Software Reviews

by golata

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.

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

Excellent

Web Album Generator version 1.8.2

Interface: 5
Features: 4
Ease of use: 5
Value: 5
Overall:

I can't tell you how long I have looked for an easy to use program to put photo albums on my web site. I thought I had tried them all. Wow. They didn't work or was I too stupid to figure them out. With Web Album Generator I had an album up on my website in no time. Thanks to those who made it and gave it to us free.

Review date: Jun 03, 2006

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

We don't need this.

Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 1
Value: 4
Overall:

Old, tired and dangerous.

Review date: Jul 22, 2005

Free Trial ($34.95)
Win (All)

Overpriced and undersupported

PocoMail version 3.4

Interface: 2
Features: 2
Ease of use: 1
Value: 1
Overall:

With the advent of new, free and politely supported email programs, Poco is, in fact just that -- small. That is, except for the price tag. No need to give this one a try.

Review date: Jun 03, 2005

Free Trial ($19.95)
Win (All)

Reduce your typing

TypeItIn Pro version 2.6

Interface: 4
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 4
Overall:

Extremely useful tool for auto-typing of emails, passwords, phrases and just about anything we type frequently. Saves a lot of time and is a breeze to learn.

Review date: May 22, 2005

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

Great extention

InFormEnter version 0.2

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

This is a wonderful extension for Firefox and helps you avoid Roboform -- just in case you were turned off by the way the latter "updated" their program.

Review date: Apr 18, 2005

Freeware
Win (All)

Best

Weather Watcher version 5.5c

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

This is the best weather program I have found - freeware or shareware. For starters, from where I'm sitting (Thailand), it has international cities. Another thing that I like is that it has the heat index ("feels like")right there in the tool bar for you. This program is easy to use, light on resources and has all the weather info you need. Finally, a question to the developer was answered very promptly.

Review date: Feb 05, 2005

Free Trial ($249.95)
98/ME/2000/XP

$150 in futility

Internet Business Promoter (IBP) version 4.1.5

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 1
Value: 1
Overall:

For starters, you can't paste anything into the form fields. It must be done manually. Fill in the fields manually and you start getting messages that you didn't do this or that. Do this or that again and again and finally you end up at the beginning. Start all over again doing it manually. This would be a poor freeware program, but at $150 it is less than poor. If the program itself is this bad, imagine the results you are going to get on search engines.

Review date: Feb 05, 2005

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

Handy is right

Piky Basket version 2.0.0.21

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

Extremely useful and easy to use tool. A great organizer as well. If you want something to go somewhere, drop it in the basket. When you're finished with what you want to move, past it into the folder you chose, and that's it. Many thanks to the developer.

Review date: Jan 17, 2005

Free Trial ($24.95)
98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

Over-under

Internet Download Manager version 4.03

Interface: 3
Features: 2
Ease of use: 3
Value: 1
Overall:

Over priced, over hyped and undersupported. Download Express is better and it's free.

Review date: Jan 17, 2005

Freeware
2000/XP/Vista

Nasty leftovers

CDBurnerXP version 3.0.116

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 1
Value: 1
Overall:

Can't get rid of some stuff after uninstalling. Repeatedly wants to reinstall itself when, for example, I open mp3gain or download some prgrams. I hate stuff like this. I appreciate folks making nice programs to share with others, but really, we should be able to easily and completely uninstall this stuff if it isn't our cup of tea.

Review date: Jan 02, 2005

Freeware
2000/XP/2003/Vista

Nice little program

Send To Toys version 2.3

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

Handy when you want to send a file or folder somewhere else and might not want to deal with copy - paste. I use this and Piky Basket both. They make my life a little easier.

Review date: Dec 29, 2004

Freeware
Win (All)

Excellent and free

SyncBack version 3.2.6

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

Fine program.

Review date: Dec 28, 2004

Free Trial ($49.95)
2000/XP/2003/Vista

Excellent but expensive

Diskeeper Pro version 9.0

Interface: 5
Features: 5
Ease of use: 5
Value: 1
Overall:

Super great program if you have 50 bucks for a defrag program. Highly recommended for the well healed.

Review date: Dec 24, 2004

Free Trial ($49.95)
2000/XP/Vista

Pricey bloatware

System Mechanic version 5.0

Interface: 2
Features: 1
Ease of use: 2
Value: 1
Overall:

This is a wannabee program. Exactly what it wants to be isn't clear. That it is too freaking expensive is quite clear.

Review date: Dec 24, 2004

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

Scary

A9 Toolbar version 1.1.1.495

Interface: 2
Features: 2
Ease of use: 2
Value: 1
Overall:

If you don't check out the privacy policy on this baby, you're making a mistake. We're not talking paranoia here. We're talking about a coup -- a coup to Amazonize the universe and it begins right in your own home. Right on your own computer.

Review date: Dec 22, 2004

Free Trial ($29.99)
98/ME/2000/XP

Needs work

Surfpack Startpage version 1.2.97

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 2
Value: 5
Overall:

Illogical interface. Reasonably intuitive up to a point but don't change too much or else you're in a hole that your intuition can't get you out of. Golata

Review date: Nov 15, 2004

Freeware
2000/XP/Vista

At a loss

Rainlendar Lite version 0.19.3

Interface: 2
Features: 2
Ease of use: 2
Value: 2
Overall:

I'm at a loss as to why so many folks dig this program. I don't want to badmouth the kind people who made the program or degrade my friend who like it. Maybe it's just different strokes. For me, though, this program doesn't come close to having what it takes. Golata

Review date: Nov 15, 2004

Free Trial ($29.90)
98/ME/2000/XP

Time waster like spam

FamilyMail version 8.1

Interface: 1
Features: 1
Ease of use: 1
Value: 1
Overall:

Some things are funny and others, like Spam and this program, wastes your time.

Review date: May 29, 2004

Freeware
Win (All)

Why?

iISystem Wiper

Overall:

Why do people like this program even though other programs contain the same functions(eg Tweak UI)? Because this program is small, has a single purpose and does it well. You don t have to hunt for this or try to figure out that. What you want is right there in an easy to understand and trepidation free interface. Small and simple is beautiful.

Review date: Apr 26, 2004

Freeware
2000/XP/Vista

History

Ad-Aware 2007

Overall:

Regularly updating again and, once again, an important tool to have on your machine.

Review date: Mar 09, 2004

Freeware
Win (All)

Gentle but Powerful

NoteTab Light

Overall:

This is a highly intellegent program that is more than a Notepad replacement but in not bloated with needless frills. Excellent.

Review date: Jan 29, 2004

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

The best?

Stickies

Overall:

Well, it is the best I ve found anyway. Much easier to grasp that AT Notes, for example.

Review date: Jan 27, 2004

Free Trial ($34.95)
Win (All)

Super

ClipMate

Overall:

Do you do website work? Perhaps you copy things, forget where you put them and then wish you remembered? Would you like to clean up what you copy? Save what you copy? Move stuff around? This program does the work of at least 4 or 5 other programs and does it flawlessly. Wonderful!

Review date: Nov 30, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Classic Hall of Fame

Yankee-Clipper

Overall:

This is in a class by itself. In terms of freeware, there is nothing better. A possible shareware alternative (and even better?) is Clipmate. If you don t know about Yankee, download and never be sorry. If you don t know about Clipmate, give it a shot for a shareware program that seems to actually be worth the dough.

Review date: Nov 26, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

OK

Avant Browser

Overall:

Fine program.

Review date: Oct 31, 2003

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

Awesome

Spybot - S&D

Overall:

I ventured into a place I had never been and a place I knew I shouldn t have gone -- cyber-crack-keygen-serial land. I was careful. Scared even. But somehow all of this stuff -- so awful -- ended up not just spying but installing, inserting, slowing, sucking RAM and taking over my computer. I ve been a fan of SpyBot for some time, but now, I am a true believe, a follower, an apostle. Thank you SpyBot people for helping and teaching.

Review date: Oct 31, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Better

Avant Browser

Overall:

I used Crazybrowser and MyIE2 for quite awhile. They are excellent programs and I thank the folks that built them for being so generous. When I initially tried Avant, I didn t like it. I must have been in a bad mood that day or impatient. It beats two really good browsers hands down. Thanks.

Review date: Oct 31, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Nice

Sound Control

Overall:

Nice little program that gives you more control over your volume. Easy to access and easy to understand.

Review date: Oct 15, 2003

Free Trial ($49.95)
2000/XP/Vista

AOK

TuneUp Utilities 2008

Overall:

Nicely done. For compulsive tuneup folks like me, I suggest that you give it a try.

Review date: Oct 08, 2003

Freeware
2000/XP/Vista

Hall of Fame

ZoneAlarm

Overall:

This is a wonderful program that works flawlessly. It is very intuitive. Thanks to those kind folks who make this program available free.

Review date: Sep 22, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Most of the bugs (bugging my computer) have

MR Tech Systray

Overall:

Most of the bugs (bugging my computer) have been resolved and I now have the program on my machine and use it routinely.

Review date: Jul 30, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Decent

LaunchIt NOW!

Overall:

Replaced Winkey with this. Missed Winkey and went back to it but then realized I DID prefer Launch It. Got a few annoying habits -- eg, wish you could organize and the icons without so much effort. But it s fine by me even though I am waiting for some improvements.

Review date: Jun 12, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

So far so good

Dimension 4

Overall:

This has been the best time sync program I have ever tried. Has worked flawlessly for several months. It also works fine with TClock, a program that belongs in the Freeware Hall of Fame for its simplicity and perfection.

Review date: May 31, 2003

Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP

Nice

vanBasco Karaoke Player

Overall:

Does what I want it to do and does it very well.

Review date: Mar 06, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

OK

MP3 Tunes

Overall:

This is a nice program. I use it primarily for its extra features rather than as a player which is a bit cumbersome. For a player I still haven t found anything better than Tracktor Player.

Review date: Mar 02, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Yep

TreePad Lite

Overall:

Anything you use for awhile, delete, regret it, download again and keep, deserves a pat on the back. Pretty darn good program.

Review date: Jan 25, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Better

AM Browser

Overall:

I ve come back the Crazy after using MyIE for a spell. I have nothing bad to say about the latter, but Crazy just does it a tad better -- at least to my taste. Excellent and recommended.

Review date: Jan 25, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Super

RoboForm

Overall:

When something gets to the place where you kind of depend on it and, unfortunately, almost take it for granted, then it is time to say something. This is one great program. Get It!

Review date: Jan 25, 2003

Free Trial ($29.95)
Win (All)

Great

Acoustica MP3 CD Burner

Overall:

This is the best burner I have found and the support is excellent as well.

Review date: Jan 21, 2003

Freeware
Win (All)

Yes but. . .

WordWeb

Overall:

I agree with the comment that the extra clicking is annoying. But this is a super nice program for those who want a very handy dictionary and, in spite of the couple of extra clicks, I highly recommend it. I do, however, second the motion to minimize clicking.

Review date: Jan 21, 2003