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Review - VirtualDub
1.9.4 (Jul 28, 2009)

Recently needed to rotate a video 90 degrees that was captured with the camera on it's side. Common problem with cameras that can record video. I used an older rev of this and rotated the video in a very short time. In fact, it ran so fast on an older CPU that I really didn't think it worked, but it worked great. I was impressed with the speed and ease of use. Couldn't have been simpler. I'm glad to read the post before me because I've been thinking about doing some Xvid transcoding to get higher compression ratios, and wanted a simple app. I think the VirtualDub author is very conservative in his description. There are a lot of plugins for this, some of which will handle MPEG2.
Review - webcamXP 5
5.3.4.164 (Jul 1, 2009)

I've been running it continuously on Win7 32bit for a few days and it is working well so far. Using a Logitech webcam. Very easy to setup and not too hard to find everything except for the first time you have to choose your camera and assign it to a video source numbered tile. Even that only took me a minute to figure out. I installed the free version which disables some features.
It generates a nice, simple web interface for the end user and allows the user to switch video compression methods as well as control panning and zooming. If you choose the Flash format it cuts the network bandwidth used quite a bit and still looks just as good as the other formats.
Review - ImgBurn
2.4.4.0 (Jul 1, 2009)

Fabulous, and free. Plenty of "how to" use it available online if you search.
Review - CCleaner
2.12.651 (Sep 26, 2008)

I agree, simply the best. That's a good way of putting it because this fine utility is SIMPLE to use and they don't clutter up the interface adn add bloatware with each release like some other tool writers tend to do.
They just keep it up to date and fix any bugs.
MSFT could learn a lot from these guys.

Go to the Options, choose Include and add any directories that you tend to use for temporary files. 5/5 and has been for a LONG TIME. I've been using it for a long time and every release I've used has been good. Go DONATE some money to these guys. Give em a few bucks for their hard work.
Review - WinMerge
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Jun 17, 2008)

V2.7.6 Although certainly not a full evaluation, my first use of this saved me a half-hour of tedious file compares. It took me all of 8 seconds to find the appropriate Help topic and open the 2 folders for compare. Nice comparison icons. (Missing right, missing left icons) Very clear, I've used others that were much more obscure.
NOTE to BetaNews - You should always have a link to "the stable release version" when you list a beta version. I use your site all the time, keep up the very good work.
This is a MUST HAVE utility for anyone trying to manage digital photo libraries.
Comment - A peek at an early build of the new Win7 taskbar
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Nov 4, 2008 - 10:45 PM)

I hope they realize at some point that a lot of people want DIFFERENT things as far as how the user interface looks and works. They need to integrate a tool with the capability of something like WindowBlinds that will allow people to customize the look and feel of their menu and/or the entire UI.

Yes, they need a DEFAULT UI that looks GREAT and WORKS great. But they need to realize there are a lot of folks out there who want to be able to customize and embrace that concept in the fundamental architecture.
Comment - Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0 Beta 2, new features premiere
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Dec 19, 2007 - 8:50 PM)

HEY BetaNews Guys!
Once you've fixed your little certificate problem you can enable SSL (HTTPS) for your login page.
Comment - Vista Minimum Requirements Unrealistic
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Dec 9, 2006 - 10:18 PM)

No one "needs" to upgrade to Vista, anyone still on old hardware is well served by XP. Any new PC that ships with recent hardware and Vista will be just fine.

Vista is the upgrade that no one "needs" thus, since it's purely optional, only people willing to upgrade their hardware will get it.

The whole minimum hardware issue is a ridiculous waste of time argument made up by people who either love to bash microsoft no matter what it does, or people who OBVIOUSLY don't have enough real work to do. It's pathetic.
Comment - Canon to Produce SED TVs by 2008
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Oct 3, 2006 - 6:51 PM)

Not sure why this would be any harder to get onto the market than any other new technology. If it is better than LCD, and cost competative with LCD, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Especially if the front face was covered with glass instead of plastic for durability and ease of cleaning. The brand of Canon or Toshiba would be good enough for me. I've not been too impressed with LCD TV's. Every in-depth review points out the problem with reasonably priced LCD's not being able to display enough shades of gray.
Comment - Viacom Buying Game Company Xfire
2.9.9.1 Experimental (Apr 25, 2006 - 4:29 PM)

Well, there went another GREAT tool for gamers. Kiss it bye, bye, those of you who love Xfire.
I can't blame them. A Hundred million bucks is more than tempting but I think they could have made a lot more in the long run by selling selected advertising on Xfire themselves and not destroyed it for gamers the way MTV will.