NAOH  The disadvantage with using Adobe's Flash plugin management website, is that it requires that you have a live Internet connection.

From what I can tell, this tool doesn't have any such requirement.  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  You can either configure it under System Preferences (In Network) or if you use a broadband router you can configure it in there.  
(Version 0.9.3)

NAOH  The link is invalid, as the developer uploaded the wrong version of the file, and had to re-upload it.

For the time being you can download from the developer's webpage.  
(Version 0.291)

NAOH  It really should be marked as a demo or Shareware.

A 'try before you buy' arrangement is basically what Shareware is after all.  
(Version 1.21)

NAOH  Whew!

It fixes two bugs that I've been experiencing since 3.1.

(The connectivity problem and not waking up.)

I was getting worried that my handset had developed a hardware fault.  
(Version 3.1.2)

NAOH  Many thanks for that. It is good to have a clear idea of what can and can't be done.

Doing the serial port connection through terminal is an option, but hardly an ideal one.

I am hoping to find a tool that allows me to save a profile for each device I need to manage.

It can be a real headache to have to re-enter the details of the serial connection each and every time I need to use a serial connection. This is one reason ZTerm is still a tool I use heavily.  
(Version 0.10)

NAOH  It would be interesting to know some things about Apple's implementation of the NTFS read/write capability.

Firstly: How does it interact with the NTFS-3G driver that runs under FUSE?

Secondly: How does it compare with other NTFS read/write capable drivers?

I am happy that Apple are not sitting still with regards to their support for other disk formats.

Hopefully they will re-implement support for ZFS as well.  
(Version 0.2)

NAOH  A friend of mine who was a customer of theirs has confirmed that they have gone out of business.  
(Version 4.1)

NAOH  One thing that I like about Dapplegrey over Boxer, is that Dapplegrey allows me to easily tune the DOSBox session.

As yet, I've not found an easy way to do that with Boxer.

Boxer is an attractive and easy way of launching the games, but as different games make different requirements demands of the processor, graphic cards and audio hardware Dapplegrey gives me the customisability that I need.  
(Version 2.6.2)

NAOH  Apple's ODBC Administrator Tool is available for free as a stand-alone download.

http://support.apple.com/downloads/ODBC_Administrator_Tool_for_Mac_OS_X  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  This comment isn't directly related to the software or its functionality.

Instead, I want to mention that I just noticed that the name appears to be a reference to William Gibson's book 'Pattern Recognition'.

Thumbs up for an excellent literary reference!  
(Version 1.3.5)

NAOH  As it is a cross-platform Java application, the look of the application is limited to what libraries are available to the developer on all the various platforms. (Usually SWING interface libraries)

As for it being PPC.

That's more of a limitation of how MacUpdate allows developers to specify the platform the applications are developed for.

Ideally an application could be defined as being 'Java'. That would probably eliminate a lot of confusion.  
(Version 5.4.2395)

NAOH  It appears version 6.5.1 is a minor bugfix for the Universal Binary version.

So far all other variants are on version 6.5.  
(Version 6.5.1)

NAOH  This app seems like a developers first attempt at using RealBASIC.

It's not bad, but it is basic.

For future versions, I'd suggest adding the ability to use metric or even mixed measurements. (Metric height and Imperial/US weight, for instance.)  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  I'm definitely considering Little Disc+ now that the developer has reduced the price from $39.95 to $24.95.

While a $15 difference isn't huge, I felt paying nearly $40 for something that is essentially a disc conversion utility was a bit steep.

Having said that, the functionality that Little Disc+ promises is something I could find myself needing quite regularly. Particularly with content that is stored on proprietary image formats.

One thing that I'd put on a wish-list for the future, would be compatibility with disc image formats like .mdf and similar which are usually unique to applications which don't exist on the Mac.

I've even come across content in a form of segmented .mdf format which doesn't seem to be converted properly with other conversion utilities that I've tried.

If the developer shows himself willing to continue developing and supporting this utility, then I for one will certainly be willing to pay the license fee.  
(Version 2.0.3)

NAOH  CoRD has been a mainstay in my toolkit for many years now, for those times when I have to deal with Windows computers and servers.

Over the years I've seen it improve and become more refined.

However, one thing appears to have been a long standing oddity.

The icons that appear in the bottom left of the System Tray/toolbar (just to the right of the Start menu) have never drawn properly. It looks like the mask is drawn, but not the icon.

It's not a major issue, but it puzzles me that such an obvious issue hasn't been addressed in the many years that I've used CoRD.

Other than that, I've never had any major issues with CoRD at all.

Two thumbs up!  
(Version 0.5)

NAOH  This looks very neat.

A great addition to this, would be to create Spotlight and QuickView plug-ins to allow these email files to be searched and previewed.

Keep up the good work. It's looking very promising.  
(Version 0.2)

NAOH  You might want to check if the BBC iPlayer website requires the viewer to click on a confirmation strip on the video clips that you are trying to download.

For example age restricted content gets a red strip across the bottom of the preview image. Unless the viewer clicks on the strip, the video won't download.

This has prevented me from successfully downloading a few videos in the past.

I don't know if it's something the developer will be able to work around.  
(Version 3.3)

NAOH  A great little utility that lets me watch the BBC programmes when it suits me.

However, I have noticed that it doesn't seem to be able to deal with age restricted content.

All age restricted content requires the viewer to confirm that they are older than the age limit, by clicking on a red strip that is placed across the bottom part of the preview still.

The iPlayer Grabber don't give me the option to confirm my age, and therefore it doesn't download the actual video content.

So, if you want to download something that is age restricted, I guess you're out of luck.  
(Version 0.95.2)

NAOH  Please be aware that the 2.1.9 download is source code.

Anyone who wants to play this version needs to either compile it themselves, or use a package manager. (The Mac version of Fink, for instance.)

The most recent version that is available as a pre-compiled binary appears to be 2.1.6.  
(Version 2.1.9)

NAOH  By the way, I love the title of the company.  
(Version 1.0.3b3)

NAOH  I'm one user who has actually found DiscLabel to be a pretty usable piece of software.

Although it has shortcomings and limitations, those are more than made up by the accuracy of the built-in templates.

I have used a few other CD/DVD labelling applications, and they all required me to endlessly tweak and adjust the settings when using the standard templates that were supposed to match various label templates, and even when printing directly onto discs.

DiscLabel just worked for me.

It could be that I was just lucky. Without any detailed information about why the other reviewers find this software doesn't meet their expectations, I can't comment on their reviews in any meaningful way.

As I mentioned earlier, DiscLabel isn't perfect.

One strange bit of behaviour I experienced with it, was when upgrading to a newer version, the colours of previously saved designs were inverted/corrupted.

Fortunately I didn't need those designs any more. If I had needed them, it would have been a huge inconvenience to repeat the work.

One item I would wish for, is the ability to save or export designs for archiving and exchange with others. (Exporting editable designs into a common interchange format would be ideal.)

Even with the shortcomings, I find myself returning to DiscLabel whenever I need to print labels onto optical media.  
(Version 6.0.1)

NAOH  I am also quite mystified at what exactly has been updated in order to warrant a new release.

The only thing that might make sense is that it is a security fix.

But if so, why not just say that?  
(Version 11.5.0.600)

NAOH  Exchange 2007 has a whole host of changes from earlier versions when it comes to interoperability with third party software and systems.

The protocol that used to be required for full client access, MAPI, is being depreciated and gradually replaced with other technology that makes it a lot easier for third party applications to connect to Exchange.

In order to access older versions of Exchange in the same way, this software would have to implement a full MAPI connector.

Microsoft haven't been at all willing to license the MAPI protocol to third parties. Instead, any third party applications that need to connect to Exchange, such as the Blackberry Enterprise Server, would need to install several Exchange components from the Exchange install CD in order to work.

These components have only been written to work on Windows, so installing them on another OS isn't really an option.

However, since MAPI is no longer necessary with Exchange 2007, we will be seeing a lot more third party applications getting full and equal access.

Mail.app in Mac OS X 10.6 is a prime example.  
(Version 1.3)

NAOH  It depends what you mean 'work with'.

The short answer is 'yes'. iDefrag will defragment the data on a RAID.

iDefrag will treat a RAID as just another disk.

The task of mirroring or striping the information on the disks is usually handled by the RAID controller or the disk drivers in the OS.

Since iDefrag doesn't take over from those, it can't see the inner workings of the RAID, and therefore is unaware of the exact nature of the disk.

Instead, like most disk defragmenting tools, it will look at the data blocks as they are presented by the OS, and work with that.  
(Version 1.6.9)

NAOH  This promises to be a huge time saver for me when I need to tidy up lists of email addresses and contacts.

One thing that would make it even more amazing, is if the author would make it work as part of an automated workflow. This could be done either through AppleScript or even by making Automator actions that integrate with Listomator.

Anyway, so far so good.

Actually, the approach the author has taken by using the clipboard as the way to import and export data from the tool can work pretty well with Automator. (I think AppleScript can use clipboard contents too, but I haven't had any reason to explore that aspect of AppleScript yet.)  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  Just a quick note to anyone wanting to download the PPC version.

The link here yields a file that is zero bytes in size.

This link has yielded a working copy for me: ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/testing/vlc-1.0.0-rc2/macosx/

The links appear to be identical, so I don't know where the problem lies.

(Possibly an issue with mirrors not updating properly.)  
(Version 1.0rc2)

NAOH  This app looks like a real timesaver for me as a system administrator.

I often have to update and reboot many Mac workstations at once, and being able to ensure all the apps have fully quit would save me lots of running around from Mac to Mac.

Quite often Adobe applications will seize up if I attempt to quit them all at once, and I end up having to force-quit them.

I'm not sure if this is already a feature, but it would be useful if QuitsApps were to have an option for force-quitting an application if it becomes unresponsive after a quit has been triggered.

(This could be due to a file needing to be saved, or the application seizing up, as mentioned earlier.)

Ideally QuitsApps would also be able to trigger a save of any open files, but I suspect the work involved would make it far more complicated to develop than it already is.  
(Version 1.0.7)

NAOH  Just a quick note about version 0.81 of JackOSX.

It seems to have a bug which causes coreaudiod to constantly eat up about 30% of the CPU capacity of my MacBook Pro even when Jack isn't running.

The behaviour disappeared as soon as I uninstalled JackOSX.

If you are experiencing this particular issue, it may be worth while rolling back to JackOSX 0.80, as that version didn't exhibit this behaviour on my system.

I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6 on a 2.6GHz MacBook Pro Core2Duo.  
(Version 0.81)

NAOH  This looks promising. I can see it becoming popular for those who don't want to dig around in order to find the installers for each of these separately.

It would be handy to know which version of MacFuse and NTFS-3G is used in this package.

Particularly for those of us who have previously installed other versions.  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  This looks like a good way to checksum files.

However, I thought of something that might be good for a future version.

Could it be an idea to also provide a context-sensitive menu interface within the Finder?

For instance, if I wanted to compare the checksum with a file, I could copy the checksum value, and then right-click on the file that I want to check.

The context sensitive menu would offer to checksum the file, and because I have a value in the clipboard, the option to compare that value against the file would be available. (As there are different types of checksums, the option would need a sub-menu that specifies the type of checksum being used.)

Making this selection would trigger a background process, or a progress bar. Once the process is complete, a dialogue box would appear and specify if the checksum matched or not.

The same context sensitive menu could be used to generate a checksum, using the same set of sub-menus. This would be default behaviour when holding down a modifier key while engaging the context sensitive menu.

If the clipboard is empty, the full ChecksumJelly application would launch.

Although this might not be the direction intended for the application, it seemed a good enough idea to share.  
(Version 1.1)

NAOH  If you check the Roxio website, you will find that the update from Toast 9 to Toast 10 is $59.99 That's not using the discount through MacUpdate.  
(Version 10)

NAOH  Even with the $59.99 upgrade, I'm not at all sure about what added value Toast 10 has over Toast 9 with the Blu-Ray plug-in.

It seems to me that Toast 10 is simply a branding exercise to allow Roxio to roll out a Pro version that has loads of bundled third party tools that have little or no value to anyone who isn't already using Toast as the core in their media workflow.

My impression is that Roxio are trying to reposition Toast into being a media workshop, rather than a disc authoring tool.

The features that are being added don't appeal to me, as they are things I can already do with other tools, or have no need for.

If Roxio were to provide improved integration into existing workflows, instead of trying to create yet another way to do the same things, I would be all ears.

Until I see some compelling features being added to Toast beyond what is already included in Toast 9, I'll stay put.  
(Version 10)

NAOH  The cube with a question mark on usually indicates a plug-in isn't installed.

Does the 3D engine for this widget require any particular browser plug-in?  
(Version 5D)

NAOH  Well, for all those out there who have had trouble migrating their virtual machines to Parallels Desktop 4, it appears the problem is at least in part due to VirtualPC. The issue is apparently mainly affecting virtual machines that have previously been migrated from VirtualPC.

According to a document on the Parallels KnowledgeBase, the solution involves replacing the mouse driver for the default Windows driver, and then restarting the computer before applying the Parallels tools again.

It appears to be the VirtualPC mouse drivers that refuse to budge which are causing the problem. (The VirtualPC Virtual Machine Additions won't have been removed from the system unless you have made a special effort to remove them prior to migrating the system to Parallels.)

The KnowledgeBase article can be found at this URL: http://kb.parallels.com/en/5735

I just followed the instructions on my installation, and it worked!  
(Version 4.0.3522)

NAOH  Wow!

I knew that Americas Army still had a loyal following of Mac gamers, but I hadn't thought they would have brought out a Deploy client for 2.5

As someone who occasionally switches my MacBook Pro over to Windows, and runs AA for a few hours, this is a real blast from the past.

Now, if only the brass who manage the Americas Army project would see that they could earn loads of brownie points by officially supporting the Mac.

Having said that, in my experience the Mac AA gaming community has far fewer people cheating and being abusive than the Windows based community.

This makes me wish I still had a decent PPC machine for gaming.  
(Version 1.34)

NAOH  I have a similar experience to JIMW with regards to the Parallels tools not installing.

The issue appears to be with the installer running out of available space on the hard drive.

I have tried this on two separate virtual machines, and they both fail at the same point.

I suspect that the issue is either with the virtual disk not growing as it should when additional space is needed, or the installer having a fault of some type.

My intention is to try with a brand new installation of Windows, and see if the tools installer has problems then.

At the moment I would recommend that anyone who is upgrading waits for the next release, as they should have a fresh version of the tools then and the most glaring bugs should have been addressed.

(Yes, I guess I am an optimist.)  
(Version 4.0.3522)

NAOH  It looks like a nice and simple implementation, without dumbing down.

However, I think it's worth mentioning that 'Ghost' is a name used by software made by Symantec for cloning Windows PC systems. (Norton Ghost, to be specific, but still owned by Symantec.)

You may need to change the name to avoid them getting on your case.

Having said that, I think Ghost is a good choice of name. Shame it's taken.  
(Version 1.1)

NAOH  A quick note about something I just found out.

It turns out the status window for a selected turret can be moved. I hadn't tried dragging the title bar of the window.

I like that as a feature, but it would be quite nice if the window would automatically appear in a different location if I selected a turret that the window would have covered.

An alternative approach, would be to put status information outside the playing area, leaving a nice empty rectangle for the game to be played in. (Possibly a way to switch between display modes as some users are likely to prefer the floating window approach.)  
(Version 1.0.3)

NAOH  After trying the demo of version 1.0.1 out, I am definitely hooked.

The game premise is wonderfully simple, but quickly mounts to a point where the game becomes a resource management challenge that appears insurmountable.

That is until you find a strategy that works on a particular map.

For instance maxing out all the upgrades on all your turrets isn't always the best way. A turret often works best when it only has to pay attention in one direction. That means that if your turret is close to the path the enemy will take, keep the range setting as short as you can get away with, but crank up the harm it can deal out, and the rate of fire.

While the game is very entertaining, I do have a few negatives to mention.

First: The music gets annoying very quickly, so it is a great mercy that it can be turned off. A choice of less annoying tunes would be a nice addition.

Second: The status window for the turrets sometimes obscures the turret that I want to keep an eye on. It would have been nice if the window could be moved, or even would avoid sitting on top of the chosen turret. In fact, I would like to be able to minimise and/or move all status screens so that I would be able to place turrets anywhere on the map that isn't already occupied by an object.

Third: It would be nice to also have a visual indicator that would appear instead of the voice when the voice is muted.

And finally, a suggestion.

It would be very handy if it were possible to limit the arc of fire on certain turrets. Possibly as a bonus upgrade that is only available after a certain point in the game. This would naturally make the game easier, but could work as a way to extend gameplay once the computer opponent becomes really tough.

All in all, I like Circuit Defenders a lot, but I feel it can still be improved.  
(Version 1.0.3)

NAOH  For what it's worth, Retrospect is still receiving commitment from EMC2.

However, the 'old' Retrospect will soon be retired and Retrospect X will take over. (That is what they plan to call it, according to the blog written by the chief developer.)

The plan is to integrate the Retrospect product into EMC2's other backup products.

A PDF that outlines the planned features can be found at the following link: http://www.emcinsignia.com/assets/ds_retrox_en.pdf  
(Version 6.1.230)

NAOH  Just a quick query about what this application is capable of.

Is it possible to connect via a serial connection and modem?

I still have a lot of devices which must be managed via serial connections. Because of this, I'm still using ZTerm, which hasn't been developed for quite a few years.

I could do with an alternative and am hopeful that this may be it.  
(Version 0.9.6.1012)

NAOH  Hi Alex,

Many thanks for the reply.

I just thought I'd mention that while Safari will usually unpack .zip files, that's not the default behaviour for all browsers.

In fact, I usually disable any such behaviour on browsers that I use.

This is mainly to avoid the browser accidentally launching an application or script.

Anyway, thanks for making the change. It makes life a little easier.

By the way. You may want to check that Wenger and Victorinox, who are the companies that make Swiss Army Knives are OK about you using a picture of their product in your icon. (From the look of the logo on the knife I think it's a knife made by Victorinox.)

It would be a real shame if they decided to give you a hard time about it.  
(Version 1.74)

NAOH  I've found that when a .dmg file is hosted on a web server that doesn't know how to deal with that type of file, some browsers automatically add .zip to the end of the filename.

In those cases, I've just removed the .zip file extension and the file opens fine.

That may work in this instance.  
(Version 2.0)

NAOH  I just tried out Swiss Converter for the first time, and found it worked fine for me. (I'm using Mac OS X 10.5.4)

However, I do have a few comments to make.

Firstly: It would probably be a good idea for the developer to include the name of the application in the zip archive that we download. It took me a while to figure out that the file called '1.32.zip' was the Swiss Converter download. A filename such as 'SwissConverter_1.32.zip' would have been far easier to identify.

Secondly: The currency converter appears to have all the components to be a useful tool. However, it is let down by the fact that it needs the user to type in the exchange rate manually. This makes the conversion more of a hassle than most other currency converters.

Despite its rough edges I think this tool shows a lot of promise.  
(Version 1.32)

NAOH  RANDYHARRIS: I think you have missed out on the joys of cron.

cron is a scheduling utility that has been built into Mac OS X from the very first version.

The only thing keeping a lot of people from using cron, is the fact that it's a command line application.

However, over the years there have been graphical front ends to cron for Mac OS X that provide easier access.

Just search for cron on MacUpdate, and you'll find loads of them.

I'm not criticising Scheduler, it could quite possibly be capable of things that cron isn't.

However, I do think that your statement that the Mac has no scheduling capabilities beyond iCal is misinformed to the point of being erroneous and misleading.  
(Version 5.0.4)

NAOH  This type of utility looks like it will be particularly useful for anyone who works with server volumes.

I have frequently experienced that I am prevented from unmounting server volumes because some application has a file open. (Or so I'm told, by the error message that appears.)

My main suspect is Spotlight. It seems that Spotlight will not always quit its search agent cleanly after a search. This is particularly when searching Windows servers.  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  While it's a neat little tool, I'm puzzled as to why it is only possible to enter a value in the box for horizontal.

Sometimes I know the vertical value, and would like to find out the horizontal one.

It would be useful to have the option to calculate in both directions.  
(Version 1.5.12)

NAOH  After playing Mountain Tanks for a while, I have thought of a few ways to add some variety and challenges to the game.

For instance by having a game mode where the player only has access to unlimited bombs rather than rockets.

This would mean having to work out the angle of the ground in front of the target as well as the time delay on the fuse.

Another suggestion would be to have games where either the elevation of the turret is fixed, or the power is fixed.

Also, when a players tank is hit, it might be an idea to make a random type of ammunition unavailable to that player for the following round.

As a final suggestion.

How about a map where the only light that is available, is the light from explosions or flares that the players themselves have to fire?  
(Version 1.6)

NAOH  Just a quick mention that the version 1.5 that was linked here is a PowerPC version.

It would seem the developer has just spotted this, and has pulled the file from the server.

Hopefully he'll put a Universal Binary version up there soon.  
(Version 1.5)

NAOH  This app is exactly what I need.

With this tool, I am able to stress-test hardware before and after swapping a component.

If the old component gave out after x minutes while this app is running and the new component keeps ticking, I can be reasonably certain that the new component is reliable where the old one wasn't.

If I were to add one thing to my wishlist, it would be to have a feature that gradually fills up physical memory.

(Possibly with an indication of how much physical RAM is being used.)

That way I could use it to pinpoint intermittent faults in RAM as well.

Many thanks for a useful app.  
(Version 1.5)

NAOH  Many thanks for fixing it so quickly.

I really enjoy playing StuntManiaPro when I want to wind down after a stressful day at work.

And it looks like version 2 is getting even better.

By the way, does anything happen when a level has been cleared on a 'Just Go Crazy' game?

(I'm sure I've managed to totally clear several of the levels, but nothing happens.)  
(Version 2.0)

NAOH  Many thanks for clarifying that so quickly!

(Also, it may be an idea to put a mention about the counter being reset for each update on the FAQ.)  
(Version 2.0)

NAOH  There seems to be a problem with the Pro 2.0 version on Intel Macs.

When double-clicking on the application, I get an alert which tells me: "You can't open the application StuntManiaPro_2_UB.app" because it is not supported on this architecture."

If I look inside the application package by using Show Package Contents, I am able to launch the game by opening StuntMANIA!pro2 from inside the package.

As I'm only allowed to download the game a limited number of times, I am concerned I may use up my allotted downloads on versions of the game that don't work properly.

Do the developers have a means of dealing with this situation?  
(Version 2.0)

NAOH  I can think of a few situations where this may be useful.

One of which is where a machine is being accessed remotely.

Or if it is running headless.

I've also found using the alt key to be tricky, if the keyboard is a Windows style keyboard.

This utility might not have a wide audience, but it can be a time saver.  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  Hope that greek site doesn't get dumped on from a great height by Cisco.

It seems Cisco are determined to control access to their software for some reason or another.  
(Version 4.9.01.0080)

NAOH  It works wonderfully for me.

I've managed to connect to a range of FTP servers.

(Not tried SSH yet.)

One thing that I would like added, is a way to allow FUSE to take control of NTFS volumes.

I have seen instructions on how to do this manually, but it really is too much hassle.

It would be great if there were a menu option to choose an NTFS volume that were mounted through the Mac OS X driver. Doing this would unmount the volume in question and re-mount it through FUSE.

The only two variables involved appear to be the volume name and the volume identifier. They should be easy enough to obtain from the OS.

Apart from that one wish, it's showing huge promise.

Keep up the good work!  
(Version 1.1)

NAOH  For those who may have difficulties opening the file that downloads, just rename the file extension from .dmg.bz2 to simply .dmg

For some reason, the filename is changed when downloading.  
(Version 10.3.92)

NAOH  It seems Safari mistakenly downloads the file as a .dmg.bz2 file, rather than just a .dmg file.

This means that when you try to open it, the contents get hashed up by the unpacking process.

If you simply rename a Safari download to .dmg before opening, it opens fine.

The possibility is that the server the file has been hosted on, is configured to identify .dmg files as .bz2 in the MIME information. This would cause Safari to dutifully mark the file with the .bz2 file extension.  
(Version 1.1.2)

NAOH  It seems Safari mistakenly downloads the file as a .dmg.bz2 file, rather than just a .dmg file.

This means that when you try to open it, the contents get hashed up by the unpacking process.

If you simply rename a Safari download to .dmg before opening, it opens fine.

The possibility is that the server the file has been hosted on, is configured to identify .dmg files as .bz2 in the MIME information. This would cause Safari to dutifully mark the file with the .bz2 file extension.  
(Version 0.2.2b)

NAOH  It seems Safari mistakenly downloads the file as a .dmg.bz2 file, rather than just a .dmg file.

This means that when you try to open it, the contents get hashed up by the unpacking process.

If you simply rename a Safari download to .dmg before opening, it opens fine.

The possibility is that the server the file has been hosted on, is configured to identify .dmg files as .bz2 in the MIME information. This would cause Safari to dutifully mark the file with the .bz2 file extension.  
(Version 1.1.2)

NAOH  I would like to know a little more how TrueDisc works.

From the description, it seems to create parity information in a separate area of the disk. This would indeed hold true to the claim of being able to recover the data on the disk, even with missing portions of data. It would also mean the data doesn't need to be saved in a particular format in order to be recoverable.

As it stands, the product description is a bit too full of 'marketing speak' for me to get a clear idea of what it actually does.

For a while I was wondering if it required me to buy special media, in order to use the software, rather than conventional CDs, DVDs or Blu-Ray disks.

If the product does work as I postulated above, then it is a very nice and easy way to allow recovery from optical media.

In any event, I think the software makers could make a little more technical information available to potential customers. Maybe on the website. That way we can make informed decisions about what we are actually buying.  
(Version 1.0)

NAOH  This software appears to be the closest thing I have yet to see for something that I've been looking for.

Basically, a way to cache LDAP data from a parent LDAP server while offline.

At the moment there is no easy way to write emails to addresses which are on an LDAP directory while offline. I either have to sync up all the addresses into my address book in advance, or I have to guess the email addresses.

I'm not talking about an automated sync between the LDAP and Address Book.

Instead, I was hoping that LDAP lookups would happen in the normal way, but that they would go to a local copy of the LDAP data.

Also, in order to reduce the amount of data requiring to be cached, there could be ways of specifying the data to be stored.

It may seem like a bit of a niche feature, but I'm convinced that it would be taken for granted once it were available.  
(Version 1.1.2)

NAOH  The Bouncer page doesn't seem to link properly to Mac OS X versions.

I used this link with more success.

http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html  
(Version 2.1)

NAOH  Thank you!

It is wonderful to see Mulberry back from whichever netherworld it has been consigned to.

I was hoping that someone would bring it back.

The development was going in the right direction when they filed for bankruptcy.

Particularly the calendaring options.

The interface was slowly improving too.

Now I hope the developer will be able to open it up to open source development. It would allow all of us to contribute to making one of the best IMAP clients even better.

Hooray!  
(Version 4.0.5)

NAOH  Makes ircle even better!

Specially now that it autocompletes nicknames based on any part of someone's nickname. (Particularly useful for when nicknames start with odd characters such as { or ~)

I'm sure there are additional features or tweaks that could be added to this script, but I can't think what they might be.

Definitely recommended.  
(Version 1.4.1)

NAOH  Hi Jeff,

Just thought this little message from Qualcomm might prove interesting.

http://www.eudora.com/betas/Looking_for_Mac_Eudora_7.html  
(Version 6.2.4 b4)

NAOH  Wow!

I was starting to doubt that this would ever happen.

For a beta, it's remarkably stable.

Haven't tried much in the way of features, but no trouble yet.

I have one gripe, though.

Please allow users to reduce the eye-candy. Specially the speech bubbles in the chat window.

It's cute and all that, but I would rather save space. (The time stamps showing up when you mouse over the line of text is a nice touch, though.)

Also, it would be neat to have the ability to add skins to it. At least then we could make it look the way we want.  
(Version 3.0b1)

NAOH  Scorched Earth 3D!!!

This game looks like it will be great fun.

Not sure how they avoid the aiming becoming too tricky. (Ballistic calculations are pretty fiddly. Too fiddly for a player to have to do in a game.)

If they have got around that particular niggle, I can't wait to try this. (Still downloading, right now.)  
(Version 1.0)