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User Name roddy_mckay
Member Since 2005-08-27
Total number of Feedback Posts: 30
Total number of comments: 5
Last 10 Feedback Posts by roddy_mckay [ Search for All ]
Presto 1.1.1 (Mac OS X)
I don't like to be negative but..... 
I have been trying to get to like this application since it "grew up" and became shareware. Unfortunately, the income from sales doesn't appear to be used for development. Presto is slow and unresponsive and cannot match the font you have chosen for a particular document. It is restricted to the font that is selected in preferences. Despite the developer's claims that it is Snow Leopard compatible, it has failed to work for me since updating and now doesn't launch! The response to my request for support was unhelpful to say the least. I really don't like to criticize applications but this one has wasted so much of my time and a little of my money. Now I'm going to use AppZapper to remove all traces of this useless thing from my Mac and put this "developer" on my blacklist. [alert admin]
Wednesday, September 09 2009 @ 09:15 AM PDT
BannerZest Pro 1.6 (Mac OS X)
You don't have to be a Pro to use this application and I would agree that those who can't get it to work are unfairly criticizing this application. I had the opportunity to buy it for half price in a deal and had my first "creation" up and running on an iWeb built site in about 30 minutes. While the method of getting it to work on your website is not exactly a no brainer, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. I have outlined the procedure I used for getting a banner to run on a site built using iWeb '09 in a comment to the previous poster. I do think that it would be hard to justify the cost of BannerZest Pro for use on on or two personal websites but, if you design for others, it is a useful application for quickly producing something different. [alert admin]
Sunday, August 30 2009 @ 10:36 PM PDT
Web Site Maestro 7.5 (Mac OS X)
This is a major revision to WSM and it looks like its had a complete rebuild. The interface has been simplified and the way in which the application handles non optimized files has been improved. I also like the way I can now sort the folders in the folder menu. The most noticeable attribute is the radical increase in upload speed. This is a free upgrade and is a must for WSM users. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, June 24 2009 @ 01:06 PM PDT
Apple iWeb 3.0.1 (Mac OS X)
iWeb is basically a good and easy to use application. The main problem is that the developers seem to be incapable of actually making it work out of the box and refuse to add the many user requested features that competing applications have already added. This long awaited and belated "bug fix" doesn't appear to fix much at all. What I find somewhat exasperating is the way that the application randomly screws up text and text hyperlinks. To fix this I have to delete the text, save, quit, reboot, launch, add the text and publish. I can only assume that the magazine reviewers who gave iWeb four stars haven't actually used it. [alert admin]
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Friday, March 27 2009 @ 10:44 AM PDT
VideoVangelist 1.3.3.1 (Mac OS X)
Because of Apples failure to implement the conversion of the 3D transitions in Keynote '08 to SWF and their subsequent admission of defeat by dropping the export to flash option in '09, I was looking for a way to convert QT to SWF. VideoVangelist can do this but the quality leaves a lot to be desired in comparison with Vertical Moon's Video2SWF. This latter application is not perfect either and maybe I'm expecting too much! [alert admin]
Wednesday, March 25 2009 @ 09:48 AM PDT
Play With Pictures 1.0.1 (Mac OS X)
This application is easy to use with an almost zero learning curve. Its a big improvement on the Instant Alpha of Keynote and the new select features in Preview. Its not so versatile as Pixelmator but is a lot easier to use and costs less. [alert admin]
Wednesday, February 04 2009 @ 02:48 PM PST
Apple iLife 09 (Mac OS X)
Although I mainly use iWeb, I upgraded to iLife '09 for the improvements in iPhoto and I have no complaints. iWeb has been dumbed down, has no user requested features added and the new FTP is causing havoc! If you are into building websites, you may be better to stick with '08 until Apple gets its act together or, preferably, a new development team for iWeb. I don't do movies so I can't comment about this. My thing is music. I wouldn't consider using GarageBand nor would I recommend it to anybody except, maybe, those who know absolutely nothing about recording. The integration of the iLife applications is useful for me, occasionally, for using between iPhoto and iWeb. The ability to pull music files from iTunes is not. I detest iTunes and have "ordered" it not to launch under any circumstances. The concept of iLife is great - the implementation is not so good. If you use a least two of the applications is good value for money. [alert admin]
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Monday, February 02 2009 @ 11:07 AM PST
Web Site Maestro 7.1.0 (Mac OS X)
This latest upgrade has THE feature we all want. The ability to process and upload the changed files only. Until now, I had my own system for doing this but now the Maestro does it all for me and a lot quicker and more efficiently. This application has always been at the top of my "must have" list for website publishing. It looks like its going to stay there for a long, long time! [alert admin]
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Thursday, January 29 2009 @ 12:39 PM PST
Typinator 3.3.1 (Mac OS X)
I really can't figure out the mind set of developers who don't offer a reduced price upgrade for a newer version. This is a useful application but they're not going to get me to pay for a new version or a multi user license for my two computers. If there was a category for Greed, I would give them 5 stars! [alert admin]
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Friday, December 19 2008 @ 02:51 PM PST
Web Site Maestro 6.7.2 (Mac OS X)
Unrivaled Performance and Features.
Over the years that I have used WSM I have been constantly amazed at the sheer number and usefulness of the revisions. Ton Brand leaves others in the dust when it comes to constant development and tech support. There are other competitors out there but, for sheer speed, performance, features and value for money, this application should be at the top of your list of "Must Have" list if you want a fast loading website. The author has a very interesting comparison chart which can be viewed at .... http://www.tonbrand.nl/wsmmactest.htm [alert admin]
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Friday, November 14 2008 @ 12:52 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by roddy_mckay [ Search for All ]
Easy to use... impossible to load.
To get this to work with iWeb '09, publish to a local folder and upload this to your server. Launch the bz.html file in your browser from the local folder and copy the code. Paste this into an HTML Snippet and change the URL to the bz.html file on your server.
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Sunday, August 30 2009 @ 10:17 PM PDT
I'm using RapidoWrite on my new Mac because the developers won't allow me to install Typinator on a second Mac. They charged the full amount for an upgrade. Now they want me to pay to install it on another computer! How many times do they want me to pay 25 bucks?
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Sunday, March 08 2009 @ 12:45 PM PDT
See... http://www.acrylicapps.com/wallet/help/answer.php?t=07
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Friday, December 19 2008 @ 12:05 AM PST
Look here... http://www.acrylicapps.com/wallet/help/answer.php?t=14
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Friday, December 19 2008 @ 12:03 AM PST
Go to Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb to get to your domain.sites file. Change the name to domain.sites2 and then double click it to launch iWeb '08.
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Friday, August 17 2007 @ 10:34 PM PDT
