Gracion Enclose | Oct 27 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I have been using YouSendIt.com to do exactly this for a long time, and it's free for files up to 100Mb. To send multiple files that are 100Mb Gracion Enclose is better value for money, as the minimum YouSendIt upgrade is $10/mo. What bothers me is that this is a beta, for $34, that uploads to a server of the user's choosing, such as .Mac, so a careful price comparison is called for before deciding whether to go for this. Personally, I would never pay for a beta release.
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Gracion Enclose | Oct 31 2009 |
PAUL COLLINS Thanks for the comments and useful cost/benefit analysis. One correction: Enclose is NOT beta software - Enclose 1.0 was released February 2008 and has had several updates since then. Beta versions are sometimes posted, but there's always a final release available. And now, I've lowered the price to $15.
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Macsome AudioRecorder | Oct 10 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I lecture on Marketing. Rule 1: ascertain there is a market. Rule 2: if you want to compete against a market leader, what is the compelling reason to buy from you? Yes there is a market, but why should customers try and save $5 on an unknown newcomer versus the leader of the pack when this package offers absolutely nothing extra? Dear developer, I applaud your efforts, and those of all other Mac shareware publishers. Just get to grips with actual commercial realities. Sure, you will sell a handful of licences, but only to those that know no better. Keep developing, but make sure you add the extra wow! factor. Otherwise it's me too, five years too late.
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Dockter | Sep 1 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I nominate this as a contender for the "Most Stupid Application 2009" award. It's somewhat like filling your car tank and then ripping out the fuel gauge. "Don't need that any more!"
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GhostReader | Aug 31 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I really do not understand why this gets good reviews. This has been my second attempt to test drive the software. I will admit that voice quality is good (in so-called British English; it's OUR English, why not call it Real English?) but the pronunciation of even simple words is awful. Example: "wind" as in breeze, comes out as "wined" Attempting to change this via the available editor is a nightmare. It is my suspicion that the great reviews are either planted, or placed by non-English speakers
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DiskWarrior | Aug 30 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Thanks for the tip on where to find/show /private/tmp. I found the dmg file, but 5 DVDs later still do not have a bootable functioning disk. I have given up.
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DiskWarrior | Aug 29 2009 |
Where is /private/temp? I cannot find it on either a 10.4.11 or 10.5.8 machine. I am feeling a little stupid, but would like to try your workaround.
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DiskWarrior | Aug 29 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Like the overwhelming majority on here, all attempts to create an updated DVD have failed. I have tried several times on both an iMacG5 10.4.11 and a MacMini G4 (Intel) 10.5.8 using a Freecom burner. It's at the burn stage that everything hangs. The G5 has a superdrive but it is misbehaving (reads OK but does not burn) so I am forced to use an external burner, and wonder if this is the issue. As for finding /private/temp and manually burning the new image, where the heck is /private/temp? I can't find any such folder on either OS. Hugely disappointing as this app is fantastic. Would not be without it.
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DiskWarrior | Aug 30 2009 |
E_COMMERCE The folder is /private/tmp, not temp. Like other UNIX folders, it's invisible, but if you use "Go To Folder", you can open it and grab the image. That is, assuming you can even get as far as creating the updated image. Many can't. :(
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MacSword | Aug 21 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) If the great G in the Heavens really existed, surely this program would (a) have been available when the first computer was created, and (b) would have installed flawlessly on later machines, which it clearly does not. Read the comments, before mine. Why does a loving God create worms that eat their way out of your skin? Why does a loving God create cancer?
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MacSword | Aug 21 2009 |
JPW A loving God does not "create cancer". Man has chosen to unleash cancer into the genetic pool by pissing therein, i.e., on a large scale by means of environmental degradation, on a smaller scale, by choosing to partake of such activities as cigarette smoking.
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GraphicConverter X | Feb 17 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I began using GraphicConverter before OSX had been invented, on an OS8.x machine. It was great then, so I imagine that it's much much better now. Having invested in Adobe PhotoShop I now have little use for GC other than the occasional mis-configured tif file sent to me by a Windoze client, which PS cannot handle. Open and save in GC and the problem is fixed - amazing. For anyone who wants a Swiss Army version of a poor-man's PhotoShop, this is the one.
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PsychWidget | Jan 19 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) This is a first school / second school / college / university project. How many downloads can you score? BIG BONUS: Attach a virus = COOL
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DVD RegionCode Unlock | Jan 8 2009 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Whoa! IF this works, does it over-ride the in-built maximum changes to OSX/DVD Player app? I seem to recall it's a max of 5 changes, and that's it - all part and parcel of Apples DRM deal with the copyright holders. This sound very dangerous to me.
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AudioBook Converter | Dec 30 2008 |
Audio Hijack has been the de facto answer for years. I love the Mac developer community for producing some amazingly good value shareware, even freeware, programs. God bless you all, and I always pay up if I reckon the app is worth it. This is ridiculous! $35?? Get out of here.
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AudioBook Converter | Dec 30 2008 |
MONTY LEE I agree the price is way too high, but in trying it, I feel it much simpler than Audio Hijack in that I do NOT have to play the entire book. Unless I don't know how to properly use Audio Hijack (not an unreasonable conclusion), I think you have to play the entire file to "hijack" it, whereas this program converts it directly. The 3 minute trial converted perfectly on the two files I tried.
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AudioBook Converter | Sep 25 2009 |
EASER For $5 more, you can buy Amadeus Pro. I've had success making these kinds of conversions with AP. Plus, I now also have the ability to manipulate those files (and music files as well). AP also accepts a variety of free VST and related plug-ins. No, I'm not affiliated with AP (check out any of my replies on MU). I just think AP is a really good program and is worth investigating as an alternative. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23719/amadeus-pro
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VirusBarrier X5 | Nov 26 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I would not touch this with a barge pole (Limey phrase for all US readers' benefits). I tried it several years ago, at my expense, in an honest attempt to protect my Windoze recipients from inadvertent infections by forwarding e mail messages and attachments. The net outcome was nil - zilch - nada - in terms of detected viruses etc, and at the end of year one I was asked to pay another licence fee. Many years later, living without this application, I have still not been accused of sending a virus to any recipient. Great Mac interface (drew me in - like an idiot!) - but sod all use. A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. This is software sold on the FUD factor basis. If FUD means nothing to you, do a Google.
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Panic | Nov 3 2008 |
Great, the script kiddies have arrived. LOL - not.
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Sudoku Epic | Oct 7 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Sudoku Susser is donationware and has been around for years. It is truly excellent. The only feature that Sudoku Epic offers that is not included in Sudoku Susser is puzzle creation. Who needs that?
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Discovery Mac | Sep 26 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) I am totally bewildered. I have downloaded and read some complicated installation notes, and browsed the User Manual. None of which tells me, HOW DO I USE THIS?!
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Discovery Mac | Nov 21 2008 |
GEORGE REALES Hello, thanks for your interest. Here it is a video tutorial that shows how to install Discovery: http://www.discodsp.com/mp4/discovery_install.mov
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iAntiVirus | Sep 19 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Please do not get me wrong over what you are about to read, since I have huge admiration for developers who create great apps for the Mac as Shareware or Freeware (and occasionally good value Commercial) downloads. My concerns over this are: 1. Anyone subscribing to MacUpdate is smarter than the average bear, thus: 2. Anyone subscribing to MacUpdate knows the advice already posted by ZBOB - the best anti-virus defence is planted between your ears, and 3. How responsive can the developer guarantee to be when (NOT IF) an OSX virus gets into the wild? It takes a significant amount of monitoring and resource to implement an update to the filtering. The developer, PC Tools, offers no information about its history, size or structure on its web site. For all I can tell, this is a script-kiddie working from a garage. And the name PC Tools suggests a Windoze oriented operation, despite well-written copy telling me that everything is Mac oriented and does not bloat the apps database with Windoxw only virii (aka "viruses" for the illiterate). I know that Macs are in the frame for attacks from the e-vermin, and I also know that every single major AV vendor has given up trying to flog their wares to Mac users, for good reasons: there has, until now, been no credible threat. The time is therefore right for a dedicated and serious Mac software developer to come out with a product, that if it delivers, could easily become dominant. Meanwhile, I will not download this valiant (maybe?) attempt, as the cynic in me says that this is more likely an attempted sale based upon FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt = buy now; better safe than sorry.
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FileWard | Jan 20 2009 |
BLODWYN I like the fact that FileWard works on individual files rather than requiring an encrypted container. For me this makes storing encrypted files on remote storage services like iDisk or Dropbox easier and with quicker upload/download times than with a container. If you wanted you could have a different password for each file, giving even greater security against password crack attacks.
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SMasterMind | Apr 20 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) Very many thanks for this. I too had long forgotten this game, and having become bored to death by Sudoku, this is just the kind of 'brain-training' I needed. Wonderful stuff. The program's GUI has a few glitches that would not get past the major software houses' QA Dept., but it's freeware for goodness sake. Five stars from me, despite a couple of rough edges.
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Houdini | Feb 23 2008 |
Yes, this works, but when testing the App by dragging a folder onto the icon, it was saved inside the Applications Folder. I had a hell of a job finding it again , then a Spotlight search, then moved the revealed folder to where it should have been, then . Yikes! Apart from that, it does what it says on the box, and is a useful adjunct to TrueCrypt on my iBook (the Mac version of TrueCrypt does not yet support the option to create hidden files). And before anyone asks, "why not use OSX FileVault", the answer is that (a) a clean re-install of the OS after a fatal crash would erase the user's home folder - end of all saved files, and (b) the password used is the same as the log-in password which is nowhere near complex enough (I can't remember something like ACbhsY>uZXDYcLvUctuaeRrmzn9eaofAR3hj) to prevent brute-force hacking! Therefore my disc is partitioned with the files residing on the non-boot partition, encrypted with TrueCrypt and now hidden with Houdini. So a big thanks to the developers, and a request to correct the anomalous behaviour of drag and drop saving. Apologies for such a long post!
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Houdini | Feb 25 2008 |
DUNCAN LEV I think we fixed that dragging issue in the latest version.
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subidoo | Feb 19 2008 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) "May work on other versions (of OS X)". Well, it works a treat on 10.4.11. Many thanks to the developer for a useful little app.
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Lotto Sorcerer | Jul 6 2007 |
BUGSMAN (I ZAP GERMS) How has this got 4.5 stars? The entire premise is flawed. Random numbers are random numbers. End of story. Send me anything you like via PayPal and I will consult my crystal ball for you, giving you a much better chance of winning than paying for this.
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