I am a satisfied user of Typinator 4 — but this new version (an update which I'd have to pay for, too) leaves me irritated.

They do list a lot of new FEATURES, but I cannot see the BENEFITS that all these alleged features could be providing to me at the end of the day.

What I had really hoped for was a way to place my own variables into the expansion texts and have Typinator ask me for their values during expansion ("Dear {recipient}, thank you for your {stuff} ...").

If the new version doesn't have this (which I assume since I cannot see this mentioned anywhere) I might just stick with the old version — or spend the requested upgrade fee on a competing product instead.

This web design app is very cool, very different from all the others. It allows you to change the design of ANY existing website since it can work with the HTML and CSS code that is already there. Yes, it has no file format of its own and does not rely on special formatting, structure or comments placed inside the HTML. This feature alone makes Flux priceless IMHO. And the code it creates itself is very clean — just as you would write it by hand.

The second great feature is that you can in fact write the code by hand, inside Flux, but you can also use drag and drop and mouse manipulation — and you can jump between the two styles in a second, whenever it pleases you. This is the second great thing about Flux that I haven't seen elsewhere in such a powerful and seamless way.

The third positive thing I want to say is that everything else is, IMHO, done right, too. Flux looks and feels like a real Mac app, since it is a real Mac app. Including Javascript and scripted actions into your HTML is also nicely supported (it even ships with common libraries like DoJo and jQuery and stuff like Flowplayer, and you can add more). It can work directly over FTP and SFTP, supports creation of Wordpress and concrete5 themes, and so on.

Does it have a steep learning curve? Yes, perhaps for those who are not web developers.

I mean, this is a serious tool for professionals. If you don't know HTML nor CSS nor Javascript, then you don't need nor want to see any source code, but instead you want to be given a boatload of templates to choose from and a lot of guidance. Those people should in fact be better off using apps like iWeb or Sandvox.

If you are a pro, then you know HTML and CSS, and the learning curve for Flux should really be a non-issue since the interface is nice and intuitive, and there are quite a few tutorials and videos, too.

If you despise tools like iWeb because of their lack of flexibility and the really crappy and bloated HTML and CSS they generate which is a nightmare to tweak manually — then Flux is definitely for you.

Flux is also actively developed with a lot of updates, which I personally find important. Note that the Flux version in the Mac App Store often lags a bit behind, so I recommend getting Flux through a different channel.

This app has been renamed to QR Codes — please have this listing updated.

Unfortunately, HelTweetica seems to be gone for good.

I really liked it because of its excellent support for multiple Twitter accounts (and the interface was very nice, too).

Any suggestions what software to use instead? (Multiple accounts and ease of use are my top priorities.)

I am also unhappy and worried about the what is happening to Growl. I'd be willing to pay my share for the continued development of Growl as a pref pane item, but I don't want to purchase Growl as an app from the App Store.