AGLEE  Not only does it save desk space, it has saved me a lot of wrist strain because I can use my one ergonomic keyboard for all the computers on my desk. The Leopard update is much appreciated. I just sent a few bucks to the developer.  
(Version 1.0)

AGLEE  I just took a quick look and saw two obvious UI flaws.

First, in the dialog for creating a new project, the "Choose..." button opens a file selection panel that doesn't have the "New Folder" button.

Second, it wasn't at all obvious how to change the default name of the initial document that was created for me ("New Document 1"). Double-clicking it didn't make the cell editable. Even the Inspector doesn't let me change the name. Isn't that what inspectors are for? Right-clicking a table row and selecting "Rename" is the kind of thing I'd expect from a Windows app. And I don't say this lightly, because I see Bartas is a strictly Mac development shop, and I generally like to support dedicated Mac developers.

These may be petty observations in the grand scheme of a great app, but I will say that two silly UI annoyances in the first two minutes made me lose interest in exploring any further.  
(Version 2.2.9)

AGLEE  Registered user since 2003.

What I like best:

* Minimal amount of structure. For this purpose I much prefer a two-pane interface to a three-pane interface.

* Instantaneous find-as-you-go search.

* Extremely reasonable price.

I also like the option to auto-detect URLs. I can look up my password for a web site and then go to that web site with one click.  
(Version 1.7)

AGLEE  Is there some reason this comes in a .pkg instead of being drag-and-drop?  
(Version 1.0rc1)

AGLEE  TextEdit is free, it's built-in, and it works perfectly well. Why would you announce an alternative without mentioning one thing your app does better?  
(Version 5.5)

AGLEE  Very nice. Looks great, is very "Mac-ish," and is free. If it came with source code I'd give it 5.5 stars (if I could)!  
(Version 0.2.3b)

AGLEE  Thanks for the info. I don't think that is good. I don't know anything about this developer, but I am suspicious of any vendor that won't simply say up front how much their product costs.  
(Version 1.1)

AGLEE  Where the heck is the purchase page on the web site? At the very least there should be pricing information prominently placed so I can decide whether I even want to bother evaluating the product.  
(Version 1.1)

AGLEE  I can understand being in the kind of limbo state -- I've been there myself. I would have called it "Beta" on the MacUpdate page rather than "Shareware," but that's just me.  
(Version 1.0 PR2)

AGLEE  P.S. I found an earlier entry in my NetNewsWire history, and it did say "Free" originally. I am glad the MacUpdate page was updated to accurately describe the software.  
(Version 1.0 PR2)

AGLEE  Yup, I got build 60. Thanks.  
(Version 1.2.1)

AGLEE  I could have sworn it said "License: Free" on the MacUpdate page. That is not an accurate description of shareware, even if what you are downloading is a free try-before-you-buy. I see the MacUpdate page now says "License: Shareware", so either it was changed or I misread it the first time, in which case I apologize.

Even so, at this moment, I can't find anything on the developer site about buying, only about trying. I don't like that kind of omission. Why wouldn't a shareware author say something about pricing? If the price is still being decided, why not say so? Why would I download an app if I don't know whether I'll want to pay the price for it?

At least the developer's other product pages do mention price, but even so they seem to want to skirt the issue. They say "Register Now" instead of "Buy", and the price is mentioned way down in the corner. Charging money for software is nothing to be ashamed of, certainly not when the prices seem reasonable.  
(Version 1.0 PR2)

AGLEE  The developer site says "Try Media Indexer for free now! Click here to download Media Indexer PR2." Is this a beta of a commercial product? If so, I don't consider that the same as "free."  
(Version 1.0 PR2)

AGLEE  Looks neat, but why wouldn't you simply display both addresses rather than have a tab view to switch between them?  
(Version 1.0)

AGLEE  Beautiful! And timely -- I was *just* going to look for a screen saver to replace Words, which doesn't run on Intel. We've come a long way since Pyro!  
(Version 1.1.1)

AGLEE  The version number is still 1.2. Did you forget to update it in the app, or is the download link not up to date? (Or am I missing something...?)  
(Version 1.2.1)

AGLEE  I was just thinking about the Moose, and then this new release showed up in my RSS reader. Thanks!  
(Version 3.5.3)

AGLEE  Check out http://www.pando.com/beta/faqgeneral#q7.  
(Version 0.8.10.2)

AGLEE  I did not realize Hoshi Takanori was still working on this. Wonderful, thank you!  
(Version 2.4)

AGLEE  Yup, I too am seeing the site is back up. I sent them an email and got a reply saying the site had been hammered for a while. I'm downloading the update now.  
(Version 2.0v236)

AGLEE  Once again I can't access the developer site, much less download the app. WTF? Are they so easily Slashdotted? Am I the only one having this problem?  
(Version 2.0v236)

AGLEE  The Circus Ponies site has been down all day.  
(Version 2.0v235)

AGLEE  I can't find anything that explains what this update is for. I'm guessing it has to do with Boot Camp. Does anybody have more info?  
(Version 1.0)

AGLEE  Thanks, this is always good for a couple of minutes of fun when I need a break.

The bass is way too low when played through my AlBook's speakers. There's not much you can do about wimpy speakers, but it would be nice to have some simple way to adjust the balance.

Also, the buttons for the guitar riffs are of the hold-down-to-repeat type (they have the "Continuous" check box turned on in IB). I don't know if this is on purpose, but it means if my mouse lingers too long on one of them I get an ugly static-y sound.  
(Version 1.4)

AGLEE  I can confirm the bug is fixed.

The widget is a little sluggish in terms of responsiveness, but it certainly works as advertised.  
(Version 0.9.2b)

AGLEE  Cool. I once wrote a freeware product while being a happy user of a similar product, so I know where you're coming from. I haven't done anything with either AppleScript or widgets, though, so I'm afraid I can't help you there.  
(Version 0.9.1b)

AGLEE  I get the same problem (with my own home directory name, of course).

I highly recommend PHPfi (search on MacUpdate for "php function index"). It is snappy, cleanly designed, and free for non-profit users. "Freelancers" pay only $8.50 and "Business Users" only $16.50. I'm not affiliated with the developer; I'm just a happy user (or at least I was when I was doing PHP work).  
(Version 0.9.1b)

AGLEE  I entered "read" in the search field, hit Return, and got the documentation for hw_root(). So it seems there is some work to do.

I haven't explored the User Notes feature, but it looks like it could be an interesting innovation. Otherwise, I don't see any reason to switch from the excellent PHPfi (search MacUpdate for "php function index"). It is free for non-profit users and cheap for everyone else.

PHPfi is snappier than PHPQuickReference, since it doesn't do any HTTP round trips. It displays a live updating list of matching terms, and it supports substring searches instead of requiring you to enter an exact match for the whole term like PHPQuickReference does. Substring searches are very useful when you don't know the exact spelling of something, or for doing a concept-based search (for example, entering something like "ascii" or "sql" to find matching function names).

I am not affiliated with the author of PHPfi.  
(Version 0.6)