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Solscape

Fringewood reviewed on 27 Sep 2011

Been using this gem for years and love it. However, in Dec. 2009, NOAA changed the header for alerts ( http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/ ), and the app has not been updated to adapt to the changes. It's a minor inconvenience to check them manually, but after 20 months without a fix, I have to wonder if the app is still being supported.

[Version 2.6]

Fishdom

Fringewood commented on 19 Dec 2010

I really liked version 1.0 of Fishdom, but the new game manager that Big Fish is now using has stopped me from trying any of their current games.

[Version 2.0]

unRarX

Fringewood commented on 23 Feb 2009

Very handy in most RAR cases.

Needs a password dialog.

It would be handy when the archive contained multiple files, to create a folder to contain it all, rather than let it flood the current folder. It's a hassle to create a new folder and drag the archive into it every time to be safe.

[Version 2.2]

NetBarrier X5

Fringewood commented on 14 Feb 2008

This person obviously doesn't understand this wonderful networking security application. NetBarrier is a must for anyone who wants a truly secure Mac.

[Version 10.5.1]

MPEG2 Works 4 Advanced

Fringewood reviewed on 29 Oct 2007

Worth ten times as much, one of the best shareware deals available today, and an absolute must for all serious video users on the Mac platform. It's also got a lot of new features that are beginner friendly. No question about it, it's a must have.

[Version 4.2]

Duck

Fringewood commented on 18 May 2007

If nothing else, my patience with teaching vocabulary skills has definitely improved since getting Duck. It's made a huge difference epistomologically in the way I perceive communication.

[Version 1.0]

Media Pro

Fringewood commented on 11 May 2007

Another really good Mac native app gone down the drain..... a real shame about this one. M$ has yet to see a penny from me (at least directly), so there is no chance that I'm buying. I'll just light a candle in eulogy.

[Version 1.0.8076]

XO Wave

Fringewood commented on 14 Jan 2007

I don't care how good an app is, I will never buy one that charges for a beta version, especially one this expensive.

[Version 0.19.2b]

Firefox

Fringewood commented on 10 Jan 2007

The bugs are due to constant memory leakage. Take a look at Console. It's easy enough to fix, but for some reason, they don't seem to want to fix it. They seem content to let the browser leak in RAM like a sieve. Hence, you get all sorts of GUI problems, like typing block, lost GUI pieces, etc.

[Version 2.0.0.1]

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StuffIt Deluxe 2011

Fringewood commented on 04 Jan 2007

Bloatware at its very worst.

The automatic assumption that this monster should takeover Mac's default system duties without a care to personal settings is pure arrogance.

The insistence on adding "Folder" to an expansion without a user option to negate it has been a major issue with me since 2.0. It used to be fairly easy to hack in OS 9, but no longer.

They want to dictate far too much how things are done with very few user options. It's getting more like Windows with every version.

I could go on and on and on, but it's not worth wasting my breath.

This is one of the worst product cases of not being able to leave a good thing alone and charging upgrade prices for the insult.

Expander is all you need, the rest is a shining example of everything that is wrong with 3rd party software progress today.

[Version 11.0.2]

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