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Software Reviews

by shatterstar

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.

SilentNight Micro CD Burner
  • Free Trial ($29.00)
  • Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  Doesn't burn first track properly  qright

SilentNight Micro CD Burner version 4.1.1
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

This program can't properly write the first track on any CD I've tried to burn with it. When I play the freshly burnt CD in a normal CD player, it'll try to read track 1 and then spit it out. I can fast-forward to track 2 and it'll play fine from there, but I can't recommend SilentNight Micro CD Burner based on this fatal flaw.

    Review date: Nov 26, 2005

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

qleft  Makes great ringtones  qright

Audacity version 1.2.3
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

You can use this program to make ringtones for your cell phone (as long as your phone can support MP3 tones aka realtones). Just select the section of the song you want to use and convert it to a 32kbps MP3 file. Upload the file to your website and use your phone's browser to point to that URL; it should start downloading right away. You might even be able to email it to your phone.

    Review date: Oct 01, 2005

FastStone Image Viewer
  • Freeware
  • Win98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

qleft  A must-have  qright

FastStone Image Viewer version 2.22
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have FastStone Image Viewer set as my default image viewing program. In that way it works just like Windows' default Image and Fax Viewer application, but FastStone is SO much more powerful. One of my favorite features about FastStone is its batch resizing/renaming capabilities. For the beginner, FastStone's explorer interface may be a little confusing at first but it's easy to get used to. FastStone allows basic photo editing like red-eye reduction and sepia. For advanced picture editing I switch from FastStone to PhotoFiltre (also available here at SnapFiles). This program really is a must-have for every digital photographer, blogger, and web designer.

    Review date: Oct 01, 2005

CDBurnerXP
  • Freeware
  • Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

qleft  It used to be great...  qright

CDBurnerXP version 3.0.116
  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

But I had to stop using it after it kept freezing up my system. I don't know why, but it just wouldn't work. Every time I selected what kind of disc I wanted to burn, it froze. Based on that fact, I can't fully recommend this product. When it did work, however, it was great. The interface was clean and fairly intuitive, and it was pretty easy to use.

    Review date: Sep 27, 2005

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

qleft  I can't believe i hadn't heard...  qright

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

About PhotoFiltre until recently, but I'm SO glad I downloaded this program and gave it a shot. PhotoFiltre is simply awesome. I've been looking for a program this feature-rich and easy to use for a long time. PhotoFiltre is super powerful with a great layout. I would recommend PhotoFiltre over the [...] any day. Plus, it doesn't drain your system like [...] does. :)

    Review date: Sep 27, 2005

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

qleft  The best browser  qright

Mozilla Firefox version 1.07
  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Firefox is, by far, the best browser out there. With its tabbed browsing, powerful user-created extensions and strong support community, Firefox has taken the web by storm for the last two years and is only gaining momentum. My favorite extensions include Tab Mix Plus, Session Saver, and Mouse Gestures. The fact that you're reading this review says that you're looking for an alternative browser, so make the switch today. What do you have to lose? It's free!

    Review date: Sep 27, 2005

Tanida Quiz Builder

Tanida Quiz Builder

Create educational quizzes in Flash format that can be distributed online or as standalone .EXE file.

Spytech SpyAgent

Spytech SpyAgent

A powerful monitoring solution to record PC activity, including keystrokes, email and more.

Demo Builder

Demo Builder

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