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by Minuet
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.
- Free Trial ($29.95)
XP/Vista/7
Simple, effective, and better than many 
Registry Mechanic version 5.1
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
When I renewed my Spyware Doctor, I was offered a package deal. Having used and having many freeware scanners, I canceled and spent the next several hours evaluating the latest. Registry Mechanic excelled at finding problems. As I mentioned in my Spyware Doctor review, it really depends on what you're looking for, but I don't like PCTools simplistic interfaces. They don't let me get at stuff, save things, tweak, etc. (I'm considering jv16 Powertools for that, but it feels so MFCish ... but unlike PCTools, they provide family licensing) Anyway, this tool does a great job with (unfortunately) little to no effort on my part.
Review date: Jan 03, 2006
- Free Trial ($29.95)
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Second year renewal --- simple and effective.
Spyware Doctor version 3.2.2
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I deleted my review from Feb 2005. I've now renewed for a second year. Unusual for me, I'm a SW developer and switch packages frequently. I run this on a family computer and it does a great job with very little effort on my part. I also run a paid AdAware and freeware versions of others, like MS (previously Giant SW), SpyBot. Anyway, this is my favorite for effectiveness, and ease of use. I forget about it and it updates itself and just works. Could be because the family PC generates lots of low laying fruit. What prompted this update and my renewal was evaluating another package then having spyware doctor find a bunch of serious and undetected items. That said, I wish it had a better interface and features for someone that thinks they know what they are doing. Also, there is no family licensing. The questions I've asked of support were answered in a timely manner.
Review date: Jan 03, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Simple setup, excellent fan and temp monitor.
SpeedFan version 4.20
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I first tried [..] (having used it in the past), but couldn't get it working with my IBM NetVista 3607. This tool installed with no problems. It automatically detected various sensors and showed me what I wanted to see - temperature and fan speeds. It has several other features, but I didn't try them.
Review date: Oct 28, 2005
- Free Trial ($70.00)
- Win (All)
Great tool!
Offline Explorer
- Overall:
Handles many link types. I ve also experienced excellent support.
Review date: Apr 19, 2003
- Free Trial ($40.00)
- Win (All)
Install on W2K, ME
Ameri-Imager
- Overall:
It downloaded and installed without problems on my w2k and me systems. I loaded images from a Canon PowerShot A40, no problems. Both image display rate and navigation were very good.
Review date: Oct 22, 2002
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
Nice hive defrag result on w2k.
PageDefrag
- Overall:
Very nice result on W2K system. There is no install, just a single executable. My results were: software hive from 1400+ frags to 1. System hive 60+ to 1. Page file 3 to 2.
Review date: May 08, 2002
Create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be distributed online or as standalone .EXE file.
A powerful monitoring solution to record PC activity, including keystrokes, email and more.
Create interactive Flash movies and tutorials to show how applications and systems work.
