
The Hit List | Apr 19 2009 |
ABILSTEIN Just a comment here, I'm not going to give a full review until it's out of beta. I am an OmniFocus license holder, both Mac desktop and iPhone. It works well enough for me, but I probably don't use it to the full extent and frankly I don't care that much for the UI. I tried Things, and liked it well enough, maybe better than OmniFocus for my personal workflow, but I couldn't justify switching. Too much cost for the desktop and iPhone app. Once again, OmniFocus was good enough. I had already invested in it and couldn't justify paying for Things. Previously I had tried The Hit List out of curiosity, but once again wasn't compelled to deviate from OmniFocus. Then along came MacHeist and a full license for The Hit List. I gave it a much fuller shake this time, and I really like it. It just works for me. I love the Inbox and Today views. They just work better for me than OmniFocus. The bottom line is, you can't go wrong with any of these three programs. Find the one that works best for you and give them your money. I'm still a big fan of Omni in general, and I can't live without OmniGraffle, but my new task manager is The Hit List. I'm looking forward to the iPhone app. Unless of course Omni pulls something fun out of their sleeves. :) (Version 0.9.3.9) | |
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The Hit List | Apr 30 2009 |
SIGIL You offer excellent insights! I have OmniFocus, Things and now The Hit List. I purchased Things, because I found it more ideal for my needs. I got Hit List via the MacHeist Bundle. I must say I like it a lot. However, I wish it had the "Someday" option (like Things) listed in it's Ht Lists. I think it would be nice to have non-scheduled items listed with the Hot Lists (Today and Upcoming). That said, I think it is a great app. I look forward to the iPhone app. (Version 0.9.3.10) | |

Mozy for Mac | Apr 13 2009 |
ABILSTEIN I won't assign any stars yet because I haven't had to recover any data (thankfully). But, everything seems good so far. The config software is nice and they obviously hired some real Mac developers to build it. It recognizes the data stores of Mac specific apps (Backup Sets) instead of forcing you to tediously dig through your folders (although you can do it that way too if you want). Yes, the initial upload took a long time, but subsequent backups are fast enough that I don't notice them (I set it to run in the middle of the night while I'm asleep). The initial upload can be helped if you do it in chunks instead of one massive push. There really isn't much they can do about that because of typical ISP upload speeds vs. download speeds. I use Time Machine for local backups and quick restores if I need it, but Mozy is there in case of catastrophe. (Version 1.3.2) | |
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LittleSnapper | Mar 25 2009 |
ABILSTEIN Unless I'm confused about what you're asking for, it already does this. Use the Little Snapper Browser, load a long page, and take a Webshot. It will capture the full scrollable area of the web page. Very handy feature. (Version 1.0.2) | |
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GarageSale | May 18 2008 |
ABILSTEIN Buggy, buggy, buggy. I used v3 for a while and found it a bit unintuitive, but it worked. GarageSale 4, and the recent 4.1 are just buggy for me. Changing themes is slow and often crashes the application. Uploading auctions gives me multiple warnings and then the app tells me no warnings were encountered - which one is correct? Scheduling auctions didn't work - they simply didn't start. I tried iSale from Equinux and liked some aspects of it, but the designs are very unattractive. I considered buying it, but frankly the idea of throwing more money at an eBay app is just not appealing at this point. The one nice thing about GarageSale are the designs. But right now it just doesn't work for me. I'm going back to eBay's manual process for now... (Version 4.1) | |
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GarageSale | Jun 10 2008 |
PAXTON I highly second this. It's too buggy to be usefull. If it was more stable it would be a great app. (Version 5.0b2) | |

Adobe Flash Player | May 17 2008 |
ABILSTEIN Doesn't work with CNN videos currently. Anyone else having the same problem? Other than that it's working fine so far. (Version 10.0.1b218) | |
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Adobe Flash Player | May 22 2008 |
SCRAGS Same (minor) problem: CNN videos don't work. Message says no Flash Plug In installed. Re-installed the old version that CNN links to and all is well again. (Version 10.0.1b218) | |

NewsFire | Mar 4 2008 |
ABILSTEIN Or, pay for a license and when it won't unlock the app email David. At best, he won't respond to you. At worst, he'll accuse you of suspicious behavior. I have about $50 worth of purchases from him that I can't use because they license doesn't work. Never again. (Version 1.5v72) | |
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1Password | Feb 5 2008 |
ABILSTEIN Just wanted to chime in here. I love love love this app. If you have a Mac, you should buy this program. I have logins to way too many sites, and this makes them easy to manage while using strong unique passwords for each one. On top of that, if you have an iPhone you have access to your passwords anywhere you have connectivity. It's frequently updated, looks good, and doesn't get in the way. I have no complaints! I'll bet the devs are looking at the iPhone SDK to see what can be done, and I can't wait! (Version 2.5.10) | |
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Safari AdBlock | Dec 3 2007 |
ABILSTEIN Your comment is valid, but you should not rate the product in this manner. This is your personal opinion on adblockers in general and not relevant to the quality of the product. Please consider this the next time you review an application. (Version 0.2) | |
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SRS iWOW Premium | Jul 19 2007 |
ABILSTEIN Nice app, and it works fine with iTunes 7.3.1 for me. But please, please hire a Mac designer to redesign the interface. It really leaves me at a loss for words, and not in a good way. (Version 1.1.9) | |
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Lighthouse | Jan 20 2007 |
ABILSTEIN Works great for me! Now I can easily provide technical support via VNC for people using wireless routers. The developer was very helpful and friendly, and even sent me a specific configuration file to help me out. (Version 1.1) | |
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NewsFire | Apr 14 2006 |
ABILSTEIN I was hesitant to buy Newsfire for two reasons - it doesn't have a three paned interface option like NetNewsWire or Endo, and the RSS finder (enter a web site URL and have it find the feed) didn't seem as robust. However, I liked everything else about it and it feels more mac-like than the others. After a week of use, I have to say I love it. Regarding the two-paned interface, I've gotten used to this. I still think it should be an option to use three, although I'm not sure I'd even use it now as the two-paned interface feels very clean and simple. I still think the RSS discoverability could be improved, but I've actually found that I usually add feeds by simply dragging the RSS URL into the icon in my doc. Super easy. I love the look and feel, keyboard navigation, simplicity, smart feeds, etc. Great app! (Version 1.3v58) | |
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