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Reviewed FocusWriter 1.7.6 July 4 - 5:01 PM ET Excellent word processor. It has just the features you need for keeping notes and scraps, and is an excellent Windows Write replacement. I love the clean GUI, and portability always adds usefulness. This is a rare genre, being a "clean screen"... Read full review
Reviewed FreeCommander XE 2024 Build 901 December 25 - 9:47 AM ET While not perfect, I think FC is the best out there. It's amazing how many file managers there are, and even more amazing how many shortcomings they have. Many of them simply do not work in an X64 environment, some do not work with external copy... Read full review
Reviewed Supremo 4.2.1.2469 September 20 - 6:37 PM ET Simple, easy to use, and very useful! Runs from a single EXE on both ends, always convenient! Very handy for keeping a multimedia and/or file server in your closet and running it remotely. The best use of course is helping out friends and... Read full review
Reviewed WriteMonkey 2.7.0.3 September 12 - 6:22 PM ET This is a first class text editor. Has more than enough features to do daily writing chores. Plenty of cool extras! I like to completely do away with the frame and title bar and type on a clean sheet of paper, as it were. Bonus, it's portable.... Read full review
Reviewed IObit Uninstaller 14.0.0.17 September 11 - 9:47 PM ET GUI is a bit nicer in this release, still works great. Only complaint is, it's a lot larger than a couple of other free 1 file uninstallers, but still not huge at 8mb. Read full review
Reviewed July 6 - 8:21 AM ET Love the features and he GUI. As said, it's very easy to opt out of the bundled junkware. Having said that, it's inconsistent at converting files. For example, I have been compressing ~5gb MKV files down to ~2.5GB very successfully with no readily... Read full review
Reviewed Everything 1.4.1.1020 June 24 - 3:34 PM ET I guess Everything is the best program in the universe. It's like google for your HDD, only 100X faster. The index and the search-as-you-type are priceless, and almost make the File Explorer obsolete. Using Everything, you can turn off the... Read full review
Reviewed Baidu PC Faster 5.1.2.106948 Beta June 24 - 3:29 PM ET It's about the best in class, but I have little use for this type of software. It runs light, and if you use only the safer utilities, it is pretty useful. The GUI is very nice, reminding me of a fruit salad. I don't use it, but it's an... Read full review
Reviewed LibreOffice for Windows 7.3.3 June 21 - 1:20 PM ET Been using this from the beginning, patiently trying almost every release. Well, I've finally had enough. The program has improved only a paltry amount over its entire life. It seems the development team is fighting tiny little bugs, and... Read full review
Reviewed Maxthon Cloud for Windows 6.1.0.2000 June 14 - 2:18 PM ET Great browser, my favorite by far. I love the built in ad blocker, spell checker, and search engine customization. It has a "download manager", which works OK but needs multi threading and sound notifications, and to minimize to the tray. Lately... Read full review

Reviewed FocusWriter 1.7.6

July 4 - 5:01 PM ET

Excellent word processor. It has just the features you need for keeping notes and scraps, and is an excellent Windows Write replacement. I love the clean GUI, and portability always adds usefulness. This is a rare genre, being a "clean screen"... Read full review

Reviewed FreeCommander XE 2024 Build 901

December 25 - 9:47 AM ET

While not perfect, I think FC is the best out there. It's amazing how many file managers there are, and even more amazing how many shortcomings they have. Many of them simply do not work in an X64 environment, some do not work with external copy... Read full review

Reviewed Supremo 4.2.1.2469

September 20 - 6:37 PM ET

Simple, easy to use, and very useful! Runs from a single EXE on both ends, always convenient! Very handy for keeping a multimedia and/or file server in your closet and running it remotely. The best use of course is helping out friends and... Read full review

Reviewed WriteMonkey 2.7.0.3

September 12 - 6:22 PM ET

This is a first class text editor. Has more than enough features to do daily writing chores. Plenty of cool extras! I like to completely do away with the frame and title bar and type on a clean sheet of paper, as it were.

Bonus, it's portable.... Read full review

Reviewed IObit Uninstaller 14.0.0.17

September 11 - 9:47 PM ET

GUI is a bit nicer in this release, still works great. Only complaint is, it's a lot larger than a couple of other free 1 file uninstallers, but still not huge at 8mb. Read full review

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July 6 - 8:21 AM ET

Love the features and he GUI. As said, it's very easy to opt out of the bundled junkware. Having said that, it's inconsistent at converting files. For example, I have been compressing ~5gb MKV files down to ~2.5GB very successfully with no readily... Read full review

Reviewed Everything 1.4.1.1020

June 24 - 3:34 PM ET

I guess Everything is the best program in the universe. It's like google for your HDD, only 100X faster. The index and the search-as-you-type are priceless, and almost make the File Explorer obsolete.

Using Everything, you can turn off the... Read full review

Reviewed Baidu PC Faster 5.1.2.106948 Beta

June 24 - 3:29 PM ET

It's about the best in class, but I have little use for this type of software. It runs light, and if you use only the safer utilities, it is pretty useful. The GUI is very nice, reminding me of a fruit salad. I don't use it, but it's an... Read full review

Reviewed LibreOffice for Windows 7.3.3

June 21 - 1:20 PM ET

Been using this from the beginning, patiently trying almost every release. Well, I've finally had enough. The program has improved only a paltry amount over its entire life. It seems the development team is fighting tiny little bugs, and... Read full review

Reviewed Maxthon Cloud for Windows 6.1.0.2000

June 14 - 2:18 PM ET

Great browser, my favorite by far. I love the built in ad blocker, spell checker, and search engine customization. It has a "download manager", which works OK but needs multi threading and sound notifications, and to minimize to the tray. Lately... Read full review

Reviewed FocusWriter 1.5.1 July 4 - 5:01 PM ET Excellent word processor. It has just the features you need for keeping notes and scraps, and is an excellent Windows Write replacement. I love the clean GUI, and portability always adds usefulness. This is a rare genre, being a "clean screen"... Read full review
Reviewed FreeCommander XE 2014 Release 650 December 25 - 9:47 AM ET While not perfect, I think FC is the best out there. It's amazing how many file managers there are, and even more amazing how many shortcomings they have. Many of them simply do not work in an X64 environment, some do not work with external copy... Read full review
Reviewed Supremo 2.0.0.133 Beta September 20 - 6:37 PM ET Simple, easy to use, and very useful! Runs from a single EXE on both ends, always convenient! Very handy for keeping a multimedia and/or file server in your closet and running it remotely. The best use of course is helping out friends and... Read full review
Reviewed WriteMonkey 2.5.0.9 September 12 - 6:22 PM ET This is a first class text editor. Has more than enough features to do daily writing chores. Plenty of cool extras! I like to completely do away with the frame and title bar and type on a clean sheet of paper, as it were. Bonus, it's portable.... Read full review
Reviewed IObit Uninstaller 3 Beta 1.0 September 11 - 9:47 PM ET GUI is a bit nicer in this release, still works great. Only complaint is, it's a lot larger than a couple of other free 1 file uninstallers, but still not huge at 8mb. Read full review

Commented on AVERT October 17 - 9:15 AM ET Are you telling me if I delete AVERT, the junk files in my User folder would magically disappear? I don't care what MS says, portable apps shouldn't fill up the Users folder with numerous large files. You're either part of the Windows bloat... Read full comment
Commented on Comodo Internet Security September 5 - 10:26 AM ET I happily retract my statement, below. Comodo now does not package other products with their program. Not only that, but this is the best and most complete Freeware Internet security package available. Version 4 was good, version 5 is great. If... Read full comment
Commented on May 20 - 8:27 AM ET I have yet to see any program speed up a PC. You can speed up your PC by removing stuff, but not adding more stuff. Whatever this program does, I'll bet you can do in Windows easily without this program. I'm certainly not going to spend $30 to... Read full comment
Commented on FBackup July 30 - 8:39 PM ET Softland, Have you considered an option to start FBackup minimized to the tray? I ask that because a backup program should start with Windows. Every time I start or re-start Windows, I have to minimize FBackup. It does get tedious! Thank... Read full comment
Commented on RemoveIT Pro May 12 - 9:30 AM ET What's bad about it Reverb? But I know what you mean about the false reviewers. Read full comment

bobad

Reviewed FocusWriter 1.7.6

Reviewed FreeCommander XE 2024 Build 901

Reviewed Supremo 4.2.1.2469

Reviewed WriteMonkey 2.7.0.3

Reviewed IObit Uninstaller 14.0.0.17

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Reviewed Everything 1.4.1.1020

Reviewed Baidu PC Faster 5.1.2.106948 Beta

Reviewed LibreOffice for Windows 7.3.3

Reviewed Maxthon Cloud for Windows 6.1.0.2000

Reviewed FocusWriter 1.5.1

Reviewed FreeCommander XE 2014 Release 650

Reviewed Supremo 2.0.0.133 Beta

Reviewed WriteMonkey 2.5.0.9

Reviewed IObit Uninstaller 3 Beta 1.0

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