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Total number of Feedback Posts: 16
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Leap 1.1.0 (Mac OS X)
so far i can't leave it on while i'm doing other stuff because it's a cpu hog. sometimes 49-65%! I assume it's re-indexing everything instead of using the OSX spotlight index? Waaaay too much cpu. if i can remember to re-launch it and let it index while I'm away, then i might give it another chance. for now it's not the least bit useful if it's hogging all the power this imac is sluggish enough as it is. using g5 ppc 1.5GB ram 2.0Ghz suggestions welcome. I'm not rating it now as that would not be fair since I really haven't been able to fully run it through the paces. [alert admin]
Saturday, September 13 2008 @ 02:57 AM PDT
WaterRoof 1.8 (Mac OS X)
Only operates from the admin account
even starting it from the admin account, it only showed the log for the admin account firewall ONLY so even if i went to the trouble of logging into the admin account to start it up, the only log/history info it showed was for admin activity not user account activity so that's pretty useless.... unless the guide/interface fails to instruct one HOW to start monitoring all Firewall log activities for all accounts -- which is possible because as one other reviewer mentioned, the documentation is so vague. but if it's only an admin monitoring app and if you only use your admin account (not recommended for security reasons) then you could test this out and get some add'l useful info. but if it's admin only and you're doing most of your day to day work in a user account, this won't serve much purpose. seems to have some useful features but the guide and app itself is not user friendly; for experienced highly technical advanced users. good thing it's free. it is however easier to get started and interact with than so-called GUI interfaces for other recent opensource/shareware/freeware/commercial ... but that ain't sayin much. [alert admin]
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Thursday, August 30 2007 @ 07:41 PM PDT
Firewall Builder 2.1.13 (Mac OS X)
on 10.4.8 imac g5 nothing happend. plus there are no instructions or guide in the downloaded dmg. fyi/fwiw [alert admin]
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Thursday, August 30 2007 @ 07:01 PM PDT
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 (Mac OS X)
poor installation won't install 
error message repeatedly: It appears that a browser is still running on your system. Please close all browsers and click 'Continue'. done, done, done. still won't install. no help, no tips; quit everything even relaunched finder. zip nada zilch. another reason monopolies are dangerous - -they just stop giving a flying flip about their customers. [alert admin]
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Monday, August 20 2007 @ 10:41 AM PDT
iProtector 1.3 (Mac OS X)
Needs a KeyChain entry/link in case of lost password
I am looking for something like this but I noticed it does not connect/link/add to the keychain app and based only on a cursory examination, I think that's a mistake in case of a lost password. I'd like the master password to be kept in my user keychain. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, July 03 2007 @ 10:27 PM PDT
The Informant 1.0.1 (Mac OS X)
can't someone take this & run with it?
good idea, buggy. it automtically adds about 5 informants to the log-in, start-up items in the accounts preferences after I placed it there once. wish a developer would take and improve, stabilize because it really is a good idea.! apparently the developer has abandoned it / his site? not there last time i checked. in the era of multiple website hosting and mult-domain management, this is a true need -- simon is way overpriced. [alert admin]
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Friday, October 13 2006 @ 06:28 AM PDT
DEVONthink Pro 1.1.1 (Mac OS X)
I'm not getting the promised mileage from either DT Pro or from Devon Agent. Very very very disappointed. I'm ready to ask for a refund -- it has crashed every single time I've used it and the Devon Agent results are no different than and often worse than google results. I had used an earlier version temporarily for a specific online research project and I remember it performing much better -- I don't understand how something can go downhill in less than a year. I have to agree with others that the interface is confusing and not well-integrated with native os x apps and existing features. To me, DevonThink & Devon Agent have gone backwards and therefore 'not there yet' Also, it does things like change flag status on all emails without telling you that it's going to do that and yet it does not index or import apple mail. what's up with that? cannot recommend at this juncture. [alert admin]
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Sunday, June 04 2006 @ 12:33 PM PDT
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 8.0.1 (Mac OS X)
even slower than 8.0 -- still a lumbering beast!
-crashed numerous times before remove plists, temp files, etc from various library/user folders -upon opening an existing file in existing site: 2 minutes of SBBOD -updated version doesn't show in the 'info' panel or startup splash but does appear at end of 'about dreamweaver' -find/replace takes a really long time, hangs, stalls and that's only after a day of having updated. sure as shoot hope adobe will do some streamlining (and FREE updating) but they all (including apple) really seem to want to stick it to long-time users -- which is why the OPEN SOURCE Movement is the way to go. Raw, unmitigated greed in the guise of capitalism truly is overrated, not to mention beyond rampant. I'm sick of it. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, February 14 2006 @ 02:19 PM PST
NeoOffice/J 1.1 (Mac OS X)
The application soffice.bin has unexpectedly quit. every time i try to open from the icon or alias to the icon. occasionally a spreadsheet doc will open if i click on a non-neooffice spreadsheet doc. but even then, can't zoom, can't re-size columns or rows...it's just a nightmare. piece of crap in my estimation. [alert admin]
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Thursday, September 08 2005 @ 08:14 PM PDT
Mariner Calc 5.4 (Mac OS X)
this and NeoOffice and every other similar app I've downloaded and tried with word processing and spreadsheets are buggy as crap or just plain awful...can't anyone come up with something decent? am i gonna have to upgrade my dang office 2001 (for classic) ... i'd really HATE THAT. but what are my decent, stable, affordable, realistic options? NOTHING so far. i can't believe it. No zoom function? and what is that stupid select function that pops up? what were they thinking? [alert admin]
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Thursday, September 08 2005 @ 07:56 PM PDT
Last 10 Comments by SWriter [ Search for All ]
totally agree -- overly complexified & no clear explanation for what it does
couldn't agree more with all the critiques -- it looks nice, impressive all that but wtf is it for? and if it's not intuitive & easy to simply use -- it's not mac-like at all
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Monday, July 31 2006 @ 02:37 PM PDT
I couldn't agree more! You are right on the money and I feel I have not well- spent my money -- the idea is better than the execution. The 'bundle' is very buggy, especially devonthink and the results in DevonAgent are very …
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Thursday, June 08 2006 @ 10:19 PM PDT
This was most helpful comment for me
Weird things happened; original dmg link i used at sourceforge, could not get the app to launch. Used this recommended zip link and launced azureus from the downloads folder. BUT when I moved it to a diff folder (sub-folder of utilities, it would not launch). Then moved it to applications folder and it launced. So I don't what all that means but I just know I needed the ZIP download location AND I needed to place…
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Monday, March 13 2006 @ 05:10 PM PST
