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Software Reviews

by Ericks

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.

Screamer Radio
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  You can`t go wrong with this one  qright

Screamer Radio version 0.4.3
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

This is one of those apps that does what I want it to do: great internet radio playing. It's easy to use, has tons of preset stations ranked by language, genre, network or region. Not all links work though. You can also save your favorite stations for easy selecting. It would be great if it was skinnable. The interface, although functional is a bit..uhm...boring. Congratulations and a big thanks to the developer for keeping it free.

    Review date: Jun 21, 2009

IrfanView
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  There are certain things..  qright

IrfanView version 4.20
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

There are certain things in life you take for granted. You can't do without and don't even realize how much you depend on. One of these things is IrfanView. I have been using this little gem for years, almost on a daily basis. It was the first freeware I ever downloaded. In the mean time it grew, many features were added and that I actually don't use. But it's one of those programs that will also be on my computer.

    Review date: Oct 09, 2008

Opera
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  What else do you need?  qright

Opera version 9.5
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have been using Opera for many years now. What attracts me most is the speed and ease of use. On my computers it consistently outperformed IE based browsers as well as Firefox. Chrome is possibly faster but it looks too spartanic to me. I spend most of my computer time on the Internet so a browser should also have a pleasant feel and look to it. Particularly interesting is the Speed Dial mode which gives you easy access to up to 9 favorite websites every time you open a new tab. They are visible as little webpages on the new tab. Just click any of them and off you go. Needles to say that you can decide yourself which websites to include. Overall, you can't go wrong with this one.

    Review date: Sep 20, 2008

HSSVSS
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  It does what it should do  qright

HSSVSS version 7.09
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

I installed this program about a year ago because I travel a lot and people have access to my office. And thanks to this program I caught my ex nosing around my stuff twice. Ok, the interface looks a bit out of date. But otherwise it's easy to set up and use. Whenever I travel I put it on automatic startup and have it run hidden in the task tray. And it gives quite some adjustment options. For a free surveillance program it's great. Congratulations to the developer.

    Review date: Aug 24, 2008

CCleaner (Slim)
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Excellent  qright

CCleaner (Slim) version 2.09.600
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have been a user of this program for some time now. And it's getting better with every update. Better in terms of speed because it was already great in terms of cleaning up the junk from my hard drive. This is one of those programs that should be part of everybody's kit of maintenance tools.

    Review date: Jul 12, 2008

Glary Utilities Free
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

qleft  It's ok  qright

Glary Utilities Free version 2.5.2
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

I use several free applications to maintain my PC. The nice thing about Glary Utilities is that it combines most of these tools in one program. That is quite handy. I have the impression though that the specialized (freeware) programs I use do a more thorough job. Examples are Regcleaner that still found 50 registry errors after I ran Glary and CCleaner that also still found things to clean. Still, I can recommend it as a good and fast program.

    Review date: Jul 12, 2008

Comodo Internet Security
  • Freeware
  • WinXP/Vista

qleft  A nuisance  qright

Comodo Internet Security version 2.4
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

After seeing the Snapfiles rating and reading the comments I decided to install Comodo firewall. I had been using the Sygate firewall but thought I needed something more modern. Comodo installs easily and the interface is OK (although for many maybe a bit too cluttered). One has to authorize programs to connect to the internet, so far so good, but it somehow doesn't seem to remember that authorization. Even when I click the "remember" field. It keeps asking and asking, again and again. This became such a nuisance that I decided to uninstall this program. I'm sure it does a decent job but it probably needs some working over. So I'm back to good old Sygate (I know, politically not correct) which although not supported anymore does a great job. It withstood all firewall tests I had done on it.

    Review date: Feb 14, 2007

Cpick
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Easy to use  qright

Cpick version 2.6
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

I work often with colors in my files and use this little program a lot. It's fast and efficient. After picking a color from any object on the screen it can be stored on it's clipboard in several formats (hex, decimal, RGB, etc.) for later use. It can also store the color in Window's color picker but unfortunately it doesn't seem to integrate with MS Office. Meaning, for Powerpoint, Word and Excel I have to type in the RGB code that CPicker calculated. A suggestion to the developer: please build in MS Office integration, for example as an icon on the application's toolbar (and keep it freeware of course :-).

    Review date: Jul 01, 2006

WinSock XP Fix
  • Freeware
  • WinWin XP

qleft  It's my last resort  qright

WinSock XP Fix version 1.2
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have used this application several times and in the mean time it's part of my top 5 software that I always have at hand. I don't know how it works or what exactly it does but whenever my connection goes corrupt or even when I notice it becoming slow and unreliable I run this program and I'm up and running again. A must have.

    Review date: Jun 30, 2006

Hidden Menu
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  A must have  qright

Hidden Menu version 2.2 R2
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 5

I have been using this applet for years and cannot imagine one day having to do without it (unless something similar comes build into Windows). The author doesn't seem to do any updates but as far as I'm concerned none are needed. A must have.

    Review date: Jun 30, 2006

ObjectDock
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Nice but "heavy"  qright

ObjectDock version 1.1
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

I recommend this applet but only for those that have a fast computer with lots of memory available. I used ObjectDock for a while but decided to go back to the simple but very light on system resources Hidden Menu. ObjectDock looks great and the dynamic buttons look quite impressive. But beauty comes at a price in that it eats up resources.

    Review date: May 16, 2005

POP Peeper
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  A program i was waiting for  qright

POP Peeper version 2.3.5
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This program does what it has to do and does it for free. My congratulations to the company that developed it. By far one of the best applications residing in my computer.

    Review date: Jan 28, 2005

avast! Home Edition
  • Freeware
  • Win98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

qleft  Good product  qright

avast! Home Edition version 4.5.549
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

After major problems with not being able to get rid of Trusted Zones in IE I decided to reformat my PC, install a non IE based browser, anti spy software and also look for an alternative anti virus program (after Norton). I tried AntiVir Personal which didn't satisfy and then Avast! No problems here. Very straight forward. Easy to install, doesn't slow the PC. Eats up a lot of Mb though. But if you can afford that, this is a program to consider.

    Review date: Dec 11, 2004

Avira AntiVir Personal
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  A disappointment  qright

Avira AntiVir Personal version 6.29.00.02
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 2

After having used Norton anti virus for some years I was ready for trying something else. I researched a lot on the internet and what caught my attention with AntiVir PE is that apparently it uses very little Mb when loaded. I installed it which went flawless. But using it is quite a different matter. It made my PC extremely slow. All applications take ages to load. At times it's as if the PC freezes or even has crashed. I got enough memory available and a fast processor. But I was forced to deinstall this program. For me it doesn't work. I am now happily using Avast!

    Review date: Dec 11, 2004

Tanida Quiz Builder

Tanida Quiz Builder

Create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be distributed online or as standalone .EXE file.

Spytech SpyAgent

Spytech SpyAgent

A powerful monitoring solution to record PC activity, including keystrokes, email and more.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

Create interactive Flash movies and tutorials to show how applications and systems work.