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Parallels Desktop	Nov 4 2009	MAJOR MAUSER I have both Parallels 5 and Vmware Fusion running XP and Win 7. For Games and Apps that use graphics like Bumptop and games Like Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising, ARMA II, Shock Force Marines the simple FACT is that Parallels 5 can run these programs and VMware Fusion 3 STILL CAN NOT. Parallels has come a long way and for this App to have less than a 5 sar rating is absurd. Importing virtual machines from Vmware works. The little interface additions are very welcome, just makes it easy to get back and forth to OS X. Performance even on Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising is surprisingly good. I'm very very happy with this Build of Parallels 5. For the first time in a while I am sorry I am a vmware 2.0 owner. When I can't run a program on an emulator its useless. Vmware only allows you to use 128mb of Virual Vram. Parallels 5 allows 256. Parallels 4 & 5 are just better at running anything that requires heavy graphics support... (Version 5.0.9220.531002)		+2
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Nov 5 2009

RICHARD HALLAS Agreed. I too have both Parallels and Fusion. I've just upgraded to Fusion 3 because of its claimed leaps forward in graphic support, but on testing it I find that it's still far behind Parallels 4! (And yet Parallels 5 has just come out and appears to be better still.)

To cite one specific example, I have Heroes of Might & Magic V installed on my Boot Camp partition, and if I access that via Parallels 4 and try to play it, the graphics are perfect and the performance just about bearable. Fusion 2 was incapable of running the game at all.

Now that I've upgraded to Fusion 3, the game will at least launch and display graphics, but those graphics are badly corrupted, whereas Parallels gets them right. On top of that, whereas the Parallels 4 performance is sluggish, the Fusion 3 performance is so slow as to be utterly unusable (probably less than 1 fps).

So I've always liked Parallels better than Fusion: I haven't seen all the problems with it that other people claim, and it's always performed better for me and had more features than Fusion. I intend to upgrade to Parallels 5 in due course, but as its launch comes just a week after I upgraded to Fusion 3, I can't justify it right now (pity they didn't happen the other way round). I'm also going to wait a bit and hope that Parallels 5 gets included in a bundle or other special offer over Christmas.

This is my only real gripe: the upgrade timing and price. It doesn't feel long at all since I paid for the Parallels 4 upgrade (which I was happy to do), so to ask for more money again at this point feels a little greedy. Also, the new features of version 5 are much less compelling than those of version; I honestly think they should have kept the upgrade price to no more than $30 this time round. I'll definitely upgrade eventually, but will wait a bit this time. I really do like the product, though.

Oh, the one thing I really don't like is the new Parallels application icon. I wish they'd go back to the much better one that they had prior to version 4.
(Version 5.0.9220.531002)

TagoMan	Oct 23 2009	MAJOR MAUSER WOW..... This is actually a really nice Tagging APP. Select File put your TAGS on it done. The cool thing is the Tag window opens as a Save Pane within the application of the file type that is being tagged. The one thing that I thought was needed was a Refresh button when searching for similar Tags. Great work so far... Still needs some care on some interface scroll bars...But the interface design is really well thought out and Mac like. (Version 2.0.1)		0
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Herald	Oct 11 2009	MAJOR MAUSER Works great have been looking for this for years. Thank You (Version 1.0)		0
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Path Finder	Oct 6 2009	MAJOR MAUSER 5.5.4 Icon Containers in Candybar show up clipped in Preview. (Version 5.5.4)		0
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atMonitor	Apr 28 2009	MAJOR MAUSER Nice little program. Sort of like an activity viewer deluxe. Does not go as far as Istat pro. But if the developer adds some interactivity to the Activity Window like expanded info or click able icons of you top memory hog programs... the program would be even better. (Version 1.0.9)		0
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Crucial Mac System Scanner	Apr 5 2009	MAJOR MAUSER Should be named Crucial MacScanner since it links to the website site.... but for me it crashes and does not work. I have a mac pro 2008 which should work perfectly. (Version 1.0b)		0
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Crucial Mac System Scanner

Apr 5 2009

LEE123 It is a beta. Maybe you should report your findings to crucial so they can improve the app.
(Version 1.0b)

Phun	Mar 26 2009	MAJOR MAUSER Just like the developer says Phun is FUN! Phun simply is the most interactive physics toy that I have ever had the pleasure to play with. You can Interact and apply wind, water, weight effects to parts that you draw in real time. Something that is amazing is just the way the app is programed. Its a Linux app the retains some features from Compiz.... the interface sort of flows and the windows warp when you move them. Great Free app it also looks as if this will be a paid app soon. I'm surprised its free because it so feature rich. (Version 5.26b)		0
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Cruz	Mar 11 2009	MAJOR MAUSER Very Promising addition to the Web Browser Community ! Cool things Themes , Having 3 Pages open in the same window. What happened to tabs.... sort of redundant with this browser. Also would like to see a better way to resize all browsa slices. Other than That awesome! (Version 0.2)		+1
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Right Zoom	Mar 2 2009	MAJOR MAUSER This is great.... I can't see why Apple just does not use the windows modifier for controlling window resizing. Right Zoom brings it to us now. Thanks! (Version 1.1)		+2
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Right Zoom

Mar 2 2009

GORDON142 While I understand people having different preferences on this, the Mac way of handling windows does have its own advantages. For example, on a large wide-screen monitor, there is little point in having the browser occupy the entire screen, it either does nothing since the web page dimensions are hard-coded or it strings out text and makes it hard to follow a line. On the other hand, having windows intelligently resize to fit the current content is very useful. Full-screen zooming is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
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FileLock	Sep 19 2008	MAJOR MAUSER I used the Demo. It works as advertised. And is a worthwhile program but $25 is way to much. $10-$15 is where this program should be priced. My 2� (Version 1.0.4)		+4
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Delicious Library	Aug 1 2008	MAJOR MAUSER I think the interface in many ways took a step backward. (Version 2.0.2)		+1
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AtomicView	May 20 2008	MAJOR MAUSER Wow am blown away. This is by far the best image viewer/media player that has ever existed. The myriad of options for viewing and watching media is astounding. Being able to view 4 movies at the same time while zooming in and swapping files in real time is just about the most amazing thing I seen on my Mac. And finally a program that uses multiprocessors in my Mac Pro. I think the only downside is the Price. Even with the 30% off discount I may have to drool and lust for this amazing app. (Version 1.0)		+1
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BugMirror	Mar 23 2008	MAJOR MAUSER $12!!!!!! Once the first nag screen came up after 1 Min of playing with it.... I thought Spamware. But it is acutally done well and is unique. But $12 for BugMirror, Well it Bugs Me. (Version 1.12)		0
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