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Member since April 8, 2007

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    D S

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  1. Review - Google Chrome for Windows

    2.0.177.1 Beta (May 1, 2009)

    I love Chrome 1.x, but 2.x seems to break features in some web sites like Blogger and Community Server. I keep installing 2.x updates but end up rolling back to 1.x each time.

  2. Review - Google Chrome for Windows

    0.3.154.3 Beta (Oct 16, 2008)

    I like it. It's way faster than FF or IE and much less clutter.

  3. Review - Sysinternals Suite

    Build 01/04/08 (Jan 5, 2008)

    They all work great and do what they promise. Always have. Just keeps getting better with time. I use them all the time and they've saved my butt on dozens of troubleshooting calls.

  4. Review - Paint.NET

    3.22.2925 Beta 2 (Jan 5, 2008)

    Very nice for a free product. Still needs more tools and features to replace others, but it is very helpful.

  5. Review - Wine

    0.9.45 (Sep 25, 2007)

    Great for most apps. Horrible for attempting FPU or GPU-intensive apps. If you're looking to run Solidwords or Maya or 3D Studio Max on Linux, forget it. Not worth the effort or pain to make it almost work on Wine. That's a small percentage of users obviously. For most people Wine is a fantastic option for running Windows apps on Linux.

  6. Comment - Apple, Java, and the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

    0.9.45 (May 21, 2009 - 6:43 AM)

    I love your writing style. Fantastic.

  7. Comment - OpenOffice 3.1 goes to bat against Office 2007 SP2

    0.9.45 (May 14, 2009 - 11:54 AM)

    Path of least resistance. Until major vendors start bundling OO as the primary offering on desktops/laptops, users will opt for what's in front of their noses. Until that fundamental change happens, OO will remain on the sidelines, regardless of quality or capability. Most home users that are PC-clueless know the name "Microsoft Office" but not "OpenOffice". Comfort/familiarity are huge in marketing.

  8. Comment - Islamic Linux distro changes its name to avoid trademark dispute

    0.9.45 (May 12, 2009 - 12:07 PM)

    And does anyone really think that even the mighty Microsoft would push for a law suit against Islam? I seriously doubt it.

  9. Comment - Time Warner may or may not spin off AOL, says SEC filing

    0.9.45 (May 1, 2009 - 8:12 AM)

    Readers "may or may not" care.

  10. Comment - Code-frozen Firefox 3.5 beta gains 4% more speed against Chrome 2

    0.9.45 (Apr 18, 2009 - 9:35 AM)

    You mean, I could save 20% in performance by closing and opening FF five times? :)