User Profile for vickishome

User Name vickishome

Member Since 2002-08-01

Total number of Feedback Posts: 5

Total number of comments: 1

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viJournal 1.7.6 (Mac OS X)

I've noticed there haven't been any updates for quite some time. In fact, it's been almost a year. And viJournal is not running native on Intel Macs. Does anyone know if the developer has abandoned it? His website is also not updated. It has 2006 as the last copyright date. I very much hope the developer continues his work on this software. I have used it extensively and would hate to be forced to give it up one day. [alert admin]

MyPopBarrier 2.3.9 (Mac OS X)

Good start! Needs improvement.

I like this program and am encouraged by it. I hope the developer continues to work on it. It seems to be very similar to POPmonitor which is a shareware app I've used for years, but the developer has abandoned. MyPopBarrier has a good basic start on replacing POPmonitor. There are a number of things that would make this an outstanding app: (1) Make filters account specific or general. I want to purge certain email from one of my accounts, but not from another. This means I cannot set up a simple filter that applies to both accounts. What would be nice is an option to select which accounts to apply the filter so that it could be applied to one, two, all, or ay number in-between. (2) Allow grep filters. This is indispensable. I cannot properly filter out the spam without grep. (3) Boy does this app require processing power! I'm running it on a brand new MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with 4GB RAM, and when I picked up the mail for one of my email accounts that had 421 emails, both of my processors were racing and the fans kicked in full blast. This app should NOT be used by anyone with a Mac that already has heat issues. This also made me wonder just how long it would take if I was trying to use this app on my old PowerBook G4? (4) Multiple Selection ability. I honestly do not want to double-click 50 emails independently. I need to be able to select all 50 emails and then mark them to be purged (red dot). In general, the app needs some interface cleaning up, but as I said before, it's a good start. And I can't complain given the price. I'm just hopeful that this developer will move forward to develop this into a really nice app since all the other developers seem to have abandoned theirs. I find this kind of app to be indispensable. [alert admin]

POPmonitor 2.1.3 (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X)

What can replace POPmonitor? Developer not updating.

I registered POPmonitor years ago, and I'm also very concerned that the developer has abandoned it. I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before it will no longer be compatible with future versions of OS X. What concerns me the most is that the developer is keeping his website updated with copyright info dated 2007 and claims that it's compatible with Intel Macs, but the latest version of POPmonitor, 2.1.3, was released in 2003. That's 4 years already! While POPmonitor does run on Intel Macs, it only does so only by using Rosetta. The developer's website, including his FAQ page, has no reference of whether he will upgrade POPmonitor to be natively compatible with Intel Macs which further leads me to believe he has no intentions of doing so. I love POPmonitor, but I need to find a replacement for it. Does anyone know of an application that does the same basic thing and has an active developer? [alert admin]

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Saturday, August 25 2007 @ 09:04 AM PDT

Check Off 3.6 (Mac OS X)

Excellent!

I agree with all the positive feedbacks, and wanted to add a few things. One important thing for those with a lot of menu apps is that you can assign a hot key keystroke to open/close Check Off. So if you have so many menu apps (like I do) that some get crowded out when using certain apps, you still have easy access to Check Off. Also, I found this app to be incredible easy and intuitive to use. I had a fully functional ToDo list running within seconds of downloading the file. When you open the .dmg file, you are presented with the Check Off folder and an alias to your Applications folder. Installation is a matter of simply dragging the Check Off folder on top of the provided alias. When you open the Check Off app, the checkmark appears in your menu. Clicking it, you are presented with a very simple menu of 5 items: Add Item, Add Folder, Delete Item/Folder, Labels, and Actions. The Actions menu includes Preferences, Print, Export, About Check Off and Quit Check Off. The Preferences allows you to control how Check Off behaves and appears; set your global hot key (which can be a combination of whatever keys you want); set your fonts, transparency and row height; personalize your labels; and set whether your want your ToDo list to be synced to your iPod notes (generation 3 and newer iPod required). Adding/Deleting a new folder or item is very easy by simply clicking the menu icons. Check Off is divided into two main sections: the ToDo item list and a freestyle notes area at the bottom where you can place whatever notes you want with each folder and item. Check Off allows you to resize the notes area, including resizing it to nothing so it's out of your way if you don't use notes. The only thing I would like to change is to be able to use the return key to create a new ToDo item automatically. As it is now, you must click the menu icon each time you want to add a ToDo item. When you add one and press the return key, it ends the editing of that ToDo item and selects it. To add another ToDo item, you have to click the menu icon again. But this is so minor that I didn't penalize the Features rating. I've tried many ToDo types of apps, both widgets and regular apps, and nothing has compared to this one. Check Off is the fastest, easiest, and most available ToDo app I've run across. And the fact that it's free makes it that much better. [alert admin]

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Thursday, March 15 2007 @ 11:17 AM PDT

iSquint 1.5 (Mac OS X)

I think I love you!

Where have you been all my Mac video converting wanna-be life? I am so glad I finally found iSquint (crazy name and all).

Long version below. Short version is that this software is fantastic. Click it, and it makes your audio/video conversion dreams come true, and you don't even have to wake up to do it – as iSquint does the work for you. The "Making Breakfast For You" feature will probably come out in the next version or two.

I rarely need to convert a video file, but when I do, it's usually because some website has put up a Windows movie file, requiring the attempted use of Windows Media Player which only works on Tuesdays, between 10:52pm and 2:37am, when the moon is full, and then only if it feels like it. Some call it software. I think it might more properly fit the category of rebellious, under-developed, know-it-all but has no common sense teenager who's supposed to take out the trash. But I would not want to insult teens, rebellious or otherwise.

I managed to download the actual wmv file, and while the Windows player can't handle pauses, moving back and forth, etc., I gave VLC a try. It worked much better, of course, but those developers have (intentionally?) written the code so that if you hit pause, it fades to a pause. I needed it to stop instantly and to be able to move back and forth, frame by frame, as I can do in Quicktime.

I ran a quick versiontracker search, and found only updates to commercial software. I don't want to hassle with buying anything right now. I've already had to jump hoops just to reach the road block I'm already at with this darn Windows file, and my frustration was not in the mood to start buying and installing big media conversion software with umpteen controls, docs, and who knows what. I simply wanted to convert that stupid Windows wmv file to something Quicktime could handle, and I wanted to do it right this very instant, and I didn't want to have to learn the ins and outs of audio/video formats in order to do it. I wanted it done by magic. Now! Right this very instant! In just a click or two!

And then I found your absolutely fabulous software. It's the answer I have been looking for, for a very long time. I almost had to pinch myself to be sure I hadn't gone into such delirium, having to mess with that Windows crap, that I had lost touch with reality and had began hallucinating the iSquint software. How could any media conversion software be this easy? This fast? And with so little fuss? Were my audio/video conversion dreams really coming true right before my very eyes?

I am beyond thrilled to say YES! I downloaded iSquint, simply copied it onto my hard drive, clicked to open it, dragged that damn Windows crap into iSquint, and clicked start. In a little over a minute, I was watching that movie file on Quicktime, stopping precisely where I needed, and moving frame by frame, back and forth, as I needed. I think the whole process from discovering iSquint to seeing the movie in Quicktime took less than 5 minutes (more like 2 or 3). That is what I've been wanting to do for a very, very long time. My only regret is not finding iSquint earlier.

Regarding the docs. iSquint does not come with a 379 page, 5-ton manual that no one will ever read. Instead, it comes with concise, while still informative, instructions on how to actually use iSquint. I rather enjoyed the author's relaxed manner of speaking in the docs. There are places that make you glad you read the thing just because of the author's wit. Besides, who needs docs anyway when there's always the Help menu ready and waiting to lend a helping hand. Right?

I very much thank the developers for this much needed software at such a ridiculously reasonable price. iSquint made my day! [alert admin]

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Saturday, January 06 2007 @ 12:01 AM PST

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WARNING! Allume sells your email-adress to spammers!!

I have questioned why they require an email address to allow their customers to download their free files, other than opting you in for their newsletters which you must opt out of later, However, I can find no evidence to support your claim that they are selling our email addresses to spammers. What actual proof do you have to backup your claims? The email address I use with them is one I created only…

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Wednesday, January 03 2007 @ 11:19 PM PST