Very bad idea.
Charging for extras like the message history is fine,
but simply flipping the switch is a very a short-sighted move.
Growl serves as an addon and relys on apps using it. There should remain a lite version for basic notifications.
How many app developers will add Growl support to their apps when it requires the customer to purchase a 3rd party app?
all the negative comments almost made me rethink getting the "expert" version. Please add a trial for expert mode. Not being able to test the additional options is bit buying a pig in a poke.
Overall a very well done app that does what it promises. Know of any other app that lets you sync contacts, calendars, bookmarks, files etc across so many devices? I don't.
Only bad thing I can say is that it sometimes shows my time capsule share as offline while it's not. So I have to re-add the device and the next sync takes ages again. (on a 26Gb share) So I wouldn't really recommend it as a folder sync tool. (for now)
Suggestions:
- please add an option to close the main window without quitting the app.
- don't make the progress window freeze the main window. I'd like to see a progress window but I'd like to hide/close the main window. Especially annoying when doing huge file syncs
if you want an archiving tool with a slick UI, look no further.
One of the few apps I knew I'd get it as soon as I saw it.
And seems to be more stable that other contentders in that genre too.
does much more than the name suggests.
not only does it show previews of currently running apps in the dock.
It also comes with a plethora of display options (dim minimized, show safari tabs, ...) AND it's a Window Manager.
Means: it lets you quickly arrange your open windows similar to standalone apps like SizeUp, Cinch etc. Either by keyboard shortcuts or by dragging windows to a screen edge.
So you basically get 2 apps for the price of one.
Stability seems to be a bit of an issue (sometimes freezes on my MB, 64bit SN) but it's still a great little app.
classic developer/user dillema methinks:
from a developer POV it may be a complete rewrite and as such justified to call it a new app. But your _users_ only see: same app, same features, just a different "theme". They lack (nor do they care about) the technical details behind the scenes.
From what I've seen moapps are usually fine products and very reasonably priced so I wouldn't assume it was done with bad intention. Nevertheless it's kind of an 'unfortunate' decision. Just my 2cts.
umm... what happened to the "quit on last window closed" in 1.4?
After closing the last archive window I now have to quit Entropy manually.
I hope this isn't a newly introduced 'feature'?
disappointing really.
I don't know about the 'significant number of users' but this is my typical use of Entropy (or any other unarchiver):
- I open an archive
- extract/drag and drop the files I need
- close the window
Why would I want to keep an idle app running in the background?
Looks like I have to roll back to 1.3.9
After the installation I have 0 days of evaluation remaining. All site manager buttons except "buy it..." are greyed out.
This is a 4 week old iMac (running SL) and I'm positive that this app has never been installed on this machine before.
it's hard to evaluate something that doesn't let you use it.
Am I missing something?
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Paperless
Mkay rated on 16 Apr 2012
[Version 2.1.5]
Entropy
Mkay reviewed on 11 Mar 2012
VirusBarrier Express
Mkay rated on 08 Jan 2012
[Version 1.1.5]
+6
Growl
Charging for extras like the message history is fine,
but simply flipping the switch is a very a short-sighted move.
Growl serves as an addon and relys on apps using it. There should remain a lite version for basic notifications.
How many app developers will add Growl support to their apps when it requires the customer to purchase a 3rd party app?
disappointed.
+1
ExpanDrive
Mkay reviewed on 02 Oct 2011
I love it.
SyncMate
Mkay reviewed on 02 Oct 2011
Overall a very well done app that does what it promises. Know of any other app that lets you sync contacts, calendars, bookmarks, files etc across so many devices? I don't.
Only bad thing I can say is that it sometimes shows my time capsule share as offline while it's not. So I have to re-add the device and the next sync takes ages again. (on a 26Gb share) So I wouldn't really recommend it as a folder sync tool. (for now)
Suggestions:
- please add an option to close the main window without quitting the app.
- don't make the progress window freeze the main window. I'd like to see a progress window but I'd like to hide/close the main window. Especially annoying when doing huge file syncs
keep up the good work.
Entropy
Mkay reviewed on 02 Oct 2011
One of the few apps I knew I'd get it as soon as I saw it.
And seems to be more stable that other contentders in that genre too.
Please add a "clean" button to the toolbar. :)
HyperDock
Mkay reviewed on 31 May 2011
not only does it show previews of currently running apps in the dock.
It also comes with a plethora of display options (dim minimized, show safari tabs, ...) AND it's a Window Manager.
Means: it lets you quickly arrange your open windows similar to standalone apps like SizeUp, Cinch etc. Either by keyboard shortcuts or by dragging windows to a screen edge.
So you basically get 2 apps for the price of one.
Stability seems to be a bit of an issue (sometimes freezes on my MB, 64bit SN) but it's still a great little app.
+1
Saldomat
Mkay reviewed on 23 Aug 2010
unobtrusive, nice UI. love it.
+1
myTexts snow
from a developer POV it may be a complete rewrite and as such justified to call it a new app. But your _users_ only see: same app, same features, just a different "theme". They lack (nor do they care about) the technical details behind the scenes.
From what I've seen moapps are usually fine products and very reasonably priced so I wouldn't assume it was done with bad intention. Nevertheless it's kind of an 'unfortunate' decision. Just my 2cts.
Entropy
After closing the last archive window I now have to quit Entropy manually.
I hope this isn't a newly introduced 'feature'?
+26
I don't know about the 'significant number of users' but this is my typical use of Entropy (or any other unarchiver):
- I open an archive
- extract/drag and drop the files I need
- close the window
Why would I want to keep an idle app running in the background?
Looks like I have to roll back to 1.3.9
WebDrive
This is a 4 week old iMac (running SL) and I'm positive that this app has never been installed on this machine before.
it's hard to evaluate something that doesn't let you use it.
Am I missing something?