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Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.0 (Mac OS X)
Be honest, its better ; doesnt mean its good, just better. 
I had a rather good experience with this update, considering its a MS product. Installer ran without a glitch, some of the annoying bugs of previous release have disappeared, and, so far, I didnt experience any new bug (is it a surprise ? yes ; remember its a MS update) Word and Excel seem to launch a bit snappier (maybe I'm fooled ...), 4 secs for Word, 3 secs for Excel (second launch , of course). Twice the time Pages takes, but not too bad (remember : its a MS product) Some bad and blatant problems remain, however : some useful features disappeared with VB, and , shame on MBU, OfficeVx (Rosetta ...) remains ... three times quicker ... with every bit of really useful features included (except support of .xlsx and.docx, but they are more on the side of annoyance than usefulness, for average user I mean) Bottom line : there is a fix for Office 2008 problems (especially on old Macs) : upgrade to Office Vx and see ... how MS software can fly ! (or Office 2007 + Parallels, flies too ...) [alert admin]
Tuesday, May 13 2008 @ 02:10 PM PDT
Apple Safari 3.1 (Mac OS X)
... but the first time I launched it, it crashed ; and crashed again ; reboot ; crash again ; reboot again (just in case ..) ; worked, I dont know why. Otherwise, I found this 3.1 significantly snappier than 3.0 ; not a theoritically matter of n% you never feel in real life. Really snappier. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, March 18 2008 @ 07:50 AM PDT
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Mac OS X)
So far so good ... bettr, I'd say ...
updated a 10.5.1 on MacBookPro 2,6Ghz, with many programs installed (say : Office 2008, Adobe CS3 suite, iLife 08, iWork 08, Final Cut and some 40 additionnal ... , plus usual intensive web and mail, and plug-ins ; not really a standard configuration, I'd say, with 3 regularly used different network configurations - 1 Ethernet, 2 Wi-Fi) So far so good ; install was a breeze, 2 restarts and running. I regret that Safari 3.1 was not added, but ... this comment was just to say something a bit negative, otherwise you would find my review suspicious... [alert admin]
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Tuesday, February 12 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
Media 100 12.1.1 (Mac OS X)
Sorry but this software is really not so bad after all ...
I've been using Media100 since ... say ... 1995, along with FCP (since 4-5 years). And I find it usefull, certainly for professionals, but maybe also for the rest of us. First : compared to the magnificent but clumsy interface of FCP (OMG ... those endless options ...), its immediate and easy use. Second (should be first) : its extremely reliable (never quits unexpectidly, no strange behaviour ...). Third : it ships with integrated hardware (acceleration card and input panel rack) and FCP doesnt (have to devise your own hardware configuration ...) ; that makes it a versatile solution (all kind of inputs right out of the box - including SDI and also old things from your VCR, and not only firewire ... usefull to get HD from 3-components, just for example). And fourth : price seems rather OK to me, compared to a FCP + hardware solution. And : the resulting work is professional, up to 1080p/23,97 . I appreciate : easy and immediate use, excellent professionnal resulting work, input versatility, integrated hardware out of the box. Neutral : price. Poor : support / documentation, and they could update the look of their interface. [alert admin]
Tuesday, January 29 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
Microspot MacDraft X 5.1 (Mac OS X)
since years ; for a non-professional, its okay (useful for home design and similar). For professionnal users, I doubt really ... besides, the price ... could qualify for Micro$oft... Last version I'll pay for, hoping it will remain compatible to 10.9 and above [alert admin]
Friday, November 01 2002 @ 09:05 AM PST
VueScan 7.5.57 (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)
with my firewire Powerlook 1100 perfectly.... shame on you, UMAX ! ... [alert admin]
Tuesday, October 29 2002 @ 01:51 PM PST
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1 (Mac OS X)
sweat. Cant see any real noticeable difference, but evrything works fine. Ti800. [alert admin]
Wednesday, September 18 2002 @ 03:12 PM PDT
Media 100i 8.0.1 (Mac OS X)
100 since 4y ; it bests AVID, its superior to FinalCut Pro. Intuitive, responsive, efficient even for 2 hours + complex editing, Im a very happy user who tried many solutions before (dont mention premiere, its not a software, its a headache). Thanks for the "X" version. Keep going, please ... [alert admin]
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Thursday, September 12 2002 @ 09:37 AM PDT
Mozilla 1.2a (Mac OS 9)
now. Pages come quicker (!) than IE5, didcnt notice any crash, load program is a bit long but OS X makes it better keeping it loaded any time. I like this version [alert admin]
Thursday, September 12 2002 @ 07:28 AM PDT
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3 (Mac OS X)
; not a glitch. seems to me that a number of "beachballs" reappeared, especially in long text pages (try VersionTracker comments on 10.1.5 ...). Cant feel it snappier, nor more responsive ; waiting 10.2. Thanks in advance. [alert admin]
Wednesday, June 05 2002 @ 07:04 AM PDT
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Nice update, but still can't use Video playlists
I have quite a movie library on iTunes (more than 4500 movies - including series - h264 encoded). Lack of playlists for movies proved a real pain in the ass (I suppose Mr Jobs assumes that we only have movies purchased on iTunes store ...? Personnally, I stupidly buy DVDs). But there is a simple workaround : cmnd-I the first movie in iTunes "Movie library", go to "Vidéo", change the type from 'movie" to "TV show"…
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Wednesday, February 13 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
