MACTECHHEAD  I downloaded the demo of 1.5.5.

Excellent little drum machine. I love it.

I'm not sure why it says the program is for 10.6??!! I used it on 10.5.8 just fine.

Great product, keep up the great work!  
(Version 1.5.5)

MACTECHHEAD  Previously launch problem was fixed as soon as I literally posted about here. 10 out of 5 for support !

Works great with 10.6.1 , no issues and no complaints.

Thanks again for the super speedy fix and for great tool !  
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  Thank you for that quick fix.

Working perfectly and launching without warning  
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  I encountered no serious issues with the initial release of 10.6

And again with 10.6.1, no complaints after updating.

Super fast OS, love it!  
(Version 10.6.1)

MACTECHHEAD  Holy crap, how the hell do you even get your Mac to start with with 10 megabytes?

I think you might want to sell your Mac and get a Commodore 64 instead!  
(Version 10.6.1)

MACTECHHEAD  Downloading now and will report back soon.

Thank you.  
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  Is this new version of Cocktail for Snow Leopard only for 64-bit Mac's running 10.6?

I started up from 10.6 and when I tried to launch Cocktail 4.5 I was given an error saying "Cocktail cannot be launched from this Mac because it's not compatible" or something alone those lines.

This would be a shame if the developer is doing this intentionally.   
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  What a complete newbie you are MICG !!!

I use Cocktail on my eMac G4 all the time and it has never locked up in the last 3 years.

Try fixing your operating system and getting your head examined while your at it because your the only one with this problem!  
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  How exactly does Apple's Disk Utility do the following I'd like to know genius?

Wipes files and folders individually

Wipes system traces like access logs, install logs, and console logs

Wipes Web browsers' data including Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, Page History, and Form Values

Supports wiping data for Web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Camino, Opera OmniWeb, and Safari

Selective wiping algorithms

Schedules wipe process  
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  I suppose if you learned to read that might help improve your quality of life.

It clearly states it is a commercial program above. Commercial software is not trial-ware, share-ware or too broke to pay ware. LOL

The makers of the software offer a 30 day money back guarantee.   
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  I guess the people below need some cheese for their whine.

As pointed out in the description, this does more than what the OS X and Finder normally do, learning to read would be a good choice for Tod below. LOL

I do technical work, so for me his was a no-brainer. My clients seem to feel better using this instead of trying to use Terminal or other tools.

3 of my clients purchased this and all 3 loved it. It's easy to use and saves me the trouble of explaining how to do this for themselves with Terminal, cache cleaning tools, or reminding them to use the secure empty trash for additional security when deleting sensitive files.

Rock solid and worth a 5 star review for the all-in-one approach.  
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  No kidding

10.6 is Intel only  
(Version 4.0)

MACTECHHEAD  As said before, this is the best of it's kind. None of the alternatives even come close to the power, flexibility or even the great compression ratios of what DropDMG offers.

Superb tool and a must have for anyone that creates a lot of disk images.

Thanks for this wonderful too!  
(Version 2.8.6)

MACTECHHEAD  A Java based tool. How sad when Apple even offers free developer tools on every OS X Installer disc.

Too slow

Too cumbersome

Too unstable

And what a cluttered ugly GUI

Even if the developer paid me the $59 I still wouldn't try this rubbish again.  
(Version 9.0 (270))

MACTECHHEAD  

COLLIN BLACKMAN you cannot post ZIP files to image hosting sites, LOL.

What good is zipping up an image to me then?

Both JPEG and TIF allow internal compression methods to reduce the file size before saving them. That was my point , any standard program on the Mac that saves in various image formats allows those options.

But SharpShooter does not offer such an option.  
(Version 1.1b4)

MACTECHHEAD  Finally someone get's it right.

This handy little prefpane tool is exactly what I've been bugging the alternative cookie manager developer's about. I finally have complete control of my cookies and no more manually deleting them on hours upon hours of sorting.

Keep up the great job Ross Tulloch , you earned my $10!  
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Ignoring the trolls and the ignorants below.

Path Finder 5.1.5 is working like a charm for me with 10.5.8. No major complaints.

But I have a question for the team developing it.

Does Path Finder preserve the special permissions used by OS X system components? I can't recall if this was fixed or brought up as an issue before. But I remember trying to copy some OS X stuff from one drive to another and the special permissions were lost after the copy.

I don't use this method to copy OS X components but might consider it since it would be easier than using CarbonCopyCloner instead.  
(Version 5.1.5)

MACTECHHEAD  Previous version and this newest version seem to be buggy. I no longer see my ram slots or visual info like it used to do before I updated to 10.5.8.

Something's broken.

Here is what I see instead - http://i29.tinypic.com/6yfedg.jpg

The Console log shows nothing useful.

/Rember.app/Contents/MacOS/Rember[5539] CPSGetCurrentProcess(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.

/Rember.app/Contents/MacOS/Rember[5539] CPSGetCurrentProcess(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.

/Rember.app/Contents/MacOS/Rember[5539] CPSGetFrontProcess(): This call is deprecated and should not be called   
(Version 0.3.5b)

MACTECHHEAD  Stay far away from this scam artist of a developer.

There is no big differences in version 1 and 2. To pay for a stability update is a pure scam and should have been offered for free to all his paying customers.

The developer is rude, obnoxious, arrogant and offers little or not support when you have problems.

His software is openly stealing code from open source projects and charging fools money for some eye candy that will eventually be disgusted with the developer as many have learned the hard way.

Run, don't walk!

And this time I'm not half asleep, so not accidental 5 star LOL  
(Version 2.0v77)

MACTECHHEAD  Worked perfectly for me in the past and still working perfectly.

No problems to report and no complaints.

The best emulator of the lot if you don't need raw speed that Boot Camp offers and much nicer to have 2 OS's running side by side instead of just one.

Excellent support too. Reported a bug and it was squashed in the next update!  
(Version 4.0.3846)

MACTECHHEAD  Stupid updater. Failed every time when I tried to use the 4.1.1 DVD version with the CD Updater. And yes I had a blank DVD in the drive to the bonehead with that dumb remark. Duh!

But the updater finally worked with my very old version disc 4.1 and I was able to copy Diskwarrior 4.2 from that new disk image and copy it to my 4.1.1 disk image. I manually converted my 4.1.1 DVD image to CDR and replaced the old application it.

What a hassle. Great tool, horrible update process.  
(Version 4.2)

MACTECHHEAD  Same here. The CD updater keeps failing for me too. Keeps asking me for the original disc. I put in the super drive and it rejects it.

I mount a new disk image of my disc, and it fails at the burning disc part.

Why couldn't Alsoft just make an updater for the application instead !! Going in circles is not much fun!  
(Version 4.2)

MACTECHHEAD  Hahaha, what a typical n00b windlows user.

There's a checkbox to install the toolbar dumbass.

You belong on windows and should sell your Mac to someone that deserves having one.

Tomato torrent is dead and has been dead for years!  
(Version 4.2.0.8)

MACTECHHEAD  Stay far away from this scam artist of a developer.

There is no big differences in version 1 and 2. To pay for a stability update is a pure scam and should have been offered for free to all his paying customers.

The developer is rude, obnoxious, arrogant and offers little or not support when you have problems.

His software is openly stealing code from open source projects and charging fools money for some eye candy that will eventually be disgusted with the developer as many have learned the hard way.

Run, don't walk!  
(Version 2.0v74)

MACTECHHEAD  I love this handy tool.

But I have one giant complaint. Version 2.0.5 was the last version that worked properly when logged in as the System Administrator.

Every since version 2.1 to now the root user has no rules, you cannot import any rules and even attempting to use the default rules results with a blank set of rules.

Permissions repair does nothing nor deleting the folders Little Snitch uses .  
(Version 2.1.4)

MACTECHHEAD  Been there, seen it, done it and finish it when it was still in the arcades.

At $20 for the price tag, I'd rather buy some real burgers and play the current video games there with the change LOL  
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  LOL

There's no such thing as an Intel G5.

G3-G4-G5 are all PowerPc only

LOL  
(Version 1.4)

MACTECHHEAD  Seems we have some comedians and n00bs reviewing something they know nothing of.

This program is very useful in many ways to trouble-shoot problematic wireless connections and offers far more detailed information than the Airport menu can.

For diagnostics or for war-driving , this would be a must have tool.

The free alternatives pale in contrast to this tool. Kismac isn't very friendly to use and neither are the developers. iStumbler has been dead for years and is unstable or unreliable and so are the rest of the lame suggestions above for the other 2 dead products.

I purchased this for my "on the road" needs and I am quite happy with this product!  
(Version 1.2.1)

MACTECHHEAD  I gave this tool a solid 5 star rating below but after playing with it for a few hours I have one giant glaring problem with it.

There is no option to change the compression settings for certain file types like JPEG. This is one feature that seems to have been omitted from this otherwise handy tool. Without the ability to choose low quality, medium quality or high quality output files, I really don't have any use for this handy tool. If I have to manually convert each screen snapshot then this tool really won't save me any time in the least bit.

I emailed the developer about this suggestion as well.   
(Version 1.1b1)

MACTECHHEAD  Very, very, very handy little tool. Just tried it for the first time today and already in love with it.

A keeper in my books and Snow Leopard ready too before it's even released.

Great job!  
(Version 1.1b1)

MACTECHHEAD  Very nicely done. Works like a charm for my iMac running 10.5.8

No complaints either. I will be purchasing this before my 20 trial launches are up. It's a keeper for me and worth the fee.

Thanks for a great product!  
(Version 3.0.1)

MACTECHHEAD  You can't read too well . Ho hum. Nothing new.

Try reading my review carefully before spouting about gibberish.

10.6 is gearing the Mac community towards true 64 bit coding, there is none in this software. I couldn't care less if it's slower or faster because that wasn't my point earlier.

You also proved my point that VisualHub still does a much faster job. Considering the source for VisualHub is freely available and a new project has adopted the source. I think I'd rather wait for that project instead of wasting time on this slower shareware program.

And just because Apple discontinued support for PowerPC computers with 10.6 doesn't give developer's the excuse for dropping support for them too. That's just an insult to all the people that paid for software only to be slapped in the face. There is no reason why to drop support for them. How hard is it to download the specific ffmpeg file for the computer it was being used on. An optimized ffmpeg file for PowerPC and one for Intel. Or is RealBasic that hard to understand considering that was what iVideo Converter was written in.

But you are right about one thing. I didn't bother to check the preferences options where I found the multi-core support checkbox you mentioned. Had I known of it's existence earlier I would have used it. Which proves another point about laziness on the developer's part for not having the software prompting me when I launched the program if I wanted to use more than one CPU to speed things up.  
(Version 2.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Some peculiar things said from the developer makes me wary of the program now!

Developer claims to have changed the coding to make it faster. In reality there is no difference to the 32 bit Intel coding in version 2.0 or version 1.3.7. The only difference now is the newer ffmpeg file used and no more PowerPC code.

I did a test a run on version 2.0 and version 1.3.7 on my iMac and there was no noticeable speed change.

The developer says this new version is ready for 10.6, no it's not because where is the 64 bit coding????

Previously I would have given this tool 4 stars across because VisualHub even being defunct beats the snot out of iVideo Converters converting speed.

But for this really odd claim to drop PowerPC support to make the program faster when in reality it doesn't make the slightest difference. I now give this tool a bad rating for sheer laziness and for misleading people!  
(Version 2.0)

MACTECHHEAD  I have no use for Default Folder because I created a symbolic link for all my work folders on my desktop. If I need to save or load some work files it is a non-issue for me. I tried Default Folder for a week and then removed it.

I did purchase this software for a family member and they enjoyed it immensely. For that family member I give this software high ranks.

But to boldly claim the Finder lacks something this software offers is misleading. Not everyone has a use for Default Folder. Some people will benefit greatly from Default Folder and some people have no use for it, like me.

I still rate this a 5 star software for all the people that will like it and use it.  
(Version 4.3)

MACTECHHEAD  Geeze what dumb questions below. Why not ask the developer to change rain water into oil too. LOL

Pacifist is a must have tool for anyone that knows what it does. The simplicity of being able to extract a single file from an installer package without doing a full install is ingenious or using it to install something on another drive after the installer refused to install it is also very handy.

Charles Srstka my hats off to you for this timely update and getting it ready for 10.6 before it even starts to ship.

Pacifist is well worth it weight in gold or even platinum and this tool has no competition despite the dumb suggestions above for tools that pale in comparison.

Excellent job again Charles Srstka !!

My only complaint is no more BootCD. Another tool Charles Srstka made back on 10.4 but discontinued. I hope one day Charles Srstka can see it in his heart to scribble some notes how we can do the same on 10.5 and 10.6 again.   
(Version 2.6)

MACTECHHEAD  Initially I got the same SIMBL error as another reviewer below had too.

I really don't have much use for this plugin but was curious how well it worked for future references for clients.

Regardless, to fix the SIMBL error saying that version 1.0.2 is unsupported with Safari 4.0.3.

I had to manually open the contents of the plugin and modify the info.plist and change the MaxBundleVersion line from 5528.16 to 5531.9

I would suggest to the developer to change that line to something like 9999.9 to avoid SIMBL automatically annoying users by disabling iPlace every time Safari 4 is updated.

Gave iPlace a good round of tests with Safari 4.0.3 (5531.9) running on Mac OS X 10.5.8 with a iMac Intel CPU.

No complaints and everything worked as it should for me!  
(Version 1.0.2)

MACTECHHEAD  I used to like this tool and some of it's unique features.

But as of this current version of 4.0.27 the developer has made a fatal flaw, you cannot use LCC when your logged in as the System Administrator because it keeps saying "Your not allowed to use this on the root account"

What a stupid move.

I use 99% of my tools logged in as the System Admin so I don't have to be annoyed 50 million times for an admin password.

Too bad so sad, bye bye LCC, deleted from my drive!  
(Version 4.0.27)

MACTECHHEAD  It's too bad MTR is dead, it used to be a great tool.

Version 2.6.6 lacks the support to RIP movies from the last few years and version 3 beta has been stagnant for too long.

RIP MTR  
(Version 2.6.6)

MACTECHHEAD  @GORDON142 this might not be manageable for you but for people like me that only surf a few sites it would make more sense to have full control of which cookies I accept and which ones I refuse.

I'm sick and tired of clearing out tracking cookies from advertising banners and google-analytics!!!

Or better yet , offer a way to refuse any cookies from sites I don't want them from.  
(Version 0.7)

MACTECHHEAD  Very impressive program.

With the super quick response from the developer and the vast improvements since it's initial release there is nothing I can complain about.

Well worth the money and I have highly recommended this to a few clients already.

Thanks for the great job on this !  
(Version 1.4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  The last 2 betas won't even start on my Mac. Both iFlicks_1.1_414 and iFlicks_1.1_431.dmg both refuse to start.

Never tried the program before the beta versions, neither beta launches but the 1.0.8 demo launched fine.

Both beta's are Intel only but the demo is Universal Binary ???

Here is the error log

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] used language code: en - current language code: en

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] used country code: US - current country code: US

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] An uncaught exception was raised

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] *** -[NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:]: attempt to insert nil key

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] An uncaught exception was raised

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] launch path not accessible

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] An uncaught exception was raised

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] launch path not accessible

8/2/09 12:45:20 PM iFlicks[91176] An uncaught exception was raised

The last 4 error lines just repeat until I force quit the program!

Was I supposed to install something prior to using this? Or was this just a bug?   
(Version 1.1 build 431)

MACTECHHEAD  Very close to my old favourite side scroller Armour Alley but not quite there.

There are so many differences;

- Armour Alley used to use the Tab to change the helicopters direction

- There were more bombs, there were more missiles, my weapons didn't hurt my own troops, my missiles used to fly off the end of the screen at the right unless they ran into an enemy troop or vehicle or enemy bunker or enemy helicopter instead of just dropping onto my troops LOL

- AA had 99+ levels instead of 20

- AA had different colors for the enemies on the screen instead of being the same as my troops colors. The enemy ground units are the same green as my troops.

- AA's radar was box was black with light colors for units to make it stand out more,

- AA had more weapons, napalm, mines and some others I can't recall

- AA had helicopter , gun , missile and armour upgrades

Bunker Run to me just feels under powered and lack-lustre , I won't give it a bad rating but I will also pass on it because this game just feels too unfinished with zero replay value.

Keep trying though, with a little work this could easily become the AA of OS X finally.  
(Version 1.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Run , don't walk away from this!

I wouldn't trust this as far as I could throw the developer, their server and the foolish way this scam software works.

Recovery via internet has got to be the stupidest method of data recovery I have ever seen being used.

Then the pricing structure is a pure scam just like another data recovery program uses.

If you can't recovery your data with Data Rescue II, Drive Genius 2, FileSalvage, Stellar Phoenix or DiskTools Pro, then save your money in desperation for a real data recovery specialist with a clean room instead of lame scams like this software because the price will be about the same then!  
(Version 4.0.10)

MACTECHHEAD  No drag and drop support for application bundles or anything for that matter in a bundle.

The search UI is far too clumsy and should be a single string search instead of broken down as it is now.

I know this a free alternative to Resorcerer.

But no thanks Hex Fiend!

Resorcerer was well worth the money I paid for it and still serves me quite well even with some strange behaviours with 10.5

Hex Fiend deleted!  
(Version 2.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Everything is always slow for n00bs.

Try reading the help section.

I get great speeds using the "View The Network" UI to cherry pick fast TOR servers.  
(Version 0.2.1.18)

MACTECHHEAD  Too slow

Too ugly

Too unstable and too many crashes

Too much wasted space lost to the cluttered ugly UI when viewing pages

Too Cumbersome

Too many headaches

Too many versions

Too much like windows apps

Too much bandwidth wasted downloading

Too much time wasted even bothering to try it again, at least the final version 2 is still more stable than any version 3 so far!

Too bad, so sad, deleted !  
(Version 3.5.1)

MACTECHHEAD  I never tried the old version discussed below.

But I really liked this version. Did exactly what I wanted with great results.

Excellent product and well worth the asking price.

Thanks for the great work on PhotoZoom Pro !!  
(Version 3.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Good idea bad implementation

I gave this tool a try, and it failed me miserably. But I won't do a negative review if the developer is keen on changes because The Cheat does have potential.

I tried iHaxGamez which puts to shame The Cheat !

With iHaxGamez you search for the number in the left, wait for the game to change that number and then pause it and use iHaxGamez lower right search box to with the new number.

So easy that someone even made a video for it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRUs8_tZI4o

iHaxGamez - http://sourceforge.net/projects/ihaxgamez/

So if the developer really wants to make The Cheat worth using, I'd suggest following suit with iHaxGamez and allowing a search to compare the changes, otherwise people will be blindly changing numbers at addresses in memory or crashing their games.  
(Version 1.2.3)

MACTECHHEAD  Not bad at all.

I just gave the 2.0 version a test run and I like the fact these handy commands are in my menubar instead of launching any applications for them or even worse Terminal.

But my only complaint is the price, I think when my trial time runs out I won't be buying this. Too expensive for my tastes for what little it does that others do for free.

For $9.99 I would have bought this but not for $20 , economical times right now dictate I save my money and use it wisely.  
(Version 2.0)

MACTECHHEAD  Horrible program

The interface is disgusting and cluttered plus the program is unreliable.

The expensive price tag this deserves 2 thumbs down and 2 middle finger salute to the developer.

I still stick to the defunct Still Life I paid for years ago which a lot less bloated and still works perfectly for my needs.

Thanks but no thanks!  
(Version 4.2.5)

MACTECHHEAD  Reverted back to Vuze 4.2.0.2 and everything is working perfectly again. Thank god they have a Source Forge page for prior versions - http://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus/files/  
(Version 4.2.0.4)

MACTECHHEAD  Damn it, been using Azureus / Vuze for for years, this latest update is now non-working for me. It won't connect to any peers.

Bummer, now I gotta track down an earlier copy prior to 4.2.04 that was still working properly for me.

iMac-Intel with 10.5.7 and all the latest updates, and yes I tried using the NAT/Firewall test, changed the port # , test passed, applied the new port # and still nothing. Peers show up and all of them are not connected or still pending.

WTH !  
(Version 4.2.0.4)

MACTECHHEAD  Not only is this game so cheesy it makes limburger smell like roses but it's just pathetic.

Even if this game was for free, it still wouldn't be worth the time wasted downloading it.

Give up and move on.  
(Version 60301)

MACTECHHEAD  I haven't had any problems since using version 4.0 and the newest 4.0.2 is equally as fast and stable for me.

I don't use plugins and didn't experience any of the problems related to the 2 recent updates.

Super fast and rock solid, no complaints from me.

Although I would have liked to get my old progress bar during a page load instead of the lame thing it uses now.  
(Version 4.0.2)

MACTECHHEAD  This new version is a vast improvement over the last version. A couple more tweaks and this would be pure perfection for me.

The new search string highlighted in color is nice but would be better if we could control the color option though. I would have preferred using a dark red instead of a bright blue.

The list view is greatly improved with the ability to move the columns and resize them but it would be even nicer if we could control those columns by turning off the ones we don't need. I only like to know the name, size and location of what I was searching for.

And I would have preferred to see my searches sizes shown in megabytes not in kilobytes. An option to turn toggle either MB's or KB's would be nice.

All in all, no complaints. Some minor tweaks and this would be the perfect search tool for me. But as it is now, I will continue to use my own home-made Realbasic program I compiled instead which has my own features albeit in a far bigger bloated program.

Thanks for the great effort in improving this all the same.  
(Version 4.5)

MACTECHHEAD  I don't see a point to this any more with USB drives being so cheap now.

You can make your own diagnostics flash drive with all the tools you want on it for the price of a cheap flash drive.  
(Version 2.0.1)

MACTECHHEAD  They have a PowerPC version now too.

It was added in the last few days to the downloads page http://www.crystalidea.com/download/  
(Version 2.3)

MACTECHHEAD  It works, does what it says.

No complaints for this handy tool.

Thanks  
(Version 2.5)

MACTECHHEAD  The same old B.S. page after page.

Safari crashes too much, well duh, stop using all the lame 3rd party plugins or bitch at the developers of them to make them stable. Safari has never crashed on me like Firefox does.

I had zero, nada, zilch, nothing extra installed in a few versions of Firefox 3 and they all kept crashing constantly. I filed about 2 dozen bug reports and the problems still persist.

Safari 3 or 4 never crashed on the same pages and I never had as much grief from a browser as Firefox gives me.  
(Version 3.5rc3)

MACTECHHEAD  Yawn  
(Version 3.5rc3)

MACTECHHEAD  Hahaha

I agree! Sick 'em Danno

With all the constant crashing I deleted Firefox 3 from my drive.  
(Version 3.5rc3)