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Real Name:Achim Siebert 
Last Login:17 Jun 2009 15:16
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PhoneView
Jun 17 2009

ACHIM2  Auto-update doesn't work - it downloads for quite a while but it stays at the old version.

But otherways nice app. Price is high - I wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't been in a bundle.  
(Version 2.2.2)

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Delicious Library
Apr 6 2009

ACHIM2  The built-in cam in the iMac works fine - but the "old" external iSight is even faster for recognition. There was only one of my DVDs that I couldn't get to work, even with lots of trying.

Also works fine with german DVDs and books, so the critics below that say it wont work outside of the USA must be old reports for previous versions.

What bugs me and will probably lead to me not using it any more eventually: the program tries to get into my personal login keychain on every startup (and I have to forbid it every time) - what the heck does it want with my login data?  
(Version 2.0.7)

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FATE
Sep 25 2008
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ACHIM2  I used to play the PC version and I'm happy to have it on the Mac now. Quite a few bugs, but playable. And as addictive as ever.

- sound switches off completely for a few seconds if you open a trap.

- speech has very low volume. Volume sliders in Options don't help.

- many texts nearly illegible because of "\010" strings scattered throughout

- aspect ratio in wide mode (iMac 24') seems off (different than e.g. 1024x768)

- translation errors (e.g. the german translation for those "large chests" that start to bite as soon as you try to open them is missing - so you always know it's a mimic and not a chest).

- Windows manual - don't tell me to install DirectX on my Mac, OK?

I hope those issues will be taken care of in an update. And the successor should also be made availabe for OSX.  
(Version 1.0)

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Diamond
Sep 4 2008
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ACHIM2  Nice little editor, all that's been needed for many tasks.

What I don't like: if you activate Diamond via the Dock, it always opens a new empty window (fortunately it doesn't do that if you change programs via cmd-tab).

And I don't find the horizontal scrolling particularly useful - an option to use standard vertical scrolling would be nice. The page up/down arrows also don't work reliably (often those only adjust the view a few pixels).

"Undo" is also unreliable (e.g. the Homogenise feature is only undoable if you're lucky).

What's really missing is the stander "Recent files" menu.  
(Version 3.1)

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Diamond
Sep 22 2008

GEOFFREYALEXANDER  Thanks for the review; Undo has not yet been implemented for a couple commands as you noted; I'm revising the Read Me to note the exceptions; these will be cleaned up in a near-future release. As for the "Recents" menu, I've been working on that on and off for some time; due to severe issues with the underlying Apple Doc system, Diamond docs (no matter what format you try to save them) don't register as saved documents. Hopefully I'll find that solution before my ulcers kill me. Keep tracking updates here and hopefully I can have your issues handled soon.  
(Version 3.4)

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Adobe Media Player
Apr 10 2008
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ACHIM2  Looks like program made for Windows. If a video gets stuck (due to bad connection) or if you try to jump forward some minutes, it will never resume playback. You have to restart and watch the ads again - and often it gets stuck right after showing those.

This is far from ready and useable. But if you love to watch Oil of Olé ads over and over again, this might be for you.  
(Version 1.0)

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Adobe Media Player
Apr 10 2008

SWORDMAN  Or instead of Oil of Olay ads, I can see Outback Steakhouse ads repeatedly when trying to view Yahoo vids.

Is google (youtube) the only company that is doing this right?

This media player (I agree) is a horrible mess.

Adobe laid an egg. A cracked egg. With yoke running everywhere. I guess that means the yokes on us!

Tee hee, I made a funny.  
(Version 1.0)

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Adobe Media Player
Apr 10 2008

DAVID.ACORD  *groan* don't quit the day job.

I agree, though. this is a horrible piece of kit not ready for the mac just yet.  
(Version 1.0)

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Fetch
Jul 10 2007

ACHIM2  Just got it with the MU bundle - and it gets stuck at the file listing of any ftp site imported from Interarchy (which doesn't have any problems connecting to those servers).

I went to the FAQ, tried to switch off the Mac's firewall etc. - all to no avail.

Back to Interarchy for now ...  
(Version 5.2.1)

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Fetch
Jul 12 2007

TEXINICK  Just a thought... have you compared what the PASSIVE option is in both your old ftp program and in Fetch?  
(Version 5.2.1)

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Fetch
Jul 25 2007

SMCGUIRE  Hi,

Sorry for the delay in responding, but if you contact Fetch support, we'd be happy to help you investigate this problem. You can contact us at:

support at fetchsoftworks dot com

Thanks,

Scott McGuire

Fetch Softworks  
(Version 5.2.1)

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