ADONSA  How do you get it to work?

Remember the old System 9 application, "Move to Top?" You double click it and it loads, and quits.

I put it into the Applications Folder, double clicked it, it loaded then nothing happened. Option Tab, nothing. It's not running. Where could it be; looked for something new in the menu bar, nope.

Great price, great screen shots; it says requires System 10.4; I'm running System 10.4.7, so that shouldn't be an issue, should it?

Maybe I'm missing a step or two.   
(Version 0.70.4)

ADONSA  It's commendable that refunds are being offered.

Letting a product go orphan without a plan to convey the source code and further development, to another developer, is not.

The netflix website is a pain to use, and Netflix Freak serves an important purpose.

The Netflix Freak developer should have arranged a successor developer (even Netflix) PRIOR to making it go orphan; or the source code should be provided to a responsible developer in the Open Source community.

Abandoning a software is serious. Abandoning software reflects negatively upon the entire shareware and commercial developer community.

The impact of software abandonment upon users is very significant and conveys distrust. The greatest word processor for any microcomputer [in its time] was Fullwrite, orphoned by Borland, International after they bought it from Ashton Tate. Heroic efforts on the part of buyers, to persuade Phillipe Kahn to revive it, fell on deaf ears. Another was Claris Emailer, in its time, it was the greatest email software in existance. Apple ordered the product abandoned, and ignored the efforts of the vast "Save Emailer" campaign.

Recommendations:

-- Talk to the Netflix staff, ask them to revive and continue upgrades to Netflix Freak.

-- Talk to certified Apple Developers, ask the Apple staff to help identify a developer that can give the product a future.

-- Talk to open source developers.

-- Recognize, that the Netflix web page sux when it comes to managing the queue list.

-- If necessary, release the source code into the public domain.

-- You have a good product, do the right thing toward getting it a future.  
(Version 2.6.3)

ADONSA  Is Kameleon supposed to be considered a replacement for Shape Shifter?  
(Version 1.0.3)

ADONSA  It has to be installed into the applications folder, not just any folder, then it works.   
(Version 1.0)

ADONSA  Unable to get the demo to work

Clicking the "Try it" box, the application returned this error:

ChecksumDRM: fopen() failed!

Amazing that the beta testers didn't notice this. Does the paid/registered version return this error too?  
(Version 1.0)

ADONSA  The application name, "Snapper" is already in use.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25290/snapper

Or, was this a deliberate agreement between the two developers?

The IBM-PC community doubles up on application names; Mac users are far more creative.   
(Version 1.0.5)

ADONSA  Is this a new trend with developers?

-- To annoy users?

-- Or they just can't think up a name for their application?

-- Or just a carry-over trend from the IBM-PC community?

C'mon guys, my cat can think up unique application names. Sheesh!!  
(Version 1.3)

ADONSA  To get Bracketeer to work, it must be specifically installed or copied into an applications folder, not just any folder.

If you put it in another folder, it lets you import one graphic, then it freezes and returns an effuse error upon trying to add the 2nd grahic.

Recommendation: Add this, as a warning, in instruction manual, or, fix the software so it can be installed into any folder. Get a new beta tester, any good beta tester would have caught that on the first day.   
(Version 3.2.5)

ADONSA  FILE MISSING, UNABLE TO EVALUATE.

Tried downloading from both this website and the developer's. Upon unstuffing (unzip), Stuffit returned this error:

"An error occurred attempting to expand 'PortDetector2Trial.zip'. The archived may be damaged. Error 17537"

The only result of the expanded zipfile was an empty folder titled, "PortDetector2.0Trial"

Recommend the developer download it and attempt to expand it himself.

Why didn't the beta testers notice this?   
(Version 2.0)

ADONSA  No software. The download link goes to Spork Software which includes 5 Mac applications by other developers, none of which come even close to fitting the description of Web Jumper. MacUpdate staff, please talk to the developer of Web Jumper. Sheesh!  
(Version 3.1)

ADONSA  Where's the Macintosh version? The download link is dead, and the "more information" developers link contains a download link to a list of manufacturers mobile devices, none of which are Macintosh.   
(Version 1.1)

ADONSA  Where's the Macintosh version??? The download link points to two different windoze (yucko) versions and a Linux version.   
(Version 0.2.1)

ADONSA  Re: >LicenseKeeper is the first and only license

> manager to store both serial numbers and license

> files along with receipts, email and other related files.

Sorry, Not the first. Software Accountant tracked software purchases, expenditures, license, and any other info (in remarks) back in 1990.   
(Version 1.2.3)

ADONSA  Hi Rick999, thanks for your advice using PPOE. Unfortunately that made no difference. By now I've tried 2 different Macs on 8 different ISPs (due to the fact that I travel a lot, I can do that both wireless and wired). Right now I'm plugged into a T-1 line, no router to configure, with ports UDP 5198,5199 enabled under firewall. Results: nil.

So far I've spent hours trying all sorts of combinations and settings, nothing works. I sent a long descriptive email to the programmer and have received no reply.

Because the software is freeware, I have no right to complain, although I'm already violating that unwritten rule.

Before I enter a negative review with "zero stars," I will physically take this Mac to my ISP and attempt a direct connect with the engineer watching me. If we conclude that the software simply does not work at all, then I'll take my complaint to the MacUpdate webmaster.

If anyone believes that Echomac works, and would like to share enough real details as to how they got it to work, I'll be most appreciative.

A Macintosh user should not have to spend hours troubleshooting a software just to get it to work.   
(Version 1.16)

ADONSA  Thanks to the developer for developing EchoMac.

Charlie is correct. I carefully configured my NetTopia router to allow pinhole 5198 5199 5200 UDP TCP, etc. per the insructions; ditto for my Mac. Total failure.

Tried two different Macs on 3 different ISPs. Now trying a Mac direct to ISP, not even through a router, problem persists. Tried echolink under Parallels Desktop, total failure.

I do not think it's a UDP 5198 5199 problem.

I am skilled as a programmer and I've been trying everything possible with zero success. The troubleshooting documentation needs a lot more detail and procedural steps.

A Macintosh application ought to be successful immediately first try. Let the windoze users spend days and weeks troubleshooting.

If anyone knows the secret to getting Echomac to work, I'll highly appreciate finding out.   
(Version 1.16)

ADONSA  Nusentinsaino has a valid point.

I experienced the same error after accomplishing full diagnostics

-- Ran Disk Utility

-- Repaired Permissions

-- Ran Onyx - Every diagnostic Onyx is capable of.

Did all the above on two completely different bootup volumes running System Tiger 10.4.8.

All diagnostics passed.

Neither Apple Computer nor this website explains what the "requirements" are that are not being met.

If the Apple staff would be so kind as to publish a list of the requirements for performance of the security upgrade, then we wouldn't be jerked around like Pee Cee users.

Again, Nusentinsaino's question is valid and has yet to be answered.

Regards.  
(Version 2007-002)

ADONSA  Tried the demo, it does what it's supposed to do. If you need to password protect the encrypted files, try Kremlin, here on the MacUpdate. Kremlin has a multitude of features that may justify its higher $35 shareware price.   
(Version 1.5)