Comments on: Free Commercial Application Roundup http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:02:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Varla http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-330518 Varla Mon, 05 May 2008 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-330518 Yeah, one of these defraggers which I recognize is really ancient, like a poster above mentioned. Defrag technology has moved on quite a bit since the sizes of both drives and files have exploded in the last couple of years. Obsolete 4 or 5 year old defraggers will not work with Vista, and more importantly they will still have to be run manually or scheduled even on XP. I have 1.4 TB of drives in my photoediting rig, and I'd guess that the old manual defraggers would take their own sweet time, rendering the system unusable for long periods. That's why I use an intelligent background auto defragger (yes, paid for, but totally worth it) on that rig. Now, if somebody started giving away (legally!) freely some of the newer automatic defragmenters, I'd be the first to sign up, ads or no ads, lol. Yeah, one of these defraggers which I recognize is really ancient, like a poster above mentioned. Defrag technology has moved on quite a bit since the sizes of both drives and files have exploded in the last couple of years.

Obsolete 4 or 5 year old defraggers will not work with Vista, and more importantly they will still have to be run manually or scheduled even on XP. I have 1.4 TB of drives in my photoediting rig, and I’d guess that the old manual defraggers would take their own sweet time, rendering the system unusable for long periods. That’s why I use an intelligent background auto defragger (yes, paid for, but totally worth it) on that rig.

Now, if somebody started giving away (legally!) freely some of the newer automatic defragmenters, I’d be the first to sign up, ads or no ads, lol.

]]> By: Tobey http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-329958 Tobey Mon, 05 May 2008 09:42:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-329958 <3 Ashampoo Defrag, been using it for long and have been very satisfied with it. I actually use numerous apps from Ashampoo since they have a good approach to their customers by often offering older versions of their apps for free etc. Their apps usually aren't high-end sort of software but are still worth using. Thanks for the nice list. <3 Ashampoo Defrag, been using it for long and have been very satisfied with it. I actually use numerous apps from Ashampoo since they have a good approach to their customers by often offering older versions of their apps for free etc. Their apps usually aren’t high-end sort of software but are still worth using. Thanks for the nice list.

]]> By: Stefan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-324892 Stefan Fri, 02 May 2008 20:53:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-324892 I think the old O&O Defrag v4 is still much better than Windows defrags. I don't know about the other stuff. I think the old O&O Defrag v4 is still much better than Windows defrags. I don’t know about the other stuff.

]]> By: Michalis http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-324882 Michalis Fri, 02 May 2008 20:46:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-324882 good job. many thanks from Greece good job. many thanks from Greece

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-324582 Rarst Fri, 02 May 2008 17:48:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-324582 It's not older... It's more like ancient versions. :) I think system mechanic 6 was around late win98 times. I can't even remember OO defrag v4... Current is v10. It's mostly dumb advertising (these magical "we are giving you this fo FREE" words) and such giveaways are of very little use (they are usually inferior even to modern freeware ones). It’s not older… It’s more like ancient versions. :) I think system mechanic 6 was around late win98 times. I can’t even remember OO defrag v4… Current is v10.

It’s mostly dumb advertising (these magical “we are giving you this fo FREE” words) and such giveaways are of very little use (they are usually inferior even to modern freeware ones).

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/02/free-commercial-application-roundup/#comment-324416 Dante Fri, 02 May 2008 16:14:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3989#comment-324416 Thanks for the list. Very useful!! Thanks for the list. Very useful!!

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