::MILE::  @GARY30: That's definitely not what I meant -- I'm not going to hector the dev or assault him verbally or anything…! I'm just disappointed, that's all…

Also it's not about the ten bucks, I don't really care about that -- it's just about the lack of commitment to his product and the lack of communication with his customers…! Wouldn't matter if the app were free or if he charged a chunk of money for it…

As I said, just disappointed… :(((  
(Version 2.8.4)

::MILE::  Sorry, but just how is a 10$ shareware considered "free"…?!

Many of us have actually payed the mentioned shareware fee and are understandably disappointed with the lack of support by the developer…! Especially when fixing the problem and submitting a new version would probably take him less than 15 minutes…

I appreaciate your offer though, but I guess I'll just give up on PithHelmet and look out for some kind of replacement -- thanks anyway…! :)  
(Version 2.8.4)

::MILE::  If it's really that easy (and it may not be for the many people not as tech-savvy as many of you) it's actually a bit sad that the developer doesn't seem to bother providing a fixed version…!?

Especially since the fix only works if you already had PithHelmet installed before updating to Safari 4…! If you download it now and try to install it won‘t let you… :(((  
(Version 2.8.4)

::MILE::  "1.2 broke URL previews for me. Anyone else? "

Same here…!! :(

Also I miss the colour highlight of the most recent tweets…  
(Version 1.2)

::MILE::  I thought this was an ad-blocker...?! It only seems to block a few animations, but about 80% of advertising is still all over the pages...!? Maybe I need to configure it all myself, but if it doesn't work "out of the box" I'd rather use something else...  
(Version 1.3.2)

::MILE::  While this is a good idea and a seemingly useful product for a decent price here's yet another European (or rather German) company that just neglects including international localization...! I'm so sick of that kind of lazyness...! (Spricht man in Aschaffenburg kein Deutsch mehr, Herr Schuster...?!?)

And if you really think that you have to pretend being all cool and keep everything in English, then at least get a dictionary and correct the gazillion mistakes all over your website...! Jeez, people, you're emberassing yourself...   
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  The most recent version of Safari 3.2 (5525.26.12) keeps crashing with PithHelmet installed -- can you please, please fix this...?! All those ads...driving me nuts...!! Aaargh...!!

Thanks in advance...!! :)  
(Version 2.8.3a)

::MILE::  Still good...but also still ugly, still bloated...! :(

It's all been said before, so I don't want to get into it again -- and Thorsten Lemke doesn't really seem to care about the criticism anyway...

Or maybe he just doesn't know where to start if he actually were to re-design the app...?!

But then again, what's the alternative to GC?!? So far I haven't found any...there's a few picture viewers that don't do more than the Preview app and a few self-proclaimed image editors like Acorn etc, which mostly shine with the kind of pretty interface that GC is s sorely missing...but I haven't found any app that could replace GC for me yet...

Anyway, once again it has to be said though -- GC needs a major overhaul and considering the price tag and the money the developer has (deservedly) made it should happen real soon...!  
(Version 6.2)

::MILE::  First of all, thank you for your extensive reply and for clearing things up a bit. I can, of course, understand that it is probably not that easy finding a suitable German (or any other European) food database. Still, it's kind of sad to know that this is keeping you from opening up the app to European users...

As for the iPhone app -- I'll be looking forward to that...! :)

As for the Weight Watchers options -- even without being able to used the food database, having a points column would be nice so that the app could be used as a daily diary where you just enter the food you have eaten and thir points value...!? Of course it would be kind of an expensive solution though in that case...

Also it would be nice if there was a points calculator included then, which is fairly easy to do...

Unfortunately I don't really think you'll succeed in talking WW Germany into co-operating with you on that subject though...! From my experience they are really tight-assed (sorry, but they are) and don't really have the vision to realize what's possible...! Actually they're pretty much the same in the US anyway...

So on one hand they would like to do it all themselves, but they are totally unable to get it right...but when someone from outside tries to do it, they not only don't show any support but occasionally tend to legally threaten developers to make them cease their projects...! It's been like that back when people tried to develop Palm apps, it's been like that with people trying to make a decent Mac app and it may be just a matter of time until they do it to the iPhone developer community...! :(

We'll see...

Anyway, I hope you'll find a suitable way for you to improve the app and open it up to a wider audience...!!  
(Version 1.1.2)

::MILE::  I was hoping this could be the app I was looking for and while it really looks nice and has great features it's still a total disappointment...! First of all it's more than sad to see that even a German developer doesn't bother including international (or at least German) localization...!?

This combined with the fact that it uses a US food database makes it almost useless for me here in Germany...! :(((

Actually I was also hoping this could be used as a diary for people who are taking part in the Weight Watchers program, since it would only need one tiny additional column (maybe as an option to display or not) for entering the points value of the food you have eaten -- but with the aforementioned flaws this doesn't really make sense anymore...

Too bad, I was ready to buy this in an instant, and I know many people who would as well -- if it were of any use to us over here...

Dann mal schöne Grüße nach Remchingen, Konstantin...aber knapp vorbei ist halt auch daneben...! :(((  
(Version 1.1.2)

::MILE::  I really enjoyed using this app until last January or so I mentioned that it had been banned from many sites, due to the fact that it was using old, unsecure and unreliable Transmission code -- so I contacted the developer and he said it wasn't much of a deal, he just had to update the libraries etc. and then would post an update...

Only he never did...!!! I haven't been able to use Xtorrent for over a year now and as it now turns out he doesn't even bother anymore, since he stopped development on it...!?! Before that I alwaays thought that the negative comments and reviews about hom were a bit over the top, but I can understand them now...!

Just like he promised bloggers who would write about NewsFire a preview of the new version by the end of last year -- it never happened...!

It's kind of sad though, I liked using Xtorrent, espcially for the included RSS reader...but just like so many others I will from now on stay away from any software Mr. Watanabe may publish...!  
(Version 1.1v53)

::MILE::  This ist still far from being there yet -- even though 1.0.2 finally managed to import my bookmarks correctly...

Actually it feels more like a beta than something I would be willing to pay 15 $ for...! The features are pretty basic, even though the preview option is kinda nice...

I guess I was trying to like Webbla, but I'll probably have to wait for it to mature into a useful app -- right now it's more of a gimmick...  
(Version 1.0.2)

::MILE::  Thanks for your effort...but with a few hundred bookmarks this is not an option for me...! :(

Right now this app misses one of its main features, even though it is still being advertised -- the simple import of browser bookmark files...! It also lacks a few other things, like tagging and such, but that's a different story...

Right now it's definitely not worth the price...  
(Version 1.0.2)

::MILE::  I've tried 1.0 and now 1.0.1 -- and so far I haven't been able to import any kind of bookmarks...! I exported from Safari, I exported from Firefox, I tried altering the names and contents, whatever I try, all I get is

""Bookmarks.html" is not a valid bookmark file."!?!?

So why would I consider paying for an app when the most standard of it's features is such a hassle to begin with...?!  
(Version 1.0.1)

::MILE::  Yeah, it's a great app and all...but would you please stop bloating the file size by including all those useless PDFs within the application package...!?!

Why not just put them into an associated folder or make a separate download out of them...?!  
(Version 6.1.2)

::MILE::  Nice idea, here's one more suggestion (for all the "...Dock" apps) though: It would be better to "hide" the app from showing in the main menu and/or application siwtcher and just have it in the dock...!? If that's possible...kind of like Twitterific does or so...?!  
(Version 1.2)

::MILE::  Honestly, I also don't really see when and how this could be of any use to someone -- but if others benefit from it, good for them...! And it's free, so what the heck... :)  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  This thing is ugly, bloated and buggy...! I find it totally confusing and mostly unusable, and even if you revert to the "old" Azureus GUI, it sucks as much...! Just like all those Java apps it just looks and "feels" wrong and even though it might be something for people who'd consider themselves 'power users' this is definitely far from what a good Mac app should be...  
(Version 3.1)

::MILE::  Yes, this sure looks interesting, but of course it needs way more services included than just Sipgate...! I've been using eFax (http://www.efax.com/) for quite some time and their Mac client sucks big time, so it would be awesome to see support for the eFax service...!

I guess it's also a matter of the service providers letting you use their APIs, but I'll be looking forward to further improvements... :)  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  Right, like we all have fax machines at home or on the road...!?!  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  First of all thanks for your reply...! :)

"The file name needs to contain S01E03, 01x03 or 01-03 to identify the video as episode 3 or season 1 of a TV Show."

Well, actually the files were named just that way...! Just as Lemming suggested in his example:

"South_Park_S12E03.avi"

"South_Park_S12E04.avi"

"South_Park_S12E05.avi"

And yet only one was recognized as a TV show and the other two ended up in movies...!? That's what I find confusing...! :-/

Anyway, I'll try the new version and experiment around a bit, let's see what I can do to get this fixed...and I'll check out your website as well then...!  
(Version 1.4.3)

::MILE::  This sounds really promising, but I'm encountering some strange problem: I was trying to import the last three episodes of a TV show and everything seemed to work fine -- but when I checked in iTunes only one was (correctly) placed in "TV shows", the other two ended up in "Movies"...!? Makes no sense and I can't get it right, it seems...! Tried importing the files separately as well as a single folder containing all three -- the result is always the same...! :((( Any ideas or suggestions...?!  
(Version 1.4.1)

::MILE::  Okay, sounds reasonable enough...but what if I only want to stream videos from my Mac to my ATV...?! That should work without any additional conversion then, right...?!

Oh well, I guess I'll just give it a try and see what happens...! :)  
(Version 1.4.1)

::MILE::  Even though it's probably the best solution of its kind, I think that such an app shouldn't really cost more than maybe 10$ or so, considered the fact that there are many decent free alternatives.

That aside, it's a great, easy and really convenient application that I found to be working with all the Flahs-based movie sites that I have visited so far...!  
(Version 2.5)

::MILE::  Oh come on, this still sucks...!!

I don't mean the functionality in general -- just the way how sloppy this has been stitched together...!!

Why the *beep* does it have to place two apps in my applications folder...?! I mean "Logitech Harmony Remote Software" and "remotecore" -- ever heard of bundling the contents of a Mac OS X application...?! That's what an .app is...!!

And if this wasn't enough, then it places two folders in the upper level of my Home directory...!?! Yeah, I mean "browser - logitech" and "logitech" -- again, could that stuff not be collected in one single folder and that folder then placed into Preferences or Application support or whatever...?!?

But no, they just don't care, they just spread that crap all over your system...thanks, Logitech...!  
(Version 7.4)

::MILE::  Not for me...

I actually did read the help files and all and I tried everything, but maybe I just expected something else...!? I don't really see _any_ advantage in using this, none whatsoever...!?

It requires lots of manual work, everything has to be added by the user and even then it doesn't give you any additional options...

I'm not going to rate it this time, but I'm really disappointed with the whole thing...this doesn't have any use or value...  
(Version 1.1)

::MILE::  Oh crap, I finally managed to get a file into the app -- this is weirdly complicated, unnecessarily strange even...! I actually have to put in all the data, then choose an empty episode by doubleclicking and then I can finally drag and drop the file on the opening sheet...!?! Jeez...

And even then it doesn't seem to import any additiaonal data from anywhere or do anything useful...?! Maybe I still don't get it but this app seems totally unintuitive and useless to me, sorry... :(((

I guess I just put my hopes up too high...  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  yeah, I read all that as well and tried it in different ways, but so far I haven't managed to add a single movie file to the app...! :(((  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  uhm, even with AVIs nothing shows up here...!? how did you manage to add them to the app...???  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  thanks for the info, looking forward to that...!

but actually I can't get it to work at all anyhow...!? even when I copy some files to my MacBook Pro and/or manually place it either in Movies or the iWatchTV folder -- nothing shows up...!?

How's this supposed to work...?? I tried opening them with the app, I tried drag&drop, nothing...! :(  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  Sorry, but I don't get it -- how is this supposed to work...?! It says it avoids a mess of my files, but do I actually have to physically store them in the iWatch subfolder or what...?! If I do that, why would I need an app for that anyway...?!

Also alll my TV show files are on an external disk, not on my MBP, so I can't use this at all, it seems...?! Aliases won't work and I haven't been able to get anything loaded into the app...! I can't drag & drop, it doesn't seem to check and import what I have, instead I have to manually enter and edit each show again...?!? What the fragg am I missing here...??? :(((  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  It's really a shame that so many people (yeah, mostly Windows users) are so focussed on MSN as their primary IM and thus force so many others to use it as well...!

While this app is generally better (albeit uglier) and has more features than the original client from M$ it still has lots of problems...! First of all for some reason it takes like forever to launch...!? Then it places that stupid downloads folder on my Desktop, even though I have changed that setting in the prefs countless times...aaargh...!

The (German) localization has several errors, the GUI gets messed up occasionally, video -- although it generally works -- seems to bring down the app occasionally and the whole thing has crashed on me numerous times...

Unfortunately the ones of us who happen to have friends, colleagues and family who don't know better will have to put up with all this, since there are real alternatives around...and as long as there are several major IM systems out there, there will always be need for a good multimessenger that covers it all...! But that will probably always stay wishful thinking...

(Don't start with Adium or the resurrected Proteus now, or the few options that iChat has in that area -- non of that really covers it as good as is necessary...)  
(Version 0.97)

::MILE::  Much better in this new version...! It would have been nice though to have more presets (German passport, driver licence, UK documents etc.) instead of having to create those yourself, but anyway...

Localization (German/French at least) would be a nice touch as well and why doesn't it support standard keybord commands such as cmd-W for closing the active window -- instead of always being forced to click on a 'close' button...?! This should be basic stuff actually...!!  
(Version 1.2b1)

::MILE::  Wow, Proteus is back from the dead...?! How did that happen...?!? Well, I'll just give it a try then, let's see what's new...and what's in store for the future maybe...?! :)  
(Version 4.16)

::MILE::  Actually setting it up and using Pando is quite easy and the options it offers are quite convenient...! I find myself using it on a regular basis now...and I even upgraded to the Pro version, which now seems to have enhanced the downloading experience for the recipients, so for me it was worth it...!

(Not sure why, but I never really grew fond of Podmailing, which is probably an interesting alternative for some...)

Unfortunately the upload speeds on my side are still kind of slow, even though I am on a rather fast connection...!? And it is really annoying that even in the full paid Pro version you have to be bothered with banner ads, just like in the free version...! For 25$ they could at least get rid of those...!?  
(Version 1.9.1)

::MILE::  Well, personally I think this was just another FireFox clone, since all those Gecko based browsers seem kind of similar to me...and I still prefer Safari on the Mac anyway...!

But even though this was among the better ones, it seems it's officially dead now, according to the news...?!?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7163547.stm

That revival didn't really last long now, dit it...?!  
(Version 9.0.0.5)

::MILE::  Yes, it's a great app, more than unseful and I have been using (and paying for) this ever since I got my very first Mac ages ago...! But...

1. Can't you finally find a way to just update the app by downloading a patch within GC itself, just as so many other apps do nowadays?! Having to dl the whole app each time is really unnecessary and kind of outdated...

2. Could you please, please stop bloating this app by stuffing the multilingual documentation inside the package...!?! Why not offer the documentation as a separate download...?! Each time I dl GC I have to manually remove all that mess, which makes up almost 2/3 of the actual size of the download...

And yes, a major GUI overhaul would be more than welcome, but I guess that's kind of redundant to mention by now...!? ;)  
(Version 6.0.3)

::MILE::  I totally agree that this is an awasome app and that the devs have put lots of thought and effort into it...! There is no better way to change icons on your Mac...!

But then again -- just how often do you ayctually do that so that it would justify spending 30 bucks on it...?! Great app and probably worth its price judging by the execution and features, but I for one really don't see me paying for something I'll probably use only once or maybe twice ever...  
(Version 3.1)

::MILE::  Well, I was really hoping you guys would take your time before releasing this as a final (and commercial) version and thus not only fix the numerous errors and glitches but also add some general basic features...!?

Even not considering that you are not doing yourselves a favour with the weird GUI (which, I know, you think is supposed to increase the user experience) in this current state it is just not worth the price...! Which is sad, because it would have been nice to have a fresh new app of this kind around...but unfortunately Blogo is not it...!

People still have problems logging into their accounts, account names are not showing up in the Ping section of prefs, international characters are messed up in the preview which itself is useless because it doesn't actually show what the post would look like in the browser, and unpredictable crashes are just a few of the problems we encountered here in the short period of testing...!

Then there's the lack of features like formatting text as a list, as blockquotes or that you cannot change the alignment of text at all, you cannot save your work locally, insert a 'more' tag or any kind of code...and all that is just the tip of the iceberg...

Too bad, as it seems that there's a capable, creative team behind this...but in its current state this app is close to being useless and definitely not worth the price, especially not in comparison to powerful competition like ecto for instance...

(BTW and just to avoid any further confusion: I used to post the previous comments as 'mail21' and have changed my screen name since then...! There's no mystery behind that and no big conspiracy going on here...)  
(Version 1.0)

::MILE::  I was wondering...could this be used to localize iPhone apps as well...?!  
(Version 3.7.1)