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

Disco | May 23 2009 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. I own a copy, but it doesn't work anymore. (Version 1.0.3) | |
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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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OmniOutliner Pro | Apr 29 2009 |
ORION MK. V Actually, OW is still evolving nicely -- to my surprise. If you want to keep up with Jones' at the cost of stability, here's where to find the latest dev build. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/download/sneakypeek/\ Version 6 seems to be in the works, so all is not dead in OmniLand. ;-) Since OmniWeb is now free (I paid for mine too), by all means upgrade/use the latest version. (Version 3.9 beta 1) | |
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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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Bookdog | Apr 9 2009 |
ORION MK. V Silly icon? Sure. But it's a dog on some books... works for me. (Version 5.2) | |
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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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OmniWeb | Feb 25 2009 |
ORION MK. V OmniWeb is great. I got a license for an older version, but never renewed because there are just too many good FREE alternatives and between FireFox for compatibility and plug-ins, and Safari for speed and daily use, I just don't need another alternative, save for platform testing. I find that Opera, as funky as it's GUI is, is good for testing "roughly" how sites will look on PCs without having to start up my old PC. So, sad as OW's imminent -- if not immediate -- demise is, I'm happy to see OmniGroup making the rational choice to focus on it's other fine apps. (Version 5.9) | |
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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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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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Google Gears | Nov 21 2008 |
ORION MK. V It's not nearly as useful, but X-ray help using Safari: http://www.westciv.com/xray/ (Version 0.5.40) | |
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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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GraphicConverter X | Apr 18 2008 |
ORION MK. V You're right. There are many tools that do some of what GC does much better and GC's interface is only modestly evolved from the OS 9 days, but GC remains the single most complete "swiss army" tool there is if you don't want to $200+ dollars. $30 bucks is still a steal, though Photoshop Elements at over twice the price is a better photo tool and Photoshop CS3 is of course great if you want uber power. GC remains a steal for browsing photo galleries, slideshows and doing batch conversions. (Version 6.1) | |
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Microtek ScanWizard Pro | Apr 18 2008 |
ORION MK. V I agree 100%. Microtek pretty much abandoned mac support during a time when the promised updates and support. Now that they're back I could care less. Epson, Canon and HP overall work very well... sometimes spotty with drivers/software, but they always seem to provide some support. (Version 7.60) | |
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Apple Safari | Apr 17 2008 |
ORION MK. V While not technically plug-ins, you should check out http://www.pimpmysafari.com/ -- you might be amazed how extensible it is. (Version 3.1.1) | |
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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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Vendetta Online | Feb 16 2008 |
ORION MK. V Sadly, VO does nothing for me. Nothing wrong with it except it just doesn't raise the bar visually or mechanically and feels clunky and unrefined. Since there's a fee EVE Online does much more to create a modern feel to genre with multiplayer. (Version 1.8.4) | |
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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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Assignment Planner | Jan 9 2008 |
ORION MK. V Schoolhouse IS nice if it doesn't eat your assignments (which it's done to me 3 times), whereas Assignment Planner works reliably. $8.00 versus loosing all your inputted info (or grabbing from backup)... priceless. (Version 3.2.3) | |
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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 VERY true. Careful use and TTP works fine, but it's not for the faint of heart or novice. (Version 4.6.1) | |
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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) | |

Suitcase Fusion | Nov 29 2007 |
ORION MK. V Nope, Extensis has NOTHING to do with Font Agent Pro -- which is the best font solution in my opinion. As said above, you're thinking of Font Reserve... a totally different animal. (Version 12.1.7) | |
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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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Google Desktop | Oct 24 2007 |
ORION MK. V Strange, Spotlight works just fine -- and quickly for me -- with tons of files going back many years. The two builds of Google Desktop I tried were slow, buggy and felt like bloatware. That said, I find SpotInside is even better (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22855). (Version 1.3.0.748) | |
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SoftSkies | Oct 11 2007 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. There are more interesting FREE screensavers out there and GForce is worth the cash. (Version 1.3) | |
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YemuZip | Oct 11 2007 |
ORION MK. V Uh, you need to read YemuZip's website. You can choose to include or remove resource forks in the prefs. "The Finder's Archive function makes zip files that contains Mac-specific information that, when extracted on a PC, looks like garbage. YemuZip lets you choose between a PC-compatible format and a Mac format that preserve all the Mac-specific metadata." (Version 2.2.1) | |
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Stuffit Deluxe | Oct 10 2007 |
ORION MK. V Odd... v11 has worked perfectly for me, but v10 was horrible. I've no intention of upgrading to 12 since it's just really a bug fix and some optimization. That's not worth another $80. I just use .zip instead these days and keep Stuffit for uncompressing .sit and .sitx files I sometimes receive. (Version 12.0) | |
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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 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 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) | |

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) | |

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) | |

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) | |

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 | 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) | |

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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VMware Fusion | Sep 26 2007 |
ORION MK. V Don't care about VMWare -- Parallels works just fine -- but the thank you for the Tredsoft info. (Version 1.1.57919) | |
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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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Vendetta Online | Sep 1 2007 |
ORION MK. V Funny, I think EV Nova is a brilliant and entertaining game, but it's not story driven, it's about exploration and acquiring ships. The Polycon plug-in changes it into something awesome. Not everyone's cup-o-joe. (Version 1.7.40) | |
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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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iGlasses | Aug 27 2007 |
ORION MK. V Well iGlasses does more than just plug into iChat, so it's definitely cool for PhotoBooth and other capture apps. (Version 2.0) | |
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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 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) | |

Parallels Desktop | Aug 24 2007 |
ORION MK. V Running Vista in an virtual app is likely to be glacially slow. Run in via Bootcamp and you "should" have a fast system. In XP Parallels runs beautifully. Some of the features -- such as coherence don't work well -- so run in a window or fullscreen and remember is a virtual OS, not the real thing. (Version 3.0.5120) | |
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FontExplorer X Pro | Aug 24 2007 |
ORION MK. V I recommend using Font Nuke (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21536) instead... it's extremely thorough. ;-) (Version 1.2.2) | |
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FontExplorer X Pro | Aug 23 2007 |
ORION MK. V Mostly like you either moved those MS-centric fonts or had FontExplorerX (or some other font manager) move and manage them. If you note the fonts and move them back into your primary user /fonts folder Microsoft apps shouldn't bug you. I generally DO NOT recommend using font manager to manage system fonts as it can cause wonky problems. (Version 1.2.2) | |
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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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Diablotin | Aug 6 2007 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. One of the first things I install on my macs as well as clients. (Version 1.3) | |
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Apple Mac OS X | Aug 6 2007 |
ORION MK. V Use a free tool like Diablotin http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8975 to trim down some of the plug-ins, extensions, login items, etc. that may still be lurking around from older installs. (Version 10.4.10) | |
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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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Apple Safari | Aug 1 2007 |
ORION MK. V Um, check pimpmysafari.com and you'll see there are some nice ones. Mind you it's not FireFox-expansive, but neither is it so insecure. (Version 3.0.3b) | |
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TechTool Pro | Jul 27 2007 |
ORION MK. V Probably your drive was about to die anyhow. The optimization routine does lots of read/writes, so it probably crashed because the drive started going bad. That unlike TTPro's fault, just bad timing. (Version 4.5.3) | |
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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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| 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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| Jul 19 2007 |
ORION MK. V Great bundle deal even though I did own 2 of the programs already. Bought it with CC and got all my codes. Everything's working as promised. (Version ) | |
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Videobox | Jul 18 2007 |
ORION MK. V As mentioned in the installer readme: Uninstalling FLVR: Locate "FLVR.bundle" with Spotlight, move it to the Trash and restart Safari. (Version 1.0) | |
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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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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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Apple Safari | Jun 25 2007 |
ORION MK. V That's cool, but maybe your time would be better spent participating here: http://www.fckeditor.net/safari (Version 3.0.2b) | |
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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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Adobe GoLive | Jun 8 2007 |
ORION MK. V I love Adobe GoLive. I've been a user since it was GoLive Cyberstudio and I'm actually surprised to see any upgrade after CS3 was released. That said, even with this upgrade, it's quite apparent GoLive isn't long for this world -- despite Adobe's claims --and Adobe's trying very hard to get people to switch to Dreamweaver if you read info at http://www.adobe.com/products/golive/. I think of GoLive less like Freehand -- which Adobe never did one thing with -- but more like PageMaker, which it did modestly upgrade a few times before relegating it to the dustbin. While not a fan of Dreamweaver, I can see the writing's on the wall for me to either adapt to DW or become a 2nd class web developer. (Version 9.0) | |
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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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Star Wars: Empire at War | May 24 2007 |
ORION MK. V Time to upgrade. It's like the old 68k move to PowerPC. That said, it's always worth keeping your older system around for legacy software that may never run on the newer tech. I'm running on a 24" iMac, but keep the old Powerbook G4 for portability and PPC-only apps. (Version 1.05 rev A) | |
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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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Magnetosphere | May 9 2007 |
153957PHOTOGRAPHY Try the good old '?' (well simply '/') to get an options view, there is indeed no Options panel. M - change Mode (this feature rocks!) A/S - add/subtrack particles (100 a time) -/+ - decrease/increase intensity ? - show/hide options overlay (Version 0.1beta) | |

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. (Version 0.1beta) | |

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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Coda | May 2 2007 |
ORION MK. V skedit is worthy tools as well (especially the new 4.x beta). http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9833 (Version 1.0.1) | |
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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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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) | |

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) | |

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) | |

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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| 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) | |

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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Apple Mac OS X | Mar 14 2007 |
ORION MK. V Speed increase is fairly common with an update, as Apple does a full optimization of its own code after the update -- does not apply to 3rd party apps however. (Version 10.4.9) | |
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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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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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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 |
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) | |

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) | |

Blocks | Feb 26 2007 |
ORION MK. V Right there with you Isaiah. Blocks is affordable and powerful and greatly enhances RW. People wanting more absolute control/power should drop serious cash and get Dreamweaver or GoLive -- or Freeway if they don't like coding. (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. (Version 2.3.1) | |
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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. (Version 2.3.1) | |

SiteGrinder | Feb 26 2007 |
ORION MK. V touché - the site itself, which is claimed to be made with sitegrinder is crappy, so it's not promising. (Version 2.0.5) | |
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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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Disco | Feb 12 2007 |
ORION MK. V Agree on all counts. Disco's a fun diversion, but Toast is so much more and there are plenty of free "good" basic burning tools out there. (Version 1.0) | |
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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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SRS iWOW Premium | Feb 7 2007 |
ORION MK. V Are you on crack? SRS WOW is dramatically richer in sound dynamic range that the lame Apple EQ. (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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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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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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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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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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Typinator | Dec 12 2006 |
ORION MK. V Though it doesn't auto-correct spelling, Snippet Monkey (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22549) offers it's own set of unique features, as well as auto-expanding text, for less that $15. It does have menubar control. (Version 1.6) | |
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Typinator | Dec 12 2006 |
ORION MK. V Yep, the free version was donationware actually and it's long since gone. $30 is just too much. (Version 1.6) | |
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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 (Version 1.0) | |
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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.... (Version 1.0) | |

Adobe Flash Player | Nov 15 2006 |
ORION MK. V Actually, mine required permissions repair: see result below: Repairing permissions for “MacHD” Determining correct file permissions. User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Info.plist, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Info.plist Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Info.plist User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Flash Player, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Flash Player Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Flash Player User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources/Flash Player.rsrc, should be 0, owner is 501 Permissions differ on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources/Flash Player.rsrc, should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are -rw-r--r-- Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources/Flash Player.rsrc Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources/Flash Player.rsrc User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/Resources User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents User differs on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin, should be 0, owner is 501 Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin Permissions corrected on ./Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin (Version 9.0.28) | |
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Tables | Nov 12 2006 |
ORION MK. V I concur. Without proper formatting intact during cut-n-paste it's really not very usable outside itself. (Version 1.0.7) | |
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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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FontExplorer X Pro | Nov 10 2006 |
ORION MK. V You need to play with the auto-activation features in the Preferences. I agree that FontAgent Pro's activation's generally more reliable, but set right, FontExplorer allows you to only allows you control font activation on a per-app basis, with keeps some apps more stable and generally speeds up apps that don't need font activation. (Version 1.1) | |
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Pando | Nov 9 2006 |
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 |
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. (Version 4.6) | |
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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. (Version 2.2.1970) | |
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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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Lineform | Oct 31 2006 |
ORION MK. V It's a nice "little" program that does things quite intuitively. Unfortunately some of its features produce PDFs that are invalid, so if basic shapes are all you need, or screen art it's fine, otherwise Illustrator/Freehand still remain better "print production" art tools. I'm eager to see how Lineform evolves however... it may become a great print illustration tool. (Version 1.2.3) | |
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Tangerine | Oct 30 2006 |
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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OSS 3D | Oct 23 2006 |
ORION MK. V OSS 3D 1.x was great, but 2.x seems to monster of incompatibility -- presumably because of moving to a systemwide daemon instead of just an iTunes plug-in. I've had it do "weird" things to my machine too, so until there's a 2.x release that's solid (as in I'm not a beta tester), I'll hold off. (Version 2.02) | |
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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. (Version 0.9) | |
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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. (Version 0.11) | |

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. (Version 0.11) | |

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 |
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* (Version 1.1.4) | |
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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. (Version 2.01) | |
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Microsoft Expression Media | Oct 10 2006 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. I was a big iView Media Pro fan years ago (seem to remember it was very affordable back then), but it's exorbitantly priced. That said, it does offer some important pro tools iPhoto does not, but $200 is about $100 overpriced. There are plenty of other good tool out there. (Version 3.1.2) | |
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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. (Version 7.0.2) | |
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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. (Version 7.0.2) | |

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) | |

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) | |

Leopard Cache Cleaner | Oct 9 2006 |
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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Adobe Contribute CS4 | Oct 5 2006 |
ORION MK. V Not really threatening iWeb since Contribute has been around for a while. Contribute and iWeb fill two different niches. (Version 4.0) | |
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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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PDFMergeX | Oct 2 2006 |
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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Relaunch | Sep 25 2006 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. It's a nice little app, but one snapshot just isn't that useful, while having snapshots grouped by project would be truly handy. (Version 1.2) | |
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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 |
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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FontExplorer X Pro | Aug 10 2006 |
ORION MK. V I'm with you Macsterdam. FAP's activation and checking are second to none. FontExplorer is fantastic, but for those of us who have gazillion's of fonts and tight production schedules FontAgent Pro remains top tog -- though FE isn't far behind. (Version 1.1) | |
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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 |
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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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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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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Firefox | Jul 13 2006 |
ORION MK. V Ah the joys of so many browsers... I love OmniWeb, but it's definitely NOT the speed demon as you claim. Firefox launches slow (stupid gecko), but loads pages/sites quite briskly -- perhaps not the fastest. Personally, I've always found that Camino loads pages the most quickly, but also isn't fully compliant with rendering some code. Perhaps such speeds vary from user to user, based on machines, OS, proxies, ISPs, etc? (Version 2.0b1) | |
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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) | |

OSS 3D | Jul 11 2006 |
ORION MK. V Confirmed. I'd assumed it was iTunes that as it became bloatware was slowing down, but discovered it was OSS 3D that was the CPU hog. I love the plug-in, but it's not worth the cycles on my aging G4. (Version 1.6) | |
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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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Mindburn | Jul 2 2006 |
ORION MK. V Just run UNO (http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/19384) and have a Unified look in ALL your apps regardless of what the developer created. (Version 1.2.3) | |
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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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Styrateg | Jun 28 2006 |
ORION MK. V That, and the turn limits per scenario/mission, really take the fun away from exploring each map. (Version 1.09) | |
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Styrateg | Jun 28 2006 |
ORION MK. V Agreed. BoW may look a bit more primitive (not by much), but the gameplay/game balance is better and the price can't be beat. (Version 1.09) | |
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Opera | Jun 20 2006 |
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) | | |