Existing users, 
User Name Hangnail
Member Since 2002-09-24
Total number of Feedback Posts: 241
Total number of comments: 8
Last 10 Feedback Posts by Hangnail [ Search for All ]
Camino 1.0b2 (Mac OS X)
If you want the gecko engine in a browser tightly integreated with OSX, this is the one. Firefox is an excellent product and offers a lot via extensions but OSX offers a lot as well that only camino can access. I agree that spell checking in form dialogs is a needed feature for 1.0 but I woldn't have knocked it down that much. Overall I rate it excellent. The latest cosmetic changes are beautiful. Its fast stable and open source. Please don't criticize a long beta cycle when the quality of each beta release has been so excellent. These folks are volunteering their time and the team can be proud with what they have achieved so far. Go to the mozillazine forums and help them out. This is a community effort! They have added something that I have been begging for for so long. Certificate support! It is now truly ready for primetime. [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 3 of 3 users found this helpful
Friday, December 30 2005 @ 05:09 AM PST
PhotoLine 32 12.02 (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)
Those that compare this as a poor cousin to photoshop need to spend more time with the application. For the money, this is packed with a lot of features I haven't seen in packages 3 times the price. The CLUT dialog alone is awesome. There are some unique things about the interface such as it looks like you only have a preset choice of curves to apply to a filter. but if you double click one of those you can free edit to your hearts content. The clone brush shows a ghost image of what you are putting down which makes it infinately more useful. It has a built in catalog. If you are only going to do the most basic filters, stick with Graphic converter. If you want more .. a LOT more then give this a try. I did find a pdf manual (when I had ver 11). [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 4 of 4 users found this helpful
Friday, September 16 2005 @ 05:56 PM PDT
Knox 1.0.3 (Mac OS X)
Like file vault but ultimately more useful 
Natively, osx only has two encyption options. Creating an encrypted disk image, or encrypting the entire home directory via file vault. This nifty little tool gives you the best of both worlds. You can encrypt only what you need and these archives will compress (like file vault) and grow with your requirements. A normal disk image is a fixed size (unless I missed something in the disk utility). Definately give this one a try! [alert admin]
Read Comments (1) | More Info | 5 of 5 users found this helpful
Friday, August 05 2005 @ 04:42 AM PDT
Opera 8.0.2 (Mac OS X)
I've been playing with the technical preview version of this release for about 3 weeks. Very nice with a lot of stability improvements. I haven't had a crash in the 3 weeks and I've been using the torrent feature a lot and leaving it on all night. Notable new feature is torrent support. Generally Opera works extremely well as a standalone or even better as an integrated suite. All messaging is store in a database with views instead of folders. While this can take some getting used to it is nice as you can: find all messages associated with a contact instantly, search a term on mail, usenet, rss, contacts, etc. Its engine is extremely fast and in javascript tests beats all other browsers (camino is a close second). Only improvement suggestions are: Spotlight integration and a way to lock messages so you don't delete messages by mistake (until you get used to the new mail paradigm be careful how you manage messages). [alert admin]
Read Comments (2) | More Info | 1 of 1 users found this helpful
Thursday, July 28 2005 @ 07:23 AM PDT
NetNewsWire 2.0.1 (Mac OS X)
This is a fantastic tool for all rss and blog heads out there. The RSS in safari is quite nice and is quite powerful but Netnewswire really tops the heap. I prefer the interface where I can see and delineate all my feeds. The searching feature is excellent and aggregates all feeds well. This being an offline reader you can store summaries indefinitely. Podcasts are supported as well. The built-in browsing capability will have you using this more than your primary browser at times. This latest version now supports Atom. For the price this is a very powerful tool. Definitely give this one a try! [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 2 of 2 users found this helpful
Thursday, July 21 2005 @ 06:09 PM PDT
OmniWeb 5.1.1 (Mac OS X)
Omniweb uses webcore (sometimes called webkit) which is the same engine as safari. If all you are interested in is general browsing then read no more, safari is the right choice for you (and a good one - especially in tiger). Omniweb's strengths lie in its excellent interface wrapper of webkit as well as some web 'work flow' options. Lets start with the wrapper. It's really really nice and is much more in tune with the spirit of aqua than other browsers. Using thumbnails in a drawer at first seems awkward but it grows on you quickly. It adopts either the normal or graphite theme. Overall it is unique and fun. Workflow: If you use the web a lot for research or just a media-junkie, the saved workspaces function will be your next "digital crack". Other browser can do this to some degree but usually require some sort of extension. Omniwebs is integraeted and works extremely well. Under the hood: Omniweb is a bit better at handling problem children as far as certificates go. The latest safari still doesn't handle expired certificate situations well or consistantly. Speed: Omniweb is wierd in the speed category. Overall its slightly slower than the competition but I haven't noticed severe lags. However, in forum based pages it loads very very quickly (at least in my experience). Limitations: Mainly in webcore. Need NTLM support ... BAD. This is a M$ standard but I need this access those kind of sites and the gecko browsers are the only ones that support this. Plugins: Some plugins and java sites are still a little rough but it is getting a bit better. This is Shareware. This means you can try it out. So give it a try. A real try and see if it is for you. As with any new version it is best to wipe the settings folders (except bookmarks). This usually handles most unstabilities. [alert admin]
Read Comments (1) | More Info | 3 of 4 users found this helpful
Thursday, July 21 2005 @ 07:23 AM PDT
Firefox 1.0.6 (Mac OS X)
It's a toss up but I prefer Camino 
Both use Gecko. Firefox is respectable and it has two things going for it; The gecko engine and extensions. There are a lot of very good extensions for firefox (scrapbook being my favorite). However, Camino is more integrated into the operating system using the locations manager, keychain and an aqua interface. Camino is a little faster (both are no slouch). Firefox has issue with complex flash sites while the latest camino .92a pretty much gobbles them up. Try both and see which you need more; Extensions or integration. Its a tight race no matter which. [alert admin]
Read Comments (9) | More Info | 13 of 15 users found this helpful
Tuesday, July 19 2005 @ 06:45 PM PDT
MPlayer OS X 1.0pre8rc2 (Mac OS X)
Very stable build - not sure of the relationship with mplayer osx 2
This build is extremely stable so far. works great with Tiger with none of the wierness with the mplayer osx 2 build. The play list support is very welcome and like it as a separate window. Handles multiple monitors better than VLC. [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 2 of 2 users found this helpful
Tuesday, July 05 2005 @ 03:08 PM PDT
PhotoRetouch DigiCam 4.0.3r1 (Mac OS X)
Excellent for re-touching photos
Combine this with Viewit or another image management application and you have the perfect combo for digital photos. Only minor weakness is lack of layers, but the photo reco process tools are excellent. [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 2 of 2 users found this helpful
Friday, July 01 2005 @ 05:42 PM PDT
Mulberry 4.0.1 (Mac OS X)
probably the best power user mail program
Coming from the Mailsmith side, I don't find this tool the least bit ugly. But that's not saying much. With 4.x it is actually pretty good. They offer support for BOTH pgp and gpg, direct support of the address book, calendering, great filters, and a very fast search. Best of all they have excellent message threading. All of this for one third the cost of Mailsmith. The interface takes some getting used to. It is a serious IMAP client but supports POP well enough for consideration as a replacement for that kind of client as well. [alert admin]
Post a comment | More Info | 2 of 3 users found this helpful
Thursday, June 30 2005 @ 06:53 PM PDT
Last 10 Comments by Hangnail [ Search for All ]
I don't think I wrote what you are disagreeing with ... I use mulberry as a POP replacement rather than IMAP ...
Original feedback item : Read More
Friday, July 01 2005 @ 05:18 PM PDT
promising but needs some key features
Take backthe ding on keyboard shortcuts. You can add your own which is eve better.
Original feedback item : Read More
Friday, May 27 2005 @ 04:00 AM PDT
More stable than firefox but its all or nothing
compared to the releases firefox it is quite excellent. Firefox nightlies are pretty good and much more stable. Mozilla is not my favorite but it does work and work well.
Original feedback item : Read More
Sunday, April 17 2005 @ 06:28 PM PDT
Why perpetuate the pain ... get a nightly they are much better
Get the keyboboard away! 3/28/05
Original feedback item : Read More
Saturday, April 16 2005 @ 05:19 AM PDT
Why perpetuate the pain ... get a nightly they are much better
make that 3/38/05 build ... need coffee ...
Original feedback item : Read More
Saturday, April 16 2005 @ 05:16 AM PDT
Oh yea, I'm not bashing Firefox in general. The 1.1 trunk nightlies are much nicer and don't hang whenever you install an extension, or mess with preferences. Just wish they would do something about the 1.o.x instabilities.
Original feedback item : Read More
Wednesday, March 23 2005 @ 03:15 PM PST
If you think that is good, try the ones optimized for the G4 at: http://www.fiberoptikz.tk/~slowmo/Camino.html
Original feedback item : Read More
Wednesday, March 23 2005 @ 03:12 PM PST
Difficult. Mailsmith has some nice features but without IMAP Gyaz mail still is better given cost, threading and integration.
Original feedback item : Read More
Monday, December 29 2003 @ 11:29 AM PST
