Archives: Reviews
If you find a post in this category, you can assume it includes a full set of details about a particular piece of hardware or software, along with my recommendation of whether it's worth the cost.Favorite software list updated
Posted March 28, 2005 02:04 PM
I've updated my Favorite Software list. These are programs I have installed on the computer I use every day. I trust and recommend every program on this list. Since I last updated the list, I've added several programs and deleted just a handful. Gone are Napster, Hello (from Picasa), and Snapstream BeyondTV....
Online storage made simple
Posted March 16, 2005 11:12 PM
Back in the dot-com heyday, I reviewed five online file-storage services for an article on a Web site that long ago crumbled into pixel dust. Two years later, only one of those companies was still in business. Most people, it turned out, weren’t willing to pay for the privilege of saving files...
Shoebox or file cabinet?
Posted October 30, 2004 07:24 PM
Old joke: The world is divided into two kinds of people, those who divide the world into two groups and those who don't. Heh. Actually, I think the world is divided into people who file stuff neatly and those who throw everything into a shoebox. I've historically fallen into the...
Amazing Taskman replacement
Posted May 19, 2004 11:42 PM
The collection of freeware (not to mention the commercial software) at Sysinternals is awesome. If you're a Windows guru (or a wanna-be guru), you should have this site on your bookmarks list. Their latest addition is a wonderful utility called Process Explorer, which is now up to version 8.35. Ever...
If you use Outlook, you need Lookout
Posted May 14, 2004 06:51 AM
For the past few months, I've been using a beta version of an amazing Outlook add-in called Lookout. Today, the folks at Lookout Software released the preview version of Lookout 1.0. If you use Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later (not Outlook Express, which is a completely different product), you need...