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    Rich Watt

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  1. Review - AutoPatcher XP

    June 2006 (Jun 19, 2006)

    Autopatcher is a tremendous effort from those involved. With this update utility there is no need to install the stupid MS WGA "spyware" tools at all, and the time saved by using this instead of the time-consuming Windows Update makes Autopatcher the obvious choice.

  2. Review - Eusing Free Registry Cleaner

    1.1b (Jun 14, 2006)

    I agree with cowgaR. Messing with the registry just to delete what amounts to such a tiny % of its overall size is quite dangerous. And for what? a noticeable performance gain? like he says...no. Only because I have everything backed up along with a ready-to-go imaged replacement drive, I decided to try this out. It does find alot more than, say, ccleaner but the info provided on the entries is lacking in detail. Just for the heck of it I deleted everything (87 entries), rebooted and no hiccups noticed, even after quite some time. I'll give it a 4 because it didn't cripple my machine on the first try, but like all these registry cleaners, it should be used with extreme caution, and probably not at all as long as you aren't constantly installing and uninstalling all kinds of software on a daily basis.

    To put things in perspective, it takes only ONE wrong registry deletion in the right place to inflict some serious hurt on your machine.

  3. Review - DVD Shrink

    3.2.0.15 (Jun 11, 2006)

    Simply phenomenal!

  4. Review - Kaspersky Anti-Virus

    6.0.1.304 (Apr 21, 2006)

    buckshee is right. There are issues with KAV and some firewalls, certainly Outpost. I can guarantee that NOD32 works flawlessly with Outpost and several other firewalls (Look 'n Stop, Tiny, Jetico) I have trialed over the last year. For those who say they have no issues using KAV with Outpost, that means you had to have compromised the network scanning settings of KAV to avoid conflicts. Sorry, but that is simply unnaceptable in my books. It actually seems that KAV beta testers are in denial over the many issues with KAV. Very puzzling.

  5. Review - NOD32 for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP (32-bit)

    2.51.20 (Apr 6, 2006)

    I have yet to test an antivirus utility that performs as well as this. Even the latest Kaspersky version 6 pales in comparison. The thing I like best about NOD is that it is primarily an antivirus utility only, not one of those comprehensive, all-in-one packages that KAV is turning into. However, besides NOD's excellent virus detection rate, it does a great job even keeping malware off my machine. I use Avant web browser. Besides that, it has never interfered with any other real-time utility that I have ever installed on my machine. It just does its job extremely well while minding its own business.

  6. Comment - Six Patches Coming on Patch Tuesday

    2.51.20 (Dec 9, 2006 - 10:50 AM)

    This is for "All Windows XP". You can narrow it down, though, to Home, Pro or whatever you like, then sort by popularity or release date.

    http://www.microsoft.com...-4317-A1A9-0C56CD979D05

    However, I prefer Autopatcher here:

    http://www.autopatcher.com/downloads/

  7. Comment - BenQ Pulls Questionable 9/11-Themed Ad

    2.51.20 (Dec 8, 2006 - 4:41 PM)

    Umm, I think it might have something to do with the nearly three thousand souls that perished in the towers.

  8. Comment - Sony BMG to Stream Free Music Videos

    2.51.20 (Jun 19, 2006 - 10:17 PM)

    LOL!

  9. Comment - Serious Flaw Hits Symantec AntiVirus

    2.51.20 (May 30, 2006 - 9:32 PM)

    Well said ^-^

  10. Comment - Serious Flaw Hits Symantec AntiVirus

    2.51.20 (May 30, 2006 - 9:30 PM)

    Absolutely correct. I have backups of ALL my critical data coming out of the rafters, figuratively speaking, some on-site, some off-site. Not only that, but I also have Acronis True Image backups and a couple of cloned harddrives for my machines, ready to go just in case. Obviously you have to place a certain amount of trust in whatever security utilities you prefer to use, so I just go with what I feel does the best job based not only on reading many, many reviews, but also on what I feel most comfortable with. A product's reputation says a lot. Symantec's rep has been getting pretty tarnished of late. How can anyone who has done any meaningful research possibly place their faith in Symantec's personal antivirus (I see good things said about their corporate version so nothing negative to say about it).