Application Install Guide

InterVideo iVideoToGo Platinum

You don’t buy a program like iVideoToGo because it can transfer video to an iPod or PSP. A growing number of programs offer this ability. You buy such a program for how quickly it does this, as well as its price, how it handles, and what else it offers. At $29.95, iVTG is no lemon. Like Partition Manager’s installation, iVTG’s raised one gripe, namely an invitation to anonymously transfer data to InterVideo’s Information Service Program that was defaulted to yes, as well as a Google D...

AM-Notebook 4.0.4 Beta-2

Yellow sticky notes have been a fixture on the Windows Desktop for years, but as with real Post-it Notes, there are limits to their uses. Lots of sticky notes tend to get disorganized and usually can’t hold that much information, but there are alternatives. One of the more useful is AM-Notebook, a "note-taking program" that combines useful features with simplicity and virtually instant access. The main way AM-Notebook breaks away from the limitation sticky notes present is to get rid of the...

Verjet 1.0 Beta

There are times when the undo button just isn’t enough: You don’t want to undo the last one, two, or 10 actions you’ve performed, you want to start over completely with your changes. Many programs have a revert command, but these usually only let you go back one version. Enter Verjet, a universal versioning and regression utility for Windows, which works with nearly anything and is simple to use. Once you install Verjet, you tell it what folders you want it to monitor (such as My Docume...

Migrate Easy 7

Unlike the other programs, Migrate Easy focuses its migration efforts on drive-to-drive rather than system-to-system transfers. It proves useful, for instance, when upgrading from a drive with a small capacity to one with a larger capacity or when moving a hard drive from an old PC to a new one. It has a straightforward installation and an intuitive interface that provides one-click access to its two primary migration functions: disk cloning and adding a new drive. Each option is accompanied...

Panda Antivirus 2007

Panda Antivirus (PAV) 2007 seems like quite a bargain $29.95 to protect two computers from viruses and spyware. The designers went for small and fast, creating a product that has a lightweight install and produces no noticeable drag on system performance. But you get what you pay for: The app’s protection doesn’t come up to that of higher priced products even Panda’s own. The utility scans for viruses on demand and on access. It scans both inbound and outbound e-mail attachments but lac...

WinPIM 8.22 Personal Edition

Although this PIM looks and feels like a stripped-down Outlook, it’s attractive. But you get no password manager, conduits for syncing PDAs cost extra, and you really pay to share info. Small but colorful and easily identified buttons on a bar give access to core functions : Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Diary, and Notes. Pin the buttons to the screen and they become tabs with cool flyout panes (but I like the default layout better). Contacts and Calendar offer the usual capabilities (you can ...

WinOrganizer 3.3

Beyond managing contacts, appointments tasks, and notes, this PIM, like AnyTime Deluxe, tracks passwords. But nowhere else does this pricey, underpowered program match its rival. I admire its fl exible design but not its weak calendaring, support for external programs, and networking. The app has pluses the tree-like folder structure, for example, makes accessing main modules (Contacts, Events, Notes, Passwords, and Tasks) easy. It also lets you add and rearrange folders, organizing as you s...