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Bob's Mysterious Rating System
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Category |
Name, URL, Remarks |
X/10 Rating |
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Alarm/Clock/Reminder |
9 |
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Anti Spam, E-Mail |
9 |
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Anti Virus |
8 |
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Archive Manager |
9 |
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Audio Editor |
8 |
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Backup |
9 |
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Benchmark |
8 |
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CAD, 2D |
9 |
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CAD, 3D |
9 |
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CD-DVD Burning |
8 |
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CD Ripper |
9 |
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Cleanup Utility |
8 |
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Clipboard Manager |
9 |
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Converter |
8 |
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Desktop Publisher |
- |
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Dictionary |
9 |
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Digital Camera Assistant |
See "Graphics Viewer" |
- |
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Disk, Defrag |
9 |
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Download Manager |
9 |
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DVD Decryption |
9 |
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DVD Ripper |
9 |
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E-Mail Client |
8 |
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File Manager, Power Tools |
8 |
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File Recovery |
9 |
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File Splitter |
10 |
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Firewall, Personal |
8 |
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Form Maker |
9 |
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FTP Client |
8 |
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FTP Server |
8 |
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FTP Shell |
8 |
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Graphics Editor |
9 |
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Graphics, Duplicate Finder |
9 |
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Graphics, Viewer |
9 |
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HTML Editor, WYSWYG |
9 |
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Instant Messenger |
10 |
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Launch Bar |
9 |
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Link Checker |
10 |
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Map Downloader, Photo, GPS |
9 |
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Monitor Resolution & Refresh |
10 |
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MP3 Player |
9 |
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Multimedia Player |
8 |
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Nap Client |
7 |
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Network Monitor |
10 |
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News Reader |
8 |
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NIST Client (Clock Adjustment) |
10 |
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Notes, Freeform |
7 |
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nVidia Tweaking |
6 |
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Office Suite |
8 |
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Paint Program |
9 |
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PDF Reader |
9 |
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Photo Gallery Creator |
8 |
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PIM |
8 |
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Registry Tools |
8 |
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Scanning - Copying |
7 |
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Screen Capture |
8 |
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Software Organizer |
9 |
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Spyware Eliminator |
8 |
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Spyware & Popup Tool |
10 |
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System Monitor |
8 |
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Temp Cleaner |
8 |
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Text Editor, Notepad Replacement |
10 |
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Thesaurus |
10 |
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Tray Helper |
8 |
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Vector Drawing |
- |
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WAV Play-Audition |
9 |
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Web Browser, IE based |
9 |
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Windows Tweaking |
- |
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Word Processor, Doc |
8 |
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Word Processor, Rich Text |
9 |
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Bob's Mysterious Rating System
Point Maker's:
*No spyware, nags, or registration
*Does what it's supposed to do, and does it well
*Clean, intuitive GUI
*Flexible and easily configurable categories.
*Stable
*Requires low resources
*Fast
*Compact code
*Requires no VB libraries
*Does not create files in the Windows folders (Windows Bloat Fighter)
*Single executable file (1 File Wonder)
*No Install required
*INI file used
*Little or no registry bloat
NOTE: A 9 rating is excellent. A 10 rating is means “Nothing is even close”!
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