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noredspoon reviewed v2.0 Beta 6 on Mar 17, 2006

Just to clear some things up: The name is original. It was decided on before Apple or Microsoft had used it. The app was even around before Longhorn's sidebar.

Overall, this is the best sidebar program out for my needs.

compy reviewed v2.0 Beta 6 RC on Jul 31, 2005

I think that dashboard has made some good improvements since the last beta. It has a few bugs, but a lot of the ones from the old version was patched. Great choice again fileforum.com! :)

dlaws reviewed v2.0 Beta 6 RC on Jul 22, 2005

A good program heading in the right direction.

Actually, in the US, a 'dashboard' is the place in our cars that has all of the controls and monitors. Has been for nearly 100 years...

PC Rat reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Feb 26, 2005

Lot of potential, but also quite a few bugs.

All the components need to actually function. Then the whole things needs to use less resources.

If the development team has the time to put into this, it could be really good.

Right now, Desktop Sidebar is far superior.

The Computer Rodent

Mountain_Man reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 29, 2005

I would like to sh-t on blackcherry's comment relating to Dashboard Confessional.

I do not see how that band relates to computer software at all. Dashboard, the name, is from, yes, Apple's Dashboard and Microsoft's Dashboard.

Of couse the name is not original.

jojoey reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 29, 2005

Great design! Great Software! ... FREE!

noredspoon reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 29, 2005

This has been out long before Apple's Dashboard. It's been out since long before Longhorn screenshots started leaking. It's NOT COPYING ANYTHING.

And great review... giving it a one because it shares a word with a band you hate.

Can we please start rating the software here?

Edited 7-2-05: mountain man, above this review has done it again. The name IS original. It was around before anything was known about longhorn, and years before Apple's Dashboard.

blackcherry reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 28, 2005

i give this piece of schmoftware a 1 cause they partly copied the name from dashboard confessional

somethinbaloo1 reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 28, 2005

and yet another apple application and title trying to be mimicked, apple already has the dashboard and all you have to do is press a simple key and it slides out with whatever widget you want to run on it, from ebay items to up to date currency changes to whatever you want. good concept but apple has already claimed that realm, but it will be interesting to see how far they will take this imititation

DigitalSin reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 28, 2005

Its a well written program and is nice to look at. I think people who can afford to waste that much screen space though really have too much time on their hands and don't do anything remotely productive with their computer.

rozaray25 reviewed v2.0 Beta 5 on Jan 28, 2005

It looks cool. I like what they did to it!

PC Rat reviewed v2.0 Beta 4 on Jul 22, 2004

The Longhorn "Sidebar" is a reincarnation of the unpopular and useless Windows 95 "Channel Bar" !

The Computer Rodent

noredspoon reviewed v2.0 Beta 4 on Apr 29, 2004

pohlman: it should soon be able to be minimized on command when needed, probably next beta, and resizing is being discussed as well.

pohlman reviewed v2.0 Beta 4 on Apr 28, 2004

Am I blind, or is there no easy way to just minimize it when needed? I like the concept but it's too wide by half. I would like to be able to resize/reshape it at will to match my quirky uses but for what it does do, it does it very well. I'll keep an eye on future releases.

allsiante reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

This is good stuff. Why ? It works :) just this plain and simple. This version didn't crash for me since I installed it. I always down and test every new version and see that it gets better and better. Still, I don't use it regularly, cause I already have my share of stuff on the desktop :) and adding a permanent dashboard would be too much :)) Well, all-in-all just keep up the good work :)

noredspoon reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

DS:"noredspoon, who uses Dashboard regularly, and who has done more for fixing bugs than any five other people on the Dashboard forums." Wow thanks Danny :) I didn't know I was doing that much.*L* Roj- glad you came around! You should check out the boards and post your thoughts, bug reports, and feature requests there, see what other people are saying, etc. Another brain to shed light on things would be great.

roj reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

Good to know. I will continue to monitor the progress of the app with interest. :)

DannySmurf reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

roj: Thanks for your feedback. Some of what you brought up is actually available (though apparently needs to be a bit more obvious); most of the rest was put onto the list for a future beta (I don't think there's a request there that hasn't been brought up on my forums, and all have been accepted). As for removing DLLs... that's an Installshield issue. Files that weren't in the original install package aren't deleted on uninstall.

ogman reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

roj - "that makes me 'God'" ROFL! I don't know about God, but you ARE funny, in a delusional, self-caricature sort of way. Get over yourself already.

In spite of roj's "generous" analysis, 5 stars.

yuit reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 29, 2004

and its hilarious that you think its "generous" of you to consent to use this program.

theres one to put on the ole resume... "roj" has "generously" agreed to use this program.

geekz reviewed v2.0 Beta 3 on Mar 28, 2004

I my professional opinion (as professional as anyone else here) it works great. Some of the plugins seem to need work, but the program itself hasn't crashed once. Nice job.

noredspoon reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 8, 2004

There was transparency in the older version, but it caused system resource problems. Basically that it used too many. But there may be tentative plans to bring it back in, from what I saw from the forums discussions. Knocked my review down to be neutral as compared to the latest reviews.

Nicholas440 reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

This dashboard is pretty good. It works as advertised, and I find it helpful. What I am trying to get for it is a skin that is transparent, so I can match my wallpaper theme. I think skins are available but I havent searched for any. However, as far as the application goes I have had no problems with it.. No lockups, no error messages or anything of that nature. I am using it on Windows XP Pro, with 512 mb of ram, and notice it uses very little system resources also. So thumbs up!! its a nice program.

eL MaesTro reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 2, 2004

so I guess you want a Java based one . . . .

a6 reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 2, 2004

oh no! one more .net-framework using prog... maybe the prog is "usable" but the .net-framework has to leave my comp - and so does dashboard. a dependance like this isn't that good, and i am sorry, but i cannot honor that. i can only appeal to remove the .net-framework...
btw. it would be good to mention that it must have .net-framework (v1.1) installed... ...yes, it's mentioned on the products website - but here?

Betaz reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 1, 2004

roj: How many bug reports did you send in because of problems you had? Most likely none?

This new version is not only extremely stable, but it has built in bug reporting. If you have a bug REPORT IT. Complaining doesn't fix bugs. There has been some work done to try to keep bad components from crashing everything, but remember, if you use third party components, you take that risk of having bugs. As of right now, I have had no problems at all with any of the official components and Dashboard.

Give it a try, and keep an open mind. It's beta, so if there are any bugs, report them, if there is anything you want to see, in the program, or in the way of components, email andrew@snpsoftware.com.

And yes... that screenshot needs to be updated, thats not only a very old version, but an extremely ugly theme for a very old version :S

roj reviewed v2.0 Beta 2 on Mar 1, 2004

noredspoon: Given the way you raved about 1.1 and the actuality that it was a steaming pile of crap in terms of stability (that so-called "final" was an alpha in my opinion), thus rendering it totally useless, you'll excuse me if I take your "review" with several boulders of rocksalt. Anyone else tried this? i use Desktop Sidebar and THAT is stable. I'll give it a neutral 3 stars until someone else gives it a whirl - I sure ain't testing this until someone else goes FIRST.

roj reviewed v1.1 on Nov 18, 2003

Nothing would please me more than to give this program a good rating. The concept is great, the utility undeniable. Unfortunately the program is in desperate need of a serious delousing. On three separate systems on two different networks (all running XP + SP-1 + .NET 1.1), the automatic update crashes the network module - always. The components are buggy, producing errors in the language packs (English), the image clock and even the installation procedure. The developers need to embark on a really serious and conscientious beta testing program with thorough testers (regression testing, anyone?) if they ever want this bugfest to be taken with any degree of credibility. Two stars until they get it right - this class of work will take months, people...

The DataRat reviewed v1.1 on Jul 6, 2003

Whether this proggie, or what will be in Microsoft Longhorn: A solution to a problem nobody has ! Reminds Bro. Rat of the "Channel Bar" Microsoft put in Win98 that nobody found a use for.

noredspoon reviewed v1.1 on Jun 30, 2003

Finally, the final we've all been waiting for. This one has been a long time coming, months of beta testing, and now its a powerhouse. I can't live without this program, and 1.1 fixed almost EVERYTHING.,

eL MaesTro reviewed v1.1 on Jun 30, 2003

----> GO to the "Codename:Dashboard" website and there download the adecuate version. For the .NET Framework 1.0 SP2 or for the 1.1, after that everything should work well . . . just try !

noredspoon reviewed v1.1 Beta 12 Refresh on Jun 22, 2003

YOu have to read the instructions. You have to have the .net framework. You have to make sure you got the right version of the program to support your framework. What kind of errors did it cause in your os? What didn't it do correctly? You might be able to get some help at their forums if you go there with your questions (or even here) before you swear it off and give it a 1.

Drivers reviewed v1.1 Beta 12 Refresh on May 27, 2003

Don't download it! it will not work afterall and it causes major errors in your os. Very Bad Download!!!

skipthedemon reviewed v1.1 Beta 12 Refresh on May 25, 2003

Okay been following this app for a while, critizied it for using 1.0 .Net, as the current platform was 1.1, the app was updated to 1.1. Now this update is back to an error as asking for 1.0, again, BAD programming practice, not everyone will be on a DSL / Broadband connection so downloading at 18mb download will take time, this needs to be addressed yet again

virtorio reviewed v1.1 Beta 12 Refresh on May 25, 2003

I would like to give it a better score than 1, but since it wouldn't even install properly, it leaves me with little choice.

noredspoon reviewed v1.1 Beta 12 on May 22, 2003

Development for this started before anyone knew of the sidebar in longhorn. Some of the features came about because users, not the developers, wanted it to look like longhorn. The development actually started after Microsoft Sideshow, which was the research project into what they could do with a sidebar. The developer saw Sideshow and didn't like it, so made his own to fit his needs. The point about betanews ratings is not whether the program needs to exist, but does it do what it says its supposed to with reasonable stability and functionality, and IMO, Dashboard goes above and beyond that.

gangstah reviewed v1.1 Beta 11 on May 13, 2003

This program is buggy, but that's expected. But really, I guess I don't see the point of the prog (this one or the one in Longhorn). I don't care about seeing stocks on my screen, don't need the MP3 player, just use Winamp...and the clock is not needed as well. I just see this as taking up valuable real estate. But that's just my op.

sclyde reviewed v1.1 Beta 10 on May 5, 2003

Can you say pretty much, EXACT, copy of the same thing that Longhorn is developing? Why do you bother?

madkiller reviewed v1.1 Beta 10 on May 4, 2003

Next to winamp 3.x this sofware is pretty darn buggy. But so far it pretty good and i love it. There still some tweak to be done with some component already available. In time it should be a perfect add-on for the non longhorn windows user. I rate it a 4 stars for this version because there still some anoying bug.

noredspoon reviewed v1.1 Beta 10 on May 4, 2003

Number 1. Before I talk about the program, don't judge it based on the screenshot. It has improved SO much since that was taken.
Number 2. The memory usage in this version has DRASTICALLY gone down. It took up an average of 30 megs before for me when I was using a full dashboard, not its an average of 1.5 megs. HUGE improvement.
Number 3. Probably for the same reasons, it starts up much faster than it did before.
Number 4. The new components are amazing. I thought it was useful in 1.0, now I can't live without it.
Number 5. I don't think its fair to SNP to rate this program on the .net framework use... you're rating the framework instead of the program, and that isn't fair to the company. If you took out all the negative ratings that had to do with the .net framework (most of which are "what's a framework" or "it's telling me I need this, and although I don't I'm going to assume I do and that the program is wrong and rate it horribly") it would be the top rated sidebar program on fileforum.
Number 6. No, I didn't write this software, and I wasn't an official beta tester for this software. I'm just a normal user, so if you're wondering why my ratings tend to be higher than everyone elses, its not because I wrote it :)

noredspoon reviewed v1.1 Beta 9 on May 4, 2003

Hey hey, calm down everyone. Go to www.snpsoftware.com and check the main page and it tells you what to do if you have .net framework 1.1. There's no reason to give it such low ratings when it's just the fileforum/betanews page that's not updated with the site, or doesn't have both versions...

On to comments, everything works amazingly well for me in this release. The news aggregator is a must-have now.

skipthedemon reviewed v1.1 Beta 9 on May 2, 2003

The program is written for .NET 1.0, current version is 1.1, which most would be running, the website 404's, so unable to see if there is a more current version. Having to pass this as a 1 as unable to install to test it, would advise a revision to 1.1 before the next release is even considered, as installing outdated code is usually a bad idea mmkay !

fatherb reviewed v1.1 Beta 9 on May 2, 2003

the download does not install, i have .net framework installed. the link to the website goes nowhere.
this program should not even be listed.

eL MaesTro reviewed v1.1 Beta 9 on May 2, 2003

Well . . . I DO got the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1(!!!!)Final. Even though it doesn´t let u install this thing!!!?!?!?! Since you cannot install it anywhere I give it for the time only a 2.

sizzle reviewed v1.1 Beta 9 on May 1, 2003

It says I needed the .NET framework to install successfully. So I go and download the latest .NET framework for my XP system from Window's Update website. I tried to run the installation again, it said the same thing. I rebooted, tried to install again, it's still saying the same thing. Either I'm doing something very wrong, or its installation program needs to be looked at some more. 2 Rating since I couldn't even install it, sorry.

noredspoon reviewed v1.0 Update Patch on Apr 27, 2003

And also, the new beta (still internal) has all the bells and whistles that you all are begging for. They're about a week away from a public beta, so check it out.

drG reviewed v1.0 Final on Jan 18, 2003

Agon,
If you don't like the program, why don't you just chill out & be happy that it not taking up too much space on your 31337 Sony GDM-FW900 24' @ 1900X1220. LOL I don't understand why people like you can't seem to find better things to do than trash other peoples' hard work. If you don't have anything constructive to say, whay bother even visting a place designed solely to showcase beta software. What have you programmed lately? Nothing? I thought so.

Phantom_jk reviewed v1.0 Final on Jan 17, 2003

It works as a final. Although I have crashed the program by changing the Folder Watcher properties, everything works otherwise. Also, the "MS Outlook" related components works for Outlook 2000 under Win2000 too. Now the only thing missing is an quick application launcher components and make it dock to any side of the screen.

Agon reviewed v1.0 Final on Jan 17, 2003

Handy?? Excelent?? What does it do windows doesn't already do or that other applicaiton do MUCH MUCH better already?
And withouth taking so much desktop real estate!!!
The utility of this program is null!!

noredspoon reviewed v1.0 Final on Jan 17, 2003

I don't know why so many people have problems with this program... The only time it's ever crashed for me is when it says it will crash when certain components are added that are still in BETA! The program itself just has come out of beta, but it seems like some people are treating it like its a finished program and crucifying it for all its little bugs. So far, with the final, I have had only one bug: the flexbeta news feed rarely ever downloads, but that's probably flexbeta's fault. Also, I'm running at 1024x768 on my computer at home, and although the monitor is PAINFULLY small for my taste, the dashboard helps more than it hinders, and I have plenty of space to work with. Right now the program is taking up 18 megs of my ram, which is pretty good considering what all it can do. Internet Explorer alone takes up more than that, and lets not even start on media player. Its a great and useful program in my opinion, but other people don't seem to think so, so just decide for yourself whether you want to download it.

jimf43 reviewed v1.0 Final on Jan 17, 2003

This is a program looking for a reason to exist. I 'looks' as though it should do something neat, but, really does nothing useful. What a time waster!

Agon reviewed vFinal Beta 4 on Jan 16, 2003

why would anyone ever install this??
It is big, cumbersome, take so much space on your desktop you will turn it off seconds later and I have a Sony GDM-FW900 24' @ 1900X1220 , so I would imagine people with normal 17" @ 1024x768 won't be able to do anyting because of this thing.
It is also full of bugs and it's utility is at mos questionable. Who needs a giant clock?? If you really need that get Beatnik which is much better and great looking. For new and stock checkers you have hundreds of much much better program like KlipFolio. email checkers are out there by the ton, some so nice and small they are not much more then a nifty little icon on your taskbar.
Resuming, is you want a mammoth, a big useless, buggy mammoth get this thing, if you are practical, have good taste and don't like trash get something else.

DannySmurf reviewed vFinal Beta 2 on Jan 15, 2003

At the risk of going against what I said before... :) bbhermit, you said: "I will NOT be wasting my time reporting bugs, if you fail to fix em. Nor shall I download this again. Nuff said!" You've said it crashes on startup, but you didn't give an error message, or any other information. If you would give even a small description of what the problem actually is, a bug can be fixed. If you're this vague and give no details at all, then you're just wasting your time posting. "Something's wrong! Fix it!" is meaningless, and just gets ignored.

bbhermit reviewed vFinal Beta 2 on Jan 15, 2003

This does NOT work with Windows ME! Yes, I have Net.Framework. I'd hoped since it was listed as final, they'd resolved the conflicts reported earlier. I'm still getting the same error message, and the program exits. This program doesn't even qualify as an alpha, in my estimation.

Fidelio reviewed vFinal Beta 1 on Jan 15, 2003

I wasn't pleased with this program at the beginning, but like the idea. It had a lot of bugs and was very slow in the early betas, but this guys have worked very hard to make it more stable and usable... keep going guys!!

kevinmark reviewed vBeta 6.5 on Jan 11, 2003

Four stars for this software. Yes, There is always some bugs but we can consider that there is a lot of work for this project and it looks fine on my screen.

ckjnigel reviewed vBeta 6.1 on Jan 7, 2003

But it doesn't take over the system, or leave unremovable traces everywhere ... So, even if it doesn't work reliably now, that doesn't mean using it is risky! The interface is delightful!

mayakovski reviewed vBeta 6.1 on Jan 5, 2003

This program should not be considered a Beta, it is at best an Alpha.
Very buggy, use at your own risk.

Good idea, but a long way from being useful.

antipika reviewed vBeta 6 on Jan 4, 2003

This software is good , but now to buggy and use to many ressource :) but its good project , i'm waiting for beta 8 or 9 :)

Spidah reviewed vBeta 6 on Jan 3, 2003

When I first saw the sidebar in an article on longhorn my reaction was a resounding YECH. This program hasn't changed that view - no offence intended. I find them to be large and intrusive. A large clock is not needed - the one on the xp taskbar is big enough. While stock quotes may be useful for some folk, I see no point in wasting system resources by having a slideshow running continuously or wasting disk space with the code to provide that option. Yeah, I know, you can choose what functions you want shown.
I only hope longhorn has the option to use a traditional taskbar instead.
Instead of just copying Microsoft's lame idea, why not try and make it into something useful? For example, howabout adding the option to show the shortcuts, normally on your desktop, on this thing instead? That would improve it.

Zereshk reviewed vBeta 5.5 on Dec 29, 2002

Had some bugs that i wish when the full version come out they can fix it also is the clock stolen from longhorn ?

Phantom_jk reviewed vBeta 5 on Dec 28, 2002

Nice looking but this thing still have too much bugs to be a good sidebar. Most of the components added after install do not work at all and creash thr whole program. This cannot be a major release. They have a long way to go. But when everything works, it may be very good ineed.

eddie reviewed vBeta 5 on Dec 25, 2002

Muhammad: You can get the .Net Framework at http://fileforum.betanew...ail.php3?fid=1016688677

Muhammad Irfan reviewed vBeta 5 on Dec 24, 2002

But it`s not the answer i,m still so eager to use it but still the problem of .Net Framework is a hinderence.So please if anyone can help to solve it out.
What is this .Net Framework & from where I can get it.
I,m running Win 98 SE.

DannySmurf reviewed vBeta 5 on Dec 23, 2002

I'll make this brief. I'm just posting here to clear this up, as there seems to be a bit of confusion. This is directed at the posts like this:

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Just a note to the author: I think that you aren't making any friends here by saying that people should not complain about your (beta) application.

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I am the developer of this program. I have never posted here before. I don't know who made the earlier comments/defense, but it was not me, or either of the other developers. Possibly a beta tester.

I and the other developers would not (and will not) respond to criticisms or comments made here or on other sites where news about this program is posted. There is a forum on our website dedicated to the program already, and that is where any comments/responses/feedback from us are posted.

Thanks for your time, and for all your comments. We may not respond to these, but we do read everything posted. :)

And I'm just going to give this a neutral rating so as not to upset the user rating as it is now. ;)

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Danny Smurf

tyshawn24 reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 23, 2002

I'm currently running Windows 2000 Professional but everytime I go to download it tells me that I need net. Framework could someone please tell me where to find it or where to go so that I can download it!

Muhammad Irfan reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 20, 2002

I am running Win 98 SE.I downloaded it but it continued to ask for .Net Framework.What is this & from where can I get it.
I tried Windows Update but the list didn`t displayed anything named .Net Famework rather it just had some security packages.

MrWatchDawg reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 19, 2002

I like it i mean its a nicer option then StyleBarXP and a alternative to windows codename longhorn

also thats my screen yall are using :)

Fidelio reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 18, 2002

To contribute to the tool, and not to be the bad guy as I've have been, Beta 4.5 shows considerable improvements in speed over previous versions... it seems they are working hard.

s00ner95 reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 17, 2002

Thx for the help, but what a waste of time that was. This is horrible. Not only does it not work, all I could get to display was a blaknk bar and a popup that said "Does Nothing" LMAO wow, .Net we are doomed

mikonon reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 15, 2002

the MrCar v 2.5 is flexible and match to my need

bbhermit reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 14, 2002

I'd give this a 0, if it were possible. I've downloaded it twice. It crashed on startup twice! I'm running Windows ME, with a 700 mHz processor. I will NOT be wasting my time reporting bugs, if you fail to fix em. Nor shall I download this again. Nuff said!

proton2 reviewed vBeta 4.5 on Dec 14, 2002

This program is worth more than the rating I have given it, but this is only compensate for the 5 star rating (and excuses) given by the author itself (my real rating would be 3 if the author hadn't posted the previous review). This piece of software is great nor useless in my opinion, I feel it is just OK - nothing more, nothing less. Because it seems like the next version is going to have this functionality anyhow I think it may be a bit redundant to release a program than offers similar functionality - but then again it is free and it may be a while before the next Windows is released. Just a note to the author: I think that you aren't making any friends here by saying that people should not complain about your (beta) application. If you can't stand this then why have you released your application on a beta review site like Betanews in the first place? Moreover, I think that instead of defending yourself by saying that the reviewers are wrong (and e.g. should buy new hardware) you should stop and think for a minute and question yourself what you as a developer are doing wrong. When (many) people complain it is usually for a good reason. Simple excuses will not make people like your application more. Use the time and effort instead for improving your application and people will learn to appreciate it with time.

aj11284 reviewed vBeta 4.0 on Dec 12, 2002

Don't forget... this is BETA software. If it is not stable, don't download it or don't complain. We are working on it. Its resources are lower and lower everyday as we get rid of the original useless code and replace it with more efficient code. Yes, we have MUCH more powerful components than Sideshow had, not to mention that sideshow never completley worked. Our components can be written in C++.NET or C# to do absolutely anything you want. And as for the resources... Unless you have an EXTREMLY old machine... you should be able to handle this. New computers are comming with a gig of ram or at least 512 MB. Right now, on my computer, with the default installed components, dashboard is taking 13 MB. That should not be too much for anyone, otherwise, you have more to complain about than our program, complain about your computer. Anyway, wasnt trying to sound mean, just lots of you people rate it low when it is not perfect. Well, not perfect is the definition of beta software. Vote on potential and how well the program can progress. Not how a beta version may be slower than a final would ;)

Fidelio reviewed vBeta 4.0 on Dec 7, 2002

The original Microsoft Sideshow (alpha version leaked to the internet) it's by far a better product as it is customizable, open (allows you to write your own ticket in HTML) and takes much less resources than this...

onetouch reviewed vBeta 4.0 on Dec 7, 2002

Well....Tell ya the truth, I've got better things to do with my resources, and I've got quite a few. Just sucks up to many. Pretty though.

SpaceGhost reviewed vBeta 3.1 on Nov 26, 2002

The idea is nice, but not original. I'm running it right now. Let's see, it's using 50mb of ram, 30mb of VM and there are 22 threads. That's great! I can't wait until everything is written using .NET because I will need a quad hyperthreading setup with 4gb of RAM just to get things up and running. Is this the future of software?

bbhermit reviewed vBeta 3.1 on Nov 24, 2002

Hey Pisto,, I tried GeoShell. Not bad. BUT!!! I prefer to have a few of my favorite icons on the desktop. Also, was a pure beech (gotta watch the foul language ) to shut down, so I went back to my standard Explorer desktop. Thanks for the tip, at any rate.

ynjhs reviewed vBeta 3.1 on Nov 22, 2002

This looks pretty good. The software runs extreamly slow for an executeable and especially considering I have a cable connection when it grabs information from the net. The component development looks easy and seems to be a good start. Its a long way from being worthwhile for most users but in the long run it may be a hit.

Google Toolbar in IE is better then the google component in this... who knows.

Screen shots are a must, and even the site doesn't mention them. Blend/Fade needs to be faster/better.

Overall a 3 for a good try.

MrWatchDawg reviewed vBeta 3 on Nov 22, 2002

Hey guys I am like a really good friend of the guy who created dashboard and there are still quite a few bugs in there that he will be fixing and btw beta 3.1 has been relesed so this is old news now! lol! so anyways but beta 3.1 screen shtos available http://www.tech-critic.c....php?id=718&catid=2

bbhermit reviewed vBeta 3 on Nov 22, 2002

I running Windows Me, with a 700 Duron processor, and 128 megs RAM. I get "Fatal Exception Execution Error (0x7926fcd8) when I try to run this program. Then it asks permission to exit the program. I have no idea what this should do, but it doesn't.

Pistos reviewed vBeta 3 on Nov 22, 2002

Want stability? Try GeoShell!

http://fileforum.betanew...ail.php3?fid=1036615426

jsouthworth reviewed vBeta 3 on Nov 22, 2002

Very cool. The media player component crashes my system every time (Windows 2000 SP3 and Media Player 7), but other components work well. I get a few .Net errors when it refreshes. I wish the e-mail would integrate with Exchange server or just Outlook in general for corporate use.

gloom reviewed vBeta 3 on Nov 22, 2002

Looks nice, is nice but crash too often.

I know it is still beta but which beta ??? Downloaded from betanews, intalled and when I take a look in the about box, it shows "Codename: Dashboard Beta 2.5 Build 1.0.343.334" :s