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Cyberduck 3.0.1

Type: Review

Date: 30 May 2008 13:29

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Like other reviewers, I think the removal of the bookmarks drawer was a HUGE MISTAKE. This feature needs to return, I don't care if it's a drawer or sidebar or whatever. My FTPing involves a lot of changing directories and has become far, far slower with this new version of Cyberduck. =/ The way bookmarks work now is even more useless in that they open a new window.

However, Cyberduck remains one of the better free FTP options.

Transmission 0.95

Type: Comments

Date: 5 Dec 2007 03:39

With the Leopard firewall active, I am asked if I want to allow Transmission to accept connections EVERY time I launch it. Quite annoying.

iCal Events 2.3

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Date: 21 Nov 2007 03:53

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I was wondering when this would be updated to match Apple's Calendar widget (which was updated ages ago)! Very nice. Works great with Leopard.

Xjournal 1.0.6b1

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 28 Oct 2007 18:15

Doesn't work with Leopard. Crashes immediately.

Noise X 1.1

Type: Comments

Date: 21 Jun 2007 03:36

It works fine on Intel Macs.

iTuneMyWalkman 0.94

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 9 Dec 2006 06:00

I am getting the same errors. Can't use it, unfortunately...

Cha-Ching 0.2

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Date: 15 Oct 2006 18:04

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Looks GREAT. I know it's a beta, but I was able to use it for all of 15 seconds before everything broke and I had to re-lauch it.

Could use drag n drop support for photos like how Address Book and others do it.

Redline 1.0

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Date: 29 Sep 2006 03:50

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I don't find GranTurismo fun, and I don't find this fun either. Maybe it's good if you like this type of racing game.

Graphics were nicely done but boring looking. Sound effects were annoying.

Apple Mac Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.0

Type: Comments

Date: 19 Sep 2006 20:17

It's for the Mac Pro, not the MacBook pro.

The Unarchiver 1.0

Type: Comments

Date: 13 Sep 2006 14:35

Looks really nice! But does it decompress SITX? And does it work with archives (of any type) that are password protected?

Logitech Control Center 2.1

Type: Comments

Date: 25 Aug 2006 05:22

The MX518 has the same buttons as the MX500, which has been supported for a long time. Are there additional features of the 518 that need to be supported?

Logitech Control Center 2.1

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Date: 25 Aug 2006 05:20

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Supports all of the buttons on the MX1000. Only wish I could customize the horizontal scrolling speed of the "tilt" scroll wheel. USB Overdrive or SteerMouse may be better, but LCC is still the only option if you also have a Logitech keyboard.

Sol 1.2.2

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Date: 9 Jul 2006 03:31

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I didn't realize there was an update released for this widget, I had been using the second to oldest version! I'm glad I can now specify my own city instead of having to use the nearest major city... makes it a little more accurate. Very nifty.

iTuneSEnabler 1.3

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 25 May 2006 04:09

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I was interested in this as an option to iTuneMyWalkman, which happens to be FREE.

Can't use it. Window appears off screen, visible only with Expos�, making it totally non-functional.

Xjournal 1.0.5

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Date: 21 May 2006 14:38

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Best LJ client for OS X. Glad the 105 release notes were here, because they weren't on the developer's site yet. ;)

MPlayer 1.0pre8 rc4

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 15 Feb 2006 20:27

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Can't seem to display subtitles when they're built-in to the file (such as in a MKV), and doesn't hide the menubar when in full screen. These two things make it unusable to for me... however MPlayer seems more capable of playing high-res H.264 video on my slow PowerBook, compared to VLC.

I Love Lamp 1.5

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Date: 1 Feb 2006 01:12

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Version 1.5 gets rid of any complaints I had about this widget. The new retro look is very sleek! Appears to use little CPU (none when Dashboard is hidden) and no longer restarts when bringing up Dashboard.

Quicksilver 1.0b48

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Date: 15 Jan 2006 01:08

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At first glance I didn't fully understand the functionality of Quicksilver and so I never really used it. But once I gave it a real, long try, I really liked it. As an application launcher it's awesome, but it also does other things. I use Triggers to control iTunes VIA hotkeys. Integrates with Growl which is just great. Lots of customizability. Takes a little while to setup when you first launch it, but it's smooth sailing from there.

iStat Pro 1.0

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Date: 10 Jan 2006 04:09

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Useful, free, and good looking. Could probably use an update frequency option, but not necessary.

Conversation 2.14

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Date: 20 Dec 2005 02:32

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I've tried various IRC clients for OS X such as Snak and X-Chat Aqua, but Conversation has them beat hands down! Don't bother with anything else. Conversation just works, and is extremely "Mac-like" in its interface/features.

Linotype FontExplorer X 1.0fc2

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Date: 30 Sep 2005 02:36

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In terms of interface this is leagues and bounds better than either Suitcase or FontAgent Pro. It is also much faster to launch and use than the others. It is much more pleasant to manage fonts with. Auto-activation seems to have issues and is not as elegant as FontAgent Pro's. But this is not yet a final release, and it's absolutely FREE! That alone makes it worth using to someone who does not own another product. Absolutely recommended.

Calendar Clock 1.0

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Date: 13 Sep 2005 13:48

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Where are three of the months darker then the rest? It is beautiful, though a tad large. I agree with the other reviewers comments too.

Apple iTunes 5.0

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Date: 7 Sep 2005 21:38

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- I love the new interface. It's about time it got a face lift (not that it REALLY needed one, but change is good).

-Improved search is good!

-Elapsed AND remaining time is good!

-Shuffle by Artist OR Album OR Grouping (this is new, right?) is very good indeed. Similar to feature on iPods.

-Smart Shuffle slider is good!

-VBR AAC is good!

-Playlist Folders are good!

-"The Complete Harry Potter" is not really a feature.

iCal Events 2.1.3

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Date: 26 Aug 2005 20:02

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Everything about this is fantastic, a perfect companion to iCal. The ONLY thing I'd like is for the window size to be able to be resized a little smaller than the current smallest size, which is a bit bigger than I usually need/want it.

ZipCoder 1.0

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Date: 18 Aug 2005 17:43

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I really like the idea for this widget but it needs improvements:

- Better design! It's unnecessarily big, and IMHO ugly.

- Provide search results within the widget itself.

Barquee 1.1

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Date: 6 Aug 2005 17:10

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This is great. The display is very good and customizable and I've not seen another controller that has a display like this. Barquee also offers features other controllers don't in what I've tested (holding down the next/prev hotkeys to seek is super) and is just sleek and pretty. Needs some improvements (Unicode support, background transparency for themes; I hear those are coming) but is otherwise the best iTunes controller I've used.

Barquee 1.1

Type: Comments

Date: 6 Aug 2005 17:04

It's taking up 0.20% CPU for me (when not scrolling). The size it takes up can be adjusted.

iCal Events 2.1

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 16 Jun 2005 02:42

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Great widget, new features /seem/ nice... but when I open it it just hangs, and starts sucking up all my CPU.

Adium X 0.7

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Date: 19 Oct 2004 01:23

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Yes, I have tried the others... Proteus, Fire, official clients... Adium beats them all. 0.7 is a great release.

VLC Media Player 0.8.0-test 2

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Date: 3 Oct 2004 01:35

Yeah, there appears to be a 1 px green boarder around the video, and some of the controller buttons don't work. Good idea to wait for 0.8.0 final it seems.

Paparazzi! 0.1.8

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Date: 16 Sep 2004 03:37

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Most people probably wouldn't think about a program like this. I've needed to take screenshots of whole web pages before, and this makes it really easy and convenient.

NewsFire 0.21

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Date: 13 Sep 2004 19:59

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Very slick interface! I've been wanting something like this (until, I suppose, Safari 2.0).

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