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1. 
   Review - Allok Video to FLV Converter

   4.8 (May 29, 2008)

   Does what it is made to do. It's never given me any problems with any file conversion. It's extremely simple, but it has the features most people need. I'm a web developer, so when a site needs video, this is a must have tool. It also is able to output an flv player and an HTML file, but I haven't used that portion of it. Overall, if you need to convert to FLV this is the program for the job.

2. 
   Review - LimeWire for Windows

   4.17.4 Beta (Feb 13, 2008)

   Excellent P2P application. To all of you who believe it is malware ridden, I'd like you to prove it. I've never had a problem with it. Just to see what you guys were whining about, I set up 3 test virtual machines. The first thing I did in each virtual machine was install limewire and download a few songs. Next in each virtual machine I installed a different security setup. One had Avast Antivirus, Spybot S&D, Microsoft's anti-spyware product. The next machine had AVG and Webroot's spy sweeper and the last machine had Symantec's corporate antivirus and ad-aware pro.
   
   Each machine was updated to the latest versions of all software. I scanned 3 times with each program, no malware was found.
   
   So the question now is... why are you guys lying?

3. 
   Review - Google Desktop for Windows

   5.1.704.25560 (Apr 28, 2007)

   Good program; however it uses an unnecessary amount of resources. To MJM, I'd like to know exactly how it breaks computers, seriously, you could change my opinion of it if you prove that. For people who think it's sending data to Google, just checkout your firewall logs, surely you have a firewall.

4. 
   Review - F-Secure BlackLight

   2.2.1055 Beta (Dec 29, 2006)

   Does what it's supposed to do and does it well. I was reluctant to try it at first because previous reviewers had said it was shareware. It is in fact not shareware, it does have an expiration date but this expiration date is used to prevent you from using it beyond its useful period of time, when it cannot detect the latest threats.

5. 
   Review - Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

   RC2 Build 5744 (Oct 7, 2006)

   This build of Windows Vista is very nice. It runs faster than XP on my computer (most of the time). The appearence is great. I only have a few complaints, one of them being that with no programs running it eats 53% of my memory. My memory is 1gb so its using around 512mb. I can deal with that though because memory is cheap. My overclocked AMD 3500 is doing better than good with this. Another of my complaints is program compatibility. As an example, AIM does not run at all. Not triton, not 5.9, not at all. A program as popular as this should work. However, GAIM does work. Another complaint is that I cannot find working NFORCE 4 audio drivers. Once these problems are fixed I will be a happy camper.

6. Comment - Greener Gadgets: Are people really saving money with 'green PCs?'

   RC2 Build 5744 (Mar 7, 2009 - 2:28 PM)

   How old are you, really? Using your maturity as a gauge, you are probably 13. Judging by your knowledge of physics, you are at least 16. If you were 13, at least you would have an excuse. I seriously question your social skills. The negative feedback on your posts in this thread is not from me. That means others seriously question your social skills also. Every time you fear someone could potentially prove you wrong, you resort to personal attacks. I guarantee this comment will receive the response of another immature personal attack.
   
   Heres some more material for your next personal attack: I am 17 and a junior in high school. My knowledge in physics does not come from google, it comes from my school's admittedly watered down honors physics class.
   
   You constantly nitpick at wording and things that I actually do happen to know and you never actually gave proof and reasons for your original point.
   
   I actually thought I might have been able to learn something from this conversation, but clearly you are incapable of having a respectable conversation with someone without constantly resorting to personal attacks.
   
   Remember, no matter how much knowledge you have, you cannot convey it without decent social skills.

7. Comment - Greener Gadgets: Are people really saving money with 'green PCs?'

   RC2 Build 5744 (Mar 7, 2009 - 9:47 AM)

   "Do you mean, where is the ‘current’ coming from? And ‘watts’ simply indicate how much electrical energy is converted to heat – much like in light bulbs, stereos, and toasters and space heaters. Watts do not indicate the amount of light output, nor how loud your speaker or stereo plays, nor, I guess, how many pages your printer can print! So you might want to review what you are saying and say what you mean and mean what you say. Your reference to “power” and to “watts” is incorrect except to indicate how good of a heater your printer is. But then, for all we know, you may indeed be dependent upon it as a heat source."
   
   Wrong. A watt is a measurement of power.
   Definition of power: the rate at which work is done.
   
   Definition of watt: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
   
   To throw in some math: Watts = amps x volts in this case, using watts and current is nearly interchangeable because we are dealing with a standard American wall outlet which supplies 110 - 120 volts thereby making volts a constant and causing amps and watts to vary directly.
   
   Definition of joule: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
   
   "Nope. The energy (not power´- as I will leave it to you as an academic exercise to Google just what is actually meant by the use of the term “power”) is being applied continuously. Over a period of time, more energy is used in maintaining the charge than is used during a finite charge period. And the full amount is not required each time you turn it on, depending upon the time constant of the capacitance bank. Otherwise, no more net energy is required."
   >>This is exactly why I used kilowatt-hours (kWh) as the unit of measurement. Kilowatt-hours take into account the amount of time that an amount of power (yes, power) is being drawn for. It is also the unit electric companies use to calculate your electric bill.
   
   "No you have not. Unfortunately you have illustrated your ignore-ance of the role of the capacitive bank, the role it plays in the heating of the printer drum, and any understanding of the operational lifecycle of a laser printer in operation or at rest."
   >>The definition of capacitor: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
   The reason capacitors are used in these printers is because while printing, a 15 amp circuit cannot supply enough current/power to the printer while it is printing. So beforehand, the extra current that is needed must be "stored" in the capacitors. Your argument against me is coming from capacitors. In reality, a capacitor cannot hold charge for an extended period of time without a little bit of current constantly flowing to it. Every time you shut off the printer, the capacitors will drain if you wait a few minutes. When they drain, all the power used to give them charge will have been wasted.
   
   When was the last time you stepped inside a basic physics class?

8. Comment - Greener Gadgets: Are people really saving money with 'green PCs?'

   RC2 Build 5744 (Mar 6, 2009 - 10:49 PM)

   Out of curiosity, where do you think the power for the capacitors is coming from? The reason it takes so long for them to fill up is because they would otherwise be drawing a "tremendous amount of power."
   
   A device pulling 9 watts for 24 hours is using 0.216 kWh in a day.
   
   Printers are generally sucking up 10 amps during their start. So in watts that is 1,100. Assuming it's pulling this in for 1 minute to start, it uses 0.0183 kWh every time you start it.
   
   You do the rest of the math in your situation. Cutting power to it may save you money in some cases and it may cost you money in other cases. Regardless, if the printer is not going to be used for 12 hours, it should be shut down.
   
   A simple power strip is fine to use with a printer because it is pretty much a switch with multiple outlets. Surge protectors/regulators/UPS will not work with laser printers.
   
   Now I just said all of this in a respectable manner and used no personal attacks and I actually proved my points with math.

9. Comment - Microsoft ODM tells Bloomberg: Windows 7 coming as soon as September

   RC2 Build 5744 (Feb 25, 2009 - 7:26 PM)

   You're clearly a "nerd" too if you're on this site and know what ReactOS and Wine are.
   
   As a "nerd" I have to fix my friends windows XP computers constantly because they get destroyed by viruses. No such problem on vista. UAC is the best thing that ever happened to windows.
   
   Run Vista x64 on a machine with 4GB. It beats the crap out of XP in performance. Windows 7, even more.

10. Comment - Microsoft looks to blue lasers to improve computer mice

    RC2 Build 5744 (Sep 11, 2008 - 3:17 PM)

    You have to be the most biased person on this website... and that's saying something.
    
    I honestly think that you are just pretending to worship Apple. Your comments are starting to become ridiculous.