Favorite Files

1. ATI Catalyst Drivers for Windows XP
2. Gmail Notifier for Windows
3. Google Earth for Windows
4. iTunes for Windows
5. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - ATI Catalyst Drivers for Windows XP

   5.4 (Apr 8, 2005)

   Turned my OS into molassesware. Right clicking icons on my desktop to bring up menu caused 50% CPU usage and Start Menu caused near 100% CPU usage. Something is wrong here...Thank goodness I had the previous release on a recovery disc.

2. 
   Review - Ad-Aware

   1.04 Updated (Sep 7, 2004)

   I have used 1.04 and 1.04 Updated and both times my Mcafee Virus scanner detects a trojan in the software as it scans my computer for files. Why would this occur? It never happened in any previous iteration before 1.04. Something fishy is going on here.

3. 
   Review - Startup Control Panel

   2.8 (Sep 3, 2004)

   Non-intrusive and does its job.

4. 
   Review - Pidgin for Windows

   0.82.1 (Sep 3, 2004)

   It is the chat program I use, but it does have its problems. I have trouble sending and receiving files. The software is also somewhat buggy; if you try to remove an account without first logging out in that account the whole program crashes.

5. 
   Review - Winamp 5 Full

   5.05 (Sep 3, 2004)

   Very good player, but they should axe the video aspect of the software and just stick to audio and make the quality as high as possible.

6. Comment - A new way to make cash off your Facebook friends

   5.05 (Mar 14, 2008 - 2:27 PM)

   Ugh. The last thing I want is some of my friends pressuring me to buy s***.
   
   Total Failure.
   
   Enough with the commercialization of the social networking movement. Let people just hang and do what they want without outside pressure.

7. Comment - Study: HD DVD Has Lead in Consumer Support

   5.05 (Dec 6, 2006 - 4:05 PM)

   That is why getting a large cross-section from many diverse communities is key and what better way to get that than from the internet?
   
   I am sure Cymfony didn't make the mistake of obtaining all of their research from a single community.

8. Comment - Study: HD DVD Has Lead in Consumer Support

   5.05 (Dec 6, 2006 - 3:36 PM)

   I think it was wrong to claim that surveying online discussions is an illegitimate form of research.
   
   The traditional alternatives are phone surveys, questionnaires and personal interviews. Each one of these the researcher has to go to people and ask them questions. They may not be completely forthright, just want you to go away, or somesuch other thing.
   
   Surveying online discussions is more organic. People, out of their own self interest, go to these places to discuss how they really feel. The results you get are more genuine, specific and up-to-date.
   
   As an example, survey the online community on the Wii vs. PS3 debate and you will notice that the Wii has serious mindshare...the same result I have witnessed talking to people waiting in line to buy consoles, any consoles, where it just so happens they are all waiting for the Wii and could care less about the PS3.
   
   I don't doubt that Cymfony has come to the same conclusions in their online research regarding the current format war.

9. Comment - AMD Drops Prices Ahead of '4x4' Debut

   5.05 (Oct 25, 2006 - 2:37 PM)

   No you're not.

10. Comment - PS3 Pre-Orders Sell Out in Minutes

    5.05 (Oct 10, 2006 - 1:29 PM)

    Wii's release date is November 19th, which is a Sunday.