https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/ en Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:55:25 +0000 hourly 1 FeedWriter https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117310 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:55:25 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117310 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117309 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:40:41 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117309 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117307 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:34:58 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117307 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117306 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:13:04 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117306 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117305 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:21:19 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117305 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117304 "phishing", but that tactic is about as "fishy" as it gets... Now many people will complain about the rating system because from the time a program is released, there’s insufficient time to be objective enough to rate a program. I wonder how can a full “review” be posted at 3:01am, when the full version of a program is released at 3:00am?]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:46:12 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117304 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117303 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:29:37 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117303 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117302 "The only functionality in this program that interests me and is not grayed out is the Disk Wiper... I see no way of creating a CD..." http://eraser.heidi.ie/ -- like many I've been using for years & years. * * * #9: "In answer to Jason Carver, there is a CMD window that opens up briefly, and he is right to be concerned.... Looking at the setup file contents etc, my **guess** would be the install file for the Truecrypt driver used. * * * #13: "... I think the real concern is not offering a free trial of their security software ..." All FWIW... Shareware is popular & becoming more so, but it's far from universal, & many companies offering shareware-type trials cripple them so badly there's really no point in bothering with them. The reason is 2 words: "Copy Protection". It takes much less on-line storage to host a serial number, keygen, or crack than the full program, so they spread rapidly & are more widely available. "... The seond worry is the “Too good to be true” scenario. The software, the support, the likely fabricated reviews on the site, and the awards. ..." There's another way to look at it, unfortunately a bit cynical, but I've been *around* too long I guess... IMHO it's a bit naive to believe that sort of thing if it's legit or not, so personally I never pay the least attention to it. With apologies to anyone this might offend, most of the magazine journalists who were really sharp went on to consulting etc, being replaced with for-hire writers with uneven (& uncertain) skills/knowledge. Add that magazines make money from advertising, & companies won't advertise with publishers who trash them in print. The same can be said more-or-less for many sites, & as everyone knows, not every user who gives a review is legit, un-biased, or has a clue. Far as company/developer claims go, unless you have a blatantly defective piece of hardware, figure support is non-existent, & even then (when something is obviously faulty), don't get your hopes up [you have to look no further than the latest iPhone for an example]. For software, Google/Bing before you try or buy -- if there's a lot of on-line, user-based solutions, support's probably OK since that's where you'll find any answers... *IF* you find a software company that cares, they couldn't afford the staff & hardware to test the millions of potential problems. AMD/ATI, Intel, Apple, Adobe, Microsoft etc can't/don't do it, & if those big companies don't, who will?]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:44:57 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117302 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117301 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:22:20 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117301 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117300 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:12:31 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/spotmau-privacy-kit/#comment-117300