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User Name arodney
Member Since 2001-12-23
Total number of Feedback Posts: 110
Total number of comments: 63
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BusyCal 1.0 (Mac OS X)
In 24 hours of looking over the demo of BusyCal, there’s no question I’m out of here and onto their web store to buy two copies. I fully agree with krainin‘s review and interestingly enough, we both have tried many of the same PIMs over the years. Used Now Contact and Up to Date, got tired of waiting for updates so moved to Daylite which was powerful but odd in its approach and I could never get it to sync correctly (to their credit, tech support was amazing but couldn’t solve the problems). So for about 6 months, I used iCal and got used to the simplicity and directness after moving from Daylite. I tried BusyCal yesterday after hearing it would do a great job syncing to Google Calendars which it did. But there are many features that make this well worth the price. Tabs, a List View, far better appearing banners, rock solid syncing. I love the little touches like the week view shadow effect showing daylight hours. So cool. I suspect that the authors of this product face a double edged sword. It looks so much like iCal which was a huge plus for me. Again, after NUD and Daylite, its so direct and easy on the eyes. The downside is users will say “Well iCal is free and this isn’t.” The functionality is so superior that I hope users will quickly see its worth the price, especially compared to the competition. I also suspect we’ll see updates and new functionality far faster than we’ll see iCal updates (or for that matter, Daylite updates) which is a plus. Yes, it would be nice if there were a family bundle. I plan to buy a copy for the MacPro and the Macbook Pro but I’d eventually love to buy a 3rd for my wife who uses iCal. I’d gladly pay the $40 plus the 2nd 20% discount to get a total of three licenses. Still, the product is really one of the best pieces of software I’ve seen in a very long time. [alert admin]
Friday, November 13 2009 @ 03:28 PM PST
SOHO Notes 8.01 (Mac OS X)
I’ve been using this product since Sticky Brain days. There have been a few versions that were less than desirable in terms of speed and stability. Version 8, with a new database engine (no more Open Base) is considerably faster, especially when accessing data from FlashNote, one of the best features of this product (you can access all notes from a menu item while the main app isn’t running). In V6 and V7, it was dog slow. I switched to EverNote which I do really like but I missed the ability to access data when the app wasn’t running via a menu. If you’ve been happy with SOHO notes but found the last two versions iffy and slow, and you want to continue with this product, I think the upgrade is worthwhile. [alert admin]
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Friday, September 25 2009 @ 09:21 AM PDT
Letterbox 0.22 (Mac OS X)
I too would pay a fee for an upgrade to Snow Leopard. Hopefully we'll see an update soon. [alert admin]
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Friday, September 04 2009 @ 07:47 AM PDT
TrashMagic 1.2 (Mac OS X)
Been very happy so far until the update to 1.2. Now it pops a dialog there's a newer version (there isn't) and you have to click Cancel a few dozen times to dismiss it. If you go into the app to turn off upgrade notification, it crashes. Emailed developer two days ago, no word yet. [alert admin]
Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 07:18 AM PDT
Hazel 2.3 (Mac OS X)
I've just started using the product but already its saved me a huge amount of time and effort. I make a lot of screen captures and now Hazel tags them automatically with the display profile, while another "batch" can optionally be used to convert to sRGB. I've got the product setup to auto delete old emails in specific folders for Mail. Tech support is superb! I emailed prior to buying about a script issue and got a fix that day. The only thing keeping a five star across the boards is yes, its a bit pricey but considering what I charge <g> and how its saved me time, I can't really complain. [alert admin]
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Monday, July 13 2009 @ 09:44 AM PDT
Fetch 5.5.1 (Mac OS X)
Sorry Fetch, no upgrade this time
Used the product for years. Love the dog icon but sorry, no deal this time. I switched to Transmit which has a vastly superior GUI and didn't fail to upload very large files when Fetch kept taking a dump. Transmit is IMHO a vastly superior product, at least for my needs. [alert admin]
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Friday, July 10 2009 @ 04:55 PM PDT
Daylite 3.9.2 (Mac OS X)
Despite my initial review below, I've given up.
I really did like this product until an update caused a total failure in the ability to sync to Address Book or iCal. Tech support has been nothing short of amazing in trying to solve this issue but we've both spent hours on this and I do have a life. I gave up on the product and now I'm back to Address Book and iCal (and without any sync issues, CardScan). Its clear to me that this is a Daylite problem as I was able to sync to competing products and even the beta of Now X which I might migrate to when its released. IF this company can fix the sync issues, I might go back but at this point, its just too much a headache. [alert admin]
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Thursday, June 18 2009 @ 01:25 PM PDT
WhoPaste 1.2.1 (Mac OS X)
Its not perfect but its pretty close in correctly formatting everything I've tried so far. Saves a lot of time and has a great deal of configuration possibilities. Well worth the $10 per machine. I was so impressed with the demo that I purchased two licenses (desktop and laptop). Can't complain about the single user licensing at this price. Check out a demo, and the screencasts as there apparently is no actual manual (not that its necessary). This should save me a great deal of time capturing, formatting and updating my Address book. [alert admin]
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Sunday, June 14 2009 @ 04:01 PM PDT
Daylite 3.9 (Mac OS X)
My initial review was so-so, after about 10 months, I'm quite pleased with the product. The new build (3.9) eliminates OpenBase and while the migration was a bit frustrating, some of it my own fault, I'm even more pleased with the product and especially the tech support which is nothing short of amazing. [alert admin]
Wednesday, April 01 2009 @ 03:43 PM PDT
1Password 2.9.8 (Mac OS X)
Apple released the beta of Safari this morning, 1Password didn't work, something like 6 hours later, they have an update. Amazing. Great product. Unbelievable commitment from the publishers. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, February 24 2009 @ 01:44 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by arodney [ Search for All ]
Thanks so much for getting this fix out for 10.6.2. Its really, really, really difficult to use Mail without this fine product and your continued work is greatly appreciated!
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Monday, November 09 2009 @ 06:03 PM PST
Did OS 10.6.1 break SpamSieve?
Absolutely no problems under 10.6, 10.6.1. Rock solid, a brilliant piece of software.
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Tuesday, October 20 2009 @ 11:13 AM PDT
A 32-bit version was uploaded today and works perfectly. I'm so grateful to the author, it was difficult to go even a week using Mail without Letterbox.
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Wednesday, September 09 2009 @ 11:06 AM PDT
Yes but its limited in this demo mode.
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Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 07:11 AM PDT
Upgraded to 2.0, had an issue on one machine. Tech support was awesome! Had emails an hour after initial contact, eventually got everything up and running.
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Wednesday, July 15 2009 @ 04:57 PM PDT
Does affect screen calibration
>So if you don't care about profiling your screen, then Shades is very nice. But if you calibrate your screen, then I think it's a no good, at least for the time being. That's absolutely correct. It hoses color management.
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Wednesday, July 01 2009 @ 11:15 AM PDT
Warning - Daylite plagued with sync problems
Update. Sync problems so bad, I've abandoned the product. Tech support was nothing short of amazing but hours and hours have resulted in a total inability to sync either Address Book or iCal.
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Thursday, June 18 2009 @ 01:22 PM PDT
Warning - Daylite plagued with sync problems
Agreed, I've had sync nightmares. Otherwise, a nice product but if you want to sync with Address Book or iCal, its not even hit or miss, its nearly always miss. Hopefully this dot release will fix the issue. All other app's (including CardScan) sync fine, quickly and reliably.
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Wednesday, May 13 2009 @ 02:40 PM PDT
I'm also experiencing very slow sync speeds in V4. It seems to get "stuck" analyzing one or more files, the SBBD (Spinning Beach Ball of Death) goes for quite some time and eventually the sync finishes.
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Wednesday, March 25 2009 @ 12:38 PM PDT
The app updates itself and its working fine in the Safari beta.
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Wednesday, February 25 2009 @ 11:34 AM PST
