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User Name valx
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Total number of Feedback Posts: 133
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Mailsmith 2.2 (Mac OS X)
They need to update the price info on the VersionTracker listing. As of Mailsmith 2.2, it's free. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, August 18 2009 @ 11:36 AM PDT
Painter's Picker 2.2 (Mac OS X)
It's been a couple of years since Painter's Picker has been reviewed, so I just want to let everyone know it still works great as of OS X 10.5.7. I've been using it for a few years and it has performed very well since day one. This color picker definitely deserves its five star rating. [alert admin]
Tuesday, June 16 2009 @ 02:44 PM PDT
Hear 1.0.3 (Mac OS X)
I have used Hear for a long time--I started back when it was still called OSS3D. I love the way it makes audio sound through my earphones, and therein lies the problem. I am so accustomed to it, I don't like listening to audio in my earphones without it. But, it has some very annoying bugs. I have contacted customer support about the problems and they have responded saying that "engineers" are working on them. However, that was months ago. I have been allowed to try the latest beta (which is from September 2008!), and it still has the bugs. On both machines I have tested it (see * below), the latest beta requires that you are logged in as an admin in order for it to work at all. I follow Apple's recommendations and do my normal work as a standard user and only login as an admin when it is required. Even if you install the app as an admin, it will not process audio unless you are running it from an admin account. This is a security issue that I don't take lightly. The developers are aware of the problem. The other problem effecting the latest released version (1.0.3) and the beta (1.0.4) is that it simply stops processing audio every five to six days. As mentioned by another reviewer, the only fix is to restart the machine. So, you are forced to restart the machine every five or six days just to keep it working. No amount of killing the daemon, trashing prefs, resetting permissions, or anything else has an effect--you have to restart the machine. The developers are aware of the problem. If you have never tried this product, leave it alone. Who knows if or when it will ever be fixed. I'm looking for alternatives now, but haven't found a suitable replacement yet. * I have tested it on: - Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz / Mac OS X 10.5.0-10.5.6 - MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo / Mac OS X 10.5.0-10.5.6 [alert admin]
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Monday, April 27 2009 @ 01:16 PM PDT
info.xhead 1.4 (Mac OS X)
I have used info.xhead for over a year and I am very happy with it. There are few apps that let you create any number of custom fields for any number of custom categories. info.xhead is really a mini-database. It's not just for passwords; I use it for everything. Just to name few:
- Web Site Passwords
- Software Serial Numbers
- Credit Cards
- Computer Hardware
- Network/ISP Info
- Prescriptions
- Quotations
- Database Passwords
- Insurance
- Personal Identification
- Vehicles
- Bank Accounts
- And more . . .
This app stays open most of the time. 1Password is nice for what it does, but can it store an arbitrary number of custom fields for any of the items listed above? info.xhead lets you store all of your data in one place.
I'm especially looking forward to the iPhone syncing coming in Q1 2009.
Great app! [alert admin]Wednesday, December 31 2008 @ 02:08 PM PST
iKey 2.2.2 (Mac OS X)
Long Time User Says Avoid This App 
I am sorry to see this application taking its current path. I have used it since version 1.0. I have always enthusiastically supported it and found it to perform admirably , , , until 17 months ago. Bugs began creeping in, the developer became less responsive, and new development ground to a halt. There has been no update whatsoever to either fix the outstanding bugs or add new functionality in 17 months. For about a year, it became impossible to get a response from anyone regarding support. Unfortunately, regardless of what they may or may not do now, this is one of those apps that is dying slowly and painfully from neglect. Given its current list of bugs, instability under Leopard, lack of support, and uncertain future, I cannot recommend it to anyone. I am shocked I could ever say that about my one time favorite application. I have switched to QuicKeys and I'm not looking back. [alert admin]
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Friday, January 25 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
Quicksilver 1.0b53 (Mac OS X)
QS Dev Suggests Move to LaunchBar
From Quicksilver developer Nicholas Jitkoff:
"I'm inclined to encourage users to move over to the more stable and well supported alternatives like LaunchBar."
Source: Quicksilver's Creator on the Future of QS
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Thursday, December 06 2007 @ 12:00 PM PST
iKey 2.2.2 (Mac OS X)
iKey development may have ceased permanently
I've tried to contact the developer several times in the past year. I got as far as customer support at ScriptSoftware telling me the developer would respond in a few days. Months went by and no response. My last two communications simply asked if iKey is dead (no longer in development) so I can move on to a different app if necessary--no response to either message in the past three months. It's been almost a year since the last update, customer support only responds some of the time, and the developer cannot be reached at all. This doesn't look good. [alert admin]
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 01:54 PM PDT
TrashCache 1.4 (Mac OS X)
Five ways Trash Cache is helpful in achieving GTD's "mind like water"
1. The obvious--backup. I trash something and realize three days later I shouldn't have trashed it. With Trash Cache I can go back as far as I specify (I use 1 week) and retrieve an item. Kind of like a trash history. 2. "Holding" folder. When I'm deciding whether I want something trashed or not I have the option, "if I don't use it in a week, then I don't need it." I trash it and forget about it. If I decide I need it, I grab it out of the Trash Cache. Kind of like a "someday/maybe" with a purge date. 3. Backups for application updates. Whenever I install an update to an application, I usually archive the current version "just in case". No need with Trash Cache. Just trash the current version and I've got a week (with my settings) to see if the update will behave properly. Trash the current version of the updated app and forget about it. 4. Security. All of my trash is securely deleted. When the 1 week limit has lapsed for an item, Trash Cache overwrites it with random data before permanently deleting it. 5. Aesthetics. I can't stand seeing the trash icon full so I'm always emptying the trash which just adds up to a lot of keystrokes that could be avoided. Trash Cache takes care of the part where I would use mental energy deciding if I should really trash an item knowing it will be gone for good. Once I've emptied the trash It gets rid of the stress that I may have made a mistake and will need that item again soon. To prevent the full trash icon, I attached a folder action that automatically empties the trash when an item is added. It really does take away some stress. [alert admin]
Friday, June 08 2007 @ 07:26 PM PDT
TrashCache 1.4 (Mac OS X)
This is one of those handy little apps that Apple should add as a Finder option in OS X. It provides the same functionality that Mail has for its trash folder--a timed delete. TrashCache has already saved me a few times since I've been using it. It's small and unobtrusive. You don't even know it's there. But when you need it, you're glad it is there. :-) I can't say enough good things about it. It just works! [alert admin]
Thursday, April 26 2007 @ 02:35 PM PDT
FileShrinker 1.2 (Mac OS X)
Um, this is just an Automator workflow wrapped in an application bundle. It does essentially the same thing as the "Create Archive of . . ." command int the Finder. The only difference is that it asks you for "save as" name for the archive. The Automator workflow is two steps, get Finder selection and create archive. I suppose for someone who doesn't know anything about Automator and doesn't want to use the Finder's built-in features, this may be useful. Otherwise . .. [alert admin]
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Thursday, March 29 2007 @ 02:44 PM PDT
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For example?
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Sunday, October 22 2006 @ 04:43 PM PDT
The most eloquent non-review I've ever read. Very informative as to what is so bad about the software. Thanks for saying nothing.
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Thursday, January 19 2006 @ 02:39 PM PST
Yes, just look here.
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Friday, September 16 2005 @ 02:44 PM PDT
Yeah, can you believe other people have had the audacity to come out with automobiles that have tires and steering wheels after Henry Ford did? And how about bookmarks in Web browsers? And remote controls for audio/video equipment? They're all just following the pack, can't they be original? And don't even get me started on how everyone has been putting buttons on clothing for thousands of years--what a rip off of the original inventors. Obviously you…
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Wednesday, November 24 2004 @ 04:21 PM PST
If it's a hassle "digging" through your Applications and Utilities, maybe you should try LaunchBar.
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Saturday, October 11 2003 @ 09:16 AM PDT
I think giving an application one star for missing one feature (however important) is a little short sighted.
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Monday, October 06 2003 @ 02:38 PM PDT
GoLive is nice for fast mockups but where is the Apache Struts integration?
Um, It does have good ASP, PHP, and Lasso integration, so it can be used for "real" web applications--not just "brochureware." Struts is not the only Web application framework out there.
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Monday, September 29 2003 @ 10:39 AM PDT
