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WordWeb

Version: 5

You Little Beauty

Pros: What a great idea this is. So simple to use and so very handy. Just highlight the word you want to check, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the icon in the tray and hey presto. If you have spelt the word wrong you can choose the right word and click replace and it does it for you. No need to re-type the word. It is so easy to use and very straight forward.

Will check the spelling, meaning, antonyms and there's a thesaurus as well. What more could you want? Works in forums, e-mails, word, you name it it does it.

And best still it is free to one and all.

No bugs or ad/spy ware, this is a great addition to your computer and if like me you are dyslexic you will find it invaluable.

Just download it.

A big thank you to the people who developed it.

Cons: You are kidding, right.

Posted: 17-Mar-2007 03:00:37 AM

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Skype

Version: 3

Good Alternative To Landline Calls

Pros: I have been using Skype for a while now and like what it has to offer.

The software is FREE and calls to other skype users are also FREE. You can speak for as long as you like for no cost at all to another skype user.

The interface is so easy to use and to set up. It's an address book on your computer with a very easy to use system. Calls to non skype users are not free but are very cheap. I can phone overseas to the US for 0.17 euro cent per minute, and the landline costs me 2.2 euro cents a minute.

To sum up, if you have friends or family abroad it is a great way to stay in touch for little to no expense.

If you try it and find you get no benefit from it then use up your credit and uninstall it.

Cons: These are not cons but more a pointers.

You do have to put an amount of money into your skype account, in my case it is 10 euros.

Sometimes you will be cut off mid conversation, but if it's to another skype user, hey just phone back, it's FREE.

In the past to a non skype user you can sound like you are speaking in an echo chamber but have noticed an improvement recently.

You will need to buy a hand or headset with a USB connector as it plugs into your computer.

As I said less of a con, rather something to be aware of.

Posted: 18-Dec-2006 08:57:17 AM

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Auslogics Disk Defrag

Version: 1.4.1.2

A Must Have

Pros: I have been using this for a while and it really is a fantastic bit of kit. The disk defrag is so quick and clean and is also bug free. So easy to use and keeps my computer running in tip top condition. It is only 1.5mb in size so takes up no space at all and it is FREE so you would be mad not to download and use it.

When this is so good and free I hope you have not bought one.

Cons: There is nothing at all not to like about this software. GET IT.

Posted: 22-Oct-2007 10:37:35 AM

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JustZIPit

Version: 135

Never got it to work

Pros: I wanted a simple file compression mainly to send music to friends and after looking around I plumped for justzipit. On the surface it seemed the simplest to use yet I never managed to send a thing so was not much use at all. It has a great 'justzipit and e-mail' function, so I clicked that. You could see it compress and then nothing. No e-mail window opened, nothing saved anywhere. I checked there help and forum sections but nothing. I sent them an e-mail and never got a reply.

Cons: In principle it should work like a charm but does not. I might have been unlucky but it never worked for me.

Check out others before trying this. It does not have an uninstall button amd cannot remove it completely from my computer. Shame the idea was there but not a working programme.

Posted: 12-Jul-2008 04:19:36 AM

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SmartDefrag Beta

Version: 4.01

Well Worth Getting

Pros: I have been using Auslogics disc defrag recently and have something to compare it to. I am using both and find the Smartdefrag a really good addition. The lay out is simple and easy to use. As well as a defrag you can get it to optimize as well and one really nice feature is, if you want to do a defrag at the end of a session and don't want to sit by your computer and wait for it to finish doing all the defragging, you can tick a box and it will shut down your computer automatically once it has finished, nice touch. It is not the fastest but that is not a concern, if it has a lot of defragging to do then it will finish when it is done and the system checker that works in the background is a nice extra. Those nice people at IObit have made it available FREE so go ahead and give it a try, your machine will only gain from the it. This is still a beta version but they have got it right first time and look forward to any improvements they might add in the future.

Cons: Works very well, quiet and unassuming, well worth downdoading as there are no cons at all.

Posted: 03-Nov-2007 01:39:41 AM

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