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    John Doe

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  1. Review - Google Chrome for Windows

    0.2.149.27 Beta (Sep 4, 2008)

    Pro's : First to the table with the next gen of jsvm'

    Cons : Multiple 0day's show terrible testing and code (How do you miss the autodownloader before beta?)
    *Pushing proprietary tech
    *Built on pure marketing hype
    *Poor configuration options and bad defaults
    *Compile problems of note

  2. Review - Safari for Windows

    3.1 (Mar 18, 2008)

    Words cant explain how... lame Safari feels.

    Both Opera load faster, render faster and does everything more smoothly. Page loading times are not really an issue at all and I feet almost no differce between browsers. Acid test scores mean hardly anything in the real world - Konq scores very well but sucks in real world performance, Safari scores well and sucks at rendering things like blog layout. Pointless from a 'consumer' perspective.

    The problem is that Safari just has... nothing. There is no reason to install something that has no features, that has gaping security and a bad user experience. It feels like a step in the wrong direction - its like Apple does IE6.

  3. Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows

    2.0.0.12 (Feb 9, 2008)

    for those looking for a linkpad like add-on for FireFox (with Netscape going out of existence soon) there is a add on called bookStack that does the same things as link pad.

    http://diehealthy.org/bookstack

  4. Review - Kaspersky Internet Security (Beta)

    8.0.0.99 Beta (Dec 15, 2007)

    Promitheas, did you miss the part where "why hello there" said that all versions, including final versions, have worked poorly for him/her?

    I know it feels good to be condescending, but being "experienced" has nothing to do with it when one encounters real bugs. Actually, if you test software like this and DON'T find bugs, it shows your own lack of experience.

  5. Review - Sandboxie

    3.20.01 (Nov 28, 2007)

    sandboxie has a free version AND a paid version. The paid version enables a few more features.

    Anyways 5 stars for a nice and effective sandbox type application.

  6. Comment - Can Microsoft Make Vista More Compelling?

    3.20.01 (Oct 27, 2007 - 1:41 AM)

    Microsoft has sold 88 million licenses of Vista. Microsoft has not revealed how many copies are in use. That number doesn't even tell you how many have been bought by customers or by OEMs.

  7. Comment - Can Vista Be Credited With Microsoft's Stellar Q1 Gains?

    3.20.01 (Oct 27, 2007 - 1:37 AM)

    You think Vista is better than OS X? Obviously you haven't tried it.

    Ubuntu is starting to become an option too. Microsoft better shape up!

  8. Comment - New Features Discovered in Windows XP SP3: Is It Better Than Vista?

    3.20.01 (Oct 11, 2007 - 6:58 AM)

    So the new security feature requires Windows Server 2008?

    MS is always trying to sell you something you don't want. It's like buying a TV, and the salesman insists you have to pay extra for the extended warranty.

  9. Comment - Microsoft Confirms Split From Bungie

    3.20.01 (Oct 8, 2007 - 12:46 AM)

    The movie has been canceled. Peter Jackson's replacement said so.

    It might still be resurrected some day, but since the Halo franchise is on its way out, probably not.

  10. Comment - XP SP3 Beta Preview Out, Last Update to XP

    3.20.01 (Oct 8, 2007 - 12:43 AM)

    That's why they're going to release Windows 7 in 2009. That's going to be soon enough for most people to be able to skip Vista.