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   Review - AC3Filter

   2.2a (May 15, 2012)

   ACM driver works again (was broken in v2.0a).
   Who started this project up again? Probably best to stick with version 1.63b.
   Three stars for this current effort. Five stars for v1.63b.

2. 
   Review - OpenOffice.org for Windows

   3.4.0 (May 13, 2012)

   Went with this and uninstalled LibreOffice. LibreOffice apparently has an ODF file format issue that MS Office complains about. The files affected are those created via ODF 1.2 and 1.2 extended. OpenOffice 3.4 from what I've read does not have this issue. I'd rather have a quality product than a rushed effort like LibreOffice. Thank you Apache for keeping OpenOffice alive. Would give it 5 stars but the quickstarter feature is still awful. Having soffice constantly running in the background at 100mb's plus memory usage after Calc or Writer has already been closed is way unacceptable.

3. 
   Review - LibreOffice for Windows

   3.5.3 (May 13, 2012)

   Downgrading this from 4 to 3 stars. LibreOffice v3.4.x and v3.5.x ODF 1.2 and 1.2 extended created ODF format files cannot be opened by MS Office apparently. Not good. OpenOffice does not have a problem in this regard from what I've read. Uninstalled LibreOffice and went with the just released OpenOffice 3.4 by Apache. The way I see it now, Oracle was right to go slow in the development of this project. Now with Apache taking over OpenOffice, you'll most likely still be assured high quality standards as compared to a rushed effort at LibreOffice.

4. 
   Review - Ad Muncher

   4.93 Beta Build 33502 (May 2, 2012)

   To the "idiot"? fanboy who says he saw a "world of difference" with Ad Muncher after going from a 50mb to a 1.5mb connection... I also downgraded to a lower speed(2.5mb average), and I DO see a slower "experience" with AdMuncher as compared to AdBlock+, time and time again on plenty of sites. On occasion in the past I have recommended to others who were complaining about ads to give Ad Muncher a try. The response I most always got... Ad Muncher made the web pages load slower. The other response... It wasn't free. So it's not just me saying it, but then again, you probably think everybody else is always wrong. Typical of fanboys. HTTP 1.1 is used throughout the web now and has been for quite some time, yet the folks at AdMuncher are still stuck on HTTP 1.0, and it seems to be out of laziness. Heck, why don't I go out and buy myself a used USB 1.1 PCI card to get the same "experience" that Ad Muncher currently offers. Nah, I'll stick with USB 2.0 and AdBlock+, also ad blocking software "you rarely ever have to touch".
   
   BTW Dark Wizard, funny you said that it "works in the background without a browser plug-in". That was just of recent, and I mean very, VERY recent. You might very well be a friend of the AdMuncher team trying to make a selling point out of the blue like that. When my license renewal comes up, I may use the money not given to Ad Muncher and 'donate' it to the folks at AdBlock+. At least they understand the need for speed to go with that "experience".
   
   Now rated 1 star for fanboy thuggery. Must get that from Jeff over at Ad Muncher.

5. 
   Review - Ad Muncher

   4.93 Beta Build 33116 (May 2, 2012)

   Pros
   Can get rid of a few ads that the free adblock and other free alternatives cannot.
   
   Cons
   Still no HTTP 1.1 support, making web browsing actually slower on a number of sites even with the ads removed. Hulu now detecting Ad Muncher and no hope of having it resolved by the Ad Muncher team. New drop down menu toolbar instead of an easy right click context menu. Recent forced beta use rather than a final version to get filters updates. Being now forced into beta for filters updates, a premium paid license instead of basic paid license is required to receive some beta updates. No other paid software provider would even think of doing this. The pricing, especially the premium pricing, is not worth the the pros listed, which amounts to one pro as you can see. Also note: You have to pay for each PC use, whether it's basic or premium.
   
   With the recent beta issue I chose to just uninstall my paid basic version of Ad Muncher. The final reply from the Ad Muncher team... "You still don't get it... Take care and so long". As you can see, freeafrog's review is spot on... The new guy doesn't care about the product, much less his customers. Overall, this software is past its prime for the money.