Software Reviews

  Easily bypassed  

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

Two issues I found right away. One, from within Yahoo Kids, I was able to go to yahoo's home page and then type in non-kid words for searches and end up at a porn site. Two, I was able to kill the app with task manager without having to know the exit password.

  Too basic  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 1
• Ease of use: 4
• Value: 2
• Overall:

It is a nice simple interface, but i work for a company online and I need the time sheet exports to be more comprehensive than just a simply time in/time out. There needs to be time totals, including total for the time sheet and calculated wage.

  Very nice  

• Interface: 5
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 3
• Overall:

This one is quite a nice app. I regularly use another one which is free, but absolutely nowhere near the options or functions that this one has. I find it difficult to pay $40 for this since it can all be done with other freebies, but since it is all integrated and done quite well and conveniently, maybe I will.

  Filling a gap in the market  

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

This is an extremely cool little app. It fills a gaop for me where I used to use the big flash authoring apps just to get a simple transition between a couple photos in an swf format. There are only a couple things that are in need of attention with this one. 1 - the swf export is rather large (file size) compared to other software. 2 - It needs a few more options as far as adding text, etc.

  Shallow app  

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

This registry cleaner is just short of "sucks". The interface is terrible looking, the job it does cleaning is very shallow, only looking for surface and obvious invalid registry entries. probably only scans current users shortcuts and paths. There are much better choices floating around here at snapfiles, some free, some not. The other thing i noticed is that this app is pretty much just a bridge to get you to come to their web site and download/buy other products.

  Great application  

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

SmartDraw has always been above average, I have tried it many times over, but cannot justify the huge price tag.

  Looks awesome - keeps crashing  

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

I agree with the above (below?) post, it does use a lot of ram when running, but i would not leave it running constantly anyway, I would like to use it every so often. Unfortunately, on my particular computer, it keeps crashing during the initial scan.

  Fun stuff  

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

This is probably not a very good buy at 30 bucks, but then again I am frivolous with my paypal account. The resulting font is definitely cool and resembles your handwriting very closely. The only problem is that you have to install the font on any machine you want to see it on. People generally send an email saying "look at my cool font" but the recipient see's arial and has no clue what this crazy person is talking about. All in all, very entertaining and fun to use.

  Easy to use but not great cleaning  

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

I have ran this on a few machines and found that it doesn't find many registry errors that some other products do. After running this one and having it find a couple hundred errors to fix, I then run regsupreme which find thousands of errors still present. I have used worse, but it's not the one I would call my reg cleaner of choice.

  Very complete tweak tool  

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

This is an excellent tweaking tool for XP or Vista, the interface could use some work but i am sure it will get better as new versions are released. This freebie does what the pay "Tweak" tools do and more, a lot more.

  Much too primitive for the cost  

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

For pretty much the same price, you can get [...], which will automatically split the tracks, name them according to a freedb lookup, place them in a folder named after the artist-album, create wav, mp3, ogg or wma, and burn to cd all in one go. This program falls way short of that for the money. I can do the same thing this does with any freebie recorder.

  Still the coolest!  

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

This app is so cool! I used it years ago and just rediscovered it, it still amazes me and is even better than ever! The files created are fairly small, which makes them fine for emailing or web use. Mostly I have used this app to create entertaining tutorials for simple windows functions. It has much more potential than that though. A must download.

  Very cool!  

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

The software is very cool and has some features for enhancement and editing that I have never seen before. Vicman always puts out unique apps, but he really needs some more bandwidth on his server.

  Very good but not for me  

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

This is one of the few network config changers i have used that works well. The problem i have with it is that it must run in the system tray in order to use it on the fly. Unless you want to go to start>programs>etc to run it every time you need it. While sitting in the tray, it used about 40MB of ram, which seems to be a waste if you only use it one time to switch your location. I use one of the freebie macro applications here at snapfiles.com instead and create an icon on my desktop which turns NICs on and off.

  Good program - bad English  

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

This program is very nice and packed with versatility. The only problem is the English version is really bad. I am volunteering right now to translate for the author. The most unique thing about this program to me is that when you start it, the window comes flying in from the icon location, I did that like 10 times in a row :-)

  The perfect media player  

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

I have been looking for this for a very long time! I need a music player for my laptop which goes to bar gigs with me, between my band sets we play music through the PA system from the laptop. One huge issue has always been mp3 files being different volumes, one sounds fine, the next blows peoples ear drums out. This media player has built in normalization! Along with a good equalizer (so many don't have one), clean and simple interface, fast loading and glitchless operation, this is definitely the one to have. Even if this was shareware, I would have bought it.

  Update?  

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

I have owned a copy of this program for years and years. It creates pretty cool little swf files, but it has this annoying "smack" sound every time you click anything in the interface, I was hoping that would be gone or at least an option to shut it off with this new version but....what new version? The link from snapfiles and from mix-fx web site both still point to the same old 1.04 i have had for years. Not a display of a responsible developer.

  It's ok, not the best  

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

I read the previous review and thought I had to try this. I have to disagree strongly. This program presents a large window with a mish-mash of shortcuts only after you click on it in the system tray (or leave it up all the time). This is no faster than just using the windows start menu. I have used Tray Commander for years now on all my computers, it is absolutely the best launcher I have ever used, and DOES have a backup and restore function.

  Vista only???  

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

This is the first software I have come across that would not install on xp or 2000. It said Vista or later. Wow, do they want to sell this thing or not? [Editor: Other versions are available from the homepage]

  Just won't work  

• Interface: 4
• Features: 2
• Ease of use: 2
• Value: 2
• Overall:

I have tried this app twice now, the first time was a few months ago and nothing has changed. It does connect to forums and pull in info etc. But the options are very limited. I would like it to auto-update at timed intervals, but there is no setting for that so you have to open it, click the sync button manually. Even then, it did not notice a change on a forum I had posted to a few minutes earlier. This app is a good idea but in my testing i have found that it is simply not ready to be released.

  Not the easiest to use, but a darn good app  

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

I have 3 others I use regularly. this one I mostly use to capture myspace video as it plays. The interface is sort of confusing if you are not used to it, there are multiple screens to this app and each one has different sections. for example, the help screen on one window shows something different than the help screen in the configuration window. But I did like it enough to buy it, so there you go. I still use mwsnap for instant screen shots that save automatically.

  I can't believe i missed this one  

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

Being a download-aholic and a computer tech, I cannot believe i missed this gem for so long. It just replaced about 4 other programs for me. I like to have two registry cleaners on hand, there is my main one and now this one replaces the secondary one i had been using. I also like the context menu items it adds for wiping files (another one it replaced), and I like that you can choose which context items you want. I think if this author wants to sell the pro version, he/she may have to disable this free one a little more.

  I use it all the time  

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

I understand the complaints of the previous reviewer, there is some truth to what he says. But if you consider the alternative (creating forms by hand) this is a great time saver. The email field works fine if you check the required field box. The forms produced are much more professional looking than any others I have done by hand and for the most part, the tech guys are kind of rude, but if out talk them, they take a back seat :-)

  Works for me  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 5
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 5
• Overall:

Yes I agree with snapfiles review, it's not perfect, but after trying it, I purchased immediately. It beats the crap out of my old manual way of doing this. Once the program removes an object, you might see some sharp pixels that need to be blended, just use a blur within a graphics editor and it looks perfect. Saves me about 10 minutes per image. I am also keeping my fingers crossed for frequent updates.

  Very nice app  

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

I have used one or two others which record an mp3/wma/wav and attach it to an email, but this one has a few extras that make it a bit better than the others. Outlook integration is nice and helps remind me that i have the thing installed :-)

  Good for free  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 3
• Overall:

Works fine, but is missing functionality. Like the ability to automatically grab and save 1 frame per second, etc.

  Much too basic  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 3
• Overall:

It's ok for someone who has a simple page hosted somewhere. But if you need to be alerted while not in front of your pc, you need something like ServersCheck, which can sms, IM, and much more.

  Perfect  

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

I guess the previous reviewers must have had problems with older versions, but I have it installed on two pc's, one at home and one at work. It works perfectly. It reminds me of "WebDrive" accept this one works.

  Ha!!!  

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

This is sooooo cool! I work on computers as a side job, and when people come to me asking to help configure a new dell or something before they order, I always tell them that when it comes in the mail, don't even open the box, just bring it to me and let me take off all the crap. This app does exactly what I am thinking! HUGE Kudos to whoever wrote this one!

  I was waiting for something like this  

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

I seem to have a sixth sense about which web sites will become huge players on the net. I was waiting for some kind of Wikipedia instant search tool. Well, here it is, but I wish it were just a simple context menu selection rather than an app running in the sys tray. Other than that it is great for those who need this kind of thing.

  Excellent tool  

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

This is a must have for people running Windows based servers of any kind. I like the fact that it will send email warnings for different scenarios, not just a complete drive failure. Auto updates, drives temps displayed in the sys tray in celcius, fahrenheit and other units I never knew existed.

  Could have been great  

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

If the author would have kept up on development of this software, it would be awesome. As it stands, it is still better than the other 3 I tried out today. But the "watch" function seems to not work along with directbid and it says all the auctions are finished, which they are not. It will not connect to a time server when you tell it to sync, and then it locks up. Bummer because it would have been a keeper.

  Very cool  

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

This is actually a fresh idea, rather than yet another burner or photo gallery maker. I have tons of software I purchased online, regularly about 300+ programs, every so often I get the bug to go look for updates and now this thing does it for me, too cool! It even takes you right to the download url on most.

  Good but...  

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

The skins are very cool, lots to choose from. But, the playlist, eq and other windows do not get skinned. They remain win95 looking, ugly and outdated. I have tried so many players trying to get away from winamp, but none have the full package to compete. Jet audio has come the closest, but still has it's problems. As the snapfiles review board said, this is a good player but probably not for audiophiles.

  Heavy, baron, expensive  

• Interface: 3
• Features: 3
• Ease of use: 5
• Value: 1
• Overall:

Another reviewer said "light footprint", if 13MB of ram used up with it sitting in the tray is light for an app doing nothing until you trigger it, then ok, light footprint (sarcasm). Not only that but the only other function I found was that it can speak the work if you want it to. But then again, with the MS voice engine, if you pronounce a word like that, people will think you have something wrong with you. This app is actually not terrible, but not worth $20

  Slow and not much mo  

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

Yeah, I agree with the previous reviewer, this app is slow. Works fine as long as you have rights to the remote machine, just feels heavy and groggy. I did not try it on a machine which has no admin password set, but did try it via a dynamic ip domain name and it would not connect through the router. Maybe some ports it uses which I did not forward. But using UltraVNC has been a standard for me for years, it is simple port 5900 and it's extremely fast. This one also would not allow me to transfer a file via the clipboard buttons, where UltraVCN automatically transfers clipboard data (text, etc) and also has a file transfer action. Oh and the whole FREE thing puts UltraVNC to the top for me.

  Yet to find a con  

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

I have used many ftp server apps, mainly because I am addicted to downloading and trying software, even if I am happy with what I already have. This one is very fast, light on the resources, has features like autoban, and directories are extremely simple to set up per user. It is a great ftp server. So unless you are just trying things for the sake of trying them, look no further.

  I really wish for an update  

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

This player is great....for 2003. A few bugs that it has could easily be worked out, I guess the developer gave it up. If you do not mind occasional misread tags and improper grouping here and there, this is one of the easiest to use players for a random jukebox, dj gigs, etc. Again, if the developer would update it with bug fixes and a nice real time output normalizer, this would be the king of all players.

  Extremely lacking  

• Interface: 2
• Features: 1
• Ease of use: 4
• Value: 1
• Overall:

This app does work, but it lacks features badly. There are practically no options. It makes a simple flash panorama from an existing panoramic photo, creates a web page to display it in, and that's it. It does allow for multiple files processed at once, but I would think there would be template options, hot spot links to link the pano's together, etc. Too simple to be useful for me.

  Good but not great  

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

I actually purchased this years ago and still use it on one of my servers. Since then I have found others that are much better. Compared to others like cerberous or filezilla, this one is quite clunky and slow. No export or import of user accounts, and you have to keep buying it in order to keep getting updates. The ban ip feature has never worked for me, if I ban an IP, then the service is inaccessible to anyone, not just the banned IP. Confusing to set up as well.

  Worth the price  

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

$200.00 may seem steep for what seems to be a screen capture program on steroids, but I have been using this for a couple years now, and it is worth every penny. The developer is right on top of things, updates and major upgrades are seen quite often. Features being added that I never thought of but now can't do without. Small, streaming flash files when the project is exported. Everything is customizable, the list of pro's is endless. if you need to create tutorials and how to guides, this is the one.

  Great for mp3 players