Tag: FAILWARE

Acronis is a fairly trusted name in the world of system utilities. Such trust is not easily gained, and should not be abused. This is all the more reason why I am so disappointed with Acronis Drive Monitor. I downloaded it, hoping for an easy utility to tell me whether or not my drive was failing. Before letting me download this "free" tool, Acronis wanted my full name, country and email address. ...

I honestly should have known better. Right from the get-go, GoodSync Explorer seemed kind of iffy. It didn't feel like malware, but I got strong "crapware" vibes. The description says that it uses "File System technology from GoodSync." Uh, ... File System technology? That sounds ... impressive. Still, I decided to take the plunge and try it anyway. I downloaded and installed it. I was happy to ...

If only there were a way to cram a kitchen sink through a DSL line, I'm quite sure TriX's author would have been one of the first to adopt this technology. As it is, TriX must somehow make do with merely providing hotkey hooks for volume control, data export (more on that later), system power, zipping/unzipping, on-the-fly calculator, text to speech, eight different string processing functions ...

I don't get it. A Web application for "writing in private?" What's the point? Penzu apparently received glowin praise from some of the best-known media outlets on the Web. PC Mag gave it the "Best Free Software of 2009" award. Am I the only one left wondering what the ...? Penzu puts you in front of a neat little paper-like "page" that is lined and everything. You can then write your thoughts and ...

I wish I could review Wondershare Time Freeze. I really do. On paper, it sounds like a wonderful product, especially for a software blogger or tester. It's supposed to "freeze" your system in a certain state but still allow you to install software. You switch on system protection, install whatever you want to install, test it, and then roll back. Ah, but you can do the same with Quick Restore ...