Thanks, Cliff! Here's the text I also emailed to you. I'm posting it
also as a reply to your a.c.freeware post:
Hello Cliff! I tried this utility a bit. It's not bad, but pretty
basic, especially as compared to the other such program you reviewed a
short while ago and to which maybe you're referring, FOLDER VIEW.
PlacesBar stumped me at first, since I didn't realize you had to click
on the top, left of center area "Custom" to select customizable
favorites. It's nice, though, that it comes with 5 most-often used
locations; however, even customized, you only get five folders maximum.
Not exactly for the power-user, but may be OK for lite use.
That being said, I much, much prefer Folder View, since it's so much
more customizable, and you have options to add as many folders as you
need, not limited to just five as with PlacesBar Constructor. [In fact,
when I first tried FV, I accidentally selected my entire hard disk!]
Folder View has so many options it's takes a bit of getting used to. It
also has a nice brief help manual, which PlacesBar Constructor doesn't
However, it you just want a simple, quick access to not more than five
locations -- either the five defaults, or by customizing thise five to
your basic needs, this freeware app may fit the bill for some.
-- Kittie Spit --
