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Software Reviews

by JamesH

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.

Cobian Backup
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

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Cobian Backup version 8.0.0.146
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 3

I have used Cobian since version 6, and have always liked its reliability and many features (including compressed, encrypted, and FTP backups). But you can't delete files in the destination that have been deleted in the source. So when you try to do a restore, you are left with a confusing mess to deal with. It used to be (up to version 7) that there were ways around this limitation. For example, a zip compressed backup would not include deleted files. But even this has been changed in version 8. This is done on purpose by the author; he has a bug about never deleting anything, so this will not get fixed. Reluctantly, I am no longer using Cobian; SyncBackSE works well for me now.

    Review date: Jul 25, 2006

HDD Thermometer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

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HDD Thermometer version 1.2
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Having tried about 6 disk temperature monitors (some with SMART), this is now my favorite. It is deceptively simple, but gives you two user-selectable temperature thresholds which can issue a warning and/or put the PC into hibernation or shutdown. Surprisingly, both worked on my Win2k/XP PCs. And the memory usage is very small. The only problem is that the registration code will not enter unless the proper Program ID is used. And a different Program ID is provided for each separate PC, AND EACH ACCOUNT. I run in a limited User account, but the program requires Administrator rights, so I use the RunAs Administrator command. However, the program ID is different when using the RunAs Administrator command as when logging in as Administrator. This seems like excessive security for a program that is given away for free anyway. But once registered, it works great. The taskbar temperature icon is attractive too.

    Review date: Mar 05, 2005

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.