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Robert Coogan

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Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.4.4.2
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Silverlight 5.1.10411.0
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Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235
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The Unarchiver 3.2
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OnyX 2.4.6b3
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Cookie 3.0.1
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VirtualBox 4.1.16
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Tedium 1.0.1
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Transmission 2.52
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Fantastical 1.2.4
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The Darkness II

Ben-Marko commented on 05 May 2012

I would like to try before I buy. Why isn't there a demo?

[Version 1.0]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 07 May 2012

YEs, and this isn't the "era of Nintendo." Most games come with a demo, until the App Store.

Cookie Stumbler Basic

Ben-Marko commented on 28 Feb 2012

Roni, please. Give it up. You keep trying to say negative things about this software, and when each argument fails, you switch to another one.

On another hand, you could try running for office.

[Version 1.0.2]

MacKeeper

Ben-Marko commented on 26 Feb 2012

Thanks to MacKeeper's incessant (any very annoying) ads that seem to pop up EVERYWHERE...

I resolve to NEVER buy it! They really need to learn to not be so annoying.

[Version 2.0.1]

Cashculator

Ben-Marko reviewed on 23 Feb 2012

A very well designed app, very intuitive and easy to use. But without the ability o link to my bank's website and download transactions from within the application, it really holds no utility for me.

[Version 1.3.0]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 01 Apr 2012

Many personal finance applications do what Cashculator does - iBank, MoneyWell, etc. They also link to bank's websites for easy downloading of account data. Cashuclator doesn't. Curious as to what "different need" you are referring to...as they all clearly advertise the same (or similar) features.

MoneyWell

Ben-Marko reviewed on 10 Feb 2012

I liked and purchased MoneyWell, but over time it's bucket organization system wore me down. Entries each have toi be manually set to go into specific buckets, or you end up with a massive list of entries that aren't labeled. I mean really, who on Earth possesses enough patience to do that every day?

[Version 2.0.1]

Google Chrome

Ben-Marko reviewed on 05 Jan 2012

Not the Holy Grail of browsers it is touted to be. The plug-ins offer very weak ad blocking, and it grows slower over time. Deleting older installs as mentioned doesn't work. Thanks, I'll stick with Safari.

[Version 16.0.912.75]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 06 Jan 2012

I've tried Firefox many times (I keep a current non-beta copy in my App folder). It has been better than Safari at ad blocking...but Safari is more consistent. Most of the time Firefox doesn't do a very good job. I use sites like NYTimes.com and CNN as kind of an acid test for ad blocking (both have REALLY annoying banner ads and animated ads). Safari is much more reliable. Plus it is just as fast with maybe a slight edge going to Chrome.

MKVtoolnix

Ben-Marko reviewed on 28 Dec 2011

Nice app - I have some very stubborn mkv files that Aimersoft will not convert, I am switching from MKV Tools. Nice work!

[Version 5.2.0_2011-12-27-6848]

XBMC

Ben-Marko reviewed on 27 Dec 2011

Overall a very slick looking interface. But it won't even see my .mp4 and .m4v video files (which constitute around 90% of my videos). A huge drawback...plus it would be nice to have a seperate PDF manual you could read outside of the app rather than the help in the app itself (which provided zero help with my video problem). Even if it is free, it holds no value if it can't be used.

[Version 11.0.beta1]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 28 Dec 2011

I did, and it is being planned for future versions. Though if it utilized VLC to play the files it would have had it from the start (even for a beta). No word on a manual.

EVE Online

Ben-Marko reviewed on 20 Dec 2011

Overall a big disappointment. Graphics are suburb - the only positive quality of this game. The interface is screaming for simplicity...twice I "lost" my ship, and had to resort to chat to get help in finding it. Chat community was borderline hostile, with many not only not offering help, but instead treating my requests for help with acerbic and obnoxious commentary. But my main complaint (as if the chat wasn't enough) is that there are too many buttons!!! There are drawers, folders, icons galore in the main interface. Too confusing, it requires more than the 14 days my trail was limited to. It would be vastly improved if it were not for that one glaring problem. I should have to buy a book just to pick up the basics...MMORPG should be "jump right in" with skills picked up along the way, rather than the gameplay hindered often and frequently with searches on Google for how to do this, and how to do that.

Pretty disappointing!

[Version 6.10.327748]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 21 Feb 2012

LOL!!!!

-1

Fopydo

Ben-Marko commented on 27 Nov 2011

Mac OS X already does this - open the photo in Preview, and select File --> Print. Then select PDF button in the lower-left had side of the Print Dialog window.

Easy.

[Version 2.3.2]

GlimmerBlocker

Ben-Marko had trouble on 03 Jan 2012

I just downloaded and installed version 1.5.0b4, it is still broken.

Can the developer tell us what they would like to see as far as feedback to help fix bugs? Or are there any log files or the like we can send to help speed development?

[Version 1.4.16]

-1

1Password

Ben-Marko had trouble on 27 Dec 2011

The 1Password Safari plugin has stopped working completely for me. I have been in contact with the developer, but they haven't been much help. Their e-mails have pretty much stopped.

I'm off to another app that can manage my passwords. What a waste of 50 bucks.

[Version 3.8.12]

GlimmerBlocker

Ben-Marko had trouble on 23 Dec 2011

Yes, my Glimmer Blocker seems to be broken completely. When I check the preference pane, it tells me it is activated, but it doesn't block anything anymore - pretty disappointing since when it did work, it was hands-down the best ad blocker out there.

Please fix it!

[Version 1.4.16]

GlimmerBlocker

Ben-Marko had trouble on 23 Jan 2011

Still having trouble...GlimmerBlocker now is not working at all. I reinstalled (using the uninstaller), then restarted my MBP. Nothing seems to work, I hope that this is fixed soon. Was awesome while it did work.

[Version 1.4.9]

1 Reply

+24

Ben-Marko replied on 26 Jan 2011

Wish there was a way to contact the developer!!!!

GlimmerBlocker

Ben-Marko had trouble on 14 Nov 2010

Have done my best to work through current (major) problem - GB will not block ads. First noticed this on NY Times website...and then saw it on numerous other sites. Dev will not respond to e-mails, hence my comment here. Program has worked flawlessly in the past, what has broken here?

[Version 1.4.9]

iStat Menus

Ben-Marko had trouble on 07 Mar 2010

Recently I was in Afghanistan and switched my date and time manually (my Internet connection was coming via satellite and would not auto-sync the correct local time). iStat Menus would not reflect the correct time as it was shown in the Date & Time preference pane. Have uninstalled and reinstalled the pane and the problem persists. Not sure what to do, it won't even show 24 hour time as well....help!

[Version 2.0]

PatchStick Builder

Ben-Marko had trouble on 01 Feb 2010

Can't seem to get Hulu feeds to load. Will this support Java? IS Java the issue if Hulu feeds just display a blank screen where the video should be loading?

[Version 3.0]

GlimmerBlocker

Ben-Marko had trouble on 16 Jan 2010

Very effective, it definately does what's advertised. Just going to the ad-choked NY Times website proves it.

However with v1.4.4, it has stopped updating subscriptions. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, restating my MBP, but nothing works. I keep getting the error:

Last update error: Can't decode content-encoding = 'identity'

Not sure what is wrong, but it still seems to be functioning normally otherwise.

[Version 1.4.4]

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