Trojan Virus?

Pros: Sounds funny, love the idea

Cons: Just found this through CNet's April Fools email. Upon downloading, Avast flagged it as having a Trojan in it, so I stopped there. Could be a false positive I don't know - but don't see why this app should have anything of the kind. Proceed with caution.

Posted: 31-Mar-2007 03:42:06 AM

Fantastic Editor

Pros: There's only a few reasons I use Dreamweaver, and that is for site management - easy access to all files on the site, with integrated FTP, and extras like Mass Find & Replace on multiple files. Now I've finally found an alternative!

I was able to quickly download this 8mb program, install it within a minute, and create a new 'Project'. I made an FTP account, and linked that to the folder where I store my website locally. Now I can easily edit any file on the site, then right click --> upload when done.

UltraEdit-32 also provides all the functions I need for mass find & replacing code in my files, easy to read & edit syntax highlighting colours, and tons of other options which you would expect from an editor like this.

I shouldn't compare to dreamweaver as that is a full-featured WYSIWYG package, but previously that was the only program I could use to easily edit lots of files on my site at once. Now I can use UltraEdit, at a MUCH lower price and with much less bloat. The extra features in this make my work so much easier than with other text editors. All the options are very daunting at first, but take out time to configure it to your needs, edit settings etc & you'll love it. The free trial is 45 days long! Once that's up I will probably buy it. A fantastic editor for coders. Check out their site for a full feature list.

Cons: Lots of features which to me seem unnecessary, and that I have no idea what they do. Very daunting to look at at first and not at all friendly. However, it was easy to customise the toolbars to add just those I need, and remove the others. Everything is customisable, even the keyboard shortcuts. Now it's perfect for my needs.

No WYSIWYG, but I don't use that anyway - hate the things. This is a program for text/code editing.

RAM usage seems a little high, but it's not causing any problems for me speed-wise.

Posted: 21-Oct-2006 05:03:27 PM

Better solutions out there

Pros: It looks nice, and helps remove some viruses

Cons: Resource hog! Norton slows down even the fastest of computers. It is much too bloated, costs way more than its worth, is slow, hard to install/uninstall, needs to be re-purchased every year, and as you can tell I really do not recommend it! Better alternatives are available, just look around. Personally I use AVG and AntiVir, which are free, detect and remove viruses easier and quicker, and are a lot less bloated. Pro editions are available for users who need extra features. Check out the other antiviruses which are a lot better, there's loads more out there.

Posted: 09-Oct-2005 06:55:28 AM