Favorite Files

1. ACDSee PowerPack
2. AceMoney
3. Actual Window Manager
4. Ad Muncher
5. Adobe Reader for Windows
6. Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro (32-bit)
7. Animation Shop
8. AnyDVD HD
9. Ashampoo UnInstaller
10. Attribute Changer
11. AtYourService
12. AudioShell
13. AutoSiteGallery
14. AutoTask 2000 Task Scheduler
15. AVG Anti-Spyware Pro
16. Bart's PE Builder
17. BCWipe
18. BestCrypt for Windows
19. Beyond Compare
20. Boilsoft Video Joiner
21. BootIt Next Generation
22. BulletProof FTP Server
23. Burnquick
24. Calendarscope
25. ClipCache Pro
26. CloneSpy
27. CommView
28. Copernic Desktop Search
29. CopyWipe
30. Dialog Box Assistant
31. DigiSecret
32. DirectUpdate
33. dirhtml
34. Diskeeper 2011 Professional
35. DiskState
36. DS Clock x86
37. DU Meter
38. DVD Shrink
39. EarthView
40. Eraser
41. ERUNT
42. ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Windows (32-bit)
43. Essential NetTools
44. Event Log Explorer
45. eXpress IP Locator
46. FFDShow
47. File-Ex
48. FileLocator Pro
49. Filemon
50. FingerPrint
51. Flexible Renamer
52. FreeMeter
53. FTP Voyager
54. GetRight
55. GSpot
56. Harden-It
57. HashTab for Windows
58. Hyper Hasher Suite
59. IconShop
60. Image for Windows
61. IP2
62. J. River Media Center
63. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
64. Jetico Personal Firewall
65. Kaspersky Anti-Virus
66. KatMouse
67. KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition
68. Koepi's XviD Codec
69. Look 'n' Stop
70. Media Player Classic for Windows 2000/XP
71. Memtest86 for Windows
72. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
73. Microsoft Virtual PC
74. Miranda IM
75. Monkey's Audio
76. MotherBoard Monitor
77. Mozilla Firefox (v2) for Windows
78. Mozilla Thunderbird (v3.1) for Windows
79. mst Defrag Home Edition
80. MultiRes
81. Nero
82. Nero DriveSpeed
83. Nero InfoTool
84. NeroVision Express
85. NewsBin Pro
86. NTREGOPT
87. Opera for Windows
88. Paint Shop Pro
89. PassMark BurnInTest Professional
90. Password Agent
91. PerfectDisk Professional
92. PGP Desktop for Windows
93. Ping Plotter
94. PocoMail
95. Port Explorer
96. Powermarks
97. PowerZip
98. Process Explorer
99. Process Tamer
100. Purge FireFox
101. PurgeIE Pro
102. Registry Workshop
103. Regmon
104. RegSeeker
105. Rename Master
106. Resource Hacker
107. RivaTuner
108. River Past Video Cleaner
109. RootkitRevealer
110. Search And Replace
111. Secure-It
112. Skype for Windows
113. SmartSync Pro
114. SmartWhois
115. SnagIt for Windows
116. Sound Control
117. SpeedFan
118. Spybot - Search & Destroy
119. SpyCam
120. TaskSwitchXP
121. Teleport Pro
122. Thunderbird-Tray
123. Total Uninstall
124. Tweak UI
125. UltraEdit
126. VideoInspector
127. VirtualDub
128. Wallpaper Cycler Pro
129. WCPUID
130. Website-Watcher
131. Win32Whois
132. WinHex
133. WinRAR (32-bit)
134. WinUpdatesList

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - Mozilla Firefox (v2) for Windows

   1.5 Final (Dec 3, 2005)

   First of all, I never said that Firefox contained spyware.
   
   Secondly, I agree with roj about Firefox. In my opinion, the dev team should at the very least maintain or oversee a core set of extensions, to ensure compatibility. You can whine that you don't need a "session saving" extension, but the ability to save session state is an obvious feature that every modern browser should have. Get real. And that's just one example.
   
   Thirdly, thanks, BetaNews, for deleting my previous review, which contained nothing more offensive than half the "reviews" found on this site.
   
   I'm sick of having reviews deleted for no good reason, while reviews that contain blatant name-calling remain.
   
   So, the rate-it-5-just-because-it's-freeware kids win: You're reading the last review that httpd.confused will ever write on this site. Hooray!

2. 
   Review - J. River Media Center

   11.1.70 Beta (Dec 1, 2005)

   I couldn't care less if Media Center was reviled on every site on the web. I don't go by what other people say; I use what I like, and everyone else can go straight to hell.
   
   But if Winamp is rated highly, to the exclusion of Media Center, there are two likely explanations: First, Winamp is free, except for its "Pro" version (which is a joke). Second, Media Center isn't very well known. It's kind of hard for Media Center to come out on "top" if it isn't even reviewed.
   
   The library, conversion features, burning and ripping features... All crush Winamp like a grape as far as I'm concerned. That, and a semi-normal interface, rather than a cutesy turd that tries to look like a real stereo, as if that either enhances usability or makes you think "Holy crap, this is serious stuff!"
   
   Use what you like. Your choice of software is like the music you listen to with it--enjoy whatever you enjoy, and screw anyone who disapproves. That's what I do. Media Center is a good solution for me, and no amount of whining or ranting to the contrary will change that.
   
   P.S. I rated with a 5 just to get on your nerves. =)

3. 
   Review - µTorrent for Windows

   1.2.3 Beta Build 356 (Nov 30, 2005)

   Nice try, Nefarious. You got one right, one half-right, and ignored the rest.

4. 
   Review - PerfectDisk Professional

   7.0 Build 46 (Nov 30, 2005)

   Not the "mutt's nuts", for reasons I outlined below.
   
   Skip it.

5. 
   Review - HashTab for Windows

   1.9 (Nov 30, 2005)

   A version increase simply for adding translations? Never seen that done before.
   
   HashTab is a nice idea, and it works well. I just wish it supported more hash algorithms. CRC-32 is antiquated and, while some idiots may still use it, the algorithm itself is essentially useless. (I have personally encountered collisions while using it.)

6. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:26 PM)

   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/
   http://boycottsony.us/

7. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:25 PM)

   I don't think it should even be legally possible to consent to installation of a rootkit. I can't sign a waiver that allows someone to legally stab me; nor should I be able to do away with my computing security and privacy by clicking an OK button.

8. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:22 PM)

   I don't understand comments like this. It isn't lawyers who are the real problem; it is all the scumbags who bring illegitimate lawsuits.
   
   This is the same sort of thinking that blames illegal immigrants rather than the employers who knowingly hire them.

9. Comment - EFF Files Lawsuit Against Sony BMG

   1.9 (Nov 26, 2005 - 11:20 PM)

   What are you talking about? The point of class action suits isn't so everyone can get rich; it is so that all eligible parties get back what they deserve.
   
   Sometimes it works out better than other times, but if you think this legal action is pointless just because not all Sony music customers will end up millionaires, you are being as goofy as you are when you review software.

10. Comment - Exploit Puts Windows 2000, XP at Risk

    1.9 (Nov 19, 2005 - 8:37 PM)

    Except that it doesn't do anything for outbound traffic...