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October 10, 2006
Dear CNET members, Before I get started on this week's newsletter topic, I wanted to ask you folks a couple of questions. Do you like staying on the cutting edge of consumer electronics; do you enjoy impersonating your favorite tech reporter in the mirror? Well, if you do, CNET has the opportunity of a lifetime waiting for you! Find how you can be part of the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)--the world's largest personal-tech trade show on the planet, where you'll have a chance to be smack in the middle of gear heaven and contribute to CNET's insider coverage. Click here to find out more, and hopefully we'll see you in the spotlight! Now, let's move on to this week's topic on your favorite tiny app. Bigger isn't always better, at least, not when it comes to software. Have you ever installed a tiny software program (and when I say tiny, I mean 1MB or less) on your computer and to your surprise, realized how useful it was? I'm not talking about those utilities or applications that bog down your system and suck the living resources out of it--I'm speaking of the ones that are pure and simple, stand-alone apps that do one thing and do it well and are quick to download, easily installed, and use a small amount of memory. To give you a better idea of what I'm referring to, check out CNET Download.com Editor Peter Butler's list of his 10 favorite programs from the CNET Download.com library. There are a lot of goodies on Peter's list, but what are some of your favorite tiny apps? Share with your fellow community members some of your faves and tell us why you think others should be aware of them. Maybe after we've shared, we'll all have a new list of favorite tiny apps. BTW, don't forget to vote on whose posts you think are most helpful!
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This week's hot topic:
What's your favoritetiny app? Ridiculous amounts of tiny software applications are out there for download. But with so many choices, who knows what's good and what's not? After reading Download.com's Best bang for the byte and asked, "What's your favorite tiny app?," many of our members chimed in to share their favorites. CCleaner "This new version (now 30 percent larger), is far more effective than the previous, very good 1MB version. Unlike Hijack This, it doesn't pick up dozens of perfectly legitimate..." (Read more)
--Submitted by: CNET member caseybob
Belarc Advisor"Great little application that gives a complete rundown of system resources, and all your hardware and software. It even gives the serial number of your motherboard..." (Read more)
--Submitted by: CNET member j2960
ePrompter"Looks after all of my e-mail programs. Monitors up to 16 addresses. Scans regularly and lets me know when e-mail has been received. Brilliantly simple, amazingly reliable..." (Read more)
--Submitted by: CNET member Morty 101
Speak Up!Which tiny app do you consider tops? Is there just one or a variety of tiny apps that you always use to make your computer experience the best it can be? Here is your chance to tell us about your favorite download apps of less than 1MB. • New software releases in downloads From CNET Download.com • Tips on software From CNET Tips & Tricks • PC applications & utilities forum From CNET forums  Here are some interesting comments you've recently submitted
on CNET. Read up on it and talk about it.
• Do you want GPS in your camera? GPS is being built into cars and cell phones, and Nikon sells an adapter to use its D2X, D2Xs, and D2Hs cameras with compatible GPS devices. Is it time for manufacturers to build full-on GPS into cameras themselves? • The Netscaping of Symantec and McAfee Vendors Symantec and McAfee have looked into the future and realized that people may one day speak of them in the way that we now speak reverently of Netscape's early builds. This time, history's on their side; court cases and commissions have found Microsoft guilty of past antitrust violations, and now the security vendors are using these to argue their point. Are security vendors really threatened with extinction because of Microsoft Windows Vista, or is this some big marketing push to get Symantec and McAfee in the news? News.com hot discussions |
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 By its popularity (please explain) Reading a product review (please explain) Getting it from a trustworthy online source(please explain) Reading user reviews of the product(please explain) Through trial and error (please explain) When it is recommended by a friendor family member Other (what is it?) I don't do downloads
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