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Software Reviews

by Ketlan

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.

FeedExplorer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Neat and logical  qright

FeedExplorer version 1.0.6
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

A very nice piece of software. Not too many bells and whistles, so there's nothing wasted, and it does the job it sets out to do - which is to read feeds. The interface looks attractive and all the controls are intuitive. A great piece of freeware that should serve as a glaring example to some of the over-complex rubbish out there that people are expected to pay for. Love it.

    Review date: Aug 22, 2005

Stickies
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Excellent  qright

Stickies version 5.1a
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Nice little piece of software that does precisely what it says it'll do. Who could ask for more? :-)

    Review date: Jul 23, 2005

Thingamablog
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Not great but trying hard  qright

Thingamablog version 1.0
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Once you're through working out how to set this up, it works beautifully and neatly. One of the clear drawbacks is having to install Java first but if you can tolerate that, this is a worthy piece of blogging software. I've no idea why it's in this section - the RSS thing is rarely used by anybody, as far as I can see. The worst drawback with the blogging section is that it doesn't allow for comments to be made - other than that, it's good, neat, adaptable and (oh joy) doesn't require all that messing around with MySQL that so many other bits of blog software require. Good stuff.

    Review date: Jul 23, 2005

TrayPlay
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Not pretty but pretty good...  qright

TrayPlay version 1.0
  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

This is one of the ugliest bits of software on my machine - but it also happens to be one of the most essential, easiest to use and most efficient. If all you want is a music player without all the visualization rubbish, the playlists and all the other nonsense, this is the one for you. Oh, and the learning curve is zero - believe me, zero! A great piece of software.

    Review date: Jul 23, 2005

Opera
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Speedy, safe and classy...  qright

Opera
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 5

I've used loads of browsers on a whole host of machines over the years and nothing comes close to Opera in speed or sheer style. Infinitely adaptable, as safe as it gets and classy as all hell, it packs in more features than all the others put together. Email client, newsreader, RSS feed reader, coffee-maker, it's got the lot. What a star! Ten out of ten. (I lied about the coffee-maker)

    Review date: Jul 23, 2005

Gsplit
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  A good example of great freeware  qright

Gsplit version 1.8.0
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Excellent piece of software. It does precisely what it says on the box (that that it has a box). Well recommended for those who need such a utility.

    Review date: Jul 23, 2005

Folder Lock

Folder Lock

Create a password protected folder to store all your sensitive files and documents.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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

AceSpy

AceSpy

Keep track of everything that is done on your computer.