Viking Zippy
Downloads: 20
Posts: 5
Smile Score: +1 
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Gender: Male
I'm into surfing, photography (Lightroom), film editing (Final Cut Express), and Photoshop. I surf in the summers, photograph frequently, and love a good walk in the rain. Honestly, who needs umbrellas?
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I am a Free member Gender: Male
I'm into surfing, photography (Lightroom), film editing (Final Cut Express), and Photoshop. I surf in the summers, photograph frequently, and love a good walk in the rain. Honestly, who needs umbrellas?
Visit Stats
Last Visit: 107 days ago
Member Since: 16 Jan 2004
Profile Views: 230
Website
http://flickr.com/photos/vikingzippy
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MakeMKV
Viking Zippy reviewed on 21 Jul 2011
Honestly, it makes me want to stand up and shout, "What now?!" to the companies that keep us from using our media that we bought fairly, legally, and would like to keep it that way. I haven't been this stoked since ripping our DVDs with HandBrake and putting on my iPod classic, or the first time I used RipIt to put our DVDs in their entirety on my Mac, giving me instant access to our movies.
MakeMKV is, thankfully, continuing the trend of giving the user's the rights they deserve. We bought these discs legally and have no intention of piracy or public screenings — we should be allowed to watch it wherever and however we want.
It's as miracle. Thank you developers, and I hope you continue developing! You've got a paid customer when the time comes!
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SlimTime Pro
Viking Zippy reviewed on 23 Jan 2009
My one and only gripe with SlimTime Pro, however, is unlike QuickTime's default appearance (and iTunes for that matter), the bottom bar is no longer draggable; I'm very used to being able to grab just about anywhere and drag the window around, but instead I'm forced to go up to the top of the window and grab the bar to move it around.
That aside, SlimTime Pro is a huge improvement over the bloated interface that resides at the bottom of every QuickTime window, and I'm more than willing to look past that tiny caveat and appreciate how much nicer and unobtrusive QuickTime becomes =)
However, it should be noted that if you have trouble getting the installer to run (I was greeted with a mysterious lack of any kind of window), I recommend installing the latest version of QuickTime (currently 7.6), and then running SlimTime Pro's installer.
Xblaze
Viking Zippy reviewed on 07 Sep 2008
I have but two suggestions for Xblaze, one of them possibly a tall order:
1) When someone starts playing a game, have a notification similar to when they go away, except instead say what game they are now playing.
2) Full integration into Adium. If Xblaze were fully integrated, it would inevitably have group chat and file transfers, though most probably not the features Xfire has, such as joining players in games and server details - save those for Xflame =)
All in all, Xblaze is invaluable for those looking to get in contact with PC gamers who somehow miraculously don't have any of the other chat clients.
However, it should be noted that Xblaze is not yet compatible with Adium 1.3, but if I remember correctly, the developer is working on an update - sadly, I can't check, as the developer's site is down ... never a good sign.
Card Reader
Viking Zippy reviewed on 13 Jun 2008
Rather than go through that every time, Card Reader makes it a breeze: plug it in, launch the program, and bam, it shows right up on the desktop.
Though I could never quite figure out the BlueTooth feature (it's not exactly immediately straightforward, and the FAQ on the site is somewhat scant, at least for me), the USB worked like a charm.
I would give it a solid 5, but the BlueTooth, as aforementioned, wasn't as easy as, say, Salling Clicker (another excellent piece of software).
Nonetheless, it's definitely worth the $11.95 if you're tired of constantly ejecting and inserting cards with a reader =)
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In response to your question about USB, I actually use a third party USB charging / syncing cable that goes directly into my Mac; it's got a connector on one end which goes in the Centro, and USB on the other.