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Bombadil · 06. Mar 2009, 01:08 AM

Dave,

It's easy to do a list like that. In fact half the editors and also Gizmo have done one. But they all hate each other's and wouldn't touch it with a barge pole...

I think the current 'top ten' list is about 150 in order to include every possible option and so there's no argument

The trouble is, that list will be different for everybody, when you think about it - there's no such thing as an 'average' computer user (not even if they are all Windows users). I wouldn't suggest the same stuff for a 15-year-old Vista user as a tech guy running W2K on a fast machine, or your Mum with XP on a 1.2 CPU with 512MB RAM. What about sandboxing? What about cloud apps?? What if you have 256MB RAM and an old clunker? What if you have a 3GHz CPU machine with 3GB RAM and visit dodgy sites a lot??

There is no fit-all solution. Gizmo has come up with an idea for a Wizard that you run through, and at the end you've got the right answer. It looks fairly good to me.

After it's worked out you're a 93.y.o. dog lover allergic to firewire living in Easter Island with a 3.0GHz CPU, 128MB RAM iPhone-SinclairZX hybrid, it tells you what apps you need. Pretty clever I'd say.

chris.p

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Bombadil Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 15	Dave, It's easy to do a list like that. In fact half the editors and also Gizmo have done one. But they all hate each other's and wouldn't touch it with a barge pole... I think the current 'top ten' list is about 150 in order to include every possible option and so there's no argument The trouble is, that list will be different for everybody, when you think about it - there's no such thing as an 'average' computer user (not even if they are all Windows users). I wouldn't suggest the same stuff for a 15-year-old Vista user as a tech guy running W2K on a fast machine, or your Mum with XP on a 1.2 CPU with 512MB RAM. What about sandboxing? What about cloud apps?? What if you have 256MB RAM and an old clunker? What if you have a 3GHz CPU machine with 3GB RAM and visit dodgy sites a lot?? There is no fit-all solution. Gizmo has come up with an idea for a Wizard that you run through, and at the end you've got the right answer. It looks fairly good to me. After it's worked out you're a 93.y.o. dog lover allergic to firewire living in Easter Island with a 3.0GHz CPU, 128MB RAM iPhone-SinclairZX hybrid, it tells you what apps you need. Pretty clever I'd say. chris.p ________________________________________ this thread moved here from the Drive Imaging review page Last edited by chris.p; 06. Mar 2009 at 01:13 AM.