Xandra Lee
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TinkerTool System
Xandra reviewed on 21 Jan 2012
Been using happily for years, for many purposes.
But Yesterday.....
It saved me from having to totally recreate my iTunes Library (10 years,over 3000files and about 150 playlists) AND having reset my iPad (120+ Apps and their settings)
It did so by simply locating / deleting some corrupt prefs which had been created during a crash.
THANKS and BRAVO To Devs.
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Cinematize Pro
Xandra reviewed on 17 Oct 2011
* Very Fast, very capable converter. I would trust the reliability of its output over all others. Definitely something you could use in a Professional environment.
* Very Good Support (extremely rare these days)** They actually respond to email
* A MANUAL (a printed one is available) WOW!!
* Highly Configurable
CONS:
* Somewhat confusing interface: Even after years of [somewhat irregular] use I need to refer to manual.
* Missing Pre-done Presets (ex: “iPod HR”, “DV FullRes” ) These could act at least as a starting point. Further: Pre-done and user presets should be available via menu items (they currently exist as seperate files on disk). In a nutshell: product could seriously benefit by copying Handbrake’s approach.
* No support for Chapters in H.264
Developer explained this is because Apple doesn't "officially" support chapters. However: chapters have been functioning for years now. and, Given that one can’t rely on Apple to support anything longterm it seems a mute point. IMHO: include them with the caveat that this could mess with long term compatibility.
* Pricey: (Especially updates) Most will be surprised that I list this last. But, although CPro IS considerably pricier than similar options, I’m not sure it’s overpriced. You’re paying for a kind of professional quality and support that simply doesn’t come with shareware or even full fledged programs these days. Also, it’s written so solidly, it’s not really necessary to update with each OS iteration.
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SimpleCap
Xandra reviewed on 24 Aug 2011
Most of the things requested here (and many many more), already exist in the App. I'm not going to bother detailing all the options and preferences.
Just look at prefs and go to the HELP MENU (which directs you to the online manual).
If this program did audio/video capture - I could dump all my other screen capture utilities. On second thought, I wouldn't mind a separate app by this developer that did vid capture.
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dumbly replying to myself
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Mac DVDRipper Pro
Xandra reviewed on 14 Jul 2011
My only request: an option to disable UOPs.
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SuperDuper!
Xandra reviewed on 02 Jul 2011
Its' the only backup utility that I can recommend for folks intimidated by such.
The fact that he's already made this Lion shows the developer's forethought. For those who've used expensive complex programs (can anybody say "Retrospect") only to discover there was no simple route back to earlier systems - you constantly had to begin new backups, or reinstall from orig sys before a restore: This is a godsend.
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Firefox
Xandra reviewed on 03 May 2011
Till now this has been an ok browser.
However REMOVING THE PADLOCK ICON (to indicate site is secure) is ludicrous, I searched help to discover there's some other icon thats supposed to appear, that's color coded to indicate security level (I can't even recall what color means what) I think you're supposed to dawdle your cursor over the icon... C'MON...
NUF SAID. This is a dealbreaker for me. Back to Safari.
SnapNDrag
This used to (Thru OS 10.5.8) take screenshots of windows in DVD Player (the greatest reason for purchasing).
Just added this to my newest machine (MacPro) running 10.6.6, and try as I may - only get blank images.
Anyone else?
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ChronoSync
1. Credit for having a detailed PDF (some developers are bypassing these recently)
2. GREAT SUPPORT: Before trying I contacted developer about a tricky topic, He replied with a very comprehensive answer.
Three things matter in a Backup / Synchronizing APP: Reliability (longterm), Support, and Documentation. ChronSync has already impressed me on the last two.
Contactizer Pro
Everytime I open Contactizer I get a Dbox requesting permission to Access Keychain (exact language below)
Does anyone else get this? This doesn't seem appropriate.
I didn't used to get this on my PMac (10.5x) but now get on my MacPro (10.6.6)
ANY IDEAS COMMENTS ANYONE?
Exact Language:
"Contactizer Pro wants to use your confidential information stored in "MyMobileMeUsername" in your keychain.
The Authenticity of of "contactizer Pro" cannot be verified
Details
Keychain: login.keychain
Application: Contactizer Pro
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Contactizer Pro
Xandra reviewed on 28 Feb 2011
1. This is a big (unnecessarily confusing at times) app. The kitchen sink and then some.
I'd find that acceptable if there was at least some way to wade thru the muck and mire. CAN YOU SAY MANUAL???
For Months (maybe years?) they've been promising a PDF manual... Without this simplest of support tools, I'll never be have much nice to say about this program.
At the moment I use it for one thing only: exporting my contacts to a tab-delim file (frankly the most humongous oversight with Apple's Address Book.) If it weren't for that I doubt I'd bother.
Don't get me wrong. The potential for some useful features exist in this program - but without a manual and some flakely behaviour (misfired alarms? WTF?) frankly I just don't trust it enough to take advantage of them.
BOY DO I MISS NOW CONTACT...