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Montage
May 26 2009
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THUNDERCLAP82  I was very eager to try Montage and adopt it for my main screenwriting software. While the GUI design is nice and very Mac-like, there is one big problem with the software: page breaks. By that I mean when you are writing dialog in just runs onto the next page. Proper formatting would include the characters name as it re-organizes the page. Montage doesn't do this forcing you to do it manually. But then, if you make revisions, then there are extra page breaks and have to go through and clean it up all over again. It's very time consuming and not professional enough yet to justify making it your main screenwriting program.  
(Version 1.5.3)

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Montage
Aug 23 2009

CARLOS85  Montage has some very basic word processing and formatting issues that drove me away from it. I really wanted to like it, but spent more time being frustrated with it than anything else. Hopefully they'll get these issues ironed out in future releases.  
(Version 1.5.3)

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Final Draft
May 1 2009

THUNDERCLAP82  Where have you seen that Contour and Montage are merging? I'd be very interested in this product!  
(Version 8.0)

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ChronoSync
May 12 2008

THUNDERCLAP82  I spoke to soon. Bidirectional doesn't appear to work properly. I'm trying to keep my Firefox bookmarks, Mail, iCal and Document folder in sync between my MacPro and MacBook. But after I run Chronosync neither has been synchronized properly. I've tried e-mailing customer support but they have yet to respond.  
(Version 3.3.6)

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Toast Titanium
May 8 2008
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THUNDERCLAP82  There doesn't seem to be much different between the previous version and this one. Two additions include Blu-Ray support and editing Tivo files. Everything else behaves as it should. While I have no need at the moment for Blu-Ray burning I was excited for editing Tivo video files. Unfortunately the editing portion doesn't behave like it should. Marking in and out points aren't precise and usually jump ahead a few seconds. Scrolling through the video also barely works. It seems like this addition was last minute and was in alpha stage at best. Unless you have a need for Blu-Ray burning stick with version 8.  
(Version 9.0.2)

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ChronoSync
May 8 2008
*****

THUNDERCLAP82  I recently installed ChronosSync to sync my Mac Pro and MacBook. The software does what it claims to do with little effort. The learning curve is small... it took me roughly 15 min. to get up and running and synching only what I wanted. The only minor issue I had (and I want to be clear this has only happened once so far) is the programmed slowed way down, so much so it was barely useable. A quick reboot fixed the problem.

The only thing I'd like to see is specific app check boxes so one doesn't have to go through and find the apps specific files such as Mail and iCal. It would be a welcome addition to just check a box and have the software do this automatically.

But that's only a request and doesn't prevent the software from working as advertised. For anyone interested in synching two or more Macs this software is well worth the price.  
(Version 3.3.6)

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ChronoSync
May 12 2008

THUNDERCLAP82  I spoke to soon. Bidirectional doesn't appear to work properly. I'm trying to keep my Firefox bookmarks, Mail, iCal and Document folder in sync between my MacPro and MacBook. But after I run Chronosync neither has been synchronized properly. I've tried e-mailing customer support but they have yet to respond.  
(Version 3.3.6)

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MetaX
Mar 20 2008

THUNDERCLAP82  Seems to tag faster than previous versions.  
(Version 2.3.7.4)

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MetaX
Mar 6 2008
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THUNDERCLAP82  I've only been using this program for a short time but so far it does what it's suppose to do and does it well. It offers a lot more features than I need for tagging movies and television shows but I can't complain about that. It's good that the software offers options for different users.

My only little complaint (and it is minor) is modifying certain information such as release date. Something like "2002-01-25T06:00:00Z" I try to edit down to "2002-01-25" yet for some reason it won't save that way and reverts back to the original. Again, just a minor issue.

Overall this software makes labeling my digitized media a lot easier.  
(Version 2.3.5.6)

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MetaX
Mar 6 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  New version, just posted. Maybe your lucky day.  
(Version 2.3.5.9)

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Speed Download
Feb 19 2008

THUNDERCLAP82  In response to all those MacHeist people complaining. How many programs did you get for the $50 you spent? Was it ten? So you got Speed Download 4 for $5?

I've been a registered user since version 3 when I spent $25 for the full program. I then spent $15 for the version 4 upgrade and then again for version 5. Why? Because Speed Download is good software with good customer support and it irritates me when a bunch of cheap bastards cry foul for no good reason.

Get over it.  
(Version 5.0)

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Speed Download
Feb 19 2008

FREQUENCY  Good for you Thunderclap. I'm delighted you like the software and the company.

However if you read any of the discussions on MacHeist you would know that this whole problem isn't about money. It's about honesty.

So before you go namecalling 40,000 people because you disagree with some of them, just think again.  
(Version 5.0)

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Speed Download
Feb 22 2008

PIRX  frequency, thats it, in a nutshell. The business conduct of this company is unacceptable. Actually, I am not sure if macupdate would want to burden themselves with this kind of supplier.  
(Version 5.0)

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Synergy
Jan 28 2008

THUNDERCLAP82  Synergy still closes for no reason during use.  
(Version 3.5a5)

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Synergy
Jan 28 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  You should contact the developer:

http://wincent.com/a/contact/  
(Version 3.5a5)

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Apple Hard Drive Update
Nov 7 2007

THUNDERCLAP82  Same thing here. Maybe it's because Leopard is installed?  
(Version 1.0)

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VMware Fusion
Oct 29 2007

THUNDERCLAP82  Over the weekend I upgraded to Leopard and this release candidate of Fusion. Now when I try to boot Vista through Fusion all I get is a black screen after the Windows load screen appears. I still hear the sound effects of Windows starting, etc. but can't see anything.  
(Version 1.1.61385)

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Little Snitch
Oct 24 2007

THUNDERCLAP82  While this is probably a great piece of software for those concerned with what is coming and going from your Mac it wasn't for me. After installing it I felt I was on a Vista machine with all the popups and confirmations I had to select.  
(Version 2.0b9)

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Little Snitch
Oct 24 2007

SMOKEONIT  the trusted apps on ur system you allow forever... stuff that only happens once in a while you only allow until the app quits...

little snitch is for catching out of the ordinary stuff...

people that never allow stuff forever will for sure come to the conclusion you came to...  
(Version 2.0b9)

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Little Snitch
Oct 25 2007

SHOTGUNWEDDINGS  Little Snitch will memorize everything if you allow to "forever" you silly bugger!

Unlike Vista which can only be turned off for it's annoying messages!  
(Version 2.0b9)

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Little Snitch
Oct 23 2007

THUNDERCLAP82  I tried installing this program and like others have commented the installer doesn't work.  
(Version 2.0b9)

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Autumn Leaves ScreenSaver
Oct 14 2007
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THUNDERCLAP82  Being a slideshow screensaver I didn't expect anything exceptional as far as features go. The only thing that hurts this small program is the lack of color photos. Everything is black and white. Considering how colorful a time of year autumn is color photos would have been nice and the lack of them is the only thing that hurts this product.  
(Version 1.0)

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