Favorite Files

1. A Bootable USB
2. Atchoo
3. Autoruns
4. BlueScreenView
5. DisplayFusion
6. Dropbox
7. FastStone Image Viewer
8. FreeCommander
9. Kaspersky Rescue Disk
10. Kindle for PC
11. Microsoft Photosynth
12. Microsoft SyncToy
13. Opera for Windows
14. Panda USB Vaccine
15. Picasa for Windows
16. Scarab Darkroom
17. Scott's Gmail Alert
18. Spiffy
19. StaxRip
20. SUPER ©
21. Vermilion Desktop Composer
22. Very Simple Network Scanner
23. VirtuaWin

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Picasa for Windows

   3.6 Build 105.65 (May 7, 2010)

   Well, I'm still a big fan of Picasa, and glad to see continued development. It's a very responsive & intuitive image database, and great for quick & simple edits. Looking forward to trying the new drag-n-drop collage feature.
   In future, I would like to see:
   - better sharpening tool
   - addition of denoise
   - star-rating expanded to 1-5
   - movie slideshow needs much improvement
   - compatibility with PS plugins would be great, too !
   
   Version 3.6, Build 105.65 - May 5, 2010
   Drag and drop in Collage Maker for Mosaic, Frame Mosaic, and Grid.
   
   Version 3.6, Build 105.61 - April 13, 2010
   Increased stability through multiple crash fixes.
   Fixed translation errors.
   Several backup fixes including:
   Disk-to-disk backup
   Filtering previously backed up folders
   Selecting the correct backup set in list

2. 
   Review - Spiffy

   0.4.5 (Apr 6, 2010)

   thanks, Spiffy - now appears to support upto 5 accounts -
   
   Features
   Supports free Gmail and Google Apps mail
   Check up to 5 accounts, Inbox or custom Label
   Customize interface, alerts, icons and more!
   Tell Me Again feature for missed alerts
   Proxy support
   Autostart & Hide options
   Works from USB / Network
   No installation required!

3. 
   Review - Spiffy

   0.3.13 (Nov 16, 2009)

   feature request : support for more than 2 gmail accounts, please !

4. 
   Review - Microsoft SyncToy

   2.1 (Nov 12, 2009)

   wow ! some great updates in this one, considering it's only a '.1' update ! Looking forward to seeing the speed updates, and the auto drive-letter fix. Good for Win7 and 64-bit.
   
   * Better Performance: The speed of file copy operations is significantly increased across the board.
   * Improved Robustness: Much more resilient to transient network and file system errors and better error reporting which pin-points which file the sync failed on in case there’s a fatal error that stops the sync.
   * Folder pair configuration backup: Folder pair configuration is automatically backed up under %localappdata%\microsoft\synctoy\2.0. User can replace SyncToyDirPairs.bin with the backup copy to resolve last saved configuration.
   o Fixed the data corruption issue when using SyncToy with NAS drives.
   o Fixed the issue that prevented uploading files to SharePoint when using SyncToy 2.0.
   o Fixed the issue that prevented delete changes from being synchronized when the sync option is set to “Echo”.
   o Fixed the UI issue where reported file time were off by the difference between local time and UTC when destination is a FAT volume.
   * Dynamic Drive Letter Assignment: Drive letter reassignment will now be detected and updated in the folder pair definition.
   * True Folder Sync: Folder creates, renames and deletes are now synchronized for all SyncToy actions.
   * Exclusion Filtering Based on Name: File exclusion based on name with exact or fuzzy matching.
   * Filtering Based on File Attributes: The ability to exclude files based on one or more file attributes (Read-Only, System, Hidden).
   * Unattended Folder Pair Execution: Addressed issues related to running scheduled folder pairs while logged off.
   * Folder Pairs With Shared Endpoints: Ability for folder pairs associated with the same or different instances of SyncToy to share end-points.
   * Command line enhancements: Added the ability to manage folder pairs via the command line interface.
   * Re-Architect Sync Engine: The SyncToy engine has been rearchitected to provide scalability and the ability to add significant enhancements in future releases.
   * Sync engine is also more robust insomuch that many single, file level errors are skipped without affecting the entire sync operation.
   * Sync Encrypted Files: Sync of Encrypted files works when local folder and files are encrypted, which addresses the common scenario involving sync between local, encrypted laptop PC folder and remote, unencrypted desktop PC folder.
   * 64-Bit Support: SyncToy now has a native 64-bit build (x64 only) for 64-bit versions of Windows.
   * Folder pair rename
   * Sub-folder Exclusion Enhancements: Descendents created under excluded sub-folders are automatically excluded. Usability improvements for the sub-folder exclusion dialog.
   * Folder Pair Metadata Moved: Folder pair metadata removed from MyDocuments to resolve any issues with server-based folder pair re-direction setup.
   * Setup Improvements: Integrated setup with single self-extracting archive file and no extra downloads if you already have .NET Framework 2.0 installed. Enabled silent install for the SyncToy Installer file

5. 
   Review - Picasa for Windows

   3.5.0 Build 79.69 (Oct 2, 2009)

   Google - please make your changelog easier to find ! (Loving the product, btw)
   
   Version 3.5, Build 79.69 - September 30, 2009
   
   * Fixed an issue where the Universal Terms of Service displays garbled text when installed on non-English versions of Windows.
   * Fixed an issue where certain scanners weren't recognized when importing.
   * Fixed an issue where the Retouch edit was not applied.
   * Fixed an issue where editing contact information in Picasa altered the formating of contact information at http://contacts.google.com/
   * Added a progress bar when batch editing with 'Auto Red Eye Correction.'
   * Returned the 'Copy full path' option to the right-click menu.
   * Increased stability through multiple crash fixes. Thanks for reporting!