MacUpdate: castle rose's Profile

Oct 24 2009

LIVINGS124 If you don't keep your OS up to date, why do you need to keep your software up to date?
(Version 1.2)

Oct 26 2009

CASTLE ROSE @LIVINGS124: Either you missed my point or you're a smart azz. Mac OS X 10.4.x 'Tiger' was released on April 29, 2005, not so long ago. Further more, the PowerBook G4 I use for my business is not supported by Mac OS 10.6.0 'Snow Leopard'. All of my Adobe products, Quark, FTP, browsers, fonts, utilities, widgets, drivers, communication programs, ect. work great as is. I have not found a compelling reason to even update to Leopard just to get some more bells and whistles I don't need. As a small business owner i have to weigh the costs and benefits of each expense. Sadly I often I find business tend to forget the SERVICE in their customer service. Of course Growl is freeware/domationware and I greatly appreciate the work they do. I just hope if there are any bugs or security issues with the Tiger version they will continue to be patched. I could go on but i hope my point is clear now. -Thanks.
(Version 1.2)

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Oct 26 2009

LIVINGS124 Supporting the OS for 4.5 years seems more than enough to me. 1.1 still works fine. Should they stop adding more advanced new features so that your old system that does not support this functionality can have a couple of not as interesting new abilities? If you do not want to upgrade your OS for new bells and whistles, then don't complain you can't update your open source software for more bells and whistles.
(Version 1.2)

Nov 10 2009

CHRISTOPHER FORSYTHE To be frank, we have 3 developers and 1 project manager working on Growl. 1 of those is a full time student. The other is a full time developer at a prestigious mac shop. The last is a full time doctor.

So we have one guy who can work on Growl for maybe 5 hours a month (doctor). Another guy who can work on Growl 10 hours a week (dev) , and the last guy can do the same (student). I can work on Growl roughly 10 hours a week as well (project manager).

When considering what we could and could not support, based on the fact that the Growl project is entirely volunteer supported, we had to make judgement calls. 10.4 was released over 4 years ago. No new hardware supports it. Very few of us have a box to test on, and it makes the testing process go much longer. The testing process for 1.1 itself got extended another month due to 10.4.

So just on a testing basis alone did we think about dropping 10.4.

Then you have to consider maintenance of code. There is a large amount of code that we were able to remove and stop maintaining once we dropped 10.4. The ability to do this made the codebase smaller, and easier to read.

Finally, it is hard to work with old API's.

It is unreasonable to expect unpaid volunteers to work on something they do not want to work on. Period. I've forced people to do that before when I worked as the Project Manager of Adium. We needed Group Chat support, and I basically told one guy to do it or else. He did it, then he quit the project. People stop working on things if they are forced to do something they don't want to do.

Let me put it another way. Supporting 10.4 is like supporting ie 6. You can do it, but why? For a group of people with barely a lot of time, it's not worth doing it.

I hope this explanation helps. By the way, livings works on another mac app. Saying "it's not that old!" is not a good argument for either of us. We both have to make judgement calls based on cold hard fact and not emotion. I simply don't have the resources to support 10.4 at the prefpane and extras level, and I'm sure the argument to livings doesn't really shine through compared to resources either.

Open source projects are supposed to be fun. Threads like this make it not fun. Come up with a better argument for 10.4 support that addresses all my points and more and we'd maybe rethink it, but currently 10.4 support for the prefpane and extras is gone and won't be returning.

I hope this helps you understand our reasoning.

Chris
(Version 1.2)

iClip	May 1 2009	CASTLE ROSE I have been using this product since v3. True there were a few bugs in v3. Version 4 has been ROCK SOLID. I haven't had a single problem with it since the day it cam out. I'm Running OS 10.4.11 so maybe there are bugs with Leopard. With Tiger there has been no need for an update at all. (Version 4.0)		0
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	Apr 26 2009	CASTLE ROSE It looks like this program is no-longer supported by the developer. (Version 1.1.4)		0
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Microsoft Office 2008	Apr 17 2009	CASTLE ROSE Why do you make updating so difficult? Nearly all OS X updaters will search for the application on the local drives. Why don't you make the updater universal and independent of the language installed? The updater should locate the valid application, determine it's language, and then download the appropriate update. Sounds simple, no? Yes, we all know Microsoft isn't known for user friendliness but come on, you really need to move into the 21st century. (Version 12.1.7)		0
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Growl	Jan 20 2009	CASTLE ROSE Actually we're little pussy-cats. The little paw print is sooo cute in the menubar. I (Version 1.1.4)		0
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Vuze	Jan 14 2009	CASTLE ROSE Delete LimeWire. Why would you waste Hard Drive space on LW when you have Vuze? (Version 4.0.0.4)		0
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Transmission	Nov 4 2008	CASTLE ROSE >One thing I have always wanted was the ability to pick out individual files from >a torrent package to download, and this program does it. Yeah well, Vuze (Azureus) has been able to do it for years and it's always been an awesome free program. (Version 1.40b1)		0
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Transmission

Nov 5 2008

SUPERTHEMAN Vuze is clunky, it has a stand-alone installer, it is Java (and very un-Mac-like) and it is becoming a social networking tool, which I have no desire in using. Transmission has no installer hiding funky files on my Mac. It is lean, mean and very Mac-like. Vuze pales in comparison. Vuze used to be a good program, but has strayed far from what it used to be. A native Mac program (written in code FOR the Mac, and not a stand-alone Java app) like Transmission completely trumps Vuze now.
(Version 1.40b1)

FrostWire	Nov 3 2008	CASTLE ROSE You think it's a trojan horse after you've already used FW for how long? OMG BTW it works fine for me. (Version 4.17)		0
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VLC Media Player	Oct 12 2008	CASTLE ROSE 0.9.4 Fixed the problems I was having with playing some AVI formats. Don't forget to trash your pref file after a d/l. Thanks guys! (Version 0.9.4)		+2
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OnyX	Sep 2 2008	CASTLE ROSE You bet your bippie. (Version 1.9.6)		0
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OnyX	Sep 2 2008	CASTLE ROSE This app does help. This guy obviously did something terribly wrong. I've used OnyX on numerous computers from system 10.2.x to 10.5.x and G3's to the latest Octo-Core Intels and never had a problem. (Version 1.9.6)		0
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ForkLift	Aug 23 2008	CASTLE ROSE Have you even tried Forklift? This is an FTP program not a Finder replacement like pathfinder. (Version 1.5.3)		0
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FrostWire	Aug 21 2008	CASTLE ROSE I don't know what computer your running FW on but it works fine for my w/o any problems. I'm using an old G4 Cube and chat opens fine, and closes correctly. Maybe the problem is that you don't have your ports and firewall setup correctly. What ever your problems are it's not the programs fault. FrostWire heeps getting better and better for me. Keep up the good work guys! (Version 4.17)		0
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Opera	Aug 6 2008	CASTLE ROSE Hear! Hear! (Version 9.51)		0
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CuteFTP Pro	Jul 24 2008	CASTLE ROSE Not much to see here. This is a mediocre FTP at best but with a sky-high price tag. There are free FTP programs that do quite well for the average user. If you need advanced features and rock solid stability go with the proven FPT developers like Captain FTP or Yummy FTP for half the price. Even Fetch has gotten its act together again. Cyberduck is the free alternative for the home user. (Version 3.0)		+2
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Yahoo! Messenger	Jul 24 2008	CASTLE ROSE WOW, This really is a fix to the issues with v3b3 (98855) Stealth Settings works again, Yahoo! Sending files with non-alphanumeric characters in the name works again. Yahoo! The problems with video chat freezing are still there but that's most-likely a problem with the Y! servers. I don't have any memory issues on my old PB G4. Even with a video chat it varies between 15% and 25% CPU. That's not bad. Maybe Intel code is different. If you have found that the last 2 previous updates broke more than they fixed, THIS is the update for you. (Version 3.0b3.120437)		+1
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NetShade	May 8 2008	CASTLE ROSE I have used and tested NetShade for the past 5 years and not had any problems. There are 3 levels of security as plainly stated by Mr. Rayner. You only get the maximum security with the 3rd level. Please do your homework before trashing a reliable product. (Version 3.3.1)		0
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Vuze	Apr 21 2008	CASTLE ROSE You think Azureus caused your kernal panic? NOT. (Version 3.0.5.2a)		0
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Apple Safari	Apr 17 2008	CASTLE ROSE of course there different. Leopard has the new core architecture. (Version 3.1.1)		0
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FontAgent Pro	Apr 16 2008	CASTLE ROSE The real question is weather FAP is better than Linotype FEX and Fusion X. The answer is YES. (Version 4.0.1)		0
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RedPill	Mar 2 2008	CASTLE ROSE Tried it. Sorry not very impressed. It sort-of looks like the Matrix effect but needs more work. Keep working on it please. (Version 1.4.2)		-3
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RedPill

Jul 2 2008

MEATLEG Needs work? What are you talking about?!? It looks exactly like the Matrix. Including the backwards Japanese characters and the falling cursors.

GREAT JOB GUYS!
(Version 1.4.2)

Growl	Feb 26 2008	CASTLE ROSE Why does the Growl website go down erratically? I have my growl set up to automatically call home to check for updates but when the site is down it crashes my system prefs. I hope they fix things with there system provider. Grrrrrrowl. (Version 1.1.2)		0
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Barcode Producer	Feb 16 2008	CASTLE ROSE This is a great little program to create professional barcodes. The reason it does not get five stars is because it's so very expensive for a one trick pony. I was able to get my client to pay for it but I personally wouldn't have. There are other limited free barcode programs and you can make them yourself for free with the correct font. However these alternatives are not as fast, flexible and easy as BP. I would value this at about $75. I would also be willing to bet 2 to 3 times as many people would pay for it at that price as well. (Version 4.7)		0
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Barcode Producer

Feb 16 2008

RADDLE Yes, agree. I stumped up for it - because it's without question the best in class, and I really needed the convenience and quality - but it's kind of pricey nonetheless. It's a great piece of software, without question, but you do end up feeling you've been gouged for it: whereas if it was in the $50-70 bracket...
(Version 4.7)

Barcode Producer

Feb 18 2008

KOBALT And I would like to see an option to outline the fonts in the final barcodes. Then again, perhaps that is a well hidden feature, or maybe I'm just getting too old to be able to find such things.
(Version 4.7)

1Password	Feb 12 2008	CASTLE ROSE Love this little app! It's almost perfect. The lastest nightly build of Camino Version 1.6b3pre (1.8.1.13pre 2008020801) Doesn't show the 1P button in the tool bar any more. I'm using 1PW Version 2.5.11.BETA-1 (build 6116). (Version 2.5.10)		0
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Feb 20 2008

DTEARE It has been hard to keep up with the nightly builds of Camino :)

With that said, we once again have support in the 2.5.12 Beta version of 1Password. Please upgrade and email us if you have any issues.

Cheers!

--Dave Teare

Co-author of 1Password
(Version 2.5.11)

Speed Download	Feb 12 2008	CASTLE ROSE How do I get my SD 4.x back? (Version 5.0)		0
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Fractal Domains	Jan 28 2008	CASTLE ROSE Are you serious? That's like saying all atonal music is not pretty so why would any one write it. In fact some of the greatest composers have made quite beautiful atonal music: Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Scriabin, and B�la Bart�k to name a few. More to the point I have seen some extraordinarily beautiful fractal images. Maybe it's just not your taste. (Version 2.0.4)		0
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NeoOffice	Jan 20 2008	CASTLE ROSE The Aqua version of OpenOffice is still an alpha test release. They warn you themselves that it's not stable enough to use for work or important data yet. (Version 2.2.2 patch 8)		0
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Cocktail	Jan 19 2008	CASTLE ROSE Onyx is 100% stable, more features and FREE! (Version 4.0.2)		0
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Transmission	Jan 17 2008	CASTLE ROSE You are NOT the only one. I'm much happier with Azureus. (Version 1.01)		0
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	Jan 17 2008	CASTLE ROSE Oh, Come on! not even supported in Tiger? Geesh You know Leopard is not supported for many Macs being used today. This would be perfect for Tiger, and even Panther. (Version 0.2)		0
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Transmission	Jan 10 2008	CASTLE ROSE Crashes, memory leaks, but new icon ok. I tought i would try this again now that it is v1.0. Too bad it still acts like it's a beta. Transmission is a wast of time until they get the beta flaws worked out. Especially when there is Azureus and Frostwire available for free. (Version 1.00)		0
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Adium	Jan 6 2008	CASTLE ROSE Brilliant! Adium 1.1.4 was a little slow sometimes and fidgety on a G4 with Tiger. But now it's solid and snappy. The new features are perfect. I have several emails and many contacts in each. Having them all in one column was difficult because they ran off the edge of my 1920x1200 LCD. The new detachable lists are a feature I thought would only be available in my dreams. All of my Xtras still work too. I wish it was still Panther supported but I'll live. Thanks Adium team and to the gerbil. (Version 1.2)		0
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Captain FTP	Dec 28 2007	CASTLE ROSE Not true, I paid for Captain FTP about 7 months ago. I have been able to upgrade with every update. The upgrade insurance is only for MAJOR upgades. Example: When Captain FTP 6.0 comes out. Almost any serious application developer will change you from a major upgrade. However the Captain gives you the option of insuring you if it happens. Wouldn't it be great if Adobe had something like this? This is a good thing if you want it. If not it's ok. Please Don't complain about having choices. Especially if they could be useful. (Version 5.2021)		0
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Vuze	Dec 13 2007	CASTLE ROSE Was Azureus running at the time? I have used 3.0.4 everyday since it was released on Dec 7th without any problems. I also have the Ono plugin installed. (Version 3.0.4)		0
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Vuze	Dec 1 2007	CASTLE ROSE Don't be fooled, Azureus is one slick and pretty app. So far it's the fastest torrent downloader I have tried. A month ago I knew nothing about p2p, torrents, trackers and seeders. I decided to give it a try. After trying Transmission, Xtorrent, Acquisition,Tomato Torrent, and FrostWire, I'm sticking with Azureus. Yeah, the others 'simple' more or less. But Azureus can be simple or complex if you chose. Honestly, the other reviewers are just whining about having options. It has 3 user proficiencies (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced). If you want simple just select 'Configuration Wizard...' in the Azureus menu and in 4 simple steps you got it. 1. Select you language. 2. Select your User Proficiency. 3. Select the speed of your internet connection. 4. Select a port. It tries 11342 by default but even if it is blocked Azeureus will automatically use an open one! So don't worry about it. Then your all set. Get you torrent, open it and watch it download. If you want to learn something click on the advance tab and look around. I also spent a little time reading about this stuff on Wikipedia. It's not rocket science boys. Don't expect everything to be spoon-fed to you in 10 seconds or the girls will take things over. Options are a good thing. (Version 3.0.3.4)		+1
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iPaste	Nov 27 2007	CASTLE ROSE I use iClip for this. I bought it in version 3.0 ($30) and found a discount to upgrade to version 4.0. iPaste is cheaper so if I had to start over I might try this one first. (Version 1.1.3)		0
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StuffIt Expander 2010	Nov 21 2007	CASTLE ROSE Don't waste you money on this. I much prefer 'Springy'. It allowes opening and browseing the contents of an archive or disk image without extracting any file from it. Searching for files in an archive to quickly extract all files or only files of choice from an archive or disk image. Modifying the contents of an existing archive or disk image including renaming files and folders. Preview files and password protect archives. All of this is FREE. You only need to pay the $18 if you need to open or create archives larger than 50MB. ie. Torrent DLs. (Version 12.0.1)		0
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Sequoia	Nov 13 2007	CASTLE ROSE I think it's great Julian Meinold is learning to program, set up a web site and business. I would recommend a program like this be Donationware until it is further developed. Also, include your interest in furthering your education on the web site too. Great start, keep up the good work. (Version 1.0)		0
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Feeding Frenzy	Nov 10 2007	CASTLE ROSE I like fishing, I know fishing, fishing is my friend. This sir is no fishing. It's even better. ;) (Version 1.0.1)		0
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Swift Publisher	Nov 8 2007	CASTLE ROSE Prohibited to create scandalous, obscene, defamatory or immoral works using the Image(s)? aww no fun. lol (Version 2.2)		0
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AbleFtp8	Nov 6 2007	CASTLE ROSE I much prefer Captain FTP. It's better designed, is rock solid, has more useful features and it's cheaper. (Version 7.42)		0
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Simon	Nov 6 2007	CASTLE ROSE I would like to learn more about the FTP feature. (Version 2.3.4)		0
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A Better Finder Attributes	Nov 5 2007	CASTLE ROSE Sound's nice but with Classic now gone in Leopard is this really needed? This was mostly used by people coordinating files between Classic creator/type resources and OS X extensions. (Version 4.6.6)		0
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MacPilot	Nov 4 2007	CASTLE ROSE Tiger 10.4.x support deroped? :O Leopard 10.5.x has been out only less than a week. :P Bad move guys, go away and never come back! (Version 2.3.7)		0
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Nov 4 2007

BRUCE_Y Still runs on Tiger.

Dev says tiger versions will be supported till 4qtr 2008.

But now improvement focus will be leopard. So some new added features will not work on Tiger - since they need the Leopard OS to work.

Note that other Mac maintenance and UI tweaking tools also have a similar arrangement in that some feature 'buttons' or tweaks only work on specific OS X system versions.

My suggestion to Dev:

Have Mac Pilot user interface 'gray out' or otherwise indicate leopard items that do not work in Tiger.

Even better, have it read the user's OS version, so these items automatically work, or don't, as appropraiate.

This to avoid confusion of those folks who may think that by running new MacPilot, they can turn on leopard features inside of Tiger. :D
(Version 2.4)

Nov 5 2007

TUPRING I couldn't agree more! I have Tiger and Leopard on two different Drives and now I can no longer use Tiger. All I did was open up the new version and clicked on Network. I noticed that the setting "Optimize for Broadband" has been removed. I quit Mac Pilot and opened the previous version, 2.3.7 to adjust it. Big mistake! The internet immediately stopped working and I can't start up in Tiger anymore. In verbose mode it just hangs at "Socket not connected." Phuck this 5hit!
(Version 2.4)

Nov 5 2007

SEMAJA2.NET Just use a older version? I support this decision 100% and the same happens to my programs, we can only support older OSes for so long.

And a application like this requires dedication to one OS version
(Version 2.4)

Nov 11 2007

ITS ME AGAIN Version 2.4 messed up my System too. I couldn't boot up anymore. Something about a Network Socket error� Stay away from this thing!
(Version 2.4.4)

Mercury Messenger	Nov 2 2007	CASTLE ROSE Wow, 1.9 is Great. Gone are the bugs from 1.8 and the interrupted video chats. The new logo is very nice. I wish It had it as the new logo showing in the opening progress bar too. I really don't know what the others are talking about regarding CPU use. I have it open on a G4 1.5Ghz. Powerbook. My activity is 4.5% to 8.3% and only ~10.3% with the Emoticons panel open. I'm moving back to Mercury from aMSN. At least untill Adium gets video. Thanks, guys for a great product. (Version 1.9)		-1
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Interarchy	Oct 29 2007	CASTLE ROSE Of course SpeedDownload is a download accelerator/manager first and foremost. Something Interarchy does not do at all. The FTP functions are adequate but secondary to its primary function. I also used SD for both purposes for many years. However I upgraded to Captain FTP when my FTP neededs increased. I found the functions of Interarchy, Yummy and Transmit a bit lacking behind Captain FTP. Yummy would have been my second choice because of it's cleaner interface. (Version 8.5.4)		0
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GhostReader	Oct 29 2007	CASTLE ROSE Why can't the Mac OS get better voices. The current ones have been with us since System 8.0. (Version 1.1.1)		0
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BigClock	Oct 27 2007	CASTLE ROSE The developer is gone like the wind. I still have this if anyone else would like it. It's simple and does use very little power on my G4 PowerBook. (Version 1.0)		0
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	Oct 27 2007	CASTLE ROSE You can play this online using the online games from the RealPlayer. (Version )		0
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Yahoo! Messenger	Oct 27 2007	CASTLE ROSE Wow, 2 updates in 2 weeks. There finally making some progress on this. It's about time! (Version 3.0b2.75170)		0
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Yahoo! Messenger

Nov 25 2007

BOUSOZOKU I'm hoping that they get the basics locked down before 2008, but I doubt that. It would be nice to have something as stable as 2.5.3 after almost two years of waiting for version 3.0.

Seeing feature parity with the Windows version might take until 2011.
(Version 3.0b2.78326)

The Big Mean Folder Machine	Oct 19 2007	CASTLE ROSE I design labels for asian food products. This could help. (Version 1.0)		0
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1Password	Oct 13 2007	CASTLE ROSE Thanks for your timely response. I mistyped my email in the Reg. process. That caused the problem. =:0 The developers were able to use a new email and everything is working great now. Thanks to all of you at Agile Web Solutions! I'm happy to use your product. (Version 2.4.13)		0
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1Password	Oct 13 2007	CASTLE ROSE Is any one else still waiting to get there License Card? I bought this with the $19.95 (Oct. 11) Promotion with PayPal but still no License. Now the promotional free trial period has ended and I can't add more forms. I just sent an email to support because my emails did not work with the license resend feature. This is the first time I have purchased anything from the MUPromo. It's a bit frustrating. (Version 2.4.13)		0
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Oct 13 2007

DTEARE We replied to your email; did you receive it? We also resent the license cards. Be sure to check your spam folders too.

Please contact us again if you still don't have them.

Cheers!

--Dave Teare

Co-author of 1Password
(Version 2.4.13)

Oct 13 2007

ROUSTEM KARIMOV We also had one e-mail address that is bouncing. Could you send us a message to support (at) agilewebsolutions.com and give us an alternative e-mail address.
(Version 2.4.13)

Oct 13 2007

ROUSTEM KARIMOV I just got your email and re-sent the license card to another (yahoo) address. Thanks!
(Version 2.4.13)