http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/suggestion Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: suggestion - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:46:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7015#post-72398 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:55:11 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 72398@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I was thinking, instead of having Software Informer included in every single wrapper package, how about the wrapper fetch the SI installer if needed? That&#39;ll save a lot of bandwidth and disk space. Since the wrapper needs to connect to the Internet anyways, it would be a great way to do it. The code would probably be much simpler than what it is now.</p> <p>I&#39;ll send the suggestion to the GOTD team once I get some replies. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66301 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:20:03 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 66301@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hey, the sale has been extended until the 25th, so if you haven&#39;t got World of Goo, you still have a chance!</p> <p>In case you want to give WoG as a gift, but can&#39;t find the gift customization link, just add<br /> <code>&amp;op=gift</code><br /> to the end of your download link.</p> <p>They&#39;re still trying to recover from the second wave of donations, so their website isn&#39;t fully up (as of now, the forums give you a 404).</p> <p>Note the WoG Corp. Online system isn&#39;t working, as they&#39;re updating their leaderboard system. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66250 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:19:47 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 66250@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Bobby&#39;s links have been fixed. The old markups no longer work correctly Bobby, please use the markup shortcuts listed above the comment field.</p> <p>nickchang207, I removed your e-mail as it violates terms of use. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66248 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:47:38 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 66248@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>World of Goo developers are 2DBoy :)</p> <p>Hi Bobby,</p> <p>None of your links are working, but Google is a great search engine :)</p> <p>W.R. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66246 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:29:02 +0000 nickchang207 66246@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Can someone be kind enough to donate $0.01 to me? I&#39;ve already tried it and loved it, but the full version isn&#39;t available anywhere nearby and my dad doesn&#39;t trust online banking. I&#39;d be grateful, and since 1 penny mightn&#39;t make much difference to you, could you please send it to me at <em><strong>***e-mail removed***</strong></em><br /> Or perhaps download link to the same if that&#39;s possible?<br /> Thanks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66151 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:55:58 +0000 thenameipicked 66151@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I didn&#39;t have the problem getting the email, it came in less than a minute for me. Getting the download to start took forever....strange :P </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-66143 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:15:57 +0000 Bobby 66143@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>World of Goo was a featured item on the latest MacHeist--a game scenario that highlights indie developers for the Mac platform. It works much like Giveaway of the Day, in that regard. Participants come together during &#39;mission briefings&#39; to gather clues and solve mysteries. Software is given away throughout the game. Bundled software is available for purchase (abt. $50 for $500 worth of utilities and games) at the end of the game and the money is donated to charity. </p> <p>If World of Goo has been converted to PC, then there&#39;s hope Heist giveaways like Times, Boinx TV, Picturesque, Kinemac, ShoveBox, DevonThink, Wire Tap, Layers, Cro-Mag Rally and Fresh will make it to the PC market as well. I hope the GAOTD team is talking to those developers ...how about it, Moderators? Perhaps you could even work out a mystery-solving scenario for software giveaways?</p> <p>Developers:</p> <p><a href="http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/overview">Boinx</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ironicsoftware.com/index.html">Ironic Software</a><br /> <a href="http://www.wonderwarp.com/shovebox">Wonder Warp Software</a><br /> <a href="http://www.jumsoft.com">Jumsoft</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ergonis.com">Ergonis</a><br /> <a href="http://www.devon-technologies.com">Devon Technologies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.frogames.com">FroGames</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap">Ambrosia</a><br /> <a href="http://www.pangeasoft.net/cromag">Pangea</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-65888 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:28:42 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 65888@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>@thenameipicked: Eventually, after 20 mins, I managed to get on to their &quot;thanks&quot; page. It doesn&#39;t actually contain a download link, but a &quot;please wait for that email&quot; message. I guess PayPal is really slow in delivering orders, so about 5 hours later I received my download link (unfortunately, it was right after I turned off my computer, so I didn&#39;t find out until morning).</p> <p>I feel compelled to giving them some more money. I played the demo while waiting for my download link and found that this game is quite cool. More importantly, it works great on my dumb Intel graphics chip.</p> <p>Oh well, I guess I&#39;ll pay them when I have more cash. In the mean time, I&#39;ll pick up a few more copies and send them to friends. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-65848 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:31:46 +0000 thenameipicked 65848@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>GMMan, if you refresh it until their server (which is really busy) accepts your page request, you will get the download link.<br /> I actually thought that this was very smart of them...I was never consdering buying for them, even when it went on Direct2Drive&#39;s sale...but then when this happened... I was going to pay minimal...but then I felt bad, so I paid $5...not only because I felt bad, but also because it was going straight to the developer...not a 3rd party :P </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-65827 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:28:36 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 65827@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I&#39;d still pay full price for it any day. It&#39;s a brilliant game that I occasionally return to. </p> <p>I&#39;m surprised that they are almost givingit away, but then again, with all the game deals around these days maybe not. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-65821 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:36:31 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 65821@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well any time to get a free game (in this case a $0.01 game). I&#39;ll probably try it out. Unfortunately for some reason, I can&#39;t get to the after-sale page. I guess they hate me for paying 0.05% of what the game&#39;s worth :( </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4035#post-65791 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:45:46 +0000 devildog 65791@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>World of Goo just turned one year old! For this week... pay whatever you think it´s worth </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-56515 Sun, 10 May 2009 20:06:34 +0000 Paul F. Quantum AKA "The Dragon" 56515@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>This link gives a well designed look on Firewall performance: <a href="http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php</a></p> <p>Outpost Firewall Free 2009 6.5.2724.381.0687.328 is in 3rd place (with an "Excellent" mention): <a href="http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/reports/PSC%20report%20-%20Outpost%20Firewall%20Free%202009%206.5.2724.381.0687.328.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/reports/PSC%20report%20-%20Outpost%20Firewall%20Free%202009%206.5.2724.381.0687.328.pdf</a></p> <p>PC Tools Firewall Plus (Free) 5.0.0.36 is in 8th place (with a "Very good" mention): <a href="http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/reports/PSC%20report%20-%20PC%20Tools%20Firewall%20Plus%205.0.0.36.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/reports/PSC%20report%20-%20PC%20Tools%20Firewall%20Plus%205.0.0.36.pdf</a></p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Quantum Dragon </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-55550 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:31:57 +0000 hotdoge3 55550@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Antiivirus that ok with most firewall are free AVG avast AntiVir, AntiVirus with Securty like McAfee, NOD32, Norton, Kaspersky, need the firewall that come with them if no firewall you need to check with them,I think Kaspersky will work with the old Zone Alarm but check. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-55473 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:29:23 +0000 paradise 55473@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I tried to download Outpost to try it out, but it doesn't work with Vista. I did try the PC Tools Firewall and I didn't like it. I had a lot of connection problems with it. In basic mode it won't let you edit any rules, and in advanced mode I had to change settings I wasn't confident were very secure, in order for pages to load. It may depend on what anti-virus you are running, as to what firewalls will be compatible. Also, if you are wanting something very techinical, or more user friendly. My first choice would be Online Armor. They have a free version. It is generally rated at the top, along with Comodo, but Online Armor is much more user friendly. Unfortunately, Kaspersky won't play nice with it :( I'm currently running Webroot Desktop Firewall. It's fairly user friendly, and when I tested it at Shields Up, it tested pretty well. If you are able to run it, my suggestion would be Online Armor. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-55437 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:59:55 +0000 watcher13 55437@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, hotdoge! That's a very interesting site and I bookmarked it. Has a whole bunch of applets to test firewall vulnerabiltiies, a good general security discussion, some useful security links, and a little software advice. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-55404 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:00:45 +0000 hotdoge3 55404@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.firewallleaktester.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.firewallleaktester.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests_overview.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests_overview.php</a></p> <p> LEAK TESTING * KILL TESTING</p> <p><a href="http://www.firewallleaktester.com/advices.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.firewallleaktester.com/advices.htm</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.firewallleaktester.com/articles/vista_and_leaktests.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.firewallleaktester.com/articles/vista_and_leaktests.html</a> this may help! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53957 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:38:54 +0000 Txnnok 53957@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well I went with ZoneAlarm pro. I just so happened to have a key from a giveaway that I forgot about 4 months ago. I was testing Bitdefender on during its beta, so I had forgotton about it. I was trying the free one, but the lack of options caused me to uninstall, while doing this I went ahead and installed IE8. I ended up checking my hotmail, which is my junk email box and ran into the key while deleting emails.</p> <p>Pro comes with antispyware(very uneeded), I am running two other spywares besides it. It has a really nice set of features and I can only say to give it a trial run.<br /> My favorit pay for version though is Iolo's Firwall. It isn't rank very high, but it hasn't ever let a virus in for me. I would be using it on this computer, but I went with 64bit when I built it and Iolo hasn't got there firwall going for it yet. They did just recently get System Mechanic working for 64bit, so it should be coming soon.</p> <p>goodluck on your search</p> <p>edit: I just ran into this. It is called Kingston Research and they are giving a whole security suite for 180 days/6months. might be worth a try. I might post this again for software. <a href="http://www.kingsoftresearch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kingsoftresearch.com/</a><br /> -------------------------------------<br /> Hey chip did set windows firewall for outgoing communications? I so, I was wondering if windows gave any sort of alerts. I had thought about going that way a few times, but always changed my mind. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53924 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:07:06 +0000 cimmind 53924@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just adding my two pence worth!</p> <p>I was using Zone Alarm (free) since long. Important point is that i was using version 6.5, which was way way faster than later versions. The later versions are more of bloatware really.</p> <p>Recently switched to Comodo Firewall. You need to download 'Comodo Internet Security' program from their site, about a 30 MB download. This has both firewall AND their new antivirus program together. While installing, you can uncheck the anti-virus installation. (I recommend that as their anti-virus is fairly new and unproven yet i believe, but firewall is proven good). See <a href="http://www.matousec.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.matousec.com</a> </p> <p>Switched because matousec.com shows the performance of Comodo Firewall is best among all FREE programs. However, it is much more noisier and shows many popups compared to ZAlarm. I am ok with it.. would depend on the individual user.<br /> The additional popups are mostly beacuse of an addiitonal component of HIPS that Comodo has in its free version (only ZoneAlarm Pro has it, not the free version), called as "Defense+". In the purely firewall generated popups, i dont think there is any significant difference. </p> <p>Adding to the poster above, i agree, i wont regard either Comodo or ZoneAlarm as resource heavy. Ran both without problem on a 256MB gig, both take about 20MB of active memory useage. </p> <p>One thing i may add.. whether Comodo or ZoneAlarm, i was using both with Avast antivirus. Avast has a module 'Web Scanner' that scans ALL your net activity, and can be regarded as a good adjunct to your firewall program.</p> <p>{PS: That comparison to cars was a really apt one! If we all agreed on one 'holy grail' among cars, there would be no variety on roads!! However, i wish to add one more perspective. There is no car sold for free, but as the price level increases, the level of safety features provided generally go up. Small cars cant compete with the big sedans in terms of saftey on-road. In case of firewalls, there ARE free, absolutely free programs available that offer superb safety features. We should be able to decide among them who is the boss!} </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53911 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:45:56 +0000 hotdoge3 53911@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I run Comodo &#38; Zone Alarm firewall on XP with 256 MB Ram 1000 CPU is ok change to Comodo as not like mic fix Zone Alarm Installation of Microsoft Update KB951748 may result in loss of Internet connectivity.<br /> <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/867671/solutions_for_kb951748_and_zone_alarm.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/867671/solutions_for_kb951748_and_zone_alarm.html</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53821 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:44:56 +0000 surfidiot 53821@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>do appreciate all the feed back, sorry I was taking some responses the wrong way, must of been a wrong way sort of day. Im usually able to take most kinds of criticizm well enough. And it is fair enough to say that I didn't post more specifics in what I was looking for. A few people said that Outpost was a good one to go with, I've read where it is one of the better free firewalls, and pc tools was written up well too. I am running pctools but it pops up windows way too much for me. Even with established programs it will pop those yellow windows up and if I'm not paying attention it will sit there and nothing moves. Which does 'wake me up' but that is getting kind of old. Outpost is a little more complicated (pctools isn't complicated just a pain in the butt) so I would have to read up on how to configure it. I don't think it would be too much of a problem. I use to have a real simple firewall called "filesclab" and this worked pretty well too. But to answer in part what I'm looking for is an anti-resource hog, some firewalls tend to drain resources. There are some really good ones mentioned here but they consume a lot of resource, like Comodo, Zone Alarm, and a subscription I had once to AVG...big time resource hog. I had the suite and slowed my computer down greatly. Somebody mentioned they weren't happy with Kapersky, I've read it's a great firewall, but it's all according to what you're looking for (as been established, lol). Several months ago when my AVG license was running out I searched the internet for a Kapersky bargain, thought I found one but it turned out to be a scam. I paid for it and the license was basically no good. I paid for it through Paypal and they wouldn't give me a refund. It was an unverified merchant in some other country. I decided after that to go with layering security. Lesson learned.<br /> When I posted the first time I was trying both Outpost and Pctools together, not sure that was good, internet was getting choppy, slow and fast. So I uninstalled Outpost but wondered if I should have kept that instead.<br /> The 'Windows Firewall' someone talked about, is this the same one that is built in to XP? I usually have that disabled only because I get mixed messages that it isn't that good, or it's 'ok'....never heard it was a real good firewall. Thanks for the comments. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53785 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:16:01 +0000 delenn13 53785@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I am using Zone Alarm Pro(but I don't mind the free one either). Since I am in charge of 3 PC's software...It's quick and easy to set up. The hubby can be a bit click happy and hates setting up rules, so ZA makes my life simpler. It works for me and that is what matters. I think any program like that is up to the user and how much time you want to spend on it setting it up and what knowledge you have.</p> <p>I don't like any of the suites because I don't like putting all my eggs in one basket. surfidiot, I am not familiar with any of the ones you listed. I have used the PCTools Virus protection but I wasn't impressed. I don't like an anti virus program that won't scan an individual file you just downloaded. For the life of me, I could not find that option................ so off it went.</p> <p>***Waves*** @ SoManyNamesICanNotKeepUpLox </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53771 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:36:46 +0000 Buzz 53771@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>outpost sounds better, but only guessing </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53765 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:23:52 +0000 Paulga 53765@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I use Comodo Internet Security,...its a full version,...and freeware,..it has a lifetime Licence.<br /> the experts describe it as one of the top Firewall,..Anti Virus and Defence+Security,..however it is also stated as not for the inexperienced,...as it has many advanced facilities, that only can be understood by someone with experience of settings and the outcome of such settings,..in other words nothing gets in or out,..without your permission,..no leaks!,..i am using Comodo for the past six years,..never any problem,..be it virus or malware,..and it sure keeps itself up to date.<br /> Nothing wrong with Windows Firewall,..but very basic!,...any firewall,..is better than no Firewall,..but when you do get a problem,..through a firewall allowing something through,..its a case of bolting the stable door,..after the horse has gone!,...we have covered comodo Firewall,..which is now known as Comodo Internet Security,..in previous threads,...all very helpful to anyone wanting to know just how important a good Firewall is,..and essential i might add. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53756 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:02:34 +0000 penneddragonone 53756@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I like zone alarm because it tells me when someone is trying to call home. Otherwise I would use Comodo. As far as paid ones, I'd use Kaspersky. I'd avoid PC Tools because I like those annoying questions. So of the two, Outpost would be the one I'd try.</p> <p>We're all idiots to some extent. My visiting mom asked me if I always used the fire alarm to tell me when dinner was done. I tried to cook eggs in the shell in my microwave....once. You shouldn't resent constructive criticism. anyway, as long as you know you're not an idiot, who cares what anybody else thinks! When you get right down to it no matter what you do, you're gonna make somebody happy and piss somebody else off. Just make sure you're in with the happy bunch and the police, etc. aren't in with the pissed off bunch. IMO. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53732 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:10:32 +0000 AlexSJ 53732@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The company I work switched from NOD to Kaspersky Security Suite and I wasn't happy with it at all. The constant questions went on my nerves, it didn't seem to quit. It also made my Outlook slow as hell. After 3 days I took it off, getting rid was another pain. Suddenly I was in the market for something else. Along came the mention of Agnitums Outpost from Fubar and the following reference: <a href="http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php</a><br /> That, a short trial period and the New Year edition offer made up my mind and I bought it. So, I'm not using the free firewall, but the complete Security Suite, with which I'm pretty happy. The IT guys still use Kaspersky (they bought it after all), but they do like all the logs etc. mine brings.<br /> On top of all though I'm almost always running Returnil, which provides another layer of security. I just had to reformat my son's pc, it already has Returnil on, Outpost might follow this weekend or next since the lisence is good for 3 pc.<br /> As advice I think you should just give them both a try and then see how it goes.<br /> Pura vida, AlexSJ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53724 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:51:25 +0000 SimpleMinded 53724@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yeah I agree with Bubby and notblocklox. surfidiot, I am sure the community could provide a much better answer to your question if you mentioned what it is exactly that you want out of a firewall.</p> <p>As for the answer, I can't help you there, I haven't used either of the firewalls in question. I did however use Outpost Firewall Pro for some time before moving on to free alternatives. At the time it was quite the capable firewall but overkill for the average user IMO. Atm Windows Firewall is my firewall of choice. It doesn't offer all the bells and whistles but I like it that way. It's quiet, light on resources, provides a decent level of protection and is out of the way, characteristics I value in a firewall.</p> <p>So the question to you surfidiot(assuming you are deciding over a firewall):<br /> What do you want and value out of a firewall?</p> <p>There are plenty of knowledgeable people here that can recommend or suggest a few firewalls you may find useful. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53702 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:59:08 +0000 dsekirka 53702@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I used PC Tools Firewall about a year ago, but had problems and got rid of it and switched to Comodo Internet Security. Never tried Outpost Firewall. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53700 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:05:29 +0000 ⓒⓗⓘⓟ 53700@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Lol, sorry if you thought I was making fun of you. I was simply stating my opinion. Windows Firewall does work fine for me but I can see how other people might want a firewall with more features. I have Zone Alarm but don't use it that much. This post is turning more into a discussion on people's favorite firewalls but I'm not deleting it ;] People need to know the options they have out there to choose from.</p> <p>BTW I edited your original post content and title to give readers more information. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5005#post-53699 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:40:14 +0000 Ashraf 53699@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Outpost Free seems... <em>too basic</em> </p>