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User Name xcgr
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ManOpen 2.5.1 (Mac OS X)
ManOpen universal binary (unofficial)
There is an unofficial universal binary of ManOpen available here: http://cverge.net/tools/#manopen [alert admin]
Tuesday, August 04 2009 @ 12:46 AM PDT
Switch 1.12 (Mac OS X)
pretty good but has some rough edges 
The good: Cheap, pretty easy to use. Good for converting from WMA to MP3, as well as many other formats. The not-so-good: 1. The built-in help is from the Windows version, so it's nearly useless. 2. Bad packaging: they have an unnecessary .pkg Installer file inside a .dmg file inside an unnecessary .zip archive. 3. It silently downloads and installs support programs into /Library/Application Support. Tacky but harmless. 4. The commercial Plus version seems dodgy given that various open-source and free programs (FLAC, Ogg, LAME, Flip4Mac) do the actual conversion, and Switch is just the GUI. The bottom line: If you're cheap and don't mind a few rough edges, Switch is a good solution for many audio conversion needs. [alert admin]
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Tuesday, April 17 2007 @ 01:44 AM PDT
GrandPerspective 0.99 (Mac OS X)
Does exactly what it aims to do, and does it in style. Disk Inventory X often crashed on me, but GrandPerspective has been perfectly stable and besides it's a much better-designed app. It's the perfect complement to WhatSize because GrandPerspective's approach is visual rather than numerical/hierarchical. And extra points for the 'Clown Barf' color scheme. Too funny. [alert admin]
Saturday, April 07 2007 @ 09:25 AM PDT
Phex 3.0.2.100 (Mac OS X)
Probably not compatible with 10.3.9 or earlier
The VT page currently says this program works with 10.0 thru 10.3.9, but that seems unlikely. According to the download page, Phex 3.0 requires "Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.5," also known as J2SE 5.0. At present, Apple has only released that version of Java for 10.4 Tiger. See: http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2110.html#TABLES. Therefore Phex probably can't run on pre-Tiger systems. [alert admin]
Friday, March 23 2007 @ 02:27 PM PDT
Daylight Saving Time Fix 1.0 (Mac OS X)
Didn't work for me on 10.2.8, but there's another way
This didn't work for me on 10.2.8. It claimed to install but 'zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007' still showed that my Mac wasn't updated with the new timezone info. What DID work for me was someone else's updater located here: http://www.esm.rochester.edu/esmtmp/ecs/JaguarDST.zip If you're using Jaguar, I'd go for that one instead. [alert admin]
Sunday, March 11 2007 @ 02:27 PM PDT
DasBoot 1.0.1 (Mac OS X)
nice idea but didn't work for me
I tried to make a bootable drive from my Drive Genius CD but DasBoot stopped responding shortly after the process began. It's too bad -- this is a neat idea. [alert admin]
Tuesday, February 27 2007 @ 11:56 PM PST
Cocoa Cookies 0.8 (Mac OS X)
This would be terrific if it worked all the time. But sometimes I'll delete cookies, then restart Cocoa Cookies, and the deleted cookies are still there. This happens even when there aren't any other applications running. Too bad because this app is the closest thing I've found to a good, free cookie manager. [alert admin]
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Sunday, June 11 2006 @ 11:37 PM PDT
Application Enhancer 2.0 (Mac OS X)
Unsanity and their fanboys swear up and down that APE doesn't cause crashes, but it does. APE might not always do the damage directly, but the APE haxies will. Both APE and its haxies can run inside of the memory space that belongs to other applications. This is flat-out wrong behavior, and Apple has never supported it.
Plus, the basic premise of APE is flawed: "Let's hack around with the undocumented parts of Mac OS X, which Apple can (and does) change in between releases." Um, yeah. Why not stick a fork in an electrical socket while you're at it?
If you're nostalgic for the bad old days of Mac OS 9, when your computer would crash all the time, then APE is for you.
But don't just take my word for it. Rich Siegel of Bare Bones Software, one of the best-respected independent Mac developers, has written about the problems that APE causes for his customers: http://www.glorifiedtypist.com/2005/11/labor_saving_devices.html
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Thursday, June 01 2006 @ 12:01 AM PDT
iPod Music Liberator 4.6 (Mac OS X)
perfect for fools eager to part with their money
Like many RealBASIC apps, iPod Music Liberator looks ugly and amateurish. But let's forget about looks and judge it on performance. Liberator's main purpose is to copy files from your iPod to your Desktop folder. This feature works as advertised. Unfortunately, you can't change where the files are saved, or automatically add them to your iTunes. It also comes with "Play" and "Stop" commands that don't do anything. But one other feature works: an item titled "Earn Money With Our Affiliate Program", under the Help menu. It takes you to a web page offering you money if you convince other people to buy Liberator. All this awfulness can be yours for the low price of $34.99USD. On the other hand, you could do the smart thing and use Senuti or iPodDisk. Both programs are free. iPodDisk lets you browse your iPod's music from inside the Finder. Senuti integrates directly with iTunes. iPod Music Liberator doesn't integrate with anything except the author's PayPal account. Zelek Software, take your RealBASIC crapware out of my sight. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, April 12 2006 @ 03:08 PM PDT
Hex Fiend 1.0.1 (Mac OS X)
This is the first OS X hex editor I've used that feels like a proper OS X app. It feels snappy and responsive, even when opening large files. The interface is simple and well-designed. It just works. And the price can't be beat. [alert admin]
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Thursday, March 30 2006 @ 09:03 PM PST
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