Last week, I wrote a short article on why it was worth paying about $8 for a backup utility that worked flawlessly and easily, well now I am here again to say that some times, it’s just worth it to pay for software.
A client of mine recently purchased some software from a company named “iolo“, which up until just a few days ago I really havnt heard of at all! The client told me that if I was so inclined I could use that software, knowing already that I had my own tools of the trade that I lie to use on regular occasions. The client said go ahead and use it, I havn’t had a chance to yet since I just bought it.. etc etc.
I used it.
I used it last in the laundry list of tools I use to scan for spyware, viruses, rootkits, bad hard drive sectors, all of that stuff and more. You’ll never guess what came up when I used the System Mechanic.. it found MORE things wrong! It actually fixed a hard drive problem that I wasn’t quite sure about, and I am not scared to say that I wasn’t sure about something in a computer, I am honest, so shoot me.
This software from iolo was purchased from Best Buy for $50, and I can honestly say that if I had known the software worked as well as it did, I might have tried it first. Granted I did use it last and it didn’t find all too much wrong, it seemed relatively easy and extremely straight forward to use.
I am not saying that this software is the cure all for PC problems, but it seems to really actually know what it is doing! So I guess in the end, free, open-sourced software doesnt always reign supreme, and now that I know this I have my mind open to other suggestions.
The one drawback I noticed with iolo, is that it has an anual fee, which I hate because even though it is only about $20, if you get 5 of those $20 deals that makes it $100.. then those keep adding up and soon you are spending a fortune a year! It’s not that big of a problem or anything, just something you should always watch out for when purchasing software, check to see how much it will REALLY cost you, not how much it will cost you at the time of purchase, think further into the future.
Do you have any tool suggestions that will completely clean up a computer, maybe one like System Mechanic from iolo? Maybe one that is free and like iolo’s software? Let me and every one else in the world know in the comments box! Maybe you have that secret that everybody wants to know.. well share!
