Espiridion
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NeO
Espiridion rated on 25 May 2012
[Version 1.0.19]
Onde Screen Capture
Espiridion rated on 25 May 2012
[Version 1.06]
+7
MacKeeper
Espiridion reviewed on 24 May 2012
MacKeeper seems to be great for those who are completely ignorant.
Who in their right mind would pay for this? In spite of the glowing reviews, the software has a history of being mediocre, buggy, and unnecessary.
Their marketing reminds me of spammers: Reach millions of people, annoy them, and if just a few of them make a purchase it's good business.
I've used MacKeeper and would never buy it. I'd be scared just to install it again in my system. Half a star is a generous rating.
+5
iDefrag
Espiridion reviewed on 14 May 2012
I first reviewed it when I was using a G% PPC with 4 internal hard drives with multiple partitions each. Now I'm using it with a Mac Mini Server with 2 internal drives and 3 external ones. OS X 10.7.4
While trying to watch a video that I have on one of my external drives, the video would freeze and become jittery and unresponsive. I checked the drive's fragmentation and although it was low fragmentation was present. I ran iDefrag and immediately after finishing the defragmentation process the videos were watchable without any issues.
This has been the same experience I've had before, although usually I work with audio files.
The down side is that the full defragmentation process can take too long. This time it took over 30 hours. To be fair, IIRC the drive is 1 or 3 TB in size, and I was using the computer to work on other things while iDefrag was working.
+731
I do a full defrag of all my disks roughly 3 times a year.
Onde Audio Recorder
Espiridion rated on 14 May 2012
[Version 2.21.8]
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Tidy Up
I think I only used version 2 once, and went back to Araxis Find Duplicate Files.
Araxis decreased its price, has very reasonable upgrade fees, and is the one that has outperformed every other duplicate finder I've tried. It needs bigger font sizes, but in terms of functionality it is superb.
I won't rate version 3 since I have not tried it and don't intend to.
Studio One
Espiridion reviewed on 13 May 2012
There are others, including a SoS review of version 2 (PDF available from Presonus), TapeOp, and others.
http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/computers-software/digital-audio-workstations-daws/studio-one-2-professional-526321/review
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr10/articles/studioone.htm
http://en.audiofanzine.com/general-sequencer/presonus/studio-one-2/editorial/reviews/studio-killed-the-daw-stars.html
Reaper's commercial license is $225, btw.
I use -or have used- ProTools, Logic, Digital Performer, Tracktion, Ardour, Mixbus, Reaper, and probably a few others. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Studio One provides a well-balanced DAW at a reasonable price (I've only purchased my copies when they've had sales, and find the MSRP a bit high, but that's a common thread with most DAWs).
For me it's been stable, has all the features I need at the moment, and is very easy to use. I had not used it in months and most of my experience has been with other DAWs. It was easy to load a project with 18 tracks and start mixing. There was no need to consult the help in order to group tracks, move them around, add AUX channels, assign tracks to different outputs, etc.
I do wish that plugins would appear in specific folders, by manufacturer or by type.
LaunchBar
Espiridion reviewed on 10 May 2012
http://www.macworld.com/article/1165756/be_more_productive_with_launchbar_part_1.html
I've used alternatives and always return to LaunchBar. In terms of speed, features and support it is an essential application for me.
They added a Clipboard feature a while ago, but I don't use it since there are better alternatives available.
Path Finder
For my needs version 5 was unusable so I never upgraded to that one. My last upgrade was to version 4. I was ready to buy an upgrade to version 6, but given the lack of upgrade path I'll wait for a promo or bundle.
+1
+731
Many thanks!
+6
Flux
What about a free upgrade for recent buyers?
I'll pass. Fortunately I also have Freeway Pro.
+731
Now I'm pissed-off an additional 55% :)
@Hiredgun,
For speed, ease, and quality I would get Freeway (or maybe Sandvox.)
What I liked about Freeway (Pro) was that I could load a template, quickly and easily modify it, and add actions to get the results I wanted (embed mp3 files, YouTube videos, etc.). Their support is pretty good.
I'm sure version 6 will be a paid upgrade and probably won't take long to arrive, so be aware of that if you see it on sale :)
To their credit, they're at 5.6.4 at the moment.
Microsoft Office 2008
A poor workaround for the Entourage problem is to resize its window. This makes the "Download pictures" link appear. Unfortunately, it has to be done for every message and the link disappears again when switching to another message. This solution was not provided by Microsoft.
FruitMenu
I get a message saying a new version of Application Enhancer is available: "Version 2.6.1 (Wednesday, December 31, 1969)"
As soon as the download is about to start, Application Enhancer quits.
I miss having Fruit Menu, but this is still too buggy for me.
+731
I uninstalled everything back in July and started from scratch. I did the same this time. What seems to have worked for me was:
-Manually installing Application Enhancer 2.6.1
-Removing System Preferences from FruitMenu. I can access this by selecting Customize Fruit Menu, otherwise it just kept crashing.
FruitMenu now works, with the following bugs (so far):
1. Application icons often disappear. I've noticed this mainly with Firefox.
2. Roughly forty of my Contextual Menus are duplicated.
I'll use it for a few days and then decide whether or not to keep it. It does have very useful features, such as a contextual menu to gather multiple items in a new folder, but I can't stand the bugs :(
Contactizer Pro
There's an option to "Quit Without Sending" but if I choose it and try to start Contactizer again, CrashCatcher launches instead.
I went back to 3.8.3 even though it has a few bugs.
+731
They have instructions here, in case you want to send yours:
http://objective-decision.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1004
+731
I was able to update my copy and launch the new version.
XMind
When I tried to get my free XMind ID apparently I got the "Captcha" wrong. Now I can't use the user name I chose or my email address since they "already exist"
I downloaded the PRO version, but the "About" information says it's version 3.0.0. My previous copy of XMIND says 2.3.0 Professional.
What are the differences between 2.3 and 3?
Is it just the online subscription?
Or have there been improvements based on user feedback?
I'm surprised to see the jump from 2.3 to 3.0.
This has been frustrating so far.
+731
Strange...