BOBSTER  Thanks for the link MACROXX!  
(Version 2.4.5)

BOBSTER  Oops, the aforementioned decompression actually took longer than I had originally thought... was actually stuck at 99.9% for about 20 minutes. But it's still good to have this program around for the rare time you need it these days.  
(Version 11.0.2)

BOBSTER  Just bought a new Mac mini (2 GHz quad core) and tried Stuffit Expander out on a huge (2.5 GB) file that, amazingly, uncompressed a LOT faster than I thought it would. Maybe the new Mac was a factor too, but I wasn't expecting that kind of speed. Good work on this version.  
(Version 11.0.2)

BOBSTER  Has never let me down, ever. Excellent piece of software! The preview feature is a great bonus.  
(Version 2.8)

BOBSTER  Oh, just one more suggestion: being able to manipulate image quality settings when saving would be great as well.  
(Version 1.0)

BOBSTER  It's remarkable how fast this little app will fly through a series of images. Did 105 vidcaps in a few seconds, very nice.

It would be excellent if, like Photoshop's Contact Sheet maker, you could have a small visual preview of the image dimensions.

I'm looking forward to any updates.  
(Version 1.0)

BOBSTER  Hey, thanks a lot for that info!  
(Version 7.0.3)

BOBSTER  I seem to have cleared up some of the slowness problem: by eliminating my profile and starting from scratch. (If you do this yourself, remember to grab your 'bookmarks.html' file first!)

Other problems persist, but at least there is some stability restored.  
(Version 2.0.0.6)

BOBSTER  I have had the same trouble with FF 2.0.x. And yes, it is VERY annoying. It's making me wonder if I shouldn't consider deleting FireFox from my Applications folder. Something I do NOT want to do.  
(Version 2.0.0.6)

BOBSTER  As of version 2, FireFox has been plagued with instability. Most notably, about half of the time, page loading comes to a halt and simply will not continue. Giving FF the benefit of the doubt (perhaps it's the sites?), I then try opening the same sites/pages using Safari, and they load in a jiffy. WTH????

FireFox never had these kind of fundamental screwups before v2. I don't understand! What went wrong Mozilla?  
(Version 2.0.0.6)

BOBSTER  Never mind that last comment: I just read up on it. Sorry about that.  
(Version 7.0.3)

BOBSTER  Well, I've been mucking with Virtual PC 7 for a few days, but there are things about it that lead me to believe MS is not interested in making a fast emulator. Come to think of it, why would they? Since they acquired Connectix a few years ago (the creators of Virtual PC and that awesome Playstation emulator, among others), I can only conclude MS doesn't want to put any real effort into making VPC a great product, since ultimately it is serving the 'enemy' Mac users. Of course, now that the newer Macs are Intel-based and can run Windoze, that hammers the nail in the coffin I would think.

I'm glad that Connectix created this product, it's helped on a few occasions. But one thing I cannot abide the slowness. VPC7 thinks I have a 532MHz CPU when it's actually 1 GHz, and by default the video card is an S3Trio32/64 'legacy' card, when I actually have an ATI Radeon 9600. VRAM can only be set max 16MB, but my Radeon has 256MB. Surely in this update, the hardware defaults could have been upgraded? My Mac is 4 years old, and a Radeon 9600 is not exactly new...

Anyway, there is the main problem: the OS itself LOL but let's not go there.  
(Version 7.0.3)

BOBSTER  I don't understand what you mean; Virtual PC for the PC platform? That makes no sense...  
(Version 7.0.3)

BOBSTER  Make alias: cmd-M  
(Version 1.5.1)

BOBSTER  WTH? The freeware program Main Menu can do what this program does, and lots lots more!  
(Version 1.2)

BOBSTER  What people have done? I'd ask what has Mozilla done...  
(Version 2.0.0.4)

BOBSTER  FF 2.0.0.4 is crap, as was the previous build. Constantly crashing! This used to by my favorite browser!! Please FIX IT!!  
(Version 2.0.0.4)

BOBSTER  I stumbled upon this program, and what sold me was the ability to create clips right off a DVD w/o having to encode DV to Final Cut or any such time-intensive measures.

I/O editing is still its strongest aspect. "Save As" only works with MOV, and not with MP4 or AVI - for me anyway. This creates problems when dealing cross-platform with PC users. Exporting fails often, or creates huge, unusable files (though that might be mea culpa re: video export settings).

The so-called "news" on the site is from March 2006! What gives?

Having said all that, I've decided to keep this program because its strengths are enough to warrant holding on to. Let's hope it gets an update sometime soon!  
(Version 1.8)

BOBSTER  Rebuilding the locate database doesn't take a lot of time, and is something that should be done from time to time anyway.  
(Version 1.3)

BOBSTER  I think I just answered my question: limit the number of connections... hopefully that will solve it.  
(Version 2.0.2)

BOBSTER  I've liked this program from day one, but is there some way to keep it from chewing up the CPU when it is DLing a full website?

PowerMac 1GHz, 1GB RAM, Tiger 10.4.8  
(Version 2.0.2)

BOBSTER  Yes, why would you want this program when QT Pro can already do it?  
(Version 1.1.2)

BOBSTER  Indeed, Tex-Edit Plus has been around for years and it's a great program.   
(Version 4.9.8b1)

BOBSTER  I really recommend you upgrade your OS. Tiger leaves Jag and Panther in the dust in many ways.  
(Version 2.0.0.1)

BOBSTER  I tried opening various PDFs I had created, with varying levels of image content and resolution. I found that PDFView did not perform any faster than Preview.

Tech specs: PowerMac 1GHz MDD, 1 GB RAM, Tiger 10.4.7, ATI Radeon 9600 PC/Mac edition  
(Version 0.14.1)

BOBSTER  There is a reason why Cabos connects to only 3 networks these days. I can't remember what the reason is, but if you go to gnutella.net, there is a discussion about it.  
(Version 0.7)

BOBSTER  I haven't tried xTorrent yet, but that's because Azureus 2.5 is working out so very well for me. After trying BitTorrent, Tomato Torrent, Bits on Wheels and Transmission - which all ended up killing my cable modem connection at some point - I tried Azureus and it works like a charm. I actually like the fact that you can edit your UL/DL speeds, etc. - I think that is what's saving my cable connection!  
(Version 1.0b2v22)

BOBSTER  After 2 weeks of solid use, I maintain my opinion that Azureus 2.5 is the BEST torrent client for Mac. Cable modem is going strong, sharing is uninterrupted, DL/UL speeds are excellent. No other client I have tried (Transmission, BoW, Tomato, etc.) can achieve this.  
(Version 2.5)

BOBSTER  Running 3 days straight without killing my cable modem. SWEEEET!!!  
(Version 2.5)

BOBSTER  Well, I am a happy torrentor once again.

Azureus 2.5 is IMHO the king of torrent apps for Mac. I have tried and used the original BitTorrent, Tomato Torrent, Bits on Wheels and Transmission. I have liked them all in various ways, and also disliked them all in various ways.

I tried a previous release of Azureus while I still used Panther, and it never worked properly. If I recall right, it never even launched properly! But those days are gone. Az 2.5 under Tiger is solid, stable and fast - and by fast I mean the DL/UL speeds are great. Transmission cannot boast the same success.

Az's UI can be intimidating for some torrentors, but they work around this issue by offering 3 modes: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. With each successive mode you get to tweak more settings. If you want to leave the setting alone entirely, then choose Basic and you're done. If you want to noodle, try either Int or Adv.

Ok, that's it for now. I hope my honeymoon with Azureus 2.5 lasts for a long time!  
(Version 2.5)

BOBSTER  Well, doesn't this little app ROCK :-)

Despite the fact that there are no preferences you can edit, and despite the fact that the joined file ends up being nearly twice the filesize of the segments being joined, I still applaud the developer of this handy utility.  
(Version 1.0.3)

BOBSTER  I really like Transmission, especially after tuning my cable modem settings with IPNetTunerX.

But Transmission really slows down web browsing, particularly the "lookup" phase. Is there any way to repair this problem?

PowerMac 1GHz

OSX Tiger 10.4.7  
(Version 0.6.1)

BOBSTER  Working great for FLV files. Nice job!  
(Version 0.5)

BOBSTER  Cabos has been working pretty well for me for quite some time now... and it's FREE :-D  
(Version 132.5)

BOBSTER  I've heard quite a few nasty things about CS2 being bloatware, so I'm staying with CS until I see a reason to switch.  
(Version 2.0)

BOBSTER  How about reverting to Adobe CS? I have had very little problems with GoLive CS... it crashes only once in a very long while.

I've heard nasty things about CS2, so I'm sticking with CS.  
(Version 2.0)

BOBSTER  If you store hundreds or even thousands of emails in various folders (i.e. good archiving), you may still need to use a search filter to find what you're looking for. I do searches in my email account all the time, so your point is not valid. Not only that, but you seem to have no idea what this software is for LOL  
(Version 5.3.1)

BOBSTER  I don't know what's going on, but the program will NOT start for me.

PM 1GHz MDD, 1 GB RAM, OSX 10.3.9  
(Version 2.0rc3)

BOBSTER  Tried to capture a Quicktime window, all I got was a blank white image.  
(Version 1.0)

BOBSTER  Love the name. Tip o' the hat to the late great Frank Zappa. Gotta love it!  
(Version 2.0)

BOBSTER  Doesn't work? That's strange, I just typed in the URL and it's there, no problems.  
(Version 1.3)

BOBSTER  They stopped updating it quite some time ago. Too bad, because I can't find another metronome that has what I'm looking for (alternate time signatures etc.)  
(Version 0.1.5)

BOBSTER  (PM MDD 1GHz, 1 GB RAM, 10.3.9, 5 Mbit cable)

Well, as much as I didn't want to, I have to admit that Transmission outperforms Bits on Wheels (my previous favorite).

Transmission certainly lacks a lot of the features built into BoW, but the bottom line: it doesn't trip out my modem.

No matter what tweaks I applied to the network settings, BoW would, without fail, kill the connection. Transmission is a LOT more stable in this department. Admittedly I have had one or two modem crashes since switching, but that's because I got a bit overzealous after switching to Transmission and tried running too many torrents LOL :-)

Overall, well done!  
(Version 0.5)

BOBSTER  Unstable! Crashes while trying to use the setup wizard..... slow interface as well.

PM MDD 1GHz, 1GB RAM, OS 10.3.9  
(Version 2.4.0.2)

BOBSTER  It's really cool, but like an earlier commenter I got rather dizzy too and had to stop it...  
(Version 1.3)

BOBSTER  I really didn't mind the interface, despite the fact that it was not "Mac-like".

And who can argue with free? Not to mention the awesome images you can get at your fingertips in no time (with broadband that is hehe)  
(Version 1.0.9)

BOBSTER  This is not actually free. To be precise, it is free for the first 50 MB, after that you pay according to how much bandwidth you want.

If you want free file sending, go to:

http://www.yousendit.com

for file transfers of up to 1 GB.  
(Version 1.1)

BOBSTER  Programs such as MS Word and AppleWorks have the option of previewing fonts... but if I don't want to open them to view fonts, then I use Font Book. So why pay for this program?  
(Version 2.1.1)

BOBSTER  Shiira will NOT download anything!!!!!! What is up with that????

This is really too bad, because I have been enjoying Shiira.  
(Version 1.2.2)

BOBSTER  Why use this utility when you can do the same thing from the Info window? I don't get it.  
(Version 1.0.2)