TUISHIMI  FREE brings the rating, despite lack of some features, right up to the top of my email client list! Always liked Mailsmith, never wanted to pay that much for any email client.

This is a fantastic product.  
(Version 2.2)

TUISHIMI  I purchased Ecoute for a pittance... I think it is more than worth it. I enjoy the layout and controls. Worth the $ to me. At this point I have nothing negative to say about it.  
(Version 1.1.5)

TUISHIMI  Something I encountered with both Letterbox and WideMail was that resizing the message pane was very, very fickle. If I stretched the window beyond a certain size it would automatically make the message pane very wide (and messages do not get very wide) and I could not resize it to make it smaller. I could make it even LARGER, but not smaller. That was a little frustrating.

But seeing how BOTH bundles did it, I am guessing it is some sort of very odd behavior of Mac OS X.  
(Version 0.22b)

TUISHIMI  2 years now, those aforementioned major apps still not working. My last post was Aug 08 commenting on how it had been a year, now it is Jul 09.  
(Version 2.5.1)

TUISHIMI  I was tempted to try the latest release of Penelope... how is it? How different is it from Thunderbird? What are the advantages?  
(Version 4.0.8)

TUISHIMI  Also, I notice you have been checking out all of the email apps...

Does Mail.app crash for you? It's been pretty stable for me. If you don't mind paying, another rock-solid mail program is GyazMail.  
(Version 4.0.8)

TUISHIMI  If it handles IMAP you should be able to use it with gmail easily enough.  
(Version 4.0.8)

TUISHIMI  SUGIURA: Anymore news? Any progress?

SweetMail still works fine with POP. A trick I have used is to map MailServe to my various accounts and create a one-stop mail clearing house. SweetMail can talk directly to a local storage point on your machine. Works great!  
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  Can't wait to see what the novel ideas are for bookmarking and history. (I am being serious)!  
(Version 0.3.5)

TUISHIMI  O.K., I see. Hmmm. I could have sworn you used to be able to do that...  
(Version 5.0.1)

TUISHIMI  If you are talking about the "shelf," you CAN adjust the fonts. Path Finder -> Preferences -> Shelf Preferences.  
(Version 5.0.1)

TUISHIMI  Camino really is a slick browser. I download the nightly builds. But firefox and derivatives do have some nifty plugins. I think that is the only way Camino might become more popular, if the authors can figure out some easy way to translate/port plugins to Camino (which is understandably difficult because of the UI aspect - big difference).  
(Version 1.6.4)

TUISHIMI  This is looking good. Improvements where they matter. When do you think you will tackle the ultimate: book marking? :) Seriously tho'. This is a very interesting project.  
(Version 0.2.5)

TUISHIMI  This is a great little, unobtrusive app for iTunes. The only problem is, of course, that iTunes has to run to play music... I wish Apple would disconnect the music playing code from the UI code and track management code.

Love the simplicity of this app.  
(Version 0.2)

TUISHIMI  Wow! It is great to see that the author is still maintaining this. Downloading and firing up as we speak. Thank you for not abandoning the product.  
(Version 1.5)

TUISHIMI  Understanding this is a TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW I found it to be very interesting. While you claim your solution to having each tab be a separate process is likely not as complex an implementation as Google's, it is great that you could toss something like this together in short order.

Works as advertised. Won't woo me from OmniWeb just yet, but it has potential. ;)

I am giving a high rating because this is NOT just another webkit test program tossed together in 15 minutes - and because it does what you claim it will do, nothing more, nothing less.  
(Version 0.1.5)

TUISHIMI  You can "archive to file." Does the same thing. It gives you all sorts of options of how to select messages to archive.  
(Version 3.6.8)

TUISHIMI  GyazMail.  
(Version 2.0.0.17)

TUISHIMI  You tried it? Also, not JUST another browser if the author is messing with the idea of each tab being a process. He/she may just be messing around to see how difficult the concept is to implement, but still, messing around is sometimes how new ideas are born.  
(Version 0.1)

TUISHIMI  Mostly works as advertised. Installed and (for the most part) runs fine on my Intel iMac, OS X 10.5.6.

I did find that the "Find Duplicates" does not find all duplicates. Some but not all. I fiddled around with the options a few times.

Also, I have a few HUGE mailboxes I am exporting into files. The smaller boxes go great, the larger one came back with a "TIMED OUT" message about 600 messages into the export. I am trying it again to see if it succeeds this time or not.  
(Version 2.8.3)

TUISHIMI  Just to bring this up front from the replies in my previous post:

--------------

Type: Developer

Author: SUGIURA

Hi, I'm author of this email client. sorry for no response. I'm trying to make time for developing the intel version of Sweetmail.

best, (8/4/2008, Version: 2.2r6)

---------------

Type: Comment

Author: Tuishimi

Are you serious? Or is this a cruel joke? I would be SO HAPPY if you really are doing this!! :D I would use it over Apple Mail and GyazMail (as well as Thunderbird) any day!

Let us (community) know if there is any way we can help. (8/5/2008, Version: 2.2r6)

----------------

Type: Developer

Author: SUGIURA

I'm writing codes to convert endian between PowerPC and Intel. It's may be not so difficult. I know how to make it. But, Plz wait some months with your patience. because I'm sunday developer have a few minutes to write.

best, (8/6/2008, Version: 2.2r6)   
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  This is barely a review but... downloaded a previous version of this application and it performed as stated. Simple to get started with - download, expand, run basically.

Wiki is clean and simple.  
(Version 1.09)

TUISHIMI  You know, once you get it working well on Intel, this is one of those programs that if you continue developing you could charge money for. I certainly find it an appealing alternative to things like Mail, Thunderbird and GyazMail.

Could use IMAP support added, and better integration with spam filters... but other than that it is really an excellent app!  
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  I agree. They have had over a year now to update their applications for 10.5 while they were working on solidifying APE.  
(Version 2.5)

TUISHIMI  I agree, HTML mail is a pain. The author just responded to my (previous) comment and says he is trying to find the time to work on an Intel version.  
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  Are you serious? Or is this a cruel joke? I would be SO HAPPY if you really are doing this!! :D I would use it over Apple Mail and GyazMail (as well as Thunderbird) any day!

Let us (community) know if there is any way we can help.  
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  This just does not work for me. Mac OS X 10.5.2 on an Intel iMac. I load my mailboxes with messages, start this thing up (set to check server) click on update... nothing. I try off-and-on for 5 minutes, nothing. I start mail... loads all the messages that this app should have told me were there to be read.  
(Version 0.6.1b)

TUISHIMI  No. He is correct. Apple has changed how calendar events are stored - there is no longer a "corestorage.ics" file, but multiple files each representing a calendar event. They also moved the location of the calendar storage, further complicating the whole process.

Too bad, I guess I could pay for GSync.  
(Version 1.0b16)

TUISHIMI  Well, this one is more visually appealing than some of the others.  
(Version 2.1.1)

TUISHIMI  Of course, and you realize I didn't mean "just me" I meant to users in general. And I was honestly interested in knowing if there were advantages because it is 100% possible that the implementation IS better than the backend used by Adium. I wanted to know if this was the case, and whether or not it triumphed over the mac-specific UI offered by Adium.   
(Version 0.1.1)

TUISHIMI  http://www.fowpas.net/vimate  
(Version 1.5.7)

TUISHIMI  Not to be a jerk, but what is the advantage of that to me (mac user)? Is file sharing better? Compatibility in general better?  
(Version 0.1.1)

TUISHIMI  Oh wait! I misread! I will try moving it from system to user library.  
(Version 2.5b1)

TUISHIMI  No, I started from a fresh OS X install. Checked that, it's the current APE only. Ah well.  
(Version 2.5b1)

TUISHIMI  Sorry! Forgot to mention:

iMac 2.4 core 2 duo, Mac OS X 10.5.2.  
(Version 2.5b1)

TUISHIMI  Just a note, I will inform the developers as well, but I was overjoyed to see the haxies back and immediately installed the ones available (I have licenses for them all) and none of them worked for me, after logging out and logging back in. I did not restart my computer.

Please let me know if they worked for you.

(AE 2.5b1).  
(Version 2.5b1)

TUISHIMI  I did.

My message was just a "warning" to not upgrade until it is addressed.  
(Version 2.7.5)

TUISHIMI  Same as previous poster. I am running 10.5.2. No go. I reverted to the previous beta version.

It could be a bad build? When I reinstalled from an older version it required my password. This installer did not.  
(Version 2.7.5)

TUISHIMI  Same here. I reverted to the last Beta version.  
(Version 2.7.5)

TUISHIMI  That whole "indentation" claim used AGAINST Python really irks me. It is one of the best features of one of the most easy-to-learn languages available.

I agree with your comments.  
(Version 2.5.2rc1)

TUISHIMI  For the moment, at least, it is not downloading for me.  
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  Yes, I know it says "pre-leopard" but people might miss that. And if you install over the version that comes w/Mac OS X 10.5 you could potentially hose something.  
(Version 1.2)

TUISHIMI  Just an FYI... 10.5 comes with Ruby/ROR.  
(Version 1.2)

TUISHIMI  My wife and I have been using GyazMail for years now. My wife has been using it consistently, I waffle back and forth between Mail and GyazMail. I thought with Leopard I would stick with the new and improved Mail.app, but ... it inexplicably loses message texts! Not often, but every once in a while I get new mail, click on it and the body of the message is missing. (Not because it is an image or group of images - seems random).

Despite all the cool features Mail has now, I find my self once again using GyazMail because, as everyone else here has said, "it just works."  
(Version 1.5.7)

TUISHIMI  Yes, that has become common knowledge. Does that warrant a single star? While the author was not forthcoming in reordering results (in SOME cases) the application itself is nicely done. You can comment on what he did all you want, but you should not rate the application based on anything but features, value, ease of use, etc.  
(Version 3.0v50)

TUISHIMI  Good product, chock full of excellent features and generates very customizable and professional looking websites. My only complaint has been (and yes, I have sent mail to the developers) the performance as my photo albums, blog-like pages and other media-rich pages grow.

In the past hangs and crashes have been an issue, but in recent versions they seem to be eliminated.

This product really can get a website up literally overnight.

Examples of a couple sites I have thrown together:

http://homepage.mac.com/candiazoo/anthemzoo

http://www.starlightcommunitytheater.org  
(Version 1.2.6)

TUISHIMI  Lots of features, useful code completion. This is nice software... I am afraid to ask how much it will run us when it is complete?  
(Version 1.0p2.4)

TUISHIMI  To followup on my own mention of the size of the application, 28 MB is taken up by the FMP runtime engine, the rest is taken up by the FMP framework.

Not sure if there is any way to squeeze this or not.  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  After a false start with a bad DMG, and then making a fool out of myself for not seeing the developer's email address at the bottom of his homepage, I got a good DMG to play with.

It has everything I could want (regarding data/features), or would at least include myself in an application. As I had mentioned I had started writing an application for my wife using python, sqlite and tk.

I would personally have mapped the data a little differently but the reporting makes up for how the data is organized.

Two gripes:

1. It is a bit slow and

2. The executable/application file itself is gigantic (over 70 MB). I am guessing this is because the application includes the entire FileMaker database engine?

Still, you got done what I've never completed. :) I'll run it by my wife and see if she is interested in using it.  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  Thanks. I was at his site and didn't see that. DOH!  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  I could not find an email address for the developer to let him/her know.  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  Whoops! Downloaded Flick!.dmg, but OS X says "no mountable file system."  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  I love you. I have been telling my wife I would write an application just like this for her for YEARS. I've started it on several occasions (mapping data and getting the basic database designed and object interface written) but always lost interest in it and never polished off the UI. I am going to download this immediately and give it a try... Her list of things she wanted were:

- ability to enter shows and mark paintings current locations

- sale prices with or w/o framing

- contact and interest lists

- media/topic/etc.

This looks like it will do all that...  
(Version 3.0.1)

TUISHIMI  No review... just commenting that I think it is great that people still port/support development environments like LISP (which in great part gave rise to the awesome languages such as ruby, io, python and others).

Thank you!  
(Version 1.0.12-2)

TUISHIMI  Leopard 10.5.1, Mail 3.0, latest Beta of Mail Tags.

Doesn't seem to be working, no keyword searches (dynamic folders) work. Could be I missed that it was not working in the release notes.

Uninstalling for now.  
(Version 2.2b12)

TUISHIMI  Not sure? I have two external hard drives and it finds files on those?  
(Version 0.7.8)

TUISHIMI  LOL  
(Version 1.4.0.826)

TUISHIMI  Fun little application. Not sure if it corresponds 100% to a traditional board but I enjoyed trying it out.

I asked "Who am I?"

I got an answer that basically said I am trying to rediscover my intentions and about to embark on a journey.

:)  
(Version 1.1)

TUISHIMI  What a shame. I emailed the author a year ago asking if he would release sources, no response. This is a great application (well, for those who like this sort of design). Still works on 10.4.11, btw. I wonder if it will work on Leopard?

Anyway, if anyone knows the developer, see if he is willing to release the sources into open source or something.  
(Version 2.2r6)

TUISHIMI  Great idea! I like the simplicity of it. I think separating the UI options from the maintenance utilities was a great idea.  
(Version 1.0.6)

TUISHIMI  Spoke with (well, via email) developer. The problem was a plugin called SIMBL which is used by A-Dock to make (for example) the email icon dynamic.  
(Version 1.1.4)

TUISHIMI  Yeah... I am sending him the crash report. Probably due to something running on my Mac.  
(Version 1.1.4)

TUISHIMI  Does not work on 10.4.10, intel mac mini. Won't start.  
(Version 1.1.4)

TUISHIMI  Netscape basically IS firefox, with special addons. I like its look and feel, and played with it in BETA for awhile... not bad. Navigator is nice but its primary purpose is to integrate with the Netscape site, which it also does pretty well.

I didn't want to post a review because while I like it, I am still an OmniWeb fan and also prefer Camino over Firefox and Netscape Navigator for its simplicity and Mac OS X integration.  
(Version 9.0)

TUISHIMI  I've tried both LaunchBar and Quicksilver and like them, tho' I have not become accustomed to working by that method. I still tend to do things the "old fashioned way" by organizing my files in what I consider to be a logical layout and use spotlight to find text within my source code to pinpoint modules I need to work on from time to time.

I find Spotlight to be sufficiently quick. While I can see why you mentioned the worth of LaunchBar and Quicksilver, they are far more feature inclusive applications than Google Desktop for Mac.  
(Version 1.1.0.520)

TUISHIMI  I've tried several versions of this application. It seems to run alright, but I guess at this point I fail to see what advantages this holds over Spotlight.

It does basically the same thing, takes up a good amount of disk space, and has been buggy (understandable at this point).

With plugins, Spotlight can also search the web/google. Using mdimport you can assign new types of files that you want spotlight to scan, if it misses some that google desktop scans.

So again, I am not sure what the point is.  
(Version 1.1.0.520)

TUISHIMI  Same thing with me. Random crashes... usually a good way into the game too. :(  
(Version 1.61revC)

TUISHIMI  It's nice but when I tested it out using Aphonopelma (just by itself, then with a species as well) not much shows up, when in fact these spiders are found throughout the South and West of the US and North of Mexico. Like everywhere, throughout the Sonoran Desert and beyond.

I gave it a value of 2 simply because the only thing I am really interested in using it for doesn't work.  
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  Looks like a nice editor. There is now officially a plethora of programming editors available for the mac user. :)  
(Version 0.1.64)

TUISHIMI  Path Finder rocks, what else can be said? I use it as a complete Finder replacement (move Path Finder.app to /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app after renaming Finder.app, of course, then change the PkgInfo from whatever it is to FNDRMACS).

Uses more memory than Finder, but is quick, streamlined and has tons of extra features that make working on my mac from day to day a much better experience. The breadcrumbs alone make me very happy. :)

---

I've been using Path Finder as a Finder replacement since 4.0. The earlier versions had a few issues that would cause Finder to start which that made it a little annoying, I haven't seen these issues since 4.5.  
(Version 4.7.2)

TUISHIMI  I hate to sound like a broken record, but they STILL have not fixed basic functionality of a web browser, like bookmarking. I can't bookmark, I can't browse. It's useless, as pretty as it is, it is useless.

FYI each time I try a new version, I remove all related files from application support and preferences.

I don't understand what they are thinking here. They are going to discourage their user base.

I am giving all very low ratings for this because they apparently don't care about functionality, but only about glitz.  
(Version 2.2)

TUISHIMI  Let me rephrase... it doesn't "freeze my mac" but it does seem to block input and a slight race condition occurs.  
(Version 1.5)

TUISHIMI  The game itself is fun, but it has the ability to freeze my entire mac, forcing me to reboot. This is reproducible on my computer by simply failing a level and having the "Try again" screen pop up. At this point if I am in full screen mode I am SOL. If I am playing in window mode, I can use the keyboard to switch to Finder, start Process Monitor and kill it.  
(Version 1.5)

TUISHIMI  I can't provide a thorough review, but I will say this, the indexing is happening much more quickly than previous versions. They also fixed my install issues.

So far, so good. I haven't seen any mdimport crashes.

It is indexing between 70 and 100 files per second on my mac mini.  
(Version 1.0.3.301)

TUISHIMI  This product has been in my applications folder since the day I discovered it. Excellent maintenance utility that does way more than just maintenance tasks. It is stable and has never caused me any problems. And... it's free!  
(Version 1.8b1)

TUISHIMI  Been using Onyx forever. Never had a problem with it, ever. I had saying this, because I think it is obnoxious, but RTFM. It's not right that you should rate it so low just because you misunderstood the functionality.  
(Version 1.8b1)

TUISHIMI  Actually I do that to stub ideas from time to time. Save a couple of blank files with different names to remind me of the classes I want to create.  
(Version 3.1)

TUISHIMI  It is a great product and I used it often until I bought BBEdit. It does almost anything, or at least has the potential to do almost anything you can do with BBEdit.

Does anyone have CVS scripts? I have tried and tried to get CVS working (updates, checkins, etc.) from the menu as a script but I just can't get it working.

Anyway, good product, great price!  
(Version 3.0.6)

TUISHIMI  Has anyone noticed that with the released version sometimes different functions step on one another? This did not happen in the last beta version I ran. In this version when it is checking mail for my various mailboxes, and filtering and I try to do something (like read a message) it starts popping up message boxes saying it is busy doing something else!!

I also have SpamSieve running with it as well.

Am I crazy? Alone?  
(Version 2.0)

TUISHIMI  *should* should be *shows*  
(Version 2.0)

TUISHIMI  Using WebKit it is pleasingly quick and renders nicely. The application itself is (IMO of course) well laid out, and being an omniweb user I like the thumbail tabs.

But my joy ends there as many of the preferences do not work and I cannot manage my bookmarks. There are also visual glitches that occur in the bookmarks shelf window. Really, if I could just manage my bookmarks I'd be willing to try using it more often.

It should promise, but I don't know why this would even be considered anything other than late alpha, early beta quality.  
(Version 2.0)

TUISHIMI  Looks pretty much like FileRun has vanished into thin air. All the FileRun sites are empty.  
(Version 1.5.1)

TUISHIMI  Here is the error:

Not Found

The requested object does not exist on this server. The link you followed is either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been instructed not to let you have it. Please inform the site administrator of the referring page.  
(Version 0.42)

TUISHIMI  Doesn't work. The application does, but when I create an account on labs.zap2it.com, the account creation in general succeeds, but when it tries to redirect to the setup page it fails. I cannot go back and log in either (same thing happens, login seems to work but tries to redirect to a configuration page and fails.)  
(Version 0.42)

TUISHIMI  Works as advertised and my mail runs faster and smoother. Not only that, since I ran this I no longer suffer from the "can't connect to server" problem with mail!!! I don't know if it is coincidence or something else, but I don't care. I am so happy I don't have to go offline/online all the time now.  
(Version 0.9.5)

TUISHIMI  It appears that if your list of files is larger than the window, if you move your mouse above (or below) the window it acts as tho' you are hovering over your files (as if they were not scrolled out of the active port).  
(Version 1.5.1)

TUISHIMI  Love this app, use it with Finder to bring back some of the things I missed with BeOS. Works well, easy to use/configure.

Wishlist: I now use PathFinder exclusively and, obviously, OMC doesn't work with Path Finder (I don't even know if PF has hooks it could use). So, now if I use Finder menu items to use OMC, Finder is started.

Otherwise, fantastic little tool!  
(Version 1.7.2)

TUISHIMI  I used to use OS X Notes, then sidenote; I prefer edgies. It is chock full of options, yet presented in a very simple and easy-to-use manner. I really did not mind paying the small shareware fee for this application. Well worth it.  
(Version 1.1)

TUISHIMI  Ummmmm... ratings should probably be based on the functionality of the widget and personal religious views not really be a part of it.

If you had perhaps said something like "This widget does nothing more than list summaries of blog entries that bring you to a website when clicked," I could see a reason for a low rating, since there are hundreds of widgets like that, created from examples provided by Apple.  
(Version 1.1)

TUISHIMI  Hmmm, I should note that I did not review the scripting aspect of Mailsmith, mostly because it is of no use to me at the moment, but I wanted to mention it because it does skew my review, not including features that many people appreciate.

Sorry.  
(Version 2.1.5)

TUISHIMI  Downloaded and am using for trial period. I am on an Intel mac, so it runs in emulation mode. Even so, it is reasonably quick.

It has some excellent filtration capabilities, but Apple mail and Gyazmail are catching up there. Also, with MailTags (I know, it is an add-on) you can really add some searchability to Apple mail. The other two products also interface with SpamSieve.

Sorry that this has become more of a comparison than a review of Mailsmith for it's own value, but the problem is that the developers have left it sit unchanged for 2 years now. And for $99 it is not worth it.

- No IMAP

- Filtering not too far ahead of Apple Mail

- SpamSieve supports Apple Mail

Another review questioned the lack of html viewing, I actually like that and consider it a feature. Just hit the WEB button and you can see the HTML message in your browser.

My overall rating is 3, because it is a stagnant product that is losing ground fast.

Features, 3... lacking IMAP, Non-universal, and should propably be updated to make use of more recent improvements in the operating system.

Ease of use, 4... it is easy to use, what can I say.

Value, 2... when you an do 90% of what Mailsmith can do with Apple Mail, why pay $99? With the addition of something like MailTags, you are still spending less but gaining some capabilities. And soon Leopard will be released and Mail will have even more advanced features.

Stability, 5... no problems running the application and in daily use... even tho' it is a PPC app on an intel computer.  
(Version 2.1.5)

TUISHIMI  Can't argue there. :)  
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  It does what it says, displays the processes. You can sort them in 3 different ways, and switch between user and all processes.

What is missing, however, is dynamicism. The process display is static (in menubar), a snapshot at the time you click on it.

Aside:

I've been longing for the equivalent of the "ProcessController" written for the BeOS. That was one of the simplest, cleanest most useful process tools ever written. Menumeters is useful, but not as elegant. Someday!  
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  I would guess because the short name for the application is "xP" which sounds like MS Windows XP... hence the icon that looks like the Windows XP icon.  
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  Sounds like a useful app. Can you record triggers and such - or is that what the comments are for?   
(Version 1.0)

TUISHIMI  Like FRACTACULAR I purchased GyazMail a few years back when Mail.app was about as reliable as cheap memory. He nailed it when he mentioned 6 stars for stability.

Wish list / question:

Does GyazMail have a plugin interface? Something that could be used to, for example, create an add-on like MailTags for it?  
(Version 1.5.2)

TUISHIMI  Gross! :) Well I downloaded it and tried in free mode. The flyswatter would be welcomed. It's not for me, but it is grossly "cute."

One thing that "bugged" me was the sound loop. Should probably be mixed up a little with other sounds and a less conspicuous loop.

A cool feature to add would be to have the screen be more like a camera lens and allow the flys to land on it (bottoms of flies facing you on the screen, and larger as if they are closer).  
(Version 1.1.2)

TUISHIMI  Ah! Well that is much different. For $30 I might just give it a shot then.  
(Version 1.6.1)

TUISHIMI  Oh, forgot to say, it looks like a nice application with good features and good visual feedback as to what it is doing.  
(Version 1.6)

TUISHIMI  This would be of more value if it could defrag the system disk without having to boot from another volume. It would be an instant purchase for me, but otherwise... I run websites on my mac and don't want to have to shutdown and boot off a CD or some other disk to defrag. It would be easier just to perform an image backup and run off that.

Maybe it cannot be done with HFS+, I don't know... I know it can be done with NTFS and RMS but perhaps that's because of how the file system flags read operations or something...  
(Version 1.6)

TUISHIMI  The GUI tool works very nicely and it reminds me of VAX BASIC from the good old days.

However...

The first universal release command line tool worked fine for me, but the subsequent releases complain that:

dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.6.dylib

Referenced from: /usr/bin/basic

Reason: image not found

Trace/BPT trap

Indicating that maybe my X11 is out of synch or the developer's machine is different.  
(Version 3.6.3b1)

TUISHIMI  Do you have the universal version? Should we e-mail the developer directly?  
(Version 1.2.9)

TUISHIMI  I have not tried it yet, but it is a good idea. I have been meaning to write exactly the same program for several years now... I'd even gotten a partial gui written (in Python/wxWidgets) but I keep losing interest in the project.

Good for you for writing it! My wife is an artist, I'll have to download it for her.  
(Version 2.0)

TUISHIMI  This is nice, I like it. Is there any way to control the time between switching views? Or is there a way to slow it down in "Fly by" mode?  
(Version 1.0.4)

TUISHIMI  This reminds me (at least in appearance) of the ProcessController application on BeOS. Does it run in the menubar, out of the way until you need it?  
(Version 2.5.5)

TUISHIMI  Don't know about Rosetta... but APE/Xounds crashed and would not start again. 10.4.7 here as well on a Mactel.

Too bad. I won't try using it again until Unsanity actually works out all the problems with the Universal binary.  
(Version 2.4)

TUISHIMI  Thanks for the link. I think performance issues are iffy. This comparison did not include the beta version of FF2. Also, most people go in immediately and tweak the http network settings in the Firefox config to speed things up A LOT. I am guessing the reviewer did not do that?

I don't know. But again, thanks for the link.  
(Version 2.0b1)

TUISHIMI  Somebody is a BeOS fan. These are the same contextual menu features available with the BeOS, which I had actually been hoping OS X (and GNOME for that matter) would incorporate! $15... a bit pricy, on the other hand why not try and make a buck if you can.  
(Version 1.5.6)