//IDN  Looks nice and polished but cannot adapt to different orientations of images (always crops them in landscape mode, portrait is not possible at all). Plus, it forces you to display an annoying advertising banner at the end of every auction listing, even in the paid version!

Their support has the following to say to this:

"The iSale badge is an integral part of each iSale auction. It is displayed to indicate that this auction profits from iSale's superior formatting and setup options."

Talk about marketing lingo.  
(Version 5.5.1)

//IDN  A great piece of software. However, it would be significantly better if it was able to export the Gutenberg text into the epub format, cleaning it up and formatting it nicely, so it could be read on a mobile reader like the Sony PRS-505.

I'd buy this instantly. For the time being I stay clear.  
(Version 1.0.6)

//IDN  Of course you are right. But then again, this is also the best argument against using Disco. With disc spanning obviously broken and the archive feature not being thought out right there is absolutely no reason to shell out any money for simple burn tasks. I have always critizised the developers for spending too much time working on the visuals instead of working on innovative features – and get them working right.

Eye candy won't get you long-term customers satisfaction.  
(Version 1.0.2)

//IDN  Great application that makes the part of my life that needs decompression a whole lot easier. It even works on problematic .sit files that StuffIt Expander refuses to expand properly.

This one's a winner!  
(Version 1.6)

//IDN  Not worth the money at all. Just use "Burn" instead. If you're going to invest money in a burning app, there is still no alternative to Toast.

Plus, there have been no updates in months.  
(Version 1.0.2)

//IDN  Absolutely fabulous, one of the must-haves for OS X.  
(Version 1.7)

//IDN  Let me add that the developers delete (or more precisely "not approve") any comment on their blog that critizises Disco in any serious way. The also don't respond to email (any more). I'd stay away if I were you.  
(Version 1.0b4)

//IDN  Unfortunately the developers decided to go for form over function. While this may work for some, I'd rather have a burn software that - for starters - supports filenames longer than 29 characters. That does not need me to go through a wizard process every time and that does allow me to adjust the window size to see all files to be burned at a glance.

Interestingly a freeware tool like Burn offers all this. For free. Or try LiquidCD.

I know this software is in beta but in the end all you get for your money is a buggy piece of eye candy. AppZapper was and is still great but this oversimplifying process does not work with a burn programm.  
(Version 1.0b4)

//IDN  Buggy, outdated and unreliable. Should be put to the "yesterday's software" chest that is only opened for nostaglic reasons once every ten years or so.

I too wish that developers would simply stop using these.  
(Version 11.0)

//IDN  I'd recommend you not to buy this as the development is dead although it's still nowhere near real usability.

I mailed the author and he said that their main focus is iClip for the forseeable future. My second reply regarding if the development is likely to resume at all one day is still unanswered to this day.

Check out tools like Gallery Grabber instead. They are not perfect but better and available for a fraction of the cost.  
(Version 1.5.3)

//IDN  This software is a heaven-sent for any serious audiobook fan! Beautiful, uncluttered interface, flawless performance so far and easy as it could possibly be.

I'm stunned. Great work!  
(Version 1.0)

//IDN  This app has been seriously outclassed by almost every competitor and isn't worth any payment since it is not actively developed any more.

The developer does not reply ever, which is also true for their other main product, MailDrop.

This company is a rip-off.  
(Version 1.2.2)

//IDN  Here's Don Yacktman's personal site btw:

http://www.yacktman.org/don/  
(Version 2.0b12)

//IDN  Like I wrote earlier, this is unbeliebeable. I paid A LOT of money for this and the developer doesn't even reply to inqueries. If I was living in the US, I'd be talking to my lawyer right now to demand a full refund.

I also managed to speak to the original developer, Erik Barzeski. He sold the company to a guy named Don Yacktman - he obviously hasn't been heard of in over 18 months. When I asked Erik to please take care of this he got quote abusive, telling me he wouldn't be responsible any more. True, but being abusive is not way to treat a (former) customer. Plus, if I had written software and people complained about not reaching the actual developer, I'd at the very least try to reach him. I mean, he sold him his company, he should at least have a phone number or something. But no, he was just abusive, like the following: »It's a f***ing beta, dude, there are no "promises" or "advertisements"

about how well it will work. It's a beta.«

I think no more needs to be said here.

If you want to step a little on his toes or want to know what Erik is up to now, here's his personal weblog: http://nslog.com/  
(Version 2.0b12)

//IDN  Same problems here. Unfortunately I cannot get it to work at all.

Username and API key are correct, I triple checked that.  
(Version 0.6)

//IDN  Too bad. But anyhow, Textpander saves my day every day! :)  
(Version 1.2.2)

//IDN  Puberty is a phase you know, it will pass. Trust me.  
(Version 1.5.5)

//IDN  I can't believe it, you really must be frustrated. Of course you are free to say whatever you want, that is one of the greatst accomplishments of modern civilisation. You have the right to disagree. But please be prepared that people might disagree with you as well. The one acting huffy here is you.  
(Version 1.5.5)

//IDN  This is one of the best backup solutions I have come across and it is reasonably priced. Give it a spin, you won't be sorry!

Great interface, very Mac-like, good features and perfect stability so far for me.

However, I'd love to have the ability to add custom backup sets for applications, kind of like Apple Backup features now.  
(Version 1.5.5)

//IDN  Man, you really got some self esteem issues or something. The developer was simply trying to get you to realize how wrong you are about some points in your review.

Plus, if more people give positive feedback than they give negative about something then I think we can safely assume it to be at least alright. You cannot always make everyone happy. How I wish people would keep this in mind before posing negative reviews - at least give a somewhat neutral rating.

In fact, it is a very good designed Mac application judging from the Apple Human Interface Guidelines.  
(Version 1.5.5)

//IDN  I have the same kind of trouble like John F. below. Every time I start up TextPander (well, it usually stays on all the time), I have trouble with the Command-D shortcut that shows and hides the dock. When I disable TextPander, it works again.

I have already written the developer an email but unfortunately did not get a reply yet.

However, since this is free software (although I donated quite something), I expect the author to have other duties which are more important. But if you could fix this anytime soon it would be great, thanks!  
(Version 1.2.2)

//IDN  Still the best audio player on OS X and the fact that it can be expanded in functionality via AppleScript is just great.

However, I wish they would offer an option to save all library data (location, plays, ratings, etc.) in a local MySQL database instead of using XML. The latter is working extremely slow for me right now as I have ripped my whole music collection over the last couple of weeks and have 13000+ songs in my iTunes.  
(Version 6.0.4)

//IDN  Try Flip4Mac (www.flip4mac.com), they have a free WMV playback plug-in as well as reasonably priced "pro" versions who allow editing.  
(Version 0.8.4a)

//IDN  Great tool, I use it every day. Especially the FTP upload capability is killer!  
(Version 2.1)

//IDN  If you need audio conferencing, just use iChat. Skype is unstable, I was never able to make a single call and the way the prepaid system works is terrible.  
(Version 1.4.0.35)

//IDN  I don't get it. Why do some people always have to bash on some new tool if it does not do what another product already does? I mean, just keep using TextWrangler, Dreamweaver or whatever. Nobody cares. Use what suits your needs best. I do. And I use TextMate, by the way. I you're not happy with the tools you already use, how about writing to those developers, huh? Too much work to reach Macromedia/Adobe? Thought so.  
(Version 1.5)

//IDN  Best coding editor I have ever used. This one got me to learn PHP with MySQL from ground up and to switch from WYSIWYG web authoring to plain HTML. Perfect!  
(Version 1.5)

//IDN  It's getting better and better with each update. The author is very responsive and fixes major issues within 24 hours.

I switched from NewNewsWire and already use it as my main RSS reader and will most likely buy it as soon as the trial period expires.  
(Version 1.0.7)

//IDN  I forgot my ratings to this mess of a program. Since I paid for it I regret it, seriously.  
(Version 2.0b12)

//IDN  Unbelievably enough, this app has been in beta WITHOUT any updates since March 2005. This was almost one year ago. The developers are also very slow to respond and tell you to wait for the next version which is scheduled to appear soon. At least this is what they told me 4 months ago. Soon is not 4 months later and still no sign, guys.

I'd stay clear of this since it has some nasty bugs when importing email addresses from Address Book. I reported the bug several times but still no fix.

There are cheaper and more flexible solutions available - search MacUpdate.  
(Version 2.0b12)