Abbott Schindler
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Hear
Abbott reviewed on 13 Mar 2012
I was thinking of buying a better set of speakers for my Mac Pro. For the price, I decided to give Hear a try. This little piece of software saved me big bucks on a new set of speakers! To the point that sometimes I find myself just enjoying listening to my old Alien speakers because they sound terrific (they're good to begin with).
At first it wasn't clear how the application was working, as no Pref Pane or other "control" mechanism is visible other than the application. Then I realized that it's [probably] just modifying the system's equalization curve, so no further controls are needed.
The only thing I can think of that would make this better is to be able to set different curves on a per-application basis. While it's nice to focus on iTunes playback, I may not want my video editing and other applications to use the same curve. But, after all, that's what Apple does by default, so I can't fault ProSoft too much for this.
Overall, I highly recommend this application.
+1
Wacom Tablet Driver
Abbott reviewed on 31 Jan 2012
I tried to restore from a backup, and apparently the new version doesn't read old prefs. It's not like Wacom to do something like this. I'm going to spend a while trying to remember how I set the old version up. Sad.
gfxCardStatus
Abbott reviewed on 27 Jul 2011
I have sent an email to the developer, but thought it would be useful to share this tidbit with potential users.
+4
+1
My Living Desktop
Abbott reviewed on 17 Sep 2010
The scenes were nice, but distracting. I decided that I'd like to use my regular desktop picture most of the time. Couldn't see how to disable the living desktop. Furthermore, installing it seemed to kill my ability to select other screensavers (I periodically like to change savers). All the other savers were dimmed in the pref pane. I hate it when software like this walks all over other functionality!
After frustrating myself for a while, I decided to give up and uninstall Living Desktop. Uninstall went easy and my desktop picture was restored. BUT: it left no screensaver selected (not even my previous choice). Instead, the Desktop/Screensaver pref pane revealed that ALL remaining savers were dimmed out. I had to fiddle a bit to be able to select anything. Something about My Living Desktop is really messing with the Desktop/Screensaver pref pane (or perhaps prefs), and in my book, that's a no-no.
So, after a lot of initial enthusiasm, I've chucked My Living Desktop. Overall, I guess I'm just as happy looking at a bunch of my own photos on the Desktop, and playing selections from my iTunes Library when I want soothing background sounds. And neither of those options hoses anything else on my systems.
Garmin WebUpdater
+4
Music Rescue
This has caused me to not register the license I purchased. I plan to replace my computer in a couple of months, and nothing on the web site tells how to transfer a license to a new machine.
ChargerChecker
Abbott reviewed on 30 May 2006
Problem: the application prevents the PowerBook from sleeping (Mac OS X 10.4.6 at least). I did extensive troubleshooting and finally attributed the problem to this app.
Second problem: ChargerChecker prevents the disk drive from spinning down. In addition to draining the battery more quickly (my life dropped 15-20 minutes when running this app), it made estimates of battery life unreliable.
Third problem: actually an issue rather than functional problem. This application phones home (Little Snitch revealed this).
Griffin PowerMate
Marine Aquarium
2.6 is colorful and enjoyable to use. The only change I'd make is in allowing different settings for the screensaver and standalone app. Specifically, I wish I could set the clock to show only in the screensaver. Maybe in a future version.
Marine Aquarium