2007-12-12T08:30:56Z 5572 5 I just have to say WOW!! This is so awesome. If my house burns down, and my computer with it, I LOSE NOTHING. All my data is safely backed up on Mozy servers. 3287627 2007-06-21T09:33:13Z 37621 2009-12-03T16:57:10Z Mozy 1197 2009-11-11T15:51:22Z http://www.mozy.com http://wakoopa.com/software/mozy http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/088/442/normal.png?1245753380 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/088/442/thumb.png?1245753380 1050 Berkeley Data Systems, Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/berkeley-data-systems-inc 32 Backup http://wakoopa.com/categories/utilities/backup mac win off-site backup application developed by Berkeley Data Systems. 2007-12-12T08:16:31Z 5571 2 Windows Update (see my other post for a full temper-tantrum) bugs me every couple of days with "updates" to the virus definitions. I wouldn't care so much, except that when WU announces this, I can count on system performance rapidly degrading until I finally cave, install it, and reboot. I'm seriously questioning the value of continuing to run this. I have Spybot S&D, which should be enough. 6971761 2007-04-19T11:36:23Z 54 2017-08-19T08:33:42Z Windows Defender 16718 2009-12-01T23:20:14Z http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx http://wakoopa.com/software/windows-defender http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/528/normal.png?1249466196 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/528/thumb.png?1249466196 13908 Microsoft Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/microsoft-corporation 36 Anti-Spyware http://wakoopa.com/categories/security/anti-spyware win Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. 2007-12-12T08:12:17Z 5570 0 I have mixed feelings on this. The internal workings of 2007 are better than 2003, but in many ways 2003 was more useful. Outlook has a number of nice features, but they are generally clunky and don't work out well in the long run when trying to manage your tasks. I use a GTD like system for my tasks, and I have to use another tool (The Trog Bar) to make it work out right, the lists in Outlook are just to random and disjointed to effectively handle my tasks. 1160661070 2007-04-20T07:26:43Z 73 2018-07-27T20:29:16Z Office Outlook 19974 2009-12-02T17:50:22Z http://office.microsoft.com/outlook http://wakoopa.com/software/office-outlook-1 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/161/279/normal.png?1256991355 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/161/279/thumb.png?1256991355 13908 Microsoft Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/microsoft-corporation 20 Email http://wakoopa.com/categories/internet/email win Microsoft Outlook or Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, and is part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an e-mail application, it also provides a calendar, task and contact management, note taking, a journal and web browsing. It can be used as a stand-alone application, but can also operate in conjunction with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to provide enhanced functions for multiple users in an organization, such as shared mailboxes and calendars, Exchange public folders, Sharepoint lists and meeting time allocation. 2007-12-12T07:55:54Z 5569 1 !@#@&*%!!!!! Blasted software thinks it knows better than me. I can't tell you how many times I've come back to my computer in the morning just to find that this "indespensible tool" has rebooted it for me EVEN THOUGH I HAD A DOZEN APPS RUNNING AT THE TIME!!!!! (Thank heaven for Firefox session recovery.) And there is NO way around it, unless you are willing to forgo the automatic updates (which are more or less announcements to hackers of the holes they can exploit on computers that aren't updated yet, making it both a must have, and a must not have.) I asked MS to do SOMETHING about this once. Little surprise, they are in denial that it is even a problem. 8093377 2007-04-18T13:21:13Z 22 2019-10-10T01:01:08Z Windows Update Client 33147 2009-12-04T03:08:11Z http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/windowsupdate.mspx http://wakoopa.com/software/windows-update-client http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/157/normal.png?1249383226 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/157/thumb.png?1249383226 13908 Microsoft Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/microsoft-corporation Install new applications 14 Installers http://wakoopa.com/categories/utilities/installer win Windows Update Automatic Update Client updates Windows computers Microsoft software including the operating system and Microsoft Office. Windows Update is software designed to help keep your computer current and more secure by automatically downloading and installing the latest security and feature updates from Microsoft. 2007-12-12T07:47:00Z 5568 3 The absolute standard in keeping your computer safe from spyware. This should be the first thing installed on any computer after the OS. 4696978 2007-05-02T13:27:44Z 1250 2017-09-26T19:33:33Z SpyBot - Search & Destroy 5448 2009-10-24T09:18:48Z http://www.safer-networking.org http://wakoopa.com/software/spybot-search-and-destroy http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/087/555/normal.png?1245661970 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/087/555/thumb.png?1245661970 434 Safer Networking Limited http://wakoopa.com/developers/safer-networking-limited 36 Anti-Spyware http://wakoopa.com/categories/security/anti-spyware win Spybot Search & Destroy is a free utility application for the prevention, detection, and removal of spy-ware, ad-ware, and malaware. 2007-12-12T07:44:08Z 5567 4 I've had to ditch every other anti-virus tool I've ever had (including Norton and McAfee) because they don't play nice with Visual Studio. I've never had a problem with Clam Win. My one gripe is that it seems to make Outlook lag. 543362 2007-04-20T12:27:51Z 110 2009-12-04T13:47:47Z ClamWin Antivirus 989 2009-11-24T01:43:55Z http://www.clamwin.com http://wakoopa.com/software/clamwin-antivirus http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/797/normal.png?1249578480 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/797/thumb.png?1249578480 61 alch http://wakoopa.com/developers/alch 35 Anti-Virus http://wakoopa.com/categories/security/anti-virus win ClamWin is an opensource Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003. 2007-12-12T07:39:25Z 5566 4 I'd give it a solid 5, except that I tend to do a lot of very fast copy/paste, and ClipMate makes my clipboard lag a bit, sometimes for several seconds. Still, this is a WAY valuable tool. 298415 2007-05-03T12:18:05Z 2616 2009-12-04T03:15:57Z ClipMate 94 2009-08-07T08:43:43Z http://www.clipmate.com http://wakoopa.com/software/clipmate http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/919/normal.png?1249634620 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/919/thumb.png?1249634620 1132 Thornsoft Development, Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/thornsoft-development-inc Tools that help you manage your system 12 System tools http://wakoopa.com/categories/utilities/system-tools win ClipMate saves time and makes you more productive by adding clipboard functions that the Windows clipboard leaves out, such as holding thousands of "clips", instead of just one at a time. ClipMate has functions to combine, edit, and manage your clipboard data. It can also print, re-format, and even spell-check. It also has a multi-monitor screen capture, and has features for sharing clips among multiple PCs. 2007-12-12T07:35:48Z 5565 2 It makes my desktop look pretty, that's it. The fact that it doesn't slide out like the Google Sidebar (or heck, ANY other deskbar for that matter) is a serious flaw. I either have to permanently give up a portion of my horizontal real estate for it, or I have to go to the desktop to see it. Also, I have yet to find any gadgets for it that were especially useful...suddenly wondering why I don't just turn it off... 24020243 2007-05-02T09:57:03Z 603 2019-08-28T01:44:23Z Windows Sidebar 12500 2009-12-04T07:06:30Z http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx http://wakoopa.com/software/windows-sidebar http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/130/167/normal.png?1249702942 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/130/167/thumb.png?1249702942 13908 Microsoft Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/microsoft-corporation Tools that help you manage your system 12 System tools http://wakoopa.com/categories/utilities/system-tools mac win The Windows Sidebar is a panel for Desktop Gadgets that is anchored to the side of the Windows Vista desktop.And you can install it on windows XP! 2007-12-12T07:26:29Z 5564 5 If you have a touch pad, you HAVE to upgrade to the latest Synaptics driver, and do some serious settings tweaking before you can have a decent experience with it, but then, life is heaven. In that sense, this software is indispensable. 3116163 2007-04-21T05:09:57Z 129 2016-01-27T23:04:05Z Synaptics Pointing Device Driver 9319 2009-11-09T12:32:35Z http://www.synaptics.com http://wakoopa.com/software/synaptics-pointing-device-driver http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/544/normal.png?1249470742 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/129/544/thumb.png?1249470742 68 Synaptics, Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/synaptics-inc Tweak your computer 8 Configuration & Tweaking http://wakoopa.com/categories/utilities/configuration-tweaking win Synaptics TouchPad devices are touch-sensitive pads that sense the position of a person's finger on its surface to provide screen navigation, cursor movement, and a platform for interactive input. Synaptics TouchPad devices are the industry leading solution, known for their durability, reliability, and accuracy. Synaptics TouchPad solutions can be custom designed to meet your requirements for sizes, thickness, feature functionality and electrical interfaces.