Actually, I generally come here when there is a survey. The regular e-mail is generally sufficient. If I see something that tweaks my interest, I ll download it and try it. I typically get on, go through my e-mail, which usually takes a couple of hours and maybe check a couple of Yahoo news clips and then go to bed (wee hours of the morning by then). BTW, not to knock a "competitor", but I notice all CNET downloads lately are a small "install" file (all the same size 544KB(?)) that now loads "crapware". I had downloaded a couple of files (e.g., 7Zip, WinRar, etc.) but had not installed. I get LifeHacker also and one of the articles mentioned that CNET changed their download process to install crapware. I checked the files and sure enough, they were all small, same size KB files.
BTW, I use W.O.T. (Web of Trust) and some of the in the FreewareBB downloads show in "RED". While RED is bad, it doesn't always imply spyware, malware or other malevolent stuff, but it raises a flag. The ratings are generated by users who go to the site and have had problems of one kind or another and then rate the site. If sufficient users rate it "Red", then it shows up. There are also other rating colors (5 in all). For example, if you click on:
http://www.freewareb...10__st__40#1178 , you will see three of the 4 sites in the box at the top are rated "Red" -
7-zip.freeze.com - www.download-free.com/7-Zip - www.wisedownloads.com/Free7Zip . Only
www.softonic.com/Utilities gets a "Green" rating. Notice, your site gets a "Green" rating too! Overall, you keep a well-run site. Keep up the good work.
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