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Software Reviews

by RobertTrost

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.

ReSysInfo
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Truly excellent, in XP, too!  qright

ReSysInfo version 2.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I also run XP (Home Edition) on my Pentium 4 PC, and I have no problems at all with it. A comparable program is XPSysPad. It runs just as well as ReSysInfo, but its GUI is somewhat more spartanic. Both programs are excellent!

    Review date: Jan 31, 2007

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Not only excellent, but also safe!  qright

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner version 1.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Eusing Registry Cleaner is not only a superb program, but it is also a very safe program that doesn't remove vital Registry entries. This, of course, is very important, for a lot of other Registry Cleaners sometimes make a mess of your Registry, virtually more or less disabling your PC.

    Review date: Oct 28, 2006

Atlantis Word Processor
  • Free Trial ($35.00)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Atlantis is much better than microsoft word  qright

Atlantis Word Processor version 1.6.1.3
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Atlantis the excellent product of word processor developers who THINK! It has many more features than Microsoft Word (any version), such as double underline, easy insertion of special symbols, etc. The only thing I'd like the developers to add is a "print to PDF" feature like the one in Open Office.

    Review date: Aug 30, 2006

FastStone Image Viewer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  I fully agree with talossos  qright

FastStone Image Viewer version 2.6
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Talossos is quite right. I tested the FastStone Image Viewer/Xplorer2 combination and indeed found it to be ideal and very practical! ...

    Review date: Aug 09, 2006

Paragon Exact Image
  • Free Trial ($39.95)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Danger! don't touch this program!  qright

Paragon Exact Image version 7.0
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 2

This is crippleware at its worst! When you want to delete a "capsule" (i.e. an invisible partition in which your image is placed) you must register i.e. purchase the program first! After uninstalling the program it tells you to restart your PC. When you do that, your PC will not boot and will ask for the Paragon Partition Manager floppy (which you will not have because you downloaded this program!). So there you will be: with an unbootable PC because of a thoroughly corrupted Master Boot Record (MBR)! Only using the Repair function of the original Windows XP Setup disk and typing FIXMBR after the C: prompt will prevent you from losing your partitions and, with them, your valuable data!

    Review date: Mar 15, 2006

Skype
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Why are some people griping about skype?  qright

Skype version 1.4.0.78
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Some people are always asking about anything "What's BAD about it?". Other people always start by asking "What's GOOD about it?". I belong to the latter category. As SKYPE is continuously improving, its quality is getting better all the time. Third party plugins, such as Pamela (the free voicemail utility), are available and add to an already magnificent SKYPE experience. Personally, I'm quite enthusiastic about SKYPE. If you want to make totally free calls to fixed phone numbers in a large number of countries, then try the VoipBuster program. You can use VoipBuster along with SKYPE. The two programs complement each other and live comfortably in your System tray. Enjoy!

    Review date: Oct 18, 2005

Ashampoo Burning Studio
  • Free Trial ($49.99)
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Not probably the best, but simply the best!  qright

Ashampoo Burning Studio version 5.20
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have been using my registered version of Ashampoo Burning Studio for the past half-year, and I have never felt so secure when burning my CDs and DVDs! Both the in-program and customer support are terrific. The user simply can't go wrong! Warmly recommended!

    Review date: Sep 07, 2005

Registry First Aid
  • Free Trial ($27.95)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Rfa is really top notch!  qright

Registry First Aid version 3.2.1.398
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

RFA is easy (and safe!) to use. One of the most useful features is the "System Restore" option. RFA is also very fast and effective. I am never anxious using RFA, for it deals with the Registry in a very careful manner, avoiding to delete essential Registry items.

    Review date: Mar 01, 2005

TrayBar
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  This gem can easily be overlooked!  qright

TrayBar version 2.4
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Traybar is a real gem, a magnificent Program Launcher that takes up very few resources and works flawlessly. Because it is small and Freeware, it can easily be overlooked. Once I found it, however, Traybar has been my faithful companion, eliminating the "icons circus" on my desktop. I cannot work without it anymore. My advice would be: grab it and use it before it becomes commercial!

    Review date: Jun 21, 2004

Cacheman
  • Free Trial ($10.00)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Removes remnant DLLs!  qright

Cacheman
  • Overall: 5

CacheMan is one of the very few Memory Managers that removes remnant DLL files, those DLLs that have been left in memory after having been used by a Windows program. I strongly recommend CacheMan if for this characteristic only.

    Review date: Jul 29, 2003

Internet Download Manager
  • Free Trial ($24.95)
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Fantastic, reliable Download Manager!  qright

Internet Download Manager
  • Overall: 5

The Internet Download Manager, notwithstanding its unassuming name, is a fantastic and reliable download manager with many features not found in other such programs. One really feels "protected" when downloading files, because it gently warns you when problems threaten to occur. Strongly recommended!

    Review date: Jan 05, 2003

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.