Activity for July 12

Review - LAV Filters
0.51.1 (Jul 12, 2012)

LAV for me, is hands down, a far better alternative to FFDShow. Both the Audio & Video filters work great. That coupled with MPC-HC, ac3 FIlter, & MadVR, makes one seriously good media package. LAV continues to improve, and it plays back almost every different type of codec I can think of. I'm hoping maybe they'll think of adding an equalizer, along with the audio filter. I don't know how possible that is, but it's something to certainly be considered. I'm very happy running these filters on my system in a portable setting. Highly recommended.
Review - AC3Filter
2.2a (May 15, 2012)

The 2.2 version of ac3 Filter works pretty good for me. I use it in Media Player Classic - H.C., and I have no issues with it whatsoever. What I do like about it, is that I can customize the built-in equalizer, similar to that of an equalizer setting in Winamp, and it works well. Using ac3 Filter helps boost the volume and gives the audio a definite kick. I wouldn't need this if MPC-HC had a built-in equalizer of its own, but what's done is done. ac3 Filter works for me and I'll continue using it, until something better comes along.
Review - GreenCloud Printer
7.3.0.4 (Apr 25, 2012)

Today was the first time I've heard anything about this program, and I gotta say, I'm very impressed with it. I have a Canon MX410, and that had quite a few programs bundled with the driver. I didn't care for that, considering I don't like to "install" a lot of programs in the first place. So, I removed all my Canon software, and let Windows install a generic driver for my printer. After that, I installed this, and it only took a few minutes to install. First time around, it worked flawlessly with my Canon inkjet, and definitely have plans to continue using it, instead of Canon's drivers. Glad I found it, otherwise I wouldn't have known a thing about it.
Review - Process Hacker
2.26 (Dec 30, 2011)

This is pretty good software, and I use it instead of the default task manager in Windows 7. What's cool about it is that it's portable and I don't have to install it to use all the features. What I don't get is why this is labeled as "Shareware"?? I think that's a mistake that needs to be corrected. Otherwise, this is a really good program. Definitely highly recommended!
Review - LAV Filters
0.39 (Nov 8, 2011)

The LAV filters work great. They're a really good alternative to FFDShow. At some point, I expect these to replace FFDshow. The only area I would like to see improvement in, is the the audio decoder. While it does work just fine, I would love to see some kind of built-in equalizer w/ presets at some point. I think that would come in handy for a lot of users because most people use either MPC-HC or PotPlayer. MPC-HC has no equalizer feature, and while PotPlayer does have one, it's extremely weak. Until such a thing happens, I'll stick with using the FFDShow audio decoder for the time being. For everything else, LAV works brilliantly. Definitely recommended.
Comment - Which web browser do you use?
0.39 (Mar 9, 2011 - 11:31 PM)

I use Firefox 4 and I find it to be stable. For me, it's a bit more customizable and flexible than Chrome, especially with handling file types and bookmarks. Still, there's a few sites that don't work correctly in Firefox, but those are sites I rarely if ever use. With that said, I do have the canary build of Chrome running as a backup, in case I have something important to do, and it doesn't work for me in Firefox. I could see myself using IE at some point, but it's not as customizable as I need it to be, especially with plugins.
Comment - It's here: Internet Explorer 9 beta
0.39 (Sep 15, 2010 - 9:41 PM)

IE9 is actually better than I expected. So far, I haven't encountered any problems and I can now use the 64-bit version, since Adobe finally released something for 64-bit browsers. I would love to see some useful, but light add-ons made for IE9 (e.g.: AdBlock Plus) that will make it far more customizable and user-friendly. Other than that, I like it. Nothing to complain about here.
Comment - Adobe launches 'Square' Flash Player preview, adds IE9 & 64-bit OS support
0.39 (Sep 15, 2010 - 9:36 PM)

It's about time! It's taken far too long, but I can no longer complain. 64-bit Flash is working great with both FF 4 Beta 6 and the IE9 Beta I have installed.