Comments on: Wondershare Music Converter Review [Gotd]

By: silledr

silledr — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:02:41 +0000

I sometimes download torrents with separated subtitle files which have to be incorporated into the m4v for play with itunes. Can the program integrate subtitles?

By: Rush

Rush — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:03:14 +0000

Truthfully, I don’t waste my time with the ones I dont think I might use. I think you are right. It’s better to not even bother with those. Saves everyone time, energy and the occasional Revo session. Good thinking.

By: Choko

Choko — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:07:23 +0000

I don’t think ratings or thumbs up/down are needed.
It seems obvious that you are reviewing apps you yourself find interesting (and hence hopefully not bad) – and besides, you are good at listing the key features of the programs and quirks of the installations etc. – excellent reviews, in short – hopefully we as readers can then make up our own mind whether we want to try out the program or not.

But if you were to change/add something, I must say, that I really like the way the gaming site Kotaku “rates” games: At the end of a review, they list the key points they like and the key points they dislike (i.e. good a old explicit Pro/Con list) – they just call it Loved/Hated.
They even colour-code it so my stupid ass won’t mistake the pros for the cons :-P – But this is really nice – helps give the reader an overview of the game/program/whatever in a split-second.

By: Womble

Womble — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:51:50 +0000

Sorry to spam this thread but by chance I just came across this whilst looking into something entirely different and I immediately thought of our discussion here.

Here is a useful tool for comparing the registry before and after an installation….
http://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/

By: Womble

Womble — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:42:46 +0000

That is certainly true Martin, I used something once to make an unattended install disc. Clever solution!

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:35:53 +0000

Womble I did not check but was not there a way to record the Registry edits done during installation so that they could be re-written after new installs of the operating system?

By: Womble

Womble — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:31:23 +0000

I think the thumbs up idea is probably more diplomatic because one man’s tipple is another man’s poison ‘n’ all that.

Back to the review, not something I would use because i’m a Foobar user but Wondershare MC has an impressive feature list. Wonder why they have .APE support which they presumably have to pay a license for but no flac which is free! and arguably more widely used.

Not so keen on giveaway of the day personally , rather than givewaway’s, I see them more as extended trials, there is no way to register the programs again after a fresh install. That’s ok for those that only get a fresh install with a new PC I guess.

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:14:26 +0000

Rush I’m not sure about ratings. I for now thought to only review the programs that provide some use to computer users and that I would use. I could change that to reviewing all programs on the other hand which would include reviewing “bad” software as well. What do others think about this? I’d probably stick with a thumbs up / down approach though instead of a numerical rating system.

Providing freeware alternatives is an interesting option although it is sometimes difficulty to find alternatives.

By: Rush

Rush — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:54:11 +0000

Hey, Martin. Again, it’s awesome to see you doing these reviews. Two quick questions though. Are you going to include any kind of rating based on your opinion of the software (being thumbs up/ down or numerical rating or even just a “worth a shot or not”), and do you intend to list any kind of freeware alternative for those that dont want or miss the give away?
Thanks again for filling this void. Much needed.