PICON  Hi Developer,

Will you ever make a companion app for the iPhone? Will definitely influence my purchase decision. Some other diary apps already do, but I really prefer your work. Hope you will consider.  
(Version 1.0)

PICON  Version 2 is out, but not updated here on MU. The price has increased by double... from $14.95 listed here to $30!!! Outrageous if you ask me.  
(Version 1.1)

PICON  Developer: Did you post version 1.8.6 and then pull it? Downloading from your web site only gives me version 1.8.5 (running the app on a mac).  
(Version 1.8.6)

PICON  Just love this app. I really want to get the companion iPhone application (not the lite version), but I just cannot get myself to spend $8 on it. Waiting for it to come back down one more time to $4.99 (developer, I hope you are reading :-) Mind you, I'm not saying that it is not worth what you are asking, just that I have this $5 barrier for iPhone apps.  
(Version 1.5.3)

PICON  One more thing: To point out how skewed their upgrade policy is, one only has to take a look at their pricing model. It is cheaper to upgrade from version 2 home to version 3 pro than to upgrade version 3 home to version 3 pro ??? WTF. At first, it looked like it should be cheaper buying the version 3 home version for $29, and then upgrading to pro for $89. To circumvent this, Boinx made upgrading from version 3 home to Pro $120.  
(Version 3.0)

PICON  Boinx can royally kiss my A** for their upgrade policy. It should be worth more having a pro license than a home one, yet they want to charge $89 to upgrade from either. I understand developers need to eat, etc., and I am willing to pay an upgrade fee, but having spent extra money upgrading my version 2 home to pro about a year ago and then seeing this, I'm totally stunned. For version 2 pro owners, the upgrade fee should be more like $49 to get version 3 pro and $89 for version 2 home owners. This I could understand and would be willing to pay. As it stands, no way! Much better deal for version 2 home owners or for that matter version 1.x anything. Here is hoping that someone from Boinx sees this and perhaps comes to their senses (...I mean changes their upgrade policy to make it fair to former pro users) because I do like their software.  
(Version 3.0)

PICON  I recently bought this on MacZOT and just had to counter the others that base their reviews strictly on price and not style or fuctionality. As others have pointed out, if this is not for you, fine. There are quite a few other options I agree. I for one love the style of this app and find it very useful.  
(Version 1.1.3)

PICON  The absolute best app of its kind. Period. To top it off, the developer is one of the most responsive I have ever dealt with. 5 stars all around!  
(Version 1.4.5)

PICON  An update like every other day?? I like the attention to detail, but unless it is an emergency, how about combining a couple of those bug fixes into more of a robust update instead of subjecting your customers to constant updates and a waste of our time. And if you insist to keep barraging us, at least post what has changed so we can decide whether to take the time to install the new 3.5.2.0.0.0.0.x version!  
(Version 3.5.2)

PICON  This might be a good program, but I am always surprised at the lack of attention to detail by developers when they post a screenshot from a windows computer. Don't they realize this site is for Mac software. This makes me question how detail oriented they are towards their own software in general.  
(Version 3.5.6.2)

PICON  Is this ever going to become a universal application?  
(Version 1.2.9b2)

PICON  I was using the previous version: 1.1.194 without problem. Then I updated to this version: 2.0.290.

On startup, this message appears: "Beta version expired: contact omnidea to receive a newer version (and it's no good to tamper your system date)."

Developer, please correct with the proper file to be downloaded. Otherwise, this is an excellent application.  
(Version 2.0.290)

PICON  Had a little time on my hands, so I tested a few apps (xBack, Visage, DeskSaver, DesktopSaver, and Wallsaver). xBack and Visage are shareware, the others are freeware. In a nutshell, you get what you pay for. xBack and Visage are feature rich compared to the others. I wanted to like xBack, but with activity monitor opened to watch the amount of real memory usage and CPU, I was quite surprised. With xBack running, switch around between various screen savers. Doing this, the real memory jumped from around 20mb to more than 300mb, and as somone else stated, CPU usage was around 40% or more. Also, after switching screen savers a few times, some of them failed to load the second time around. It was enough to give me cause for concern. I am running an intel iMac with 10.5.2. Visage had none of these problems, plus it offers more features to customize your mac. It is a preference pain, not a stand alone app. One of its preferences allows you to choose 5 different levels of CPU usage. I used the lowest setting, switched around my various screen savers numerous times, and the real memory stayed around 20-30mb, with CPU usage dependent on the specific screen saver. A more complex saver used more CPU, but when you chose a simple one, the CPU usage came back down.

As for the freeware, they all worked to get your screen saver on your desktop, but that was basically it. No ability to change savers from the program, can't look at the individual savers options, no randomizing, etc. But they worked, and their screensaver engines used roughly the same amount of memory/CPU as Visage. My favorite of the free group was Wallsaver.

But if I get such a product, Visage would be my #1 choice.  
(Version 2.4.2)

PICON  KuluKulu is correct. There is hardly any info on this developers web site. And $40 does seem expensive. I have been using KavaServices from Kavasoft. It allows you to translate from the service menu, which I find convenient, plus some other functionality. It is $20. Granted, translation through online sources is never perfect, but it definitely helps one to get the gist of whatever you are translating. It helps me to see what all that Chinese spam is trying to sell me :-)  
(Version 2.9.3)

PICON  I suppose it was too good to be true. My license, along with many others I'm sure, was purchased on Feb. 12th, 2007 at a discount through MacUpdate. I guess I'll have to shell out another $12.95 to upgrade. The product itself is excellent!  
(Version 2.0b6)

PICON  This is something I definitely wanted to check out. I guess there is no time like the present.  
(Version 1.3)

PICON  Just as others have said, been looking at this for a long time, but I might have to come off my budget for this one...  
(Version 4.7.2)

PICON  Looks promising, and unlike "Spaceman.Spiff", I'll do my very best to try not to hit the post button SEVEN times.  
(Version 12.56)

PICON  I've always been tempted by this application, and know looks like the right time to buy.  
(Version 1.6.4)

PICON  Great Name. Great product. Expensive, but might be worth it for those that like a one stop shop experience.  
(Version 1.1)

PICON  A very good maitenance tool to have, already priced reasonably, but for $5, a steal.  
(Version 3.2.11)

PICON  Awesome deal at this price.  
(Version 1.1.2)

PICON  I find these icons very pleasing. I want to thank the developer for making these available to the general public free of charge. Excellent work!  
(Version 1.0)