ANON BUD  Quite simply the finest, most comprehensive program of its kind available for the Mac. Hands down beats out Logos software for Windows. I've been using Accordance for years and have never had any problems. Absolutely indispensable for the serious bible student or scholar!  
(Version 8.3.3)

ANON BUD  I just use their support system online. Unfortunately, their initial response--indicating they have received your support request--and all other correspondence from them, uses a “do-not-reply” address. All has to be done through their online system.

As I've mentioned before, they do sometimes take a long time to respond (my guess is they've only got one tech on staff) but they will. Probably not the best customer service I've experienced, but certainly not the worst as with many developers out there which, one would think, have a large support staff and resources to do it right!

Good luck.  
(Version 8.07)

ANON BUD  Nice, solid app. I decided to buy the full version because I use it so much.

MS has replaced several other ways of archiving my email as it is fast, accurate, and maintains the full formatting of html in my emails. It also archives my attachments. Loving the search and tagging functions as well.  
(Version 8.2.6)

ANON BUD  Great little app--and it's FREE!  
(Version 1.6.4)

ANON BUD  I've had no problems whatsoever at all with support. It may take several days for them to get back to me, but they almost always do. They've also been very good at trying to address the issues I've raised and have fixed many of the bugs I've pointed out.

Sorry that your experience has not been a good one.  
(Version 8.06)

ANON BUD  File Buddy used to be a great app, but it does not work well under Snow Leopard:

No contextual items

No droplets

Can't rename files

These are all the things that I used FB for and now they are no longer working.  
(Version 9.0.2)

ANON BUD  Actually, I was referring to an earlier problem OF had in synching with iCal todos. That problem has since been resolved. The webdav/mobile me synching is if one wants to have OF todos appear as a separate iCal calendar and is completely different from what I was talking about. Since I do not want a separate OF iCal calendar, I do not use that function.  
(Version 1.7.4)

ANON BUD  This is from the Real Player Support desk:

“Our technical department is also working on to fix this issue and hope it will be fixed at the earliest. We are not in a position to declare the date, so I request you to check our Web site to know about our new updates.”  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  RP download agent still worked for me, too, but the Player itself kept crashing. After several e-mails back and forth from RP support (and a very frustrating time getting them to understand that I am not using a Windows machine!) I finally reached their second tier support system and am hoping they can fix the problems. I sent them to this page in MacUpdate and the corresponding page in Version Tracked to get them to understand this is not an isolated issue. Here's hoping for the best!  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  So is anyone else having a problem with Soho Notes search function not working? I've not been able to search since version 7.  
(Version 8.05)

ANON BUD  Though by no means a perfect application and though there are some pretty aggravating glitches (all of which can be worked-around) Soho Organizer is a pretty good Contact/Calendar Management system.

Positives:

Prints better than iCal

Allows for various kinds of links for contacts (emails, notes, phone calls, events, files, etc.)

Nice GUI

Good Journal entry and Daily note entry

Syncs fairly well with iCal and Address Book, thus keeping Mobile Me up to date (if you've got that)

Ability to tag notes and arrange in various folders and smart folders

Much faster launch times than previous versions

Fairly good support with regular app updates to fix problems

Drag and drop of contacts on contacts to establish relationships between the two

Negatives:

Search in Soho Notes does not work

Drag and drop of contacts on established events does not work (it is supposed to)

Email of attendees from within event views does not work (the option is grayed out)

Some random crashes, though that is getting better and better

Changed event times/dates in iCal do not always sync to Organizer

I still use iCal to create most events (especially with the “Create in iCal” contextual menu in Mail) as I am able to email attendees from iCal and not from Organizer.

It would be nice if there was a LaunchBar plugin for Organizer so that I could find specific note links to contacts.

Would be nice if I could use Spell Catcher with Organizer.

This is a much better and more stable app since version 8 (and getting rid of OpenBase architecture helped), so check it out!  
(Version 8.05)

ANON BUD  If you'll check the link above, you can access version 10.5. I'm going back to 11.01 with my Time Machine.  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  Looks like RP has been taken off their site and is no longer accessible! Yeah. This means they realize the thing doesn't work on Snow Leopard.  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  I've been getting a run around from Real Player customer support. At first they thought I was a Windows user, Egads! A WINDOWS user?

Then they told me that the new version of Real Player was only available for Windows. I kept referring them to this MacUpdate page to look at all the people who are having problems with this.

Once I get back to my Time Machine, I'm gonna switch back to 11.01, which was working fine for me.  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  Nope. Not working for me on Snow Leopard. Launching while Safari is open and clicking “Later” to reconfigure system works.

Undoubtedly, this is a bug with RP. Hope they get it fixed soon as I love RP and use it all the time!  
(Version 11.1)

ANON BUD  I'm glad you like Bento. I do too. However, Filemaker is notorious for their price-gouging upgrade policies which keep single users like me from continuing to support their products. I quit using Filemaker when several weeks after purchasing v. 8 they came up with a v. 8.5 and wanted to charge $99 for the upgrade (after I'd just shelled out $199! Now they've done that with Bento. I like Bento, I use Bento. But I will not pay any more money for a product that has gone from v. 2.04 to 3.0 and want to charge an upgrade fee to people like me who missed their upgrade date by just a few days.

Other companies have a much more liberal upgrade policy, allowing people in who've purchased months earlier: Omin Group, Chronosworks, and Ironic Software come to mind.

I'm not poor. I make a good living. I'm not a miser, either. But I will not continue to support a company which treats its customers as nothing more than fodder for their money-making hubris.  
(Version 3.0.1)

ANON BUD  WARNING!

Run away. FAST!

Filemaker is a money-grubbing horrible company. Their upgrade policy is nuts and I should have heeded the advice of many who have reported this earlier. If you purchased version 2 within the past 30 days, you can upgrade for free. But if you purchased within the past 60 days,forget it. Shell out more cash.

Take my advice. Find some other product. And save your money.  
(Version 3.0.1)

ANON BUD  I think it's more than about time for these developers who port Windows apps to the Mac platform to either quit doing so or spend the time making an app that actually looks, acts, and feels like a native Mac app.

Go with Preview and Skim. They're both free!  
(Version 6.01)

ANON BUD  Different strokes, I guess.

I gave it five stars a while back and continue to find it's the most comprehensive GTD app out there. It's indispensable for my work. I had the odd problem getting it to synch with iCal in the early stages, but it's been doing great since then.  
(Version 1.7.4)

ANON BUD  I've been using OF since it's first beta and have had absolutely no problem in getting the Omni Support Ninjas to respond to my requests for help. And they've been great at sticking with me to find solutions to any difficulties I've encountered.

Sorry your experience has not been the same.  
(Version 1.7.4)

ANON BUD  Fine.

I still stand by #1 and #2

And, you'll not be receiving anymore money from me which, BTW, has been a fair amount since I first started using Macs in 1984.  
(Version 2010 14.0)

ANON BUD  Still lovin' it! I said bye-bye to Office when iWork '08 came in and I've never looked back!  
(Version 9.0.3)

ANON BUD  Haven't upgraded since v. 10.0 and it still works fine on Snow Leopard.

1) I don't know why anyone who already has a version would pay these money-grabbers any more cash.

2) Don't know why anyone who doesn't already have a version would WANT to pay these money-grabbers any cash, what with all the FREE alternatives out there.  
(Version 2010 14.0)

ANON BUD  I made the mistake of migrating my v. 7 database over, thinking that the unique notes attached to contacts would be processed. What I got was a complete duplication of everything! When you first start SO it automatically adds information from iCal and Address Book. Then when I did the migration it was all duped! Good thing I made a backup of iCal and AB prior to this and that I was able to quit SO before the sync process to those apps. I deleted the SO database and restarted and now things are good, however none of the links to calendar items and previous notes remained. SO could use more documentation for this process to let folks know just exactly what happens with a migration and who should and should not do it.

I'm holding off on a complete review til I've had a chance to see whether the many bugs from v. 7.x have been fixed. Though I've seen vestiges of fixes and some of the old bugginess…  
(Version 8.0)

ANON BUD  And this is better than "Recent Items" in the Apple Menu how?  
(Version 1.0)

ANON BUD  Well, I'm certainly not going to demo an app that I've got to fill out a pricing request just to find out what they are charging for it!  
(Version 3.1)

ANON BUD  I cannot wait til the final Snow Leopard version comes out. I tried the beta for a bit, but it didn't play nicely with mail.app at all: messages not rendering, keywords lost, crashing, etc.

This is a fabulous app and I miss it terribly! Please InDev…hurry up with 3.0 final!  
(Version 2.3)

ANON BUD  I was a user of Chronos Software's Personal Contact/Organizer back in the day and really loved the app, but when Apple came up with OSX and had a decent calendar and address book, I switched to that. I am glad to be getting back to the successor of that in Soho Organizer.

I've got seamless integration with iCal and Address Book, something which the other CRMs out there do not have (Contactizer Pro and Daylite being the main competition). There are some quirks and glitches in this program and strange behavior, but I do like the design and feel of the program and especially its integration with Soho Notes.

I have to say that in the short week that I've been using Soho Organizer I have filed a couple of support tickets with Chronos and have had good results with them. Very responsive and helpful to me. I am keeping a list of quirks that I intend to send to Chronos and have no doubt that they will respond satisfactorily. I am really looking forward to the release of v.8 on 22 September and its integration with my email communications. When that comes out, I'll do a real review with ratings.

Give this a try.  
(Version 7.0.7)

ANON BUD  Downloaded and installed the stand alone upgrade. No problems. So far so good!

Just be sure to back up your hard drive before any system software upgrade in case you run into any problems. I always run Super Duper and clone my disk to an external drive. This is addition to my Time Machine backups. It's also a good idea to download and install from the stand alone updater which you can find from the Apple downloads site rather than from software update, just in case some glitch in the process causes the download to stall!  
(Version 10.6.1)

ANON BUD  Yeah. I actually do read these comments before upgrading, especially given the past performance and major probs with crashes on iPod Touch. Being a 1st Gen user, I'll go to the forums--as always--to check out what others are saying before I upgrade.

Thanks for the warning!  
(Version 3.1)

ANON BUD  Thanks!

Glad I’m not going crazy or something like that! As per the developer’s admission, he did not expect anyone to be running an older version of Leopard!

The new update works just fine now.  
(Version 2.5.7)

ANON BUD  I’m glad it worked for you.

I am running 10.5.7 (didn’t want to upgrade to 10.5.8, and am waiting for my new Snow Leopard disk). Houdah Spot installs, but with the ubiquitous “do not enter” sign super imposed on it. When I clicked on this newer version, the dialogue says that this version is incompatible with my OS—or something to that effect.

I’m just saying that the requirements listed indicate it works with Leopard. It is misleading.  
(Version 2.5.7)

ANON BUD  Beware!

Despite the listed requirements, the new version will only work with Snow Leopard.  
(Version 2.5.7)

ANON BUD  I was a long time NUDC user back in the day. Am glad that after the extremely long wait Now X is out, but, as others have said—too little too late. I downloaded, installed, and tried to use, but it just wasn’t worth it and, IMHO, certainly not worth the asking price.

Sorry Now. It’s time for me to move on.  
(Version 10.0)

ANON BUD  Try iClip. It does everything you want and much more! And no, I am not paid to say this!  
(Version 4.4.1)

ANON BUD  Hangs.

Constantly asks for passwords. And then hangs after passwords are entered.

Takes forever to open imported Mail.app folders.

Would really love to be able to see what this app does, but cannot get past the above problems. Maybe when it's past beta stage.

Hoping the “special” pricing continues after this thing is out of beta...  
(Version 1.0b15)

ANON BUD  I've spent hours looking at virtually all the personal finance programs available for the Mac and I've decided to migrate fully to Checkbook Pro.

I still really like Quicken--despite it's flaws and non-development--but have been wanting to move away from it due to lack of any real support and continued development from Intuit. CBpro is simple to use, it's interface is really very nice and doesn't get bogged down with a lot of snazzy bells and whistles like a lot of the others have.

Right now, CBP is not iPhone ready, but the developers are devoting a great amount of time putting this in place. They are also looking at adding direct connection to financial institutions.. These are not major problems for me right now, as I am willing to wait for their final results in these two areas.

Check out this app!  
(Version 2.0.3)

ANON BUD  I quit using MS stuff a few years ago and now exclusively do all my work on Pages and Numbers. They both can convert MS files and export them as well, so I can always access MS files sent by colleagues.

I've never looked back!  
(Version 12.2)

ANON BUD  Well, I’ve been trying for some time to get this to import my .qif file. It only downloads the categories, not the transaction. Since I am just evaluating financial software (I currently use—and quite like—Quicken, which Intuit seems to be phasing out) I do not want to have to contact the developer to see how things work. Other packages I’ve tested had absolutely no problem importing my .qif files.

I’m moving on to something else.  
(Version 3.0.2)

ANON BUD  I assume you were some kind of Beta tester for the iPhone app? Because the app just came out today—July 16—in the App Store. We’ve been waiting for it for a while, so I am surprised that you would say it works well with iPhone...And also because the iPhone app requires version 3.5 and you wrote a review for 3.4.....

Interesting  
(Version 3.5)

ANON BUD  Would be glad to rate this, but I cannot login. Nothing I do gives me access to the application and there is not documentation to help with the process of doing so. The developer's website is incomplete and there is no way to contact them.

I’m gonna trash this and advise all to wait until there is some kind of stable information out there to continue.  
(Version 5.1EN)

ANON BUD  I've already rated this a Five-Star, so I won't add another rating.

OF is just one of the best apps I use. I keep wanting to like Things and The Hit List, but find them to be not nearly as flexible. They may offer better eye candy than OF, but just don't cut it for me in terms of daily use.

I find the synching with my iTouch to be excellent and have never had a problem, though it can be a bit slow at times. I especially like that notes transfer in toto from the desktop app to the iPhone app--including html and all attachments.

Such a flexible app, configurable in many different ways and really helps me to keep ahead of all my projects and to-dos.  
(Version 1.6.1)

ANON BUD  Well, after all the negative reviews--and my personal distaste for Filemaker's business model (i.e. charge as much as the market will bear, even for incremental upgrades)--I decided I really could not go without having a useful, editable database app on my iPod Touch, so I purchased both the Mac and iPhone version of Bento. I must say that I am pleased so far. True, there are some drawbacks with exporting and the lack of html support, but this is a robust app and allows me to create many useful databases for use in my work and personal life.

I do not really have to have true integration with Address Book or iCal, so what Bento does with them is fine for my usage.  
(Version 2.0v4)

ANON BUD  Would be useful if it allowed for the pasting of coordinates into the location preference pane. Kind of a basic task that all programs should have.  
(Version 1.1)

ANON BUD  My thank to you good advice. Not buy clean now. Agreed.  
(Version 1.4)

ANON BUD  Color me extremely disappointed. I just upgraded to 3.01 and completely lost a year’s worth of data.

WHEN UPGRADING: DO NOT COPY THE ENTIRE FOLDER OVER YOUR PREVIOUS ONE AS YOU WILL LOSE YOUR DATA. BACKUP EVERYTHING. I thought I had, but the backup file is gone.

I liked the program, despite it’s unMac-like appearance.

The developer is responsive to support. Unfortunately he won’t be able to do anything to help me get my database back.  
(Version 3.0.1)

ANON BUD  Well. After several more hours of working with this program, my original comment stands. I really like the idea, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired and the price is way too high for what you get, IMO.

Spend a bit extra and buy iWork ‘09. Numbers has a nice little template for travel information that is way easier to navigate. You can always add whatever notes and journal information you desire. If you want map info, you can add url links to your favorite map site. It prints up much nicer than Knapsack, too, where the notes come out in gray and difficult to read... Plus, if you buy iWork, you get Pages and Keynote!

I’ll keep an eye on this app, hoping that they’ll release something that is more intuitive and with a nicer, more navigable mapping system like Google Earth. But for now, I’ll take a pass.  
(Version 1.1.1)

ANON BUD  Just a very quick review after using for only a couple of hours.

I really like the concept and believe this has great potential however a few things are a bit maddening to me:

1) No detail in the closest zoom of maps (everything is too pixelated) making pin placement very arbitrary. I have to search the exact coordinates of each place in order to make sure the pin is placed correctly. It would be very nice if this feature used Google Earth technology to make pin placement much quicker and easier. Even having a search function of map coordinates would be better than what is currently in place.

2) Adding notes to itinerary items can be confusing in that a carriage return is not as simple as hitting “return” but you have to enter “control-return”. Trial and error gave me that one. Plus I can only see one line at a time when adding notes. Why is this?

3) The price seems a bit steep to me. The GUI is nice and all that, but some of the input methods are just not all that Mac-intuitive to me.

I’m not sure I’ll buy this. I am currently planning a trip overseas and will see how well this does it.  
(Version 1.1.1)

ANON BUD  Been toying with this for a bit. I like the tagging aspect as it is a quick and easy way to record the amount of time spent on various projects/activities/etc. Demo does not allow a complete import to Excel or Numbers, so I do not know if it imports in such a way as to create pie charts of activities.

No real ability to add notes to activities except through creating a separate tag for the note which seems to me cumbersome.

Also, their website indicates a price of $29.95, not the $18.95 listed by MacUpdate.  
(Version 1.0)

ANON BUD  I rather like this app. Granted, it has taken me a while to tag most of my files, but staying on top of things hasn’t been that difficult. I just make sure I tag a file after saving it and the rest just speaks for itself. I can find tagged files easily and this has helped me in my workflow a good deal.

When I first started using Leap, I used the option of integrating Leap’s tags with Spotlight comments. This was somewhat buggy for me and did not work very well. I’ve turned off this Spotlight comment option and things are much much better.

My only wish is that Leap would use the ”cloud-like“ (don’t know if that’s the right phrase) tagging that Yep uses. You know, where tags are sized according to the number of files associated with them? That would make this app visually more appealing to me.

Overall, very nice. I use it all the time, next to Finder.  
(Version 1.1)

ANON BUD  It's a beta, I keep telling myself, but the speed stinks and it's a CPU hog so far. I don't have an Intel Mac and do only have a 1Ghz processor, so maybe that's the problem. It took over five minutes to load the start “favorites” page and three times longer then the previous safari just to load a dimple webpage.....

Good potential, but think I'll wait 'til it's out of beta!

Glad there's an uninstaller, cause that's exactly what I'm gonna do!  
(Version 4.0b1)

ANON BUD  I've used and loved this app for many years now.

When version 2 came out I especially loved the sorter which allows for the quick dropping of anything into a DTP inbox or any one of several user-defined folders from within any application.  
(Version 2.0pb2)

ANON BUD  I've just gotta say that I am a satisfied, long-time Quicken user.

True, the interface is not very pretty and doesn't look like a Mac App at all. True, the font smoothing doesn't really exist. True, I've had problems with deleting budgets and having the app crash on me. True, there have been some minor-yet frustrating-stability issues, but as long as I keep regular backups of my info (both on my Mac and Mobile Me) things work out okay.

The benefits:

Quick transactions.

Memorized transactions.

Quick reports.

Transfers between accounts.

One step transaction downloads from my bank, including auto reconciling.

Yes. All the popular apps can do these things, but, for me, Quicken just does it so much better.

I've tried most of the popular apps out there, but keep coming back to Quicken.

Only four stars, though because of what I mentioned above.  
(Version R2)

ANON BUD  I'm just an average guy who is not a professional so I do not neet all the bells and whistles of many of Adobe's products. I purchased CS2 a couple of years ago and have really only used InDesign. This is a good product and has been instrumental in some of my workflow.

That said: I will not be giving any more money to Adobe Systems. I am not allowed to upgrade just the InDesign app from the suite. I either have to purchase an upgrade to the whole suite of apps––most of which I do not use––or do a complete separate purchase of InDesign as a stand-alone (at a much higher price than the simple upgrade to the one app.). Add to this a customer service department that is antedated and ridiculous to navigate through and very customer un-friendly.

Unfortunately, what this means is that I will have to trash all my Adobe apps when I upgrade to Leopard, since nothing before CS3 works with Leopard.

Long story short: If you are a design professional and need to keep on top of the current app upgrades (and can use each purchase as a tax write-off) of if you are loaded with lots of money and don't mind spending hundreds of dollars on each upgrade, knock yourself out. But if you are not wealthy and do not need all the bells and whistles, forget Adobe and go with something else––Pages comes to mind.  
(Version 1.0)

ANON BUD  Well. I've done everything I can think of and more. Safari will not launch for me. I do not have any of the plugins which are causing problems for some.

I'm at my wits end and!

And very unhappy…  
(Version 3.2)

ANON BUD  Ugly app with wild color schemes that make it very difficult to read text.

Good idea. Bad execution. Not at all Mac-able!  
(Version 1.1.6)

ANON BUD  I've been waiting over fifteen minutes for this app to finish launching I am getting nothing, save for some very hefty cpu usage.

Looks like a loser to me, but what do I know? The d--- thing won't event launch!  
(Version 0.7.6)

ANON BUD  Clever!

Their website says they are now offering this software for free and even give you the registration information so you can use the software once it's installed.

One problem, though. You have to have a password to use the software installerÉand they don't tell you what that is!

So. The software is free, but you cannot install it!

Wow. Clever marketing strategy!!  
(Version 5.0.1)

ANON BUD  Interesting.

I can change the preferences but am unable to do anything else! I can't add birthdays, can't open a new birthday list, can't import a text file, etc. Nothing happens! There's a major glitch with this app.  
(Version 1.7)

ANON BUD  Let me get this right: $40 for an agenda app that doesn't automatically import iCal calendars? If I want to have iCal events listed in Agenda I have to manually import each and every iCal calendar I have and even then it does not update events from iCal.

There are so many cheaper (and free) apps out there which play well with iCal and do what Agenda doesÐÐand much better, I might addÐÐthat I cannot for the life of me imagine why anyone would dole out $40 for this!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANON BUD  Really nice app. Syncs my three browser bookmarks flawlessly and the developer is extremely quick to respond to problems.

I had a major glitch with BD unable to read my bookmarks in Firefox 3 beta (Minefield) and the developer spent several days working to find and correct the problem–which, it seems, was unique to me. Any software developer with this kind of response to user problems is NUMBER ONE in my book!  
(Version 5.1.8)

ANON BUD  I'd love to go back to using Safari, but ever since version 3, every time I close a tab or an extra window, the app crashes on me. I haven't found much discussion on this in the Safari Forums.

Anyone know if I can go back to v. 2?  
(Version 3.1)

ANON BUD  Very tempting to purchase, but quite a bit buggy right now:

Spinning beach ball happens quite frequently when trying to perform some functions.

Doesn't recognize In Design documents in filtering set up.

Not all documents are identified in a particular folder/section.

Thumbnails don't come up much of the time.

Loupe quits working after a while.

I'm using a PBG4 on 10.4.11  
(Version 1.0b10)

ANON BUD  Fabulous for my needs and with the full purchase of iWork '08, much cheaper than MS Office. Translates Excel spreadsheets just fine.  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANON BUD  Love it! This has become my replacement for MS Word 2004. It seamlessly opens Word docs and the comment feature integrates well with Word's.

The cost is great for iWork '08; so much so that I'll not be paying for another MS Office upgrade ever again!

Would like to see this cross compatible with Office so I do not have to convert Pages files to Doc each time I want to share something with Windows users, but this is only a minor thing for me.  
(Version 3.0.2)

ANON BUD  A bit too clunky for me. The only way to create categories is on the fly. The date column indicates that the date is in an invalid format, even though a date stamp is used and new notes automatically record the creation/modification date. No way that I could see to attach an address book entry to an existing note. GUI is not Mac-like and text is not rendered well. Note formation is not intuitive. URL addresses are not automatically rendered (you have to highlight and then control-click on addresses to get a pop-up menu allowing to open in a browser).

Like a lot of Mac apps that are also made for Windows, it lacks the elegance of a truly native Mac application.

This is not a review and I am refraining from assigning a rating so as to not skew things. I only used the app for a short while, but long enough to know that I do not want to use this.   
(Version 1.0)

ANON BUD  I've been using OF for the past five months and find it an incredible piece of software. Even in Apha––and now Beta––it is easy to use, intuitive, and keeps getting better.

The developers are quick to respond when problems arise and work to resolve issues and bugs.

I purchased this within hours of it going for sale.  
(Version 1.0r94800)

ANON BUD  Well, I've tried this app again as my iCal is acting up and I really would like to have an integrated Contact Management/Calendar/Project application.

I would dearly love to love this app. I've found I can get over the non-synching with all my iCal calendars, but editing contact information is a nightmare. I lost several contacts simply by trying to change the category of the contact. And since this synchs with Address Book, those contacts were also removed from AB. Thank goodness that I make regular backups every few days.

Contactizer Pro is better than Soho Organizer and Daylite, IMHO. Now Up-to-Date/Contact is too old fashioned and the promised new version has been in the works for over a year. Entourage beats them all hands down (it really is quite excellent), but I just do not want to go back to that as I am trying to get away from using any Micro$oft products for good.

Just for what it's worth!  
(Version 3.5)

ANON BUD  I adore PF and have been using it for several years. Unfortunately, as of late, it has become a real CPU hog and I find that I have to quit PF. I am hopeful that this version might fix that.  
(Version 4.8)

ANON BUD  Good potential, but too buggy IMHO: 1) All my completed tasks mysteriously disappeared and I can no longer refer to them. 2) Doesn't carry over all fields, esp date due from MailTags. 3) Quirks with contact names. 4) Can't subordinate tasks to other tasks. 5) Doesn't always import bodies of e-mails as it should. 6) No alarms

But it's free and does a good job of keeping tasks organized. It also works well with Mail and MailTags (given the above caveat).  
(Version 1.4.5.5)

ANON BUD  It's been a while since taking a look at this app and I am very impressed with it, especially the ability to link various elements with contacts.

Two reasons, though, why I will not purchase this:

1) Does not sync with my different iCal calendars. It will only sync with iCal by creating a new Contactizer Calendar. This is not good for me as I rely on different calendars in my daily workflow. This is just a must have for me!

2) Does not render HTML in mail messages. With all the drawbacks of CRM4Mac, it at least renders HTML.

I would just love to use this every day, but the above are deal breakers for me.  
(Version 3.1.4)

ANON BUD  What? No Services?

Any App that is worthy of Mac HAS TO INCLUDE SERVICES!!!!!

And here I got my opes up with all the great new features of Navigator.

No Services?

No Good!  
(Version 9.0b2)

ANON BUD  Anyone else finding that this latest version is a CPU hog? It uses 65-80% CPU after running for an hour or so. I have to quit and relaunch it for it to go back to normal. After an hour os so...back to being a hog.

I switched back to Safari a while ago after being an exclusive OW user for many years. I love OW and hate to quit using it, but this CPU business is ridiculous. So, now I'm considering going back to Safari, even though it's way too slow and the tabs are not to my liking.

Any thoughts?  
(Version 5.5.4)

ANON BUD  Great potential. Nice GUI. Love the full screen mode and ability to add notes to PDFs.

Way too buggy right now for me to use: mysteriously loses data, confusing import results, not all that user friendly.  
(Version 1.1.1)

ANON BUD  I am always wary about updates because there are not a few people who indicate problems.

Having said that–I've absolutely never had a problem using software update. I am sure to repair permissions and verify the disk after each upgrade.

Perhaps if more of us who don't have problems leave their comments others wouldn't worry so much!?  
(Version 10.4.10)

ANON BUD  Let’s hope it works better now. It does not warn me when closing a window with more than one tab open.  
(Version 0.4)

ANON BUD  Says it’s 1.5b2 in the about. So either they forgot to change the version # in the about screen or this is not the upgrade!  
(Version 1.5b3)

ANON BUD  Well. thought I’d give it another chance, since it is supposed to be a major upgrade.

Still indicates that it is version 1.09 not 1.6.

No ability to make contacts that I can figure out.

No response from support helpdesk.

Since the developer likes to write in these MacUpdate pages, perhaps he’ll respond to this!

What gives? I would really like to tryout this app, but nothing has changed since the last time!  
(Version 1.6.0316)

ANON BUD  Not too sure I want to even try out a product that gets updated every week. This must be some kind of record. Or a very unstable product....  
(Version 2.7.9)

ANON BUD  Not quite sure what’s going on, but for the life of me I cannot get the app to work. I’ve read the documentation all the way through and have tried to get the app to copy and paste. Nothing. Just once I’ve been able to actually copy something, but I have been unable to paste anything. Oftentimes the app crashes when I try to perform some function.

If I’m doing something wrong, it is not self evident. I’m not that bright, but I think that if I can teach myself how to use InDesign in just a few hours, I should be able to learn this in just a few minutes!

I‘ll stick with CopyPaste. It’s an ugly app, but at least it works!

BTW- I’m using a 1 GHz Aluminum PB G4, 1 G RAM, running 10.4.8  
(Version 4.0)

ANON BUD  Updated like a charm through auto updater! In less than four minutes I was able to download and install and check to make sure all apps were working properly.

This update corrects the start time of events enter after March 21.

I’m just as unhappy as the next guy to have to be using ANY Micro$oft app, but I must say, it is an indispensable part of my workflow. I especially like that Entourage is an integrated contact management solution in one app.

Four stars for the app. Three for the price. Two for having to use MSanything. Even so, I can’t wait til Office 2008 comes out later this year....  
(Version 11.3.3)

ANON BUD  Not really an app for personal use as it doesn’t do anything that free Apple software doesn’t already do. There is no integration with Mail or iCal or Address Book.

This may be a geat app in it’s commercial collaboration mode, but it would still be nice to have it play nicely with Apple’s software.

But then again, this is a free app and if you do not need this kind of integration with other apps, go for it....It’s just not useful for me.  
(Version 1.5)

ANON BUD  I just wasted ten bucks on this. Crashes more often than not when deleting files. Developer has been responsive, but I can’t spend time trying to help him fix it.

I’m going back to AppZapper.  
(Version 2.1)

ANON BUD  Guess what? It doesn’t work! At least not on my PBG4 running 10.4.8  
(Version 3.2)

ANON BUD  This is my final two words on FoxTrot: Doesn’t work.

After some bugginess reported earlier and fixed, or so I thought. This latest version brings back the buginess. Indexing takes forever; updating the index takes forever; and then, it can’t even find what I am searching for. What Spotlight was able to find in less than five seconds...Foxtrot worked on for over ten minutes. I got tired of waiting and quit the app.

Now I’m going to trash it and consider that my money has just gone down the drain!  
(Version 1.2)

ANON BUD  Very nice app. Simple to use, yet elegant.

I’d been an iBiz user off and on for a while but kept encountering too many bugs and not enough support from the developer. OfficeTime does everything iBiz does but without the bugginess.

I especially appreciate the smooth integration with iCal and the ability to see time worked in graphic form. The developer is responsive to suggestions, as well.  
(Version 1.03)

ANON BUD  I quit using this app a while back due to some strange behavior and thought I’d upgrade to this new version. What I’m getting now is completely unacceptable to me:

* Duplicates entries get added for no apparent reason

* Manual time and date entry is messed up and frustrating to accomplish

* iCal synch sometimes duplicates entries already logged

* iCal calendars in iBiz drop down menu get duplicated

* Inability to use custom templates for reports

I realize this is beta software (the 10th!) but these issues are simply quite unacceptable. I hope that the developers get these fixed, because the software has potential. For now I will use something else. I suggest others do likewise.  
(Version 3.0b10)

ANON BUD  $99.00 for this? Are you kidding?  
(Version 1.5)

ANON BUD  Can’t import mboxes....

But the worst thing is this is a Windows app...Looks horrible! HORRIBLE I tell you!  
(Version 2006r3)

ANON BUD  Umm...

Sorry. Maybe I’m daft, but 8 bucks just because some folks are too lazy to drag a window by a title bar?

Lemme see... do I use a simple mouse drag to move a window, or do I enter a key combination (which I have to remember) and then drag the window?  
(Version 1.2)

ANON BUD  Well, the developer did respond about some erratic behavior I‘d been having. Things are working now.

I like that I can have a real time view into the docs I’ve searched and plug-ins from various apps really helps this (i.e. Mellel, VooDooPad, etc.)

I’m upgrading the rating a bit, but just hope that all bad behavior has stopped.....  
(Version 1.1)

ANON BUD  Been using for about a year and when it’s working, it’s great.

After a crash while updating the index, I have not been able to get it to working again. I just keep getting the spinning beachball and have to force quit!

Due to this erratic behavior, I cannot recommend the purchase.  
(Version 1.1)

ANON BUD  I’ve used this for about a week and find it so much better than Chaos Antidote, which I’ve used for about a year. I’ll keep the latter to deal with any cleanup I need on starting up, but Hazel will do most of that in the background. Really remarkable and simple to use. Plus, I just love the name! Hazel is still one of my favorite TV shows–now “she’s” one of my favorite utilities!

I can’t believe that folks are comparing this with Spring Cleaning, which it useless bloatware and really hasn’t been able to do anything under OSX  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANON BUD  Been using OW for several years now and it does keep getting better. There are some minor annoyances but these are being rectified: i.e. used to not be able to view YouTube videos in prior versions, but now works fine.

Tabs are remarkable! (And they can be viewed on the left or right). Saved workspaces are invaluable to me. I can set preferences for each site I visit. The AutoFill is great! Page and text rendering are good. But even more, the support is excellent!  
(Version 5.5b2)

ANON BUD  I tend not to trust installation packages which do not allow for deinstalls.

Was interested in seeing how this app stacked up against VooDooPad, which I’ve been using for many years and is an excellent wiki notepad with so much more.

Cannot get this app to launch, so I can’t test anything. Too bad, as it looked very interesting and appears to offer features I may want!

Oh well.....

Do yourself a favor and try VooDooPad. It rocks and doesn’t install via a package, just drag and drop!  
(Version 3.3.1)

ANON BUD  $99 for this upgrade from FMP 8? And this after I just gave them $179 to upgrade from FMP 6 just six months ago? I should have waited to upgrade and saved myself the extra $99!

This is a great way to lose customers....  
(Version 8.5)

ANON BUD  This is a developer which seems not very interested in getting new customers. After finally getting the demo downloaded (thanks to Mac Update folks for helping me with this) I am unable to use the demo because it keeps telling me my demo period has expired. After repeated messages to the developer I have not received even a hint of an answer. Admittedly, two days may not be such a long period of time, but when one is trying to demo an app, it would be nice to have some kind of response. Apparently, IÕm not the only one who has had problems getting the developer to respond to inquiries about their product, as you can read from othersÕ comments below!

Too bad. It looked like it might be an app that meets my needs.  
(Version 2.5.6)

ANON BUD  After trying for over 20 minutes to navigate the site with pages that wouldnÕt load, I was finally able to get to the download page for their ÒLiteÓ version. I entered a fake name and e-mail address because I absolutely NEVER give our my name and e-mail address to any developer just to download trial software. I was taken to the license agreement form which I accepted. The download never came up. ItÕs thirty minutes late and IÕm still waiting!

Seems to me, if they were serious about their software, theyÕd make sure that people can get to pages on their website. And Never, I mean NEVER give out your name and e-mail address just to download trial software.  
(Version 2.5.6)

ANON BUD  Could be fantastic, but it crashes on me way too much when I try to place or edit location pins (placeholders).  
(Version 3.1.0621.0)

ANON BUD  Very Nice app. Use it mainly for research and note writing while reading texts.

One addition I would love is the ability to do internet searches of libraries so that info on texts can be automatically added, like in Bookends and Readerware. Perhaps the developer might work on this?  
(Version 1.7)

ANON BUD  Two words: SLOW, EXPENSIVE

Using a 1ghz PowerBook G4 it took over five minutes to add just one reference to a brand new database using the online search method.

Scrolling is extremely slow.

Images and objects are not added to references.

I'm new to this, but I am also new to Bookends and find Bookends to be extremely fast, low learning curve, works with Mellel seamlessly. It only took me thirty seconds to search and add a reference from the Library of Congress site. All this, and it is almost a third the price!  
(Version 9.0)

ANON BUD  Okay. I really do not want to dis anyone, but..... What exactly is this app supposed to do? Does the unlocked version do anything? Because the demo doesn't, it is just a calendar that you can do nothing with.

$10 for this. Sorry, but there are lots of free calendar apps out there which actually do something other than just take up disk space!  
(Version 8.1)

ANON BUD  Fabulous Program. I use it exclusively for certain tasks, especially writing preparation for teaching class.

There is something of a learning curve to this app, but I really like the way it performs and manages text.  
(Version 2.0.6)

ANON BUD  Yet again another software developer which wants folks to enter personal information about themselves prior to downloading a trial software package.

Is this going to be how it is from now on?

Very frustrating and invasive to my privacy, especially for a product like this!  
(Version 3.2)

ANON BUD  A great little widget.

Why won't I purchase? Let me count the ways:

1) You have to log in to their website in order to purchase.

2) Website does not support my browser of choice, OmniWeb.

3) No clear directions on how to create a log in.

4) Did I mention this: you have to log in to the website in order to purchase! (You can tell that this one really has me riled up!)

Sorry guys, this is ridiculous!  
(Version 1.5)

ANON BUD  Big probs with the last update in that I tried to quit iClock and was unable to do so. Even had probs keeping the app from auto loading on startup. It loaded on its own. Had to trash...which I couldn't do, since the app wouldn't quit. Had to do a safe restart and then trash. It took a week for their support staff to respond to my request for help, and then they said I should download the latest version (which I already had) and reinstall. Big help!

I'm done with the app after several years of use and having to deal with a bit of quirky behavior.

Too bad. It used to be a fine app...  
(Version 3.0.3)

ANON BUD  Totally, completely, & absolutely an indispensable app for me. I keep it open all the time and use it to collect just about everything. And with DevonAgent, this has become a vital part of my workflow!  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANON BUD  Absolutely an indispensable app for me! I use it all the time for my work and am able to keep hundreds of pages in a single file with no problems.

GusÐthe developerÐtotally rocks. He is right there with e-mail assistance if I run into any problems and is always very quick with a fix if something goes awry.

Buy this app.

NOW!  
(Version 2.5.3)

ANON BUD  Very nice app. Does what it is intended to do. It has now replace iClock in my menu bar...I know, they're not the same, but iClock was getting way too buggy for me!  
(Version 2.2)

ANON BUD  I've quit using Daylite 1.9 for a couple of reasons, mainly consistent crashes that the good folk at Marketcircle have really never been able to fix. It is a good program otherwise.

This new version has been greatly anticipated by me and others in the DL community and I must say that I am sorely disappointed. A complete change of the GUI seems totally unnecessary to me. In addition several more keystrokes are needed to perform simple tasks, such as editing appointments and contacts. Perhaps these issues will be addressed as they come closer to the final version. But they'll have to radically change their GUI, as I find it to be less much less user friendly than the DL I've come to appreciate.

Meanwhile, I'll stick to Entourage as my CRM of choice.  
(Version 3.0b2)

ANON BUD  I'd love to upgrade, but the link has been busted for the past two days, even when I try to get on the developer's site through the help menu of LB!  
(Version 4.1b3)