Every other version or so I download and try out this app again because I want it to be good and useful. Just about every time I run into a problem that makes me delete it rather quickly. This time (on my 10.6.1 2.4 GHz MacBook) it's the inability to change the disk checking interval in the Preferences (in the field just above the statement "Double click the current checking-interval of a disk to enter a new one)." I can't remember what the defect was last time.

But even if there weren't some malfunction or other such problem in all the versions of this app that I've tried, I can't help but think that this technology is a bit pointless. I have used it ever since it debuted, but it has never given me any indication that the 4 drives that have died on me in that time was about to kick it. In fact, aside from the very, very few people witnessing to that effect both here and in MacUpdate.com's SMARTReporter page, nobody I know has ever been forewarned by this app or any other SMART drive notification app (such as that included in DiskWarrior, TechTool Pro, and many, many others for both Mac and Windows). Except for those very few people mentioned, every disk failure I know of has been sudden and catastrophic, not slow and incremental as it would have to be for this technology to work with enough frequency to make it worthwhile. It's sad, but I am now convinced of the truth of it.

Let the fusillade of disagreement commence.