I am impressed by the user interface and the browse by category function seems very powerful. It's very content aware. I don't know if I'd use it or not. I guess the real test is when you actually need to find something though... a good start certainly!

I've found Gnome and KDE had built in functionality like this, capable of detecting a file's actual type and displaying an appropriate icon and preview regardless of the extension (unless the type could not be determined). Just to toot their horn (I was pretty impressed by that feature and constantly surprised how…

I've always kinda liked how TortoiseSVN (and presumably SCPlugin) integrated with Explorer/Finder. It makes more sense to me that the user be allowed to interact with the repository in a familiar interface with the addition of version control. I find having a seperate program is clunky, particularly when you want to…

@xplorer2user: I agree that their documentation is good, but it only covers IE's implementation of the standards. I wouldn't rely solely on it if you're hoping to achieve any level of cross-browser compatibility.

@cronick: Ah but you see my friend, that works even better. Then you just say "but my network was unsecured! someone else must have gotten in and done those things!" See them try to disprove that! No common household router bothers to keep logs of its DHCP leases so unless you actually identify yourself it could very…

Am I the only one who saw the edges of the albums in that screenshot and thought "ewwwww"? Why are they all ugly and blurry?

VOTE: gedit

Honestly don't knock Vista Media Centre (you don't have to buy Ultimate for that) until you've tried it. The hardware requirements are surprisingly low; all I had to do was grab a bottom-of-the-range video card and the rest of my HTPC is spare parts (P4 3ghz, 1GB DDR 400, 10GB HDD).

It might also be worth checking out GmailFS (both Windows/Linux FUSE flavours) for the old backup, since Gmail's now packing 6GB storage and decent enough transfer speeds - just don't rely too heavily on it since Google is prone to both changing the system and blocking third party programs on a whim.

What about the third group? You're leaving out a vital component of the study: "the people who sat around and did nothing on date night." Maybe they're doing even better!

I take the SSRI Efexor and missing a dose of that can seriously mess up my sleep. It does have the unusual side-effect of inducing incredibly real and vivid dreams, though (although they're usually terrifying nightmares). I also find that I can't sleep without relaxing music or soothing sounds in the background,…

@dereks: In Soviet Russia, Windows pirates you!

I find I can only get to sleep with the aid of Digitally Imported's Chillout or Ambient stations, or a decent nature simulation (waterfalls or rainstorms) - Aire Freshener does the trick. Silence seems almost deafening to me when trying to sleep.

Meh, I only like the actually useful bits of OSX, like for instance Expose. I highly recommend TopDesk by Otaku Software as an XP alternative to Expose, although its not as good as the real thing.

@gldr I I third that suggestion. Ever since I found it I've had no issues with conflicting codecs or needing to get missing codecs or anything like that. I wacked it on my Media Centre PC and its been running like a dream. Plus, it comes with a nice little app which lets you configure specifically which codecs are…

This seems to be an iPhone-only app, as I get a script execution error when trying to install it on my touch... Anyone else having this experience?