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by MrJaw69
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
2000/XP/Vista
It works! 
Duplicate Cleaner version 1.4.3
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I have the data management sensibilities of a bag lady AND I'm a pack rat to boot. I tried other duplicate cleaners and they all had the same problem: They dump the duplicate information on you in a mountain, then expect you to make heads or tails of it. Duplicate Cleaner approaches the problem of multiple files in multiple directories in a clear methodical way. I picked up on how to use it in no time, and in such a way that I felt confident that I knew exactly what I was doing (and thus not deleting files I wanted to keep). It doesn't seem to have bells and whistles, but I appreciate the KISS model. Good software should do one thing and do it very well. Duplicate Cleaner fits the bill.
Review date: Nov 07, 2009
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Reenergize your keyboard
HotkeyP version 4.5
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
When I first got my laptop, a Dell, it had this little button near the top that called an all but useless (for me) help website. When I started clearing off all the bloatware that manufacturers put on new machines, that button stopped working. HotkeyP gave new functionality to that button with only a fraction of the bloatware's CPU/memory overhead. It's incredibly satisfying to personalize and customize function keys and key combos, and there's a lot of features on HotKeyP and they're easy to implement. If I had this for my Mac at work, I might not loathe it so much. :) I'm surprised to see this little gem isn't more popular. If you want your machine to be a little more efficient, a little more configurable, give HotKeyP a whirl. It doesn't even junk up your registry. My only complaint is that it won't open my external cd burner tray. Other than that, my compliments and thanks to the software author.
Review date: Jun 19, 2009
- Freeware
- 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Might save you a reinstall
USBDeview version 1.36
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I wonder how many windows reinstalls have prompted by USB port failures? The USB ports on my main machine can be twitchy. With USBDeview I can wipe the USB record and start over, which is a very nice option to have. It's also fun to see what USB devices have been plugged into a computer and when. Hats off to the developer!
Review date: Jun 08, 2009
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista/7
Fills a need
EASEUS Partition Master version 1.6.4
- Interface: 2
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Partitioning isn't something most of us do a lot, and Windows doesn't seem to have a way to easily do this, so this software really helped me out. The interface is rather vague. I had to use a help file and tinker, but I got it to do what I wanted.
Review date: Aug 07, 2008
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Wish I could give it six stars
Mobysaurus Thesaurus version 1.0.55
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The software: The features are incredibly comprehensive. It's very configurable. If I were to nitpick, I'd point out that it takes a long time to load up on my machine, and that delay breaks my stride when writing, somewhat, but I can live with that. Also, I would like to be able to access the same context menu in the "look up" field that is available down in the list of synonyms. The thesaurus: my problem with most thesauruses is that you won't find the word you're looking for, but you'll find a lot of words that no one knows and that don't really apply. Mobysaurus is just as guilty: it suggests good words as well as some delightfully eccentric ones. As an example, look up "blood" in Mobysaurus and you'll get lots of quirky offerings. This software feels like an actual paper thesaurus/synonym book, and seldom does software equal its printed forebears. Mobysaurus does. Writers will love it.
Review date: Mar 29, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Nitpicks only . . .
WordWeb version 5.0
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I use Wordweb a lot. Daily. It spoils me rotten, and makes me look a lot smarter than I am. Unlike some computer dictionaries I've purchased, I have yet to feed it a legitimate word that it doesn't recognize. If I were to niggle, I'd point out that what is usually listed as the #1 definition in most dictionaries is sometimes #2 or #3 in Wordweb. It is also missing some secondary definitions, so I'm a bit leery when using it for serious writing, but use it I do, and I recommend it often.
Review date: Mar 26, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Ctrl + scroll wheel = easyread
EasyRead version 1.5
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 3
- Overall:
I'm not trying to detract from the product, and having the + and - is a real nice addition, but you can simply press CTRL and use the scroll wheel to change the text size in most browsers. Saves you 200K.
Review date: Feb 16, 2008
- Freeware
- Win (All)
May not be good for complex archives
FilZip version 3.01
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 3
- Overall:
Filzip tends to lock up on my XP machine, and to randomly skip files in nested directories when unzipping from large archives.
Review date: Feb 25, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Powerful
XnView version 1.82.3
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I tried a couple other viewers, but I use Xnview so much I take it for granted. It crashes occasionally, but has tons of features and doesn't hog system resources. Hats off to the developer!
Review date: Jan 24, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
I needed it but didn`t know it
ShirusuPad version 1.1b beta
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
It's like having a legal pad built into your computer because it has that use-it-in-an-instant spontaneity. Shirusu pad saves you the clutter of post it notes, doesn't hog your computer's resources, and comes in mighty handy.
Review date: Jan 23, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Has potential . . .
nPassword version 1.0.2.41
- Interface: 2
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 4
- Overall:
. . . but the problem with nPassword is that I found no documentation for it. I use it, and it's handy to drag and drop usernames and passwords, but I couldn't figure out how to implement the auto login scripts without documentation. It's better than typing passwords, but it needs a bit more work (like some instructions).
Review date: Jan 23, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
It's good!
The GIMP version 2.2.13
- Interface: 2
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
. . . but it's a little different. When I first used Gimp it was doing exactly what I wanted it to do, but I didn't know it because I wasn't used to the interface, but now that I'm used to it I'm finding more and more useful features. If this is your first image processing software you might look for something a little less elaborate, but if not, I'd recommend it. It saved me from spending $100+ on a commercial product. I seem to recall that I had some trouble downloading the documentation, but so far I haven't needed it.
Review date: Jan 23, 2007
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