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Software Reviews

by Tantalus

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.

DeskPins
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

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DeskPins version 1.30
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Installed without problem on Windows XP Pro system. (I haven't tried it yet with Vista.) I find myself using this nifty little program more all the time. Kudos to the developer!

    Review date: Mar 05, 2008

Taskbar Shuffle
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

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Taskbar Shuffle version 2.2
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have been wishing a program like this existed for years. Today I discovered Taskbar Shuffle and installed it immediately on XP Pro. Let me say that it's like manna from heaven! I am now able to arrange my taskbar buttons in the order I prefer. This should be a standard feature in Windows--especially Vista. But alas, Microsoft is too focused on adding features that have minimal impact on users.

    Review date: Mar 05, 2008

SpywareBlaster
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

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SpywareBlaster version 3.5.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I've been using this program for over a year now and I really like it. Manual updates are necessary unless you are willing to pay, but you only have to update every couple of weeks or so. I use this in conjunction with Ad-Aware SE; SpywareBlaster keeps most junk off my machine and Ad-Aware takes care of what does slip through. Highly recommended.

    Review date: Mar 16, 2007

jetAudio Basic
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

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jetAudio Basic version 6.2.6
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have become so tired of all the bloat in players such as Windows Media Player (9,10,11), and RealPlayer. (God save us all from Nero 7!) Consequently, I decided to give jetAudio a try and man was I pleasantly surprised. It's very seldom that anything impresses me--especially software--but this little gem was an instant hit and remains so today. It is now my main player. Other reviewers have complained about the difficulty of making a playlist. While not the easiest thing to do the first time, it is possible, and once you have it figured out it is relatively easy. The player has a lot of other features and tweaks that you can fiddle with to tailor the player to your liking. I highly recommend this to anybody.

    Review date: Mar 16, 2007

OpenOffice
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

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OpenOffice version 1.15
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

As an exclusive user of Microsoft Office for the past 10 years, I was reluctant to switch to anything else. After reading about OpenOffice in numerous publications, I finally decided to give it a try. (What the heck, it's free.) I am pleasantly surprised with this software. It has a slight learning curve from MS Office but I found the menus and options to be very intuitive. I have found no compatibility problems yet with my existing MS files. (OpenOffice will recognize MS files and save them as MS files if you desire.) This package is now my mainstay and I am converting all my MS files to open source format. I am no longer a slave to MS and their expensive, proprietary office suite.

    Review date: Feb 11, 2006

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.