CORPSECORPS  Safari Adblocker isn't bad, but it's pretty primitive in comparison and has no "Element Hiding Helper" equivalent. Plus input managers can be problematic.  
(Version 3.5rc3)

CORPSECORPS  Not ANY OS conditions.

When i'm playing flash games online, i typically get more stutters, and other snags in Firefox than Safari even if i have only 1 window with 1 tab.

I've actually had very few problems with Safari. I use Firefox as my primary browser because it's got THE critical add-on Adblock Plus.  
(Version 3.5rc3)

CORPSECORPS  This is a better solution than some of the other adblockers since, as a proxy, it will work with various browsers and isn't broken by minute changes in them.

However, i don't find it's interface very intuitive (about on par with the monstrosity Privoxy), and the deal breaker for me is that there's no interactivity with the browser interface.

In fact, as one has to bring up System Prefs to make changes, it's less convenient to add to than those that require bringing up the browser prefs.

As i find new websites that become places i visit often, i need to be able to kill ads (and clutter) as i find them, without having to look at page code too carefully. Subscriptions have never really thrilled me.

So far nothing even remotely approaches the ease and versatility of Adblock Plus with Element Hiding Helper. I waited years for such a thing to show up.  
(Version 1.3.6)

CORPSECORPS  Seem to be some nasty regressions in recent Ripit versions for many people. In my case, it seems to rip most anything i give it... kinda.

Occasionally the result won't even play with Apple's DVD Player, and when it does, the rip will usually confound just about every re-authoring and conversion tool i try.  
(Version 1.2.11)

CORPSECORPS  Apologies for not exploring the software in more depth before posting my original review and including this there, but it gets worse!

FontExplorer Pro does a lousy job of recognizing duplicates or aiding the user in doing so. After importing various folders of fonts, multiple versions of the same font in different folders, from different foundries, different vendors, or in different formats may exist in the library and not be recognized as duplicates.

The following can all coexist in the FEXP database without sending up any red flags:

/Library/Fonts/Ariel Narrow.ttf

/FEX_Folder/A/Ariel Narrow Family/ArialNar

/FEX_Folder/A/Ariel Narrow MT/ArielNarMT

/FEX_Folder/A/Ariel Narrow/Ariel Narrow.ttf

/FEX_Folder/A/Ariel Narrow 2/Ariel Narrow.ttf

/FEX_Folder/F/FF Ariel Narrow/ArielNar

I began from scratch and it seems these can all come to exist while prefs are set to skip importing duplicates, and no good way is provided for handling such situations, requiring the user to carefully screen for possibilities before importing, or browsing & searching the FEXP library and deleting by hand. Without very careful comparison, one may never notice whether any one is better quality, has more or less glyphs, or has other differing properties.

Though one is OpenType (TrueType flavor) and the other PostScript Type 1, FEXP doesn't separate the following, showing all 8 (4 variations of each) under just the one family name "Ariel Narrow".

/Library/Fonts/Ariel Narrow.ttf

/FEX_Folder/A/Ariel Narrow Family/ArialNar

Seems like pretty poor form for Linotype.  
(Version 2.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  Got some other problems with this. When importing, it doesn't make any distinction between versions of the exact font if there's the slightest difference in the name.

Via the above, and other problems, when importing i tend to wind up with a lot of font conflicts of sorts it won't handle, missing files, etc.

Also, i get a lot of crashes when trying to import large numbers of fonts. Even though it's set to skip duplicates and the like, if it hits one bad font, instead of reporting an error IT CRASHES!  
(Version 2.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  FontExplorer Pro seems like easily the best font handling/viewing application i've seen. I used the free non-pro version for quite a long time.

I'm finding that unfortunately it does have 2 serious problems.

1 - IT CRASHES!

Try to move a font from a system set under the wrong circumstance; it crashes. Try to add a font to a system set that already contains it; it crashes. Sometimes i've no idea why. It's just not very robust at all on my Mac Pro under 10.5.7.

2 - It's too costly.

I still haven't ever seen a font handling app that has a really good way of sorting fonts with similar properties. Perhaps it needs to be worked into the font technology.  
(Version 2.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  Download link doesn't work for me. (FF 3.0.11)  
(Version 1.5.1)

CORPSECORPS  I have to agree.

I use CDFinder, but only consult it when absolutely necessary because of the horrid interface. It just seems wholly unintuitive and tedious.

I don't fully like the left pane functionality, and the right pane is a pain.  
(Version 6.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  While i'm solving fewer sudokus these days, i'm really glad the application is still kept up to date.  
(Version 2.5.8)

CORPSECORPS  Ditto my last comment.

Too pricey and Carbon!  
(Version 3.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  I can't seem to get the download link to work, or the link for the developer.  
(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Just doesn't make sense not being a Universal Binary and costing $40!  
(Version 2.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  I don't use it in place of finder, but when i need to do any serious organization and browsing, this is a GREAT tool.

It's not overpriced considering the vast array of features and essentially other apps built in, though i know some folks who'd snap it up if were cheaper, or on promo (hint hint).

I used to use File Buddy, but by comparison, it's interface was awful.  
(Version 5.1.3)

CORPSECORPS  While it would be nice if this could delete files, the UI is so slick and gives one such a clear immediate concept of what's gobbling space where, it's brilliant.

Scans disks quickly appears to be very solid. Bought it on promo, but after using it more, i think it's worth full price...almost. 8^)  
(Version 1.3)

CORPSECORPS  When run, 1.0.3 immediately checks and asks if you want to upgrade to Gluestick64 (1.1), the 64 bit version.

Pretty straight-forward and simple to use little app.

Now saves in both gluestick formats and exports to some image formats, as well as .icns.

Some aspects of the UI could be slicked up a little (e.g. choosing a zoom % doesn't take effect until you click in the content area).

Generally overpriced.  
(Version 1.0.3)

CORPSECORPS  I don't see much more to automate, and while not terribly pretty, it don't see what else the UI would need.  
(Version 2.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  Leopard?

This is so old it couldn't possibly handle Leopard icons even if it does function.  
(Version 3.0.5)

CORPSECORPS  Whoa! That IS slow.

Impressive features. If it was snappy, the toolbar icons made their function more obvious, it properly handled Leopard's 256 and 512 pixel icons, it would be great!  
(Version 3.7.2)

CORPSECORPS  How about making it set custom icons for Leopard Folders, such that they don't prevent the folder icon from being double-clicked to open it?

Apple seems to be in no hurry to fix either that or the disappearing 512x512 pixel mask bug.  
(Version 0.4)

CORPSECORPS  Eh?

I get nothing when i click the download link. (61 KB?) There's no developer link. The description of what it does is extremely vague.  
(Version 1.0)

CORPSECORPS  Y'all can ignore my previous comment if you're an IconDroplet 1.5 and Leopard 10.5.7 user, since using that method gives you a folder icon (in icon view) that can't be double clicked to open it. You have to click on the name, UNLESS you shrink the preview to 112 pixels or less in size, which makes NO sense, but Apple certainly doesn't seem to be doing anything about any of their new icon bugs.

So, while i'm not thrilled about having to use this, nothing else seems to be showing up to do it's job any differently, and the problem with customized folders not being clickable above 112 pixels NO LONGER APPLIES to folders where the custom icon has been copied from the results of IconDroplet 1.5.

Therefore i'm giving IconDroplet 4 stars for being the only app i'm aware of which makes it possible to get around this annoying Leopard icon bug!  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  Version 9 was in beta about the time i was set to became a serious user. When 9 was supposedly finalized, i was disappointed the UI hadn't been simplified or better organized. It had also developed some peculiar bugs and behaviors which multiplied when Leopard showed up.

Questions and comments to the developer were met with what seemed to be irritation that Leopard had even come along, and very little help or answers as to whether the software would be fixed.

It hasn't. It was overpriced and is much more so now that it has several significant problems just with the functions i'm interested in.

No idea why people would suggest "Tidy Up" as an alternative when it does such a minuscule subset of what this does. Somewhat nearer would be Path Finder.  
(Version 9.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  Good idea. 8^)

Still not working, unfortunately.  
(Version 8.18)

CORPSECORPS  Since upping to 8.18, typing the hotkey will bring up the window, but no selected files appear in the list, even though I have since restarted the system.

The contextual menu will still send selected files to ABFRX.  
(Version 8.18)

CORPSECORPS  I agree.

I see no point to the smiley/frowny face scores. They should go, and MU should bring back display of ALL star ratings instead of just the overall.

While some people will stab at an app with 1 star across the board if they have a problem with it or the converse, in general, i liked seeing a graphic representation of the specific areas of the app people were satisfied or dissastisfied with.  
(Version 2.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  If you want to see this same problem gone horribly out of control, look at the application "Transmission".

There's an entire fanboy "hit squad" on the topic which will belittle, demand proof of claims from, and pile with frowns, anyone making claims of problems or concerns about software, or about one of their own. They will equally build up with smiles, any statement which is positive, or from one of their own.

If somebody should suggest that it's going on, they deny it though it's obvious, as many few posts have no + or - rating, and many are as high as 10 one way or the other.

When i pointed it all out to MacUpdate, i was disappointed when they told me it wasn't a "moderation issue". :(  
(Version 2.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  For me nothing is ever transferred between Snapz and the drive while the software is idle (even when i was using 2.1.2).  
(Version 2.1.5)

CORPSECORPS  Has been a handy and much used piece of software for a long time, but still suffers from a few issues which i've always found HIGHLY annoying:

• Has to share activation short-cut key with the system, preventing

use of the system capture without quitting the Snapz process via

Terminal or Activity Monitor.

• Always adds an unnecessary resource fork to images, which defeats

Leopard's automatic "Icon Preview" so i have to use a context menu

add-on to strip it for EVERY capture!

• LACKS a feature for allowing an "instant" screen shot without UI,

interaction, making it impossible to get shots of full-screen

games in action.

The 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 added nothing i use enough to make much difference to me. Fixes for the above 3 snags would have made it 5 stars straight across.  
(Version 2.1.5)

CORPSECORPS  A long time since FastDVDCopy was updated, during which the movie studios have have been hard at work creating new tricks. You must be very lucky, or ripping old discs.  
(Version 1.2.5)

CORPSECORPS  @KEVINDK: In response to your continued demand for this link, I did NOT say ANYTHING about posting a LINK from the Transmission forum that i was told to post here. The "hit squad" here has poor reading comprehension as well as being arrogant and illogical.

If you reread near the top of the relevant topic, it was ROBBY.IS.ON who said i should put a link HERE to my post at the Transmission forum so he could look at it, to which my reply was (exact copy) "Why? You tell me to take the issue there, which i already did. Now you want me to bring it back here?

Nobody there had an answer!"

I'll admit that in retrospect that sounded slightly snotty, but i didn't see why i should take time, since i'd already done my due diligence in trying to locate an answer, and while finding some confirmation of the port problem, never got any answers OTHER than: 'try going to {insert site}', which i had done plenty of.

So this link you keep demanding of me never existed, but was a fabrication YOU created based on your misreading my post, OR just what it is, YOUR demand again that i provide a link to that forum.

No more basis to it than your assuming lies where none are demonstrated. To the contrary, during the argumentative debacle, you didn't give my proof (Empornium not allowing use of Transmission) credence though it was clear. It's being a pr0n site has zero to do with the relevant FACTS: It's a torrent tracker with 800,000+ members which has the claimed policy: DON'T USE IT.

Lastly, since i've basically been treated like excrement here for nothing more than posting a minor issue (Transmission port problem), a wee bit of info (some trackers not wanting people to use Transmission, a policy which i did NOT say i agreed with), pointing out the group of run amok fans of the software here which load up every post with smiles and frowns depending solely on the disposition of the post toward the software, or other "hit squad" members, which is blatantly obvious (others having noted it before i did), and noting bigotry and condescension of same (which YOU, HAPPYSUDSY, KKK, BLHAB, and ANONYMOUS have amply demonstrated in the two remaining topics i started, as well as various other places), i think i'll refrain BOTH from providing ANYTHING you (or any other "hit squad" members) demand (since it's obvious you'd still consider me beneath contempt REGARDLESS of anything i were to do, and have no answer to my issues with the software and would rather just shift focus), or from making any further response to you at all, in future.

When/if i get Transmission functioning properly, i will then render my review of it according to actual experience using it, setting aside that certain of it's advocate's are such rectal orifices.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  ANOYNYMOUS: LOL! I was the one that complained. They told me if they removed yours because of the stupid posts you made, they would have to removed mine because they wouldn't make sense.

I ASSURE you mine wasn't removed for the same reasons yours was. LOL!

-------

Yikes. Behemoth egos around here.

Unlike you... people, i don't assume things to be true with zero proof for or against and call it "logic". However, i strongly doubt they would write "stupid posts" because when i've had exchanges with them, MacUpdate people were much more diplomatic than that. Secondly, most of my material removed wasn't in response to, or directed at YOU, unless you have multiple logins to further your "smiley/frowny" power. It was KEVINDK.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  You people have got some MASSIVE ego problems.

It's not incumbent on me to provide information just because YOU ask. If you go around assuming people are liars because they don't provide information YOU want, WHEN you want it, that's your problem. You've probably seen RTFM? Well, LUTFTY (Look Up The f__ Threads Yourself)!

After the posting debacle of a few days ago (during which i stated that 1 of the 3 trackers i'm aware of that prohibits, or at least warns against the use of Transmission is Empornium {800,000+ members}, it made no difference. Because it's a pr0n site, my claim (though proving absolutely i am NOT a liar as at least one such site does exist) was sloughed off with slights against my character.

It's quite obvious that no matter how much information i were to provide, how conclusive, or how minuscule the possible motive to lie, you people loading up every little response here with piles of smiles and frowns would find an excuse to dismiss it.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  The only reason the posts were removed was that they were argumentative garbage on both sides, not useful to anyone or in context on a review site.

I had already written MacUpdate and was going to request all new posts _I'D_ made be removed for that reason. By the time i received a reply saying "yes" they would remove my posts if i submitted a request to another email address and specified the exact ones, they'd already removed all but these old threads.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  That's nonsense.

Some of the removed top-level posts were yours so i could make the same excuse.

The only posts on either part still remaining are old top-level topics i started and which they ostensibly don't care about.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  And yours, fortunately.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  What?!

Go down the list of recent comments and you can't deny that virtually every negative comment has a huge number of frowns (larger than almost any seen on other software) and likewise, every glowing comment has several smiles.

Also, when a new review or comment is made, it takes mere minutes for it to get hit with multiple smiles or frowns.

Off in the rest of the real and online world, i've been able to locate many people (as with every other piece of software on the planet) who don't actually get good performance with, or who don't necessarily LIKE Transmission.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  I don't waste time griping about software just for the heck of it.

That i don't wish to publicize a bunch of tracker information here is my business. They aren't as prominent as PirateBay and Demonoid, but the trackers prohibiting use of Transmission are sizeable and have somewhat strict rules.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  The stronger evidence is to the contrary.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  I found these in my applications folder recently, having forgotten i'd even installed them. The package must not have allowed installation in a location other than the Applications folder, because i normally reserve that for serious work software, installing games in a secondary Applications folder.

Since Neverball and Neverputt are packaged together, i'll save my full review until i've experimented more with Neverball.

It looks like i'm going to be the voice of dissent regarding NEVERPUTT. I like the concept and while not chock full of eye and ear candy, the UI is straight forward, has great clarity and is simple to use. No real complaints there.

That being said, i have pretty serious problems with BOTH the physics and hole designs. The ball collisions are too elastic and friction too slight.

As far as the level designs, i disagree with the claim that the beginning course has a smooth learning curve. In general holes have too many gaps, tricks, and overly steep ramps.

That could potentially be good and all appears interesting enough, but when you put the boingy physics together with the traps and steep ramps, it adds up to annoyingly pedantic play requirements.

Some examples:

1 - A ramp simply rises to a higher platform. Given the physics a shot which seems to have enough power to make it up the ramp, will typically cause the ball to bounce at the base of the ramp instead of rolling up, greatly reducing it's speed so it doesn't make it. A harder hit will then get the ball to the top, but with enough of a bounce that unless the platform at the top is wide (a rare occurrence) the ball will retain enough bounce to fly off the world for a penalty stroke.

2 - Lots of platforms turns corners and ascend ramps. Because a ball will bounce off the base of a ramp, bouncing around a corner with enough speed to have any chance of ascending the ramp will bounce the ball off the world.  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  Of course it won't convert formats. It's designed as a ripper only.

Handbrake now excludes even basic decryption, and must access those libraries as already installed on your system. Handbrake is a spectacular MPEG4 encoder, but it won't successfully rip discs with even basic anti-copy tricks.  
(Version 2.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  If you've tried to join AVI's with ffmpegX and gotten messed up headers, D-Vision will do the job properly. 8^)  
(Version 3.2.2)

CORPSECORPS  "If i'm so smart"?

Did i claim i was?

It just doesn't make sense to give something the minimum rating if you never actually investigated it's functionality. Since other people obviously HAVE used it successfully, that suggests the problem lies with the files you're operating on, a conflict on your system, missing libraries, or something you're doing wrong.

It would just be more appropriate to post a comment or troubleshooting post. You can't really objectively review software never having actually used it's features.  
(Version 0.0.9y)

CORPSECORPS  Obviously, i will be giving the 2.0 beta a go!

Camino is still my sentimental favorite browser. It's just that "Adblock Plus & Element Hiding Helper" is the thingamie i've been waiting years for!  
(Version 1.6.7)

CORPSECORPS  But $25 for software that makes use of a web mail service?

Plus Apple mail can use that storage space via POP3 or even IMAP for $0.  
(Version 2.1b)

CORPSECORPS  Hmm. Not having seen OmniWeb for a while, and Opera for quite a while, i thought i'd give them another look. I downloaded new versions of both (OW 5.9.2, Op 9.6.4) and they've made significant progress since i really examined them.

Apologies to the Omni Group for shooting my mouth off! Though the icons don't thrill me, it's become quite a respectable snappy tool with some interesting features, and free now as well. I'd probably use it much more if i weren't addicted to a few Firefox add-on gizmos.

Opera is much better, but still a pretty scary experience.  
(Version 1.6.7)

CORPSECORPS  Thanks.

I hadn't heard about FilmRedux!  
(Version 1.34a)

CORPSECORPS  Pretty much the only thing i use to archive my stuff.

It's a piece of cake to set up your presets and after that, what could possibly be easier than just dropping what you want to archive on it?

Not that it really needs anything more, but a year without an update? I hope it's not being ignored altogether!

Okay, there's free stuff around and $20 might be a wee bit steep, but i've had this since there wasn't much, and it's the Best!  
(Version 2.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  Why would ANYONE?

Simple. Because this is better.  
(Version 2.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  Oh, great!

I had to go and read that and find out what i'm NOT doing! I was hoping somebody would post a big ole spoiler! )8^(

I find some of the variants uninteresting and tedious, but i was just about to have a look around to see how i was doing on Infinite Open Combat because i finally beat my old score by about 10,000 and got to level 168. Oh well.  
(Version 1.1.4)

CORPSECORPS  WHAT?!

132MB on disk? That's bigger than DVD Studo Pro! X^D  
(Version 0.11)

CORPSECORPS  Not extatic about the browser integration method, but i must admit that 1Password has wound up being an excellent tool, if a bit pricey.

My concern is that since it uses its own keychain format, should something happen and this program become unavailable for whatever reason (permanently or temporarily), all those nice "strong passwords" i've generated will also be unavailable unless i also use some _other_ secure application to back them up now and then.

I wish Keychain Access could read Agilekeychains (i.e. 1Password stored it's data in OS X keychains).  
(Version 2.9.11)

CORPSECORPS  I believe 1Password works with iCab.  
(Version 4.5)

CORPSECORPS  Why does toast bother to include menu authoring features for DVD creation when they rarely turn out usable.

I dropped 4 half-hour video clips into Toast, chose a menu theme and specified 4 buttons, picked button frames in the video, dropped in a custom background, chose 3 minute intervals for chapters, and burned the DVD.

For a start, the way navigation comes out is pretty pathetic. Right and down buttons always move the highlight right, only going down when it hits the right-most button. Up and left always move left. Not even a wrap-around to make navigation quicker.

The menu button text was so small it was unreadable. The menu button highlights didn't match the aspect ratios of the video clips. The button highlights weren't properly aligned with the button images and neither were the navigation button highlights.

This is typical of my experiences.  
(Version 10.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  Because while the 3.0 beta has been "in the works" since the jurassic era and is looking like it will never be free, nor hit a release version.  
(Version 2.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  The registration is ridiculous, and i haven't gotten this monstrosity (even the latest 3.0 beta) to successfully rip a burnable copy in months!  
(Version 2.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  I see the "no criticism is valid" fan boys have been at work. All negative comments get frowned, and all positive comments get smiled.

Sorry to have to point this out, but Transmission is NOT PERFECT!

I have a modem and computer which function properly and even when set up properly as recommended by Transmission documents the software gives me fairly poor results.  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  Why?

You tell me to take the issue there, which i already did. Now you want me to bring it back here?

Nobody there had an answer!

This thing would kill my share ratio and get me bumped from trackers if i used it. When it was working (after taking 20 minutes to get any peers) it was allowing me to download at full speed while nothing was going out.

2 trackers i use specifically say: Do Not Use Transmission.  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  It wasn't much use THERE. That's where i found out nobody seems to have an explanation.

Back to Vuze anyway, because some trackers advise against using Transmission.  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  VASTLY overrated junk.  
(Version 1.5.1)

CORPSECORPS  I forgot to say i'm using a 2Wire router. Seems to be the case that Transmission isn't compatible with 2Wire.

Qwest is such a cluster-(you know what)!  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  The listen port is forever CLOSED, regardless of how i set up my router and OS X Firewall.

(I too am dubious of all the glowing reviews of this.)

I wish BitsOnWheels development had taken it somewhere.  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  All those bugs and SEVERAL MORE reported and the developer can do nothing but offer me a different game it its place.

The game is far too riddled with bugs for me to be the only one seeing at least SOME of these things.

It's an enjoyable game. It's too bad the developers don't seem concerned with cleaning it up!  
(Version 1.02)

CORPSECORPS  No response to my email to the developer. )8^(  
(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  If the demo is any indication, while the graphics are nice and the physics pretty interesting, there's far too little control over the vehicle.

Nice to look at but kinda goofy. 8^/

Put the camera behind the truck and allow steering as well as flipping, speed control and nitro, and you'd have something.  
(Version 1.31)

CORPSECORPS  Can't say i'm all that thrilled with UI as a whole, but i've not seen an app of this sort that DID make that much sense to me.

This is about the best so far.  
(Version 1.6)

CORPSECORPS  They ARE true VIDEO_TS folders, and Apple DVD Player will play them fine. However, they do have some minor problems which will sometimes confuse burning or transcoding software.  
(Version 1.2.2)

CORPSECORPS  In Tiger there are contextual menus available to copy icons from one file/folder/app to another which is simpler, plus they do other tricks in the process, including combine icons and add effects.

For me it's as easy in Leopard to just select the .icns file in the finder and copy (Cmnd-C). Open Preview and choose File-->"New from clipboard" (Cmnd-N). Click in the main pane and copy (Cmnd-C). Select the folder to apply the icon to. Click the tiny preview and paste (Cmnd-V).

Afterward there's no faux app to delete.  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  You don't need this tedious thing in Tiger.

There are several small icon manipulation apps which include a contextual menu to copy icons from one file/folder/app to another, which is so much easier.  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  No. YOU didn't understand what *I* said.

I said once processed with this, you have to use Get Info on the source (meaning the result of IconDroplet) and the destination folder, and copy and paste the icon from one to the other.

That's EXACTLY what it specifies in the description of this software.

It's basically just as easy to select the .icns file, copy it (command-C). Open Preview and create a new file from the clipboard contents (command-N). Then use copy and paste from there to the INFO window of the destination folder. If you want to do several. Keep Preview open.  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  You pick a subscription but it doesn't actually show you what's inside and you have to go to prefs to add your own filter.   
(Version 0.3.2)

CORPSECORPS  With "Adblock Plus" having Added "Element Hiding Helper" and other advanced features, the kind of dynamically configurable content filtering i've been waiting on for years (and more) has arrived... for Firefox!

So i'm finally saying goodbye to Camino. It's developers have gone beyond Mac-Like to raise "lean" to a religion. They've stuck with Jasper's UI graphics for ages, which have always been subtle to the point of boring. Even Apple throws some innovation and color into their apps.

A few obvious basics have been ignored far too long here. After all this time, it's STILL not possible to search all bookmarks simultaneously, for instance.

Ever since this was Chimera 0.7, my choice of browsers in order of preference has been:

1. CAMINO

2. Firefox

3. Safari.

4. Everything else

With developments in the past year or 2, it's become:

1. FIREFOX

2. Safari

3. Camino

4. Everything else

Even some of the "Everything Else" is poised to overtake Camino. (not the monstrosities known as Omni and Opera, of course) X^b

UI interfaces for content blocking and a half-dozen minor features would make Camino #1 again but alas, Camino devs suffer feature-phobia. (not that Firefox for Mac devs couldn't learn a thing or two from Camino's design)  
(Version 1.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  The problem with it's content blocking/filtering is that it's overly cryptic.

Adblock Plus & Adblock Element Hiding Filter, though they recently got a big dose of cryptic but powerful, are still so much easier, which keeps me using Firefox.  
(Version 4.2.5)

CORPSECORPS  Come on.

I don't like it as a way to do business, but i purchased this without incident.  
(Version 1.1.5)

CORPSECORPS  I see no such interaction.

So i see no reason for the negatives. Looks to be strictly an argument between proponents of competing software and rather silly.  
(Version 1.50b3)

CORPSECORPS  Ouch.

Those are some significant negatives for a 4 star rating!

Significant memory leaks and control bugs would put it out of reach of 4 stars in my book, especially if it also requires technical knowledge to make good use of it.  
(Version 1.0.3)

CORPSECORPS  I figured there was a stable version. I see the one i tried was not 2.9.7 so i COULD give that a go, but perhaps i'll wait for the new update.  
(Version 2.9.8b10)

CORPSECORPS  Had me at the beginning, because i think it's ridiculous that you aren't supposed to expect quality and functionality at the same level if something is free.

It does what it's supposed to and is usefull, or it doesn't and isn't.

On the other hand, i haven't a clue what the rest of that ramble was about.  
(Version 3.0.2.348)

CORPSECORPS  Perhaps i'll give this another shot if it EVER gets out of beta.  
(Version 2.9.8b10)

CORPSECORPS  Seems the real problem here are the Transmission fanboys.

I don't get why so many negative votes on Edge's comments just because he's having trouble with the software. You assume he's griping here for fun?

Personally i'm going to give this another shot, but while i hate the beast, i've never gotten anything to work as well (i.e. quickly) as Azureus (i call it that because i REALLY hate the vuze-ification). They even downgraded the icon!   
(Version 1.50b3)

CORPSECORPS  What i said about version 7 still stands.

I wouldn't have paid the price if i didn't do a LOT of renaming, but if i didn't, any simple tool would do.

If one is a heavy batch-renamer, this is THE tool to have. I haven't found any changes in version 8 that weren't a step UP!  
(Version 8.0.9)

CORPSECORPS  It's simply a must-have Mac tool for peace of mind when it comes to knowing which apps are doing what on the net with and without your knowledge!  
(Version 2.0.5)

CORPSECORPS  OS X's file dialog is pretty good. It's far far better with the addition of Default folder.

One of a few must-have OS X tools.

Great interface. Excellent configurability, and a helpful dev.  
(Version 4.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Just because a lot of people have heard of Word doesn't mean it isn't crap (which it is).

Back when Apple commissioned microslough to create a Mac word processor, Word was a beautiful piece of work for several years. Then with version 6 it changed from a Mac-centric app in need of a few functions, to a microslough office-centric, incomprehensible load of excrement.

I haven't done a lot with word processors in recent years, but i once needed to make a nice formal looking little document. I got on a system with Word, not having used it since 6.0, and after 45 minutes i was still struggling with the very basics, and it was obvious i was going to be another hour or more getting the maybe 10 page document into even halfway decent looking form

I gave up. Not having ever used it, i pulled out Pages and had the document looking far better than i imagined, with unplanned graphics and tables in 30 minutes or so.

I swear word was hatched by demons whose intent was to make creating a decent looking document as horrible an experience as possible, knowing they'd be bringing misery to millions.

Mellel falls somewhere in between. As has been said here, it's better for more technical or pro writers, but slitting one's fingers and writing a dissertation in blood would be more pleasant than learning Word.  
(Version 2.6)

CORPSECORPS  In addition to the rest, sometimes the actual mission screen comes up shifted down about 100 pixel in full screen play, requiring a restart.  
(Version 1.02)

CORPSECORPS  I was quite impressed with the demo version and bought this while on promo. It's an entertaining game with a distinctive look and very good gameplay, as well as an above average soundtrack. I haven't played many of this sort of "overhead view" sort of game.

It has a simple straight-forward UI and I like the fact that defeat doesn't start the player over from scratch, having to complete all the same low level missions again.

I would rate it higher if it weren't for various quirky or buggy behaviors:

1- Every so often, under inconsistent circumstances, the 'fire' button gets stuck ON. The "player" or "agent" keeps reloading and firing as fast as he can until ammo is exhausted. The only way i've found to end this spree is pause and unpause the game. This is not a mouse or keyboard issue.

2- On the opposite end, i've infrequently gotten in a situation where i couldn't fire, despite having ammo available.

3- After playing for perhaps 20 - 30 minutes, movement becomes slow and intermittent. Im on a Mac Pro with huge amounts of RAM and disk space, as well as a video-card upgrade to an ATI Radeon HD 3870 so it shouldn't be an issue of computational power. It occurs even if little else is running and Time Machine isn't doing a backup. It goes away only if i quit and restart the game.

4- I've twice encountered malfunctions on a mission which left it impossible to complete. In the first instance, i entered the final room, and then rapidly backed out the door upon identifying overwhelming creatures. However, on every successive entry into the room, no creatures appeared, nor any sign the mission was complete or an exit. My only choice was to reload the game and repeat the mission from the beginning.

On the other occasion, the agent became STUCK to a wall. I at first thought it was due to poison or encroaching monsters, but when i escaped them, i could still only get him to move ALONG the wall, and not away from it.

5- Perhaps this is unavoidable, but when playing in windowed mode so i could use Snapz to get some screen shots, i found it difficult to play because it's very easy to accidentally click outside the window on desktop items and get killed during the loss of control.  
(Version 1.02)

CORPSECORPS  Can't get it to download.  
(Version 4.1)

CORPSECORPS  Unknown. But it looks better than the old one.  
(Version 8.0.8)

CORPSECORPS  Seems to have been fixed in 1.02 because i rarely install games in my main Applications folder and it runs fine... well... except for the other bugs.  
(Version 1.02)

CORPSECORPS  As i understand it, VLC's decryption is NOT regularly updated. It simply uses the library that's been around for quite some time.

Encryption is NOT what makes newer discs harder to rip. The encryption must stay the same for compatibility.  
(Version 1.1.5)

CORPSECORPS  Windows? This is not Apple stuff on windows we're talking about, and microslough would NEVER do such a thing, i suppose.

I agree. Something that checks for updates when run, when told, or is always running anyway and checks regularly is fine. But i DON'T want software installing daemons which constantly run, just to check for updates, ESPECIALLY when i don't know if any other information is being transferred and wasn't aware in advance. All i wanted was Picasa.

I use Little Snitch and i'm getting three separate processes trying to call out every few minutes, yet NONE seem to appear in Activity Monitor!

Very bad etiqette, Google!  
(Version 3.0.1.321)

CORPSECORPS  First my comments concerning this being or NOT being a replacement for QuickImageCM were in response to previous messages such as:

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CYBERATOMIC Thank You!

This is so awesome. I was so used to QuickImageCM and without it working on an Intel machine, sucked...

But now PicturePopProCM has come into my life and I am so very happy!

The functionality of this little app is excellent -- this is how the finder SHOULD BE!

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I too used that software heavily, and this is NOTHING like it, as it had many editing functions.

There were almost 2 months between my first and second comment during which i searched in vain for something like QuickImageCM and i had come across additional mentions of this. I didn't remember it well by then and after trying it again, i decided to give it a real review.

As for the third review knocking off a star as compared to the previous one, i clearly explained that after more extensive use of more of the features, i found it to be more poorly designed and unstable than i had previously given it credit for.

Not sure why you're griping about it now anyway. The thing hasn't been updated since that time.  
(Version 2.0f)

CORPSECORPS  Used to be the MUST HAVE ripper tool for Macs.

Version 2.66 is long outdated, and despite claims that 3.0 will be showing up free of charge, for the past couple years it's required a "donation" and jumping through an ever increasing chain of hoops to obtain a 3.0 beta.

Updates have ground to a virtual halt, and it can no longer cope with many of the newest discs.

Still hoping it will return to former greatness.

RipIt is poised to surpass this feature-wise in the near future, and has likely already done so as far as success rate. Unfortunately, it won't currently replace this as far as giving you a re-encodable VTS folder, so it seems Mac folks are in limbo at present.  
(Version 2.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  Much of the time when i try to convert files and stitch them together, i see all the conversions completed and then they disappear, with the final stitched file never showing up.

I tested to see if the disk was becoming too full or if i had too many other apps running, hogging memory, etc, but nothing helps.

Even converting and stitching the SAME files more than once can be successful one time and not the next.

Anybody seeing this and/or know why it might happen?  
(Version 1.34a)

CORPSECORPS  Is this EVER going to be a fully Leopard compatible universal binary application?!

It was never worth the cost, but i'm certainly not paying that kind of money for something with no updates for 18 months during which a new OS version and processor have drastically altered the platform.

I already had to purchase Fontographer more than once in the past as it kept changing hands.

I'm wondering if Fontlab has more than one person coding this thing.  
(Version 5.0.4)

CORPSECORPS  Yep. I was definitely a bit hasty in my first review.

In addition to crashing frequently at the end of games, the end of levels, and sometimes whenever, it doesn't play too nicely with other parts of the OS.

Sometimes a dialog, such as a time machine warning, or software update notice (perhaps others) will land on top of the game and it will halt or crash.

I think perhaps EMV did some revision on their web site because i DID locate an email address.  
(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  I understated the problem.

Poc Mon is EXTREMELY PRONE TO CRASHING!

It likes to crash at the end of levels, but its favorite time is at the end of a game; i.e. When you've just achieved that great new high score.

I don't see a contact address for the developer.  
(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Too much trouble i suppose, to have a second version/listing with a new name? Or have some kind of splashy new name change promotion?

Excellent piece of software, btw. I don't really care much what it's called.  
(Version 8.0.6)

CORPSECORPS  Has always been small, fast, and solid!

MacUpdate should really axe all those votes for alternatives, since they were made during the period when votes could be hacked!  
(Version 1.6.6)

CORPSECORPS  Can't get this to consistently detect which audio CD is in the drive.

First couple discs in the session, it worked fine. Next time it just said "Audio CD" and located no CD name, track names, or other tag info. I fiddled around with refresh and restarting it and it eventually retrieved the data.

Next time around that didn't work either. If the drawer is open, it says "Audio CD not detected" in the menu. Once i close the drawer, it says "Audio CD", but never does get the information.

Common CD's that have been around for quite some time so it's unlikely it's not in the database. The one i eventually got it to recognize was same artist, consecutive year.  
(Version 20080914)

CORPSECORPS  Great game. Not your father's Pac Man. Great graphics and lots of interesting variety in play as well as multi-player modes. I like the option of having a life level that can diminish and be restored by objects instead of the standard 3 lives.

Changing level designs don't just annoy like some versions. Nice sound effects and music track.

Only caveat is that it tends to crash. Seems as solid and glitch-free as can be and then you finish the game with a great new high score, or a level ends, and PRESTO, the window vanishes without a blip.

Takes a surprising amount of time to send and retrieve online scores but that's probably just because it grabs the top 100 for all game variations.

High score over 2 BILLION?! I've yet to get over 3 million.  
(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Gotta be English localized and UB or it's not much good to me.  
(Version 1.0)

CORPSECORPS  It is NOW. 9^)

0.9.3 is great!  
(Version 0.9.3)

CORPSECORPS  Read up on it.

Inserts plain text, styled, or HTML for a start. The magnifying glass can be handy if you want to keep the characters pretty small.

At any rate, if it weren't horribly overpriced, it's a whole lot handier.  
(Version 4.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  I started exploring this recently after not having seen it since much earlier days.

VERY impressive interface and features. Excellent output and FAST!

Anybody wondering about the intricacies of digital video should read the HandBrake guide. I learned LOADS of stuff i've wondered about that i hadn't seen concisely elsewhere. Good links in there, too.

http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/HandBrakeGuide

It's unfortunate few if ANY other OS X video apps that don't cost big buck$ and which do other kinds of format conversions are this excellent.

My one question is: Where's "Decomb"? I don't see it in the GUI  
(Version 0.9.2)

CORPSECORPS  Would be nice if this would put the LAME (or whatever) parameter information in the track's ID3 comment field, or at least show it to you somewhere.  
(Version 20080914)

CORPSECORPS  I grabbed this to use LAME to re-encode some FLAC files. It's very slick and easy to use.

However, it would be nice if the documentation was up to date and more complete. Also, i was a little disappointed it didn't allow more extensive fine control over the LAME encoder settings for those wishing to use them. GUI software always seems to limit access to specific parameters, or require them to be entered command-line style which requires looking them up in arcane reference.

It would be nice if an extended GUI was provided to get to ALL the LAME parameters. It's also unfortunate that MusicBrainz can't be accessed to re-tag or complete the tags of files being converted.  
(Version 0.8.1)

CORPSECORPS  How about a framework for LAME 3.9.8.1?  
(Version 3.97)

CORPSECORPS  Oh, yeah.

The new icon is BORING (but i'll replace it with the old one), and 'Vuse' should NOT require an installer. X^b  
(Version 4.0.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  Not that i ever thought this monster was pretty or intuitive, but once i managed to get it set up, it at least did it's thing FAST and in a sort of comprehensible way, with a tab for stats and a tab for each torrent. This big redesign has only compounded the problems, glossing them over with this deceptive APPEARANCE of order.

I've never been interested in the Vuze junk which is now more in-your-face than ever. The old views and stats are scattered so they're more difficult to find than after the Vuze switch-over.

I HATE side bars in apps like this where i want to see lots of columns of info. It keeps forgetting column widths in some displays. The side bar won't stay out of my face! This annoying upload/download/vivaldi graph at the top got turned on and i cant get rid of it. It keeps coming back every time i run the app.

Where settings have been fine through several upgrades, i'm suddenly getting all grey, yellow, and blue blobs (are those supposed to be smileys?) and i really didn't want to get that morass of horrid settings again.

If there was a torrent app that was anything like as versatile i'd toss this POS. It's a big fat bloated java cow a la limewire which takes a degree in... gobbledygook to comprehend.

I didn't want the advanced functions hidden in an incomprehensible maze of menus, tabs, and sidebar entries, i wanted them clarified and given a decent interface!

Gaaah! Why is it every time ya want to perform some simple operation, you have to learn some huge new ugly app with a jillion stupid quirks and mountains of nit-picking details. I could swear the GUI's on all my favorite apps are turning to sludge. They have the oblivious goober interface, or the deluge of details one.

Alas for the dreams of yesteryear, when the super fast computers on the horizon were promised to LESSEN the work of the user! This thing ought to have the Apple User Interface Guidelines authors retching in the john!  
(Version 4.0.0.2)

CORPSECORPS  This thing reports an error on about 75% of the files i try it on where other apps have no problem.  
(Version 2.2)

CORPSECORPS  Commented versions go from 1.0 to .4!  
(Version 0.5.5)

CORPSECORPS  Nice price but annoying in some of it's functionality, like slowing boot-up time.

PopChar is much better, but at $40 not worth it for the functionality.  
(Version 3.8.3)

CORPSECORPS  It's looking very good with some of the more recent developments.

It's still NOT looking like enough functionality to cost $40.  
(Version 4.1)

CORPSECORPS  Looking back at my own post, i left out two possibilities.

The app could pic which random roll was most advantageous at the moment and use that instead of using them in sequence. This could be checked for while playing, of course, and i've not done that.

The other possibility would be if it randomized two sets of numbers and then altered their sequence before displaying or saving them at the beginning the game to give one or the other an advantage. However, it doesn't seem likely this could be done in such a way as to give the computer an advantage whichever set was used, so this would not work if the player switched sets.

There's a bigger question: what reason would the author have to make the computer "cheat"?  
(Version 6.0.8)

CORPSECORPS  Though i can see there's significant power here, Tidy Up! has got to be one of the least intuitive apps i've used.

With strategies, baskets, smart baskets, so many panes, so many collapsible sections, the odd way inclusions and exclusions are specified, the way all the parts interact, and the peculiar style of the resulting reports, methods of applying actions to results, and frequent need to further search the results, once a search is completed i'm so unclear about what i'm really seeing in the result, i don't dare actually tell the thing to do any deletions.

I'm somewhat disappointed there aren't features for locating duplicate emails (such as possible spam or group crossposts) which typically have differing headers and even some content, and can't be located via external information like file size, name, date, and the like.

Every time i get this out to give it another try, i just find myself frustrated and confused all over again. It feels like having to learn how to use an entire office suite when you just want something to keep a few text notes.  
(Version 1.4.6)

CORPSECORPS  Does cool things and gets updated, but $20-$30 is a bit much for a visualizer. 8^(  
(Version 3.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  I second that last review.

Is this proceeding at all toward a 1.0?  
(Version 0.9b1)

CORPSECORPS  I hope this is still under development.

It's very unique.  
(Version 0.9.10)

CORPSECORPS  CONVERTS cleanly between PAL and NTSC?

I'm very skeptical!  
(Version 1.3)

CORPSECORPS  Unfortunately, developer has discontinued work on his Mac apps. 8^(  
(Version 1.5.2)

CORPSECORPS  No filter list?!

That's a deal-breaker. After all these years Adblock-Plus for FF is just NOW reaching the point where it goes far enough with the addition of "Element Hiding Filters".

If this were essentially Adblock-Plus for Safari, it would be worth looking into.  
(Version 0.3.2)

CORPSECORPS  Maclovin, "If you still use Limewire, you really need to reconsider your life. This is 2008, people." in no way sounds like an expression of the fact that you may get caught if you are trading illegally.

The difference in someone's security who's trading illegally with Bit Torrent versus the Gnutella network is marginal.  
(Version 4.18.8)

CORPSECORPS  Did i mention the VERY STEEP LEARNING CURVE?

It's about mastering the sometimes unintuitive properties of physics which govern the behavior of the unsophisticated bodies in the game.

Try making your player move like a _person_ and you will be doing a lot of ineffectual, clumsy contorting and falling over, or being rapidly knocked to bits in head-to-head combat.

In other words, it's a very innovative, interesting game if you have lots of time to master it. If not, it's more enjoyable to watch.  
(Version 3.5)

CORPSECORPS  I don't understand the recommendations for other software.

THIS application plays the poker-like game "Mah Jong" which is played in Asian countries, and for which there is a League in the US.

All of the *suggested* programs only play a simplistic solitaire matching game which originated under the trade-mark "Shang-hai" some years ago, and uses Mah Jong tiles. In fact, some don't even have *that* minor resemblance as they've chosen to go with other graphics on the tiles.

They are in no way "Mah Jong"!  
(Version 3.5)

CORPSECORPS  No go for me.

When i tried it, it downloaded okay and said it was installing. The Prefs window came up and then the dialog to enter an admin password.

The admin password window kept blinking at a fairly quick rate and it was impossible to get the cursor to stay in the box, and thus i couldn't enter the password.

Finally i just downloaded it and installed it by hand.  
(Version 1.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  I caught 1 procedural error and one just odd behavior.

The first was at the showdown of a game of 5 Card Draw, 3 players were still in the hand, including myself but only 1 of the other 2 players' hands were revealed before i was awarded the pot. The 2nd sneered, but her cards were never shown.

The second oddity comes when betting. If, for instance, the highlighted button says "Call 15", 15 will also show in the text box, though nothing has yet been bet. That would be okay if when the player clicked on chips, the 15 was increased and the 15+ addition was shown being moved to table, followed by the "Raise" button being highlighted with the raise amount.

Instead, if the player wishes to raise by 5 with a $5 chip, the chip pile must in this case be clicked 4 times, with 1 chip moving to the table including sound effect each time, and the text box continuing to read '15' until the final chip is shifted. THEN the "Raise 5" button highlights.

If clicking the chip pile is going to count the value of each chip leading up to the full bet, the 'bet' text box should also begin counting at zero. Confusing this way.

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(Version 4.3.1)

CORPSECORPS  Pretty buggy for a late "minor bug fixes" release.

I've seen some rendering problems and had overlapping voices. One set of "red" card backs is actually blue. Also had my 3 of a kind beaten by 2 pair!

AI does seem a bit random.  
(Version 4.3.1)

CORPSECORPS  Shouldn't review it if you can't use it!  
(Version 0.0.9y)

CORPSECORPS  Aww.

I saw that as a GOOD thing. I only like embedded artwork.  
(Version 1.8b11)

CORPSECORPS  Way too many Camino and other browser/net related problems since installing it, gone since uninstalling it.  
(Version 2.8.3b6)

CORPSECORPS  Eh?

"Great" and "crash prone" are irreconcilable.  
(Version 0.7.2)

CORPSECORPS  I hesitate to use software that hasn't had an update in almost a year.  
(Version 0.9b1)

CORPSECORPS  Still causing Camino meltdowns?  
(Version 2.8.3b3)

CORPSECORPS  I haven't noticed the slightest blip with Firefox.

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(Version 3.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  As it says, this updater is for versions 2.0 and 2.0.2, the universal binary versions.

The universal binary is a 650 MB download for $5 at: http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=616  
(Version 2.0.3)

CORPSECORPS  How about a scenario editor?

After playing all the different modes, i've pretty much either figured out how to beat them, or they are impossible to survive, OR are the infinite modes and i've reached a maximum extent where bait and firepower aren't enough to keep them from escaping because of their speed.  
(Version 1.1.3)

CORPSECORPS  After attempting to use this further, i find i was way too generous. Nothing about this application is intuitive, logical, or properly explained.

It rarely if ever even properly does what it's supposed to.

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(Version 2.8.1)

CORPSECORPS  Though it may not be as flashy as some similar games or variants, it works nicely, and the scoring method encourages the player to delay completing lines to get bigger scores.

Simple and slick. Something amusing when you have time to kill and but not enough to do something productive (or you just don't want to).

Nice price point, also.

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(Version 1.3.4)

CORPSECORPS  Want to like it, but it's awkward as hell and showing it's age.

The Shadows, Tools, distortions and transformations that can be set within the Viou window, to be applied to the icon going on top are great.

Being able to choose a premade icon from a list of sets is an interesting feature conceptually, but unless one doesn't mind a hodgepodge of folder images, you're going to have to paste the same folder to every one on the system. I don't find this feature useful. Also, many premade folders are pre-Leopard and not really appropriate for cover-flow.

The ability to add a 'logo' to the mix seems like an afterthought as it's position and size are fixed.

--

THE BIGGEST LIMITATION of Viou is that the image being composited on top MUST be an icon within an application or already applied to a file. NO .icns FILES OR IMAGES ALLOWED!

Given that restriction, the ability to "preview" images from the contextual menu seems out of place, as does the thumbnailing of mostly outdated PICT files.

An easy way of getting an image or icon set from an .icns file composited with another icon, and applied to a disk or folder is one of the scarcest abilities in Leopard, so it's too bad this only operates on icons already applied to folders or apps.

--

Bugs:

Rendering problems when moving some sliders and clicking check boxes.

Mousing over "Add a logo" gives the tool-tip for "Expert Mode".

Logo drop zone has no tool-tip, nor do the drop zones on the panel, and their exact functions are somewhat vague.

When i dropped the wrong things on some of the regions, and then clicked 'Abort' or 'skip' in the error dialog, Viou consistently crashed the finder. (10.5.4)

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(Version 2.8.1)

CORPSECORPS  I've been using this for ages, and it only gets better.

It's the ultimate Mac renaming tool and blazing fast.

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(Version 7.9.9.2)

CORPSECORPS  Hmm.

2006 to 2008 to get from 3.5a1 to 3.5a6?

So can we can expect betas in 2009, and the final release by 2011?

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(Version 3.5a6)

CORPSECORPS  $29.95 for a carbon solitaire game for which there's no up-to-date demo or electronic download?

I don't think so!

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(Version 2.2d22)

CORPSECORPS  Not only is doing what this does without special tools difficult, it's a function that's been left out of most other icon tools, such as Viou.  
(Version 2.2.3)

CORPSECORPS  A very simple, self-explanatory little tool that's easy to use. Great!

It would be nice to see it get some additional functionality.

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(Version 2.2.3)

CORPSECORPS  The old price was horrendous for this sort of thing.

The new one is scandalous!

$15 tops. (and i liked the key better than the 'P')  
(Version 4.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  This has always been a great little app. It's easier to use and slicker than the OS X character palette and this version takes it even farther.

However, it was overpriced at $30.

Now they want $45?! )8^H

Now we're in la-la land. It's not even REMOTELY close to $45 dollars better than the free character palette.

For $15 i'd snap it up.

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(Version 4.0.1)

CORPSECORPS  In my travels i keep reading of snags under Leopard.

I'd definitely consider buying this if it were universal and 1/2 the price.

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(Version 5.0.4)

CORPSECORPS  To begin with, i thought this was great. However, i haven't once gotten it to download properly from RapidShare.

Regardless of the file size, i only wind up with a 4-12 KB download.

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(Version 1.1.3)

CORPSECORPS  Untrue. I wrote 4 reviews with mostly high ratings, though they were brief.

Thrice i commented on problems, and those weren't intended as reviews, that's why i labelled them "Troubleshooting".

I have/will contact the dev when i have time.  
(Version 7.9.9)

CORPSECORPS  It works in annoying ways or i'd stick to it.

This UI is slicker. This is fast. This doesn't insist on trying to insert the font as well as the character...  
(Version 3.4)

CORPSECORPS  People have mostly said it.

Incredibly useful and versatile application.  
(Version 4.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  Woops.

Dumb mistake. The desktop trash is simply appearing in only one of Leopard's "Spaces", and i don't know how to get it to appear in all!

There's a checkbox to "Ignore Expose", but it's greyed out.  
(Version 5.9.3)

CORPSECORPS  Well said Section8.  
(Version 4.12.53162)

CORPSECORPS  Mah Jongg is a Chinese game kinda like poker.

This is "Shang Hai", originated by Activision.

DAMEJONG is actual 4 player Mah Jongg!

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(Version 1.4)

CORPSECORPS  Damejong is Mah Jongg (Ma Jiang).

This is Shang Hai!

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(Version 1.0)

CORPSECORPS  No. These games are "SHANG HAI" or tile matching puzzles.

Damejong IS Mahjong (mah jongg, ma jiang).

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(Version 1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Everybody seems to wrongly call this Mah Jongg instead of Shang Hai.

Damejong is the real deal.  
(Version 1.0.4)

CORPSECORPS  Damejong is Mah Jong, not tile matching.

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(Version 2.56)

CORPSECORPS  Nice version of SHANG HAI!

At least they called it Aki.

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(Version 1.2)

CORPSECORPS  This is great as these go, but THIS IS NOT MAH JONGG.

It's a simple tile matching game. If anything, it should be called "Shang Hai", which was the original version!

Damejong, IS Mah Jongg (Ma Jiang)  
(Version 1.2)

CORPSECORPS  Damejong!

Now available in English.  
(Version 2.56)

CORPSECORPS  This is NOT Mah Jongg (Ma Jiang)! This is a tile matching game sometimes called "Shang Hai".

Mah Jongg is a Chinese game kinda like poker.

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(Version 1.01)

CORPSECORPS  Yep.

Sick to death of these.

There IS Damejong!  
(Version 1.01)

CORPSECORPS  This is "Shang Hai", not Mah Jongg.

Try Damejong for the real deal.

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(Version 1.0)

CORPSECORPS  Agreed. This is "Shang Hai", NOT Mah Jongg!

Check out Damejong!

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(Version 1.0)

CORPSECORPS  End of the road for this?  
(Version 1.6.5)

CORPSECORPS  I have to agree mostly with the first poster.

The twist of having a plot has already been done beautifully (and informatively) by Ambrosia Software with "Aki Mahjong Solitaire", and also, i believe, in Luxor Mahjong (chinese + egyptian?)

Once upon a time, most of these solitaire games were referred to as "Shang Hai", which was nice as it let people know right away that it WASN"T the actual Chinese poker-like game.

With the tiles not even bearing any resemblance to the original chinese ones, this really has no relationship to that game whatsoever.

I've only been able to locate 4 versions of real Mahjong for Mac in decades. One was pretty good but never updated for OS 9 or X. The second was an obscure Java-based cross-platform version with minimal graphics.

I had high hopes for Mah Jong Tradition, but the ui is AWFUL and it drains virtually all the intricacy and variation from the Chinese version. It even compares UNfavorably with the so-so rules established by the American Mah Jongg Association, leaving a simplified children-only version.

The last is Damejong, which until recently was only available in Chinese and may yet shape up to be something exceptional.

This tile matching solitaire business really has no business being referred to as Mah Jong at all.  
(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  I've criticized reviewers for giving a low score to an app just because it's been done before, as if there's only one or two good ways to accomplish something but come on, Mahjong as a solitaire puzzle has been done dozens of way, including with a plot.

I don't quite understand the Chinese influence in the icon since the music, tiles, and plot are decidedly UN-Chinese.

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Having gotten those minor gripes out of my system, let me say the graphics and sound are of exceptional quality, right down to the Fire Maple logo screen (cool name btw).

This game has such a relaxing atmosphere it should not be played by the sleepy.

I had minor complaints with the UI. The mouse moved a bit faster than i like, so i would have to adjust it in prefs or a mouse driver to feel comfortable. The subtlety of picking tiles - a slight coloration and no sound effect - was a slightly annoying, too.

While the tiles are gorgeous and visually have a nice balance between similarity and difference there's only the one style.

Game play progresses very nicely due (i assume) to the hand made levels. I don't know if that extends to tile placement, or whether that's random, but the beginning puzzles were exceptionally easy.

Very nicely done, overall, but i would have been VASTLY more impressed, were this level of attention to detail applied to an application that actually PLAYED Mahjong, as those are scarce.

If you like this game, you should really try Runes of Avalon 2 as well. The atmosphere, game play, advancement screen, and quality were so similar, i at first thought they must be released by the same people.

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(Version 1.5)

CORPSECORPS  Compare this to the basically interesting concept, but boring graphics, lack of sound, lousy gameplay, and horrible UI of a puzzle game like Lumen. X^b  
(Version 1.2)

CORPSECORPS  The previous two reviewers were extremely disingenuous and i expect that if "board"em (lol) came into play so soon, they were unhappy that there weren't things exploding and that it didn't turn out to be warcraft on a shoestring despite the screen shot.

Though matching things IS the dominant theme, if you play through enough levels, new types of play, spells, and other types of scoring are introduced, including bonus rounds which look entirely different.

The soundtrack IS of EXCEPTIONAL quality for a game in this genre and price range and it isn't just a loop. It changes as you progress through the quest.

All of the graphics are extremely clean, detailed, and unique.

I at first made the mistake of choosing "Quick Play" first, in which you are immediately thrown into the game without instruction and it does seem rather samey where the quest is NOT.

The changing levels are accompanied by very simple, clear instructions, and the game is rather relaxing. Difficulty progresses at a leisurely pace and it's not a twitcher where your hand is aching after 5 minutes.

There are some stereo sound effects along the way that are very subtle, and i once found myself removing my headphones to determine if a particular sound was within the game or something in my environment.

In the test game play i never saw so much as a teensy blip in the graphics or the slick user interface, let alone any indication of instability.

If this particular sort of matching board game style of play isn't your bag, and/or the soundtrack isn't either, that's one thing, but to dismiss it as quickly and with as low scores as it was given previously is an injustice.

It's one of the most finely tuned, glossy games i've seen in a long time.

You want an example of a similar type of thing with enormous popularity though horridly repetitive, constrained, frustratingly limited, and nerve jangling, try the Bejewelled games.

Runes of Avalon 2 deserves a full test and the author some praise for creating something so clean and pleasant! Given that there are 100+ levels, i would assume puzzle difficulty would eventually play a larger part.

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(Version 1.2)

CORPSECORPS  Would be nice if this could create a .DMG which when clicked would always open with a specific view, background image, and window size intact.

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(Version 2.8.5)

CORPSECORPS  Since upgrading to 5.9.3, my desktop trashcan keeps disappearing.

If i bring up Dragthing prefs, deactivate, and then reactivate the trash, it reappears for a short time.

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(Version 5.9.3)

CORPSECORPS  It's nothing to do with the hardware, thank you very much.

It has quite a lot to do with the softare settings, and other software i've tried , though lacking in other ways, can scan faster.

In any case, the UI needs work.  
(Version 5.1.1)

CORPSECORPS  Ditto original post.

I've never cared for viou. It just doesn't do what i want. Folder Icon X had potential and i used it a lot, but it always had some strange glitches.

There's no do-it-all icon tool, especially not for Leopard. FB is definitely useful.

I don't know what this idiocy is about there being no use creating a new piece of software because there are old ones.

That's like saying nobody should open a new restaurant because there are already plenty. Why design a new car when there are dozens of designs already? Eh?  
(Version 2.2.3)