Build 485

Hello Everyone!

I am happy to finally get back to the office and it’s time to get back on track.

We are releasing a new build 485 (which will probably be the last before the official version 3 release) that has several minor fixes and improvements:

• Exclude functionality improved to correctly handle apostrophes in pathnames and incorrectly entered filemasks
• Fixed column resize in the “Exclude List” dialog box
• Applications search improvement (it now discovers OpenOffice installed)
• Romanian language added
• Some corrections with the error reporting (dump files)
• Fixed “First run” notification in case of multiple users

We still have many missing strings in the translations. Please mail us at beta@eboostr.com if you are able to translate the program to your language (100% translated are only: Russian, Chinese and Japanese.)

We are coming very close to the final version release so we are closing new beta testers registration today.

Thanks!

Build 484 Fastest Yet

Build 484 is the fastest yet. eBoostr is reporting the cache random read speed on my SSD as 51390 KB/s which is up from about 47000 KB/s in previous versions. The SSD is capable of about 63 MB/s.

Greetings

Hello,

New eboostr user here, I stumbled upon this software from browsing the eeeuser.com forums and did some review browsing on google – being able to use flash drives as system cache on low RAM systems is a boon, especially as I was experiencing random slowdowns while running multiple applications plus antivirus and antispyware in the background.

It pays to mention that if your computer has something in the region of 2Gb RAM then this utility wouldn’t be noticeably effective in increasing performance, but being one whose light use of computers, and relatively short lifespan of equipment, I have dictated not upgrading anything if at all possible.

I installed eboostr beta 3 on my EeePC 701SD and set 512mb of the installed 8Gb SDHC (on internal card reader) to the cache and started running my everyday programs. After a short while I noticed that Firefox’s loading time had decreased to a mere handful of seconds where before there would be a significant period of lag (around 10-20 sec) if I fired up the software-controlled 3G modem and related internet programs at the same time.

With eboostr I’ve experienced far greater system smoothness in web browsing and office software usage. I know, in the end eboostr costs quite a bit for the full version but in some parts of the world, 2Gb RAM does not sell for $10. Being able to utilise unused flash memory and the USB2.0 subsystem to increase general performance, especially those of demanding applications with frequent disk access, is an innovative solution.

Bugs/Suggestions:

1. Eboostr displays in the system tray but doesn’t seem to respond to anything. I need to manually enter the start menu to bring up the control panel, etc. I’m using WinXP SP3 on an EeePC 701SD.

2. It would be brilliant if I could manage the cache file from the detailed file display itself. I noticed the booster had cached some mp3s before I could specifically exclude it in the options panel. Rebuilding the cache just for that is a hassle.

3. Eboostr’s application scan seems to overlook OpenOffice. Had to create a shortcut on desktop then drop it into the priority applications list.

Muchos gracias if anyone read this far.

– Carmen

Exclude List

The files and locations included in the “Exclude list” are not fully displayed. I cannot see the entire path of each item in the list. Even after resizing the window, the items in the list to do not expand. I have no idea what the times are.

Not all appliations appear in list

I use Visual Studio 2005 a lot and it does not appear in the list of applications under “Application priority”. However, all the utilities that come with Visual Studio 2005 do appear.

16 days to expiration …

Hi,

What needs to be done to make sure this beta 3.00 does not expire in 16 days.

Let me know.

Thanks.

John

Incredible Beta

Well, I suppose it’s far too soon to sing the praises of any new beta product, but over this last week I’ve had no problems!  What I’m most impressed with is the Option to choose which application program has priority.  I have several that I use most often such as Firefox, iTunes, VLC, Limewire and Media Player Classic.  All these programs load astonishingly fast.  Particularly VLC & Media Player Classic.  I have a Sony Vaio VGN 290A laptop with 1 Gig of RAM and I operate with 150 applications, of which 30 I use regularly.  Although I tweak my computer weekly by using TuneUp Utilities 2008 to remove useless files and keep the registry files in order, multitasking was sometimes a problem before I started using eboostr 2.2.  I think the current version is okay, but again there was no system of choosing preferred applications so that they could load even faster.  Another thing that I’ve noticed is the Speed Test has sped up tremendously….it used to take five to six minutes for this test, now it takes about 2.  Wow!  So far, I have not experienced any glitches.  I’ll keep you posted, if this situation changes.

It’s a Hit With Me!

Well, I suppose it’s far too soon to sing the praises of any new beta product, but over this last week I’ve had no problems!  What I’m most impressed with is the Option to choose which application program has priority.  I have several that I use most often such as Firefox, iTunes, VLC, Limewire and Media Player Classic.  All these programs load astonishingly fast.  Particularly VLC & Media Player Classic.  I have a Sony Vaio VGN 290A laptop with 1 Gig of RAM and I operate with 150 applications, of which 30 I use regularly.  Although I tweak my computer weekly by using TuneUp Utilities 2008 to remove useless files and keep the registry files in order, multitasking was sometimes a problem before I started using eboostr 2.2.  I think the current version is okay, but again there was no system of choosing preferred applications so that they could load even faster.  Another thing that I’ve notices is the Speed Test has sped up tremendously….it used to take five to six minutes for this test, now it takes about 2.  Wow!  So far, I have not experienced any glitches.  I’ll keep you posted, if this situation changes.

Driver is not loaded

OS: winxp sp3

Hardware: T7200 1.5G ram

when i install Eboostr v3 finished,reboot computer ,The control panel display  “Driver is not loaded”

Shut down problem

With the latest beta on XP pro (all patches) the pc goes thru what seems to be normal shut down, but either doesn’t shut off power to itself, or on restart the next morning doesn’t actually start up. You have to press the power key to shut it down completely and then manually start up. I have the pc set to autostart every morning.