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User Name FloridaLaura
Member Since 2003-05-08
Total number of Feedback Posts: 11
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info.xhead 2.0.0 Beta (Mac OS X)
Apparently I'll have to switch
Although I've used info.xhead for several years, it becomes increasingly apparent that the developer is unable to keep up with the program. It doesn't work with Snow Leopard and the beta is read-only. That pretty much makes it useless now, and despite several e-mails over at least a month and a half about the status, the developer's vow to have the new version out in "a week or two" are clearly a pipe dream. Meanwhile, I'm back to scraps of paper all over my desk with new entries and nowhere to put them. I held off trying Wallet or another competitor because of the hassle of shifting some 200+ entries, but I'm obviously not going to have a choice, and at least they seem reliable. [alert admin]
Monday, November 23 2009 @ 01:11 PM PST
Sente 5.6.3 (Mac OS X)
I’ve never used a bibliography tool before, but then contracted for a book project that will require works to be cited. Thus launched a search and demo period between Bookends and Sente. Sente’s price turned me off, but its interface and excellent customer support turned me right back on. For instance, I asked whether this program could be made to interface easily with Scrivener. In only the 13 or 14 days I used the demo, the developer made that happen. And he was quickly responsive to other questions I had during my trial period. Mind you, if you’ve never used any kind of citation program before, I think you’ll find Sente and probably all the others daunting. I still have much to learn. But Bookends crashed for me when I only had three references added. Sente is still going strong. That was another defining point for me. I still think the price of Sente should come down some. But if you need this kind of program, great technical support, and an interface that has a genuinely Mac feel, you owe it to yourself to give the 30-day demo a spin. [alert admin]
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Thursday, August 28 2008 @ 08:59 AM PDT
Leap 1.1.0 (Mac OS X)
Especially good for specific projects 
It takes a while to wrap your head around this program and for my own purposes I see its greatest strength in finessing specific projects with user-created tags and other parameters. In that regard, it is far superior to Spotlight, which seems to me best suited for very fast, non-specific searches. Anyway, I made my purchase after using it for about 12 days of the one-month demo period. Part of my purchase was based on excellent technical support, which was very quickly responsive to some very lengthy e-mail exchanges that helped me understand how best to use this program. Leap is not for everyone. But for those who really need powerful search capabilities, integration with Quick Look, and a variety of ways to quickly view results, I’m not sure anything else comes as close, and I tried a few other competitive projects. That said, I think Leap would do well to lower the price by about ten bucks. [alert admin]
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Thursday, August 28 2008 @ 08:51 AM PDT
Wikipedia 0.9.1 (Mac OS X)
I have quite a few widgets, but very few are as wonderfully functional as Wikipedia's widget. It does what its web site does and for me, not having to go into the web site makes this a truly sweet bit of software. In this version, the ability for the user to change font size is a real plus! Thanks for whoever made sure that happened. [alert admin]
Monday, August 07 2006 @ 01:31 PM PDT
You Control 1.3.3 (Mac OS X)
I've always been keen on utility programs, but it's taken me until now to discover You Control and its consolidation of so many functions. So far, I'm pretty much a happy camper. Being able to customize menu items for very quick access is relatively easy and as a result I'll probably discontinue using most of my other "organizer" utilities except for iClip. I'll also be able to pull a bunch of crowded icons out of my dock. I see that some people are having a lot of issues with You Control and Tiger. So far, I'm not experiencing that. On the other hand, because my needs are primarily about file and folder access, I'm really not making use of many of the modules, so maybe that's why. Time will tell. Right now, I'm impressed. [alert admin]
Friday, September 30 2005 @ 12:45 PM PDT
iClip 3.0 (Mac OS X)
iClip became my constant companion in the previous version. Although I only downloaded version 3.0 today, it's already become even more so. In fact, my PC husband watched me demonstrate it on my iBook and grew insanely jealous in about two minutes. The new way iClip allows you to view contents of clipping bins is not only tremendously functional, but gorgeous. I love that I can set the transparency of those little windows, too. I've tried a few other clipping programs, but as far as I'm concerned, this one is king. Five stars all around. [alert admin]
Monday, May 17 2004 @ 06:11 PM PDT
TalaPhoto 2.0.4 (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)
Bing, bang, bong -- that's how fast TalaPhoto puts together web galleries, which is the primary reason I chose it over Galerie, iView Media, and some other nice programs out there. TalaPhoto is especially useful for its instant ability to show you exactly what your photos will look like. Another nice feature is TalaPhoto's histogram option, which gives you fast control over exposures on a picture-by-picture basis. I don't know, but for me, the best part overall is the ability to make things right without having to think too hard. I buy most programs for ease of use, and this is superior to its competitors for that reason. (The developer is wonderfully responsive as well. That's a big help, too.) Can't think of any reason NOT to give this program all five stars. [alert admin]
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Thursday, April 29 2004 @ 06:38 AM PDT
Print It! 1.0 (Mac OS X)
I have no idea how Print It works, but it works very, very quickly by just pressing a key combo, highlighting what you want, and hitting print. That's especially useful if you tend to print a lot of little chunks of text from documents or web pages, but don't need or want the whole thing. (You can also preview what you're going to print, which can be helpful if you're stockpiling an assortment of tidbits.) In my case, I experienced a quirky highlighting problem with the demo, but the developer not only responded to my concern quickly though e-mail, but actually sent me a tweaked version with a new preference OVERNIGHT. That's professional, and goes so far beyond how most developers respond that I'm still floored. Anyway, it's hard not to like a program that works as fast as you do. I like this one enough to rate it the full 5 stars. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, April 21 2004 @ 11:44 AM PDT
Business Card Composer 1.1 (Mac OS X)
I've made dozens of business cards for a variety of purposes, wrestling them through Word and coming out with reasonably sharp-looking results. The problem with that? Time. But I just tried Business Card Composer and in five minutes -- maybe less -- turned out a terrific card that would've taken me an hour or better to do any other way. I never even once looked at the help documents to figure things out. Business Card Composer is about ten bucks pricier than it probably ought to be, but since time is money, it's still a worthwhile investment. [alert admin]
Friday, September 12 2003 @ 06:20 PM PDT
Coffee Break Pro X 2.2b2 (Mac OS X)
I've developed a love-hate relationship with CoffeeBreak Pro, mostly because it does what it says it'll do: Lock up your machine and FORCE you to take breaks. I'm prone to arm, shoulder and neck aches from too much computing, yet I don't seem able to walk away from my machine when I'm fully involved in something unless I'm forced to. CoffeeBreak Pro is that force. It probably should be a little cheaper, and it definitely needs improvement on the screen-break graphics. On the overall, though, it's a good purchase for those who need more than a gentle reminder to take a break. [alert admin]
Tuesday, July 01 2003 @ 07:09 PM PDT
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I have no idea how Print It works, but it's incredibly useful for getting prints done with the speed of light. Hit a key combo, highlight what you want, then print. I ran into a quirky highlighting issue when I first tried out the demo, and though the same issue wasn't surfacing on other machines, the developer added an option to his program OVERNIGHT in order to fix what looks like an isolated circumstance. That…
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Wednesday, April 21 2004 @ 11:33 AM PDT
