Monsters variable pointers

No... I have IDA, it just presents the same information in a more confusing way to me so far.

f.e. In Olly, I can rename functions on the fly can't see how or why that would be useful in IDAs display. I can also see "connected functions" if there is JMP (or something that lead you to another function) and part after this jump is in other place easily in Olly... in IDA, I can tell that it's giving me that information, but in the most confusing way I could imagine... by using a dreaded Venn Diagram. :s

I do find PE Explorer very good, and if I could only get Olly to update it's labels and analyses from PE Explorer, and vise-vesa I would be a very happy man. :D:

I can see the capability of IDA. It clearly knows what it's doing... the problem is that it doesn't communicate to me what it is doing in a language I can understand easily.

Spoiler:

The UI is hideous to someone who (like me) would rather not have Windows Menus and Pointers. Someone who prefers pico to Wordpad, or worse still... DreamWeaver. *shudders*.

I'm just happier with flat file information in plain text with lots of hotkeys so I don't have to let go of the comfort of my keyboard for that horrible mouse thing... in fact... I don't have a mouse. They do my head in, and I'm much happier with a trackball or tablet. Either of which don't need to move on my desk. XD

They have fixed homes on my desk, just like my keyboard.

So, I think IDA is good. But I don't think it's the sort of thing *I* will pick up on easily.