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Good App, but Crummy Company 
- Version: 8.7.1, 7/17/2008 12:11PM PST
(5 of 5 users found this comment useful)
jreffner
Well, every time there is an update they never post the link on their site. I have to call and request it. The guy on the phone was nice and cooperative, but prior to his answer the recording told me how I couldn't speak with a person without purchasing support. Naturally, all this did was annoy me further. This is such poor service.
Also, why is the Mac version serialized, but the PC version isn't? Mac uses are dishonest, and the PC users aren't?
What about that there still isn't a Vista compatible version availble after over a year?! Yeah, 8.6 sorta runs (32 bit only), but you can uninstall it, and you have to change a bunch of stuff in Vista to get it to work. Oh, and 8.6.6 doesn't work, you have to use 8.6.0 and only that exact version. Pretty sad....
Like I said in the title, the software is great. The management of the company is obviously lacking.
Oh yeah, to save others the trouble of calling, here is a link to 8.7.1. I hope it saves you the frustration.
ftp://ftp-xo.netopia.com/products/timbuktu/mac/871/TimbuktuPro871.dmg
Also, why is the Mac version serialized, but the PC version isn't? Mac uses are dishonest, and the PC users aren't?
What about that there still isn't a Vista compatible version availble after over a year?! Yeah, 8.6 sorta runs (32 bit only), but you can uninstall it, and you have to change a bunch of stuff in Vista to get it to work. Oh, and 8.6.6 doesn't work, you have to use 8.6.0 and only that exact version. Pretty sad....
Like I said in the title, the software is great. The management of the company is obviously lacking.
Oh yeah, to save others the trouble of calling, here is a link to 8.7.1. I hope it saves you the frustration.
ftp://ftp-xo.netopia.com/products/timbuktu/mac/871/TimbuktuPro871.dmg
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- Good App, but Crummy Company
Money, Money, Money.. - Version: 8.7.1, 7/17/2008 10:01AM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
A. Nony Mouse
The software works- but for the money you can get better. I would try TeamViewer first to see if that doesn't answer your needs.
Also, Netopia is doing it all wrong. Charge your fee for the product but end it there. Cost for this and cost for that will sink your boat. Value added will mean free support of your product for all items in the future- get on board and you'll be guaranteed a place in the enterprise- We stopped doing business with you because of the fees involved. Now- don't bother asking for meetings.. Our belts are tight as are those of others. But what's tens of thousands of licensed seats worth to you? Nothing right? Bah. Now I'm getting angry again.
Also, Netopia is doing it all wrong. Charge your fee for the product but end it there. Cost for this and cost for that will sink your boat. Value added will mean free support of your product for all items in the future- get on board and you'll be guaranteed a place in the enterprise- We stopped doing business with you because of the fees involved. Now- don't bother asking for meetings.. Our belts are tight as are those of others. But what's tens of thousands of licensed seats worth to you? Nothing right? Bah. Now I'm getting angry again.
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Who on earth is running Nutopia? - Version: 8.7, 12/29/2007 04:29AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
iHatePC
I purchased the 8.7 update Saturday 12/29/2007 but the download link (along with the user name and password that I received from Netopia) did not work. This is very frustrating since it appears that there have been download link problems since it's release several months ago
What's even more crazy is that there is publicly accessible evaluation copy that you can download for free and activate with your old 8.6 activation key. And if you are running Windows XP...no activation key is even required. WTF? I guess they do not trust Mac users. :)
Timbuktu 8.7 Evaluation Download
http://www.netopia.com/download/evals/tb2/multieval_dl_8.html
What's even more crazy is that there is publicly accessible evaluation copy that you can download for free and activate with your old 8.6 activation key. And if you are running Windows XP...no activation key is even required. WTF? I guess they do not trust Mac users. :)
Timbuktu 8.7 Evaluation Download
http://www.netopia.com/download/evals/tb2/multieval_dl_8.html
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Downloaded the Evaluation version - Version: 8.7, 10/30/2007 07:33AM PST
(3 of 4 users found this comment useful)
A.P. Veenstra
I just downloaded the evaluation version 8.7, and it registerd ok with the old 8.6 serial number.
It fixes the problem that Timbuktu won't autostart on Mac OS X 10.5, the 8.6 version threw the following error in the system log:
Timbuktu Host[120] <Warning>: 3891612: (connectAndCheck) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
v8.7 seems to work OK
It fixes the problem that Timbuktu won't autostart on Mac OS X 10.5, the 8.6 version threw the following error in the system log:
Timbuktu Host[120] <Warning>: 3891612: (connectAndCheck) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
v8.7 seems to work OK
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Downloading still pointing to old version - Version: 8.7, 10/30/2007 06:41AM PST
(3 of 4 users found this comment useful)
Zakary
I just ordered the upgrade. Netopia's sytem is still pointing to the 8.6 download, not 8.7.
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Excellent Skype Integration 
- Version: 8.6, 10/30/2007 02:12AM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
umg
Strongly recommend this product. I love how skype is used to get a connection. WIth Skype and Bonjour
and another client in the same network there is enough redundancy to always reach the target machine.
and another client in the same network there is enough redundancy to always reach the target machine.
Excellent Skype Integration - Version: 8.6, 10/30/2007 02:12AM PST
umg
Strongly recommend this product. I love how skype is used to get a connection. WIth Skype and Bonjour
and another client in the same network there is enough redundancy to always reach the target machine.
and another client in the same network there is enough redundancy to always reach the target machine.
Another solid release - Version: 8.7, 10/29/2007 08:39PM PST
artful38
Timbuktu is like an old shoe, boring, very functional, very stable, and welcome. I downloaded this and it runs great on both of my Leopard systems. Another solid release, an it is good to see them still updating this after being swallowed by Motorola. I rely on Timbuktu extensively and love its stability and backward-compatibility Leopard's built-in screen-sharing is nice, but I still prefer Timbuktu and am glad it is still around.
1 Year and No Vista Support - Version: 8.7, 10/29/2007 07:14PM PST
noozgroop
After one year, STILL no Windows Vista support... and Mac OS X Leopard is supported within 3 days of its release. Netopia needs to get off its a$$ and get to work on a Vista-compatible version.
You can use your old activation codes.