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Peep

... commented on 02 Nov 2008

Fantastic bit of software written by a chic ! ;-)

[Version 1.2]

VLC Media Player

... reviewed on 03 Apr 2008

DON'T BOTHER ... if you're using a second monitor (such as a TV) on an Intel Mac running Leopard.

THE EXTERNAL DEVICE PREFERENCE BUG STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED - AND ALL RECENT VERSIONS OF VLC 0.8.6d THROUGH TO 0.8.6f fail to span to device 2.

USE VLC 0.8.6c (if you can find it) ...

WTF ?

[Version 0.8.6f]

Apple Firmware Restoration CD

... commented on 28 Mar 2008

Now - if they'd only release one of these 'Firmware Resets' for the entire Intel range (not just the Mac Pros) ... it would make reseting botched Firmware/BootCamp/Software Updates sooo much easier than carting your Intel Mac into the 'Geniuses' at the Apple Service Centre ... !!!! ... ps - is it just me - or does everything Apple & Mac & Intel feel like one big giant BETA !! ?

[Version 1.5]

Acquisition

... reviewed on 25 Jul 2006

I have been using this piece of junk for well over a year and have to say, as of today - with Ver. 131.3 - this is the last version I will own. As the previous poster has mentioned - this application has a fatal BUG which KILLS all downloads and requres a Force Quit of the application. Upon relaunch, it is no longer able to re-asign ALL or ANY previously, partially downloaded files, leaving them useless - you have to start each new file again and again and again. And even when it does work: Acquisition requires constant updates & revisions by the 'one man band' developer - as many as 10+ per year - about 70% of all revisions fail and require another revision shortly after - it's so hit and miss, it's now time to advise that this piece of crap it a complete waste of money, bandwidth and time. Forget trying to contact the very arrogant developer Dave Watanabe - he never responds personally and the information on his webiste and blg page are minimal and misleading. DO NOT DOWNLOAD ACQUISITION - USE CABOS INSTEAD: --> http://cabos.sourceforge.jp/ ... it's not as pretty, but it's free and it just works ...

[Version 131.3]

DownSizer

... reviewed on 16 Jun 2006

FANTASTIC !!

This tiny little piece of software does exactly what it says it does ... it literally 'downsizes' every Universal application on your Intel Mac ... and a lot of the standard PPC applications with multi-launguage files ...

The standard Apple applications are the worst offenders - heavily embedded with multi-language and help files you'll never need - if your native language is English ... I saved 1.45GBs of disk space just from condensing my Apple apps with Downsizer ... like iTunes, iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, Safari etc ... they open super-quick as a result ...

Definetly try this this out ...

Note: as at June 17th 2006 - when I ran this, Toast 7.2 & MS Messenger 5.1.1 - that didn't work after using Downsizer ... also, read the ReadMe file first - the Developer notes other applications which won't downsize - notable the Adobe Suite and Acrobat and Microsft Office 2004 ...

But overall - very nifty - and don't be freaked out you're going to damage anything - the original application is still left on your HDD untouched - so if afterwards, an application has trouble opening or won't load - just trash it and re-use the original ...

;-)

[Version 1.1]

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