Favorite Files

1. 7-Zip (32-bit)
2. AnyDVD HD
3. Fennec
4. FileZilla v3 for Windows
5. Google Earth for Windows
6. Google Pack
7. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
8. Lotus Symphony for Windows
9. MySQL Workbench
10. nLite
11. OpenOffice.org for Windows
12. Process Explorer
13. Spybot - Search & Destroy
14. Spybot - Search & Destroy Detection Updates
15. WinMerge

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - VirtualBox

   2.2.2.46594 (Apr 30, 2009)

   BSD, especially 64bit versions, is unusable in 2.2.0 and 2.2.2 as far as I can tell. Tried FreeBSD 6.1, 6.2RC both x86 and x64 and OpenBSD 4.4.4 x64, no luck with any of them, and most worked prior to 2.2.0.

2. 
   Review - OpenOffice.org for Windows

   3.0.1 (Feb 14, 2009)

   Spell check doesn't work, don't know if the dictionary is missing or what. Spell check is a critical feature, it should be working immediately after install without having to mess with settings.

3. 
   Review - Microsoft Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image

   1.0 (Jan 30, 2009)

   Haven't tried it, but seems like IE Tester might be just as helpful, if not more. Still only has IE 8 beta 2 though.
   Fireforum page shows 2.2 currently, but 2.3 is out.
   http://fileforum.betanew...l/IETester/1215612154/1

4. 
   Review - Process Explorer

   11.32 (Jan 13, 2009)

   Seems to function fine in Windows 7 x64, however just like in vista x64, it pops up an error dialog when replacing and re-enabling the built in task manager. Also like vista x64 it errors if trying to launch more than one instance.

5. 
   Review - Mozilla Fennec for Windows

   1.0 Alpha 2 (Dec 30, 2008)

   It's not a phone. And it's an alpha release, and open source. They're only doing testing on one platform until it is more mature. I'm sure it's not quite worthy of a 5 yet (alpha 1 was pretty horrible), but gotta balance out this last guys worthless review. If you want more platforms, pick up a compiler and do something about it.
   
   Last guys review got deleted? Guess I'll bump my score down to where it should have been.

6. Comment - Americans don't give a damn about MIDs

   1.0 Alpha 2 (Feb 24, 2010 - 11:05 PM)

   How about getting your facts straight before writing an article.
   
   "touchscreen and and the Linux-based maemo MID platform (which was merged into Moblin earlier this month)."
   
   These two OS projects were not merged, it was only a technology partnership between Nokia and Intel to use QT as the primary development toolkit for Intel's Linux based OS. Thus allowing an application to be developed once, and re-compiled and used in any of the supported environments:
   Moblin, Symbian, Maemo 5, Maemo 6 (in development), Windows, Linuxes, BSDes, and almost every other operating system out there.

7. Comment - Opera to launch 'Turbo' for faster Web browsing

   1.0 Alpha 2 (Feb 13, 2009 - 10:12 PM)

   Too bad they fail to mention that on mobile phones, that extra decompression step speeds up browsing, but also speeds up the rate at which the CPU drains power. Maybe that's a good trade off, but in my experience the battery lasts less than a day using opera mobile compared to the standard browser that comes with the phone. Guess we would have to see some research done to see if the time saved is worth the shorter battery life.
   
   Also, there are plenty of other compression methods available in all current web server applications, and support in all major browsers, but in most cases they aren't used because the overhead of compression on the CPU outweighs the savings in bandwidth.

8. Comment - Southwest Airlines in-flight Wi-Fi test begins

   1.0 Alpha 2 (Feb 11, 2009 - 7:14 PM)

   "There is no word whether the flight tracking service will be available from the ground where it would be just as useful."
   
   You can track a flight using flightstats.com. It shows you all the info you could ask for about any flight, and shows you the real time position of the plane on a map.

9. Comment - Going green with iGo by eliminating 'vampire power'

   1.0 Alpha 2 (Jan 7, 2009 - 10:42 PM)

   Ever since California passed a law banning sale of charging devices that drain power when not charging, it's almost impossible to find anything that this would be useful with (and I don't live in CA). I've had a Kill A Watt P3 device for a little over a year now, and test everything I can get my hands on. I have yet to find any chargers that will register any power consumption (minimum measurement of 0.01 kwh) over a 24 hour period of being plugged in, and not in use.
   
   At second glance this serves a slightly different purpose that I originally though, although I'm pretty sure I tested power consumption on a few chargers when charged and still plugged in, and they didn't register anything.
   
   http://www.efficientproducts.org/bchargers/

10. Comment - Mozilla updates its Fennec mobile browser alpha

    1.0 Alpha 2 (Dec 30, 2008 - 2:28 AM)

    Umm... You mean without Xerox, they invented the GUI and the mouse. Yet another Apple fan boy giving Apple credit for everything that came after sliced bread.