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Review: Digeus Optimizer 8.2

Digeus Optimizer 8.2 feels like a good idea. You want it to be a good idea. The preview version, used for this review, has all of the promise of a Leatherman multitool . All of the potential applications to fix something are wrapped up in this software package. The opportunities to optimize, secure, maintain, monitor, tweak, delete, edit, scan, fix, or just peer are astounding. The package promises power, security, happiness and self-satisfaction. And the adventure began with a 10-part optimization wizard. But the differences between Digeus Optimizer 8.2 and any Leatherman is in the creators' focus. The designer of the physical multitool built it with a single, guiding purpose: Saving your ass with style and grace. The digital tool's creator? No such focus. Not so much saving. Not so much grace. First, there is very little guidance. The user interface is unhelpful, the dialogs are merely prompts to advance to the next step. And a decent Help section is not apparent. If th...