Tag Archives: Software

Microsoft ISA Server 2000Overall Rating: 4 Experience Date:Jul 01, 2003 Good:Nice integration with Active Directory, Stateful packet inspection, Easy to use Bad:Plugins aren’t rock solid, Knowledge base isn’t robust enough yet Microsoft’s first real entry into the firewall market (Proxy … Continue reading →

Pocket WiNCOverall Rating: 4.5 Experience Date:Apr 01, 2004 Good:Does a good job sniffing out wireless networks Bad:A little unstable (could just be PocketPC 2003 though) This is one of the first applications I installed on my iPaq. It will show … Continue reading →

Aston DesktopOverall Rating: 3.5 Experience Date:Dec 01, 2003 Good:Pretty, more stable than explorer, more useable that explorer Bad:Somewhat cumbersome to customize Aston is a desktop/shell replacement for explorer.exe (which is your default shell under windows). I recommend it if you … Continue reading →

Blacktree’s QuicksilverOverall Rating: 5 Experience Date:Apr 21, 2004 Good:Cool new way of launching applications, looks nice, reduces my keystrokes (a BIG plus) Bad:Still in Beta Quicksilver is a hard thing to explain. Someone insulting it would say it is a … Continue reading →