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Bezierboy
Downloads: 225
Posts: 59
Smile Score: +60
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I am a MacUpdate Desktop user
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Macintosh system administrator, New York City.

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Droplr 2.0.6
(Free)
Transmission 2.52
(Free)
SpiderOak 4.5.9941
(Free)
SlothCam 3.42
(Free)
CCleaner 1.03.131
(Free)
Raindrops 1.2
(Free)
RandomExtra 3.0
(Free)
TNEFs Enough 3.2.1
(Free)
Album Artwork Assist... 3.2
(Free)
Instalyrics 1.0.7
(Commercial)
Dropbox 1.4.7
(Free)
Tor 1.0
(Free)
Bezierboy's Posts
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XScreenSaver
Bezierboy commented on 19 Apr 2011
Changes 18-Apr-2011:

Optionally enabled full-scene OpenGL antialiasing. Set the resource *multiSample to true if doing so doesn't kill performance with your video hardware.
New version of glhanoi.
Image-loading hacks that display the file name now also display the sub-directory (xscreensaver-getimage now returns relative paths under imageDirectory).
Passwords that contain UTF-8 non-Latin1 chars are now typeable.
Numerous minor stability fixes.
[Version 5.13]




Transmission

Bezierboy rated on 10 Apr 2011
[Version 2.30b2]



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LibreOffice
Bezierboy commented on 23 Mar 2011
Download and developer links broken:

Download now at http://www.libreoffice.org/download

Developer at http://www.libreoffice.org
[Version 3.3.1]


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+60
Bezierboy replied on 23 Mar 2011
And use the BitTorrent download if you can, it downloaded in 60 seconds with it for me.
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BetterTouchTool
Bezierboy commented on 20 Feb 2011
Note that version 0.647 is an alpha, not even a beta. I really wish MacUpdate would indicate this here and with other updates consistently. The last stable version is 0.6316. You are probably better off using BTT's autoupdate, which has an "Update to alpha versions too" checkbox and a message: "As always, update at your own risk".
[Version 0.647]



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Microsoft Office 2011
Bezierboy commented on 10 Nov 2010
Installed normally with Microsoft Autoupdate yesterday, 10/9/10. Wasn't visible earlier in the day, but got it by evening. So far all Office 2011 applications are running fine with the update. I for one am happy Microsoft released a patch promptly.

I am not making editorial comments on Microsoft as a company. Don't like this, use NeoOffice, which I find superior to OpenOffice, or try Lotus Symphony. Good luck with the email programs those don't include, nevermind an Exchange mail server compatible one.

For the record, I use Thunderbird at home, and have tried hooking Apple Mail into an Exchange Server in a corporate environment and gave up in favor of Entourage. Outlook 2011 should mature into a full replacement for Entourage 2008, give it a little time.
[Version 14.0.1]


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+60
Bezierboy replied on 10 Nov 2010
D'oh, that was 11/9/10. Time marches on.
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Mac DVDRipper Pro
Bezierboy commented on 28 Oct 2010
Free today only, 10.28.2010: http://lifehacker.com/5675861/download-macx-dvd-ripper-pro-for-free-today-only
[Version 1.6.3]


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+60
Bezierboy replied on 29 Oct 2010
Oops, you're right. That was "MacX DVD Ripper Pro", not "Mac DVDRipper Pro". The extra "X" makes all the difference.
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Nexuiz

Bezierboy reviewed on 28 Oct 2010
I was hesitant to download this as it's based on a modified Quake 1 engine and I find even Quake 3's graphics clunky and dated. I'm also more of an Unreal Tournament fan. But holy flurking schnidt, this is one HIGHLY modified Quake engine, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexuiz for info.

I find the unrelenting fast-paced gameplay reminiscent of the original Unreal Tournament or even UT2004, with better graphics than OpenArena/Quake 3, really nice music and sound effects (weapons and announcers), and lots of levels and add-ons.

This one gives Sauerbraten a run for its (lack of) money at least in terms of fun traditional FPS gameplay. And it runs WAY faster, though the less advanced engine than SB or, say, UT2004/UT3 means less eye candy. You won't miss it.

Five stars, since it's free and open-source. If it were paid, I might give only four.
[Version 2.5.1]



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7zX
Bezierboy commented on 25 Oct 2010
I used to think this was the bees' knees for 7zip compressing and decompressing, but then I discovered The Unarchiver and Keka. Those two are both also freeware and handle 7zip files well. They're also under current development instead of being frozen two years ago.

Nice, but limited, and try the more modern stuff.
[Version 1.7.1]



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Tux Racer
Bezierboy tipped on 21 Oct 2010
ExtremeTuxRacer, an open-source enhanced version that has some of the closed-source Windows features (and other good stuff as well):

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/simulation_and_sports/extremetuxracer.html
[Version 0.61-3]



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uTorrent
Bezierboy commented on 14 Oct 2010
Wow, a .01 upgrade (actually .0099) after two full years. Color me impressed.

Review upcoming, just had to let that one fly.
[Version 1.0.1]


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+60
Bezierboy replied on 15 Oct 2010
Yes, it does download torrents, at a good speed and reliably. I really like it- on Windows. On a Mac, it's just too ugly and basic, rather than elegantly minimal like Transmission or seriously power-tweakable and loaded like Vuze.

No Transmission on PCs (though it sure has been ported to every other platform), no (good) µtorrent on Macs allowed, apparently. Try qBitTorrent, it's a better clone of PC uTorrent. You can look it up here, but MacUpdate links to an obsolete version. The latest version download is at http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/download.php
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RSSOwl
Bezierboy had trouble on 21 May 2011
If you are having trouble with version 2.06 being crashy, try the nightly builds of 2.10 at http://rssowl.pluginbuilder.org/latest/

Note: I don't recommend the use of nightlies (i.e. Alpha) software unless you HAVE to. Sure wish 2.10 would hit Beta soon though. I keep upgrading the nightlies: some fix bugs, some crash on launch.
[Version 2.0.6]



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Cocoa Packet Analyzer
Bezierboy had trouble on 16 Nov 2010
Download site overwhelmed? Try http://bit.ly/crMYgS

This is from that "other" Mac software update site, not the developer at http://www.tastycocoabytes.com/cpa/

Someone else needs to mirror this.
[Version 0.69]



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FrostWire
Bezierboy had trouble on 14 Jan 2010
I just upgraded from 10.5.8 Leopard to 10.6.2 Snow Leopard. FrostWire 4.18.6 crashes with some sort of Java error on 10.5.8 but runs on 10.6.2 fine. Obviously, these folks aren't testing their software on 10.5 Leopard systems any more.
[Version 4.18.6]



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FrostWire
Bezierboy had trouble on 08 Nov 2009
Will not run on my 10.5.8 MacBook. Deleted prefs, ran in 32 bit mode, put in Applications folder, still locks up on launch.

Anyone else? Any reports from 10.6 users?
[Version 4.18.4]


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+60
Bezierboy commented on 09 Nov 2009
Working now. Just redownload fixed version. Thanks to developer for quick fix.
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