Software Reviews

Synopsis: Be prepared for hours of fun with Pretty Good Mahjongg -- the Premiere Collection of Mahjongg solitaire games! With Pretty Good Mahjongg, you can play all kinds of different puzzle and solitaire games with Mahjongg tiles. Pretty Good ... Mahjongg has 215 different tile matching game layouts, from simple and easy game play to difficult and interesting challenges! Pretty Good Mahjongg makes it easy to play with adjustable color highlighting and game play hints by clicking the right mouse button. If you liked Pretty Good Solitaire , you'll love Pretty Good Mahjongg! Pretty Good Mahjongg: ... (view more)

Synopsis: Enjoy countless hours of card-game fun with Pretty Good Solitaire! Awarded 2005 People's Choice Award Winner for Best Non-Action Game, Pretty Good Solitaire includes *610* (that's six-hundred ten!) different solitaire card games that you ... won't find anywhere else in one complete package! Pretty Good Solitaire includes classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider, Pyramid, Cruel, Gaps (Montana), Crescent, Diplomat, Indian Patience, and even original ones such as Demons and Thieves, Aces and Kings, and Double FreeCell. Whether you want an easy, mindless game or an intellectually ... (view more)

Synopsis: Just in time for Hallow'een! Witchy Wins is a 5 reel, 20 payline slot machine simulation game that works just like the real thing! You can't win any real money (darn!), but you can win plenty of virtual money to impress friends and family ... (and what a confidence booster that is)! If you like playing the 'pokies', then you'll agree that Witchy Witch is a haunting good time! In fact, Witchy Wins is so addictive that you'll be placing bets, clicking the 'spin' button, and howling at the moon until the break of dawn! Witchy Wins: Screenshots Click to view: Page 1. Witchy Wins: How to ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Jim M. writes: " Dear Dennis, I always have problems running Microsoft Windows defrag because it continually restarts and takes forever to finish. A lot of the time I have to restart my computer in Safe Mode and run defrag just to ... get it to finish properly -- and most of the time it takes 2 to 4 hours to complete and I cannot use my computer! I am writing you today because I just finished reading your latest article on PowerUp XP Platinum 2 , and noticed that you briefly mentioned a program called Magic Defrag. Can you please tell me how this works? I've never heard of ... (view more)

Synopsis: Discover the most realistic game of Checkers available -- with hundreds of game options at your fingertips! Popular variations include: Flying Kings, American, Russian, and many others. There's plenty of options for game play, including: ... game time limit, scoring, and piece movement. Plus, you'll get to learn to play checkers in 'basic play' and 'strategy mode' using the built-in our tutorial. Improve your skills, gain experience, and have plenty of fun -- whether you're an expert or a beginner, Championship Checkers is sure to please! Championship Checkers Pro: Screenshots Click to ... (view more)

Great news! Just this past Wednesday, I received wind that Ashampoo has released their flagship tweak utility, "Powerup XP Platinum", version 2. Reminder: What is Ashampoo PowerUp XP Platinum? PowerUp XP Platinum takes the hassle out of optimizing ... and fine-tuning a Windows PC and combines everything into one easy to use, tidy package. Rated 5/5 by the editor's at Download.com, PowerUp XP Platinum 2 includes all the powerful features that made its predecessor the favorite tuning tool of many Windows users -- plus it adds many new terrific and unique features that yield even more ... (view more)

Synopsis: Are you a system info junky? Need to know all your resources available and all the 'behind the scenes' happenings of your computer? Introducing: TaskInfo -- a poweful utility that goes *way* beyond the standard Windows Task Manager and ... generic System Information Tools. With TaskInfo, you can visually monitor all types of system information in real time, including: CPU usage, threads, processes, available memory, opened files, DLLs, network connections, network speeds, hung processes, and even invisible processes! TaskInfo: Screenshots Click to view: Page 1. With TaskInfo, you can ... (view more)

Synopsis: Don't let the name fool you -- File Audio Processor is an award winning, extremely powerful all-in-one multimedia solution that does just about anything and everything related to multimedia file management, editing and viewing. Now that's ... a mouthful! In addition to its powerful audio processing capabilities, File Audio Processor can view video, pictures, rename files, edit MP3 tags, grab audio from CDs, write CDs and DVDs, convert audio files, edit and record audio files, manage playlists, zip files, and much, much more! There's so many convenient features of File Audio Processor, ... (view more)

Synopsis: Are you tired of searching the net for that one song you forgot the name of? Do you enjoy music that isn't always played on local radio stations? Do you want to see your MP3 collection grow faster then ever, with your favorite type of ... music, and with the *least* amount of effort possible? Introducing RipCast Streaming MP3 Audio Ripper: the easy and safe way to listen and download online music and Internet Radio Broadcasts (and without the worries of Spyware typically associated with filesharing software)! RipCast Streaming MP3 Audio Ripper: Screenshots Click to view: Page 1 | Page 2 ... (view more)

Synopsis: Turn your PC into into a smart Video Security and Surveillance System! Using Webcam Monitor's intelligent motion detection system, you can effortlessly monitor your home, office, parking area, or any other premises 24-hours a day! Simply ... connect a USB or FireWire Camera to your PC, install WebCam Monitor, and you're ready to begin surveillance! Webcam Monitor is highly customizable and lets you activate video via motion and noise so that you can capture events precisely when they happen. Remote monitoring lets you view / listen to video / audio over the Internet, plus FTP uploads ... (view more)