I’ve found this invaluable for keeping folders in sync between different Macs. I have one or two files that I’m happy to transfer direct into the Dropbox folder but in the main I prefer to keep my file structure organised as I want it not as Dropbox wants me to. MacDropAny makes it very easy to to keep a Dropbox copy of folders from anywhere on your Mac. Then, by using the very helpful little guide provided by Stephen Foskett < http://blog.fosketts.net/2011/03/03/multiple-macs-sync-dropbox/ > you can quickly set up a second link from another Mac and keep both folders in permanent sync. This process preserves the original files on the separate computers and connects them via a symlink in Dropbox.
I said of a previous version, "Bean is exactly right: the developer, James Hoover, says it's a niche product, but it's a very big niche: I guess that 90 percent of folks would find that it satisfied 90 percent of their word processing needs. It works well, it's fast, it uses standard formats, it looks good - what more could you ask for?"
I've been using iPlayer+ but occasionally that finds a programme it can't download. So far iPlayer Automator has worked perfectly with whatever I've asked it to get.
Easy to use and a good interface. Works well 90% of the time but occasionally finds a programme it can't download. I've not had that problem with iPlayer Automator.
I certainly agree with both the previous comments - it's a very good program, though it could do with better instructions.
But the icon is more than Kooky - it's hideous; and the page for editing snippets must be the ugliest I've seen in any program since I started using Macs in the earliest days of GUIs.
I've been using this excellent little program for some years: it's unobtrusive but tells me about new mail at a glance.
Logan is a very responsive developer. I told him of my experience with the flickering icon (not just the MUM icon but everything to the left of it in the menubar): he responded within minutes and had the problem fixed in a few days.
I'm not sure why we keep getting comments along the lines of: "I've worked out how to use it but it's really a bit too complicated for ordinary mortals". It's certainly more complicated to set up than using a Dropbox folder. However, if you don't want to reorganise your file structure to suit Dropbox's requirements but would like to sync folders that live elsewhere your computer then Dropbox is at least as difficult to set up.
In fact I use both: I have a number of miscellaneous files that I want to keep in sync and that I'm happy to lump together in a single folder - Dropbox serves the purpose ideally. I also have a large (4+ GB) folder that I want to keep where it's always been. For that SugarSync is perfect - and still free!
My only small gripe with SS is that I can't quite fathom why sometimes it seems to sync files instantly and others it leaves it till later.
I've been using TrashMe for some time but AppCleaner seems at least as good at finding associated files, a little quicker in operation, and it's free. Guess why I've switched!
After installation Firefox 9 tells me it has imported my Safari bookmarks, but it hasn't. And the "Import" menu item which used to allow one to do it manually is no longer there.
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Disk Expert
MacDropAny
Rayj reviewed on 24 Jan 2012
+3
Bean
Rayj reviewed on 03 Jan 2012
Since then it's only got better.
+2
EasyCloud Reader
Get iPlayer Automator
Rayj reviewed on 11 Dec 2011
iPlayer+
Rayj reviewed on 11 Dec 2011
DashExpander
But the icon is more than Kooky - it's hideous; and the page for editing snippets must be the ugliest I've seen in any program since I started using Macs in the earliest days of GUIs.
Mail Unread Menu
Rayj reviewed on 25 Oct 2011
Logan is a very responsive developer. I told him of my experience with the flickering icon (not just the MUM icon but everything to the left of it in the menubar): he responded within minutes and had the problem fixed in a few days.
SugarSync Manager
Rayj reviewed on 06 Oct 2011
In fact I use both: I have a number of miscellaneous files that I want to keep in sync and that I'm happy to lump together in a single folder - Dropbox serves the purpose ideally. I also have a large (4+ GB) folder that I want to keep where it's always been. For that SugarSync is perfect - and still free!
My only small gripe with SS is that I can't quite fathom why sometimes it seems to sync files instantly and others it leaves it till later.
AppCleaner
Rayj reviewed on 29 Aug 2011
Firefox