Application Streamed in 3..2..1..Go!

For years I have been a lazy sod and won't spend the 2 hours travelling to and from my nearest software shop to buy applications to use on my PC and have been irritated by the fact that if I want a game or video it streamed to my PC, but getting an application turned my hair grey waiting for download times and installation.

Hurrah - I tried out the new Stream24-7 website this morning powered by Endeavors Technologies, AppExpress and was literally astounded by the speed with which not only could I register but the Appexpress client downloaded to my PC but I was then using my first application.

As in the title to this blog (after registration and client download of about 3-4 minutes) it was 3 seconds from hitting activate to the product I chose operating on my system.

3 seconds!!!!!!

OK, I agree I chose a small application for the off; FreeRam Pro XP, but then I thought I'd try Open Office Suite 2.2 and it took 4 minutes from product selection to operating time. I didn't even get time to get fed up and go and make a coffee while it was at it.

When I used a CD to put MS Office Professional onto my PC it took hours and I had to keep doing things to activate the next section, blah blah blah and on it went for hours.

I also remember when I bought online and downloaded Norton's Professional to my PC a long while back and I actually went out for the day while it downloaded to my PC and then spent the evening waiting for the installation to complete so that I could try it out. Unfortunately just over a year later I had a hard-drive crash and lost the product and couldn't download it again free because it was 1 year past purchase date, so I didn't bother paying for it again I just relied on freeware.

My understanding of the AppExpress client is that I could take my PC beat it up with a sledgehammer and throw it in the bin and tomorrow I could go out and log into my Stream24-7 account anywhere in the world download the AppExpress client to the PC and off I would go again. Obviously the data stored on the beaten up PC would be a goner, but it is anyway with a hard-drive crash, but at least I could still use the product I'd paid for.

I lost about £300 worth of downloaded products with that crash what with applications and games I had paid for and downloaded, so if I was asked the question 'Would you pay for AppExpress if it meant you knew any product bought and downloaded would still be available after a crash?' my answer would have to be 'Oh aye' - I am after all a Scotswoman.......lol :o) spend a little to save a lot!

OK Stream24-7 is offering freeware just now, but I would imagine that this will change in the future and we would get the likes of my lost Nortons Professional offered for sale. So if I decided to purchase it again through the AppEx client then had a hard-drive failure, I could then replace my hard-drive and get going again with the product I have previously purchased.

I'm sure someone will correct me on that if I'm wrong.....lol