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Buddy Retriever

Buddy Retriever - 1.01

news, weather, sports, comics aggregator

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.01
Release Date: 2004-05-12
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 2,770
Downloads (all versions): 5,851
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Buddy Retriever ReviewThis is really excellent. - Version: 1.01, 5/14/2004 02:30PM PST

klanxner
I'm a major news junkie. This won't necessarily replace my RSS readers but it is a great complement. It would be nice if disabling a module would also disable the page. I don't track stocks or slippers but I still get a blank stock page and a page full of slippers! Thanks for a great app. Looking forward to future development.
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Buddy Retriever ReviewI Think this App is Great! - Version: 1.01, 5/12/2004 10:23PM PST

Razzledazzle
It works great and looks great!
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Buddy Retriever Troubleshooting ReportBuddy fetches, but won't open the paper - Version: 1.0, 5/11/2004 12:59AM PST

kcar27
I downloaded and enjoyed the older version (O.6.2) of Buddy Retriever, but lost track of it as snazzier apps like Watson and NetNewsWire came along. Still, I was glad to read that Buddy Retriever had been dramatically updated.

...Perhaps a little too dramatically. I can change preferences and observe Buddy fetching all the requested info-but the "open paper" button does nothing. Let go of the paper, Buddy! Bad doggie!

My guess is that this is a small bug that the developer can fix quickly. Glad to see an old favorite updated, and I hope to use a fixed version soon.

BTW--am using Quicksilver 976 MHz G4, 768 MB SDRAM, OS X 10.3.3, default terminal settings...
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Buddy Retriever ReviewWOW! What an improvement! - Version: 1.0, 5/10/2004 07:04PM PST

brossow
Let's look at my previous suggestions:

 

1. This folder should go in ~/Library/Application Support where it belongs and it should be installed automatically by the application. -- DONE

 

2. Downloading dozens of comic strips that I don't want. -- FIXED

 

3. Downloading news from sources I don't want. -- FIXED

 

4. Opening a Terminal window -- and not closing it when it's done. -- FIXED

 

Talk about responsive to feedback! Absolutely remarkable. I really like this app now. If truth be told and if it were up to me, all of this would happen within a self-contained application a la iComic, but until that happens I'll settle for this. Very nice work!

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Buddy Retriever ReviewBrilliant - Version: Beagle SP4, 3/2/2004 05:11AM PST

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Balooba
I just tried it. Wil use it every day for the rest of my life.
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Buddy Retriever CommentaryReally neat, but... - Version: Beagle SP4, 2/29/2004 09:21PM PST

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brossow
I really like this app. I see great potential for it. However, I don't want it to do a few things that it does currently:

1. Requiring me to place a folder directly in my home directory. This folder should go in ~/Library/Application Support where it belongs and it should be installed automatically by the application.

2. Downloading dozens of comic strips that I don't want.

3. Downloading news from sources I don't want.

4. Opening a Terminal window -- and not closing it when it's done. These tasks can be accomplished in the background without opening Terminal.

What would be REALLY nice is to reinvent this as a preference pane and have it do its work automatically without my having to launch the app and tell it to go to work.

I'm not trying to be negatively critical but offer constructive criticism that can improve the app. Great concept, but I'm not 100% thrilled with the implementation.
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Buddy Retriever ReviewI Like It!!!! - Version: Beagle SP4, 2/29/2004 07:11PM PST

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Razzledazzle
It works Great!!!!!!
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Buddy Retriever Troubleshooting ReportSame problem... - Version: 0.6.2, 7/4/2003 01:31PM PST

dafydd2277
I put the prefs folder in my home directory, but it appears to not be able to see it. I'm not sure why, but I'm willing to help troubleshoot with guidance.

I ~think~ the $HOME variable isn't being written or read properly.

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Buddy Retriever ReviewWaaaaouuuh! That is… - Version: 0.6.2, 3/12/2003 05:11AM PST

funkyfrogg_
just GREAT! I am blast. Lost one star because the terminal thing should be hidden and replace by a strip telling the download and the tricky folder to put in the RIGHT place. Also I wish to have the same for France (well, I am living there) and other country. Please put some of the Buddy Software inside too. Except these little things it's just great.
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Buddy Retriever ReviewDoesn't work for… - Version: 0.6.2, 10/8/2002 06:50AM PST

kirkmcel
me - it is looking for a file that does not exist in the folder that is placed in my Home folder. Next.
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