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Mellel
Sep 23 2009

ASTROBRUCE  thanks - although you can't get the reg number from Mellel if Mellel crashes on launch... However I had the reg number elsewhere, and the rest worked fine and I'm now up and running. thanks!  
(Version 2.7)

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Mellel
Sep 21 2009

ASTROBRUCE  previous version crashed on launch with snow leopard. downloaded 2.7. Also crashes on launch. anybody else experiencing this?  
(Version 2.7)

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Mellel
Sep 21 2009

ORI REDLER  The problems you report are solved with Mellel 2.6.2 and Mellel 2.7. The problems continue to occur when you have Mellel installed beforehand (with the "bad" version) and still have the old Mellel preference and the Mellel folder in your Application support. This is what you need to do:

A. Write down your registration details (from Mellel, choose Mellel (menu) > Registration code). Quit Mellel.Ê

B. Go to ~/Library/Preferences/ and remove the fileÊcom.redlex.mellel.plist

C. Go to ~/Library/Application support/ and remove the Mellel folder there.Ê

D. Run Mellel again.Ê

The problems should cease and will not occur with new files or files that you did not save with the "bad" version.Ê

Regards,Ê

Ori Redler  
(Version 2.7)

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Mellel
Sep 23 2009

ASTROBRUCE  thanks - although you can't get the reg number from Mellel if Mellel crashes on launch... However I had the reg number elsewhere, and the rest worked fine and I'm now up and running. thanks!  
(Version 2.7)

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VLC Media Player
Aug 6 2008

ASTROBRUCE  i have a 15" aluminium powerbook running 10.5.4

VLC won't play out-of-region dvds. I have run out of region resets (having taken it overseas a couple of times - because it's a LAPTOP!) and want to play out of region dvds. but VLC refuses. sometimes i get a message: dvdread: read failed for -1/4 blocks at 0x01

any suggestions? another player i might try? thanks  
(Version 0.8.6i)

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Audacity
May 28 2008

ASTROBRUCE  I just updated to 1.3.5 on my 15" powerbook running leopard. tried to open a wave file, and audacity crash. rebooted, tried again. crashed.  
(Version 1.3.5)

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Apple Mac OS X
Apr 25 2008

ASTROBRUCE  very disappointed this update didn't solve the "slow repair permissions" issue that many, many are experiencing with leopard. using du to repair takes ages, slows the computer down to a crawl, and reports a host of repairs. repeating the process produces the same results, so repairs not done. research on the problems shows that the repairs are inconsequential and can be ignored, but, with so many, how are we supposed to know when a "consequential" one appears in the list. then there's the inconvenience of a computer that is useless for 15-20 minutes every time you want to repair.

Note to apple: please fix.  
(Version 10.5.2)

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Apple Mac OS X
May 28 2008

ROBK  Well if you want fast Repair Permissions, you will have to go back to Tiger. The Repair Permissions in Leopard needs to do a lot more checking due to changes in Leopard. It will always be significantly slower than Tiger's "repair permisions". In my view, it is not a big deal since most users do not check or repair permisions that often.

Repair Permissions in both Tiger and Leopard often report Warnings which can be safely ignored in most cases.   
(Version 10.5.3)

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Journler
Apr 11 2008
****.

ASTROBRUCE  oops, forgot to rate it  
(Version 2.5.4)

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Journler
Apr 11 2008

ASTROBRUCE  I love this thing. It has a few glitches - i can't find how to get text to wrap around images, and auto fill for tags doesn't predict upper/lower case as it does for categories.

BUT - it is just the thing i wished i had a couple of years back when on hols and trying to get ical to give me a tavelogue.

have found it much more writer friendly than the excellent mellel, which is great for turning finished words into a document, but not good for me as a writing app.

Journler helps me write!  
(Version 2.5.4)

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Apple Mac OS X
Dec 4 2007

ASTROBRUCE  I updated from 10.5 to 10.5.1 on my PPC laptop (powerbook alluminium) and on my intel iMac. it worked fine on my iMac, but on my powerbook it causes Mail to always crash on launch. I've posted in apple discussions, and others are also experiencing the problem. beware.  
(Version 10.5.1)

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Apple Safari
Jul 15 2007

ASTROBRUCE  works with windows, but not with 10.3 mac os. you've got to be kidding.  
(Version 3.0.2b)

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Camino
Jun 8 2007
****.

ASTROBRUCE  resizing the search field is a real plus. and one of the main reasons that safari was my main browser. with camitools, camino has enough features and configurability for me (although i do miss some of ff's extensions such as web developer). safari for my tastes still has the better looking UI, but camino renders pages better. ff is by far the best Windows browser, but for me its a very close race between Camino, Safari and ff on the mac. Camino 1.5 by a nose.  
(Version 1.5)

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SuperDuper!
Mar 18 2007

ASTROBRUCE  good, quick support. had a problem with several corrupt files inside iPhoto. SD provides a smooth way to send logs through to support, and the help people responded quickly and effectively. now my bootable back-up is, well, back up. thanks  
(Version 2.1.4)

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Safari Bookmark Exchanger
Mar 10 2006

ASTROBRUCE  looks like this *should* be useful, because S and C are my two favourite browsers, but I can't get it to work.

It either crashes immediately on launch or tells me it can't find Chimera preferences folder and fails to function.

I have emailed the developer (about two weeks ago) and heard nothing back.  
(Version 0.7.1)

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Camino
Mar 1 2006
****½

ASTROBRUCE  Camino is again my default browser. This version, for the first time in my experience, is significantly faster than Safari. Not as full featured as firefox, it has the advantage of OSX integration with Services etc.

Safaries icons etc are more elegant and waste less space. Another major benefit in safari is that you can adjust the size of the search field. the default (and so far as i can see, only) search field size in camino (and ff) is too small.

but for performance (esp when combined with CamiTools) Camino is again my favourite browser.  
(Version 1.0)

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Apple iWeb
Jan 31 2006
**½..

ASTROBRUCE  First, we should recognise what this app is trying to be. Not a full web design program, but a way to broadcast iLife created stuff on the web, preferably using .Mac.

Even given these limited aims, there a serious deficiencies. It is hard to simply view a page in a browser (you have to save the entire site first, then view). If you have made changes to only one page, you still have to save the entire site, and same goes for uploads. Images are stored in image folder corresponding to each page, meaning site-wide images (links, background images) are store multiple times, leading to bloat.

Sometimes text is converted to a png image, sometimes not, with no warning.

It integrates with iPhoto and iTune nicely, though.  
(Version 1.0)

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OSXplanet
Oct 11 2004
***½.

BISTRO  A nice app for occasional reference/view, but I found that it would deactivate leaving only a static image. Then you needed to relaunch the app and sometimes reconfigure the earth view.

Also, it appears to interfer with shutting down/restarting. I have on five or six occasion had to "hard" shut down, reboot and reset the app, which is very tedious.  
(Version 0.6)

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VueScan
Jul 16 2004

ASTROBRUCE  i'm grateful for this app because without it i'd have to replace my perfectly good scanner.

the thing I like *least* about VS is the way it handles scan/save. Why can't it simple open an "untitled" file in the viewer of choice (GConverter etc) and let you save it from there.

I'm forever being asked to overwrite my file from a previous scan, then I have to go back to the File pane, type in a new name and scan all over again.  
(Version 8.0.10)

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