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User Name Shooshie
Member Since 2000-11-04
Total number of Feedback Posts: 8
Total number of comments: 2
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Boomerang Data Recovery 1.1.2 (Mac OS X)
Somebody's holding a major grudge! 
Somebody's holding a grudge; I refer to the bad reviews by the folks who accuse those who write good reviews of taking payoffs. I suspect it's all the same person. I bought Boomerang a few months ago, used it, and had almost forgotten about it. (it's not often that I delete a file I really need) So imagine my surprise when I found the nasty, nasty things being said about what is the BEST recovery software I've ever used, bar-none. And I've used a lot of them since my first Mac in 1984. None compare. This is the best. Oh, and I've never heard of "Adam," nor have I ever received money for writing a good review, or even heard of such a thing. The economics of it don't even work out, so there's no question the grudge-holder is misinformed or outright lying. Boomerang had a spotless rating until someone started slandering it with these ridiculous posts. It works without a flaw. Where others failed, Boomerang succeeded first time. I recommend it without qualms. Shooshie [alert admin]
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Saturday, July 07 2007 @ 05:15 PM PDT
LittleSecrets 1.7 (Mac OS X)
I recently switched computers, from a Mac G4 to a MacPro Dual Duo Tower. Both are fine machines, both run OS X, but the latter is an "Intel Mac," which means that I had to upgrade all my software to Universal Binary so it could run natively. That means re-authorizing all my passwords, serial numbers, iLok authorizations, and so forth. I really don't think I could have done it without Little Secrets. This became the single most important application on my Macintosh, along with Safari and Mail, for I have been saving all my critical information in it for years, and suddenly I needed every single digit of every single bit of it all. Little Secrets allowed me to click links, grab passwords, paste in new data, and to review all my apps and memberships. It would have been impossible without it. Little Secrets turned the impossible into something manageable. I highly recommend this application! [alert admin]
Thursday, March 08 2007 @ 02:43 PM PST
EasyBatchPhoto 2.1.2 (Mac OS X)
The Best Little Pic Shrinker on the Block
I downloaded them all and tried them all; at least, those that would even LET me try them without severe restrictions or payment up-front. This was exactly what I wanted. Easy Batch Photo does all I want in a Photo utility, and it's fast and easy. Very simple. The price was right, and I paid for it as soon as I finished my comparison expedition and decided it was the best for me. I've been using it for a year or two now, and I never even THINK of trying others anymore, meaning that I'm totally satisfied with it. Highly recommend. [alert admin]
Tuesday, February 27 2007 @ 07:33 AM PST
EasyBatchPhoto 2.1.2 (Mac OS X)
The Best Little Pic Shrinker on the Block
I downloaded them all and tried them all; at least, those that would even LET me try them without severe restrictions or payment up-front. This was exactly what I wanted. Easy Batch Photo does all I want in a Photo utility, and it's fast and easy. Very simple. The price was right, and I paid for it as soon as I finished my comparison expedition and decided it was the best for me. I've been using it for a year or two now, and I never even THINK of trying others anymore, meaning that I'm totally satisfied with it. Highly recommend. [alert admin]
Tuesday, February 27 2007 @ 07:28 AM PST
DiskTracker X 2.3.3 (Mac OS X)
Disktracker rocks, even on Intel 
Disktracker is my mainstay, and has been for many years. When I switched to Intel Macs, I was worried that it wouldn't work, since there is no Universal Binary. Turns out it works just as fast in Rosetta as it did before. It just scanned 127.4 GB of data on an external Firewire drive in the time it took to write this review. Actually less, since it's done, and I'm still writing. Maybe it would be nice if it grabbed the icons, so I can search visually, but pretty much 100% of my searches for a file are the sort where I type in a file name, or one nearby, and it takes me to the file I want. When you're cataloguing or looking things up, speed is what you want, and DiskTracker is the king of speed. Don't be put off by lack of UB. It runs as if it's native, thanks to Rosetta in OSX on Intel machines. This is great software, the way Mac software used to be. Not much eye-candy, but it's Fast and Furious. Accurate. Easy to use. Easy to use. (Oh, did I already say that? I mean... it's easy to use) ;^) I've checked a lot of others over the years, and some are prettier, but none compare to DiskTracker in performance, IMO. Shooshie [alert admin]
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Sunday, February 18 2007 @ 09:43 AM PST
DashOff 1.0 (Mac OS X)
The reviews I've seen here are not about DashOff, but about Apple. Please see my full review under the comments for version 1.01, as well as my response to the feedback of Truckstopboy regarding the RAM. DashOff works well, and there is nothing strange going on with RAM. It reduces the RAM that the Dock occupies, exactly as one would expect by turning off an application (or in this case, a whole set of applications). My comments regarding RAM are under his feedback. Please don't use a product review to voice your distaste for Apple, thereby lowering the rating of a perfectly good product. DashOff does what it advertises, does it in about 2 seconds, and works without flaw. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, July 26 2005 @ 10:56 AM PDT
DashOff 1.01 (Mac OS X)
Get a grip, people, This works, and it works well
The reviews I've seen here are not about the product, but about Apple. What a bunch of whiners! This little app does exactly what it says it will do, and it does it safely, accurately, without fail. In short, it works. If you are in the film or audio industry, and you need every shred of system resources, this script is for you. Get it, use it with confidence, and enjoy widgets when you want them. It works in 2 seconds. Just not a problem. I give it five stars. The miserable ratings you see in the early reviews have nothing to do with DashOff, but with people whose real criticism is directed at Apple, with which for whatever reason they are apparently dissatisfied. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, July 26 2005 @ 09:20 AM PDT
QuicKeys 3.0 (Mac OS X)
QuicKeys 3 is GREAT again! I started using QK for Macintosh in about 1987, with version 1 (don't remember exactly). It was the most amazing tool for any computer on the planet. Seriously. It saved me time and made me money. When OSX came out, they lost the focus. It just wasn't there. I was dismayed. I'd lost my secret weapon. Apparently someone realized what it needed. They rewrote it for version 3, and now it's better than it ever has been. Someone mentioned bugs; I haven't seen them. I've used it extensively, now, and couldn't be more pleased. It's easier than ever, faster than ever, and has more options than ever before. Plus, mouse recordings work and don't lose position when windows are moved. (I boldfaced the type here with QK, btw) I have some shortcuts that are over 50 steps long. Download webcams frame by frame over hours, rename the files, move them and store them in a folder, create animation, all with one keystroke. Endless uses, moderate learning curve. I honestly cannot recommend it enough! Buy this software if you want power at your fingertips! --Shooshie [alert admin]
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Sunday, December 26 2004 @ 02:03 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by Shooshie [ Search for All ]
Actually, yes, there is reason to disable Dashboard. Once you have loaded widgets, there is no way to turn them off except to literally quit each one of them by option-clicking their "close" button. If you have spent time arranging your widgets on screen, this loses your work. DashOff gives you the ability to do it all at once, and still have your widgets come back just where you left them when you decide to…
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Tuesday, July 26 2005 @ 04:55 PM PDT
Deleting widgets takes time, plus it destroys the way you have organized them on the screen. If you have to do that every time you want to turn them on or off, you'd never use Dashboard. This just makes no sense. As for the RAM issue, the real story is that when Dashboard is activated, the Dock takes up many times more RAM than when it is not activated. Here are my numbers from Activity…
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Tuesday, July 26 2005 @ 09:32 AM PDT
