Jessica Williams
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Smile Score: +178 
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To-do Lists
Don't be an ASU (App Store User).
This is unworkable. We miss you, Steve.
It's like the Miles Davis Quintet without Miles.
Cool, but not hip.
+3
Adobe Creative Suite
I own The Creative Suite Master Collection. I would advise anyone who decides to do a reinstall - to fix issues - to consider the effects of reinstallation. Firstly, it's many hours of your life. Secondly, it'll double the amount of CRUFT (unused junk files) thrown into every corner of your Mac. And anyone who thinks that using the Creative Suite Cleaner Tool between installs will help: be warned. It just makes matters worse and seems to increase the number of files.
Also, reinstallation usually produces twice the number of system errors. Unlike regular terrestrial software, Adobe seems to want to number each file, so when a reinstall occurs, xxx.bom becomes xxx2.bom.
Advice for those whose work-flow does not rely on these ridiculously gargantuan software collections: install ONLY the tools you will absolutely need. Uninstalling a version of Flash Pro that you won't use later will leave many megabytes of files behind, and the erasure of ONE of those files may make Dreamweaver unusable. Use a tool like Devon Tech's free 'Easy Find' to look at the collateral damage after a so-called "uninstall".
Advice for those who've had enough: when it becomes possible, reinstall Lion (or your favorite OS) using a clean install. Adobe obviously believes that Mac users are such a 'niche' market that we'll just go away. Well... come to think of it, yes we will.
+3
Anti Flashback Trojan
My flash version was not only up-to-date. It was a an advanced beta version. This has not happened since. I'd steer clear of scripts offering to delete this 'virus' since Mac has put out a very effective Java fix, and since this bug is supposedly very hard to remove. I would NOT click "update" on any flash installer that appears out of nowhere ordering you to install a version not listed on Adobe's web site. If it's not on Adobe's download page, it's fake.
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NetShred X
I know, I know. The icon is not the app. But I wouldn't care if this app did handsprings and mowed the lawn. Not on MY Mac.
+1
MacKeeper
I give up. I won't necessarily #OCCUPY, but I won't bother posting reviews anymore. This is such an OBVIOUS abuse of the boards that I'm amazed no one at MU has noticed. Thanks for the concern. -J
+7
MacKeeper
Jazzica reviewed on 10 Mar 2012
"Gaming the boards" is illegal at the AppStore, and should be illegal here also. Yes, it's true. There are literally over 20 pages of 4.5 and 5 star reviews, all from the last several days.
I come here today (was here last night) and there are 22 MORE 5-star reviews.
MISHA! Stop this insanity before you lose all credibility, before you LOSE MACUPDATE! Not kidding here. This kind of stuff KILLS a web business.
+3
+178
Manufactured slurries of positive "reviews" are easy to spot for anyone that's spent any time at MU or similar sites. They're imprecise, lack technical details, have a similar tone from one to the next, and are full of spelling errors and the omission of letters and proper punctuation.
Gaming the boards is very like skewing the votes to win elections.
These "reviews" bear a striking resemblance to the work of SanaPaul. I'm no Data PI so I can't be sure. But I AM sure that I can no longer trust MU to police itself - or whoever is at the helm these days, if anyone - to run a clean ship.
This reminds me of the economic and political climate we have at present. No oversight, no regulation, no moral or ethical boundaries. If I want this kind of "information" I can watch FOX Noise. The sad thing is that MU has built up a positive reputation in the coder and user community, and has had a loyal group of visitors. It has been our source for great GUI wrappers like Onyx, TinkerTool System, Journler, CCC, Keka, and so many more. This kind of childish behavior does developers like Joel Barriere and Philip Dow a great disservice.
Knowing that this comment (along with yours and others of this nature) will quickly be buried by a new and equally fabricated blizzard of creepy, whiny, sugary, syrupy, and patently false praise makes commenting on an app a study in futility. And to review an app? Do I even trust the apps I download here anymore? The answer is no. I will go to the developer's sites for updates or update from within the app.
Ye Olde AppStore may take my money and not let me demo a designer's products, but at least I know where I (and Apple) stand. I now have to boycott MU.
#OCCUPY MacUpdate. #OCCUPY #OCCUPY #OCCUPY.
Glad to hear from you, Espiridion, and thanks to all of the fine people who have helped me over the years with advice, encouragement, and honest input. I'm outta here.
+6
MacKeeper
Jazzica reviewed on 10 Mar 2012
http://www.speedtest.net/
they're active and accounted for, dropping cookies and golly knows what else everywhere. Avoid site like the plague. I'm even becoming frightened to come HERE.
To MacUpdate: you folks must be short on advertiser dollars. This is evilware and YOU KNOW IT. Get some morals.
And to anyone even contemplating downloading this junk, beware. These reviews are ALL PHONY. Check out the dates and the sources and lengths and the choice of words.
This malware will destroy your Mac and compromise your privacy.
+5
Day One
+2
MacJournal
Could we have have the old MacJournal back? One that runs on Lion?
After V2, it got really messy. A billion features (and icons) but very difficult to use 'on the fly'.
I want to like V6. But it's hard. When I import a PDF, for example, there is no way to resize it. And V6 doesn't want to remember window sizes and positions.
Maybe a 'lite' version for those of us who are just too old to waste hours to learn about all the superfluous functions. You could even charge $19.95... I'm getting the distinct impression that to UPGRADE MJ means to get MORE FEATURES.
I think upgrading should enhance user accessibility and make the app more human-friendly. Just sayin'.