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Software Reviews

by demonpen

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.

PhotoFiltre
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Tremendous power for photo editor  qright

PhotoFiltre version 6.0.2
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

PhotoFiltre is user friendly, full-featured, and is freeware: it's perfect! I got into its features by trial and error, and became proficient very quickly. A must-try before resorting to shareware!

    Review date: Dec 18, 2004

Abilon
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Good concept/ poor stability  qright

Abilon version 2.5.1 b193
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

I left Sharpreader to try a 5-star rated news aggregator. I found the errors popping up frequently with program shut-downs. My feeds were lost in huge categories of hundred of feeds which came from I don't know where. Compared to this, Sharpreader is vastly more stable and has a better format.

    Review date: Nov 30, 2004

Mozilla Firefox
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Memory errors  qright

Mozilla Firefox version 1.0 PR
  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

I wanted tabbed browsing, and Firefox worked good for 1 day. Then memory errors started popping up every time I tried to browse. These errors carried over to Internet Explorer. I completely deleted Firefox, rebooted, and VOILA! No more memory errors. There is a serious bug at work here- this browser is not ready for public release.

    Review date: Oct 22, 2004

Easy JPEG Printer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP

qleft  Great tool for printing captioned/dated jpegs  qright

Easy JPEG Printer version 1.9
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Easy to use, but powerful tool for printing JPEGs in a variety of layouts. Try it and you won't be without it.

    Review date: Sep 26, 2004

XP Syspad
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP

qleft  Good features/ slow loading  qright

XP Syspad version 6.0.5.9.1
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 1

If this utility didn't require 30 seconds to load every time, it would be very useful. But I can access all its functions directly through XP in a fraction of the time this program takes to load. The Xtort website is geared to games rather than system utilities.

    Review date: Sep 21, 2004

RegSeeker
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Puts snap in your xp!  qright

RegSeeker version 1.35
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

After downloading RegSeeker and running the registry cleaner, I noticed a definitely quicker response in browsing, running programs, and experienced no problems whatsoever. I also use Registry Optimizer to consolidate space left by removed registry entries.

    Review date: Sep 21, 2004

MightyFax
  • Free Trial ($19.95)
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003

qleft  Good program: peculiar customer service  qright

MightyFax version 3.11
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is an easy-to-use fax program. Very nice for the price. But a contact with customer service elicited a strange hostile response. A high-strung artistic temperament, no doubt. Fortunately, this fine program probably won't require you to contact their support.

    Review date: Aug 28, 2004

Opera
  • Freeware
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Useable but not up to competition  qright

Opera version 7.52
  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

If Opera was the only browser safe from threats of the internet, it would justify its weird operation. It is not very similar to other browsers or mail programs and it requires more commitment than is justified, considering good ol' IE, its clones and Mozilla products. If you want to challenge yourself, here is a good puzzle. For smooth browsing and email, go elsewhere.

    Review date: Aug 17, 2004

ZoneAlarm
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/Vista

qleft  Great program until current update  qright

ZoneAlarm version 4.5.538.001
  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

I have used ZoneAlarm for years, until today when the latest update kept putting my computer into repeated hard lock-up. Uninstalling Zone Alarm completely solved the problem. You cannot email ZoneAlarm directly via their "contact us" link, which is annoying as well. Time to try Sygate.

    Review date: May 26, 2004

GoodSync

GoodSync

Backup your files and/or synchronize them with another location.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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

FantaMorph Pro

FantaMorph Pro

A powerful and easy-to-use software for the creation of fantastic image morphing effects