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About Orion Mk. V
Evil robot contruct.
Homepage:http://www.timeonrizer.com/ 
Last Login:8 Oct 2009 11:26
Posts:242
Reviews:2
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Parallels Desktop
Nov 5 2009

ORION MK. V  Excited about v5. I've been a fan since version 3 of Parallels -- it's worked flawlessly for Windows XP for years. Now that I'll be moving to Windows 7 soon, v5 sounds like a winner. As is always the case with an all new version of Parallels, it's good to wait a week or two for a patch that fixes that "newness" problems.  
(Version 5.0.9220.531002)

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Shockwave Player
Nov 3 2009

ORION MK. V  Truly lame thinking by Adobe, since 64-bit Safari is now the default installed in SL.  
(Version 11.5.2.602)

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Ecoute
Nov 3 2009

ORION MK. V  Continues to work with iTunes 9.x installed. My only request would be a proper shuffle option at the top of whatever method you're listing -- playlist, rating, artist, genre, etc. Aside from that, it's fast, small and unobtrusive.   
(Version 1.3.2)

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Goodies: Mail Stationery
Nov 3 2009

ORION MK. V  My thoughts exactly. At least some cool tech/future themes, along with some vintage looking ones that are all generic enough to use more than once. All these are cheesy one-off designs you might announce a baby shower, or kids party with. It's nice they're making themes, but some additional refined designed would be awesome.  
(Version 2.0)

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MacUpdate Desktop
Oct 30 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  Chad at MU clarified my issues with the desktop app's handling of Watchlists. After successfully updating all my apps, screensavers, pref panes, widgets -- many that I didn't know were out of date -- my re-review is all good. I really like the new UI and method for downloading/installing (a no-brainer). Running this once a week will keep me from trolling MU daily for updates.  
(Version 5.0)

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MacUpdate Desktop
Oct 30 2009

ORION MK. V  Stupid me. The watchlists work via drag-n-drop afterall -- just not like iTunes smartlists as I'm expected them to.  
(Version 5.0)

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MacUpdate Desktop
Oct 29 2009
***..

ORION MK. V  The good: Good looking UI. So far pretty reliable at updates.

The bad: Can specify parameters or delete newly created watchlists.

I'm sure it'll get better during the next patch.  
(Version 5.0)

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MacUpdate Desktop
Oct 30 2009

ORION MK. V  Stupid me. The watchlists work via drag-n-drop afterall -- just not like iTunes smartlists as I'm expected them to.  
(Version 5.0)

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MacUpdate Desktop
Oct 30 2009

DP8  Watch Lists are similar to a normal playlist in iTunes, except that they automatically are synchronized with your account on macupdate.com - so when you are on the site, you can also add new applications to your Watch Lists from there, and then in MacUpdate Desktop, you can install them with one click. Watch List items will also send you an email notification the instant a new version becomes available.   
(Version 5.0)

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SOHO Notes
Oct 29 2009

ORION MK. V  I really want to like SOHO Notes. It's more flexible than Yojimbo and more attractive than Devonthink, but it's painfully slow and crashes randomly for me. Ah well.  
(Version 8.07)

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Glims
Oct 21 2009

ORION MK. V  A bevy of features for zero buckaroonies and most of the time stable -- depends on the build of Safari. Though they exist in a few other Safari plugs, dated downloads, full/max screen viewing and search engine enhancements are my favs.   
(Version 1.0b22)

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SpamSieve
Oct 21 2009

ORION MK. V  I've tried many spam filter tools over the years. SpamSieve continues to remain the most reliable and effective, yet unobtrusive tool there is. Easy to uninstall or reinstall if there are issues as well.  
(Version 2.7.7)

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SuperDuper!
Oct 13 2009

ORION MK. V  2.6.2 upgrade continues to be a "super duper" app. Never had an issue with SD for backing up as well as making fully bootable backups and this version is no different.  
(Version 2.6.2)

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SOHO Notes
Oct 8 2009

ORION MK. V  Pretty UI, but buggy and slow for me.   
(Version 8.05)

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PDF Image Extractor
Oct 2 2009

ORION MK. V  Just get FileJuicer. You get so much more for just a few dollars extra -- text, flash, vector AND raster.  
(Version 1.2.4)

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EasyEnvelopes
Sep 30 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  Amazing that a 3rd party has to create something like this essential widget. New version works great. Thanks AmbrosiaSW!  
(Version 1.0.8)

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Dofus
Sep 25 2009
****.

ORION MK. V  Very fun game if you're willing to be truly social. It gets boring playing solo, so you will need to make friends to get the most out of it. The Flash-based engine works surprisingly well, the world is really creative and the I think the subject matter is perfect for KIDS and ADULTS. This isn't just a kids game, just because the graphics are cute as all get out. It's also French, so some U.S. sensibilities my be put off by what is considered "kid friendly" between to the two cultures. Personally, I like the mix of cute, freaky and wild. It's all in fun.  
(Version 1.27)

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Pagico Professional
Sep 25 2009

ORION MK. V  Slow as pudding on my old MacBook, so I'm guessing you need a little more RAM and faster processor to get the most out of it. Not a criticism, just an observation.  
(Version 4.0)

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Pagico Professional
Sep 25 2009

C. MENG  Hmm... It shouldn't be that slow on a Macbook... What's your spec by the way?

Thanks!  
(Version 4.0)

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Pagico Professional
Sep 26 2009

C. MENG  Just FYI, Pagico 4 runs at a reasonable speed on my Powerbook G4 (1.67). So I'm wondering there might be something else on your machine that's slowing it down?

Thanks!  
(Version 4.0)

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Right Zoom
Sep 13 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  Works great. Easy to use with no config, but nice to have the options.  
(Version 1.62)

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Mailsmith
Aug 18 2009

ORION MK. V  Too little, too late. I've moved on.  
(Version 2.2)

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Ecoute
Jul 22 2009

ORION MK. V  Sweet. The developer is on a roll with fixes and feature updates and the auto-update/install makes it easy to keep up. ;-)  
(Version 1.1.6)

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Ecoute
Jul 17 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  Rock solid. Low memory footprint. Nice themes and UI. Nuff said!  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Ecoute
Jul 17 2009

EXORZIST  You forgot to mention how "modern" it is ...  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Ecoute
Jul 19 2009

ORION MK. V  Okay. Fan fricken modern ta boot!  
(Version 1.1.4)

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MainMenu
Jul 12 2009

ORION MK. V  There are ton of free alternatives, but MainMenu still remains an elegant tool that's always handy. Handy tool, but $20 is a little too much me thinks. Sad the auto-update deleted my free version without any warning it was a paid upgrade.  
(Version 2.0)

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Fetch
Jul 10 2009

ORION MK. V  Fetch WAS great, but in this modern day and age it's just not worth the money IMHO. I keep trying Fetch, but I find myself returning to Transmit (shareware) or Cyberduck (free).  
(Version 5.5.1)

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Fetch
Jul 11 2009

EXORZIST  I think FTP/SFTP is still the same like 10 years ago. I also think your comment is totally nonsense and shows how incompetent you are and that you have no good intend whatsoever. I wonder why you even wrote your comment. So, which modern times you are talking of? Making money with a crappy application like the one you mentioned?   
(Version 5.5.1)

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VLC Media Player
Jul 7 2009

ORION MK. V  Finally at 1.0. Woohoo!  
(Version 1.0)

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EV Nova
Jun 22 2009

ORION MK. V  Still one of my favorite games of all time. I'd love to see an iPhone port.  
(Version 1.1)

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Apple Java for OS X 10.4
Jun 15 2009

ORION MK. V  No issues with update.  
(Version Release 9)

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RapidCart
Jun 12 2009
****.

ORION MK. V  I finally bit the bullet and bought RapidCart. The interface and options are good (some features are a bit vague until to try them out), the cart very slick and I much prefer it to PayLoom. No complaints at all and the updates for it are automatic (though you can choose if you want to install them) when you launch RW, so that's a nice feature over most RW plug-ins which require you to manually update. I did encounter a few glitches in display for mulit-column cart layouts where it would sometimes not put the items in order, but switching to 1-column again, then back to that multi-column seems to fix it -- must be a slight coding glitch. Also, I had zero crashes during the 3-4 hours I've used it, so that's a plus. All in all, very nice.  
(Version 1.0.12)

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Apple Safari
Jun 9 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  4.0 is running 100% stable, loading pages lickity split and exactly what I like a browser - simple and efficient. I use FireFox if I want extensibility and Opera for some cross-platform testing, but Safari works perfectly for a daily browsing needs. No sites so far -- including banking -- seem to have any issues with it.  
(Version 4.0)

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RipIt
May 29 2009

ORION MK. V  Tried the demo, but it couldn't rip 4 different Region 2 DVDs -- actually it just kept crashing -- so it moot for my. Too bad. I have purchased disks given to me as gifts I can't watch from Japan and the U.K.   
(Version 1.2.9)

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RipIt
Jun 4 2009

RIPIT  We're looking into this. It seems to be happening very consistently for a few people, and not at all for others. We'll have a fix as soon as we're confident that we've found the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Customer Service

support@ripitapp.com

http://ripitapp.com/  
(Version 1.2.10)

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RapidCart
May 8 2009

ORION MK. V  Has anyone tried RapidCart? I'm looking at this and PayLoom. I've given the demos a spin, but just want to know if anyone's had any longer-term experiences with either.  
(Version 1.0.4)

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Star Trek
Apr 21 2009

ORION MK. V  As always Iconfactory's icons are top notch. This set isn't very exciting, but that mirrors the new look of the film.  
(Version 1.0)

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MainMenu
Mar 21 2009

ORION MK. V  I'd be sad to see MainMenu sold, as it's really the most intuitive cron jobs and maintenance tool out there. Hopefully it doesn't go the way of the Do-Do if sold.  
(Version 1.7.4)

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EVE Online
Mar 17 2009

ORION MK. V  Apocrypha is running very well, considering the forced graphics upgrade from the classic client. I'm running 10.4.11 on a 2.33GHz iMac (upgraded 256meg 7600 card) and it's still quite playable with all graphics setting turned to high -- though for big battles I'll probably need to lower some settings.  
(Version 6.10.84609 )

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Safari 4 Buddy
Mar 6 2009
*****

ORION MK. V  Perfect! I wish Apple would build this into a advanced customization preference window, so we didn't have to rely on generous coders to allow us a way to make Apple products work the way WE want them to, not how Apple dictates.  
(Version 1.0)

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Postbox
Feb 22 2009

ORION MK. V  Too early to tell, but Postbox looks very promising. I've imported all my mail from several accounts to put it through its paces.  
(Version 1.0b7)

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NeoOffice
Feb 11 2009
****.

ORION MK. V  Just keeps getting better. Good suite now and free. I tried it initially because I couldn't cut-n-past Word 2008 files into Dreamweaver, so I used NeoO to do it. After I got used the suite -- and it evolved a bit -- it's now my tool of choice. Not perfect, but ever-evolving.  
(Version 2.2.5p7)

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Dropbox Cache Cleaner
Dec 23 2008

ORION MK. V  It works, though I didn't know the DB cache was an issue.  
(Version 1.0)

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Opera
Dec 16 2008

ORION MK. V  I'm using the 10.x Alpha version of Opera and so far it's a flawless. If you're not using any plug-ins, themes, etc. you may want to simply grab the Alpha at http://www.opera.com/browser/next/, since it has the new Presto engine.  
(Version 9.63)

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EVE Online
Dec 11 2008

ORION MK. V  New version updated and runs great. Awesome game if this type of gaming is your thing.  
(Version 5.20.71655)

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SolarCell
Jun 21 2008
*****

ORION MK. V  Truly brilliant plug-in. Nothing like it.  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Opera
Apr 25 2008

ORION MK. V  With the right skin, it's pretty enough and has a bevy of bells-n-whistles along with running very fast. Good "all-in-one" browser.  
(Version 9.5b2)

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TNEFs Enough
Apr 1 2008

ORION MK. V  Works perfectly. What a lifesaver! Thanks.  
(Version 2.0)

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RapidWeaver
Apr 1 2008

ORION MK. V  3.6.6 installed and is working fine with all my RW plugins and themes.  
(Version 3.6.6)

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Outspring Mail
Apr 1 2008

ORION MK. V  Interesting ideas and pretty UI, but overpriced given the current email market.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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PAGEot
Mar 12 2008

ORION MK. V  It worky greaty... thanky.  
(Version 1.9.11)

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InterfaceLIFT Widget
Feb 21 2008

ORION MK. V  Kewl. I check InterfaceLIFT about once a week for some awesome desktops, so this makes it really easy.  
(Version 1.1)

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Netscape Navigator
Feb 20 2008

ORION MK. V  If it's dead stop giving us new releases! It only confuses the issue. NN was, and still is a great browser, but geez, let it retire properly and pass the torch.  
(Version 9.0.0.6)

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Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Feb 15 2008

ORION MK. V  It'd be nice if Eidos could actual create a new game, instead of just rehashing old ones.  
(Version 1.0)

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DMGConverter
Feb 12 2008
*****

ORION MK. V  Couldn't offer any more features and remain as amazingly simple to use, even on multiple folders. Great stuff.  
(Version 3.8.2)

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PDF Shrink
Feb 8 2008
*****

ORION MK. V  Works splendidly - including 4.2.2 -- and very intuitive and customizable for your workflow. Well worth every buck of the $35.  
(Version 4.2.2)

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Apple Numbers
Jan 30 2008
****.

ORION MK. V  This update installed and runs no prob. Numbers really is a nice "lite" version of a spreadsheets. It's no number crunching powerhouse, but light number and easy integration with layout/graphic elements it's quite slick. Not surprisingly, it cut-n-pastes into the other iWork apps beautifully, and it's great to have a cell-based tool that can be used for charts/tables that it's so focused on massive number crunching, but more on usability.   
(Version 1.0.2)

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Apple Pages
Jan 30 2008
*****

ORION MK. V  No problem installing or running this update. Despite criticisms by some, I love Pages' amazing robust, but intuitive mix of tools. It's more a cross between Word and PageMaker than InDesign or Quark. It offers enough writing tools with enough layout tools to really be unique. Aside from early 1.x releases -- which were slow and buggy -- 3.x is really a very solid app.   
(Version 3.0.2)

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Apple Keynote
Jan 30 2008
****.

ORION MK. V  Installed and runs fine in Tiger. Keynote remains the sexiest presentation software around and offers decent export features if you need to present in a non-mac setting.  
(Version 4.0.2)

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Mondrianum
Jan 24 2008

ORION MK. V  Rats. Looks very nice, but I'm in Tiger for the foreseeable future, so I'll have to use Kuler for now.  
(Version 1.0b2)

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Parallels Desktop
Jan 18 2008

ORION MK. V  New version works as promised and fixes the drag-n-drop issue.  
(Version 3.0.5584)

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WouldjaDraw
Jan 12 2008
***..

ORION MK. V  A bit basic, but very nice UI.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Space Exploration
Dec 28 2007

ORION MK. V  No bad for a early dev game. Pretty much like Infinite Space or similar games, but without any pretty graphics. What's to say... it's free.  
(Version dev 4)

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MaxMenus
Dec 13 2007

ORION MK. V  Installs and runs fine. This and Default Folder are my two mandatory add-ons for any mac.   
(Version 1.5.1)

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TechTool Pro
Nov 29 2007

ORION MK. V  No criticism of their products, but Micromat's site has always been abysmally slow. There's no excuse these days not to have a better server if updates are to be distributed online.  
(Version 4.6.1)

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TechTool Pro
Nov 29 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  You're dead right. Years and years now, they've never had enough bandwidth when they need it. And they know they can host their file(s) here for free. It is a head-scratcher. Go figure.  
(Version 4.6.1)

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Google Desktop
Nov 29 2007
***..

ORION MK. V  Installed and runs JUST FINE on my Intel iMac. Tied in with spotlight's exclude list I can "block" searching of directories or volumes without a problem and if you use the Google Updater it's easy to update and UNINSTALL various Google apps.

That said, Google Desktop is a bit redundant with Spotlight, but after the indexing is done it does run better, so no complaint there -- Spotlight can be quirky about what it chooses to show.

I've never been a fan of Apple's dashboard widgets, so the addition of Google Gadgets is useless to me, but I did try a few and the install and run just fine.  
(Version 1.4.0.838)

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Parallels Desktop
Nov 26 2007

ORION MK. V  Latest build installed and runs fine. I don't notice any improvements, but it seems stable thus far.  
(Version 3.0.5570b)

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Miro
Nov 5 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Definitely my favorite all-in-one movie, vpodcast and streamed video tool now. Runs great, save for the startup guide page, and so far runs flawlessly in 10.4.10 on my Intel iMac.  
(Version 0.9.9.9)

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iStat Menus
Nov 1 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Mucho cool and even replaces MenuCalendarClock.  
(Version 1.2)

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Filigree
Oct 30 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Very lovely. A bit minimal, but I suppose that's the point.  
(Version 1.1)

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SpotInside
Oct 26 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  The new UI is fantastic and overall it just seems faster.  
(Version 0.7.4)

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gDisk
Oct 24 2007

ORION MK. V  Rats! No worky any more. :(  
(Version 0.6.1)

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Pontoon
Oct 16 2007

ORION MK. V  Yeah! Blackjack pure and simple.  
(Version 2.4.1)

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Classic Resurrection Icon Set
Oct 9 2007

ORION MK. V  Spiffy. Nice to see scalable versions of Classic style icons.  
(Version 1.0)

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PayLoom
Oct 4 2007

ORION MK. V  Looks promising. I tried it out with a test site and the 2-entry limit and is appears to work. If so, this is great news for RW users.  
(Version 1.0b1)

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Netscape Navigator
Oct 1 2007

ORION MK. V  Can't really see the point. or mac we have plenty of great browser options based off the gecko code. For multiple platforms we have FireFox, Opera and even Safari (though it's still lame for Windows). Why bother bringing Navigator back?  
(Version 9.0rc1)

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Netscape Navigator
Oct 1 2007

DOUG S.  Firstly because it's got better standards compliance than IE, 6 or 7 (7 is just as much of a nightmare, I don't care what Microsoft says) and is equal to Firefox. Yes, both Opera and Safari have better compliance. To designers that means that it's users will actually see the site the way we, the designer and developer, intended. That helps everyone.

Secondly, you listed browsers like Safari and Opera. According to the W3C each of those owns roughly 1.5% of net users today, same with Netscape. So if you want to play the "Get rid of it, because no one uses it" card, those two go too. Especially Opera as Safari and Netscape have legitimate reasons for being around other than just someone created them in the never-ending quest for a better browser. Others, such as Shiira, have even less and collectively barely even tie Safari.

Third, and this goes to my previous statement, show some respect! :P Netscape is the reason the net isn't so bad these days. It's the reason why things like Web Standards are happening. I'm not saying it's the only reason, but it was the first major browser to support them on any level. It helped spark a revolution in the software world to support things designers and developers need in order to make a user's experience not a nightmare.

Plus, any competition for IE is more than welcome as it's the only browser that makes designers and developers want to kill. Microsoft is single-handily holding back the web via it's pathetic excuse for a browser.

-Signed, your friendly neighbourhood web designer. ^.^  
(Version 9.0rc1)

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Netscape Navigator
Oct 1 2007

ORION MK. V  Scotty... I definitely have respect for Netscape, but they've pretty much disappeared from the limelight for many a year -- not regarding market-share as much as development. Nuff said.  
(Version 9.0rc1)

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Netscape Navigator
Oct 2 2007

SALTEDGREENS  Some sites only work with either netscape or IE. Not sure why, but Camino and Safari don't operate well in some places.  
(Version 9.0rc1)

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Netscape Navigator
Oct 3 2007

DOUG S.  It is true that Netscape did vanish for a while, but the latest version is just as good as many of the major browsers out there, Firefox included. And it's better than IE7 in leaps and bounds.

Though, that's the equivolent of saying this dirty rock isn't as pretty as Michaelangelo's David.  
(Version 9.0rc1)

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Apple iWeb
Sep 28 2007

ORION MK. V  RapidWeaver is so much better - more stable, flexible, manages multiple sites (iWeb can, but not without other apps), and has a solid development community.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13216/rapidweaver  
(Version 2.0.2)

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Apple iWeb
Sep 29 2007

MIKE RATT  Rapidweaver is not the same concept.  
(Version 2.0.2)

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Apple iWeb
Jan 30 2008

ONEBLESSEDGUY  No, he's correct. I knew almost nothing about web page development. I was using iWeb. The "rumor" was that iWeb would allow you to publish to a non-.Mac account. This rumor was just that.

This program is a very good, easy, WYSIWYG editor. I like the ease of it. However, .Mac is a HORRIBLE deal. If they would make iWeb like it was rumored to be I would most likely go back to it.

Placeholders rock. However, forced to having a .Mac account (Did I mention how horrible of a deal it is?) is worse than learning css and html. I'll take my learning curve with Rapidweaver.

Rapidweaver is excellent and you can do things that iWeb will never be able to do.

If you do get Rapidweaver get CSSedit too. I love it for seeing how people do their sites.

My 10 cents,  
(Version 2.0.3)

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Apple Numbers
Sep 28 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Noticeable speed improvement on large tables, or when you have multiple tables that are text heavy. Some rendering problems with fonts occasionally now that weren't there before.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Apple iMac EFI Firmware Updater
Sep 27 2007

ORION MK. V  1.2 updater went fine. I'm now at IM61.0093.B07.  
(Version 1.2)

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WebYep
Sep 21 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Excellent version and fixed a rare bug with an earlier version that could corrupt data. WebYep's customer support was fantastic btw in recovering from the bug.  
(Version 1.2)

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Abyss Web Server
Sep 20 2007

ORION MK. V  Brilliantly simple for during quick servings for clients as a basic test server, and I can't complain about FREE. Very robust non-Apache offering.  
(Version 2.5)

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OnTour
Sep 15 2007

ORION MK. V  I can't get it to accept ANY city, state I enter, so it's hard to give it a review.  
(Version 4.01)

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Safari-Stretch
Sep 5 2007

ORION MK. V  Nifty. Now if you could just click it again and it would return to your previous window size it'd be perfect.  
(Version 1.0)

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Safari-Stretch
Sep 5 2007

HEAVY_SHOWER  Clicking Apple's zoom button does the trick.  
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Transmit
Aug 30 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  v3.6 works perfectly. The best FTP client, bar none, on any platform!  
(Version 3.6)

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Parallels Desktop
Aug 24 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  New version installed and is running very well so far. Shared applications works! Hoorah! Overall, for a virtual OS tool, I'm pleased to see Parallels evolve so quickly... bugs are to be expected.  
(Version 3.0.5120)

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Parallels Desktop
Aug 24 2007

ORION MK. V  Coherence always crashes XP, so I stick with Window or Full-screen modes.  
(Version 3.0.5120)

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Parallels Desktop
Aug 25 2007

HERVé 5  the trouble you describe probably comes from the fact you are using the beta version. The nominal one (4560) just works fine with XP in coherence mode here.

If, as I understand, you want to use Parallels for professional testing and no extravagant PC gaming, I'd advise to just stick to the nominal version...  
(Version 3.0.5120)

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Finder Browser
Aug 20 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Awesome. Now I can dump the unintuitive (yet functional) PicturePopPro.  
(Version 1.0.5)

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Disc Cover
Aug 20 2007

ORION MK. V  DC prints fine and accurately for me on both my laser and inkjet printers. You may want to use an app like http://www.appzapper.com/to FIRST delete all your old DC prefs and try a fresh install and don't calibrate first. Only shift it isn't working.  
(Version 1.5)

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Bookdog
Aug 6 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  I've been using Bookdog for a couple of years. Works flawlessly for ALL my macs with Safari, FireFox and Camino on 'em. Syncing bookmarks between the my three browsers work fine too.  
(Version 4.2.13)

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GraphicConverter X
Jul 27 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  GC remains one of the most robust and flexible graphic apps ever put out on the Mac (Classic or OSX). It's interface may be dated and some of its features are scattered all over, but it's a wonderful swiss army knife that opens just about any format known to man and still does things it would required 3-4 other programs to do.  
(Version 6.0)

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Privateer Gemini Gold
Jul 24 2007

ORION MK. V  Coolness. Privateer fans can finally get some old school space gaming.  
(Version 1.02a)

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Jul 20 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Very nice. Intuitive and attractive and very flexible. I use RapidoStart for various documents, and use MaxMenus for my app and preferences stuff. QuickSilver's great, but a bit too invisible for me.

I'd love RS to allow for smaller icons sizes however.  
(Version 1.6)

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Parallels Desktop
Jul 17 2007

ORION MK. V  This build installed and runs fine. Some of the preferences have changed and/or been moved around. Aside from a few games that don't work, P3 runs everything else I use perfectly.  
(Version 3.0.4560)

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Polymatic
Jul 17 2007
***..

ORION MK. V  Not the most intuitive dice roller, but it's very flexible.  
(Version 1.3.8)

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TubeTV
Jul 13 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Fantastically simple. Works like a charm "most" of the time.  
(Version 0.9.1)

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Perian's Type Installer
Jul 12 2007

ORION MK. V  Downloads and installs fine.  
(Version 2.3)

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Apple iTunes
Jul 12 2007

ORION MK. V  7.3.1 update's working fine.  
(Version 7.3.1)

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1Password
Jul 4 2007

ORION MK. V  New 2.4.7 is working grand.  
(Version 2.4.7)

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iGTD
Jun 21 2007

ORION MK. V  Grrrrreeeeeeat!   
(Version 1.4.5)

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Parallels Desktop
Jun 8 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  New version works fantastically. 3D runs well on my 24" Intel iMac and the whole WinXP OS seems much zippier.  
(Version 3.0.4124)

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FontNuke
Jun 5 2007

ORION MK. V  Fantastic troubleshooting tool to fix those pesky font cache problems.  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Natural Worlds
May 19 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Very nice. Simple and unobtrusive. Thanks for the freeware. Can't wait to see some new worlds.  
(Version 1.0b5)

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Spanning Sync
May 9 2007

ORION MK. V  Great idea but WAAYYYYYY too pricey.  
(Version 1.0.4)

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Magnetosphere
May 9 2007

ORION MK. V  Very cool. I'd love to have some "options" settings.   
(Version 0.1beta)

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Magnetosphere
May 9 2007

153957PHOTOGRAPHY  Try the good old '?' (well simply '/')

to get an options view, there is indeed no Options panel.

its quite simple:

M - change Mode (this feature rocks!)

A/S - add/subtrack particles (100 a time)

-/+ - decrease/increase intensity

? - show/hide options overlay  
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Magnetosphere
May 9 2007

153957PHOTOGRAPHY  though I admit some Options that would stick to the next song/next activation would be nice, but well.. its still beta.  
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Exaggerated Solar System Screensaver
May 2 2007

ORION MK. V  Nice idea, but needs some additional refinements and options. The first being the ability to choose the angle of view, the next a level of anti-aliasing, and the third a way to make the background starfield slowly move to properly protect LCD screens from burn-in.  
(Version 1.0)

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System 47
Apr 16 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Very nice saver, especially now that it's a UB.   
(Version 2.2.1)

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File Juicer
Apr 13 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Simply works wonders on those quirky PDFs clients send me to extract elements from. Saves tons of time and extracts images losslessly. Great product at a excellent price.  
(Version 4.7.6)

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SpamSieve
Apr 9 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Still a few days left from the demo version expiring, but I must say SpamSieve is the best "trainable" junk/spam filter I've tried for either Apple Mail or Entourage. JunkMatcher was great when it was in active development for Mail, but it seems to have been abandoned.

I'll buy it in a day or two... $30 seems a bit steep until you figure the time it saves in weeding through junkmail.  
(Version 2.6.1)

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SpamSieve
May 4 2007

ORION MK. V  Bloody brilliant. Works like magic in Apple Mail and requires very little interaction.  
(Version 2.6.2)

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SpamSieve
Aug 3 2007

FELIX01  >>JunkMatcher was great when it was in active development for Mail, but it seems to have been abandoned.

That's why I'd rather pay enough for a superb piece of software to keep the developer around. Students write some great freeware (witness JunkMatcher...author was a Ph.D. candidate) but once they move on and get a paying job commensurate with their abilities, they lose interest and/or no longer have the time and motivation to continue.  
(Version 2.6.3)

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SpamSieve
Aug 6 2007

SJK  Felix01: I agree with you even if paying for software doesn't guarantee its continued development. CodeTek VirtualDesktop Pro is the best and only example of Mac software I've purchased that I can remember becoming abandonware, unusable after upgrading to OS X 10.4. SplashID appeared on its way to gaining that status though SplashData recently released v4, with the Mac desktop version available later this year (presumably after 10.5 is released).

Anyway, I'd have no hesitation purchasing any C-Command Software products. If they seem a bit pricey it's important to realize the level and quality of support from Michael Tsai that's included.  
(Version 2.6.3)

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iGTD
Apr 6 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Very nice "lite" project/todo app and you can't beat the price.   
(Version 1.3.3)

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Rogue Amoeba Mastering Plugin
Apr 2 2007

ORION MK. V  He he... I think we've been rogued by a foolin' amoeba!  
(Version 1.0)

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Rogue Amoeba Mastering Plugin
Apr 2 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  Or fooled by a rogueing amoeba, whichever you prefer.

In any case some fun was had by (most) all.  
(Version 1.0)

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Mar 28 2007

ORION MK. V  Installed just fine on my Intel iMac. No problems whatsoever in WindowsXP.  
(Version 1.2b)

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Mar 29 2007

HIPPEMAN  Are there any problems with Parallels to run on this updated BootCamp partition? I just want to be sure..  
(Version 1.2b)

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Netflix Freak
Mar 28 2007

ORION MK. V  Nicely done app, just not really necessary.  
(Version 2.5.2)

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Slideroll Gallery AV
Mar 21 2007

ORION MK. V  A bit buggy and very slow to import (at least on my Intel iMac), but the final gallery is quite nice. That said, there are a ton of good free tools like SimpleViewer (http://www.airtightinteractive.com/simpleviewer/), but it's nice to have options.  
(Version 0.71b)

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MainMenu
Mar 15 2007

ORION MK. V  Very nice. Quick 10.4.9 update works fine.  
(Version 1.7.1)

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integrity
Mar 8 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Works very well and does what it says. Thanks to the dev for such fine freeware.  
(Version 0.3)

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Snippet Monkey
Mar 5 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  The new monkey works well. No more mysterious crashes or hangs... now does what it promises.  
(Version 1.2)

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OSS 3D
Mar 2 2007

ORION MK. V  Loved the first version, but v2.x has never worked well for me once they made it a system-wide sound enhancer (hell it really doesn't even work anymore). I switched to SRS Wow! (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22847) and again wonderful sound enhancement in iTunes through both my G4 Powerbook and Intel iMac.  
(Version 2.2)

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Alice
Mar 1 2007

ORION MK. V  Coolness. It'll be fun to try Alice again on my Intel iMac.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Gmail Browser
Mar 1 2007

ORION MK. V  Why another browser? Just get Gmail Notifier and use the browser of your choice.  
(Version 0.6)

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Gmail Browser
Mar 1 2007

JCRAIG  Did you even read the product description? If it's not something that interests you, then move along. Ben has a great track record of creating extremely useful little apps, plugins, and pref panes that do one thing well and fill important niches for many Mac users, and the OSX developer community is lucky to have a guy like him. Keep up the great work!  
(Version 0.6)

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Gmail Browser
Mar 2 2007

ORION MK. V  Not only did I read the features I tried the program. I get that some people want more from Gmail, but I just don't see the value, so again I ask WHY? MInd you, it's not criticism of the programming, it just seems a bit redundant.  
(Version 0.75)

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SuperDuper!
Feb 27 2007

ORION MK. V  Sleep during copy... YEAH!!!!  
(Version 2.1.4)

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Blocks
Feb 26 2007

ORION MK. V  Not perfect -- wysiwyg isn't quite 100% -- but it's still a great plug-in that gives the rather rigid structure of RapidWeaver some flexibility. Haven't decided whether to drop cash yet for it, but the demo doesn't suck.  
(Version 2.3.1)

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Blocks
Feb 26 2007

ORION MK. V  Commenting on my own review, as I was reviewing one version old. v2.3.1 is awesome and the browse option on the rollovers actually works -- could get the previous version to work.  
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Mail Type Select
Feb 20 2007

ORION MK. V  Spiffy. Why this isn't already in Mail is a mystery, but kudos for the freeware.  
(Version 2.6)

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Typewriter Keyboard
Feb 15 2007

ORION MK. V  Works well, but too pricey for a one trick pony. About $10 is fair for something like this.  
(Version 3.2)

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Soviet patch 01 Icons
Feb 12 2007

ORION MK. V  Decent icons, but much to do about nothing. These are 4 simple icons that aside form the 1917 poster have nothing really to do with Soviet communism. Deal.  
(Version 1.01)

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MoGoToMailer
Feb 11 2007

ORION MK. V  I've been using www.yousendit.com for over 8 months now and works the same, but is free. It doesn't require a client app, just any browser on any platform.  
(Version 1.4)

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MoGoToMailer
Feb 11 2007

ORION MK. V  Sorry, meant to make that a comment, not a review.  
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SRS iWOW Premium
Feb 7 2007

ORION MK. V  New version works perfectly and now you can close the window and still keep WOW active.   
(Version 1.1.6)

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Think
Feb 6 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Very nice, especially in low-light situations where my iMac's uber bright screen can be too much. This way I'm able to cut down glare and focus just on the app I want.

Only request: either a keystroke or menu-based method of turning it on/off, as I don't want it on all the time.  
(Version 1.0)

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Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner
Feb 1 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Mmmm... bacon is good. That said TCC has power features that I've used to fix many a impaired or problematic mac. It's not intuitive or pretty, but it does the job like no other.  
(Version 3.2.5)

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Parallels Desktop
Feb 1 2007
*****

ORION MK. V  Works brilliantly for those times when I must jump into Windows XP. USB 2.0 is finally working nicely. Coherence feature sounds intriguing, but I haven't tried it.  
(Version 2.5.3150)

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SRS iWOW Premium
Jan 24 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Simple and unobtrusive and the sound improvement is especially noticeable on my old Powerbook G4 and Intel iMac speakers. At the MacUpdate promo price of $12 it's a steal... and no cords required for a sound improvement.   
(Version 1.1.3)

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EasyFrame
Jan 23 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  Works very well and is quite intuitive. Great for giving key photos on websites, or business/greeting card images a bit of frame flair without a hi-end program. It's quite easy to make your own frames and add them as well.  
(Version 2.0.3)

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InstantGallery
Jan 22 2007
****.

ORION MK. V  IG 1.7 works perfectly. The revised features NEW/EXISTING galleries approach works much better.  
(Version 1.7)

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MDR Accordion for GarageBand
Jan 16 2007

ORION MK. V  Installed just fine. Sounds great. ;-)  
(Version 1.0)

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Prey
Jan 15 2007

ORION MK. V  Demo ran very well on my Intel Core Duo 2 iMac and is a long enough demo to get a feel for the game. Quite fun, but the enemy AI seems a bit dumb.  
(Version 1.0)

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iDofus
Jan 12 2007

ORION MK. V  Excellent. Now in English I can give it a try.  
(Version .7 (beta))

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PageSpinner
Dec 21 2006

ORION MK. V  I was a fan for years, but I've moved on, especially because the UI is very counter-intuitive. Great program, but you have to work to use it well.  
(Version 5.0b1)

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Shades
Dec 20 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Perfect. Just what I needed when doing less color-vital stuff in the nighttime on my Intel iMac -- which has an awesomely bright screen, but almost no brightness control.   
(Version 1.1.1)

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Microsoft Office 2008
Dec 19 2006
*....

ORION MK. V  The 10.1.9 for Office v.X does NOT fix what it claims to for Powerpoint. What's to say, except it doesn't work.  
(Version 10.1.9)

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Deep Blue Stress Widget
Dec 15 2006

ORION MK. V  Poor little critter... the tank is soooooooo tiny!  
(Version 1.1)

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Snippet Monkey
Dec 12 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Very nice alternative to Typinator or TextExpander for less money. It's ability to embed snippets within snippets is really nice, and stability has not been an issue for me.  
(Version 1.1)

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AppZapper
Dec 11 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Works flawlessly and well worth the modest price.   
(Version 1.8)

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Mask Pro
Dec 8 2006

ORION MK. V  Decent product, but absurdly overpriced. Hell, I can purchase an upgrade to Adobe CS2 Suite for that.  
(Version 4.0)

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Tangerine!
Dec 8 2006

ORION MK. V  There is already a great color management tool for Mac OS X called Tangerine. Do a name search before branding a product.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23124  
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Tangerine!
Dec 9 2006

ADINB  Ah, but they named this app "Tangerine!"

See the difference? No confusion at all!

I kid, I kid....  
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Tangerine!
Dec 19 2006

ORION MK. V  Indeed... the semantic police rein supreme.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Dec 1 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  It's a one trick pony, but very nice.  
(Version 1.0)

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Adobe Flash Player
Nov 15 2006

ORION MK. V  Installed and works fine. HAD to repair disk permission afterwards however.  
(Version 9.0.28)

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FontDoctor X
Nov 10 2006

ORION MK. V  FontDoctor is a mixed bag. It really CAN fix problem/corrupt fonts, but if not used CAREFULLY it can also mess up a one's font library. Use with care and it's a godsend.

Alas, with now Intel-compatible version I've stopped using it (after upgrading machines).   
(Version 7.2)

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Pando
Nov 9 2006
***½.

ORION MK. V  Works fairly well. YouSendIt and some other web browser-based services do things similarly, but the Mac client is fast and easy (though somewhat crash-prone).  
(Version 1.0)

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Disco
Nov 7 2006
***..

ORION MK. V  Not complicated AT ALL to use, however it's still a very young beta and many features don't work or are buggy. I'm eager to see how disco evolves though.  
(Version 1.0b4)

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AppleJack
Nov 7 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Yeah to an Intel version! AppleJack's wonderful, so I hope being developed.  
(Version 1.4.3rc3)

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expose
Nov 6 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Not inherently better than simpleviewer -- since there are three version of simpleviewer with direct iPhoto support -- but Expose is stunning.  
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Parallels Desktop
Nov 1 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Brilliant app. Works fine for basic productivity, though it's of course unsuitable for 3D gaming -- that's for Bootcamp.  
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Amaya
Nov 1 2006

ORION MK. V  Ugly, clunky and nonintuitive, so despite any novel/unique features it's just not particularly usable.  
(Version 9.52)

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Apple iTunes
Nov 1 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Installed fine. Runs fines. Definitely more stable.  
(Version 7.0.2)

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Tangerine
Oct 30 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Brilliant and very flexible to use with Pro apps as well as those that use Apple's color picker. Well worth the moolah.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Pirates
Oct 30 2006

ORION MK. V  Arrr! Sweeter than a bottle of rum and cheaper than a visit with a lovely Barbados wench.  
(Version 1)

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PDFView
Oct 23 2006

ORION MK. V  It seems like since it's just a one-trick pony, why not just make it an "add-on" or patch for Preview, instead of a whole app? Just a thought.  
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PDFView
Oct 28 2006

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  People aren't allowed to make their own software? I think it's fine. And it's free. What's to complain about again? Oh yeah...nothing.  
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PDFView
Oct 28 2006

CHRIS REDDEN  Besides, this is basically Preview with a different interface. It uses the exact same PDF rendering engine as Preview.

Also, addons for programs without built-in support are notorious for being unstable and quirky when updates to the base program are released.  
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SurveyGizmo Widget
Oct 20 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Works like a charm and gives all the options needed for quick review and links to key SurveyGizmo forms.  
(Version 1.0)

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Oct 19 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Works great and it's free, free, free, so how can I complain.  
(Version 1.2)

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Formation
Oct 19 2006

ORION MK. V  I guess Formation is dead. Hopefully Radical Breeze returns the rights to the program to the original developer or some other more active shareware developer buys it. It has potential, but since RB bought it, it's gone nowhere. *sigh*  
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OSS 3D
Oct 13 2006

ORION MK. V  Still no worky. Just go back to making it an iTunes plug-in please... that's the only time I "need" better sound output.  
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Bride of Macabre Halloween Icons
Oct 11 2006

ORION MK. V  Very nice assortment and of course perfect for October! :D  
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QuarkXPress
Oct 9 2006
**...

ORION MK. V  Holy crap... what crap. If this is the best Quark can do after years of failing to give us something better than version 4.x I'm done. I wish we had someone other than Adobe and Quark as a viable "high end" print and layout option.  
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QuarkXPress
Oct 9 2006

BEESHARP  We do. It's called Multi-Ad Creator. They just released a new version. Demo it at http://www.creatorsoftware.com/downloads/. Enjoy.  
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QuarkXPress
Oct 10 2006

IZOE  For those who wish for an alternative page layout program to Quark or Indesign... there is Creator from MultiAd.

This should've been the Quark-Killer  
(Version 7.0.2)

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QuarkXPress
Oct 11 2006

BEESHARP  I agree with iZoe. What started out as a dedicated ad building app turned into a very cool, easy to use, easy to understand and excute DTP.  
(Version 7.0.2)

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Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner
Oct 9 2006
***½.

ORION MK. V  Not the most intuitive app, but it's features -- once you explore them -- are a lifesaver. There are a ton of great free/shareware tools out there that do some of the same things, but a $10 TCC is a steal as a swiss army maintenance and troubleshooting tool.  
(Version 3.2)

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OSS 3D
Oct 5 2006

ORION MK. V  Alas, I spoke too soon. For some reason OSS 2.0 was actually working for a spell, but after a restart it's not working. All attempts to make the settings to stick, or for the core audio of the system to play the OSS settings seems in vain. Odd that it worked for about an hour and I COULD hear the sound settings.   
(Version 2.0)

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SafariScript
Oct 5 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Spiffy little bit-o-freeware. It'll definitely come in handy since so little of Safari modifiable. The extra scripts on the website are particularly handy.  
(Version 1.2)

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OSS 3D
Oct 3 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Just upgraded to OSS 2.0 (looks to be a free upgrade for 1.x users). Very nice that it's externally controlled and thus its sound features work for the whole OS now. Sweet.   
(Version 2.0)

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PDFGarden
Oct 2 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Works well. It would be nice if you could drag-n-drop from the Finder, but that's about all that's needed.  
(Version 1.0)

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SpotInside
Oct 2 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Brilliant! A great tool to actually see "inside" many files for real search-ability. Crashes quite a bit however depending on the filetype you select in the search results.  
(Version 0.2.8)

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Apple Mac OS X
Sep 30 2006

ORION MK. V  Installed with no issues whatsoever on my Core Duo 2 iMac. Can't say as I see any positives or negatives on performance on apps, network, etc.  
(Version 10.4.8)

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The Unarchiver
Sep 26 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Awesome. If it's legally possible to add .sitx support I can drop Stuffit completely.  
(Version 1.1)

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Z-Write
Aug 29 2006

ORION MK. V  WOW! I though Z-Write was dead. That said, it's showing is age and there are now better apps compared with this once unique writing tool.  
(Version 1.5.35)

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Perspective
Aug 25 2006

ORION MK. V  Bring the price down to $79 or $99 and you'd have buyer -- love HotDoor apps, but they're too pricey.  
(Version 2.0)

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MultiPage
Aug 25 2006

ORION MK. V  Cool tool, but way overpriced. $49 or less would be more appropriate.  
(Version 3.0)

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MailTags
Aug 21 2006

ORION MK. V  First time trying MailTags. The 2.0pb is an interesting and potentially VERY useful add-on to Mail. I have to use it a bit longer to have a real opinion.  
(Version 2.0pb)

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TextExpander
Aug 15 2006
***½.

ORION MK. V  Great little utility when it was freeware, and would be worth $10-$15 to me, but but $30 is a bit much now that it's commercial.   
(Version 1.4)

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SPACE WARS 3D Screensaver
Aug 11 2006

ORION MK. V  I'd love to have the ability to choose my own music (mp3) for the background music, or better yet, have basic sounds effect -- yeah, I know there's no sound in space, but. ;-)  
(Version 1.2)

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Aug 9 2006

ORION MK. V  Some very nice icons, so just okay... but free, so who can complain.  
(Version 1.0)

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FontAgent Pro
Aug 8 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Remains the best OS X font manager for dependable font activation in ALL applications (including Classic apps). It's flexible, fast and doesn't have to be active (though it does of course run a daemon) to function.  
(Version 3.3)

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Apple Security Update
Aug 2 2006

ORION MK. V  Installed without a hitch.  
(Version 2006-004)

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OmniPlan
Jul 27 2006

ORION MK. V  Nice beta app, and OmniGroup does good stuff, but overpriced. It'd be nice to see an affordable project management app.  
(Version 1.0 beta 2)

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Chroma Player
Jul 26 2006

ORION MK. V  Add in WMV support so I can drop Flip4mac, and it'd be worth paying for.  
(Version 2006.4)

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Euphoria
Jul 24 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Have used for years. Current version remains a stunning and always pleasing saver.   
(Version 10.1.1)

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SynergyKM
Jul 21 2006

ORION MK. V  Cool idea and decent GUI. Too bad there's already a Synergy app for the mac (unrelated to KM switching), so the naming's a bit confusing.  
(Version 1.0b6)

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SimpleForum Pro
Jul 16 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Groovy! A simple, cheap and very functional forums kit.   
(Version 4.6)

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Firefox
Jul 13 2006

ORION MK. V  Word of warning: This release is definitely a beta release and if you use specific extension or themes, stay away until it matures. If you don't have extensions and themes installed this build is fine, if a bit slow.  
(Version 2.0b1)

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Firefox
Jul 13 2006

ASHAMI93  Agreed that losing the extensions is a bit of a drag, but that is the price to pay for progress, I guess.

However, I'm having no speed problems at all...in fact, I'm seeing a significant speed boost. I'm on an Intel iMac, so I suspect that this version is tweaked for the newer models.   
(Version 2.0b1)

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LunarCell
Jul 11 2006

ORION MK. V  Yeah to the 16-bit addition.  
(Version 1.52)

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Transmit
Jul 6 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  New 3.5.4 download works great on PPC. No problems so far with any sites uploading or downloading.   
(Version 3.5.4)

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RapidWeaver
Jul 6 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  pb2 seems to be working fine and the iMedia Browser addition is a huge productivity boost. Good work RMS.  
(Version 3.5pb2)

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FlagShip
Jul 2 2006

ORION MK. V  Flagship's not my thing visually, but I always give props to anyone who takes the time and offers their themes for public consumption. Like all visual creations, taste is totally subject, so keep up the theming.  
(Version 3.0)

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Yahoo! Messenger
Jun 28 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Much nicer UI and so far appears stable.  
(Version 3.0b1)

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Apple Mac OS X
Jun 28 2006

ORION MK. V  No problems installing update, nor any appreciable changes. My CS2 apps run fine too.  
(Version 10.4.7)

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Beholder Lite
Jun 21 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Great app, but Google's blocking is annoying. Ah well, MSN will suffice.  
(Version 1.1)

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TextWrangler
Jun 20 2006

ORION MK. V  At 2.1.3, it's still the king baby. ;-)  
(Version 2.1.3)

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Opera
Jun 20 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Betas were solid, so it's great to see this awesome, feature-packed browser continue. Wonderfully multi-platform friendly, much like FireFox is.  
(Version 9.0)

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Jun 13 2006

ORION MK. V  Update went fine. It's unclear what if anything it's really done, but presumably that's a good thing.  
(Version 10.1.7)

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OmniDazzle
Jun 2 2006

ORION MK. V  Doesn't work on my TiBook, so there's more than just than just OS 10.4.6 as a requirement (which I have).  
(Version 1.0 Beta 1)

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OmniDazzle
Jun 2 2006

OMNISUPPORTGUY  There seems to be some issue with a certain class of Intel hardware — the app crashes deep in Apple’s CoreImage code on these machines. It runs fine here on several MacBook Pros, Intel iMacs, Intel Mac minis, MacBooks and such. We’ve not received any reports of crashes on PPC machines.

We’re trying to track this problem down and squish it, so any extra bug reports we can get would be helpful(particularly with Apple System Profiler reports).  
(Version 1.0 Beta 1)

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OmniDazzle
Jun 7 2006

GERBER  Check out the hardware requirements on the OmniDazzle page. Only newer graphics hardware is supported.  
(Version 1.0 Beta 3)

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RapidWeaver
Jun 2 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  So far so good with pb1. Nice refinements, including some new themes. It's would be great if they licensed some of Your Head's plug-ins to expand the base functionality.  
(Version 3.5pb1)

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Application Enhancer
Jun 1 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  APE 2.0 works great. Mind you, I don't run APE on my older mac -- at least older versions -- as they slow the system down a bit and "can" sometimes cause instability. This may be an interaction with some of the other startup/background apps running on that machine. Regardless, 2.0 works spiffy on my speedy mac.  
(Version 2.0)

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Open Fire
May 31 2006
***..

ORION MK. V  Decent graphics, but lame game IMHO. I suppose some people like that retro arcade experience.   
(Version 1.0.2)

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FaxCenter
May 30 2006
***..

ORION MK. V  Somewhat slow, and not altogether streamlined or intuitive, but it works reliably and is very affordable.  
(Version 1.5)

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Butler
May 30 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Continues it's reign of great tool at a great price (free). Thanks Peter!  
(Version 4.1.2)

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Jack of All Trades
May 29 2006

ORION MK. V  Shame on you for RIPPING OFF Escape Velocity. Write your own original game.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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PDFMix
May 26 2006

ORION MK. V  Useful app, but PDFlab does much the same for free.

http://www.iconus.ch/fabien/pdflab/  
(Version 2.0)

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May 26 2006

ORION MK. V  Hmmmm... gameplay aside, I sense an issue with Nintendo's legal department on this one.  
(Version 10.9.3)

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May 26 2006

JGUY80  You mean issue with Sega? The game wont open on an Intel Mac. Bounces in the dock, then closes.  
(Version 10.9.3)

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May 26 2006

NEO979  You're right, it's Sega. But I wonder if the developer might be using ZeroLink in Xcode? ZeroLink causes crash on launch for Intel Macs, whenever I use it. Although the game doesn't claim to be Intel compatible, if the developer disables the ZeroLinker, it might help.  
(Version 10.9.3)

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May 26 2006

SPYKER3292  Uhh this is bad ill stick to 2d sonic which is way better.   
(Version 10.9.3)

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Jun 6 2006

DEKAY01  What on earth does it have to do with Nintendo?  
(Version 10.9.3)

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Diablotin
May 24 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Remains an essential tool that Apple forgot. Thanks for the fine and indispensable freeware.  
(Version 1.3)

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Sandvox
May 17 2006
**...

ORION MK. V  The betas have been terribly unstable and slow and sadly, the 1.0 release seems to be the same. Nothing too novel given you have iWeb, RapidWeaver and a few other cookie-cutter site tools.  
(Version 1.0)

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InstantGallery
May 17 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Great gallery app with a true LIVE preview feature. Works fast and flawlessly. I only wish it would tie into iphoto and perhaps even itunes, so adding images and sound from those could be more fluid. I'd also love to see some photo filters (i.e., the base filters in Quartz) be able to be applied as images are processed, so you could for example sepia tone a new gallery as it was created. Great tool however as is.  
(Version 1.1)

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PhotoFrame
May 4 2006

ORION MK. V  Great product, but way overpriced. Should really be $75-$100 max.  
(Version 3.0)

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LotsaEscher
Apr 23 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Brilliant use of Escher's work. Very effective.  
(Version 1.3)

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LotsaWater
Apr 23 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Spiffy. The water effect never gets old and runs nicely on my old TiBook.  
(Version 1.4)

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GrimRipperCM
Apr 18 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Nice! Handy and unusually affordable.   
(Version 1.4.1)

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MailFollowup Mail Plugin
Apr 14 2006

ORION MK. V  I applied the installation "terminal" settings, but it keeps crashing Mail on launch for me. Ah well...  
(Version 1.0)

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MailFollowup Mail Plugin
Apr 14 2006

GREGWELCH  My apologies. Version 1.0.1 (just released) should fix the problem.

--Greg Welch (the MailFollowup developer).  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Parallels Desktop
Apr 12 2006

ORION MK. V  Boot Camp is a great "free" option, but PW is a much more usable solutions for people wanting/needing to work in multiple OS' at the same time, but preferring to ALWAYS stay in OS X.  
(Version 2.1b3)

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Transmit
Apr 12 2006

ORION MK. V  Yeah skEdit added. New version works fine for me.  
(Version 3.5.2)

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AppZapper
Apr 10 2006

ORION MK. V  Just keeps improving at a quick pace. I, for one, am happy to have it undated often. If I don't feel like downloading right when it comes out I can just wait until the next revision.  
(Version 1.3.1)

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Portable Audacity
Apr 10 2006

ORION MK. V  Very cool. Can't wait to try it out as I'm a big Audacity fan, so it'll be great to have it on the road if need be.  
(Version 1.2.4b r1.0)

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Metal History
Apr 10 2006

ORION MK. V  As a metalhead, I find it odd you'd limit this to just 8 bands. The widget works fine, but unless there are more bands, it's too limited.  
(Version 1.1)

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Comic Life
Apr 3 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  It produces nice casual and semi-professional looking designs, but more importantly is a real blast to use. Simple and intuitive.   
(Version 1.2.5)

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Acquisition
Mar 31 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Always works well for me. Attractive, intuitive and most importantly returns good search results.

Only one time did the app have problems, but I trashed the pref file and it worked again like a charm.  
(Version 129.2)

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PimpMyOSX
Mar 22 2006

ORION MK. V  Not bagging on the coding, but it's awfully pricey for a one-trick pony.   
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PimpMyOSX
Mar 23 2006

SALES  Thank you for the complement. We have world class Cocoa developers and try to pay them the best we can!

We really care about our people.  
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Stapler
Mar 20 2006

ORION MK. V  Underwhelming app given the plethora of excellent to-do, outliner apps out there.   
(Version 1.0)

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Shape Shifter
Mar 16 2006

ORION MK. V  Might want to rework you game's name... there's already a ShapeShifter theme utility out there.  
(Version 1.0)

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Armillary
Mar 16 2006

ORION MK. V  Not as functional as their orrery widget, since the widget is really too small for a full celestial view. It works, it's just tiny.   
(Version 1.1)

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iStat Pro
Mar 16 2006
*****

ORION MK. V  Perfect widget for its purpose. Customizable, attractive, etc. Thanks.  
(Version 2.2)

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Orrery Widget
Mar 16 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Very attractive and functional for an orrery. Thanks.  
(Version 1.2)

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Classic Control Menu
Mar 15 2006

ORION MK. V  Can't see the need since OS X has it's own BUILT-IN Classic menu -- unless there's something else CCM offers.  
(Version 1.1)

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TextWrangler
Mar 14 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  King of the freeware text/code editors for features, interface, etc. There are many great editors out there, but none quite as multi-purpose as TW and it's FREE. Thanks BareBones.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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FontExplorer X Pro
Mar 14 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Very nice features and interface. Sadly its auto-activation still is can't compare with FontAgent Pro, so I have to stick with FAP for now.  
(Version 1.0)

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iGallery
Mar 14 2006
****.

ORION MK. V  Wonderfully simple. Not quite a robust as Gallerie or SimpleViewer (http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/galerie.htm), but a no brainer for creating quick and simple photo galleries.  
(Version 1.4)

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EvoCam
Mar 14 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Remains the king of webcam apps. Great price. Great product.  
(Version 3.6)

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Garden Dreams
Mar 11 2006
****½

ORION MK. V  Very cute game that can get manic after a while. Great music and game evolution for a kids game.  
(Version 1.0)

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StuffIt Deluxe 2010
Mar 9 2006
***..

ORION MK. V  Update works fine. Wish Stuffit wasn't such bloatware -- used to be fairly lean -- but no complaints. Until a 3rd party tool comes along to open .sit files, Expander's still a necessity for Mac file exchange.  
(Version 10.0.2)

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