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1. FastStone Capture
2. GX::Transcoder
3. Windows Updates Downloader

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - nVIDIA GeForce Drivers for Windows

   81.95 Official (Nov 22, 2005)

   # "Download Accelerator" utilities should be disabled when downloading any drivers.
   
   # Do not run virus protection software in the background while installing the drivers. This prevents the driver from configuring itself properly.
   
   # Before installing new drivers make sure you uninstall all NVIDIA display drivers from the Windows Control Panel. Browse to the Start Menu > Windows Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and search for "NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers" or "NVIDIA Display Drivers" and select remove.

2. 
   Review - Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack

   2.0 Beta 3 (Jan 26, 2005)

   I run Win98SE in VMWare window within my WinXP Pro. Thanks for all who help keep this version working well.

3. 
   Review - musikCube

   0.91.6 (Jan 10, 2005)

   Give this app a try. Very nice. A++

4. 
   Review - Mass Storage Stopper

   Beta 1 (Jan 4, 2005)

   100% block on all removable mass storage, don't install this if you want to use USB Mass Storage devices :)

5. Comment - Hauppauge HD PVR and Windows Media Center: Is it the working-class TiVo?

   Beta 1 (Oct 16, 2010 - 12:29 PM)

   I have a lot invested in media center technology for home media, I have multiple extenders too. This year everything turned to paperweights. There is light at the end of the tunnel though.
   
   Here is what I'm adding to my win7 media center: The Ceton InfiniTV 4. Watch and record different channels in different rooms, all from one PC, and using the familiar Windows Media Center user interface on all TVs. Four tuner cablecard tuner... single card for my PC. It hasn't arrived yet, so I can't tell you how it works first hand... here is their url: http://www.cetoncorp.com/products.php
   
   I also have HDHomeRun which is 2 clearQAM tuner that pumps cable to my home network! Their site mentions a venture with Hauppage to offer a cablecard model too... definitely worth investigating... here is their url: http://www.silicondust.com/company/news/

6. Comment - Live poll: Is the cloud your business' next killer app?

   Beta 1 (Dec 31, 2009 - 8:02 PM)

   I noticed a 50% speed improvement when I pointed my code source into the cloud versus from my local server... THAT really surprised me. Now I start my development cycle using the Cloud.

7. Comment - Google's value proposition for Chrome OS: Should we feel insulted?

   Beta 1 (Nov 23, 2009 - 5:37 PM)

   I'm looking forward to the google laptop... as software developer, my desktop is powerhouse. Because of my technical background I'm aware of the benefits of anti-virus and UserAccount Control, System Restore, Windows 7 (that just cost me 200 for upgrade!) and I've been using Firefox ... although lately Chrome... and I perform regular backups to my home NAS... all that for my laptop and my wife's laptop... which we only use for browsing!! I look forward to the simplicity and dependability suggested by doing away with (at least on our laptops) all this supporting goop when google OS becomes available. YIIPPPEEE

8. Comment - Apple Sued Over iTunes

   Beta 1 (Jan 6, 2005 - 12:17 PM)

   I've made serveral iTunes purchases and have had no problem getting the songs onto my mp3 CDs... listenting to one now, actually. Maybe Thomas would like iTunes itself to burn to CD? Wait, it does that... oh, he wants iTunes to support all the flavors of mp3 devices like MUSICMATCH does? Next, someone will sue MUSICMATCH for not supporting *.m4p files.