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Software Reviews

by bluenote72

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.

eags on!
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Very easy to use  qright

eags on! version 0.8.81
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This works great! Easy even for beginners. Ability to add the tags for your music; many players use them for the titles that are shown. Renaming was simple in fact all of it was. It needed no help, I sat down and started using it. I love this!

    Review date: May 03, 2006

PhotoMeister
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Photo manipulating just got fun again  qright

PhotoMeister version 2.6
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Have had this one for a few weeks now, and while it does have a couple of drawbacks, they are features that may be implemented sometime. Being able to design my very own screensavers and photo albums was the real treat here, and one that I have been using. Even Pro software cannot hold a candle to Photomeister in ease of use. I had no problems maneuvering its interface, and no problems using the software as it does what it says. The Improve features are wonderfully simple and allows you to frame all your photos with cool coloured frames. Clear up those blurs with the auto optimize, and while it creates another copy of it, you always have the original, just in case you change your mind. The software also adds the publishing tools so you can decide how you want to preserve and share them. My thrill was sharing my photos in screensavers with my friends!

    Review date: May 01, 2006

Google Sketchup
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  A great software  qright

Google Sketchup version 5.0.245
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

For all the architects, this is for you. Did you ever want to build when you were a youngster? Looking to create your new home from the bottom up. You can set the measurements when you build it with the simple to use controls. It is a companion program to Google Earth, and free if you use the lite version. This afternoon I downloaded the White House from SketchUp to Earth. It is just that amazing! A warehouse exists for users allowing you to retrieve almost anything you want. Form your own user group and get ready for some fun!

    Review date: Apr 29, 2006

FreeCommander
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  What doesnt this software do?  qright

FreeCommander version 2005.09a
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

It does everything you could ever want. On the homepage it lists the features and they are excellent. Nothing has been left out. I use it for synchronizing folders and so much more. Get it and you will love it as much as I do.

    Review date: Mar 14, 2006

Spy Sweeper
  • Free Trial ($29.95)
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Whats the use?  qright

Spy Sweeper version 4.5.9
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 1

Several years ago I had this program and thought it was wonderful, now I am wondering what happened to it? It came back with a spyware report after it spent nearly two hours scanning my hard drives, and the list was shocking. At this point I had to ask myself if its findings was accurate. It came up with things I had never heard of, so I asked a tech friend of mine about it, and he said that over half of the programs it had reported on, was false. If I were to remove them (or have the software do it) I would probably mess up my system completely. After spending over 3 hours studying what needed to be removed, it asks for you to register the software, before it will do anything. The word here is "frustration" and false promises. If you pay for it, it will do what it says, which IMHO is not a trial. Dont bother with it as there are many others out there that will do it for free.

    Review date: Mar 14, 2006

Remlap KnowledgeBASE
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Great storage solution  qright

Remlap KnowledgeBASE version 2.0
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Once in awhile I come across one of those programs that does exactly what it says it does and also offers surprises as well. This program is exactly that. I especially enjoyed the "answers" button located near the toolbar, once you click on it, a browser from within the program opens to the search site. The information that you can have access to is endless. I found myself reading about all kinds of things and then storing them inside the Know base. It is easy to use, and contains full help just in case you have a problem that arises.

    Review date: Mar 03, 2006

McAfee SiteAdvisor
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Very impressive!!  qright

McAfee SiteAdvisor version 1.1.0.13
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is in my humble opinion, a must have software for anyone to use, and rely on. While not all of the sites I visit are listed, they will at some point be on that list, because people cared enough to use it as much as I have. Using this one will only make it better for everyone. I enjoy being able to search, and having the advisor ratings to go by, determining which site I will visit and which ones I will want to avoid. Research suddenly becomes much easier and a whole lot safer. This is a good one.

    Review date: Feb 27, 2006

Mayk
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Another quick start toolbar?  qright

Mayk version 2.0
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

This one crashed more than I got to use it. You can drag and drop the program icons into it, and they look good once there, but the alphabetized folders for the icons is a bit bogus. If you drag the icon there for say IE, it wont place it in the correct grouping, this is something you do yourself as the software doesn't, not a biggy, but after the program continually crashed, I said goodbye to it last night.

    Review date: Feb 27, 2006

Advanced Searchbar
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  A few bugs  qright

Advanced Searchbar version 3.26
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

A software like this one would be wonderful if all the bugs had been taken out, but with so many of these, time had not been taken to test it before its release. I liked the interface and the fact that I could access most of my internet programs from the toolbar itself. After a few days of enjoying it, it crashed and crashed my browser each time I opened it. So there are some bugs in it that have yet to be ironed out. While I wouldnt use it for myself, doesnt mean that it wont work for everyone, so I am going to recommend giving it a try. This is one of those programs that may be a work in progress, and if so, sometime in the future it may be much better, at which time I will have to have it back.

    Review date: Feb 17, 2006

Avant Browser
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Good for a try  qright

Avant Browser version 10.1.040
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

During the first few days, everything appeared to be fine. But in the days to follow, Avant Browser and IE were constantly competing to be the default browser. I like to have control over the programs that open on my machine, and when they open. Avant browser doesnt allow that control so I dont recommend using it for that reason. Otherwise it is a fine program that does what it says it does.

    Review date: Jan 17, 2006

iTunes
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  I had to try it  qright

iTunes
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

And I would recommend that everyone try it out. Organizing the music was easy enough, and the features are good. There are however other music organizers with the same features for managing a huge database of music. The only previews I received were from the Radio player section, but there again, there is already software out there that will allow you to listen to Radio, and record from the broadcasts. iTunes wont allow you to record songs, nor will it allow you to save them to CD unless you have first purchased them from the music store. The application is a great idea that still needs some work.

    Review date: Nov 12, 2005

CDBurnerXP
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Doesn't get any easier  qright

CDBurnerXP version 3.0.116
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

One of those phenomenal free programs, that works wonderfully as your default burner. It keeps growing too, which makes it a software on the move. Make .iso files, burn CD and DVD, burn your mp3's to discs and totally back-up every important directory on your pc. Make photo CD's, with an intuitive drag and drop interface. The software allows you to save each CD it makes as a project, which is important for later reference. If you burn CD's and DVD's often, this is a fine program to consider adding to your multimedia toolbox.

    Review date: Nov 08, 2005

ArtRage
  • Free Trial ($39.95)
  • Win2000/XP

qleft  Makes creating graphic art easy  qright

ArtRage version 1.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Nice GUI on this one, and so easy to use. Experiment with your own paintings, drawings etc. or import photographs to use as tracing paper. Getting used to the painting tools was a little bit awkward at first, but that was soon replaced by great confidence. And the results were wonderful. My family were very impressed with a poster I made using the software.

    Review date: Oct 12, 2005

Picasa
  • Freeware
  • WinXP/Vista

qleft  Rave reviews  qright

Picasa
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is one of those software programs that started out as something different than it became. The features are fun to experiment with, and the email feature for sending and sharing photographs and albums is something only found in expensive software. For sure not in something offered for free. It works seamlessly with your email program (Gmail included). You can hold photos in the tray to create collages and print to pages in your choice of sizes. All photos can be edited first with the feature rich photo editor before exporting to another album. Don't let this one pass you by! It's easy to use with full onboard help. It has received Rave Reviews from this user!

    Review date: Oct 12, 2005

Whats Running
  • Freeware
  • WinNT/2000/XP

qleft  Great program - does what it claims  qright

Whats Running version 2.1.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have thoroughly enjoyed using this software because it is so easy to understand. The feature allow you to control which programs run and which do not. Windows has many services that run that arent always what you need. Some of them, in fact, can be shut down. What's Running shows you all processes and complete information on each of them as to location and version. Then you basically decide which ones you want. I love to have complete control over which programs run at startup, and this software allowed me to accomplish my needs.

    Review date: Oct 04, 2005

PhotoFiltre
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Easy as cake  qright

PhotoFiltre version 6.1.5
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Now you can have your cake and eat it too because this program does what so many others have tried to do. I use this everyday to create beautiful graphics. If you dont know how to use a feature, full on board help is available. I enjoyed pulling down menu's and discovering much of the software on my own; it's easy as cake! Try this one out!

    Review date: Sep 27, 2005

Social Entertainment Network
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  A great beta  qright

Social Entertainment Network version 2.5
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

Let's hope that this gets better with time, and that SEM will add new features and possibly a new version that will be more like a finished project. I enjoyed using the program and the wizards make it so easy to use. Most of the help for using the program is easy to find within the software itself. Not sure if I will keep it, but I would recommend anyone try it.

    Review date: Sep 25, 2005

NeoBirthday
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Nice reminder software  qright

NeoBirthday version 2.1.1
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Very user friendly. It keeps all my important birthdays for friends, family and co-workers. Nice!

    Review date: Apr 27, 2005

Atmosphere Lite
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Not what it may seem  qright

Atmosphere Lite version 5.5
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

Downloaded this software about a year ago, starting with the free version which ran fine, a little choppy but decided to overlook that. During my birthday a family member decided to purchase a license and make it a pro version. Since changing over to pro, I am unable to get the software to run now, at all. During repeated attempts nothing happens. Stick with the FREE version of this and for heavens sake, dont buy it!

    Review date: Feb 15, 2005

Windows Defender
  • Freeware
  • WinWin XP

qleft  Something's missing  qright

Windows Defender version BETA
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Previously I had used this software, but I dont believe that the software has improved itself any from when it was known under a different name. Well after installing and running the program, I did notice a few things have been added to the interface, so that had my vote so far. After running it and letting it do its "stuff", I decided to run Ad-Aware. Thats where things changed, as Ad-Aware found over a dozen registry keys that this program missed. Which is also why I have to give it such a poor rating as far as its features go. Since its a beta, I am assuming that Microsoft is ironing out the bugs and there will be a new version coming.

    Review date: Jan 29, 2005

Napster
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Not as good as it looks  qright

Napster version 2.5.1.8
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 2

A slow competitor for download music services would be Napster. I wasnt impressed by the software and further by the subscription, which is at best, like paying for a dead horse. The older tracks, which have been payed for a dozen times over, are still .99 cents each. I would have to be desperate for music to do this, and crazy too. None of my online friends can use it, cause they are located outside the USA, which is another feature that should have been re-worked.

    Review date: Jan 21, 2005

dBpowerAMP Music Converter
  • Free Trial ($14.00)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Great software  qright

dBpowerAMP Music Converter version R9a
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Using DBPoweramp software requires no learning curve. For me it was the easiest software yet to date. I recommend it to all my friends and they love it just as I do. While the free version has a few limits as to editing the tags attached, it still remains a true work of art. This program gets a huge thumbs up!

    Review date: Jan 21, 2005

Access Manager
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Great program  qright

Access Manager version 2.0.55
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This was the second one that I downloaded and tried, and Access Manager gets the ribbon. It's very easy to use. If you need a free password manager, then this is it. It allows you to enter all the information that you will need to login anywhere and to any account. Get it! You won't be disappointed.

    Review date: Jan 13, 2005

Shareaza
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Clean easy to use p2p client  qright

Shareaza version 2.10
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Because of the easy to use GUI alone, I would recommend this program, but continuing on it has more usable features, allowing you to share files with anyone on the Gnutella networks. The lack of spyware attached to it makes it a safe choice. There is no secrets here, and hopefully never will be. I'm giving it a thumbs up!

    Review date: Dec 24, 2004

The GodFather
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Great way to clean up tags  qright

The GodFather version 0.68
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 5

I found the Godfather to be true to its name, the superior program for doing all the things that I so desperately needed. The resulting songs now cleaned up so that the tags appear in the player. For someone who cares enough to have organized files, and playlists this software lives up to its name. I would highly recommend this one.

    Review date: Dec 23, 2004

LyricFX for Winamp
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Lyricfx helps you sing along  qright

LyricFX for Winamp version 2.02
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I figured that a plug-in would have some flaws but this one is absolutely super because it does what it says it will do. You can also save the resulting information to a lyrics folder under winamp, or anywhere! There are controls for winamp located in the left lower screen, which allow you to fast forward to the next/previous track in your playlist. When I chatted a lot in the old days I am certain I would have used this to create a chat room called "Lyrics", then offer chatters the lyrics for songs, and not the songs themselves. Of course setting up a playlist first of songs that you want the lyrics for, then allowing the plugin to take over while you save lyric text files..Amazing! Try this one, its really cool.

    Review date: Dec 23, 2004

avast! Home Edition
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Avast saved me  qright

avast! Home Edition version 4.1.418
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is a real effective program for keeping your pc from viruses. It found a trojan that Norton kept missing for months. When all other programs have failed me, this is the one I can rely on. It's just that good!

    Review date: Oct 10, 2004

Norton AntiVirus
  • Free Trial ($49.95)
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Completely worthless software  qright

Norton AntiVirus version 2004 10.01.13.3
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

Forget calling customer service on this one, as they dont provide it. Purchasing an online subscription update was easy, but two weeks after doing so, a virus took my computer down, and all was lost. They tell you its the best, but from who's point of view? This is fake software, its promises are blown out of proportion. Dont bother with it.

    Review date: Oct 08, 2004

Folder Lock

Folder Lock

Create a password protected folder to store all your sensitive files and documents.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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

AceSpy

AceSpy

Keep track of everything that is done on your computer.