I looked and I didn't see anything wrong with it. I don't have any personal experience with it.
-- rec -- On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Nicholas Thompson < [email protected]> wrote: > I read a couple of reviews of DD on line that say it is ok and does what > it says it does, including updating non-windows drivers, like for my stupid > music software, and who knows, my stupid email program, as well. > > Are there sites whose reviews you trust???? > > Nick > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, > Clark University ([email protected]) > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Roger Critchlow <[email protected]> > *To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group<[email protected]> > *Sent:* 11/13/2009 2:34:13 PM > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] driver detective > > > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Nicholas Thompson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anybody have anything kind or unkind to say about Driver Detective >> for a year at 30 bucks. >> >> > My computer runs like doing aerobics in a swimming pool full of >> molassas. DD's free scan says i have 59 out-of-date drivers and offers to >> fix them. I assume that if I allow a piece of software to correct 59 >> drivers on my computer, the chance that it wont work when it is done are >> pretty high. >> > > I've never seen a "free PC scan" that wasn't a scam, but maybe this one is > the exception. Have you tried Windows Update to see if it has any suggested > driver updates? > > >> >> > And while I am asking smart people dumb questions, does anybody recommend >> online backup and if so which one. Anybody know about the heavily >> advertized "carbonite" which goes for six bucks a month? >> >> > > Funny you should ask, I just installed http://jungledisk.com last night, > it charges ($2.00 + $0.15/gigabyte) / month. It will do backups of specific > folders or allow you to simply copy stuff to the cloud drive. It bills > through your Amazon account and stores the data on Amazon EC2. > > -- rec -- > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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