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Camino

aanhorn reviewed on 16 Dec 2008

Fast, functional, free : Camino is easily a strong contender for the best browser on OS X.

Camino uses less RAM on average than Safari, it locks up less on average than Safari, what else do you need to know?

Anyone who needs a serious browser definitely should give Camino a look.

[Version 1.6.6]

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Fire

aanhorn commented on 19 Nov 2008

yeah, uh, this is the real Fire - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5608/fire

you kind of stole the app name . .

[Version 0.2b]

Can Combine Icons

aanhorn commented on 13 Jun 2008

beware, this developer will still process your credit card order, but DON'T buy this app, it's dead, it hasn't been updated in years and the developer has apparently lost all interest in reviving it.

[Version 3.0.5]

ScratchPad

aanhorn commented on 09 Jun 2008

This is a great little app, could use a better icon however.

[Version 1.2.2]

Boxer

aanhorn reviewed on 06 Jun 2008

This is the best version of DOSbox for OS X, hands down.

[Version 0.71]

NewsFire

aanhorn reviewed on 11 Nov 2007

I'll be honest : most of David Watanabe's software is useless to me.

Acquisition became irrelevant a long time ago (gnutella) and is hobbled by a resource intensive java engine.

Xtorrent may be relevant today (bittorrent) but is a victim of feature bloat right out of the gate. Transmission runs circles around it in terms of performance.

Inquisitor might be useful if it actually worked with my browser of choice, Camino, but it doesn't.

You can take the above as a bit of constructive criticism, David, but regarding NewsFire, nothing but aces.

NewsFire has everything I need and nothing I don't, all packaged in a wonderfully minimal interface. Where every other RSS client attempts to walk the dividing line between newsreader and browser, NewsFire sticks to one thing and does it well.

One missing feature I'd like to see in a future release is individual feed disabling. Still, paired with a capable browser, NewsFire simply offers the best RSS experience on the Mac.

As long as David keeps NewsFire lean and focused for v2.0, he's guaranteed to get my upgrade fee.

[Version 1.4v70]

Liger

aanhorn commented on 19 Jun 2007

Thanks for being among the first to attempt this, there are a lot of us out there looking for a quality Leopard theme.

A few tweaks that should be made -

Menubar transparency isn't quite there yet, from what I can tell Leopard's menubar is a smidge more transparent.

Menu corners are slightly rounded in Leopard, also menus are again, a smidge more transparent.

Some kind of Leopard dock skin would also be appreciated.

Anyway, keep up the good work!

[Version 1.0]

ClamXav

aanhorn reviewed on 15 May 2007

It's free, it works, it's updated regularly, and like any OS X application worth its salt, it's pretty nice looking.

Recommended.

[Version 1.0.7b]

Correo

aanhorn commented on 01 Feb 2007

I've been a regular Camino user for years, and always wanted the same open source flavor for my mail client, but Thunderbird, like Firefox just doesn't have the native OS X niceties I need.

Correo, at this point, is a great start, not quite ready to replace Mail.app for me yet, but I'll be keeping my eye on it.

[Version 0.1]

-1

Xtorrent

aanhorn commented on 28 Nov 2006

The only worthwhile bittorrent clients on OS X are Xtorrent and Transmission.

Bits on Wheels is a giant resource hog.

Azereus is a cross platform interface nightmare.

For me, Transmission is still king of the hill, but Xtorrent has come a long way quickly and will only get better.

[Version 1.0b2v22]

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