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User Name afterhours
Member Since 2004-06-07
Total number of Feedback Posts: 103
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Apple Security Update 2009-004 (Mac OS X)
fine update [alert admin]
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Thursday, August 13 2009 @ 06:10 AM PDT
Apple Safari 4.0.1 (Mac OS X)
OK, but still doesn't render sites perfectly 
For instance, when I read reviews here in VT, the text runs into the next CSS segment on posts. Maybe that is a badly crafted VT page, or maybe Safari will see 4.0.2 in the near future. I do like the Top Sites function, and it does seem snappier on some sites after caching them. [alert admin]
Thursday, June 18 2009 @ 08:40 AM PDT
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 11.0 (Mac OS X)
Seeking decent removal tool - not this one
What Mac antivirus package is effective at cleaning up Windows viruses and trojans on a Windows volume (either mounted as a sharepoint or removed from a PC carcass and attached to a Mac? Norton's website does everything it can to prevent any presales questions, so that suggests they don't want my money. Any other options that work well? [alert admin]
Thursday, April 16 2009 @ 08:50 AM PDT
CrushSync 1.1 (Mac OS X)
Simple interface -- only the necessary options (like the merge option, btw) and uncluttered. Scheduling a very nice feature, too. I've been using Ben's FTP server software for years on a production machine. His interface may not have a ton of eye candy, but the code is solid and functional. The more fleshed out options like Synchronize Pro certainly have matured nicely, but the price for Sync Pro is beginning to disappoint prospective customers. The pricing on this tool, particularly for the consumer who has not moved up to Leopard or doesn't want to rely solely on Time Machine, using a sync tool like these is paramount in preventing unexpected data loss. [alert admin]
Friday, February 27 2009 @ 05:59 AM PST
Stellarium 0.10.1 (Mac OS X)
Hurray! the latest release works again with PPC macs, so I can ditch 0.9.x This is really a wonderful port -- Sure, the admin icons are a bit hard to see in the lower left corner, but once one gets their settings correct, these are unnecessary. Love this as a teaching tool for our kids. And just to play. [alert admin]
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Thursday, February 05 2009 @ 06:24 AM PST
LeoShark 0.1 (Mac OS X)
VT says PPC but this is Intel-only
pretty clear in the developer documentation -- VT needs to update their fact-checking. [alert admin]
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Sunday, January 18 2009 @ 09:27 AM PST
iStumbler 98 (Mac OS X)
There are posts here that puzzle me. Perhaps Apple's later releases fixed early issue? With 10.5.6 on a PPC machine, v98 runs without issue. Uses between 2.2 and 5% of the CPU. Uses a chunk of VM (700Mb) and a very small real RAM footprint. No problems noted. [alert admin]
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Friday, January 16 2009 @ 06:20 PM PST
Arachnophilia 5.4.2293 (Mac OS X)
it's certainly a text editor, but...
I have to say I had high hopes for Arachnophilia when it was getting ported from Windows to the Mac. Anything to compete with BBEdit and force both to grow in user options, friendliness and reasonable pricing would be a good thing. But this java application is the barest of text editors. I generally don't want or need a full 'Mac-like' environment with all the prettiness that often entails. But this is just horrible to look at, and the menu commands make no effort to follow the Human Interface Guidelines of the Apple OS. As is too often said ... when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That would suggest taking the effort to use Command- modifier key menu shortcuts instead of ctrl. Creating a Quit command rather than Exit, and so forth. The buttons and interface are visually less-than-stunning, but I don't need that if I can use the application properly in its environment. And that environment is the Mac OS, not something Redmond-isc. The commands not only reference the incorrect modifiers, but some common keyboard shortcuts are absent (close window?). It's mostly functional, but I have to retrain my finger memory and that's going to kill the productivity this could provide. There's plenty that isn't quite right either. The author touts this as a web editing tool, but he breaks proper conventions for even his quick tool buttons like the br tag. It should craft tags that are fully compliant with w3c standards such as having a space between the r and the trailing slash. Important? To some browser, it will be. And if one is crafting code, we don't need typos or marginally usable tools -- we need precision. I want to like this product. And spending some time reading the HIG (see http://wwww.mininova.org/tor/1602275 and use Transmission, Mr. Author) will really bring valuable changes to your product. Right now, I have to stick with BBEdit. Pity, because they keep neutering that product's preferences and dumbing IT down, too. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, January 14 2009 @ 07:28 AM PST
BBEdit 9.1 (Mac OS X)
Wow -- this is my first negative experience with a BBEdit update in a very long time. They've completely watered down -- oh, make that 'Mac-like' -- the ftp preferences. No longer can I choose what kind of protocol. BBEdit conveniently chooses for me regardless. And in doing so, they've crippled BBEdit. I can no longer log into webstar servers or other older ftp servers directly. BBEdit appears to log in successfully, but sends erroneous commands and cannot list files or directories. Support requests to Barebones have gone without reply to date. I'll go back to 9.0.2 to be able to get my work done. sad. [alert admin]
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Sunday, January 11 2009 @ 05:24 AM PST
PostBooks 3.1.0 (Mac OS X)
Well this is a pleasant surprise. Took 9 minutes to install ... wondered about that when it went over the network for something. But wow... feature set. This is pretty slick. There will be those who will fuss about it not being 'mac-like', but this is so much more powerful than Quickbooks, or the filemaker solution we built. I have just way too many things about this I'd like to copy. I don't even know if that is worth the effort. This is really, really slick. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 07:28 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by afterhours [ Search for All ]
Version 2 supports Snow Leopard
The substantial file library enhancement might be sufficient reason for some to upgrade. 32-bit vs 64-bit isn't nearly as important as simply the ability to extract and salvage a file type from an otherwise inaccessible drive for me. Yes, I'd like the speed, but if it takes 4 hours or 12 hours to retrieve a file -- in the end, it is just getting the file back that makes $100 a no-brainer. …
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Tuesday, October 13 2009 @ 06:04 AM PDT
With a little research, you would have learned that MS Word was effectively born on the Mac for widespread use. While it existed on an older OS years before, Word for the Mac was around in 1985, and by the time it was growing up (v3.0.1 -- the first version I used in grad school), it eclipsed MacWrite. Windows users wouldn't see it for another few years. Much as Mac users like to mock…
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Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 08:06 AM PDT
I had this on my Tiger install. Upgrading that system to Leopard brought the software over. I can't recall if I had to do anything special beyond that to get it to work, but work it does.
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Friday, June 19 2009 @ 12:18 PM PDT
Yes, this OSX product still works. Works in Tiger and in Leopard. Buy it used on eBay, or buy an earlier legit version and buy the upgrade price. I already own it, so I haven't used the link in the other review. If that works -- great. I use in in 10.5.7 on a Powerbook G4/867 This is a functional OCR tool. The proofing of a document, spell-checking and such…
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Friday, June 19 2009 @ 12:16 PM PDT
Does that mean your 0.9.9a copy has stopped working? Mine is still working fine on a Powerbook G4 -- and I suspect it will continue to do so for years to come. BTW, my version of Word 4 is still working on my SE/30 -- and it can still print to my LaserJet 4M as well today as it did in 1993 when I bought both used for cheap. Pretty cool…
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Thursday, June 18 2009 @ 08:35 AM PDT
I fully concur. Based on their abandonment of Canvas, apparently bought from the prior owners to scavange other applications for their scrapbook niche, how can I seriously consider recommending an ACDSEE product. I can't. Canvas for the Mac was utterly useful. Entreaties to sell it off, donate it to the open-source community, or reconsider their choice to leave the Mac platform were all ignored. With that in mind, I would be hard-pressed…
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Monday, June 01 2009 @ 04:29 PM PDT
NeoOffice = PPC / x64 OpenOffice = Intel-only.
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Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 06:12 AM PDT
0.10 now works with PPC Macs-NOT!
Wow -- really sucks to be you. Still working as of today, 10.5.6 on a Powerbook G4/867 with 1.12 Gb RAM. Haven't updated to the latest broken piece of Quicktime Apple has out, but other than that, system is fully up to date. As for slamming the authors for providing a free application that works for most folks, perhaps that's just a window into your soul, bud.
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Wednesday, March 11 2009 @ 08:51 AM PDT
But, does it work? Does it do half of what MacTheRipper or similar, proven sw can?
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Monday, March 02 2009 @ 04:06 PM PST
Very Greedy Developer - but does it work?
What alternatives do you suggest? If this works, then is the price that bad? I've been looking for this kind of solution for a while. If the other developers aren't stepping up to the plate, and if this works as advertised, is it that cheap? Not supporting his licensing, but not knocking it if it works, either.
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Monday, February 09 2009 @ 02:42 PM PST
