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Software Reviews

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.

Mobysaurus Thesaurus
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Wish I could give it six stars  qright

Mobysaurus Thesaurus version 1.0.55
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

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

WordWeb
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Nitpicks only . . .  qright

WordWeb version 5.0
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

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

EasyRead
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Ctrl + scroll wheel = easyread  qright

EasyRead version 1.5
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

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

FilZip
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  May not be good for complex archives  qright

FilZip version 3.01
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

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

XnView
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Powerful  qright

XnView version 1.82.3
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

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

ShirusuPad
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  I needed it but didn`t know it  qright

ShirusuPad version 1.1b beta
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

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

nPassword
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Has potential . . .  qright

nPassword version 1.0.2.41
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 3

. . . 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

The GIMP
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  It's good!  qright

The GIMP version 2.2.13
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

. . . 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

Auto Movie Creator

Auto Movie Creator

Create movies using video clips, photo images, and music files.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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

RoboTask

RoboTask

A powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to automate any series of tasks you can do on your computer.