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Feedback Summary:
| Version 1.2.6: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |   (3.3) |
Features: | (3.7) |
Support: | (4.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (2.7) |
Quality / Stability: | (2.7) |
Price: | (3.5) |
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Network connections, etc. - Version: 1.4, 8/30/2009 04:37PM PST
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webjimbo
Frightens me. - Version: 1.3.7, 8/15/2009 11:24AM PST
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BusyGuyy
Un-mac-like. Running the installer is an opaque operation. We are not told what goes where. No installation log, no manual. Where to go to set preferences (Damn. My question mark key has stopped working.)
On re-start, various attempts to log on to a variety of places are reported by LittleSnitch. Why would FarFinder want to connect to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and goodness knows where else.
I want to uninstall. But...how. Spotlight does not disclose what was put where.
This could be a dangerous tool or it just might be a badly-authored tool. Either way, I don't want anything more to do with it but I appear to be locked in now. Shame on the developer.
On re-start, various attempts to log on to a variety of places are reported by LittleSnitch. Why would FarFinder want to connect to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and goodness knows where else.
I want to uninstall. But...how. Spotlight does not disclose what was put where.
This could be a dangerous tool or it just might be a badly-authored tool. Either way, I don't want anything more to do with it but I appear to be locked in now. Shame on the developer.
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- Frightens me.
Wonderful Mac utility - Version: 1.3.1, 3/20/2009 07:23PM PST
eschase5
I have been using FarFinder for a while. I don't understand any negative feedback on this app. I have been using it for many months without a problem. Any problem with this app. usually results from a FireWall. This is Back to My Mac on steroids except for the screen sharing. Now with the iPhone app. the $35 charged for all this can do is chump change.
FarFinder developer here.
On re-start, various attempts to log on to a variety of places are reported by LittleSnitch. Why would FarFinder want to connect to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and goodness knows where else.
This is a reasonable question - well, part of it anyway.
FarFinder keeps an eye on whether you have a working internet connection, and reconfigures itself after a network outage so as to provide a reliable service under adverse conditions. The only reliable way to test whether you have a working internet connection is to try to connect out to the internet. FarFinder uses Google and/or Yahoo simply to reduce the load on the flyingmac.com server (it's not even a drop in the bucket for them).
FarFinder doesn't connect to Microsoft. Please stick to the facts. The only other outside requests are to our server, for obvious reasons.
Your other questions can mostly be answered by doing the obvious thing and going to the help section of the web site.
There, you will find the Getting Started guide, instructions on how to uninstall, and other useful information.
It's a bit unfortunate to take the time to complain here, but somehow be too busy to go through the sensible channels of checking the help or contacting me - the answers are easily available.
Finally, a better level of understanding is required before commenting on security and the installation process. An install log is no kind of security at all - an installer is free to write files that won't show up in the package management system, and an application can write files to your Mac whenever it likes. The package system is there for file management, not for security. I do agree that a list of files installed would be nice, and I'll add this to the site, but don't confuse this with security.
The bottom line is that you're trusting any application you install on your Mac not to do nefarious things, and if you don't trust it, you shouldn't install it. The fact that it comes in a package or a simple application won't save you from malware.