Favorite Files

1. Ad Muncher
2. FeedDemon
3. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
4. Paint.NET
5. RoboForm
6. Tux Paint for Windows
7. X-Setup Pro

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - RoboForm

   7.2.9 (May 2, 2011)

   I dont normally write many reviews, but I think a lot of people's ratings here are completely unfair. I've tried almost all Password-Saving products, and I always check them out when I see new ones (especially when I had to buy the upgrade for RoboForm, which was dissappointing).
   
   Nothing stands up to RoboForm. Its the best looking, and best functioning password keeper I've found. Does everything I need. I agree that the new GUI looks childish/WinXP-ish....but I very rarely actually look at that GUI....I mostly just click the toolbar buttons or press the hot-keys.
   
   I suspect some of these reviews are just bitter about having to pay for the upgrade. I am too, but it's still a great product and deserves good reviews.

2. 
   Review - FeedDemon

   3.0.0.39 Pre-Release (Sep 23, 2009)

   Ok after a few days of using version 3, I had considered paying the $10 to get rid of the ads.
   
   Then I thought about it, and I determined that the only significant update to 3.0 compared to 2.7 (the last version without ads), is that it can sync with Google Reader...which I don't use. Other than that, its just visual clean-up and tweaks (i dont even think there's been a single change to the options menu)
   
   So...back to 2.7, and they don't get my $10.

3. 
   Review - FeedDemon

   3.0.0.38 Pre-Release (Sep 19, 2009)

   Decided to try the latest release. Was surprised to see that they added an option to buy a serial number to remove the ads!!!!!
   
   This makes me happy!
   
   However then I found out that all of us who spent $30 to buy FeedDemon in the past (before it was freeware) now get the shaft and have to spend another $10.
   
   This makes me sad!

4. 
   Review - Win7codecs

   1.1.6 (May 29, 2009)

   Why is this needed? I've yet to find a codec that Windows 7 does not have from the start.

5. 
   Review - FeedDemon

   3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Apr 22, 2009)

   Still a great RSS reader, and well worth paying for if it didnt have ads.
   
   But...the author still insists on sticking their ads right over the most valueable piece of real-estate in the application.....the tree-view. This makes the program nearly useless since it reduces the "at a glace" functionality of the application by about 20%.
   
   Back to version 2.7....hoping that another reader will step up.

6. Comment - How much is a patent worth? By Google math $510,204.08

   3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Aug 18, 2011 - 8:24 PM)

   Maybe it's just me...but a good patent being worth 500k-1Mil seems...just about right. After all, why would you bother patenting something if you didnt think you could take it to market for at least that much?

7. Comment - Why I chose iOS and Windows 8 development over Android

   3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Aug 1, 2011 - 7:21 AM)

   Wow, some non-microsoft-bashing content on BetaNews!

8. Comment - Internet Explorer usage is a falling rock

   3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Jul 1, 2011 - 1:18 PM)

   Lets see how many times we can use the phrase "like a rock" in one article.

9. Comment - How do you know a platform has made it? Angry Birds

   3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Jun 28, 2011 - 9:17 PM)

   Is this what media has come to? People actually think that "offering stickers" in a retail store has somethig to do with the success of a platform?
   
   In 2 years, no one will be saying "wow Angry Brids 2 is great!"....they'll be saying "remember when games like Angry Birds were all the rage?"

10. Comment - Mozilla and Google force businesses to use Internet Explorer

    3.0.0.15 Beta 3 (Jun 24, 2011 - 7:27 AM)

    If only they could put the browser in the cloud...that would fix all of this!