OpenArena | Jul 11 2007 |
BASTIBENSE You probably should make a BitTorrent from this instead of making people suffer on lame download sites like FileFront.
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OpenArena | Jul 11 2007 |
KICK52 There probably is somewhere.. try checking the forums at http://openarena.ws/board Also, someone else has a mirror which is compatible with MU, though I am still waiting for a link.
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FinderPop | Jan 24 2007 |
BASTIBENSE I doubt that it uses a security hole. Besides, its available for PPC/Intel and probably uses offical or inofficial APIs to do it's work.
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Übertragen | Oct 10 2006 |
BASTIBENSE AWESOME! 5 stars. Finally a quick way to send files between my machines without having to use a file server every time.
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ffmpegX | Oct 3 2006 |
BASTIBENSE Same problem here with my Sony player. The problem with most players is that they only support DivX(1) video. AFAIK, ffmpeg and mencoder only encode DivX3, which is a different codec afterall. Dvision allows you to encode it to DivX(1) and that's why it plays fine on your player. ~Cheetah
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InstallerMaker | Sep 22 2006 |
Time's over folks... Apple brought it's own installation system, why would anyone want to use InstallerMaker anymore?
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InstallerMaker | Sep 22 2006 |
FLASH1296 Are you saying that Apple has a free installer maker available to the general public? If so, can you provide a url for same?
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InstallerMaker | Sep 22 2006 |
If you sign up for the developer program on Apple.com, you can download Xcode for free. In Xcode, there is the app called PackageMaker for making installers using Apple's Installer app. It's pretty cool. An example of one thing it does a lot better than most installer makers is, if you have a file or set of files that need to go into a specific folder (i.e., /Library/ApplicationSupport), you just set your installation up as though those files are there, drag and drop it in PackageMaker, then build the install package. When you open the new package, Installer.app opens and works like any other install package. With InstallerMaker or VISE, the installer has to search for those specific locations so you have to run though and set all that up through a much more complicated process. It also makes the install run slower because it has to search the drive(s) for those folders during the install. With Apple's app, it already knows where the file(s) are going and puts them there without searching. If the folder isn't there, it creates it. I used to use InstallerMaker because I liked it a lot better than VISE. But with PackageMaker, it's so much easier and takes so much less time, there's no way I'm going back to InstallerMaker. Besides, it's free since Xcode is free.
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| Jul 12 2006 |
BASTIBENSE Works great, unfortunately not very good for 3D games. ;)
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Tasks | Feb 2 2006 |
BASTIBENSE Even on a Mac. Check out MAMP (available on MacUpdate). It's a one-click, non-install package which contains the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP.
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Fire | Jan 12 2006 |
BASTIBENSE What would be the reason to have more than one AIM screen name? The only reason I could think of is stalking people.
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VirusScan | Aug 24 2004 |
BASTIBENSE What is the point of this product? o Mac OS X is a UNIX-based system. This alone makes it hard to write a virus. o How is it possible to actually GET a virus on a Mac? I mean, we don't have a Windows ActiveX-based Internet Explorer, full of security holes. I am working with Macs for like 18 years now and I never had any problems with virii yet. Not one. I'd rather spend my money on data rescue software, you will need this more often.
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VirusScan | Aug 24 2004 |
ANONYMOUS heh... I got infected with SevenDust once, many years ago, maybe five years ago. and I have been using Apple computers since 1978.
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VirusScan | Aug 24 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Sure, but the Mac scanners also help clear out those hordes of Windows virii/worms/trojans that will invariably wind up in your email, or elsewhere. Even if they won't infect your Mac, I'd still like to have a way to have them automatically removed (I delete spam and virus mails manually on the servers), and know the garbage isn't taking up space in my inbox. Also, if I were running a server, I'd like to make sure it's not there, either, and possibly being sent out to people who do use Windows... not good for reputation. :)
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VirusScan | Jan 22 2005 |
ANONYMOUS yeah, same here. I think i had one case of a benign (ie : didn't actually threaten anything) nVirB on a performa 5200 back in 1992...otherwise, nothing since 1987. Virex is for absolute tools. Spam filters can deal with the email...it's not like you need a biohazard suit to deal with a file that poses you no threat. Just delete them.
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Apple iPhoto | Aug 6 2004 |
BASTIBENSE At least its not like Microsoft. They have security updates for security updates within 2 days. :( And they have heavy problems with virus attacks and worms. Personally I think Apple cares very much about security and stability.
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REALbasic 2009 | Aug 1 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Impossible for you to write a useful comment too? :(
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4D | Jul 21 2004 |
BASTIBENSE On the first view this database has only pro points. But on the other hands are the upgrade licences. If you have, for instance, 15 users using a 4D server and you HAVE TO upgrade to a new version because 4D stops working on the previous version, and does not support Mac OS X, you have to pay like $9.000-$12.000 to JUST UPGRADE the server - probably without getting any more features you could use.
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4D | Dec 15 2005 |
MERE MORTAL You don't "have to" upgrade anything if you don't want to. 4D doesn't stop working when a new version is released. And 4D fully supports and sells two versions worth of product (for example now they're supporting both v2003 and 2004). 4D 2003 will continue to be supported until 4D 2007 (the next major upgrade) is released, which gives that version a full 4 years of support. Not bad in a fast-paced software environment.
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4D | Dec 15 2005 |
MERE MORTAL Oh, and 4D does fully support Mac OS X.
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4D | Dec 13 2006 |
DGUS The $9k-$12k upgrade cost is too high. I just checked current pricing for a full buy. 4D server std edition - $1000 Web Server add-in - $ 600 The upgrade prices are about half of the above.
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IPNetSentryX | Jul 15 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Why? Just block everything except the ports you want to use with some help of the Kernel firewall. :/
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IPNetSentryX | Nov 8 2004 |
3818 Sorry YOU had a bad experience!
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KidzMail | Jun 5 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Whee :> Now even I can read emails. :>:>:>
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REALbasic 2009 | May 18 2004 |
BASTIBENSE We are developing huge projects with REALbasic. Applications that have about 800.000 lines of code. No problems so far. :)
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REALbasic 2009 | May 18 2004 |
ANONYMOUS 800,000 lines of Rb code w/ no problem? What a load of crap.
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REALbasic 2009 | May 19 2004 |
SCOTTM 799,000 lines of "REM ...", the rest is a bunch of undeclared variables and GOTO's. Talk about spaghetti code....
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REALbasic 2009 | May 19 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Both posters above are idiots spouting their ignorant and outdated views. Before attacking Realbasic and its user community, please post a link to your Cocoa (or Applescript!) application so we too can rip it to shreds. Realbasic is a very viable and stable development tool and ought to be seriously considered for rapid multi-platform delivery.
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REALbasic 2009 | May 25 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Ok, here's the problem. The industry standard for writing code is 6 lines of code per hour, wrote, doc'ed and debugged. So let's take that 6 lines * 8 hours a day, (for you Rb devs, that's 48 on average) Now, let's divide 800,000 by 48. That's 16,666 hours. Divide that by 8, and you get over 2080 days of development, for a single developer. Now, most people only work 260 or so days a year, so that would be 8 years of development for a single developer!! 4 years for 2, etc. So you're trying to tell us, that you've spent 8 years worth of man hours, without problems? No freakin way. By comparison, the Panther Finder has approx. 150,000 lines of code.
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REALbasic 2009 | Jul 27 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Don't be silly, 6 lines an hour? I'd fire any developer that was so slow... it would mean he is sitting in Starbucks all day and not working on the project! Seriously... 6 lines? Most people I know can code a few objects a day.
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REALbasic 2009 | Jul 27 2004 |
ANONYMOUS The average may not be 6, perhaps higher to 8 or 10, but that's including writing it, documenting and also DEBUGGING it. Yes, on good days with good techniques you can even sqeeze upwards of 4-500 lines of code, but again, the above number is the industry's AVERAGE performance.
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REALbasic 2009 | Jul 27 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I am a bit advanced in RealBasic and I guess that I can make about 50 lines of code (or even more) per hour when making new app. I include debugging and all the stuff round. Debugging in RB is fast so you can run the app in few seconds on fast machines.
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REALbasic 2009 | Jul 27 2004 |
ANONYMOUS It's not really smart to focus on lines of code per hour as a performance metric anyway. Google for 'programmer lines code hour' and read some of the very interesting comments and articles.
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Lyrictracker | May 1 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Thanks! At least a few people out there like it. Hehe
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LimeWire | Apr 29 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Uh, Well. To be successful, you might want to let incoming connections to your computer/p2p app (fix your firewall) and share at least a few files. This will dramatically increase the performance and results.
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PowerMail | Apr 19 2004 |
BASTIBENSE But for those who used PowerMail to OS 9 times, this is great. I don't think that someone really wants to update his 500.000 message database to Mail.app, just to see that searching is -a lot- slower than PowerMail. Otherwise you can export and import almost every addressbook or mail format currently available, which is very cool. It supports IMAP and POP3 and has everything you probably want in a mail client. Hey, Mail.app is not even updated regulary, which is very weird.
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4D | Mar 30 2004 |
BASTIBENSE We are using it for our company database. Now we are most probably going to port that database to a combination of PHP/mySQL and SOAP, using Client applications which automatically update themselfes. The weak points of 4D are: 1) no object orientation, 2) *badly* structured window management, 3) bad recovery tool (often corrupts data), 4) *extreme* costs when buying or updating - 12 clients around 10.000 euros on every update. Yeah, it makes running executables for Mac OS 9, X and Win32, but who really wants such a bad structured application running an old database engine and a very very bad GUI engine? Me not anymore.
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| Mar 27 2004 |
BASTIBENSE What would you need Unicode for? Old versions of IE and Netscape don't even support a piece of it. Where is the big problem with sticking to ISO-8859-Latin1?
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Haxial KDX Client | Mar 22 2004 |
BASTIBENSE KDX is seriously a great application but since the authors implemented the downlad speed limit on the server, it is not really possible anymore to download good files on 90% of the servers. If you want speedy downloads, get BitTorrent. If you want to build up a community, get KDX or HX.
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Haxial KDX Client | Mar 22 2004 |
ANONYMOUS but most of those people that give their time and hdd space to serving are on DSL... can't be helped really, but hey - u take the rough with the smooth :c)
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Haxial KDX Client | Mar 24 2004 |
ANONYMOUS so your moan is with those particular server's connection speeds - not KDX!
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MaxBulk Mailer | Mar 15 2004 |
BASTIBENSE I see a spam message for 'free coupons' every day in my Inbox. Interestingly spammers are not using this kind of software anymore, but open Windows proxies and other open relays. :(
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WebDesktop | Mar 2 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Could imagine that this is quite useful if you want to watch the latest headlines on news-sites like slashdot or similar. However, should work better than Window's ActiveDesktop. *shiver*
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PureFTPd Manager | Feb 10 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Wonderful if you have to install a simple to use FTP server on a customer's OS X machine.
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NewsLetter | Jan 1 2004 |
BASTIBENSE Oh no! Yet ANOTHER batch mailer app. *sigh* Even if this one is designed to do 'newsletters' what keeps a spammer from using it for spam? Aren't there already enough batch mailer apps with a lot more features? And why would someone want to use a commercial mailer app if he can get all the spam features for free with php or perl? Questions questions questions... RIP batchmailers...
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db Reports X | Jan 1 2004 |
BASTIBENSE I have no idea what this could be useful for if you can not import it the same way back into a database.
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db Reports X | Feb 28 2004 |
68KMLA I can easily see how this could be useful, XML is a very useful format to have a large chunk of data in. Does it work? I have no dbs.
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db Reports X | Jun 30 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Well, I'm not sure what the previous comment is about, but I was able to import all the reports I created into a database record with no problem. When I want to print a report, I call up the report name from the database, write the file to the user's temporary directory, print the file, then delete it from the temporary directory (that's what temporary directories are for). Works like a champ! My application contains 34 reports, landscape and portrait, so as forms, some as database queries, all work perfectly. HIGHLY RECOMMENED!
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Poisoned | Dec 29 2003 |
BASTI Hey, this review seems to be one of those 'professional' flames again... If a user goes offline and never comes back online - thats not Poisoned's fault. If you get lots of results but none or only few downloads start, that must be a problem with your network set up. Do you use firewall software? NetSentry? NetBarrier? OS X firewall? Since it works like a charm for me, you can't tell me the problem is Poisoned.
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Xmud | Dec 25 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Did you see the big banner telling you that its Alpha stage?
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REALbasic 2009 | Dec 16 2003 |
BASTIBENSE This is good because the app itself won't use the memory of the REALbasic IDE, therefor making itself and the IDE more stable and reliable; also making it easier to find memory leaks.
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Ircle X | Nov 13 2003 |
BASTI Ircle is an old-school IRC client for the mac. I have been using it for years but I switched to Snak because Snak's interface is less bloated. I don't need most of Ircle's 'features'. Useful for the advanced 31337 user but too bloated for everyday use.
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Glider Pro | Oct 4 2003 |
BASTI Woot! Ten years back (when I was six years old) I used to play Cristal Quest and Glyder, sometimes even Sky Shadow (anyone remember that? :). OLD SCHOOL!!!
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Thrustoids | Aug 10 2003 |
BASTI Whee. Awsome fast graphics. What is missing is Network play and maybe online contests.
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Wallet | Aug 4 2003 |
BASTI Hmm. You can do most of this stuff using Address Book and iCal and Stickies. It's written in REALbasic, GUI-technically a masterpiece if you consider that it has been made using REALbasic. Unfortunatly no support for Mac OS X Toolbars. Price is _by far_ too high!
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REALbasic 2009 | Aug 3 2003 |
BASTI REALbasic is a very good and powerful development environment for professionals and hobbyists and there is a lot of good software out there. Unfortunately REALSoftware tells everyone they can make good software with it, so they go buy a book, create a text editor and release YET another TextEdit. This hurts.
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LimeWire | Jul 31 2003 |
BASTI This app used to be great until I found Poisoned. Truly the best client around.
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Haxial KDX Client | Jun 18 2003 |
BASTIBENSE KDX is a great tool for file transfers, just like Hotline was years ago. Unfortunately with the introduction of the download speed limits, every good server dropped download speeds to 1k/sec. This is not acceptable if you want to download a simple mp3. The reaction of the user is: 1) Disconnect, 2) Quit, 3) Bad impression of KDX. Please Haxial, be so kind and set the minimum download limit to 5 k/sec or so, so that you can get at least that speed on slow servers.
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Audio Toolbox X | Jun 10 2003 |
BASTIBENSE This application is (1) useless for people who do not work in laboratories, (2) has an _UGLY_ user interface, which means it is really UGLY! On the other hand I know that there are many technicans who need diagnostic tools like this one and are happy if they can use it.
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| Jun 8 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Nice try and may even have potential. However, it slows my computer down, uses a Haxxie to run at all and costs $$$.
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MagFarm | Jun 4 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Ha ha.. this is a joke right? What is the point of this game?
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DragThing | May 29 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Absolutely awsome. I'm using it for about six years now and it did not crash once yet. Absolutely worth the $$$!!!
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SafeClean | May 28 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Bah. Check out the freeware tool Cocktail.
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Adobe Reader | May 27 2003 |
BASTIBENSE I don't see any problems with it. It installs itself after downloading it (Safari) and has a nice icon. Furthermore it got a new cool Photoshop 7 like splash screen. After startup it presents itself in a shiny new user interface with new icons. Loading different PDFs did not bring up any huge slowdowns compared to 5.0. (Tested on a PowerBook G4/660, Mac OS X 10.2.5)
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Plain Text Editor | May 26 2003 |
BASTIBENSE I don't see why there should be yet another text editor. Guys, please use your time to code something more useful than a text editor. There are already hundrets of text editors for the OS X. Is Apple's text editor not useful enough?
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Fakie Flair Challenge | May 26 2003 |
BASTIBENSE Well, to be honest I was surprised by the bad quality (overdriven gamma settings?) and bad customiazability of this game. The physics feel like you drive a bobbiecar on a wild water slide and the player models look like overdriven by a tank. Sorry guys, but this is the worst graphics I've ever seen. I guess I will stick with Quake 1 and Bugdom. :)
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Lyrictracker | Feb 16 2003 |
BASTI Come on guys, be fair and don't rate the database content. This place is to rate the application!
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| Jan 9 2003 |
BASTIAN BENSE If Apple tries to make people pay for this they will fuck themself. I'm - for instance - not going to pay for a web browser nowtoday since you can get Chimera and Co. for $0. All in all, nice web browser, very fast and didn't crash here yet.
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Transmit | Oct 25 2002 |
BASTIAN BENSE Nothing to say. Still the best.
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| Oct 10 2002 |
BASTIAN BENSE Well, it got an ugly GUI, is very unstable and the Icon. Bah. Sorry guys but Apple has guidelines to make software right.
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DigiChat X | Oct 10 2002 |
BASTIAN BENSE One Word: Jabber. (http://jabber.org)
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