RADD  I really want to like Coda enough to switch to it as it has a number of great ideas. However, there are a few things that hold it back compared to editors that are more fully-featured on the text-editing side.

- Diff support: As far as I can tell, there is no method of diffing files, perhaps other than doing it through the terminal.

- Large files: forget opening large files. Coda crawls to a halt in a huge way in it's current state. It seems to be built for rather small files, which is fine, but it needs to be able to handle files of a few thousand lines to meet my needs.

- Online collaboration of files is wonky: I can get SubEthaEdit itself working in this regard quite easily, but Coda wants to create URLs to my shared files that will only work on an internal network (machine.local), even when it works fine when shared to the outside world. Compared to the newest SubEthaEdit's method of sharing files with the outside world, Coda is a hassle right now.

- Clip library: It's nice that I can auto-complete, but compared to the added clip features in BBEdit, Coda's clips palette is rather lacking.

Don't get me wrong, Coda is at a nice start, but the core of the tool for me is the editor, which just doesn't compare to something like BBEdit right now.

It's nice to have everything under one roof... but I wasn't really having trouble with my apps not playing nice with each other before anyway. At least not enough to warrant giving up power features that I need for a little less window switching.

I'm looking forward to future development, but until my top 4 improvements hit, I just can't make the jump, sadly.  
(Version 1.1)

RADD  Please support SFTP...

Apple's OSX Server FTP daemon is horribly buggy... and this plugin pukes on it constantly.

I mean... cmon guys... it's not like SFTP is some new-fangled thing.  
(Version 1.5.5)

RADD  In trying to debug with BareBones help, I found that disabling elements of the navigation bar and status bar had an improving effect.

For my own purposes... I disabled both the navigation bar and status bar entirely. (under preference > text status display > show navigation bar AND show status bar).

Since disabling these, the problem has gone away.

However, these are features that were present previously and did not cause a slow down.

To BareBones credit... they immediately responded to my queries about this problem and admitted that it may be related to code that determines functions... and that they were already looking into it.

In the meantime... I'd suggest either disabling those features if you can do without them, or reverting to 8.2 until a patch is released if you cannot.  
(Version 8.5)

RADD  Performance with just typing in large documents seems abysmally bad compared to the last version... this on a dual 2ghz G5.

Not sure if it's just me, but so far I'm not impressed in the least. Some nice features sure, but what good are they if typing is impaired?

Try the demo before you buy the upgrade... you've got 30 days to see if your mileage varies.  
(Version 8.5)

RADD  As always, this continues to be junk compared to USB Overdrive (yet still locks people with keyboard/mouse combos into using it, sadly).

The fact that they use most of text in the "What's New" release notes to advertise their new mice is also rather telling.

I've said it before... buy their mice (avoid the keyboard/mouse combos unless you enjoy using 3rd rate software like this) and install USB Overdrive instead.

It's sad that Logitech, after all these years, STILL produces such horrible, featureless drivers for such great mice.  
(Version 2.1)

RADD  Okay... so today I try again to register, just on a whim...

... and now it works, registers me and makes the headache stop.

Maybe David is listening after all. :)

Also... 2.5 seems much more responsive than the last version, so I guess I'm eating my words today. Seems it was worth the initial frustration, at least for me. Hope this is a sign of good things to come.  
(Version 2.5)

RADD  Agreed.

It's not "donationware" if you have to pay to use it. The whole headache involved here makes me just not care.

It's good software... but the process of getting it in the first place is about as much a pain as getting a mortgage.

I'll pass until the developer can get over this terrible, proprietary nightmare... or at least admit that it is not, in any way, "donation" based.  
(Version 2.5)

RADD  Eesh... a bit harsh considering it's one guy who doesn't write the software for a living.

Well... good luck taking your business elsewhere. There isn't anywhere else worth going.  
(Version 10.4.5)

RADD  I've been a user of Sound Studio since before the first official release... back in the pre-release betas.

I have to say... back then, SS had a very reasonable price, but it had steadily climbed toward more "luxury" oriented pricing.

That said, since Freeverse took over, the price has rocketed to "insulting".

Not only has Freeverse turned me off to Sound Studio... but now, I will be very wary of purchasing ANYTHING else from them. I'd rather support developers who aren't trying to pull one over on me.

They should add a slogan for 3.0...

"Average User Functionality At Professional User Prices."

Time to come back to planet Earth, Freeverse. It's shareware, not a cure for cancer.  
(Version 3.0.2)

RADD  Love the release notes:

"supports new mice and keyboards".

Except that Logitech's support for previous mice and keyboards on OSX was so bad that it was laughable.

Folks... do yourself a favor... don't use Logitech drivers. Also... don't buy a Duo (keyboard and mouse combo) as they all but require these lousy drivers.

Instead... buy a wonderful Logitech mouse (don't get me wrong... I LOVE their mice)... but then grab a copy of USB Overdrive... which will allow you to do all the things with your wonderful new mouse that you'd hope these driver could... but won't.

Save yourself the headache... don't download LCC.  
(Version 1.6.2)

RADD  Not sure if I'm alone here... but more than half of my old widgets no longer work right with the "Yahoo" version of Konfabulator... plus, it pops a message to make me verify if I want to run 3rd party widgets... but won't let me approve or disapprove them... so i have to quit the app altogether. If I ever DO get a 3rd party widget running, they display incorrectly or not at all (though still suck up process).

I've tried reinstalling, rebooting, etc.

Having been a Konfabulator user & developer since day one, I must say I am quite disappointed since Yahoo took over. I hope this is not a sign of the kind of support for the Mac we can continue to expect since Yahoo's acquisition of this product.  
(Version 3.0.1)

RADD  i like the multiple windows, personally. Part of the reason things take up so much space is that SoulSeek has so much information to display. I wouldn't be opposed to unifying the interface into one window... but it would have to be done VERY well... not just for the sake of making it take up less space.  
(Version 1.0b6)

RADD  Great potential... but crashes so often that it's practically unusable.

Definitely worth watching... but not currently usable in the sense that SoulSeek is meant to be used. When you consider that SoulSeek is most valuable as a P2P service to stay connected to for extended periods of time... and then consider that the app will rarely stay running for more than an hour (sometimes only a minute or so)... then you're left with something that defeats the purpose.

Again... next release, I'll give it another whirl... and I'd be VERY happy to donate whatever I can... but not until it's something I can actually use.  
(Version 0.94)

RADD  $80???

Eeek!

I remember picking this up back at version 1, then paying for the 2 upgrade... but unless there are an absolute TON of new features... I just don't see how doubling the price can be justified.

Don't get me wrong... I love Sound Studio 2 and 1 before it... but... $80?

I think more detail from Freeverse (the "new" owners) as to how they arrived at that number is in order.  
(Version 3.0)

RADD  They wouldn't even need to hire him...

I'm sure they could simply license his driver for less than they're paying their inept Mac programmer(s).  
(Version 1.6)

RADD  Thank you Peter... as always, great work.

Good luck tracking down the menu-switching crash. It would be nice to see the original speed return, but in the meantime, it's nice to have a fix.  
(Version 4.0b24)

RADD  Insanely buggy. Macromedia continues to produce version after version of terrible software. Some examples under Tiger (and possible before)...

1) The help system doesn't work at all... you can search... but not view ANY entries. Which is horrible because it no longer even comes with a manual.

2) Swapping instances is impossible if you organize your library into multiple folders... you can only swap within the folder the previous item was in.

3) Sounds are no longer packaged with the app as they were in previous version.

4) Random quits are not uncommon... save often

5) Menu items continue to migrate around making moving from previous versions difficult.

6) ActionScript has been updated AGAIN... making ever actually learning the thing near impossible... constant changes to syntax and a library of commands larger than most other languages make ActionScript a behemoth of dead weight and poor planning. Add in the fact that the editor is absolutely terrible... and you've got one fantastic disaster for scripting.

These are just some of the things that annoyed me in the last hour of use... the list goes on.

If you can avoid using Flash... please do. It is a terrible application that is frequently misused on the web anyway.

I would suggest to the "curious" to just save yourself the headache and learn other web technologies... and suggest to professionals that they wait to see what Adobe decides to do with Macromedia since the acquisition. With any luck, Adobe will replace Flash with an open standard like SVG and rid the world of this travesty.  
(Version 7.2)

RADD  Though Dashboard is impressive in many respects, it is sad to see people kick Konfabulator just because Apple did.

The new & updated Konfabulator widgets feature a level of user-customization that is currently lacking in Dashboard widgets... and will help set the stage for Konfabulator widget developers to begin to offer similar advantages to their users.

Dashboard widgets currently suffer from the same flaws that early Kon widgets did... lack of consistency & huge size. Though Dashboard is an impressive technology, it does not seem to have learned from Konfabulator's early mistakes.

Though Amnesty can allow you to run dashboard widgets on your desktop, at this point, who would want to run the current Dashboard widgets all the time? On the other hand, Konfabulator features quite a few widgets that run well in the background on the desktop without distraction, excessive CPU usage, and easy reach of the eyes.

It also seems strange to me the decreased usefulness of some things being put in Dashboard... like the itunes widget. Why would i want to go to the Dashboard to change my itunes track or see it's info when I can do this onscreen already? Though the widget they created is very attractive, it is less than useful inside the Dashboard because invoking it requires an extra step. Konfabulator users can choose whether their items exist in an envoked screen or constantly onscreen, helping to eliminate such user-interaction problems.

The truth of the matter is, Dashboard is wonderful... but it and it's widgets have a lot of growing up to do before they truly offer a "replacement" for Konfabulator.  
(Version 2.0)

RADD  I too had problems getting Xounds to work on Tiger, and had noticeable slowdowns using ShapeShifter as well...

The solution that worked for me...

Use the installers for all the haxies I had installed to uninstall all of them... then reinstall them all for "this user only".

I'm not sure whether the performance & functionality fixes were in any way related to previously installed for all users or not... but uninstalling them all and reinstalling the most recent versions has allowed Xounds to begin working flawlessly and window dragging/redraws to perform at least twice as fast as before.

It's worth a try for everyone having problems at the very least.  
(Version 2.3)

RADD  Version 5.1 seemed to work fine with 10.4 until I tried to configure... then special keys stopped working altogether. Curious if anyone else has experienced this.

My guess is that there is something that makes this version incompatible with Tiger.  
(Version 5.1)

RADD  Version 1.3.2 is the version of the update "tool"... not the firmware update itself.

1.0.7 is the version of the "firmware" that this version of the tool installs.

A bit confusing, yes.. but you should be up to date.  
(Version 1.3.2)

RADD  okay... the new build works. thanks.  
(Version 2.0.2)

RADD  can i have version 2.0.3!?!?

2.0.2 doesn't even launch... something to do with ZeroLink.framework... can't open the library.

sigh.  
(Version 2.0.2)

RADD  Excellent software. Easy to setup (hooks right into iTunes and iPhoto), easy to use (detects the PSP upon connection and syncs). Loads the PSP with photos, music, and videos that are compatible with it (JPEG, MP3, and MP4 video) as well as backs up your saved games from the memory stick.

If you've got a PSP and a Mac, look no further.  
(Version 1.5)

RADD  Easily the best MySQL management tool for Mac... which you can take one of two ways, both of which are correct:

On one hand, CocoaMySQL is a pretty solid tool... it's stable, easy to use, quick, and effective... everything you need to make a solid base app.

On the other hand, a good part of the reason it is the best app for this purpose available is that most every other MySQL client for Mac is pretty much abysmal on one level or another.

Sadly, it has been over a year and a half since the last update and we seem to be perpetually left with a, though very solid & stable, "mostly done" app. There is still quite a bit of room for improvement and feature enhancement... no question.

I would probably consider cutting off body parts if I thought it would get development rolling again.

That said... if you're looking for a solid, stable, easy to use MySQL tool for OSX that covers the basics (and thus 90% of what you'll likely need), downloading CocoaMySQL is a no-brainer.  
(Version 0.5)

RADD  Sadly, many people here seem to be reviewing the "unregistered version"... and comparing this to Red Pill. Red Pill is a free saver that does what the unregistered version of MatrixGL does very well, if not better for some people... no argument there.

But the full version of MatrixGL must be seen to be believed. Honestly, I can hardly believe it is the same product... there are so many cool options in the full version that it makes my brain hurt... video, audio, picture rotation, transparent to desktop, log files as streams, options, options, options.

While the unregistered version doesn't seem to stand out very much...

The registered version is EASILY one of the best screensavers out there. In a word: Unbelievable.  
(Version 2.1)

RADD  Madra is "dumb" for pointing out that OS X has a built in palette that does much of what PopChar does?

Sorry... but that's just ridiculous. If PopChar really can't be compared to the built-in character palette... try explaining "why" instead of making broad, sweeping comments about other comment authors who are trying to be helpful for those of us not too into the idea of paying $30 for this app.

What was truly "dumb" was an anonymous post taking a crack at another user's helpful comment without any attempt to prove your own point of view.

I, for one, would LOVE to know "why" I should pay $30 for this... so obviously, comparing the two WOULD be in order.  
(Version 2.2.1)

RADD  Less boldness in the menu being a flaw I guess? Personally, I like Butler's menus just as they are.

Anyway... to answer the initial question... no, there isn't much Butler can't do.

WinSwitch too is a wonderful tool... but i, personally, use Butler almost exclusively for this sort of thing because doing so keeps me from having to run a lot of other menu enhancements. All in one place under one active process is much better than a lot of independent processes.

That said... if you don't have the need of all Butler's bells and whistles, WinSwitch is a well done alternative with an ideal price. Can't go wrong either way.  
(Version 3.0)

RADD  Had a problem... developer responded within 5 minutes. That alone makes Transmit worthy of consideration.

But beyond that, Transmit is a solid FTP app, and 3.0 adds a lot of very cool and handy features.

Another excellent product in a long list from Panic.  
(Version 3.0)

RADD  What a poor excuse for a review... thanks for putting your name on the line with that one "anonymous". And thanks for all the great points you made...

... move along... don't feed the troll.  
(Version 3.0)

RADD  Thank you SOOOO much.

This was really freaking me out.

To say this bug needs to be fixed is a massive understatement.  
(Version 9.0.1)

RADD  Wow!

I'll have to spend some time before a true review... but my first impression is definitely one of amazement...

VERY different than previous versions... and so far... in a VERY good way!

Kudos to Omni for evolving the 3.0 well beyond the limitations of the 2.0. Instead of modest improvements, 3.0 seems fully redesigned to achieve the original goals, but with power and interface enhancements to spare.

OmniOutliner definitely seems poised to return itself to my list of "can't live without" apps!  
(Version 3.0b4)

RADD  Since some people are just too lazy to investigate, but quick to dismiss reality...

Here's 10 seconds of my user's console.log... (Stubby is the machine name, in case you're confused)

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Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: Modifiers changed : 0x4

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:16 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 2 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 12 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 11 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 12 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 12 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 11 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 12 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby last message repeated 12 times

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:17 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: Key down : 0x1A

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: Modifiers changed : 0x0

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: Key up : 0x1A

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0xD4

Oct 18 09:42:18 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:19 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

Oct 18 09:42:21 Stubby last message repeated 101 times

Oct 18 09:42:23 Stubby kernel: Modifiers changed : 0x4

Oct 18 09:42:23 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: Key down : 0x1A

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: Modifiers changed : 0x0

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: bool com_Logitech_HIDevice::isQueuing()

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: Key up : 0x1A

Oct 18 09:42:24 Stubby kernel: keyboard activity : 0x54

Oct 18 09:42:25 Stubby kernel: mouse activity : 40

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So yeah... to the guy who said I was clueless... I'm just so crazy I made all that up out of boredom. Thanks for playing.

Sorry... but this is what Logitech's lousy drivers are doing, not my imagination.

That's ONLY TEN SECONDS worth of activity.

I've got tens of MEGABYTES of this junk. It wasn't always that way... but then, one day, it started. I am not sure what the trigger was... but I did know what would stop it...

... and that was tossing my MX Duo to the side, uninstalling this poor excuse for a driver, and switching to a company that actually cares about it's Mac component.

Oh, and in case you wonder... I have 14 Logitech mice and one Logitech keyboard... I absolutely LOVE their hardware... it's these drivers that make me nuts.  
(Version 1.4.1)

RADD  head to the top level, genius... since so many of YOU are clueless... I'll post it to the unwashed masses..  
(Version 1.4.1)

RADD  Okay... here's the deal kids.

For all you people who say "what is wrong with it?" The problems:

1) For many users, it LOGS YOUR ACTIVITY. I watch my log files go nuts when I move the mouse or hit a key. This is just plain wrong for two reasons... one, why should Logitech be logging my activity? Sounds like spyware to me. Two, I USE my logs to track OTHER things... they are made useless by all the jabbering that Logitech does to them... just overflowed with all my keystrokes and mouse movements. Don't check your logs? Lucky you... but guess what? It's STILL keeping track of everything you do. Some people claim this doesn't happen for them... in fact, for some time it didn't happen to me either. But it started... and it does.

2) The mouse drivers are NOT configurable by app... and they're not all that well configurable globally either. Don't care? Fine... but MANY of us DO... that's why we paid for a configurable power-user mouse. Play games? Not with Logitech's drivers... because you end up stuck using the global configuration more times than not... that's even IF the mouse works right in the game anyway. Configuration on a per-app basis has been a part of input device drivers for YEARS. The lack of it's inclusion in this software for the past 4 years is an insult to those of us that pay a premium for Logitech's mice and keyboards.

3) If you have a duo... you are LOCKED IN to using this driver for BOTH mouse and keyboard... so you CANNOT use USB Overdrive, despite the claims of so many on the forums here. USB Overdrive is an acceptable solution for mouse owners ONLY. If you try to go the USB Overdrive route, you end up hobbling your keyboard to an unusable state. Besides, why should we all have to pay extra for something Logitech SHOULD BE PROVIDING??? I love USB Overdrive and use it on my laptop... but it is ridiculous that USB Overdrive has become the solution of choice for so many Logitech mouse owners JUST BECAUSE Logitech's drivers lack sooo many standard features. This