TASKMAN  Working on it right now. :)  
(Version 1.1-5.37)

TASKMAN  It's been replaced with one that should actually work.

http://sixtyfive.xmghosting.com/2008/03/09/new-7zx-17-alternative/  
(Version 1.7)

TASKMAN  What about this one?

http://sixtyfive.thesneaky.com/temporary/7zX_1.7-alternative.zip  
(Version 1.7)

TASKMAN  Only if you are getting bus errors. Most likely doesn't apply to Mac OS X 10.5 users.  
(Version 1.7)

TASKMAN  This used to happen when you had an archive with the same file name in the same folder as the items you were trying to compress.

At that point, 7zX should have created a 7z archive, but rather noticed your ZIP archive and focused on that rather than launching the compression routines.

Fixed in version 1.7. :)  
(Version 1.7)

TASKMAN  Could you at least support Mac OS X 10.4?

Leopard has been released on Oct 26, less than a month ago!  
(Version 0.1b2)

TASKMAN  You will find no better BitTorrent client than Transmission.  
(Version 0.90)

TASKMAN  Just check my MacUpdate profile. :)  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  I still cannot reproduce the bug you are experiencing. Could you send me one of the files which are causing it?  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  All right, I will try to reproduce those exact conditions later today. Thanks for the time You dedicated to explaining the problem. :)  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  I am not experiencing this issue on my Mac.

Could you tell me more about the compression options you are using? Thanks.  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  The decompression of encrypted archives is directly handled by the compression/decompression engine. If you do not insert any password, or do not specify the correct one, it will produce 0 KB files. We have no means of changing this behaviour.

Regarding the overwriting-existing-files issue, you are right: I will release an updated version of 7zX as soon as I can.  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  Fixed in version 1.6.5.  
(Version 1.6.5)

TASKMAN  7zX stores those files under /tmp/. Just restart your computer, and you will find that they have been automatically removed.  
(Version 1.6.4)

TASKMAN  Sweet! ^_^  
(Version 1.6.3)

TASKMAN  Tell me more about the GNU implementation you are trying to use to decompress 7z archives created by 7zX.

I may be able to do something for you after all. :)  
(Version 1.6.2)

TASKMAN  I will only repeat this once: this software doesn't respect the BitTorrent protocol and causes unnecessary stress on trackers.

Use it on private sites, and you will get banned.  
(Version 1.0v45)

TASKMAN  XTorrent is now officially cheating, announcing itself as Azureus 2.5.0.4 in order to force connections to trackers which banned it because of its behaviour.

Bad, bad idea.  
(Version 1.0v44)

TASKMAN  That's the stuff!!  
(Version 0.71)

TASKMAN  If you verify the receipts for GoogleDesktop.pkg and GoogleModLoader.pkg, which is what the guys at Ars Technica should have done in first place rather than just trusting John Gruber, you will notice that no files are actually installed in the main System folder.

The mdimport binary is not part of Google Desktop, but of Apple's operating system. On my machine it is dated Jan 2006, way before Google Desktop came out. Also, its manual page can be found on ADC.

The tool itself is actually much faster than Spotlight, completing a test search in about 3 seconds while Apple's tool took about 20.

I also have no processes sucking all my resources, or any of the problems which the other people on MacUpdated reported. Good job boys. :)  
(Version 1.0.0.155)

TASKMAN  Spotlight supports Adium... All my conversations are indexed.  
(Version 1.0.0.155)

TASKMAN  All those issues have been fixed, although only in the preview releases. Get your copy here:

http://chucker.mystfans.com/opensource/transmission/Transmission-latest.dmg  
(Version 0.6.1)

TASKMAN  This is even worse than previous releases, if possible: GUI elements now are almost overlapping!  
(Version 3.0.0.8)

TASKMAN  7zX has been designed with ease of use in mind.

Write access on directories you don't own could be probably implemented, although I'm not sure that would be a good idea (for security reasons, i.e. you could overwrite essential system files by mistake).

I don't think users will be allowed to choose the directory to unarchive into in a short term, although this is a planned feature for version 2.0.  
(Version 1.6)

TASKMAN  There are better networks than Gnutella, and there are better Gnutella clients than Limewire.  
(Version 4.13.2)

TASKMAN  Excellent software, although I am not using it for everyday file sharing. There are a number of interesting/rare files on the eDonkey network.  
(Version 2.1.3)

TASKMAN  smartctl will also work on Intel-based systems, although currently not compiled as an Universal Binary.  
(Version 1.0-5.37)

TASKMAN  If people define StuffIt Deluxe "bloated", then I don't know which comment could be made for Azureus: I'm only keeping this thing on my hard disk because certain trackers I'm using actually require it.

Written in Java, so it doesn't have a real Mac OS interface, it tends to be slower and sucks a lot of resources on the host machine.

To be honest, the latest betas improved a bit, but still use a ridiculous amount of CPU and memory compared to other clients. Plus I'm missing the necessity of creating 80 threads.  
(Version 2.5)

TASKMAN  It looks like the development has been resumed on this excellent software! Granted, there is still some work to do, but in the mean time you can download files from four different network from a single well-designed application.  
(Version 0.5191)

TASKMAN  Either this application's junk filters are not working properly, or the Gnutella network recently become filled with bad files.

Don't waste your time with this software, and don't accept to pay anyone for a p2p application (especially when you can get better softwares for free).  
(Version 132.7)

TASKMAN  Files without extension open in TextMate when double-clicked in Finder. However, the current implementation has undesirable side-effects. For example, all of your shell scripts are identified as "Document" instead of "Unix Executable File" and their icon becomes the default blank page thing.

Unix Executables won't open with a double click anymore, and you will have to manually modify the Info.plist file and rebuild the LaunchServices database with every new release of TextMate you install.

Just not worth the effort.

http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/textmate/2006-June/011293.html  
(Version 1.5.4)

TASKMAN  Actually, 7zX is compatible with any Mac/Win/Unix/BeOS/[...] softwares capable of opening 7z archives. ;)  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  All I can tell you is that we are working on the matter.  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  .s7z is the extension for Safe 7z archives, i.e. a custom format which supports Macintosh resource forks, Spotlight metadata, and some other informations.

If you want to produce regular .7z archives, just deselect the "Preserve Macintosh resource forks" checkbox in the compression options prompt.  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  This software has huge problems in handling files whose name contains special characters, such as quotes.

There are free alternatives which do a much better work (and no, I'm not making names).  
(Version 2.1)

TASKMAN  Not really.

7zX will auto rename the file it is extracting (for example, boo.txt will be renamed to boo_1.txt), leaving your original file untouched.  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  I'm trying to get everything done. Give me some time...  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  New GUI just introduced. Make comments. :)  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  Done.  
(Version 1.5.3)

TASKMAN  It's a beta, so I won't rate it.

In my experience, 4.27.1 contains some nasty bugs. Oh, and it won't even associate with .torrent files!  
(Version 4.27.1)

TASKMAN  I'll check the most recent Developer documentation and see if there is something I can do.  
(Version 1.5)

TASKMAN  I perfectly know it can hurt.

However, since 7zX is mostly a GUI for a collection of Command Line tools, I thought some users would have been happy if they had a chance to call all the features these instruments provide.

7zX 1.6 is coming sooner than you would think, and will introduce a noob-proof GUI. That's all I can do, I'm sorry.  
(Version 1.5)

TASKMAN  Aren't creator codes just legacy stuff from the Classic Mac OS era?  
(Version 1.5)

TASKMAN  First and foremost: the Console is probably the most exciting new feature of 7zX. It enables the experienced user to fully unleash the power of the compression core. In the mean time, we are working on a new GUI which will enable anyone to access the new stuff.

In order to activate the console: drag&drop the file or folder you want to compress on 7zX's icon. Wait for the main application window to appear, then push and hold down the "C" key on your keyboard.

Within a few seconds, a standard Panel should appear on your screen. The following switches can go one after the other, separated by a single space.

-mx=[0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 ]

Sets level of compression. x=0 means Copy mode (no compression). Default is 5.

Example: -mx=9 enables Ultra compression.

-t{archive_type}

Specifies the type of archive. It can be: 7z, zip, gzip, bzip2 or tar. 7z format is default.

Example: -tzip creates a Zip archive.

-v{Size}[b | k | m | g]

Creates segments and specifies their size.

Example: -v600m will create 600 MB segments.  
(Version 1.5)

TASKMAN  Had the After Dark Module. Great job.

Be careful however, it doesn't appear to save Bread Speed.  
(Version 1.0)

TASKMAN  Just tried Path Finder here, the workflows appear to work. What problems are you experiencing exactly?  
(Version 1.4.3)

TASKMAN  Path Finder? I had never heard about that tool before.

If I get enough requests, and the task proves not to take too many resources, I will try to make the Automator workflows cooperate with it.  
(Version 1.4.3)