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Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.1 January 10 - 4:47 PM ET This is without a doubt, one of the best freeware programs I can think of. It's easy to use by anyone, has a small memory footprint and offers some powerful options to reducing a DVD from two layers (9gb) down to one layer (4.5gb). Read full review
Reviewed Microsoft Winter Fun Pack 2003 November 13 - 3:23 PM ET I am not a fan of bloat - nor do I like counter-productive user interfaces. My recommendation is Media Player Classic. It's under a megabyte, can be used with mouse and keyboard - intuitively - (ie. in a standard manner to 99% of other windows... Read full review
Reviewed Download Accelerator Plus 7.0 Beta August 17 - 5:32 PM ET I've used a number of download managers over time. I must say that DAP is the FASTEST for downloading that i've seen. Unfortunately, it's reliability could be improved. I have tried the non-beta version of DAP on three different people's Windows... Read full review
Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 3 August 11 - 4:22 AM ET Excellent program!! By the way buggernuts, in future I suggest you rate the program for what it does and not your opinion of the Internet. As the review page says "keep it on topic". Dennis Read full review
Reviewed OpenOffice for Windows 1.1 Beta 2 May 25 - 5:05 AM ET If you have paid for Microsoft Office then I recommend you stick with it (unless you are thinking about upgrading - in which case i'd change to Open Office). If you don't own Microsoft Office, don't even think about buying the it!! This suite... Read full review

Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.1

January 10 - 4:47 PM ET

This is without a doubt, one of the best freeware programs I can think of. It's easy to use by anyone, has a small memory footprint and offers some powerful options to reducing a DVD from two layers (9gb) down to one layer (4.5gb). Read full review

Reviewed Microsoft Winter Fun Pack 2003

November 13 - 3:23 PM ET

I am not a fan of bloat - nor do I like counter-productive user interfaces. My recommendation is Media Player Classic. It's under a megabyte, can be used with mouse and keyboard - intuitively - (ie. in a standard manner to 99% of other windows... Read full review

Reviewed Download Accelerator Plus 7.0 Beta

August 17 - 5:32 PM ET

I've used a number of download managers over time. I must say that DAP is the FASTEST for downloading that i've seen. Unfortunately, it's reliability could be improved. I have tried the non-beta version of DAP on three different people's Windows... Read full review

Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 3

August 11 - 4:22 AM ET

Excellent program!!

By the way buggernuts, in future I suggest you rate the program for what it does and not your opinion of the Internet. As the review page says "keep it on topic".

Dennis Read full review

Reviewed OpenOffice for Windows 1.1 Beta 2

May 25 - 5:05 AM ET

If you have paid for Microsoft Office then I recommend you stick with it (unless you are thinking about upgrading - in which case i'd change to Open Office). If you don't own Microsoft Office, don't even think about buying the it!!
This suite... Read full review

dennis ball

Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.1

Reviewed Microsoft Winter Fun Pack 2003

Reviewed Download Accelerator Plus 7.0 Beta

Reviewed DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 3

Reviewed OpenOffice for Windows 1.1 Beta 2

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