CASTLE  I find that isn't how it works for me. Left/right skip about 1 minute, holding alt and pressing left/right skips 10-20 seconds.  
(Version rev11)

CASTLE  This has become my default media player, though VLC is sometimes needed for trickier files. The only thing I really miss from VLC, though, is the 10 second jump when hitting an arrow key/the forward button. MPlayer seems to jump about 1 minute, and you have to hold alt to get a short jump. Any chance of getting a way to specify the jump duration?  
(Version rev11)

CASTLE  £3.22 for the ability to look up my license code if I later lose it? They just lost a sale for the sheer cheek of it.  
(Version 1.0.4)

CASTLE  This ever going to get a real update?  
(Version 1.8.1)

CASTLE  Loved Rivet, paid for it and it worked a treat with my router setup. Now I'm trying to get Rivet to work with my Xbox via sharing my Mac's internet with it. No dice. According to the Rivet forums this isn't possible with Rivet. But it is with Connect 360. Wasted $20. Well, I did use Rivet for a month or so, so not totally wasted, but if you want to share your Mac's internet with your Xbox you'll want Connect 360, not Rivet.  
(Version 2.2)

CASTLE  Seemed a reasonable app until the upgrade policy turned out to have hidden costs. Now I cannot possibly recommend it.

At the very least they should provide a small tool to convert an existing disc image to one with the latest version on. The comments below indicate that it would be a relatively simple matter to do this.  
(Version 2.1.1)

CASTLE  Seconded. A complete joke to charge $5 just to get a download to a minor update. I'll never be buying from these guys again, and thoroughly recommend you reconsider any purchase from them.  
(Version 2.1.1)

CASTLE  Installed a login item without asking. Deleted immediately.  
(Version 1.1.3)

CASTLE  That's one hell of a coincidence, then. All of these stopped working IMMEDIATELY following my use of Xslimmer, and have worked perfectly since I reinstalled them (and haven't used Xslimmer since doing so).  
(Version 1.6.2)

CASTLE  I ran Xslimmer on all the apps in my app folder that weren't blacklisted. I'd say about half now won't launch and are having to be re-downloaded. Examples include LiquidCD, MacPAR Deluxe and Wallet.  
(Version 1.6.2)

CASTLE  I really don't get how the developer has been rude. In fact, JakStat, you're been really quite rude several times. You've also accused him of stealing code, but offered no evidence. You seem to have some vendetta against this developer and haven't said anything to justify it. More than 10,000 people have considered Fiwi interesting and potentially useful enough to download it. I for one am thankful for the developer's time.  
(Version 1.1)

CASTLE  After running Dock Spaces my Spaces had been cut down to 4. I tried to go into System Preferences to change them back, but my Spaces is badly messed up. First, no windows would appear at all. I restarted, assuming it would get rid of the problem, but instead every time I initiate Spaces all the windows come up, over the top of the blue Spaces. Can't get to System Preferences to try to change my settings back. Not fun.  
(Version 2.10)

CASTLE  No problem projecting the timeline here (though I've only tried with mirrored displays). What I would like to see, though, are more advanced (or at least easier) printing options, so a long timeline can be scaled down, exporting to Flash would also be great, and the ability to prioritise certain events, so on really busy timelines some events don't get pushed off the page. The keys used to navigate through a 3D timeline are also strange — I'd like to be able to hit the space bar to move to the next event on a timeline in 3D mode. Perhaps allow the user to define the keys? A great app, but surprisingly few options.  
(Version 2.2)

CASTLE  Great app - I really couldn't live without it. I do wish the CPU usage could be limited, though. On my MBP running MacPAR will make playing any kind of video impossible.  
(Version 3.8)

CASTLE  The exact same thing happened here, too. I want The Unarchiver to handle zips and sit files, but I absolutely don't want it opening rar archives. I have other apps I prefer for that. Unarchiver completely ignored my settings and has taken over everything it thinks it can open, including Windows .exe files.  
(Version 1.6.1)

CASTLE  Includes highly restrictive and invasive DRM that puts me off buying it entirely.  
(Version 1.0)

CASTLE  Shame they don't have a better payment system. I just went to register a license only to find that by the time they add the tax (which I never usually have to pay when buying software) and the processing fees all of a sudden I'm being asked to pay $40, not $30. Nah.  
(Version 2.0.3)

CASTLE  It's too hard to give your application a name that's not already in use?  
(Version 1.0)

CASTLE  I got Hazel in the recent MacUpdate bundle. I'd not have bought it normally, but thought I'd give it a go since it was essentially free. I rarely used it and quickly forgot about it. However, over the past month or two I'd been finding that my computer would become very unresponsive when it was under heavy strain - far more so than it used to when under the same conditions. I finally found time to troubleshoot the issue, and after a lot of trial and error I discovered that uninstalling Hazel significantly improved performance on my MacBook Pro. I'd forgotten it was there and it didn't cause any noticeable spikes in Activity Monitor, but uninstalling it made a HUGE difference to the speed of my machine.  
(Version 2.2)

CASTLE  Had many issues on 10.5.2 and even more on 10.5.3. No response from the developers, despite several requests for help. The buggy nature of the app and total absence of any kind of support force me to recommend against buying this app.  
(Version 3.1.3)

CASTLE  Seems to generally work okay, but I've had numerous issues with it, particularly it telling me I need to pay for extra features when I have the registered version and it crashing frequently when it loads at startup. Tried contacting the developers for help but never received any response to any of my mails. I'm glad I only got it as part of the MU bundle and didn't pay full price for it.  
(Version 3.1.3)

CASTLE  This looks like just the sort of thing I'd want from an RSS reader and might finally get me using RSS more frequently. But $30? I'd never pay $30 for an RSS reader no matter how good it was.  
(Version 1.0)

CASTLE  Generally a great little app, but the menu icon is ugly and really ruins the aesthetic of my menu bar - plus it cannot be moved so it sits at the far left of my menu icons. Any option for a menu icon more in line with the standard menu icons would be great!  
(Version 3.0)

CASTLE  I think you have misunderstood what DockLock is and what it's for. It is designed to let you choose which features of your Dock you want locked or unlocked and to lock or unlock them for you with 1 click of the mouse. You should not need to bring up the preferences window often, and many (most?) users of DockLock will not need to register. Please actually make an effort to try out and to understand an applicaton before judging if it is worth the shareware fee.  
(Version 2.0)

CASTLE  Plus, nothing DockLock does can be done in System Prefs, and everything Onyx can do that DockLock does too is still free in DockLock 2.0. It's HOW DockLock does what it does that it's useful for, not so much WHAT it does.  
(Version 2.0)

CASTLE  Works superbly and is brilliantly simple to use! Plus, it's free!  
(Version beta)

CASTLE  Unison is still in dire need of a major update. Aside from the many needed bug fixes I'd love to see video previews and far more control over the download queue - preferably the ability to queue and schedule NZBs separately!  
(Version 1.8)

CASTLE  Is this thing still wiping hard disks? The developer never did acknowledge the issue officially, so I wonder if he ever fixed it? If you run MediaCentral from a folder inside your Applications folder, BEWARE!  
(Version 2.6.3)

CASTLE  A much needed and elegantly implemented application. Makes commonly needed tasks with your iSight easy and fun! I would like to see the option of greater control over some of the functions, but for such a recent app this is great stuff!  
(Version 0.5.4b)

CASTLE  This is in desperate need of a full update. The program is still great, and I keep trying it to see if it does the things I want to convince me to part with my cash, but it's been a long time since it was released. It was one of the most beautiful and simple apps on the Mac when it came out, but now many apps have passed it in both respects. I'd love to see a more persistent download queue (if I put something in the queue it means I want it - I shouldn't have to manually requeue things if there's an error), previewing of movies within Unison, more thread sorting options, and generally a better awareness of how usenet really works these days. This app is slipping behind the times. It's a shame, because it's still a brilliant app!  
(Version 1.7.9)

CASTLE  Works brilliantly. Pure genius. Elegant and Mac-like. And free! This is a prefect example of the sort of high quality, useful and free utility that we need more of!  
(Version 0.10pr4)

CASTLE  Nice little app. Needs to use a fixed width font for displaying walkthroughs, though. I'll be keeping an eye on it!  
(Version 1.0)

CASTLE  Public beta it may be, but if they're willing to charge money for it then they're willing to have it rated and criticised. Too many companies use the "beta" tag to justify releasing, or worse yet selling, incomplete and buggy software.  
(Version 1.0b5)

CASTLE  The app itself continues to impress me with its ease of use and ability to actually get things downloaded.

However, the last couple of versions have made my MacBook Pro C2D fan run from the moment I open Xtorrent to the moment I close it (I close it, fan immediately starts to spin down).

The only other thing that makes my fan run so solidly is Quake 4. No other app I've encountered causes as much fan use as Xtorrent. Something changed? This wasn't the case from the b17 days.  
(Version 1.0b2v23)

CASTLE  Actually, RarMe has been doing just that for several years. SimplyRAR definitely makes the job easier, though!  
(Version 1.0.9)

CASTLE  RarMe is currently looking for an artist/web designer to help to relaunch RarMe with a new design, new features and sexier web site! Email rarme@armelline.com if you think you can help!  
(Version 0.5)

CASTLE  Seems a good start but I'd like to lower idling CPU usage (about 8-12% on my creaky old PowerBook), better handling of VIDEO_TS folders and, in an ideal world, Nero .nrg support. Superb interface and smooth execution, though. Not sure about paying for a beta, mind.  
(Version 1.0b3)

CASTLE  Brilliant little app. Simple and easy. Plus, it just works. After giving up on torrents a year ago I was using this for 5 minutes before I had 15 torrents running - all actively downloading. I've often struggled to even get one good torrent going with other apps.

Before I'd pay for it, though, I'd need to be able to select individual files to download. It'll let me see the individual files, but not selectively download them.

Rated as a FREE beta.  
(Version 1.0b1v16)

CASTLE  Is there any way to get this working on 10.5? Is there an update likely? Or will we have to wait until 10.5's official release? XCode is so much harder when I have to manually scroll :(  
(Version 1.4.1)

CASTLE  Does this app still delete your hard drive if you install it into a subfolder of Applications? I'd rather not have that happen to me again...  
(Version 2.2)

CASTLE  Turns out you can make it show slides with a 1 to 9 second interval by pressing the number keys!  
(Version 1.2.1)

CASTLE  I sent a list of feature requests to the developers and got a point by point response from them, which was informative and friendly. I guess either you were unlucky or I was lucky.  
(Version 1.7.7)

CASTLE  Brilliant fun with a novel and unusual premise and gameplay. Too short though! Needs more levels, but since it's free you can't complain! Would be great fun ported to the DS and other handhelds.  
(Version 2.0)

CASTLE  Awful lot of 5 star comments here by people who have posted once and not logged in since...  
(Version 4.0.3)

CASTLE  VLC is still an amazing video player, but this update is slower, less reponsive and drops more frames than previously, especially when playing avi files. Hopefully it'll get faster again rather than slower!  
(Version 0.8.5)

CASTLE  Best and fastest image viewer for OSX. My only gripe with it is that you can't do an automated slideshow, and can't set how long each slide should play for. I can get it to do that, anyway :P   
(Version 1.2.1)

CASTLE  Unnecessarily complicated. Barely any less complicated than the command line itself. Seems to occupy some void between command line and "easier" GUI.  
(Version 1.7.2f)

CASTLE  With the release of SimplyRAR I'm getting a few questions about the status of RarMe. There are three points to be addressed:

Firsty, RarMe has no been abandoned but is not in active development. Updates will happen only when I find the time, which is not very often.

Secondly, people are asking why SimplyRAR doesn't require RAR to be installed and RarMe does. The answer is simply that the RAR license prohibits such distribution of RAR without the author's written permission. Despite several requests I've never even managed to get a response from the authors of RAR, let alone permission. SimplyRAR presumably had better luck. Until I do get written permission I will continue to respect the RAR license and distribute RarMe without RAR included.

Thirdly, (RANT ON) the slowness of RarMe development is partly due to the lack of donations. I don't say this out of greed - anyone who bothered to click on the Donate tab will have seen that I don't ask for donations to be sent to me, but to several charitable causes I support. I don't feel hugely inspired to put work in on RarMe when so few people support these important causes. Just $1 to any of the listed charities will make a difference. If we all put more support in to causes like these I guarantee you the world would be a better place.(/RANT OFF)  
(Version 0.5)

CASTLE  Looks like a great little app and I was looking forward to using it. However, there's no way I'm registering my details for what claims to be a freeware app. Especially since the registration requires connecting to the developers servers. Not good at all, imho. Deleted without even being tested, which is a shame.  
(Version 1.0.5)

CASTLE  So, is this version safe to install, or is it still trashing numerous people's files? The update makes no mention of fixing this issue. Or is deleting people's hard disks counted as one of the "various minor bugs"?  
(Version 1.2.1)

CASTLE  I actually find it quite staggering that this program is available for download still. One case of massive data loss and I'd be worried, but thinking that there might have been another cause than my program. By the second I'd be taking the program offline until I was sure it was fixed rather than risking anyone else losing so much data.  
(Version 1.2)

CASTLE  Mine, too, was set to install into a subdirectory of the Applications folder. I too have received no response from the developers, even though they've had time to update the application since I sent an email via the web form.  
(Version 1.2)

CASTLE  My browser was running at the time. The back and forward buttons vanished, but I was still able to navigate.

As for a backup, I back up all my important data. But it never occured to me to back up 15gb of Applications. I guess I'm just stupid.

Naturally the blame lies entirely with me for not backing up. The application that deleted 15gb off my HD is enirely faultless.  
(Version 1.2)

CASTLE  I don't think this is in any way descended from CarraFix. I remember using the command line version of this around when Carrafix came out.  
(Version 1.1.2)

CASTLE  Great app, and easily the easiest and best for Usenet. Can be a bit sluggish at time, though, and the latest version seems pretty buggy, especially with the downloads and download queue. Also, keyboard shortcuts such as "Select All" no longer seem to function in the download queue.   
(Version 1.7.2)