Activity for November 8

Review - CDBurnerXP
4.3.9.2783 (Nov 8, 2011)

I do completely agree with roj. It's disgusting to see at least the last three releases with a time frame of two-three days before the "minimal" exes are distributed. The website shows "pending" next to the minimal releases.
I've seen others do this, as Piriform with their flagship CCleaner, where you can't find its "slim" exe until some days have passed after the official release.
With CCleaner there aren't any problems so far using their standard installer (at least I haven't run into malware yet) but I'm not going to try CDBurnerXP default installer because I consider OpenCandy very risky.
Another developer that failed into evil is Core Temp, which now by default installs malware into your computer. You have to explicitly check "other downloads" to be able to see the standalone exes.
I know that those vendors need some kind of revenue for their efforts, but I prefer to pay for extra functionality rather than be crippled with malware without advice.
Review - Safari for Windows
5.1 (Jul 20, 2011)

s***ful thinking.
Review - Mozilla Firefox (v5) for Windows
5.0 (Jun 18, 2011)

To traumadoc: I can't believe that you're so blind. Firefox states that it's a beta because it's a WEBSITE link. It still loads the beta page of their website but that doesn't mean that the application is actually a beta. Probably they'll update the link when the release is offcial so you will install the same EXE file and NOT show that it's a beta. Also, there's no feedback button in the browser, so...
Review - DirectX Redistributable
9.29.1974 (Apr 19, 2011)

As posted on several places like this one:

http://www.nsaneforums.c...ectx-9291974-april-2011/

this is not an updated DirectX Runtime but just an update to the installer. So June 2010 remains the latest.
Review - Website-Watcher
11.0 (Feb 4, 2011)

You b!tches rating this under 3 stars are simply joking, aren't you? You freeware weirdos can't think of paying for a top-notch product, can you?

WSW is a great product, reasonably priced and can do lots of things that that FFox add-on surely can't. Please review apps for their purposes and not their price. Then that would be interesting to read.

Now you can get back to your Ubuntus... :weirdo:
Comment - Thunderbird 6 arrives, but was it too fast?
11.0 (Aug 18, 2011 - 8:44 AM)

Absolutely true. I find its account settings too much geeky. Outlook is so intuitive to setup. I'd honestly prefer to use TB if it was easier to understand but for today I'm an Outlook happy user.
Comment - I want my Windows Update Rollup!
11.0 (Aug 12, 2011 - 7:06 AM)

10 years of XP. Enough already! Upgrade your PCs and get the amazing W7!
Comment - Grab online video to go with RealDownloader
11.0 (Jul 20, 2011 - 2:30 PM)

OMG. This is too much for me. How can you put an ad about Real.com??? The company should be closed already! People be careful and don't install this kind of sh¡tty software.
Comment - Now anyone, not just cops with a warrant, can peek inside your Dropbox
11.0 (Jun 17, 2011 - 10:03 AM)

I still don't get why people would trust ANY of the so called 'cloud' backup services. How difficult can be to make a TrueCrypt pendrive? It's very easy and useful. I'd never trust an online service dealing with my bytes. NEVER.
Comment - ACDSeePro4: Pro photo-editing and premium pricing
11.0 (Apr 4, 2011 - 11:37 AM)

OMG! I just read the news and went to the ACD Systems website to find out the ridiculous $240 pricing for v4! AFAIK v3 was in the approx. $150-$175 range so they raised the bar extremely high! Even more ridiculous, there's only a 30% discount for current registered users... I think that they will fail big time with this approach. Encouraging piracy to say the least!
Sure, there's the home version, ACDSee Photo Manager 12, which is not as expensive. But one has to realize that $240 is too much even for a "pro" app. As someone suggested, Lightroom is not that expensive in comparison and AFAIK does a better job.
ACD Systems you've gone too far this time!