps cost? Providing all games will work on both versions I don't really see the problem. Nintendo has released new versions of the same product for years just look at the GBA range, it has had at least 3 updates of exactly the same product, the DS has already had 2. Technology changes quickly and things don't last as long as they used too, unfortunate (for your wallet) but true. If HD-DVD becomes the standard next gen format I would expect to see another revision of the 360 in 2-3 years with an HD-DVD drive as well. 5 years is too long for a console to be static. I am sure you will see Sony release an updated PS3 in a few years with a bigger HDD as well.

  8. Comment - Photos: Vista, Office 2007 Packaging

    11.0 Final (Oct 31, 2006 - 12:12 PM)

    That is the first thing I thought of as well. I would rather a cardboard box with a paper sleeve for the disc. I never keep the box anyway. The first thing I do is make an ISO, put the original media some place safe and then always used a copy. Infact a ISO for download and an email with the product key would be better for me than a boxed product.

  9. Comment - Apple MacBook Pro Gets Core 2 Duo

    11.0 Final (Oct 24, 2006 - 1:25 PM)

    While I really like Apple products the price difference between a Mac Book Pro and an almost identically specced (CPU, RAM, HDD, Screen, Graphic Card) the Dell is just over £500 cheaper! Thats 1/3 of the price of the laptop. Now I would be happy to pay £100-200 for the Apple design and OS X but £500 is way too much for me :(

  10. Comment - 100GB Hard Drive for Xbox Coming

    11.0 Final (Oct 19, 2006 - 2:55 PM)

    That would have put the price up and considering not everyone wants a 100GB drive it would have been pointless. I am happy with 20GB, its enough for a few demos and videos and thats all I want it for. If you want no hdd you have that option as well, I think it is great MS is giving consumers choice this way.