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1. 
   Review - AOL Instant Messenger for Mac

   4.7 (Oct 23, 2005)

   I prefer Adium or iChat over this client--it's very ugly (not Mac-like) and dated.

2. 
   Review - AOL Explorer

   1.0.4234.122 Beta (May 21, 2005)

   Uses way too many processes to run and uses IE engine. At least the interface looks like it's getting better, aside from the fact that, in typical AOL style, it insists on being different from everything else.
   
   Also, the new name is crazy. It's a clear rip from Internet Explorer, but it makes no sense. Everyone knows Internet Explorer is a Web browser (though it can also be used for FTP, which is probably why it got called Internet Explorer instead of Web Explorer) because it says *Internet* Explorer ... but what in the world could an AOL Explorer be? It's not used to explore AOL. I think they ripped off the wrong part of IE's name. OTOH, I guess no one expected Netscape Navigator to browse the Netscape, but at least Navigator was an original product name. Explorer isn't.
   
   That being said, it *sounds* better than the plain old AOL Browser...and, as much as I really want this product to desperately fail in favor of Firefox or some better* alternative...it does at least appear to be getting better. :-)
   
   *not ad-ified, nothing installed that you don't want to be, arguably more secure, and, most importantly for Web designers, more adherent to Web standards ... plus it includes other neat features like find-as-you-type (which, along with tabbed browsing, I don't know how I lived without), and easy extensibility

3. 
   Review - Mozilla Firefox (v2) for Windows

   1.0.3 (Apr 16, 2005)

   Excellent browser, both easy for new users to use and easily extendible for power users. Plus, the rendering engine (Gecko) is top-notch. From a Web developer standpoint: I hope that, with popularity, we can finally use Web standards like the majority of CSS 2 without fear that the majority of users will not benefit from it.

4. 
   Review - CherryOS

   1.2 (Mar 31, 2005)

   Ebony Blue, you don't understand. This IS PearPC, and statements from supposed programmers at this company clearly show they have no idea what they're talking about ("Mac emulator"?! No, it's a PowerPC emulator, on which Mac OS happens to run. There's a lot more I can't think of now. That, and the fact they wrote it in such little time, as if writing a PPC [or Mac, as they'd say...] emulator for x86 were something easily done.)
   
   Is it coincidental that they share a ton of code and have the same bugs? No. Try PearPC instead, and save yourself a ton of money.
   
   CherryOS is an *illegal* distribution of PearPC, as the lawsuit will prove (assuming the GPL can be held up in court, but it's still not right).
   
   BetaNews, what are you doing hosting this scam? Remove it to quit misleading innocent people. PLEASE.

5. 
   Review - CherryOS

   1.0.1 Updated (Mar 15, 2005)

   Clearly a rip-off of PearPC (do a Web search, or try reading past articles here on BetaNews and on Slashdot). Don't buy it; you're wasting your money buying free software from an unreputable company who is *lying* to you.
   
   I encourage you to do some research before thinking about buying this. I know that I wouldn't trust the company, and I *know* I wouldn't believe their claims about this product.

6. Comment - Mac OS X Lion is here, and I don't like it

   1.0.1 Updated (Jul 26, 2011 - 11:06 AM)

   Yes, you're right: OS X is just FreeBSD and nothing more. How silly everyone is who pays for it.

7. Comment - Internet Explorer usage is a falling rock

   1.0.1 Updated (Jul 1, 2011 - 5:26 PM)

   I could have sworn those dithered graphics were GIFs, and I was going to compliment them on how "cute" they are--and how much easier they are to read than the blurry JPEGs of yesteryear.
   
   Then I looked and saw that they actually were PNGs (which is what I was going to suggest instead of GIF), but they're still dithered, to which I can only ask: WHY?! They'll be just as sharp if you leave them at full color. ;)

8. Comment - How would you like to get more from your Firefox tabs?

   1.0.1 Updated (Jun 25, 2011 - 3:26 PM)

   Betanews: minor nitpick, but you're still using the old Firefox icon. It's been about two years now since they updated it with version 3.5.

9. Comment - Opera Next clears clutter from the browser UI

   1.0.1 Updated (Jun 23, 2011 - 10:12 AM)

   No screenshot?

10. Comment - Bonus Firepower: Assign keyboard shortcuts & macros to a guitar foot pedal

    1.0.1 Updated (Jun 21, 2011 - 10:15 PM)

    I have to say, this is a pretty neat idea--but with that price for the pedalboard, I won't be using it. However, it sounds like it will work with any MIDI pedalboard (and hopefully MIDI-via-USB?), so it's rather tempting...