I purchased Raskin about a month ago. The developers have been very nice to deal with and they are aware of most of my comments already. I want to like it, but it really isn't ready for what I think it could or should be yet. I had the endless spinning beach balls too, until they came out with an update and they also suggested I was letting Raskin index all my files which was creating the problem. I thought that was kind of the point at first but apparently, it is not. You have to use it just to look at a relatively few folders and files at a time. I haven't heard clearly how the Raskin team plans to run with This idea, if they plan to improve it working with many folders and files or if that really Isn't the point anyway?

If they had a helper app or a preference pane that allowed me to select the folders to work with on the fly, that would be a good idea.

The other drawback I find is that I am still old school, no trackpad, just keyboard and scrolling trackball. I can use modifier keys and the scroll wheel to get around but it is not really intuitive and doesn't flow very well.

I suggested they take a clue from ironic Software's Deep as that has a great interface where you can feel like you are flicking the whole screen into a horizontal scroll wheel. If Raskin had This and allowed better choices as to what files it works with on the fly, it would be a stellar app.

Without all This though I really am not using it at present So I could not recommend it. Reliability has improved but ease of use as user interaction is still a bit lacking, and it does seem like visual ease of use was kind of the point in the first place?

Really a nice app, but it needs watermarking IMHO. I just started using it (bundle deal) and I see it has more going for it than I first thought. But I will still need another app for watermarking as This is all about my on-line presence, my blog, etc. Watermarking is a must and I am So weary of using several apps to do one thing. These guys are So close...

Looked interesting. If watermarking and drop shadows were added This could be a killer app. I am looking for a batch image processor for my on-line photos. No watermarking is a non-starter for me. Did not download the app once I found watermarking missing So I can't comment on it's stability.

CAUTION - This update (2.0.1) removed the ability to sync with iTunes. I have a Blackberry Bold 9000. After this update it tells me I have no media card installed so it cannot sync music. Media Card? It has a Sim card and the option is checked for any media files. This worked fine before the upgrade. Whatever improvements there may be (I did not notice any), loosing music was not OK with me. I am looking for a download of the last version, anyone know where I can find it?

I use LEAP and FRESH everyday. I think they are great products. I am frustrated that soon after I bought it they changed the way files are listed. In 2.0 it showed the left column in column view. All the found file types were sorted and ordered so it was easy to scan the list visually. As of 2.5 they decided they like the cloud idea and now all those words are no longer ordered but tiny and all spliced together and with words with more hits being larger and others smaller so it looks like a real mess.

My pleas to the developers have gotten no replies so they must like it better this way, I do not. Cet la vie. I still run the 2.0 version and I suspect unless they see the light of non organizational chaos - which was the whole reason I bought the product in the first place, I will remain at 2.0 for the foreseeable future. So close, yet so far away.