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Software Reviews

by TracyEckels

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.

Unlocker
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP

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Unlocker version 1.8.3
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

It's one of those programs you didn't know you needed, until you found it. Then the next thing you know, (THIS IS GREAT!) Now you can delete those files and folders left behind when you uninstall something, because they were locked by an active process. Unlocker will unlock the files and delete them for you, letting you clean your disk like you've been trying to.

    Review date: Mar 31, 2007

System Mechanic
  • Free Trial ($49.95)
  • Win2000/XP/Vista/7

qleft  One of the best maintenance utilities.  qright

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

I've been using System Mechanic for years now and I have been very happy with it. I have had problems with the problems with it but IOLO tech support has always helped me in a timely manner, and they keep the program updated regularly. One of my favorite features is the uninstall utility. System Mechanic will let you select any program (even if is not listed in your "add/remove" programs list) and it will find all traces of that programs installation and uninstall them for you, well worth the price alone! Another great feature in the latest version is the program mover. Using the same ability as in the uninstall, it will find all traces of an installed program and move them to a new location. I can't help but recommend the latest version.

    Review date: Dec 20, 2004

Panda TruPrevent Personal
  • Free Trial ($29.95)
  • WinWin (All)

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Panda TruPrevent Personal version 1.0
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

If you already own Panda Antivirus software then don't waste your time with this, you don't need it. Most of their packages already have TruPrevent built in, and their Platinum antivirus software and TruPrevent will not install on the same PC. Otherwise this is a terrific program since it monitors all Windows processes and services and updates regularly. If you're running an alternate antivirus program this is worth giving a try. Since all this program does is monitor your active processes the only UI you have is an icon in the clock box. Right click on this and an animated window slides up giving you choices between manually updating, getting a status check, or other settings. That's really all you need for this program. Is it worth the money? I don't know since I have Panda Antivirus Platinum on my system, I can't use TruPrevent although I did check it out by switching programs. I've opted for Platinum since it is a full suite system.

    Review date: Sep 21, 2004

Diskeeper Pro 2010
  • Free Trial ($49.95)
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

qleft  Set it and forget it.  qright

Diskeeper Pro 2010 version 8.0 Pro
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 4

I have evaluated several top quality Defrag programs. I had abandoned Diskeeper Pro and switched to O&O Defrag because I got tired of diskeeper running in the background at inopportune times and hogging system resources. However with their latest release, Executive Software has incorporated a "screensaver mode". You can configure the Defrag engine to "set it and forget it" and it will only kick in when the screensaver is active. So presumably, you aren't using your computer. I've always complained to Executive Software that they need to incorporate a user interface so one can have control over the Defrag process, but they tall me their system works fine. I admit that the screensaver mode is a huge improvement, but when you're converting a 200MB WMV file to an MPG format (something that can take close to 1.5 hours) you don't want the defrag to kick in. So to prevent that I just turn off the screen saver.

    Review date: Sep 05, 2004

Tanida Quiz Builder

Tanida Quiz Builder

Create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be distributed online or as standalone .EXE file.

Spytech SpyAgent

Spytech SpyAgent

A powerful monitoring solution to record PC activity, including keystrokes, email and more.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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