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Software Reviews

by brothergabriel

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.

Photoshop SpeedUp
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

qleft  Skip it.  qright

Photoshop SpeedUp version 1.0
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 2

There is only one other photoshop plug-in organizer or switch out there for free (Plug-in Commander Lite), so I have installed this SpeedUP twice and both times hated it and removed it. It renames your psd extensions so they are not recognized (pretty standard method), but you have to choose which plugins *to RUN*, not *to disable*. So you have an extensive (no pun intended) list of plugins to sort through. I use FreeCommander file manager (using an extension filter) and rename the plugin extensions myself. Maybe I just don't understand it right.

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

Mmm Free
  • Freeware
  • WinWin XP

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Mmm Free version 2.02
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 4

This program is actually a tantalizing advertisement for MMM-Plus, which costs 10 dollars (but is worth it). The free version has a color bar on the context menu which changes uncontrollably (unless you pay). But the free version is worth the pain, because it is the *only* program out there that lets you *shrink* your context menu! With the pay-version, you can even organize the context commands into different folders which you name yourself. But even if you don't pay the 10 bucks, this is a must-have. There's nothing else like it. Its just too bad you can't use it to re-arrange your context menus - you can only put some of them into certain folders (which CAN be re-arranged, always appearing at the top of the context menu).

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

Unlocker
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP

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Unlocker version 1.8.5
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is a must-have! It hides most of the time, you can turn it on and off if you like, or just set it to work whenever you want to unlock something. The icon shows in the system tray. It does *just what it is supposed to do*. Wonderful!

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

Bulk Rename Utility
  • Freeware
  • WinWin (All)

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Bulk Rename Utility version 2.5.4.3
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

This program is a dandy. At first sight, however, it is overly complicated and confusing with too many boxes and fields. But once you get used to that and realize what is going on, you see just how *powerful* that program is! I love it. Thanks a bushel!

    Review date: Apr 01, 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

This is a must have. I have used it for over a year. The *only* drawback is that it uses 3000k of RAM memory - but that isn't a problem, because if you really need that pittance, you can just close the program from the system tray. It starts with windows. Really, this should have been included in windows in the first place.

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

FolderViewer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003

qleft  Decent - has a sound effect previewer!  qright

FolderViewer version 4.8
  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 3

This is one of those "does-too-much" programs. But you can't complain too much since it is absolutely free! It has a FolderCommander that remembers its place when you quit. I prefer XnView to its photo viewer, and FreeCommander to its folderviewer. BUT, you can browse through sound effects quickly, but there are a few quirks that will cause it to not work until you restart the program. The interface is cluttered and complicated, but it is worth trying out.

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

FreeCommander
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Explorer free!  qright

FreeCommander version 2007.10a
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

FreeCommander is, like it says, free! I give it five stars = it doesn't embed explorer.exe like other programs! That means you can use it even if explorer is crashed. It is easy to use, and you get features like compare folder and synchronize that you would only get in a shareware if you paid. Great job!

    Review date: Apr 01, 2008

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.