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   Review - IObit Smart Defrag

   Beta 4.01 (Nov 8, 2007)

   Be careful with this new version. Do NOT use the Optimize option, it will remove things from startup. I have no idea what the developers were thinking, but they need to re-do that option. Yes, it's a good idea to keep startup items to a minimum, but don't remove virus checkers and firewalls! Granted they aren't totally removed, they are still running as a Service, but in the case of ZoneAlarm, it needs to be running to display the warnings, and if ANY app is updated, ZoneAlarm will display a warning that the app is attempting to access the internet. After using IObit's Optimize option, I no longer got those warnings. AVG anti-virus is another example. It has to be running as a startup to auto-update.
   
   Plz reconsider this design decision, IObit ... dont touch my startup items, I will monitor them myself!
   
   Paul

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   Review - bbLean

   1.16 (Nov 7, 2007)

   I really wanted to give this a good review, but I can't. I had bbLean loaded on my PC for about 2 weeks, initially liking it a lot. I loved the degree of customization, the available skins, etc. But a problem arose that forced me to remove bbLean from my PC; whenever any program would freeze (give me "not responding") bbLean would also freeze, making it impossible to switch away from the offending program. If I tried using Task Manager, the frozen program would be listed as "not responding", naturally, but so would bbLean. To often I had to force bbLean to quit to be able to continue using the PC.
   
   If anyone knows of a workaround to this, plz let me know, I'd happily re-load it!

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   Review - ObjectBar

   2.0 (May 3, 2007)

   I actually joined FileForum so I could write a review for this product.
   
   We use Windows XP where I work. Unfortunately, the powers-that-be, in their infinite wisdom, decided to use the old NT Start menu rather than the XP Start menu; it's not even part of the image! I like the XP menu MUCH better, but it's not even an option. So when I stumbled onto Objectbar, I knew I had to give it a try.
   
   Objectbar is what a task bar SHOULD be. Microsoft, KDE, Gnome, you should take a look. THIS level of customization is what a task bar should have. I can make it look practically any way I want, add or remove items I don't want. I only intended to use it on my work PC because of the NT start menu, but I've put it on my home PC as well. It's much better than the XP task bar!
   
   Good job! I highly recommend Objectbar!