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by Abraxas
The reviews and opinions below are posted by SnapFiles visitors. They do not necessarily reflect our opinion, and are solely based on the experience of individual users.
- Freeware
2000/XP/2003/Vista
Very good in Vista 
PC Tools Firewall Plus version 3.0
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I've used version 2 of this app for about 6 months. It got better with time, but version 3 is a major improvement. Many bottlenecks have been removed and the interface is easy to use and understand. There are 2 modes, basic and advanced, so you can have your desired level of control. Like most good firewalls, it also blocks code injection and memory changes that are not approved. Altogether a very good firewall, not too complicated but with all the needed options, and it is comparable to commercial firewalls. Since it is free, it is a real gem. You shouldn't run 2 firewalls. Be sure to disable XP's or Vista's or you will have problems.
Review date: Sep 25, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Very nice app
Visual CD version 2.0
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I've used the Offline CD Browser for years to catalog CD's. It works well, but has nowhere near the useful features that Visual CD has. I found it stable and fairly easy to use. Some features could be a bit clearer, but the main task of cataloging was straightforward. I'd suggest that others who had problems may have had them for other reasons, such as theming incompatibilities or scratched CD's. I have not yet experienced any erroneous size determinations, but those would be unimportant to me, anyway. The thumbnail feature is a great idea and a time-saver when searching for those obscure images.
Review date: Jan 04, 2006
- Free Trial ($29.00)
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Easy to use.
SilentNight Micro CD Burner version 2.9.2 beta
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This burner is very easy to use and since it doesn't require installation, it can even be run from an external USB thumb drive or a floppy. But the last 2 updates in version numbers have not changed the version that is actually downloaded---it is still the old version 2.0.1.11. I would really like to try the newer version. (Note: The old version is the one available on the site, too, even though it says it is the new one.)
Review date: Sep 12, 2005
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
High cpu, loses drives.
Hard Disk Indicator version 1.3
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
This could be a nice little app, but it uses far too much CPU for what it does. From time to time, it also seems to "lose" drives it is monitoring and needs to have its options set again. Needs work but a good start.
Review date: May 25, 2005
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Great piece of software
FileMap by BB version 4.0.3
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This is a simple program that can tell you what changes are being made to your system by installers or any other process. Find out exactly what those installers are putting in your machine and where. When it's time to uninstall, you can find ALL the parts, even the ones the installer doesn't take out.
Review date: Dec 07, 2004
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
No-frills --- does the job.
Telescope version 6.8
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Fast and effective metasearch engine. It found many obscure things I had problems finding with Copernic Agent. Not fancy, but it is fast and does the job well. Searches can be coverted to html and saved, if desired.
Review date: Oct 31, 2004
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Excellent archiver---all-in-one.
IZArc version 3.4.1.6
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This is a very well written and convenient piece of software. It opens nearly any type of archive you are ever likely to come across and has customizable shell add-ons for the context menu. As good as, or better than, Power Archiver and free to boot. It opened a rar archive that WinRAR and PA said was corrupt and the file inside was in perfect condition. Get it while it's still free. I wish it had a right-click "Compress to Cab" option, but that can be done by opening up the program.
Review date: Sep 15, 2004
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