I have used them all - or almost - and I confess the first time I tried Thunderbird I did not like it. However after close inspection of features and after using it, allways comparing with others, I have to admit this is a great email client for one - like myself - that do have several mail accounts on different servers. I only use it on an IMAP configuration and it works like a charm as I can not only keep the messages I want on the servers instead of having them on my machine, delete the ones I do not need and even receive a message on a server and forward it from a different one, transfer messages from one server to another, on the fly, etc. I use the portable edition and have it installed on a USB pen, is fast enough and very reliable. The management of messages is top notch, as is the management of the address book, either in groups or by individuals. As a free program, it must be considered the best of them all. I have used Opera mail client prior to switch to TB and I feel that is the only contender TB do have. I prefer however TB.

I have used them all - or almost - and I confess the first time I tried Thunderbird I did not like it. However after close inspection of features and after using it, allways comparing with others, I have to admit this is a great email client for one - like myself - that do have several mail accounts on different servers. I only use it on an IMAP configuration and it works like a charm as I can not only keep the messages I want on the servers instead of having them on my machine, delete the ones I do not need and even receive a message on a server and forward it from a different one, transfer messages from one server to another, on the fly, etc. I use the portable edition and have it installed on a USB pen, is fast enough and very reliable. The management of messages is top notch, as is the management of the address book, either in groups or by individuals. As a free program, it must be considered the best of them all. I have used Opera mail client prior to switch to TB and I feel that is the only contender TB do have. I prefer however TB.

I use Opera for 5 years , but I have also IE7 and Firefox installed on my PC, as I am a webdeveloper and I use the other two just for testing my pages in all the 3 most used browsers.I was always overwhelmed by the sheer speed of Opera, its ease of use, the straight forward and useful features. And if you think 9.26 is fast, just try the 9,5Beta because it's even faster.

The incorporated Mail client is one of the best I know, very fast and sincronizing my IMAP folders and downloading messages much faster than other dedicated Mail clients, such as Thunderbird, KomaMail, Reach-a Mail, etc. Newsfeeds are also availabe and the degree of customization is simply excelent and very easy to control

I know Opera is the fastes of them all ,has the most logical safety features that you can encounter in a web browser, a truly secuere and safe browser.

Memory wise, the new version has a smallest foot print than previous versions but bear in mind that also IE and Firefox are huge ram eaters.

I would not say only that Opera is the fastes browser on earth, I would say also that it is the Best Browser on earth

As a donator, I have version 2008-60317 not public beta installed, with the new GUI. Well, if I have to balance ease of use, low system resources when minimized to the system tray,great features,tabbed file browsing, good customization,speed and value - even donating - Freecommander is the Explorer to have. Very intuitive, favorite folders, favorite tools, links for external apps,syncronizing, move, compare, a lot of features - the really needed ones - which makes this a great application. I also had Accelman ( which I used prior to install Freecommander ) - Accelman is a great Explorer BTW - with more features than FC, but at the end of the day, I do not needed them all and the GUI of it can become very cluttered. And the fact is that I found myself using FC 100% of the time. Great software.

I am a former Izarc user and after format my HDD, I decided to give 7Zip a try - I have done so some two years ago but kept Izarc.

Well today and having nothing against Izarc, I found that I do not need the extra file types Izarc does offer, but I found that in terms of speed, compression ratio ( interesting, Izarc acomplishes the same ration on 7z format in maximal mode, as 7zip acomplishes that in normal mode.)

Also, I find the interface much more intuitive and logical in 7Zip and it is, besides an excellent compression machine, a good explorer.

The only glitch is that could have a better appearance - but who cares when it works so well - and to support - or have plugin's - for compressing other file types, as cab. , etc.

Nice piece of software

If you are looking for a reliable,fast and secure imaging software, look no further. IFW leads the pack in simplicity, ease of use and reliability. Wether you brin directly to a DVD of you make an Iso file to an external drive, you'll have peace of mind with IFW. Saved me a lot of times when with harddrives failures and completely inaccessible systems and on top of it, you get a gerat support from the author.Very well done and much better and faster than Norton Ghost 9.0

Since day one I am an happy SB user. First I started with the free version but as soon as the SE version was launched, I upgraded it.Tried many BK apps, some of them considered top ones( ie NovaBackup and Retrospect,much more expensives) but SB still remains for me,the best one. It can lack the ability to make a CD boot recovery disk (for that I use Image for Windows with excellent results)but with so many features it does the job the way I want it. Full,incremental,differential backups,syncronization, verification, hashing comparison, 3 compression algorithms with 9 levels each,or no compression at all, safe copy, FTP support, a battery of features that once we read the documentation,we will find the right method for our backups, with the right preferences for each backup.This is the kind of app,that the serious user that do not want to loose its valuable work,should have. Very well done and written. I am just astonished with the review of Simon Smith, as at the beginning of my SyncBack experience, some years ago, I've got a great support when I needed it. Congrats to 2 Bright Sparks

First must inform that I've made a full system scan, 70.000 objects in 17 minutes. Very far away from the 90 minutes of the Softpedia reviewer.This program is good. Does not take too many system resources and having realtime shield in a freebie, is quite nice. Interface is excellent and we can take control of every aspect of the software.I am impressed and I've used - and still use - other antispyware programs, but this one is great.I just do not use the ClamAV, as I have Avast for years and I am fully confident on it. Well done

A must have program for concerned parents, just to help kids staying out of troubles...if any. Well done.

I am a semi-pro photographer and I deal daily with too many images. Besides my digital darkroom programs - Gimp and PImpact - I needed something fast and helpful not only to see the out of the camera captures but also and if necessary, to make small adjustments. As I believe that a good capture is obtained when pressing the shutter release button of the camera thus, heavypost processing it is not needed but with FSIV, can not only see what I captured but also to make adjustments as needed in a way, that mostly of times I do not need to open the other two. Besides, navigation is so easy and the array of features so complete (it even has an effective watermark solution and specific areas highlitings ) - bear in mind that we are in the presence of an image viewer -(not a normal one but a super one) - that I cannot believe that it is free. I myself have contributed with a donation, as I really think they deserved it. This is a great program. Try it out and conclude by yourselves.

I have used and still use Opera as my main web browser - Firefox it's a joke - and decided to try the new preview of IE7 and must say I am pretty satisfied with it. Its fast, I like very much the thumbnails view when we tile the opened pages and it seems a secure browser. I think they have learned a lot from others and to be honest, with IE7, who needs the olther IE based browsers? I am happy with it and its rockin. I keep however Opera, mainly because I am used to it, but IE7, it's ok and on par with Opera...more or less. It's worth a try.

I think Gimp is a serious graphics program, full of features and strong enough for any graphics demands.However, it is let down by the complexity of use although the on line tutorials are really nice. Learning curve is demanding but even so, it's a program that any serious graphic's esigner or qdvanced photographer should try. I am still lerning how tu use it and the more I use it, the more amazed I am. II can do almost anything and to be honest, witju Gimp around, who needs those expensive programs that proliferates on the market?

I've tried almost everything of the non IE based borwsers and Opera just rules the pack.Simple,fast,free,a must have for the serious web surfer

Well, I simply do not understand why this fantastic program is so badly known around users. Besides all the features it has - beats hands down interms of feaures and speed, most well known programs - it has a fantastic feature that almost anyone knows: you can install it on a USB pen drive and have always your email program, with all your emails, wherever you go. Besides, its features are so many - remote access, templlates and even a "direct/non server sending feature .- that it is really good. I've been using Fox mail for 3 years and never went back for anything else. Try it, you'll love it.

I've been using SmartFTP for years but needed a more flexible and feature rich FTP program, to manage the websites I am responsible for and after trying some of the tp programs around - webdrive,WL_FTP,FTP Voyager etc - I decided to stick with Cute FTP. is fast, GUI is good, plenty of useful features and very stable. I recommend it for daily use.