DON MORRIS  "Find duplicates" is not the feature I was looking for or commenting upon. It is completely inappropriate for you, as the developer of GrupaDupa, to be spamming this website with comments promoting your product (11 comments today alone, word-for-word identical).  
(Version 1.5.3)

DON MORRIS  "Find duplicates" is not the feature I was looking for or commenting upon.  
(Version 1.2.2)

DON MORRIS  Ah, heck. License purchased.  
(Version 1.3.4)

DON MORRIS  Adequate interface, but the sunburst (pie chart) view seems almost an afterthought; it's quite cluttered, particularly compared to DaisyDisk. I do like the source list, and the options available in the contextual menus. Price is right, too.  
(Version 4.7)

DON MORRIS  Dang! I so want to buy this. However, I'm bugged by several things:

- No hierarchal column or list view. Leaving out the way most people view files is a serious shortcoming.

- (Smaller files and folders). I really want to see what those are, sometimes. If I hover the mouse pointer over that very narrow strip I'll get a list, but I can't do anything with the items in the list.

- Can't drill down into every folder. If there's a folder in the "smaller files and folders," I can't see what's in it.

These all boil down to "I can't see every file on my disk."  
(Version 1.3.4)

DON MORRIS  If you simply need to know what's taking up space on your disk, and you don't need a fancy chart to display it, OmniDiskSweeper is the app to use. It's free, Leopard and Intel compatible, and reasonably quick.  
(Version 1.7)

DON MORRIS  Incredibly fast scan. I'm not a fan of tree maps, though, and this one is much more difficult to read -- at least for me -- than those produced by GrandPerspective and DIsk Inventory X. I prefer the charts used by WhatSize and DaisyDisk.

The list view fortunately can show items sorted by size, because the column view doesn't. No, excuse me: there's a bug -- or at least a poor UI decision. Column view sorts by the sort setting for list view. There are no sort controls in column view, so it's not immediately apparent how to change the sort for column view.

The UI otherwise beats the two free apps I mentioned; that, along with its additional features (baselines, duplicate finding) may justify its price.  
(Version 1.5.3)

DON MORRIS  I was looking for the "Disk Hogs" feature, so I'll only comment on that. On my 250MB disk, about 75% full, the scan took much more time than any of the other utilities I tried. Also, considering only that feature, OmniDiskSweeper is $26 less (free). Add AppZapper ($13), AppDelete ($5) or AppTrap (free), along with any number of duplicate file utilities, and you can pay half as much (or nothing) for the same features as Sponge.  
(Version 1.2.1)

DON MORRIS  I like the app, because it allows me to keep track of *all* of the information related to my sites (unlike other similar apps that fail to track it all). The interface is clean and easy to use. I like the live URLs for each of the entries and the fields for username and password for each service.

However, I have one major problem with it:

There's no sync to iCal for expiring domains.

Sync to iCal and/or a smart folder for expiring domains is essential for an app that tracks that data. (Smart folders is a good idea in any case.)

A couple minor nits:

- The scrolling list of domains could be made larger, or at least have a preference for small/large icons and text

- Databases: it's not unusual to have multiple databases for a site, but Domain Brain only tracks one. Would like to see some facility for multiple entries here

- Passwords are visible once the app is open. Should have password hiding at the field level (perhaps integration with the Keychain)

- Tracked WHOIS info is sparse. Would like to see additional data pulled in, like Registrar and Creation Date, perhaps Registrant info

The nits wouldn't keep me from buying the app, but without some facility for identifying expiring domains, well, that's a deal-breaker.  
(Version 1.1.2)

DON MORRIS  I've actually been using Simon for several days, trying to decide which utility to purchase to monitor a dozen or so web pages. Although it's a well- designed app (looks *are* important to me), I'm put off by the price. Even at half price and with the extra features, I can't justify a purchase -- right now.  
(Version 2.3.4)

DON MORRIS  Expensive, but worth the price because of the time it has saved me over using phpMyAdmin.  
(Version 7.0.9)

DON MORRIS  Works as described, except that version 1.1 *does* restart the Finder on my machine running 10.4.10.  
(Version 1.1)

DON MORRIS  A couple people have asked what are the differences between Navicat and CocoaMySQL or SQLGrinder. Not having any experience with any of these applications, but being intrigued with the thought of managing my MySQL databases from a desktop app instead of a browser, I checked each out and can summarize my findings as:

1) CocoaMySQL hasn't had a new release version in 4 years

2) SQLGrinder doesn't work -- at least not at the moment. Using the exact same parameters for it and Navicat, Navicat connected immediately and SQLGrinder reported a "No suitable driver error."

I'm on my way to purchase Navicat.  
(Version 7.0.6)

DON MORRIS  Let me help out the author here, as from most of the other comments it appears he hasn't made his case for paying for this software when -- it is true -- there are other, free solutions for capturing a web page.

Normally when I want to capture a web page, I simply print to PDF. As simple as that is, there are times when -- as neutralzone points out -- the PDF does not render properly or a stylesheet defines different styles for printed output. Also, Mac OS X's Save as PDF feature paginates the the output, something not generally suitable for web pages, unless you "first set up a sufficiently long custom paper size" (how long is that?).

(Thanks to nga for pointing out the Export PDF command in Saft, which gives you an unpaginated PDF. I keep forgetting all of the incredibly useful features in this Safari plug-in.)

Paparazzi is great for many people. Give it a URL, press Capture, and save the loaded web page as one of several image formats along with an optional thumbnail. What if you need to log into a web site to see a particular page, though? Here's where it gets a little tedious, because it is first necessary to browse to the page in Safari and authenticate, then load the page in Paparazi.

SnapWeb, however, "has a full-featured browser interface for easy navigation without typing URLs," meaning you can navigate a web site without using another browser.

Speaking of another browser, SnapWeb will capture the current Firefox page in addition to the current Safari page. Paparazzi will only capture from Safari. Also, SnapWeb supports opening of local HTML files through drag-and-drop, contextual "Open With", and a File > Open command.

Paparazzi's four image formats (JPEG, PDF, PNG, TIFF) may be sufficient for many, but some people will want the additional formats that SnapWeb provides -- GIF and PSD -- and may like to save as HTML or text or even to the the clipboard.

SnapWeb offers finer control over the image size. SnabWeb allows multiple windows. Images can be saved by SnapWeb in quick succession to a user-selected folder with incrementing filenames. And, with a professional license ($39.90), SnapWeb can be activated by AppleScript, a Services Menu item, or Unix shell scripts, for serious automation power.

The only complaint I have with SnapWeb is actually the developer's claim of "exactly [sic] timing of animation and movie snapshots (e.g. web pages with Flash, WMV, Real or Quicktime)." In my tests, I could not rely on SnapWeb to capture the video frame I was viewing when I clicked Save. However, this is still an improvement over Paparazzi, which captures the web page only as it is first loaded, not at some point later when animation or video has changed.

If you want a free alternative to saving web pages and don't need the features SnapWeb provides, then by all means use Paparazzi. Don't mistake SnapWeb as something that "does exactly the same," though: its additional features are well worth the price for someone that needs them.  
(Version 4.0.1r1)

DON MORRIS  Because they don't know it's there. Thanks for pointing it out; I was looking for a replacement for Pixel Spy (Classic).  
(Version 1.0r1)

DON MORRIS  I've been using Widgets Pref Pane on my PPC for some time; just downloaded and used the Universal Binary and it seems to work just fine.  
(Version 1.0)

DON MORRIS  I used Make3GP to convert a 9.4MB MP3 (spoken word) file to a 1.9MB 3GP file. This successful first use was marred by several usability issues:

- The application couldn't find an internal settings file until I moved it from my desktop (not on my startup volume) to the Applications folder on my startup volume.

- I agree with an earlier comment that a file selection method would be useful. I was forced to create a source and destination folder, which I later deleted.

- I assume that the size of my source file had something to do with Make3GP reporting an Applescript timeout. While it didn't affect the outcome, it did affect my perception of the app.

- Unfinished UI, including multiple references to "NewApplication."

Value and features rank high, but ease of use and stability rank low due to error messages.  
(Version 1.0.3)

DON MORRIS  This utility has some promise. Some issues, too:

- Didn't respond to clicks on its first launch

- Launches iCal when it starts. I'd rather that iCal launch only when the first To Do is added

- Quits when a To Do is added. How about adding multiple tasks?

= Doesn't understand "in four days," "four days," "four days from now," "day after tomorrow" -- gives an Applescript error

Easier than using iCal for entering a quick reminder.  
(Version 1.0)