I haven't used WW in years (Win98 and still have it out on the system in the garage) and have up to recently used ASC (stopped because of the pirating software claim). In my experience they are arguably of the same efficiency in cleaning. In fact, I found ASC's cleaning capability on a current par with CCleaner. I've always done some non-scientific efficiency tests for system cleaning utilities and found none of them to be 100%. I would rate the three of them at 98%. I guarantee if you run any one of them and then run the another you would find some very minor leftovers. Unless you use some other available features of ASC or are emotionally attached to it, I would recommend you save your money and use CC. DA

Hello dear crafts friends! I´m Shannon and used to do a lot of embroidery at home for a long time ago, monograms and cross stitch patterns, still my favorites. Now I´m trying to return to this beautiful world of home embroidery designs, mostly family oriented, my last software was pe-design, but now I´m trying to get some new options and ... uooaaa! there´s an infinite number of options; tips from my beloved ones, mail messages, home fairs .. ! I´m somewhat confused about the various software programmes out there -like the one I posted, unknown for me and friends.... What is your advice? Thanks for reading, God bless you! Shannon Thompson craftsbyshannon@pennsylva nia.usa.com Here is a link that might be useful: Stitch ERA

I think the nice thing about the Chief Arch/BH&G software is that it's user friendly. You might not know all the tricks for perfecting details without using it awhile, but you can create a 3D in no time. The other thing is that there are so many versions, so you don't have to get an expensive one, and there may be some older versions out there for less, too...But, of course, the newer ones have more material and appliance options, so are more fun. :-) Here are 2 kinds of renderings of my kitchen design and how the kitchen is turning out so far: And here is a rendering I did for Malhgold and the link below is a thread in which you can see her kitchen and how it compares to the drawing (there were some design changes next to the fridge and in the island after this rendering was made, but this is the latest one I had loaded on photobucket): Here is a link that might be useful: Malhgold's thread with photos

kabir, I re-did my kitchen five years ago. I tried a half dozen Kitchen Design software offerings and found them either expensive, difficult to master with a steep learning curve, or more typically both issues! I ended up using ikea's FREE kitchen design tool. In that generally I used standard size cabinets, it allowed me to quickly move islands, peninsulas, sinks, etc. My cabinets looked nothing like the ikea cabinets, but it allowed me the ability to quickly make concept changes and run them past my wife. Also, she could look over my shoulder and explain why certain things would or wouldn't work. In the final analysis, I came up with the design using the free Ikea software and then turned over that result to my cabinet supplier for detailed design. I'm sure some will laugh, but give it a try. It's free and you'll know in less that a half hour whether it is any help to you! Here is a link that might be useful: Free Ikea Kitchen Design Tool This post was edited by saltidawg on Sun, May 4, 14 at 15:24