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User Name bill5011

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Total number of Feedback Posts: 48

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WindowShade X 4.2b1 (Mac OS X)

Seriously, I have been using the Windowshade, FruitMenu, Silk and Menu Master haxies and new APE betas with 10.5.2 for nearly a month now with absolutely no problems. I only miss Labels X now to be completely happy. I have also been booting into 10.5.2 routinely instead using 10.4.9 with the above so I could get things done efficiently. [alert admin]

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Sunday, March 16 2008 @ 08:18 AM PDT

Speed Download 5.0 (Mac OS X)

Caution: Bait and Switch

I have used Speed Download since it came out for OS X and have version 4 now. Great program which does everything I need. I downloaded version 5 to see if it is significantly better. It's not. But, once you have opened version 5, it seems impossible to go back to 4. At least I have not figured out how. Even deleting the 5 folder does not help. What gives> I do not need to spend another $15 for each computer for an update I do not need. Bad Yazsoft! Bill [alert admin]

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Friday, February 15 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST

WindowShade X 4.1.2 (Mac OS X)

Pleeeeeze Update for Leopard!

I am using Leopard. I like it. I have had none of the problems others have reported. But I miss my haxies: Windowshade most of all, then Fruitmenu and then Labels X. Please update these. I would love to be even an alpha tester. Bill Blank [alert admin]

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Tuesday, November 20 2007 @ 09:58 AM PST

Sidenote 1.7.2 (Mac OS X)

System-wide command keys are a problem

I have found no way to edit the system wide command keys or turn them off. Several interfere with frequent commands I use in other programs which requires me to either quit sideƞote or use a menu selection. I have also found no way to contact the developers other than leaving a comment on their blog which is not appropriate product support, IMO. I cannot recommend it as is. Bill [alert admin]

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Tuesday, January 30 2007 @ 09:07 AM PST

GyazMail 1.5 (Mac OS X)

GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet

Well I gave GyazMail 1.5 a brief try. Not bad, but it has problems that will prevent me from using it now. These are all apparent, since I only used it for a day. I use Eudora, so everything is compared to Eudora. 1. Most important since I am on slow dialup - it has no way to limit the amount of a message downloaded. EG, in Eudora and most other email programs, I can download the 1st 10 kb only to see if I want something. They are removed from the server when trashed. This limits spam download time and large attached files can by saved for when I go to work where I have DSL. I see no way to download headers only. This alone nixes GyazMail for me. 2. I could only open 1 mail window at a time. I could not, eg, open 5 emails in their own windows, so I can easily quote from multiple sources in one reply. 3. Mailboxes are Account specific. With 12 different accounts I check, this becomes redundant and a hassle. Each account has its own Inbox and Trash etc... And, creating a new Folder goes into the In box by default. I could not get an OS X folder outside of any Account Folder. 4. The way mail is stored is OK, but not as nice as Eudora, which stores mailboxes as the mailbox name, each mailbox one long text file. GyazMail stores as POPaccount0->Folder 0, Folder 1 etc and the mail each email as a cryptic file without a kind named 1168219630.1322_0, .... They are plain text though, so Spotlight could help locate info. It appears tht one could Synch mails on different computers by synching the GyazMail Folder in Applic Support. 5. One has to use a 3rd party I did not try filters (rules) which look like they work like most 'modern' email programs, since I will be deleting this program. Bill [alert admin]

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Monday, January 08 2007 @ 07:56 AM PST

Adobe Photoshop CS3 10.0 (Mac OS X)

Goodbye Rosetta

I dont care about new features and all that stuff all I care about it that it is a UB and rocks on my Intel Macs. The speed increase is enormous. Bill [alert admin]

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Sunday, December 17 2006 @ 08:16 AM PST

Ircle X 3.5a5 (Mac OS X)

Ircle 3.5 and Intel Macs

Ircle is my favorite IRC client on any OS. However since getting a MacBook Pro, I am unable to use it, as it unexpectedly quits after a short time, often before getting connected to a server. What is a stable version of Ircle I can use on my Intel Mac? Bill [alert admin]

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Friday, October 27 2006 @ 09:49 AM PDT

Eudora 6.2.4b6 (Mac OS X)

Eudora's not much fun on Intel Macs

I have used Eudora since my IIci whenever that was. I have a new MacBook Pro and am finding Eudora 6.2.4b6 to be about the worst program I have running thru Rosetta. My BIG programs (Photoshop, Fireorks, Dreamweaver) do fine, but in Eudora I see the various wait cursors (rainbow, wris*censored*ch, Eudora's pendulum) more than I have in any program except the Finder. Why should I have to wait a couple of seconds for an email to be sent to the trash or for the window to open? I dont suppose there is any hope that we will see a Universal binary anytime in this generation. If there were a viable alternative I would switch [alert admin]

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Tuesday, September 26 2006 @ 06:43 AM PDT

ScrapIt Pro 1.21 (Mac OS X)

Best scrapbook there is - but not secure

I have been using this program since its inception back in old Classic OS days. I still use it for storing all kinds of information. But, the data is not encrypted and can easily be read in a word processor even if one password protects a data file. It is not recommended for info such as credit card numbers etc, especially on a laptop. I understand data encryption is coming. I hope it is soon. Bill [alert admin]

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Wednesday, January 04 2006 @ 12:14 PM PST