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   Review - WindowFX

   3.0 (Jun 9, 2006)

   While being a good program for making your windows OS desktop look pretty and do some really cool thing, it is skinable, and thier is a TON of items online to skin it with! It can make your windows look like U want it.. not how MS would think you like it.
   
   Ok, now the downside..
   
   IT IS a memory hog. It does tend to lag down a lower end system. Newer systems alltho, might have a better go at it. With thier faster processors, and more ram.
   
   As far as the system requirements:
   (in my opinion)
   1ghz CPU at a minimum
   512 mb ddr ram a must
   64 mb video card (higher if you want transparent windows)
   
   Now for the recomended system specs:
   
   2ghz or higher processor
   1 gig of ddr ram
   128 - 256 mb video card.
   
   The problem is when you have to render more items on the screen, the more pixel and gradient fills, the more you add to the original look to the OS, the more it laggs down windows. If you get it and turn it fully on, and use the most grafic setting and skin you can find. You will see what I mean, if your on a lower end system..
   
   All in all, not a bad program to make your PC your own style.
   
   The only problems I can see is a slight memory leak, and too much system resources being used to render the changes. If they could tone it down on the system resources, it might be more appealing to the everyday poweruser.

2. Comment - Microsoft Debuts Windows Live OneCare

   3.0 (Jun 9, 2006 - 3:56 AM)

   OK I read some of the comments and read some of the online revies of this. And I have a few things to say..
   
   Well first off.. Microsoft has worked with thier partners for years. Now all the sudden they wanna take over all the other markets to destroy them as they did with alot of others.
   
   Then instead of FIXING the security holes that are found allmost everyday by the community of users of said product. Now, instead of working with thier partners to better detect these false positives and other programs, they just let all these bugs run rampent. So that programmers have to use special machines without all this stuff or AVG or the like will call them viruses, and subsequently remove or deny access to these files that aren't even viruses to begin with!.
   
   So let me get this straight.. Microsoft, Makes a product,rushes it through testing, puts it out with bugs that they know are there, then tries to fix them with 500 updates on windowsupdate, then when they finally got more of the problems worked out, they try and tackle the other programs that are used to protect other people from taking adavantage of these SAME security holes..
   
   And instead of putting this suite of programs on the net for free, as a thank you for all it's users being so loyal to windows, they charge 50 dollars a year or so to give you a program that will protect your computer from the security holes that they can't even fix.
   
   I am sorry for being critical of Microsoft, but I have seen all the destruction that they have done to the tech community. In my opinion, they have set back the developement of better programs then windows can offer. They squashed Lindows, they continualy act like pirates conquering the tech world. They had a bird when they couldn't do anything about Linux being a opensource medium. And now they want to get thier hands into other markets!? TRY FIXING THE PROBLEMS U HAVE WITH YOUR OS'S NOW, instead of comming up with other crap that thier is allready a market for.
   
   The only good thing, I have seen so far is that Windows VISTA, has been tested and re-tested, over and over, tons of builds.. they even pushed back the release date. Personally I think they knew it wasn't ready. From the reviews I have read, and the MSDN posts and all.. They are finally listening to the useres..
   
   So, I would just like to say, that Microsoft should stick to one thing it does best. Make a OS that the customer can use "right out of the box", and not have all the problems. Hell Macs have allmost no viruses made for them. WHY?? DO macs have a force shield around it? You have seen the ads.. No, they just do thier job right, and make it harder for the hackers to find any security flaws in their product before a release..
   
   And you have to get it that Microsoft has more of the OS market share then Mac. So, why can't they use more of that money to get it right the first time?
   
   Ponder on this.. thanks.