Activity for November 12

Review - WinZip
14.0 Beta Build 8629 (Sep 22, 2009)

WinZip stopped being interesting the day I figured out RAR has a better compression and a lifelong license that you buy once, not yearly.

WinRar on my pc, RAR commandline (free) every else.
Review - Google Desktop for Windows
5.9.909.8267 (Sep 10, 2009)

No way I am installing this spyware on my machine
Review - Microsoft Windows Live OneCare
2.5.2900.28 (Aug 27, 2009)

Been using it for a month now and works pretty well. By far the best firewall I have seen..I wish MS enables this firewall in the OS by default.

This uses the same engine as "Morro" and this is as good as any of the big names...
Review - PeerBlock Interim Release
0.9.2 (r93) (Aug 24, 2009)

Thank you for PeerBlock...It works much better and leaner than PeerGuardian 2...Nov 2005 build.

For all those who had problems with Nov 2005 build of PG2 and reverted back to Aug 2005 build, try deleting the db files and try again. For some reason, the DB format is different between both and Nov version has a problem of corrupting the db file. Just deleting it once in a while keeps PG2 happy...but then if you have upgraded to PB, all's well again. :)
Review - Opera for Windows (Beta)
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Jul 31, 2009)

@PhatEster, Opera has far more features than the clown FF which just copies from Opera and tries to look like IE with each release. Opera is the browser which has been really innovating most of the features in browsers for the last 10+ years.
Comment - Windows Marketplace for Mobile now available in browser, iTunes' App Store still not
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Nov 12, 2009 - 10:59 AM)

It's all a matter of time when all those WinMo apps that are out there to get into this market place...and then Apple Market will seem so tiny.....
Comment - All the right moves: Roku's Netflix streamer branches out
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Oct 27, 2009 - 1:35 PM)

Awesome device. Engineering beauty. Simple, does the job and doesn't need a Phd to operate.
Comment - Mozilla designer suggests Windows 'browser ballot' is preferential to Apple
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Oct 18, 2009 - 8:09 PM)

EU has gone nuts and is wasting millions of dollors/euros in time and money. Let MS include IE and then the user can install and use whatever browser he/she wants.
Comment - Let's start the hundred million Wii countdown!
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Sep 25, 2009 - 12:00 AM)

If I ever buy a gaming console, it will be the Wii.
Comment - 3G wireless eReader from Irex aims to tackle Amazon's Kindle
10.0 Build 1679 Beta (Sep 24, 2009 - 1:52 PM)

Why the hell does one need a browser in everything ? Isn't it enough to a Desktop,laptop and phone to browse the net.

I just want a decent reader which does one job good..ability to read ebooks. And why in the hell is it important to have a browser that can do 100/100 in Acid3. How many websites do you think have the capability to use all the javascript used in Acid3...