From: Tom Davney on
On Jun 20, 10:44 am, Craig <netburg...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
> This is a webservice.  Although in Beta now, they claim it will remain
> free.  Works on xp/vista/w7 32- and 64-bit.
>
> The reason I'm posting this is it shows a lot of the same principles of
> community, "many eyeballs," and even mobbing that open source and social
> networks like twitter depend on.  I can't recall such a direct,
> for-profit play incorporating these elements before.
>
> For an comprehensive description of how it works (& how the company
> plans to monetize it), check out the NYTimes article listed at the end.
>
>
>
> > What is Soluto Beta?
>
> > Soluto Beta allows you to understand your boot, discover which
> > applications are slowing it down (and keep running later in the
> > background, affecting your ongoing experience), and allows you to
> > significantly improve it. While Soluto Beta focuses on the boot, it
> > already researches for frustrations and helps map the PC Genome, and
> > allows you to share your wisdom with others.
>
> <http://www.soluto.com/Download/>
>
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20novel.html>
>
> --
> -Craig

Craig,I just used Soluto and they showed me how to shave 28 seconds
off an XP OS with about thirty applications. FYI, it looks nice.