PIZZACAKE  Thanks, I was looking for a mac os x app that will create iso images from cd/dvd discs.  
(Version 2.0)

PIZZACAKE  The iphone/itouch app store now has a free FirstClass app which is I think is better for general browsing.  
(Version 10.0)

PIZZACAKE  I use this to connect to open university servers. You have to create a settings file for each server you use by clicking advanced put the server name in the address box then click setup to put your user id and password, server ip address etc.

It works but the controls are clunky and setting the view settings is unintuitive and tiresome as they as per view rather than global settings. To change font sizes for the main window go to view>change view settings. You have to do this repeatedly for different containers though thankfully once. However to change the font sizes for messages you go to preferences>content>options>zoom!  
(Version 10.0)

PIZZACAKE  Picasa now doesn't require installation, just drag and drop. The face recognition feature is fun. Needs great improvement in folder navigation or a simple way to view all photos.  
(Version 3.5)

PIZZACAKE  I've just tried v2.7 packages on 10.6 however it hasn't worked for me. Twain Sane used to work on 10.5 but the same configuration doesn't work on 10.6.

Fortunately I dual boot (using refit efi boot menu) with Ubuntu 9.04 (fast startup, shutdown) on my MacBook 1.1 and my Canon CanoScan N670U works out the box with the SANE application that is preinstalled. The Linux application offers many more options and does a great job. For Scanners which aren't Mac supported I suggest this alternative. Afterwards simply copy the files onto a usb stick and transfer into Mac OS X.  
(Version 2.7)

PIZZACAKE  Just a caution on installation, don't have any apps using audio/video open. I had iChat open and the installer for soundflower hanged, as soon as I closed iChat the installation completed.  
(Version 1.5)

PIZZACAKE  Supposedly v1.5 for snow leopard will be released here http://code.google.com/p/soundflower/  
(Version 1.4.3)

PIZZACAKE  the app is crashing for me, maybe because I have spaces in my password or its too long roughly 20 characters?  
(Version 1.0)

PIZZACAKE  This app only works in an admin account. I use terminal to output the time machine log but this requires you have access to an admin account user name and password.

open terminal and only enter the commands after '$' prompt

1. switch to a user account with admin privileges

$ su adminusername

2. enter password for this account

Password:

3. enter this command to produce a backup.log file

$ grep backupd /var/log/system.log > /Users/Shared/backup.log

4. exit admin account

$ exit

The backup.log is in your Shared Users folder.  
(Version 2.03)

PIZZACAKE  The widget didn't produce any output. It probably only works with administrator privileges.  
(Version 1.02)

PIZZACAKE  The HUD menus appear to be working correctly. The grid no longer warps when resizing the window. Nice work!  
(Version 0.8.1)

PIZZACAKE  This is an awesome app. The ability to choose different colors for black and white really sets this app apart from others. I always liked using grayscale for general computing however the universal access grayscale is really harsh to look at for a long time. By choosing softer colors rather than pure black and white means I can get the display looking exactly as I like it.

Thanks to the developer Blacktree who also made Quicksilver.  
(Version 1.0.4)

PIZZACAKE  thanks for adding the ticking sound  
(Version 0.21)

PIZZACAKE  v0.6b now uses openmeta framework  
(Version 0.6b)

PIZZACAKE  DVD themes and chapter creation are good additions however the app crashes every time I try to create a DVD  
(Version 2.0u)

PIZZACAKE  I needed an app that would shut down/sleep my mac at varying times of day. This app fit the bill. Thanks!  
(Version 2.3.1)

PIZZACAKE  Thank you developer! I love the degree of customisation available and how easy it is to use.

Beginners tips:

you can copy and paste data from a spreadsheet into the data view window  
(Version 0.997)

PIZZACAKE  The ability to take multiple screen shots at timed intervals is really useful for me. I use these grabs to produce smaller size movies with FrameByFrame.  
(Version 2.5)

PIZZACAKE  works well with instantshot which can take multiple screenshots at timed intervals  
(Version 1.8)

PIZZACAKE  Tags appears to use extended attributes to store tags which is a good thing imho.  
(Version 1.1)

PIZZACAKE  I finally gave up on Spotlight Comments about a year ago. They were just too unreliable. The underlying unix tools would report one thing and the Finder another!

Openmeta sounds like Spotmeta, any relation? Anyhow extended attributes is probably the best way forward. If this tagging solution is reliable it will be a nice complement to hierarchical folders and fill an important need. I'm certainly gonna give it a go.  
(Version 1.1)

PIZZACAKE  I can confirm Gimp now has Wacom Tablet support with latest X11!

In Gimp go to edit>preferences>input devices>configure extended input devices

Select device pen, set mode to screen and save.

Your Wacom tablet should be working!  
(Version 2.6.4)

PIZZACAKE  Gimp 2.6.4 for Mac OS X Leopard / Intel

To install Gimp simply drop it to your Application folder.

X11 2.3.2 or higher recommended

To use this build of Gimp 2.6.4, it is recommend that you use X11 version 2.3.2 or higher. This version has many advantages over the previous ones. Most of all it will

* support graphic tablets

* support better font sizes / display resolution (96 dpi)

Please download X11 from

http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki

TABLET SUPPORT!  
(Version 2.6.4)

PIZZACAKE  Marker editor part of the app collection makes adding chapter markers to quicktime movies a breeze, phew! Thank you.  
(Version 1.1)

PIZZACAKE  The floating pager HUD makes Spaces worth using again. It's a small visual overview of all the spaces, I keep it in a corner of my screen so I know where everything is. Click on one of the boxes takes you to that space. A brilliant idea! A few minor visual bugs to be squashed but still very usable. Thank you.  
(Version 1.2b1)

PIZZACAKE  The list view built into Leopard v10.5.6 doesn't display the contents of shortcuts to folders. HierarchicalDock does! Excellent!  
(Version 1.2)

PIZZACAKE  How about releasing the quick look plug in separately. There's a few quick look plug in sites around to post to.  
(Version 0.8b1)

PIZZACAKE  I love this app. Looks terrific and really helps me with reading speed and comprehension by avoiding re-reading.

Here's an applescript which works as follows:

You copy the text (Command C) you want to be read

Run the applescript which does:

Asks if you want to open iReadFast if it's not open

Pastes the text into iReadFast

Presses the play button for you!

--Start of applescript

(* Please note only run this script after you have run iReadFast at least once. This is because in Leopard the first time you run a new application you have to give permission for the application to run.*)

tell application "System Events"

set isiReadFastOpen to (name of processes) contains "iReadFast"

end tell

if isiReadFastOpen then

runiReadFast() of me

else

activate

set Btn to button returned of (display dialog "iReadFast is not currently running. Run iReadFast?" buttons {"No", "Yes"} default button "Yes" with icon 1)

if Btn is "Yes" then

runiReadFast() of me

end if

end if

on runiReadFast()

tell application "iReadFast"

activate

tell application "System Events"

keystroke "v" using command down

tell process "iReadFast"

click checkbox 1 of group 1 of window 1

end tell

end tell

end tell

end runiReadFast

--End of applescript

Paste this into Script Editor and either save as script in folder iReadfast (create if necessary) in scripts folder or save as application bundle and run from dock.

Developer: Consider a service menu item that can do this. In Leopard keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to service menu items. I have a keyboard shortcut for speaking text, works very well. Nice work btw.  
(Version 1.2)

PIZZACAKE  This app is really shaping up nice although lots of user interface bugs spoil the fun. It is really difficult to select lines. However very promising and really impressive work from a solo developer. Well done.  
(Version 0.6)

PIZZACAKE  Would it be possible to add keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease opacity in v1.2.

Suggest option - and option +

A minor quibble, I prefer a system preference pane with maybe a menu bar option?

Thanks  
(Version 1.1)

PIZZACAKE  I think this app is better than Shades or other screen dimming apps because it does not alter display color preferences. Much needed due to my 24" iMac's eyeball melting brightness. Thanks  
(Version 1.1)

PIZZACAKE  What I like:

A great idea to make this a preference pane

iTunes: arrows link to library instead of store

Dock: Enable single application mode

Search facility

It's free

What I don't like:

nothing, well maybe a better icon - nitpicking

Wishlist:

Animate desktop background e.g. use screensaver  
(Version 1.0)

PIZZACAKE  Works with Leopard. Thanks  
(Version 2.2)

PIZZACAKE  If you'd like native aqua widgets use Firefoxy available here on MacUpdate. Drop Firefox on Firefoxy and select v1.5.  
(Version 2.0.0.8)

PIZZACAKE  Firefoxy works with Netscape 9.0 if you want mac widgets on web pages. Drop Netscape onto Firefoxy app and choose version 1.5.  
(Version 9.0)

PIZZACAKE  One word to describe this, fantastic! Been hoping something like this would turn up for ages. You can choose which widgets you want to run outside of the Dashboard layer and the changes survive a restart, excellent! To return a widget to Dashboard is easy too. Hope HoverDash works in Leopard as well. Thanks to the developer/s PlatkusWorld, for truly useful software.  
(Version 1.0)

PIZZACAKE  I really like Natural Worlds, the sounds are great as well as the simple clean design of the app. You can switch worlds from the dock menu. I look forward to more worlds. A nice feature would be export to iTunes. Many thanks!  
(Version 1.0b5)

PIZZACAKE   I have an EyeTV v2.4 for DTT Digital Terrestrial Television and it works great on my Mac Mini G4 1.25Ghz!!. EyeTV records the DVB stream unaltered, so you’re getting full quality DTT content as encoded by the broadcaster. I wanted to burn this mpeg2 content straight onto dvd without unnecessarily re-encoding the mpeg2 files and losing quality and time.

So here is how I burn EyeTV files into DVD format losslessly using Burn at http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21992/burn.

1. Export Recording as MPEG Program Stream

2. In Burn preferences under video select Force remuxing MPEG2 external streams

3. Select Video tab of Burn making sure DVD is selected as type and change untitled to what you want the DVD to be called

4. Add EyeTV mpeg file/s. At this point Burn will ask to save the remuxed mpeg2 file somewhere, make sure you give it a different name to the original.

5. The order of the files determine the order they'll play on your DVD. Each file will get a chapter point however Burn does not create any menus.

6. Burn or save as disc image if you want to test the DVD in DVD player first.

Hope this helps someone trying to do the same, thanks to the authors of Burn.  
(Version 2.4 (2654))

PIZZACAKE  I have an EyeTV v2.4 for DTT Digital Terrestrial Television. EyeTV records the DVB stream unaltered, so you’re getting full quality DTT content as encoded by the broadcaster. I wanted to burn this mpeg2 content straight onto dvd without unnecessarily re-encoding the mpeg2 files and losing quality and time.

So here is how I burn EyeTV files into DVD format losslessly using Burn.

1. Export Recording as MPEG Program Stream

2. In Burn preferences under video select Force remuxing MPEG2 external streams

3. Select Video tab of Burn making sure DVD is selected as type and change untitled to what you want the DVD to be called

4. Add EyeTV mpeg file/s. At this point Burn will ask to save the remuxed mpeg2 file somewhere, make sure you give it a different name to the original.

5. The order of the files determine the order they'll play on your DVD. Each file will get a chapter point however Burn does not create any menus.

6. Burn or save as disc image if you want to test the DVD in DVD player first.

Hope this helps, thanks to the authors of Burn.  
(Version 1.71u)

PIZZACAKE  I've only been running this app for a couple of hours but I like it. It's a very good looking app and easy to use. Why name it Hora?

Things I'd like added/changed:

-Support for tracking firefox/opera

-Does Hora connect to port 80 to get the favicon of every website you visit? I'd like a preference to turn this off.

-preference for dock icon

-Projects, I'd like to be able to add future events on a project timeline, in a simple way like you can in ical drag a box and give it a title, the box could be ghosted i.e. semi-transparent. Adding very simple planning functionality in a timeline view may widen Hora's appeal by appealing to people like me who doesn't need the complexity of say OmniPlan but would like to view events in a timeline view.

-Timeline view, be able to shrink and expand to a much greater extent, be able to see weeks, months at a time. This would support Hora's use as a simple planning app, being able to see what was planned and what you actually did.

Nice start though, well done!  
(Version 1.0)

PIZZACAKE  Synthesia has a great looking full screen user interface. I found the included midi files way too hard to play. I'm not exactly sure how the app scores you however, is the percentage based solely on hitting the note at the right time or does it take into consideration the duration of the note?

Does anyone know of any resources on the net for beginner level midi files to play piano, thanks.  
(Version 0.6)

PIZZACAKE  also supports eyetv with a built in plugin  
(Version 2.5.2)

PIZZACAKE  With this 2.1 release NeoOffice has dethroned Microsoft Office & Pages 2. Smooth and responsive on my G4 Mac Mini, I wish Pages was even half as responsive. Keynote is still a keeper though.  
(Version 2.1)

PIZZACAKE  I wanted an offline viewer for UK tv listings. This program does that with the Radio Times plugin. It downloads about 2 weeks of schedules. I filter for films only. Any film I'd like to see I right click and export to iCal. Lovely!  
(Version 2.5.2)

PIZZACAKE  I've just tested a MSI StarCam Clip Webcam on a G4 Mac Mini 1.25Ghz running Mac OS X 10.4.8. Cannot use the webcam's built in mic & video together because a loud ringing noise is produced. I have a usb mic and use that for sound input and the webcam only for video.

Supplied Webcam Monitor App & Quicktime:

Used the webcam monitor app that came with the driver to set the webcam resolution to 640x480. The picture is good (almost MacBook iSight quality) but the picture tears up quite a bit.

Skype:

Picture is good (confirmed with sister running Skype on a MacBook) and there is no tearing. Skype developers have probably developed their own code for video.

iChat:

Webcam is not recognised.

MSI StarCam 370i drivers here

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=604&kind=10

MSI StarCam Clip drivers here

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=620&kind=10

Hope this helps.  
(Version 2.5.0.85)

PIZZACAKE  In the supported cameras list it says in progress for the StarCam 370i. MSI have released drivers for the Mac as follows:

MSI StarCam 370i drivers here

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=604&kind=10

MSI StarCam Clip drivers here

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=620&kind=10

Hope this helps.  
(Version 0.9)

PIZZACAKE  Hi, sorry for the delay responding. The app is downloading fine, just checked 24/01/07. Its hosted by MacUpdate, so if it's not working you might try alerting MacUpdate admin. Thanks.  
(Version 1.5)

PIZZACAKE  It's downloading fine now folks :^)  
(Version 1.1.2)

PIZZACAKE  Hmm, the download now link for v1.1.2 doesn't seem to be working. It just sends you to the MacUpdate homepage. Apologies if it doesn't work, MacUpdate is hosting the file, I try and get it fixed asap.  
(Version 1.1.2)

PIZZACAKE  Wonderful plugin. I love the thumbnail previews of all open tabs. Equally the ability to right-click on a page and export it to as a pdf. Paparazzi does something similar but does not work with secure pages because it has to reload the page.

Features I'd like

-The icon of exported pdfs to resemble the contents (like Paparazzi does)

-If a pdf already exists with the same name add a suffix automatically e.g. page title-p001

-preference for naming exported pdfs e.g {page title}-{yyyy-mm-dd} MacUpdate SafariStand 2.0b17-2006-12-16.pdf

-Export as webloc with an icon resembling the page. I prefer browser independent bookmarks, and currently I add spotlight comments to my bookmarks with a screenshot of the logo or page as their icon. I also have a webloc spotlight importer installed.

Thanks.   
(Version 2.0b17)

PIZZACAKE  I wanted to add the following to my menu bar:

-choose from running applications

-buttons for expose

-multiple clipboard

-iTunes controls

-text shortcuts

Butler gave me all this and a Spotlight query window eliminating the annoying delay the search whilst you type feature can sometimes produce.

I have a Mac Mini G4 1.25GHz, no speed demon, and Butler runs great.  
(Version 4.1.2)

PIZZACAKE  Thanks, displays google results clearly and the widget looks good although I'd prefer the title Google in its normal colours but I like the black and white formatting of the results. If possible consider adding the following as preferences:

Display ? results per page. (I prefer 100)

Choose regional google engine e.g. I'm in the UK so that would be google.co.uk.  
(Version 0.5)

PIZZACAKE  I've just tried QueueMemo, this application allows you to create memos (look for Q on menu bar) which are tied to a particular application. However if you prefer memos to visible in all apps, try Stickies or the shareware Edgies.  
(Version 1.0)

PIZZACAKE  Are you one of the people who thought iTunes 7 fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way

down... and then got hit repeatedly with the ugly stick?

:)

p.s. it refused to install under a standard account (did not ask for authentication), but installed fine under an admin account on mac os x 10.4.7.   
(Version 1.0 Beta 1)