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Member since June 6, 2004

  • Name

    Ryan Bright

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    United States of America

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  1. Review - 7-Zip (32-bit)

    4.19 Beta (May 29, 2005)

    The only area I have any complaint over is the decompression of 000 type files. If the set contains a RAR file, the decompression is fine; however, if it does not contain a RAR file (rare), it will decompress the first file in the set and stop. WinRAR is able to recognize that the files are linked and decompress the set as intended.

    As stated, this is a very rare occurence; so, it's no reason for me to stop using 7-Zip. It's a great product, but there's always room for improvement. This is the case with just about any product available.

  2. Review - Foxit Reader

    1.3 Beta Build 0429 (Apr 29, 2005)

    While I personally don't use search functions for the majority of .pdf documents I view, it is definetly a needed feature as other users have mentioned. Alas, I will still continue to use Foxit.

  3. Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)

    1.0.3 (Apr 16, 2005)

    httpd.confused: I have never used or had the need for session saving or spell checking within Firefox. Part of what makes Firefox a great product is the ability to choose what is going into your browser. While I may find certain extensions extremely useful, others may find no use in them at all.

  4. Review - DynAdvance Notifier

    1.1.31 Beta (Feb 7, 2005)

    The newest version (1.1.36) eliminates the ability to use the free version. Unfortunately, I replaced my old installer before I realized this, so I'm now stuck without a notifier for my webmail.

    Poptray appears to have plug-ins for Gmail, but even the author states that it's in beta. I guess I have no choice but to give it a shot.

  5. Review - ZSNES for Windows

    1.40 (Dec 30, 2004)

    While it could use a GUI makeover, this application performs the tasks it was meant to with flying colors. Unless you're extremely picky about the interface, I would recommend this to anyone.

  6. Comment - AOL Cans IM Spam, aka 'Spim'

    1.40 (Nov 2, 2004 - 3:24 PM)

    "Sadly it will likely end up with AOL services only being accessible by AOL created clients permanently."

    I'm sure a lot of people will start using other messaging services if the developers are unable to overcome the blocks (they haven't failed yet, fortunately). However, which service(s) would this be? I could imagine MSN, Yahoo, and ICQ (owned by AOL) implementing similar blocks into their services if AOL's was effective. Other than Jabber, the hardly-known open-source technology, I can't see a lot keeping users from having to go back to native applications - or just being really lonely online. :/