Favorite Files

1. 3d Traceroute
2. @MAX Tray Player
3. AceMoney Lite
4. ActivIcons
5. Ad-Aware
6. Adobe Flash Player for Windows (IE)
7. Adobe Shockwave Player
8. Arovax Shield
9. Audacity for Windows
10. AutoPatcher XP
11. AVG Anti-Virus Free
12. Belarc Advisor
13. CCleaner for Windows
14. CSVed
15. DirectX Redistributable
16. Download Express
17. EditPad Lite for Windows
18. ERUNT
19. FastStone Image Viewer
20. FlashGet
21. Foxit Reader
22. FreeCommander
23. GMail Drive
24. Hex Editor
25. Hot Keyboard
26. HTTrack Website Copier for Windows
27. ieSpell
28. IrfanView
29. IrfanView PlugIns
30. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
31. JPhotoBrush Pro
32. K-Lite Codec Pack Update
33. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
34. K-Meleon
35. KeyWallet
36. Locate
37. McAfee AVERT Stinger
38. Microsoft Windows Defender (32-bit)
39. Mmm FREE
40. Mozilla Firefox (v2) for Windows
41. Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition
42. Mozilla Thunderbird (v3.1) for Windows
43. mp3DirectCut
44. OpenOffice.org for Windows
45. PhotoFiltre
46. Rainlendar Lite for Windows
47. RootkitRevealer
48. Sophos Anti-Rootkit
49. Spybot - Search & Destroy
50. Spybot - Search & Destroy Detection Updates
51. SpywareBlaster
52. Ultimate Boot CD Full
53. Unlocker
54. Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack
55. WinPatrol
56. Yankee Clipper III
57. µTorrent for Windows

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Ubuntu

   6.06 LTS (Jun 2, 2006)

   I am a novice Linux user. Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) worked perfectly for me on the first try. (Other Linux distros have been a hassle.) Dapper Drake is tops!

2. 
   Review - CCleaner for Windows

   1.27.260 (Feb 14, 2006)

   CCleaner v1.27.260 may be installed without the Yahoo! toolbar. You are forced to agree to the license agreement which is largely Yahoo! legalese. If you do not agree to the license terms, the installation is terminated. Only later in the install process are you presented the opportunity to skip the toolbar. This is clumsy. Thanks to SG1969 for pointing out that the toolbar is optional. (He had no problem--guess he does not read license agreements.) Excellent utility!
   -Santa Rosa Steve

3. 
   Review - FileForum MyCroft Plug-in

   1.0 (Feb 10, 2005)

   COMMENT (not a review): It seems LOGICAL and appropriate to list this plugin here where FileForum users are apt to find it. Thanks to orbitalbleu. -SantaRosa Steve

4. 
   Review - PTFB (Push the Freakin' Button) Pro

   2.0.0.2 (Oct 30, 2004)

   PTFB (Push the Freakin' Button) 2.0.0.2 is NOT FREEWARE. It is the trial version of PTFB Pro ($29.99 USD). If you need the most recent version, download it.
   
   PCWorld.com lists the FINAL FREE version of PTFB at . It is identified as version 1.06.3, however the PCWorld download is PTFB1064.zip (version 1.0.6.4).
   -Santa Rosa Steve

5. 
   Review - 123 Free Solitaire

   5.30 (Oct 23, 2004)

   I have been using and enjoying 123 Free Solitaire 2003 Version 5.11 - Mar 19, 2003, TreeCardGames.com . It is definitely FREEWARE! I am downloading Version 5.30 right now and will post an update if it not freeware. Some features are crippled--undo does not work in the free version--but when I consider the price, I give it the highest rating.
   -Steve

6. Comment - No HD DVD or Blu-ray in 32-bit Vista

   5.30 (Aug 25, 2006 - 9:16 AM)

   NO NEW FEATURE CUT (TODAY) FROM VISTA, AFTER ALL
   Contrary to earlier reports, Microsoft is not cutting another Vista feature (at least not today. A Microsoft exec at TechEd Australia misspoke. Microsoft will not eliminate the ability to play HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray content on 32-bit Vista machines. "It is up to the ISVs providing playback solutions to determine whether the intended playback environment, including environments with a 32-bit CPU, meets the performance requirements to allow high definition playback while supporting the guidelines set forth by the content owners," Microsoft said via an e-mail statement. "No version of Windows Vista will make a determination as to whether any given piece of content should play back or not. Nothing has changed regarding our policies or development plans, which we addressed at WinHEC this past May, and nothing has been 'cut.'"
   ________________
   By Mary Jo Foley
   Microsoft Watch

7. Comment - Report: Half of PCs Not Vista-Ready

   5.30 (Apr 7, 2006 - 9:04 PM)

   imaturby suggests two Vista versions. Microsoft is planning at least five! We will need a 'dummies' book just to choose the right one.
   -SantaRosa Steve

8. Comment - Five Fixes Enroute, New IE Flaw Found

   5.30 (Apr 6, 2006 - 5:52 PM)

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