This just in: I’m not dead but I feel like it
I dream of faster, leaner, more efficient software, but then most of the time, that shit ain’t happening. But after a murderously long day (I’ve been up now for 30 hours), I have some good news that I’m really excited about:
— I haven’t been as excited about a piece of software in a long time as I have for the XYplorer File Manager. This is truly software as art.
— I’m loving Opera 9 with one exception — it still uses serif fonts in some pages despite reconfiguring all the fonts to sans serif;
— SoftMaker Office 2006 looks and feels great — this is Microsoft Excel and Word 2003 the way most people would want it;
— The latest Maxthon 2.0 Preview kicks ass for UI improvements. I mean goddamn, er, woweee! Too bad it sits on top of IE7;
— Hell’s bells, the Microsoft Office 2007 beta 2 Technical Refresh fixes lots of “issues” users had with it, including my own. Most will like the Silver theme and the ribbon that can be hidden all the time. Download it here.
— ACDSee 9 is finally out and for a $29 upgrade ($39 full price), it’s the best image viewer ever. ACDSee is doing a lot of things right over the past two years.
— Screenshot Captor made another leap this past week with even more improvements. This is another very exciting app.
— NetLimiter Pro has been a real boon to me. Jesus fuck, this is fantastic for keeping the ISP storm troopers off your ass.
— Switched to GigaNews this week because of extended downtime at UsenetServer.com. I’m happy, but poorer for it as GigaNews is expensive.
So they’ll be lots to write about in 2007, leaving me less things to write about at Shitware, which is one of the best site ideas ever. Gird your loins and strap on protection. It’s going to be a fun year.