Ionut IlascuSoftpedia editor profile and review archive

I’m a geek at the core, though it wasn’t until a few years ago that I showed myself to the world as such. You can also call me Captain Obvious: there’s an abundance of applications available on the web today. It’s a tough job, but I try to get the good the bad and the truth out of them, whether their makers like it or not. For the readers.

Among my awesome powers is the ability to translate boisterously worded software features into layman terms anyone can easily understand. I cover news about new releases to this purpose. Should a program be worthy of closer scrutiny, I put in balance its weaknesses and strong points to reveal its true nature.

Hobbies include the geeky stuff you’d expect, plus movies, games and everything that might be covered under the umbrella of "fun".

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Articles by Ionut Ilascu:

 

XnView 1.98.4 Does Away with 3+ Year Old Bugs

Expands read support for camera RAW format, reads JPEG RX files
by Ionut Ilascu, November 16th, 2011
 

Amazing Photos with Selective Colorization

Color Splash Studio drops price and extends feature
by Ionut Ilascu, November 15th, 2011
 

PowerISO 4.9 Shows Job Progress in Windows 7 Taskbar

Support for Zipped ISO Disk Image, minor bug fixes
by Ionut Ilascu, November 15th, 2011
Chrome Dev with New Garbage Collector

Chrome Dev with New Garbage Collector

by Ionut Ilascu, November 15th, 2011
Updated JavaScript engine with more efficient memory reclaim
 

Defraggler 2.08 Adds Disk and File Benchmarking

Improved SSD detection and defrag, VSS compatible mode
by Ionut Ilascu, November 15th, 2011
 

Echofon Arrives on Windows

Easy to use, clean looking Twitter client for Windows
by Ionut Ilascu, November 14th, 2011
 

Total Commander 8.0 Beta 9

Includes two experimental features added, plenty of fixes
by Ionut Ilascu, November 14th, 2011
 

Avast 6.0.1351 Beta Realeased

Script Shield works with Google Chrome, new anti-spam engine
by Ionut Ilascu, November 12th, 2011
Firefox Aurora 10 Hides ‘Forward’ Button

Firefox Aurora 10 Hides ‘Forward’ Button

by Ionut Ilascu, November 12th, 2011
CSS3 3D-Transforms supported, full screen APIs enabled
 

BitComet 1.30 Is Here

Sports user interface improvements, extends core functionality
by Ionut Ilascu, November 11th, 2011
 

New Versions for Chrome Beta and Stable Are Out

Printing issues fixed, updated Flash and V8 engine
by Ionut Ilascu, November 11th, 2011
 

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1

iOS5 support in AIR, security enhancements and bugs fixed
by Ionut Ilascu, November 11th, 2011
 

Download Firefox 9 Beta 1

Type Inference, Do Not Track JavaScript Detection and chunked XHR
by Ionut Ilascu, November 11th, 2011
 

Firefox 11 Development Started

New looks scheduled for shipping in December with Aurora
by Ionut Ilascu, November 10th, 2011
Opera 11.60 Beta ‘Tunny’ No Longer a Snapshot

Opera 11.60 Beta ‘Tunny’ No Longer a Snapshot

by Ionut Ilascu, November 10th, 2011
New mail design, faster browsing, revamped address field
 

Firefox Aurora 10 Expected Features

Silent update of the browser and new tab page in the works
by Ionut Ilascu, November 10th, 2011
 
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