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Living Room / Re: Lenovo Reliability

« Last post by plutchok on November 07, 2009, 06:06 AM »

Thank you for the alert, MRainey. Please clarify, though: Were only Lenovo laptops rated poorly, or also ThinkPads (made by Lenovo)? I have always been a great ThinkPad fan, though I didn't like Lenovo laptops as much. (BTW, my one fairly recent Toshiba was lousy.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: In need of a "system startup manager"

« Last post by plutchok on July 12, 2008, 03:59 AM »

Sorry I'm jumping in so late here, but if anyone's still listening...

<a href="http://www.winpatrol.com">WinPatrol</a> is an excellent task manager utility that, among its numerous useful functions, lets you choose the delay intervals for startup applications.

I now prefer <a href="http://www.anvir.com">AnVir Task Manager</a>, with similar functionality. However, AnVir's main drawback, in my opinion, is that the startup delay is not configurable -- it's 1 minute for all startup apps you choose to delay.

Both come in free and paid versions. I  briefly reviewed WinPatrol in post <a href="http://jonathanstool...l-your-startups.html">#11</a> of my utilites blog, and AnVir in post <a href="http://jonathanstool...love-in-my-life.html">#57</a>.

I hope this is helpful.

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General Software Discussion / Re: New Discovery - Advanced Renamer

« Last post by plutchok on June 14, 2008, 02:27 PM »

I evaluated Advanced Renamer for my roundup of free batch file renamers in my <a href="http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com">utilities blog</a>. It was not one of my recommendations, but I am embarrassed to admit that I don't remember why it didn't make the cut. Instead, I chose Flash Renamer, RenameMaster, and ReNamer as the top three. You can find the review in <a href="http://jonathanstool...3-whats-in-name.html">last weeks' post</a>. I hope this is helpful.

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General Software Discussion / Re: GoodSync free from RoboForm today (not)

« Last post by plutchok on December 09, 2007, 08:21 AM »

Sorry for the late entry. I just noticed this thread in the newsletter.

The free version of Good Sync is indeed crippled. If you want a file and folder synchronizer program, some swear by Karen's Replicator or SyncBack Free, but I chose Allway Sync. You can read my review in post #27 of my utilities blog (http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com). I followed up on Good Sync in post #28.

I hope this is helpful.

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General Software Discussion / Re: File synchronization: moving away from incremental backup (HELP!)

« Last post by plutchok on November 22, 2007, 12:57 PM »

MS SyncToy will do what you want, but awkwardly. GoodSync is too limited. I use AllWay Sync'n'Go and am satisfied. You can configure it to work just as you said you want it to. there's also a nice USB version. See my review in post #27 of my utilities blog, http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com . Many others have also recommended Karen's File Replicator (http://www.karenware...tools/powertools.asp), but I haven't tried it.

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Older Newsletters / Re: Newletter for October 15 - Codename "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK"

« Last post by plutchok on October 17, 2007, 04:46 AM »

   Thanks very much for another great newsletter, and especially for plugging my utilities blog in your member Site Spotlight. I see a number of readers already have visited. I hope everyone finds the information there useful! Meanwhile, I drew attention to Screenshot Captor and Clipboard Help+Spell in a comment to an article on 20 indispensable utilities on pcworld.com.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Appaholic - Another nice freeware review page

« Last post by plutchok on September 27, 2007, 11:19 AM »

Thank you for letting us know about Appaholic. If you're already publicizing utilities blogs, can I take the liberty of plugging mine too? "Jonathan's Tool Bar & Grill" recommends great free and cheap utility software and useful Web sites. Please visit me at http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com . And please tell all your friends! Thank you for your attention.