iJournal - 1.77

The new versions have added some interesting new features. The ability to see the user icon I am going to use is a favorite of mine. The only drawback to this is it can take several seconds to load them all. If you are on a slower connection, this feature may not be the greatest for you... especially if you have a large quantity of icons. I do not see a preference option to disable this, unfortunately. (Perhaps a feature for the next release?)

It will automatically detect what you're currently playing on iTunes, which saves you the trouble of having to type in the song name and artist. If you don't want it to show the song you had playing, just switch to another song and hit the button beside the Music field. It will update to the song playing at that time.

Since I do not own an Intel mac, I can't say much about how well it works on that side of things, however on my G3 iBook it works very well. It gives you easy access to just about everything you'd ever need. Also, you can't beat the price. I really like this program and I don't know what I'd do without it.

This program has served me well. My only real wish is that it would show me the user icon I have selected before I submit the post. Some other programs (Phoenix) do this, so I know its possible to do. I have a few GreatestJournal accounts for roleplaying, and to see what picture I am using would be a great help. So, perhaps that can be worked into a future release. program works great for me. it may lack some extended features but its great for when you just want to make posts and not deal with alot of decisions. I like being able to customize the toolbar. Even detects what iTunes is playing for you. Spiffy!

Very cool, and very close.

But there's still a few small issues.

I don't know about others, but on my comp this app is Slow in logging in and submitting stuff. The spinning rainbow orb sits there for several moments before I'm able to type anything (other apps are unaffected of course, as per OS X multitasking). Using the webpage interface to Update or Edit an entry is much faster than this.

Two other [very minor] things...
-Sometimes the sheet that informs you the entry has been Submitted instead says it was Deleted. It still submitted (either added or edited) the entry perfectly, but for some bizarre reason it states that it deleted it in that 'task complete' sheet.
-Allowing the user to place an Edit Last Entry shortcut in the toolbar via Customize Toolbar would be useful.

Nonetheless, a superb (and free, and hard-worked) app. Kudos to all involved for the work they've done thus far. This is the LJ client for Mac OS X.

individual deleted my account of the comedy of errors that occurred when I was misled into believing that all you had to do was download this i Journal and install it ,go to it's web site and pay for it. I went to a web page that was obviously designed to totally confuse anyone with good intentions to pay. I have a Paypal account and would have gladly shed the measly fee to try this program out.

program is freeware, however, the livejournal account is not free. You must either get a code from a paid user of livejournal.com, or visit the site and pay for an account there. www.livejournal.com