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by KEAndersson
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
Win (All)
The interface is a bit awkward 
Portable Start Menu version 2.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Nice app, and pretty easy to use. The interface would be much better if there was a possibility to resize the Options window. With many apps in several folders it can be laborious to move an app from one folder to another. The window only holds 20 lines and there is no auto scrolling. No real drag-n-drop... If you care for small files on your USB stick, you should consider Pstart as an alternative. Both apps use an XML file to build the menu, but for each app PSMenu uses 1548 characters to describe the icon. With 11 apps in the menu, the XML file for PSMenu is exactly as big as the XML file for Pstart with 180 apps in the menu!
Review date: May 25, 2008
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Use it with caution!
Secunia PSI version 0.9.0.1
- Interface: 5
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Updating la Secunia can make a muddle of your software: A really big share of my applications are portable. Secunia finds those application and judges them as outdated. If I then try the solution Secunia proposes, and update my applications, my portable versions would be replaced with installed versions!
Review date: May 03, 2008
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
Easy to use and portable
GreatNews version 1.0 Beta (Build 383)
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I really don't know much about feed readers, so I like GreatNews: It automatically does whatever needs to be done, without demanding my interference. GreatNews is portable - no installation whatsoever - so I can carry the reader with me on an USB stick, plug it into any connected computer I happen to run across and read my newspapers. The fact that GreatNews is multi-language with support even for my little "mother tongue" Swedish adds to it's virtues. Nice!
Review date: May 01, 2008
- Free Trial ($30.00)
- 98/ME/2000/XP
To copy error messages
Kleptomania version 2.6
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Here is the reason for Kleptomania: An application crashes and pops up a text that passes your comprehension. It is supposed to tell you what went wrong, but you don't understand it. You need that text, for searching on Internet or for mailing it to your support. But you can't copy it. With Kleptomania you can! Then you can search for things like "EA36AA0F90982F9F29D020D9D5AA9AC9", or your support can, without risking not to find it because you mistyped something!
Review date: May 01, 2008
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
A golden oldie
Screen Calipers 1 version 1.0
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This is still the very best tool for everyone that have to measure something on the screen, and it is fully portable. It is non-obtrusive and doesn't need a lot of computer memory. As a web designer I use it on a daily basis. There is a shareware version too, and I payed for it, but I really don't need all the extras so I quickly returned to this free version!
Review date: May 01, 2008
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
A portable version is provided
FastStone Image Viewer version 3.5
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This viewer is so very good - I regard it as indispensable. The inbuilt file renamer is a gem. There is a portable version too, downloadable from FastStone Soft.
Review date: Apr 30, 2008
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Nice, but a security risk
APO USB Autorun version 1.6.2.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The possibility to autostart an autorun.inf from the USB device is very convenient. That simple fact leads many to use APO USB Autorun regardless, or even totally unaware, of the very obvious risks. USB Autorun starts the autorun.inf, even if you block all autostarts from USB devices in the registry and/or press the Shift key when plugging in the USB device. I do like APO USB Autorun, but as it is a security risk I normally don't have it running on my computer. My son wrote a little application and put it on an USB stick, together with an autorun.inf. With USB Autorun running he plugged the stick into my computer, and it copied my WAB file to the USB stick. If you are aware of the risks, APO USB Autorun is a very nice tool. But don't allow it to autostart and don't have it running in the background, especially not when you leave your computer unattended!
Review date: Apr 30, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
New version 1.38 gives full portability
MobaPhoto version 1.36
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Version 1.36 writes to the registry and can't be regarded as really portable. You get 7 keys in the registry and the program parameters will also be stored in the registry. But there is a new version 1.38, that doesn`t write anything to the registry. Just download the ZIP file and unpack it to any folder. Then run the file MobaPhoto.exe.
Review date: Apr 29, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Fast and easy to use
HFS - HTTP File Server version 2.2c
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
A very easy and safe method when moving files between our computers at home - faster even than our fastest memory stick, and safer than Windows own folder sharing.
Review date: Feb 12, 2008
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
A must
WinPatrol version 14.0
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
We have six computers running in the family, and we work with computer support. When reinstalling Windows - or making a fresh installation - the procedure is always the same: 1. OS, 2. antivirus/firewall, and 3. WinPatrol. This software is indispensable, but I do recommend an upgrade to the PLUS version.
Review date: Feb 12, 2008
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