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User Name bobcarr1

Member Since 2000-06-27

Total number of Feedback Posts: 61

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NovaMind 3.2.12 (Mac OS X)

Perhaps the reviewer meant MindManager http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30009. I haven't tried it, but from the developer web site it seems to charge twice the price of NovaMind without twice the features or ease of use. Or as the previous reviewer suggested, the reviewer is running Windows on an iNtel Mac may prefer MindMapper's MS integration. [alert admin]

WriteRoom 2.1 (Mac OS X)

Not a value for writers, but maybe for word processors

It is a relative matter. If you are a writer, a better value is CopyWrite. In CopyWrite's full screen mode you can do the same as WriteRoom. But for only $5.00 more CopyWrite gives you the ability to organize your writing, attach notes (helpful for on-the-fly memos for fact checking or further research and development), links to research, document and project statistics and tracking and much, much more. It is a total writer's tool. CopyWrite keeps word processing bloat to a minimum and assumes that once you have your thoughts down, you'll export them to a word processor for what they do best. WriteRoom is better suited if your task is word processing and need to add full screen writing and editing capability. As an addon to a word processor WriteRoom is probably the best solution. Still, even in that mission, the price seems steep. [alert admin]

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Tuesday, February 20 2007 @ 10:24 AM PST

WriteRoom 2.1 (Mac OS X)

Not a value for writers, but maybe for word processors

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Tuesday, February 20 2007 @ 10:22 AM PST

Toast Titanium 7.1 (Mac OS X)

Roxio Update Web Site Not Working as of 11/20 9:30 EST

I just got off a telephone conversation with a Customer Support person who confirmed that the update/registration ID/password web page does not work. For that matter, login to the discussions page doesn't work either. Trying the 'forgot password" method, similarly did not generate the promised email. The Customer Support representative tried unsuccessfully to pull up the registrations for people he was helping last Friday. Again, no joy. All he could suggest is to wait and come back later. I note that this has been an issue since at least Nov. 19th. It seems strange that a company with major resources cannot seem to fix this problem. On the other hand, it is possible that hackers are at work against Roxio. It is not in Roxio's self interest for the situation to exist. As upsetting as it is, tirades against Roxio are not a solution. [alert admin]

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Monday, November 20 2006 @ 06:52 AM PST

TimeSlice 3.2 (Mac OS X)

Great Value

I use TS in a law office setting. TS is wonderfully flexible. I found that it can be customized to exactly fit the way I work and the way my clients want their work reported. To take full advantage of TS’s power requires some effort. Help is via the Menu or contacting the developer. I wish there was more well developed documentation in PDF form. TS is not entirely intuitive, at least to me, and I continually feel that I am missing something. The best part is that you get more than a useful application, you get support. Bill Modesitt is wonderfully customer oriented and responsive. He seems to be at work constantly trying to refine the application to the needs of his customers. This application, with such support, is a value deal. [alert admin]

MailSteward 7.3.6 (Mac OS X)

Frequent Updates - Necessary but a pain

Good application, but for the price it is hard to understand a bug fix update released daily. Okay .... applause for the degree to which they are on top of bugs at whatever price. But now we have to rely on third party web sites like VersionTracker to know if our version is current. And when the updates are coming one every day we have to use your cumbersome anti-ease-of-use, not to mention, unusual (for shareware anyway), method of downloading the update. And when the updates are to fix bugs they are essential. So while I like the application, rapid-fire, daily updates have become a real pain. This application badly needs a "Check for Updates" menu item (or better yet a "Check for updates on launch" preference item. Then it needs an immediate "Download update" menu item. At this price, the updates are taking too much of the license owner's time. It is almost as if the developer is making a release-a-day-go-to-my-web-site-and-enter-your-id-and-serial as an anti-piracy technique. So the "good" of the application is diminished by the "bad" of having to deal with the "bad" of getting the latest bug fix. But for this it would be a 4 star [alert admin]

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Thursday, April 27 2006 @ 01:44 AM PDT

Snail Mail 1.1 (Mac OS X)

Version is up to 1.2

I have been having trouble getting Snail Mail (either 1.1 or 1.2) to print. The "print" button doesn't do anything. Printing from the drop down Menu brings up the usual print dialogue, but clicking on "Print" doesn't do anything either. Opening the Printer Setup for the designated printer shows that a file as not been spooled to print. This has been a wonderful, reliable application for many years. I don't fault the application, but it is currently the ONLY application on my G4 PowerBook that doesn't print. I would appreciate any help. [alert admin]

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Tuesday, March 14 2006 @ 09:12 AM PST

Word Translator 5.3.0 (Mac OS X)

Paid for registration over 24 hrs ago - still waiting

I purchased a registration/key for this software from Kagi. They immediately informed me that the charge to my credit card had gone through. Their message also said that I would receive a "key" within twenty-four hours. Kagi gives an address to email for problems. I did this. No response. Just recently I sent yet another message. So far no response. I would hold off buying this software until they can give adequate assurances that someone is there - awake and can handle the problem. [alert admin]

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Tuesday, February 28 2006 @ 07:56 PM PST

MP3 Trimmer 2.5.3 (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)

Great Application

MP3 Trimmer is easy to staight forward and easy to use. The interface has everthing you need in the place you would expect it. I have used it several time to edit long Podcasts from NPR down to just that interview I want to save, or share with others. A great value for very modest price. [alert admin]

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Friday, December 09 2005 @ 07:51 AM PST

iBiz 2.4.7 (Mac OS X)

Great Interface ... Poor Report/Invoice Templates

I am going to stick with this application a little while longer. It has many great features, but beware, the ability to customize reports and invoices is extremely limited compared to such applications as TimeCache and TimeSlice, well at least TimeSlice, that is the one I am most familiar with. I have made the suggestion that until iBiz has the internal report/invoice roustness that many of us require (for me it is a client driven report), that at least the data export function be expanded so we can use FileMaker or other applications to get the reports in the shape we need. That is even limited at this point. So, I, for one, am patiently waiting for this application to realize its potential. [alert admin]

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Tuesday, November 22 2005 @ 08:47 AM PST

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