© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Software_Utilities Recent content written about Software Utilities en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_191888723588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cranmalreign - Strolling through my local computer store, I came across Stuffit Deluxe 8.5 for PC. I had been pondering the idea of getting software to help me in latest adventures of backing up my valuable data. I had decided to skip by Symantec Ghost and other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191888723588 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:54:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191888723588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191741267588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iquittner - While a good utility for the most part it has some critical deficiencies. If you use it to look at network drives it crashes. Unfortunately, their technical support is less than sterling. I asked for help, they seem to be forthcoming but when the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191741267588 Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:54:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191741267588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191508221572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author romeomccat - As far as my computer skills go i would say i am intermediate, when it comes to my knowledge of computers and software. I have used the big 2 in the anti virus universe, McAfee and Norton. I was extremely disappointed with Mcaffe and all of its false... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191508221572 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:55:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191508221572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191482924676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pvhiker - The software cannot detect the Iomega Rev 35GB drive. So, if you have the Iomega Rev 35GB drive, you can't use R&R2 to recover files on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191482924676 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:47:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191482924676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191378460292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hugh59 - I have used Norton systemworks for years. This is the last time I get an update. After several months of use, I had to put a new mainboard in my system. Systemworks insisted that I needed to activate...and would not let me activate. I tried their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191378460292 Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:49:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191378460292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190004825732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyconsumer - Last Thanksgiving, when I should have been busy cooking a turkey, and getting the house ready for company, I found myself, instead, obsessing over the fact that my computer seemed to have been possessed. I was battling against popups, advertisements,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190004825732 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:16:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190004825732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189794717316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brownj00 - I've been a PC guy -> server admin -> network engineer now for 15 years. I used the free anti-spyware products for a number of years, tried a few trial offers on other products. I checked around, wasn't happy with the free ones (Adaware,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189794717316 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:30:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189794717316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188123483780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bdeiter36 - Like the other user, I too had all sorts of problems installing Norton Systemworks causing me to write my 1st epinion. This thing is way too hard to install. I tried for three days and could not get it to work. Don't even bother with thier customer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188123483780 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 01:08:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188123483780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189492006532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redoncrim - Pc-Cillin Internet Security is a complex piece of software. It is easy to install but once installed everything is not so easy to understand. Despite this and within weeks of running it, it had stopped three viruses getting on my pc and at the click of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189492006532 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:49:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189492006532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188991573636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author donhdefl - I have been using this software since version 4. It has great functionality, but all the functionality comes at a cost that is too great - it runs s-l-o-w. Every single action takes at least 4 seconds to accomplish, and many actions take longer. Just to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188991573636 Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:48:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188991573636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188825177732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smithguy - While GoToMyPC is a popular remote access program, there are other options out there. I didn't mind GoTo, it does work very well and is pretty user-friendly. However, they started to charge my credit card immediately after my trial ended with little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188825177732 Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:01:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188825177732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188325727876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shine44 - PC Anywhere is one viable option for those interested in remote access. It has strong security features and is fairly easy to use. However, if you are not comfortable reconfiguring firewalls or port forwarding, you may want to try something simpler... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188325727876 Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:30:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188325727876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_187958660740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author trish6061 - Sorry guys, but Spy Sweeper can't remove the junk added to my registry after we were infected with CoolWebSearch. Tech support at Webroot offers a refund, which I wanted to request, but unfortunately, the link is bad or the page is missing!? At first I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~187958660740 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:14:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_187958660740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_187091553924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author paridip1 - It didn't work for me with images. Even support person didn't answer my wuestions properly. I have purchase the product but it is westage of mony for me. I would prefer to go for PDF4Net work with images. It dosen't work the way it says in manual... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~187091553924 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:13:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_187091553924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186957401732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reddy_biggs - Why backup at all? Like many of you I had heeded the advice to have backups on my computer. I installed a tape drive, used the included backup software, and verified it was working properly. That is, I verified it was working properly for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186957401732 Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:35:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186957401732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186630770308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author canyonside - The product is terrible. ( period ) It cost me hours of time working with this junkware. Run away from this product - fast... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186630770308 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:59:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186630770308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186553044612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author divepro2005 - pcAnywhere is a product that has begun to fall behind the times. While it is backed by Symantec, it lacks several critical capabilities. The first of which would be ease of setup: it takes time to configure the software for your various... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186553044612 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:30:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186553044612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186357157508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author durf787 - I was impressed with cnet's rating of PC-cillin (PC-c) - 8.3, excellent! So I bought 4 licenses for PC-c Internet Security 2005 and replaced Zone Alarm Pro and McAfee VirusScan, respectively. It turned out to be a disaster, although I didn't realize... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186357157508 Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:11:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186357157508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186040028804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sonadow - This is a great piece of software, even if the loadup is generally quite slow. I've been using this program for about 3-4 months now and can tell you that it detects 99.9% of all adware/trojans and I have had no problems what so ever. Updated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186040028804 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:41:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186040028804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185808948868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fishjca - I bought Ghost 2003 to image test drives in a repair facility. I have used earlier version of ghost (which I was satisfied with) and 2003 works just as I expected it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185808948868 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:04:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185808948868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185677549188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gcat294 - Buggiest antivirus I've ever used, and I thought Symantec had problems. First of all, after several hours of scanning I realized the stupid thing froze. Rebooted, tried again to no avail. Finally gave up and went to uninstall and couldn't. Did a Google... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185677549188 Thu, 9 Jun 2005 18:33:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185677549188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185216372356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lsander - I just upgraded to this version from the SE version that came with my scanner. Having used the SE version for several hours and about 20 documents, and having used this version for about a half hour on two test documents, I can say that this is a big... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185216372356 Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:06:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185216372356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185131830916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lukabuka - I have just upgraded from Acronis True Image 6.0 to version 8.0 and I am impressed. I needed to use the incremental facility urgently as I realised that it was over 12 months since my last full backup! I shall not hesitate to recommend Acronis True Image... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185131830916 Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:01:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185131830916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185119706756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author doclocke - I purchased Acronis True Image (ATI) v 8.0 in February, and began using it to make monthly drive images. According to the advertising, ATI is the best-ever program for making and restoring images, and excels at allowing the user to extract an individual... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185119706756 Fri, 3 Jun 2005 12:26:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185119706756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185036934788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mediahound - After several OSX upgrades on my G4 and never having run this software, even though I wasn't experiencing a disk crash or any problems, I decided to give it a try anyway. (I had purchased this to have on hand as cheap insurance in case of later... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185036934788 Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:13:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185036934788?linkin_id=8003929