FOR NEXTSOFT  I have tried a number of apps to export muxed mpeg1's to iPod and this is the only one that could, so it's worth the $10 to me.  
(Version 1.8.2)

FOR NEXTSOFT  The only information that gets stored is what is required to retrieve your registration number in the event you loose it. The information is stored on a 256bit encrypted disk image within a filevault protected account's home folder on a computer using secure VM. The information kept on record is derived directly from the receipt both you and FOR neXtSoft receive at the time of purchase.   
(Version 1.7)

FOR NEXTSOFT  It seems the when it was built there it linked in to an old library, this has been correct along with another similar issue having to do with Universal support. A new beta will be made available in the next 24 - 48 hours (1/17/06)  
(Version 1.0b10)

FOR NEXTSOFT  Are you on intel or ppc?  
(Version 1.0b10)

FOR NEXTSOFT  No GSM = Useless application. On my wow server there are actually guild which will not recruit mac users because they cannot access the vent server. (This is absolutely true.) Thanks vent. This is typical of the insult Mac users see all to often. A company releases a half hearted version of the app for mac and then site around wondering why no one uses it.  
(Version 3.0)

FOR NEXTSOFT  I never liked spotlight to begin with. An while I have not found the way to get spot light to find my system files, unix files and hidden files, I'm not saying your assertion is incorrect. However when searching with my utility vs. spotlight I get far more results with mine no matter the criteria I choose for spotlight.  
(Version 1.0)

FOR NEXTSOFT  please feel free to contact support at for next soft dot com with this information, these are the types of bugs I need to know about so I can fix them, and these are issues that certainly need addressing.

Thanks

FOR neXtSoft.  
(Version 2.6b1)

FOR NEXTSOFT  Sorry about those startup crashes. It was an error with the application trying to read the data file on a system that had never had the application run on it before. The issue has been corrected and itshould function correctly now  
(Version 2.6b1)

FOR NEXTSOFT  In regards to the comment below;

There was an errant 'return' left in the split code from a previous test build. It has been removed and the package reuploaded. This rebuild was tested with several tgz and dmg files and after splitting and then rejoining they worked fine. I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused any one.  
(Version 3.0.3)

FOR NEXTSOFT  Can you please contact support at for nextsoft dot com with more information on this?  
(Version 3.0.3)

FOR NEXTSOFT  Normally I ignore negative reviews since for the most part they are just posted by people who need the utility but don't feel they should have to pay for it.

however Aikousha's review of 11/5/06 is beyond rediculous.

claim a) Not many features?

Response: It was specifically designed for joining files from usenet and splitting them for posting. It offers unrar, par2 verification and creation WHAT MORE DOES IT NEED? Nothing. The app does exactly what it needs to do to meet the demand for which it was created. Further more it offers a media player to view QT compatable movies after they are joined which is more than you get on any windows app. (Since you mentioned it.)

claim b) It only does two things

Response: It basically does 6 things and does them very well.

claim c) Splitting is "UnMac like"

Response: I'm at a loss. Choose a file, choose a destination, watch a progress bar, Mac invented that.

claim d) 2.2 gig files are not sufficent.

Response: Sorry to hear that. But command line utilities offer no better. Further more, did you actually try anything larger? Since 2.25 gigs is the maximum SUPPORTED file size and not an imposed limit, technically you are limited by your computer not the program.

claim e) bugs in the .bat file

Response: Don't know what to tell you. I've tested it on four or five windows machines running 98 and XP and they always work.

claim f) The file sizes are wrong.

Response: Can't be, it's simple math. You probably just don't understand the way that file sizes are reported by the OS. Or, it simply did not update in the display.

claim g) Too much disk access

Response: HUH? A normal person using the application for it's intended purpose usually understands that large files take time to process. You of all people should there for understand that TO READ AND WRITE FILES YOU MUST ACCESS THE DISK.

claim h) it has a long way to go before it's worth $20

Response: And now we get to the root of the issue. The app is worth $20 and more. It is infinately easier than learning the command line and far more elegant. This application does exactly what it was intended to do. Better yet, it's now fully pluggable, thus if you feel it is so poorly designed, write the override plugins to fix the issues you see with it. You are not playing roulette with this app. I have spent countless hours creating 6g,8g,20g and larger disk images and splitting then rejoining them. I have used it to join countless files, split files, par files etc. The app is fully tested, performs as intended. (with a single interface exception.) Further more, it requires almost no support on my part. I answer support emails every day for this or that and maybe, MAYBE, once in a two month period some one will run in to a problem with JigSaw. Make no mistake this app is worth it's weight so to speak, and the rapid and ever growing registered user list would attest to that.  
(Version 2.5fc1)

FOR NEXTSOFT  I didn't write par2 or rar. They are clus included for ease of use only. I did not build them, cannot build unrar since if the source is out there, I cannot find it, thus if you want them in universal binary format you'll need to contact the developers of those applications.

However in an upcoming version JigSaw will make it very easy to replace the unrar and par2 binaries.

Further more, they are not integral parts of the application. The only integral parts are the join and split methods. JigSaw DOES qualify as universal.  
(Version 2.1)

FOR NEXTSOFT  It does not do the same thing. JigSaw does a lot more than join files.  
(Version 1.8.7b3)