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Abhi Beckert

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SteerMouse

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 19 Jul 2007

I used both the logitech drivers and SteerMouse, and found SteerMouse to performs better and is more reliable than the logitech ones.

Even on my G5 PowerMac, I noticed slight lag in scrolling with the logitech drivers, with SteerMouse, scrolling is butter smooth in all programs. Plus there were several minor bugs in the logitech drivers, and none that I've found in SteerMouse.

[Version 3.6]

USB Overdrive X

Abhi Beckert tipped on 14 Feb 2007

Warning for anyone trying this out: ununstall requires the installer, and it will harass you at every login until you don't uninstall it.

Keep the installer handy!

[Version 10.4.5]

Solarwinds

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 04 Aug 2006

The problems others mention bellow appear to be fixed, running beautifully on my 800Mhz iBook.

Very nice!

[Version 10.1.1]

Shredder

Abhi Beckert commented on 13 Jun 2006

Apart from (apparently) going nuts on the level at which file's are shredded, in what way is this better than the Secure Empty Trash feature built into recent versions of Mac OS X?

Seriously, the only reason to use this app is to waste time messing with your computer, which is perfectly fine. But actually spending money on this thing is crazy.

If this was open source, I'd have downloaded it and probably given a five star review.

[Version 20050612]

teleport

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 03 Jun 2006

I've used virtual desktop products, I've had a second monitor plugged into my mac, but Teleport and an old G3 iMac is a thousand times better.

Thank you!

[Version 0.9.7 (pr3.7)]

Transmission

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 14 Mar 2006

I love this app! Small, fast, free, elegant. It's one of the very few times I've seen quality software come out of the open source world.

If you want graphs and all the other snazzy features, this isn't for you. But if you just want to download torrents this gem is perfect.

[Version 0.5]

1 Reply

Abhi Beckert replied on 24 May 2006

I agree there's some amazing server and command line software in the open source world, but in my experience that excellence usually doesn't reach into GUI apps.

That isn't to say I don't like open source, I love it and have contributed to a few open source apps in the past.

iPod tracks -> Desktop

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 04 Mar 2006

Wow this is excellent! Incase the description wasn't clear (it wasn't for me), it installs several scripts in the iTunes menu, which you can then use for various iPod-related tasks, including ripping songs to your library and so on.

[Version 2.0.1]

x264 QuickTime Codec

Abhi Beckert commented on 01 Jan 2006

Is there a quality drop when encoding faster?

[Version 1.0]

FileStorm

Abhi Beckert commented on 22 Dec 2005

Do your users a favor and avoid third party installers if at all possible.

Use a dmg for apps, and show any license agreements/read mes the first time a user opens the app.

If you need to install extensions or something, use a standard installer package. User's are familiar with them, they work well, and you never have to worry about bugs in future versions of the OS.

[Version 1.8.2]

Virus Out

Abhi Beckert reviewed on 04 Dec 2005

Oh wow! This is inspired!!

You absolutely must try this, no other game has made me laugh so much!

[Version 1.0]

Check Off

Abhi Beckert had trouble on 01 Jun 2004

If a menu icon appears in the menu but doesn't load it's usually because it's set to "Hide" in System Preferences>Accounts>Startup Items. Turn Hide off and it will work at login. This is a bug in Panther.
- Abhi

[Version 3.0b1]

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