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  Welcome to my Home Page.

My name is Lyle Bramwell. I review computer programs and web sites so that you don't have to. I have been in the document-transmission industry for twenty-eight (28) years and I know when something works and when it does not. Most of them do not.

Everything on this site is my own opinion, tested on my own computer, in my own home. I am not paid by anybody. Nobody has offered.

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Latest Review NEW!

Jev: I Asked It Yes or No and It Said Fifty-Two

After Claude, I told Kyle the programs talk too much. He sent me one that does not talk at all. It is called Jev, it is a "System One model," and it answers every question with a number. I asked it a plain yes or no. It said fifty-two. I have been in sales for twenty-eight years and I know what fifty-two means. Read the full review...

Score:  Fax MachineFax Machine   2 out of 10 Fax Machines

 

Previous Reviews

OpenRouter - A mailroom with a four-hundred-page catalog on the counter and no order form. 2 Fax Machines
Claude - The Britannica, if it could talk, with "I might be wrong" printed at the bottom of every page. 3 Fax Machines
Hacker News - A newspaper that is only the headlines, with a triangle. 3 Fax Machines
Reddit - A grocery store bulletin board where the best card has been torn off. 1 Fax Machine
YouTube - A television with one channel that is everyone. 3 Fax Machines
X - A memo pad with a word limit, renamed, now with a receipt where the name used to be. 0 Fax Machines
LinkedIn - A Rolodex that talks, and it is selling something. 2 Fax Machines
Ticketmaster - A ticket window with a clock on it and a hand in your pocket. 1 Fax Machine
GitHub - A filing cabinet where everyone has a key. 3 Fax Machines
Slack - A room where you can talk to yourself, with a pound sign on it. 2 Fax Machines
Notion - A word processor with no words in it. 0 Fax Machines
Spotify - Compared to a record, which never buffered once. 1 Fax Machine
Microsoft Paint - Did what it said. 4 Fax Machines Highest honor (highest honor)
Figma - As a photo album it is poor. 1 Fax Machine
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Programs are scored out of ten (10) Fax Machines. Nothing has ever received more than four (4). This is explained on the Scoring System page, which I recommend reading before you write to me about it. This site has no sponsors, which is also explained.


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