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Well, my business is in a downward spiral lately these days. Got bored and frustrated, I looked up some of my facebook friends’ entry and found out that, one of Indonesian radio program called “Iro-Iro” now held a contest to design their new logo with the prize of : a pair set of speaker (yes, I mean it, literally speaking, a real stereo speaker) :|

So rather than bored to die, I decided to make one along with my frustration.

Well, it is definitely define my designing style (Simple, Monotonous) but still, I think I really don’t like it much my self :\ , maybe I’m still in frustrated phase or whatsoever.

Among many [Free] Windows Explorer Alternative,  i found that Q-Dir is ahead of them all. Putting aside Total Commander that will cost you helluva lot of money , Q-Dir is the next best thing after a slice of bread.

So why am i so in love with Q-Dir ? Here is some reason why :
•    4 Panel (did i say 4?) yes, a maximum 4 Panel file management
•    Intuitive interface with different coloring for different type of file
•    12 type of panel management, you’ve gotta see it to love it

As you can see, i’m not the type of technology high end minded. I prefer something simple , not overloaded with features and usable for everyday task.  FTP ? There is Filezilla for that :)

Here is some of the features that is written on Q-Dir Official Website :

Favorites:
Quick access to most often used folders.
Drag&Drop:
Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Clipboard:
Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Folder-Type:
ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system - folders, shortcuts …
Views:
Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols).
Export:
to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML.
Popup Menus:
Desktop, My Computer.
Screen magnifier:
anything on the screen can be enlarged.
Color Filter:
Different colors for different item types (e.g. *.log;*.txt).
Highlight-Filter:
Effective way for fast items highlighting.
File-Filter:
Allows for quick and easy filtering of the items.
Columns:
All columns support, and save function .
Quick-Link’s:
For fast folder access.
Folder-Select:
Fast & flexible folder selection address-bar/ desktop menu/ my-computer menu/…
Multi-INI:
Several INI files for Q-Dir.
Tree-View:
Simple and quadruple.
Preview:
Allows a quick preview.
Portable:
from 2.77 is Q-Dir portable.

If you are not sure enough, perhaps a screencast will put you to believe, how good the panel management is.

Conclusion : A must have for a free alternative to Total Commander.  Not Overloaded with features, Simple and it works.
8/10 Rawks

Official Site with Download and Screenshot