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User Name mr sniffles
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Audion X 3.0.2 (Mac OS X)
STILL the best sounding mp3 player available on the Mac 
Listened to some mp3s with iTunes 9, then listened to the same mp3s with Audion. And after all these years, Audion still whips iTunes booty in sound quality. Much greater richness and warmth. I guess that's at least one of the reasons I'm still using Audion. Refer to my other review for the other 15 reasons. [alert admin]
Monday, October 26 2009 @ 10:04 AM PDT
iCab X 4.2.5 (Mac OS X)
Weird Thing #1: iCab is Still being Developed 
I remember rocking iCab back on OS 8.5, where it's major selling point was that it was the browser that fit on a floppy (remember floppies?), who would have thought that ten years later, with all the various Mozillas, Safaris, Caminos, IEs, Firefoxs, etc. it would still be in development? And, not only that but... Weird Thing #2: I really like it It's got a great interface, stacks of options, doesn't hog resources, and it's really, really, really fast. Sure they want $25, but c'mon, they've kept this thing updated and running through all of Apple's crazy ups and downs over the past decade, that has to be worth something. And, I'm not just giving points for tenacity, it's really a great and quick browser. If you're like me (and the rest of the world) who's forgotten about iCab's existence, give it another look. You'll be really (and weirdly) surprised.. [alert admin]
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Friday, February 06 2009 @ 02:40 PM PST
Unison 1.7.9 (Mac OS X)
New version, but more of the same
What can I say? Not much has changed with Unison over the past three years or so. They keep rolling out new versions and the old problems still persist. Header downloading and post searching is still gratingly sluggish, and opening groups with a high post counts usually ends in a crash. Essentially, the entire program has the carriage in front of the horse, as it makes no difference how simple you make downloading files, if you can't get the headers to begin with. This is going to have to change if Unison is to survive. [alert admin]
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Thursday, September 13 2007 @ 08:53 AM PDT
TimeBox 5.7.1 (Mac OS X)
No shortage of choices for time tracking apps
I really have no idea why there's so many time tracking apps for the mac. But, I'm not claiming to be an expert, because if I were to test drive every last one, I wouldn't be able to make an informed decision until 2009. That said, I've used a few, and I like Timebox the best. It's very simple, while still packing many features. It handles multiple projects very well, and makes it easy to switch between them. It generates nice, clean reports, and can also export them to be fed into a database. And, while I haven't used it's web feature yet, it's nice to know I can, if need be. In short, it works for me. And, works pretty well. Chances are, it'll probably work for you too. You can go ahead and explore the 200 other options out there. But personally, I'm stopping here. [alert admin]
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Thursday, November 16 2006 @ 10:22 AM PST
Ogg Drop 1.0b5 (Mac OS X)
Google ads. Oh well, only moderately annoying, and I guess better than making it shareware. Although, along with the ads, you'd think they'd add a way to close the info window. You'd think, and you'd be wrong. But despite these two quibbles, this remains a free and easy way to get your CDs into the smallest and best sounding ogg format. So, it still gets used by me. [alert admin]
Monday, October 16 2006 @ 08:27 AM PDT
Audion X 3.0.2 (Mac OS X)
Audion still rocking with Intels
When I upgraded to an Intel Mac mini, I was certain it was going to be the end of Audion and I'd be forced to join the faceless iTunes hordes. But I'm happy to report, the thing still works as well as it ever has (which varies). It's true I've had a love/hate relationship with this app over the years. I purchased it back in 2002 because I simply did not and do not like iTunes for a varity of reasons (a mac user that doesn't like iTunes? Heaven forbid...). It was buggy back then, but Panic was promising that all would be repaired in the myriad of updates they had planned. Well, I'm still waiting for those updates. I guess they're not coming. Although, it took Panic about three years to fess up to that fact, even though they still gladly collected registration dollars (and ignored paying customers' pleas). This was all a shame, because I really liked Audion and still do. It sounds great, the skins are many and look awesome, it doesn't gobble my entire system, it allows me to set up playlists how I see fit, and more. It's my idea of an mp3 player, which is why it still gets used on a daily basis. It's awesome that it's now free, a refund would have been swell, but I guess you can't have everything. I'm also pleased that it still rolls with the Intels. If I could make one last plea to Panic, it would be for them to release the source code. Lots of folks have expressed the desire to work out it's bugs and keep it evolving. I wish Panic would let them do just that (since they're no longer interested) In fact, I'd jump for joy. There's just too much potential in Audion to let it lay stagnate. But alas... As it stands, if you're looking for a way to break free from the iTunes chokehold and can deal with some bugs both big and small, give it a shot. It really is the coolest, and the price is right. But my fingers remain crossed for an update. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, September 12 2006 @ 11:13 AM PDT
Curio 3.2.2 (Mac OS X)
Within a month of use, has completely changed the way I work (for the better)
I wrote a review on this site for the disappointing Yojimbo, describing what I thought it would do, but didn't. Someone suggested I try out Curio, as they thought it was what I was looking for, and they were absolutely correct. I'm often working on projects with lots of separate components (image files, sound files, quicktimes, pdfs, word docs, emails, kitchen sinks) filed all over the place. Curio allows me to gather everything I need together in one place. Beyond that, it allows me to freely add/subtract notes, instructions, doodles, and other markings to help me remember what I'm supposed to be doing with all these odds and ends. And beyond that (and here's where it gets really good) Curio allows me to publish all of my odds and ends, notes, and whatever else to the web in one click. So co-workers can know what I know, and have the same files that I have, simply by pasting a link into a browser. In the past month, I've use Curio through three separate projects, with stellar results. And, it's quickly changed the way things are done around here, for the better. The program seems to run solidly for me, although, I have a co-worker that has been complaining of bugs when attempting to alter text. So in all fairness, I thought I should report that, even though I personally hadn't had a problem. Hopefully, with updates (or preference trashing) that should rectify itself. This co-worker is in a different state, so I haven't had a hands-on look at the problem. But, despite some technical problems some co-workers may be having. There are zero operational problems, because Curio is extremely easy to use, and even the least tech savvy folks can figure it out within a few minutes of playing around with it. Drag, drop, draw, type. Not much of a learning curve. And, with the aforementioned web publishing, I can share my progress with anyone who can operate a browser, i.e. everyone. So, Curio proves to be a very powerful way of getting everything (and everyone) together. And, it's amazingly free form and un-rigid way of operating, means that everyone can use that power however they may like, and without manuals and tutorials. It's worked for me, and if you've read this far, I'm pretty sure it will work for you too. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 10:12 AM PDT
Yojimbo 1.2 (Mac OS X)
Nice idea, anemic in execution
Say I'm working on a project. Wouldn't it be great if I could have all the written material (word docs and otherwise), media (sound, images, movies), emails, pdfs, and other odds and ends pertaining to the project all in one place, and all at my fingertips? It sure would. And, Yojimbo isn't the app to do it. Although it's sales copy certainly makes it seem that way. In fact, Yojimbo doesn't do a whole lot, it's very limited in the material you can use, and pretty inflexible on what you can do with those materials. Bookmarking web pages is nice, but I can do that in a browser. Never really had a problem with that. Saving serial numbers is nice, but do I really need a $40 app to do so? All this time I've just used a folder named "serial numbers" for free. And sure, I can save copied text by merely hitting F8, but personally, I never found the task of moving a mouse to the dock and opening TextEdit to be all that strenuous of an activity... If Barebones want to turn Yojimbo into what I described in my opening paragraph (which is what their copy tries to give the impression of),k I'd pay $40 with a smile. Because when dealing with projects with lots of different components I get more than a little disorganized ("Where did I file those images again? What am I supposed to do with this? Where's his email? Where's the revised copy? What happened to the original press release?" etc) But as it stands, I just copied this into Yojimbo by merely hitting F8, and named it "Bad Review" [alert admin]
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Thursday, June 22 2006 @ 06:34 PM PDT
Captain FTP 4.5 (Mac OS X)
For sticking with Transmit for so long. In my defense, it was a hold over from OS9, and after 6 years of dealing with it, I thought mirrors were supposed to be botched, large uploads were supposed to make the ftp program flip out, and cool feature were supposed not really work. It brainwashed me. But, about a month ago, after I've had my 350th large upload spontaneously fail during the final 50k, and I wondered if there was a better way. After two days of using Captain FTP I really wanted someone to slap me for not switching years ago. Large mirrors are no longer a headache and crap shoot, big uploads are a guarantee, FTP to FTP transfers are an automatic, time sensitive updates are performed while I'm at a Mets game, I can always go directly where I need as several paths are stored under the same bookmark. I've only been through 50% of it's features (apparently it can also be used as a p2p, something I have yet to even look at) and already it may be the best $25 I've spent (yes, it's even cheaper than Transmit) I urge all Transmit users to at least give it a demo, spend 10 minutes getting used to it's somewhat esoteric layout, and I guarantee you'll be driving that little truck directly into the trash. [alert admin]
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Friday, May 12 2006 @ 09:55 AM PDT
PowerMail 5.2.3 (Mac OS X)
About three years ago, I was still bouncing between OS 9 and X machines, and finding my primary mail app, Eudora, going down the tubes. They were charging for every bug fix, and those fixes only seemed to make the app worse. Desperate for a change, I poked around message boards seeing if anyone could suggest a mail program that met my needs (setting different accounts to different ports, OS 9 and X compatibility, etc). Someone suggested Powermail, an app I had never heard of. But, after a day long trial run, I found it did everything I needed, and a lot more. Needless to say, I owe that someone a beer (If he or she is reading this, you can contact me to collect). Powermail soon became the most indispensable program in my life, and now that I've upgraded to the newest version (now that I'm OSX only, as the newest one doesn't jive with classic), I'm pleased to report that it's gotten even better. It's core remains the same, which is a very good thing. It still remains the most solid and flexible email program I've used. My email needs can sometimes get a little esoteric, and it's great to use a program with enough variables to get as esoteric as your life sometimes is. The trend in Macintosh applications seems to be stripping away the variables (look at their own email app), it's nice to see an program that continues to let the user fully customize to suit his or her needs to a tee. Powermail's search capabilities, already mind-boggling fast, seem to be even faster. You'll never say "I think I have that in an email somewhere," ever again. Because, you'll know in a half second. It makes someone like me, with very questionable organization skills, and who hasn't given his inbox a good cleaning since Clinton was President, seem on the ball, together, and collected. None of which are true. You got to love an app that's a better worker than you are, and continues to impress your boss, when he probably should have canned you years ago. The interface has been streamlined and beautified. Previously, no one could accuse Powermail of being a "good looking" app, in fact, it was a little ugly. But, the face lift has done the old boy wonders. It's not the Brad Pitt of email applications, but it isn't the Phyllis Diller anymore, either. It's now pretty pleasant to look at, although if you have a hang-up about hunter orange, it will probably still make you shudder. They've also beefed up the spam filtering, and it seems to work pretty well. If still not enough, there's an optional integration SpamSieve. Personally, spam isn't such a problem that I need a separate app the battle it, and Powermail's filters work well enough. It has, like many email programs, added a (in my opinion) superfluous "spam" folder. I really have no idea why people find dragging junk mail from a spam folder to the trash preferable that dragging it from your inbox to trash. To me, it's the same process with a different name. Powermail, with it's flexibility, allows you to bypass the spam folder. But, I wish it would let me delete the folder, entirely. It's still lacking a spell checker. I use Spell Catcher, and I guess it integrates with Apple's spell check, so I guess it's not that big of a problem. Still, for 50 bones, a spell check would be a nice addition. So there you have it, lengthy as it is. But, as valuable as this program is to me, I could write more. Yes, I had a problem with my upgrade order (I guess the contact form of their site wasn't working), but they smoothed it over. Support may be a bit slow, but in all honesty, I haven't needed any. If email is important to you, this application should be important to you, because I truly believe there isn’t a better one for the Macintosh. Yes, there are plenty of free options. But, Powermail is a tried and true example of you getting what you pay for. [alert admin]
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Thursday, February 09 2006 @ 12:41 PM PST
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Oh, and as far as folders are concerned, XNJB has never used folders, all files are kept in one large directory (but are still searchable by the id3 information in the player itself. Between that and playlists, folders are moot anyway). What I don't understand is if you have a PC, why don't you just use Creative's own management software? would assume that would work the best (I have no PC so need XNJB)
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Sunday, October 19 2008 @ 12:49 AM PDT
XNJB worked just fine with my Zen Xtra. So, I recently purchased a 8GB Zen V, and found it to work just as well. No errors, transfers are quick, files are separated by artist, album, etc according to their ID3. This is on a iBook running 10.4.7. a pretty similar set-up, so I honestly can't begin to figure what your problem is. At least for me, XNJB is the only way I can use a Apple…
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Sunday, October 19 2008 @ 12:43 AM PDT
I reported the crashes as they happened (I, of course, stopped using the browser after a period, as I need a web browser for things other than reporting it's crashes) That said, I also reiterated the crash problems here, as to warn other potential users, and for them to perhaps wait for a more stable release (assuming that they use web browsers for things other than crash reporting, as well) That's what the feedback function is for,…
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Wednesday, May 28 2008 @ 10:02 PM PDT
Yeah, 1.6 is completely crash crazy on both my Titanium and my iBook. In fact, it would often refuse to even launch on the Titanium (and when it did, it would crash soon thereafter) Luckily, I found a really old version (1.0.2) that seems to work a lot better than the most recent. It's sad to see my favorite browser become unusable. I hope this is rectified quickly.
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Tuesday, May 20 2008 @ 12:11 PM PDT
Well, there's this thing called iTunes. Not sure if you've heard about it... Seriously, Audion is basically abandonware from the os9 days. There are those who prefer it to iTunes for daily mp3 play (me). But, those people are accustom to it's bugginess which exists due to the fact it was given up on mid-development in the wake of the iTunes explosion. I really have no problem with it. In fact, it seems to work better on…
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Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 02:11 PM PDT
Does this still work with 10.4.8 ?
I'm running 10.4.8 on an Intel, and Audion works same as it ever has. Perhaps try and trash the prefs or re-install...
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Monday, November 20 2006 @ 10:40 AM PST
Nice idea, anemic in execution
Thanks! I'll give both of those a spin. I just DLed Curio, and it's much better, and exactly what I've been looking for. I'll give iOrganize a look too.
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Wednesday, July 05 2006 @ 07:19 PM PDT
Nice idea, anemic in execution
Thanks! I'll give both of those a spin. I just DLed Curio, and it's much better, and exactly what I've been looking for. I'll give iOrganize a look too.
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Wednesday, July 05 2006 @ 07:18 PM PDT
And I continue to wait... (Which I commented about in a review that seems to have disappeared) So, it's been over a week, I've contacted them three times, and still have yet to get what I paid for. Nor, have I gotten any response, at all. If this is how the treat their long time customers, I really don't see much of a future for them. Getting paying customers the product they laid down money for, should be…
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Tuesday, February 07 2006 @ 10:53 AM PST
I just paid to upgrade from 4.2.1 (which I absolutely love) to the latest version two days ago, and have yet to hear anything back. A pattern seems to be developing. Perhaps some people at the company are on vacation.
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Wednesday, February 01 2006 @ 11:21 AM PST
