I've always liked the newspaper metaphor that Pulp (formally Times) uses, but did have some issues with its operation. I think this new version is really nice, and it seems those issues are gone now. I had no trouble using it and getting the feeds I was interested in, and the way it looks/works makes it the best news aggregator out there. Very intuitive and easy to use.

I did encounter a bug that was causing it to crash after some use. I emailed the developers and, after they requested some data which I provided, they've indicated that they've found and fixed the bug. This all took place in the space of about 3 hours today! So they get 5 stars for support, too!

I bought Cookie Stumbler on a Mac Update Promo and have been "playing" with it since then. I recently had questions about its operation and contacted WriteIt! Studios Support. I was hoping for a response in a day or two, but was pleasantly surprised to get a reply within an hour - and this was after midnight my time!

They answered my questions to my complete satisfaction and even gave me more information than I'd requested. I must say I feel much better knowing that this is the level of support they provide.

Cookie Stumbler's operation is easy and automatic. You can just set it and forget it - but if you need help they're very quick to assist.

I've downloaded, installed, and am using v3.9.0. Just a "heads up" for other Lion users out there, you will need to pay a $7 upgrade fee for this new version. I had no problem with that because I'm pretty sure Marc had mentioned that "way back when" he started work on the changes needed for Lion compatibility. But I'd sort of forgotten that and there wasn't any notice I'd seen about the upgrade fee, so I was taken a bit by surprise. Still, I understand he's put a lot of work into making Smart Scroll work with Lion - and, so far, it's working great!

Just be aware that if you're running Lion, you'll be asked to pay the $7 upgrade fee when you enter the SmartScroll System Preferences. There's also an "Evaluate" button if you want to try it out before paying.

I think there's no charge if you are running an earlier version of OS X. You can run v3.9.0 without an upgrade fee in that case, I think.

I bought SEE Finance on May 5th. I'd already imported all my Quicken Mac 2007 data (21 years worth!) and had played with it a bit before making my purchase. I was pretty impressed early on with how nice it looked and how fast it was in displaying transactions when I selected an account (VISA, Chase checking, etc.). Some of the other financial apps I'd tried were pretty slow getting and displaying the data. It has a beautiful, intuitive interface, and behaves like a proper Mac app!

As I recall, the trial had no restrictions (other than a short delay on startup) so I was able to import 21 years worth of transactions, check that the data was imported correctly, and then "play" by adding transactions and displaying the charts, etc., that SEE Finance provides. The fact that there were basically no restrictions on use prior to purchase was another BIG selling point for me.

The only thing I wish SEE Finance had at this point is a way to do on-line bill paying. I've used Quicken bill pay since it was first offered by Intuit, but of course Quicken Essentials doesn't have it either. I have set up bill pay with my bank (Chase) and that seems like it will work OK with the only drawback being the double-entry of dates and amounts (and remembering to go to the Chase website, log in, and set up the payments). I can live with that (at least for now ;-) I'm still using Quicken in parallel. I haven't cancelled my Intuit bill pay account yet, in case I have problems with Chase bill pay. So I check my overall balance in SEE Finance against the same in Quicken. That's how I know SEE Finance is accurate. It's been perfect so far!

OK, so SEE Finance is a great replacement for Quicken. But, in addition, they have terrific user support. I've been in contact with them a couple of times with questions and problems, as recently as today, and they are very quick to respond with solutions and helpful information (links to information on setting up my Chase account to download transactions, for example).

Bear in mind that they're not yet at version 1.0 and you get some idea of how good this software is. I've only found two bugs, and they are minor. I'm sure the software will be even more amazing by the time v1.0 is out! Highly recommended!

I've been using My Living Desktop for several months now and have grown to love it. The scenes are beautiful and the accompanying sounds are very relaxing. I have a dual monitor setup and keep the scene on the "other" monitor so it's less likely to be covered by a bunch of windows. But even if a scene is partially covered, I can still hear the sounds of running water, whispering wind, etc.

The new "Scene Store" is very nice. I've picked up a few more "ScenePaks" from there. I really like the Pak based on an artist's rendering of views of Mt. Fuji. The animations and traditional music that plays with it are just beautiful!