John

Member since: Oct 22nd, 2006

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Engadget	5 Comments
Download Squad	6 Comments
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Defraggler 2.0 beta gets faster, adds boot-time defrag (Download Squad)

Oct 23rd 2010 7:34PM I'm with Pete. With the advent of Windows 7, I've heard that defraggers are a thing of the past.

Windows tip: How to remove Skype from the taskbar (Download Squad)

Jun 8th 2010 6:23PM Great tip. That was really annoying me too.

Paper Rater analyzes your writing surprisngly well (Download Squad)

Mar 3rd 2010 8:04PM Me too. Hogwash Terms of Service. Call my cynical, but I think most of these "helpful" sites are like this.

Like I'm going to let an online site (managed buy God only knows) have access to my writing. Other sites offer to help you manage your money, diary, and any other sort of personal details for free. But where are you details going? Where will they end up down the line?

Speccy is a handy, portable system information tool from the makers of CCleaner (Download Squad)

Jan 8th 2010 5:15PM SIW?

Bing4Free cycles Bing background images as your desktop wallpaper (Download Squad)

Dec 3rd 2009 12:31AM They might want to include a "choose resolution" option in a new version. Shouldn't be too difficult to implement, but that's easy for me to say. :-)

Hot Corners adds OSX-style magic corners to Windows (Download Squad)

Dec 12th 2008 3:26AM Avira reporting a virus too.

The Lazy Geek's Cushion: absurd even by Thanko's standards (Engadget)

Jun 17th 2008 7:45AM I like it. I want one.

The Best 8 Beverages in the World (Gadling)

Jul 27th 2007 3:04AM I can vouch for Pocari Sweat. As bad as the name is, it is one of the most effective re-hydrating drinks I've ever had. Something about it is strangely comforting. It goes down like silk and feels more natural to drink than water. Kills hangovers, rehydrates after food poisoning and helps you recover from sports.

Shocking study reveals that activity in gaming fights obesity (Engadget)

Jan 5th 2007 8:01PM @Reg...ok I'll give you that the treadmill is pretty obvious. However, new and emerging tech like Eyetoy and the Wii is going to open up a whole new aspect to gaming that involves physical activity? I think the researchers are concerned about HOW MUCH of an effect this will have on the obesity of children. Some of the findings are not so obvious. I was surprised that gaming didn't burn more calories than watching TV (considering the physiological responses). Also, the results of the Eye-toy were quite impressive. I might even look into getting one of these if it can allow me to burn some flab while playing on the computer.

Shocking study reveals that activity in gaming fights obesity (Engadget)

Jan 5th 2007 7:27PM I'm kind of with Davis on this one. I think Engadget is taking a really cynical view of this. In this age gaming is everything to kids and even gen-X'ers like me. I think that it's very valid to study how gaming is affecting our health (pros and cons)since it is so integral to our lives. I would expect Engadget to be particularly sympathetic. Well...all to their own.