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iCal Dupe Deleter 1.0.0 (Mac OS X)
Does Just What It Says and With Style 
Almost brain dead in it's simplicity, the little utility just saved me a lot of work.
Download, copy app to Applications and run.
(Note, there IS documentation that is excellent but probably not needed if you have an IQ over 50 and at least one opposable thumb.) It gives you a list of calendars on your Mac, click one, click "check dupes" if it finds any in that calendar click the DeDupe button. I checked 15 calendars and deleted about 18 duplicated event entries in less than a minute.
How the dupes got there I don't really know. But I've been running multiple macs, pcs and PDAs for years. Between all the syncing via .Mac, Missing Sync, Pocket Mac and Active Sync.... well, you get the idea.
Worth every penny of whatever you donate to this guy and I will be donating! [alert admin]
Tuesday, June 17 2008 @ 09:43 PM PDT
Second Life 1.12.1.13 (Mac OS X)
This world has been around for three years but I just stumbled across a reference to it a week ago and checked it out. While membership is free, I was hooked enough that I went Premium the 2nd day. It DOES need a good 3D video card, speedy computer and a broadband internet connection. Runs very well on my 12" Powerbook 1.25 Ghz G4, my wife's G4 Mini 1.5 Ghz and doesn't run at all on her 12" 800 Mhz G3 iBook (needs the G4 Altavec.) Both of our G4 Macs run it better than my 3 Ghz Pentium D Linux box with an ATI FireGL card and about the same as my 3 Ghz Pentium D Windows XP machine with the Intel Extreme integrated video. There's a little bit of a learning curve to how things work, but the game starts you with a good tutorial on the basics and their website is full of great guides, FAQs and HowTos. (All accessible from within the game too.) If you like interacting with others, letting your imagination run loose and especially if you like to create things rather than shoot them (you can do that too), then check this out and be prepared to have Second Life take over your First Life. ;-) [alert admin]
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Monday, November 27 2006 @ 09:42 PM PST
SQLVue 3.0.0b3 (Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000)
I downloaded SQLVue 3.0.2 Trial Version from LogicalVue Software's website. This version was last updated over a year ago on May 9th of 2005. The website states that 3.0.1 is the latest but the downloaded version is actually 3.0.2. From their website: "The trial version has the same features as the Professional Edition. It works for 15 days, after which SQLVue will run in demo mode. License keys can be purchased from our store." The $49.95 Standard version works with Windows or OS X and either old or new REALDatabase formats (up to 5.5 version). The $149.95 Professional adds support for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ODBC and code generation. In a nutshell, SQLVue is touted as a QueryBrowser/Table/Database builder for supported database system. My interest it in was in converting a couple of small MySQL database tables into REALDatabase tables which is one of the advertised features. First I connected to a localhost MySQL server and tried to execute an SQL script I'd generated that'd rebuild the database, tables and content I had a work. The small SQL editor locked up as the script was too large (14,000 record inserts.) So today I went to work and installed the program there figuring I'd just convert the MySQL databases to REALDatabases. I'd choose Connect to Database Server, Choose MySQL, enter the IP address, login, password and database. It'd connect perfectly. However, the main window wouldn't show me that there were any tables in the database and the titlebar tried to tell me that I was connected to an Oracle database! I tried this with several MySQL hosts running various versions of of MySQL from 4.1 to 5.0.x. When I blindly told it to convert to REALDatabase anyway, THEN it showed me the tables! However, it reported errors created the tables, and took awhile to copy the 14,000 records. When finished I had a REALDatabase File containing the sample movie stuff which was NOT what was in the MySQL tables. At this point, I don't care if this IS version 3.x. I not only wouldn't pay $149.95 for it, I wouldn't pay $49.95 for it and I won't use it for free either. As near as I can tell, this is pretty much non-functional software. [alert admin]
Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 12:38 PM PDT
Collectorz.com Movie Collector 1.0.1 (Mac OS X)
I bought the Windows version of this program in 2001. I also bought their excellent Book Collector, Music Collector and MP3 Collector programs though to be honest, I really only use the Movie and Book programs. They are the best I found in the Windows world. Now that my wife and I almost 100% Mac, I've been working with DVD Sphere and some other programs trying to decide who gets my money. I'd finally decided to pretty much stick with Movie Collector running under VirtualPC when I discovered that they'd released a native OS X version! I downloaded and installed the shareware version on my 12" Powerbook, and just before buying a key for it, decided that just for grins I'd try the key for my Windows version. It works! When Collectorz.com says "free upgrades to all future versions, I guess they meant it, even across platforms." Due to differences in versions of the databases I couldn't just import my older Windows collection, so I used the XML export/import feature and copied the cover images over on a USB drive. In a matter of minutes all 680 DVDs, VHS tapes, Laser Disks, etc. were cataloged in the Mac version on my Powerbook. The feature list of Movie Collector is long enough that one could almost write a short book about it. It'll search a large number of web based stores (besides Amazon and IMDB), let you set up a queue of titles, codes to search, then come back later and have it add them, handles bar codes and lots more. The 50 movie limit is enough to let you try out all of the features, nothing else is crippled or limited. With over 10X that number of titles, nothing seems any slower so their database engine seems pretty strong. Even if you are in love with another DVD/Movie database package, give this one a fair shot. I feel that you'll like it. It is certainly an example of the best of its kind. BTW, I'm going to rate the Support/Documentation as Excellent only because they constantly update their software. I don't remember ever needing support or reading any documentation or help files. [alert admin]
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Friday, February 17 2006 @ 08:12 PM PST
DockExtender 3.1.3 (Mac OS X)
Never Been a Problem For Me - One of the Best Enhancements
I registered both DockExtender and their virtual Desktop Manager several years ago. DockExtender has been one of my most used and usefull enhancements along with WorkstripX. Having just upgraded from Panther to Tiger I was worried but only the Virtual Desktop manager quit working. DesktopX still performs flawlessly for me and at least ONE of my application hotkeys still works. I'd forgotten that I'd set one for MacJournal (the old 2.6 version back when it was free), accidently hit it today and up came MacJournal. I've never had a trashed dock, don't use custom icons, love the nested folder menus with custom icons and my most used feature of DesktopExtender is the menubar menu with lots of submenus. In fact, I really use it more than the submenus on the dock! All it in all, this has been a very stable application that should benefit anyone from a raw novice to the most application voracious power user. I think that the menu bar menu would be especially helpful (once set up) for someone used to the Start Menu in Microsoft Windows. I can't rate the support though as I've never needed it, and I've barely looked at the documentation/help. So I'm going to give that a neutral rating. [alert admin]
Thursday, December 15 2005 @ 04:33 PM PST
Omniquad AntiSpy 4.2 (Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000)
I understand everyone's complaints about freeware vs shareware. However, if you go back and read the description again, notice the last line: "You can scan your system absolutely free using Antispy". Yes, you can SCAN for free. They never say that it'll remove the stuff for free. We just bought SpyHunter which worked the same way... it scanned for free, but to remove the spyware, we had to buy the program. Yes, I know, we probably should be at least tried one of the free programs first. Oh well. At least SpyHunter did a great job and has really sped up my wife's computer. [alert admin]
Friday, April 09 2004 @ 01:50 AM PDT
PocketMac Pro 3.3 (Mac OS X)
hehe... within a couple of hours of posting here on VersionTracker, I got an answer from the Pocket Mac folks about the activations. They assured that me that it wouldn't be a problem and that getting a new activation would only take a couple of emails. If those emails are a little more timely than this last one and my installation and use of Pocket Mac are all that I expect, then I'll be leaving a glowing review on here in about a week. I'll let you all know either way. [alert admin]
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Monday, February 16 2004 @ 05:43 PM PST
PocketMac Pro 3.3 (Mac OS X)
After much research comparing Pocket Mac to Missing Sync, i finally settled on Pocket Mac simply because I saw them on Versiontracker before Missing Sync was. Otherwise, the two programs are similarly priced and featured. That is until you install. For a change, i actually read the license agreement. While not mentioned anywhere on the website for Pocket Mac, you can only activate (install) this software twice. End of story. I imagine this is to keep people from sharing the software. However, as a developer and just plain geek... I often replace my Macs and/or reinstall the operating system. Two installs would last me six months at the most. I cancelled the installation at that point and emailed Pocket Mac at their published email address querying them about their activation policies. It has now been 72 hours since I emailed with no response. Granted, part of this was over a weekend and today is a Federal (US) holiday... but at least 3-4 business day hours passed on Friday and I'm surprised that there is no one answering email on weekends. (I work for a very small 5 man company and we answer email on weekends as it's all part of customer service.) I will post here whatever answer (if any) I get from Pocket Mac. As I told them, if I have to, i'll demand a refund and purchase Missing Sync which clearly states on their site that you can use their product on as many computers as you like. But let this be a lesson to all of us to ALWAYS read the click-through license agreements. At least one Mac software company likes to slip surprises in there. [alert admin]
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Monday, February 16 2004 @ 01:49 PM PST
WorkStrip 3.1.1 (Mac OS X)
Yes you can hide the dock completely when using Workstrip. In fact, it's one of the options during setup. There's a checkbox on the last step that says "Keep Dock hidden while WorkStrip is running." If you're already past that part or want to change it later simply click on the WorkStrip icon on the WorkStrip bar (the top orangish icon with the W in it) and select "WorkStrip Preferences". Then click "Behavior". In the right hand column, second section, the last option is "Keep Dock hidden while WorkStrip is running." The Dock is still available while WorkStrip is running, just move your mouse to just below the menu bar and the Dock will drop down from above. Please note that this works for me with WorkStrip 3.1.1 on Panther on my Powerbook. Your mileage may vary. I have no connection to the WorkStrip people other than as a happy, paying customer. [alert admin]
Sunday, January 25 2004 @ 04:43 PM PST
CuteSQL 1.1 (Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000)
Contrary to the previous feedback someone left, you do NOT have to sititng at the server to use this utility. I downloaded and installed the app, entered the free registration code that they give on their website and started playing. The playing was done on my laptop while at home and in bed, connected to the net via my wireless network and cable modem. I pulled down the database type menu and select MS SQL and then entered the ip address in the box next to it. When I hit connect I was prompted for the username and password. However, it needs NTWDBLIB.DLL to use MS SQL natively. Please note... I'm far from an SQL/Database expert... yet I got CuteSQL up and running and performing queries across the internet without ever touching a help file. So I then select MySQL 3 (another natively supported database) and did the same. With the same results but that it needs libmysql.dll to use it natively. No problem, I DO have those dlls on another system. So I then chose ODBC, picked my MS SQL Server, connected and started running queries. CuteSQL supports 8 different databases natively but obviously needs at least one runtime file for each. This isn't unusual... I've run into it with My SQL front ends before. With ADO and ODBC support however, there's pretty much nothing you shouldn't be able to connect to and use. While this isn't as fancy as some front ends I've seen... it does give you a "console" window for entering commands and SQL Scripts and shows you the returned resultset and messages in tabbed grid and message windows. Most of the commercial/shareware front ends offer more (browsing tables, etc.) but for free, CuteSQL is a wonderful (and FAST little tool.) This is superior to another SQL Console type shareware program that I looked at today... similar features but the other one is about $30. All in all, I'm very impressed with this little utility. Of course now I need to check out the same company's flagship product which I'm sure was their intention. [alert admin]
Friday, January 09 2004 @ 11:29 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by LVWolfman [ Search for All ]
Happened to me too. the vCard Splitter Applescript inside of the disk image has a .dmg extension. View the file info, remove the .dmg extension, confirm to OS X that you want to do it and it'll revert to an Applescript and work fine.
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Monday, February 06 2006 @ 10:47 PM PST
The 3rd time I tried the VT link it worked. The earlier URL though does work for sure.
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Friday, November 07 2003 @ 10:40 AM PST
