Graeme Provan
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I am a Free member Gender: Male
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Member Since: 14 Apr 2006
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http://www.orangerevamp.com
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Skim
I have two issues. Firstly, Skim doesn't deal well with PDFs that require an overprint preview, but I suppose neither does Preview.
The other issue is with printing. If I print multiple pages to a sheet (for example 4 business cards) Skim shrinks them to a tiny size, whereas they would fit perfectly well at full size. I have to tell it to print a 150% or something like that to get actual size.
Let me know if I'm wrong.
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Time Out
gprovan reviewed on 15 Jun 2009
After trying a few and being a little disappointed with the crudeness and lack of options, I stumbled across Time Out. Instantly, it struck a chord with me. It's elegant, sophisticated, and has the right amount of configurability for me.
I've been using it for several months now without a problem. It feels comfortably integrated into my system and pleasantly reminds me when I need to take a time out.
The author has mentioned that he is working on a new version which will integrate most of the features requested by users. To be honest, I can't see much that needs added.
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Hard Copy
A replacement fax machine? Most digital faxes send to email which is probably a better idea.
Why not email a nicely formatted text file that they can output at their leisure?
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Billiards
gprovan reviewed on 03 Nov 2008
It would be best if we could access the game options from the menu bar, as they can't be accessed while the balls are moving, and the balls move for a long time. I also think the table seem too small for the snooker game. It would be good to have options for resizing to fit fullscreen.
"Amazing 3D computer simulation". 3D must mean something different to me!
For this price I would at least expect the employment of a computer opponent. Again, like some of the other reviewers mentioned; you can get better for free on the internet, and if this is the best pool/snooker simulation we have on the mac, then I'll stick to gaming on the PS2.
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Synk Pro
gprovan reviewed on 08 Jun 2006
There are many options to backups and synchronising which include giving you the option of saving changed files to a separate folder.
I synchronise about 15Gb of regularly changing work between 3 computers and this makes it a cinch. I've had no problems in the many weeks I've been using it.
The one thing that swung it for me was the support. The author runs a forum in which he tries to answer every query quickly and comprehensively. I've asked a few questions and have received answers the same day and to my satisfaction. You don't often get many authors actually caring about their customers.
The trial lasts 30 days and should be enough time to try it out. Once paid, you are eligible to any upgrade in the next 12 months for free.
What more could you want?
Personal Backup X6
gprovan reviewed on 03 Apr 2006
Generally this application has been ok. One problem I found was that some files were not synchronizing and I had to create the scripts all over again, or pick the source disk and destination disk again.
Another problem was that if I tried synchronizing a large amount of files, say 7Gb, the system baulked and took days to complete. If I set it to synchronize 3Gb it worked in minutes.
I think I'll be looking elsewhere as this has given me several areas of concern.