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User Name -=Someone=-
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Total number of Feedback Posts: 100
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ArtRage 2.5.20 (Mac OS X)
This program has a wonderfully intuitive and original UI. It is usable with mouse but I now have an urge to go buy a tablet and do some detailed drawing! Congratulations on such a fine piece of work. [alert admin]
Monday, May 25 2009 @ 05:40 PM PDT
Fairy Tower 1.1.7 (Mac OS X)
The updated pinball engine for Fairy Tower and Monster Fair is excellent. However, the colors chosen by the developer for these two games have very poor contrast and do not lend well to visibility. Additionally, I felt that the tables were too cluttered and the music did not match the theme. [alert admin]
Wednesday, May 20 2009 @ 03:24 PM PDT
ClamXav 1.0.6 (Mac OS X)
This is not feedback about the front end, but rather the core software. ClamAV does not include on access/on demand scanners, and it cannot clean any virus it finds. It can only quarantine. These two fundamental issues seriously affect the usefulness of ClamAV. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, January 23 2007 @ 10:53 AM PST
Ventrilo 2.3.2.Prototype.14 (Mac OS X)
This program disappoints me for a couple of different very annoying reasons. The first is that it doesn't support the codec that most Ventrilo servers use. So it's worthless unless you find someone willing to switch to Speex codec. Once you are on a server that works, the second problem is that the program CONSTANTLY loses the settings. Every other time I launch it, I have to redo the preferences from "default" to select my USB headset. Bottom line is to use Teamspeex until the Ventrilo people fix these glaring issues. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, December 05 2006 @ 03:53 PM PST
Scrabble 1.0 (Mac OS X)
This version has no way to play with someone else over the Internet, according to reviews I have read. All Scrabble games released since 1996 have had at least some kind of network capability. Do they expect that we just cover our eyes while a person in the same room makes a move? What is the point of this without networking? [alert admin]
Wednesday, November 29 2006 @ 04:17 PM PST
SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (Mac OS X)
I am a longtime user of Netscape and Mozilla. I am continually dismayed at the lack of competent handling of bugs by this organization. This version of SeaMonkey introduces a whole new series of bugs while ignoring over 300,000 (!) pre-existing ones. It's painful for me to give this one star. But this new version no longer allows me to enter my password in Java applets and periodically does not allow me to type in the location bar. I've personally submitted many bugs but they either get ignored or run around in circles. The naysayers will probably say something like "learn programming and contribute to the project", but I don't find that an acceptable answer. At this time, I would suggest staying with Mozilla 1.7.13. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, November 14 2006 @ 08:48 AM PST
Free Ruler 1.7b4 (Mac OS X)
This new version occasionally throws an Exception error and quits in MacOSX 10.3.9. Also, there is an ongoing problem with the previous version and this one. I have shared this with the author but gotten no response. The program seems to be reacting to keypresses when it is not the frontmost app. The rulers just go nuts when I am typing somewhere else. This results in units being changed, etc. This problem needs to be corrected or there needs to be a preference to turn off the keyboard shortcuts altogether. [alert admin]
Friday, November 10 2006 @ 09:01 AM PST
Trapeze 1.3.1 (Mac OS X)
Very promising product, but I can echo some of the other experiences that make this unusable. Each conversion had formatting errors and mistakes in almost every word. Does the use of particular fonts cause this conversion process to fail? [alert admin]
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Wednesday, November 08 2006 @ 04:58 PM PST
Basilisk II 19b (Mac OS X)
The docs on the website indicate that this should be using a "slirp" connection for Ethernet. However, it does not appear that OSX has a slirp driver installed by default on 10.3 and 10.4, so this shows up blank and cannot be modified. It would be nice if the author addressed that issue. An attempt to install slirp from darwinports.org resulted in some errors, and can't be installed. If I ever get this thing running I will report back. Other than that, I've got Basilisk running apps like PageMaker, ClarisWorks, etc. Honestly, OS 7.5.3 runs fine. Once I installed 8.1, eye candy was introduced along with some PPC-only code so the Monitors & Sound control panel cannot be launched. One thing I would really like to see addressed is CD-ROM recognition. Right now, you need to reboot with the CD mounted in order for it to show up in the emulator. [alert admin]
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Friday, November 03 2006 @ 06:05 PM PST
Rumpus 5.0.2 (Mac OS X)
The previous reviewer's comments don't do this program justice. It is truly a work of art, with great attention to detail throughout. It puts a working and elegant Mac face on a sophisticated system. One of our servers has used Rumpus for years with zero problems; we recently bought two more copies just for the great new Web File Manager. If you need to provide access to files, you need the WFM. The WFM integrates with Active Directory, and can use established home directories. The programmer is quick to respond to questions, and fixes problems in a short time frame. The price makes some balk, and yes there should probably be a five user home version or something similar for a lower price, but for schools and businesses this is the best software you are going to find in this category. A one-time generation of an SSL certificate that can last several years should not be a point of concern. [alert admin]
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Thursday, July 27 2006 @ 04:06 PM PDT
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But SuperDuper doesn't work with tape drives. What are people using for backup to tape?
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Monday, April 30 2007 @ 02:44 PM PDT
HP's traditional Mac drivers used Postscript, which is much cleaner and precise than PCL 5 or 6 especially for color printing. You need to check on the capabilities of the printer itself to see which language it supports. The low-end HP printers do not have Postscript as an option. For example, the Color LaserJet 3600 uses PDL instead. If you want true Postscript support, you need to look at the specs carefully before purchasing and that is…
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Monday, November 20 2006 @ 10:24 AM PST
Almost useable, but far from finished 
Alex, I don't quite understand your comment. Qemu is a free emulator that you can download yourself. All the OpenOSX people have done is put a front end on it. Don't be fooled into thinking that you are getting something significantly better by purchasing from this company. I still question the ethics of rebranding open source software and selling it as something else.
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Thursday, February 23 2006 @ 02:56 PM PST
1. I am an American and didn't vote for W. Go figure! 2. You talk about the negativity of people criticizing, yet here you are criticizing someone's work (albeit a lighthearted attempt at humor). If you don't want to use it, don't download it. I'm not downloading it either...but just because I don't use Tiger. This software is political satire. Get over it.
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Monday, January 30 2006 @ 03:39 PM PST
Unethical Business Practices -- BEWARE
Which assortment of open source programs did you end up switching to? I am somewhat in the same boat.
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Thursday, November 17 2005 @ 01:57 PM PST
I don't know WHERE this program gets its good reputation from
You are kidding, right? CCC is free and does what it's supposed to do. SuperDuper is $20 and last I heard, it had some issues with Tiger.
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Monday, November 07 2005 @ 11:38 AM PST
Demos are not based on real-use situations
FYI, Quake 3 is often used for benchmarking purposes. It has nothing to do whether or not it's available for Mac. It's about testing the number of frames per second you can get. And yes, some people do play games on their PC emulator. There are games not available for Mac that they like to run. Sometimes they are playable, but most often they are a nightmare.
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Wednesday, December 15 2004 @ 12:45 PM PST
