DARREL  A word of warning: If like me you export your movies recorded in EyeTV 3.1.1 to DivX format to play on a DivX-compatible DVD player, you'll want to make a backup copy of the DivX Encoder component located in /Library/QuickTime/ before upgrading to DivX 7.0. The new component is not compatible with EyeTV 3.1.1 and you'll get an error message to this effect.

The solution is then to remove the new DivX Encoder component and replace it with the older one that you made a backup of. I'm sure the Elgato folks will soon be coming up with an update to solve this problem, so make sure to keep a backup of the new Encoder component.  
(Version 7.0)

DARREL  Simple, yet mesmerizing. I wish this were a screen saver.  
(Version 1.0)

DARREL  This is a slick app that makes finding, viewing and downloading content from YouTube a snap. I'm highly impressed!  
(Version 1.2)

DARREL  I first noticed the browser in the first beta version of RP 10.0 on October 2, 2004. See my list of Mac browsers at

darrel.knutson.com/mac/www/browsers.html

Then I wrote: "I could hardly believe my eyes when a browser window opened up while playing with the first RealPlayer 10 beta. Although very rudimentary and apparently based on WebKit, the browser in RealPlayer can actually access and display normal sites such as CNN.com! I'm now wondering how long it will take for Microsoft to copy the same idea, unlikely to be based on WebKit..."  
(Version 10.1 (503))

DARREL  FVD is just about the easiest way to get Flash videos from popular sites such as YouTube onto your own hard disk.

In my testing so far with about 20 downloads from three different sites, FVD has not failed once.

This one is a keeper.  
(Version 1.3.1)

DARREL  The author is unable to do anything about it until he gets in touch with TV Today on Monday. They've already changed their format twice in just a few days and he needs to know about any other changes being made.

Warten kann ich doch auch, aber auf eine funktionierende Version darf ich mich trotzdem freuen.  
(Version 1.8.3)

DARREL  If you have access to German television, this is the widget to have. It provides a customized list of TV channels, summaries of movies and series episodes, integration with Internet Movie Database, EyeTV support, alarms, Growl integration and much, much more.

I've tested dozens of widgets for various purposes and none compare to the rich feature set of Fernsehen.

And a big danke schön to the programmers for (hopefully) getting this to work again after TV Today changed the file format.  
(Version 1.8.3)

DARREL  "Darrel, it checks if Growl is running and if its not, it just disabled the Growl options in the settings tab. I just tested this and I can't seem to recreate your error. It should not halt the program if it doesn't see Growl, I'm not sure what to tell you."

I just tried it again. The preferences menu item is grayed out so there's no way for me to make the change. The program is running, but there is nothing I can do with it.

I'm very interested in a working program, so I'll be contacting you about any test versions you come out with.  
(Version 1.0)

DARREL  On launch it asks for the location of "Growl Helper App". It seems the program is non-functional without it.  
(Version 1.0)

DARREL  Why not develop new browsers based on WebKit? After all, there are some nifty features that have been added to browsers such as SunriseBrowser and Shiira, both based on WebKit. Have a look for yourselves.

If you are happy with Safari and Firefox, then stick with them and don't download others to try out. And if the developer's goal is to create a light-weight, but configurable browser (i.e. loading text only), why not applaud diversity rather than just criticize the fact that there are so many browsers?

My Mac Web Browsers list now has 98 entries for browsers available for Mac OS 9/X and I encourage others to develop new browsers with features not seen in other ones! Go for it, Ken!  
(Version 1.0 Alpha)

DARREL E. KNUTSON  For those of you experiencing an expired 5.0b6 like me, download *5.0b6.1*. You can now buy 5.0 or pay for the upgrade from 4.5 and register the program to get rid of all the nagging stuff.  
(Version 5.0 beta 6)

DARREL E. KNUTSON  There is no problem with OmniWeb 5.0 beta 6 for new users or for users that can put up with nags to buy the software. The problem is for *registered* users that may have already paid for the software and yet still get nagged to buy it (currently you can only buy a license for 4.5).

Sure, there are other fine browsers out there (I've been maintaining "the best" listing of Macintosh Web browsers for years), but OmniWeb is my main browser, and I want to pay for it and use it without being bothered.

With beta 6 this is simply not possible.

You can use 5.0b6 for free and it will run in demo mode only. You can buy a license for 4.5 that will automatically be upgraded to the final version of 5.0, but NO you can't register the software yet - my criteria for using the software on a daily basis!  
(Version 5.0 beta 6)

DARREL E. KNUTSON  OmniWeb 4.5 became my preferred browser and the 5.0 betas have provided an even better browsing experience, but having the run beta 6 in demo mode only - with no alternative for deactivating the nagging crap they have built in by buying a license (which I am entirely willing to do) is just plain stupid.

And going back to version 4.5 is not an option, because in the meantime the nightly builds of Camino 0.8 are better, Firefox 0.8 is better and the Opera 7.5 betas are also better.

The demo policy for the new beta disgusts me. I don't like to see nag or wait screens and they are a major reason why I have registered over 200 shareware programs. I am willing to pay to use great software.

So, why the hell are they making my main browser a demo version and allowing me no other reasonable options?

I'm stick with 5.0b5 until it expires and reconsider my options then.  
(Version 5.0 beta 6)