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It doesn't support it over an externally created tunnel. I don't see any built-in functionality for creating SSH tunnels in JFVNC. Also, I've since seen this same behavior when connecting to UltraVNC on my Thinkpad, without an SSH tunnel. The screen shows up, but stretched to the size of the host machine. This unfortunately makes this software completely useless for me. |
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Version 1.3 adds fixes for blog comments - please download this update! Although version 1.2 hasn't even been posted yet (still waiting on MacUpdate), version 1.3 has been submitted which will fix blog comments as well. I've added more information to the blog entry on commonly-seen issues and some more reference links; please take a look if you have problems. Enjoy! |
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This has been corrected in version 1.2, which should be on MacUpdate any minute now. Thank you for the report! |
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This has been corrected in version 1.2, which should be on MacUpdate any minute now. Thank you for the report! |
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This has been corrected in version 1.2, which should be on MacUpdate any minute now. Thank you for the report! |
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My apologies; version 1.1 was missing a trailing slash in the code that locates iWeb in its default location. So instead of making it easier for most people, it broke it entirely for most people. This has been corrected in version 1.2, which should be showing up any minute now. Note that if you have successfully applied either version 1.0 or 1.1, you do not need version 1.2. |
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FYI, I only created the packaging. The actual Javascript changes came from Daniel Furrer. Unfortunately, Firefox's bugzilla tracking system mangled the formatting of the files, so I can't easily compare them to the originals to see the changes. I'm still working on that, and if I see any updates I'll wrap them up and post them. Enjoy! |
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This is indeed the same technique - would you mind posting a URL that I could check against? Thanks! |
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FYI, when your server is down (as it is at the moment) the update checking code returns "A new version is available (null)". Might want to check that. Also, this makes the help unusable, since it just links to the PDF on the server. |
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Wow! Sharp interface - much better than what I was describing, honestly. :) Only little bugaboo is a typo on "Store in Kechain" [sic]. Thanks again for this indispensable software! |
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Oh, please, *please* don't mistake my posts for either criticism or demands! I'm just so happy to have this jewel of donationware that I can't help but to obsess over it. :-) By all means, take a break, get through exams, and enjoy summer holiday. Write iVPN because you love doing it, not because of any of us. (A former shareware developer who started at 11, but didn't have anything this polished or useful until MUCH later than 15!) |
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Also, I noticed you're using a StartupItem for iVPN. These have been deprecated since 10.4, so you might want to use a LaunchDaemon instead. To do this, just create a text file called uk.org.macserve.ivpn.plist in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ with these contents:
That's it. :) |
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I've run into a couple of problems today with the new version 1.5: 1) Authentication fails immediately if the user name has a space in it. I'm not sure if this isn't allowed as part of the specification or if there is some issue escaping characters. This is on both PPTP and L2TP (I had not tried this previously, so it may have been in 1.4 and earlier for all I know). 2) I cannot get L2TP working at all. I put in all of the proper settings and credentials (and created a new VPN client service of the proper type), and after waiting for 10 seconds of trying to connect, it fails. I've also noticed that if the program is quit and relaunched, the Shared Secret field is blanked out - is it not storing it properly? Here's the error: 6/6/08 4:04:59 PM pppd[6566] pppd 2.4.2 (Apple version 314) started by root, uid 501 6/6/08 4:04:59 PM pppd[6566] L2TP connecting to server '---.org' (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)... 6/6/08 4:05:02 PM pppd[6566] IPSec connection started 6/6/08 4:05:12 PM pppd[6566] IPSec connection failed 3) Documentation doesn't specify that PPTP ports to forward are TCP, and L2TP ports are UDP. Also, isn't port 1701 UDP required as well for L2TP? This is according to this page: http://www.steveneppler.com/blog/2005/12/07/pptp-and-l2tp-ports 4) Isn't it possible to run both PPTP and L2TP at the same time? Windows Server 2003 can; I should hope Mac OS X has the same capability! Still excellent software; I'll just keep my eyes peeled for 1.6. :) |
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Excellent changes! I'd say a help file should be included with the application, covering things like port forwarding (which also differs for PPTP and L2TP), what IP settings to use (I know, but others may not), etc. It doesn't have to be anything too detailed; I think what's on your web site covers a lot of it now. Okay, a few more niggles, just because I'm always that way. :) I'm not quite sure why the L2TP section has a border, other than to indicate the shared secret is part of it - maybe if the Shared Secret field was underneath the radio button and labeled? x PPTP x L2TP Shared Secret: __________ Also, looking at it now, you have about as many non-IP options as IP fields; it might look good to move all of the VPN options (name/pass, VPN type, start on launch) to the left, and place all IP options on the right. This would make the window a little more compact, yet preserve the options and whitespace. Some people might crucify me for this suggestion, but what about putting the Start/Stop buttons on a Toolbar? You could use a single labeled button that changes between a Play/Stop icon and the appropriate label. This would visually separate this from the settings below, and consolidate the two buttons into one in a logical fashion. |
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Forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but is it possible to enable both PPTP and L2TP at the same time? I notice the interface only allows one or the other. I'd like to use L2TP, but some devices I'm using only support PPTP. |
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I know that older versions of PPTP were vulnerable (specifically the MS-CHAPv2 authentication scheme), but I thought that current versions were fairly robust. http://www.schneier.com/pptp.html |
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This will certainly improve, but right now the list of limitations is quite extensive: – No support for Host Interface Networking or Internal Networking (NAT is slower than an adapter configured for host interface networking) – No support for audio input – No support for VT-x/AMD-V – No support for raw disk access – No ACPI information (battery status, power source) is reported to the guest And most importantly, there is no way to set a resolution beyond 800x600! |
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Agreed; this is simply perfect. Drop-dead simple, and it allows seamless connectivity from any standard PPTP client - which is built into both Mac OS X and Windows. About my only gripes are: - Documentation: Really needs to discuss forwarding port 1723. Preferably would discuss what changes are made to the system to enable the VPN. - Interface: Really dark. Give up on brushed metal - it's dead. Also, there's no good reason to split so few options into two tabs when they'll easily fit on one without looking crowded. When that's all I can find to nitpick, it's a sign of excellent software. |
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After all this time it still doesn't support tunneled SSH connections properly. For instance: Local: MacBook Pro, 1440x900 Remote: Mac Mini, 1024x768 ssh -L 5902:127.0.0.1:5900 mini This will tunnel any request for port 5902 on the local machine to the remote mini over SSH (I use 5902 because I already have VNC servers running locally on 5900 and 5901). When I use JFVNC to connect, I get the picture of the remote system in a window the size of the local system. No other VNC client does this on any platform I've used (Ubuntu, UltraVNC, Palm microVNC, Apple's Screen Sharing, Chicken, etc). Reported for the last six months at least, no progress. I'd really like to use this, but for now I just can't. |
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Using a zip file doesn't leave a DMG behind, and also confuses novices less, who don't understand the concept of a disk image (yes, there are MANY). |
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So... a completely inferior competitor to RSS Menu (which is also free), except this includes an icon of Animal from the Muppets. Ah, the downside of software being so easy to develop on Mac OS X... |
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I hope we finally have updated VMWare Tools to support Linux kernel 2.6.24. The current versions will not compile, and kernel 2.6.24 is required for Ubuntu 8.04 which ships today. Not seeing a mention in the release notes concerns me. |
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Great interface! Great functionality! Great way to get banned! |
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"Error Reading Package: There was an error while evaluating JavaScript for the package." JavaScript? In an installer package? Wha? |
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Yes, we got an updater - after two months! So if you as a registered user needed it these last two months your only option was to buy it again at full price, since Alsoft wouldn't provide an updater. |
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@strider: Perhaps you haven't noticed that there ISN'T a CD updater? |
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Agreed with other reviews. This will fix things nothing else can. And sadly it is the case, because the company is arrogant and provides NO support. I do not define "available soon" as over a month between a non-existant pre-announcement and still not delivering anything. Like others, I will not support anything from this company again. |
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I've reported this repeatedly and the author claims it doesn't exist. Clearly it's all in my head (and multiple systems across multiple OS installations and LaunchServices rebuilds)... |
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Version 1.0 crashed for the first time; previous versions never did. Lost two weeks of downloaded content and 16GB of data. :( VERY unhappy. Not to mention the ugly-as-hell toolbar icons... |
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ARGH. The browser auto-launch "feature" is driving me nuts. Because of that little chestnut, I can't use this as a login item any longer, since it will throw up a browser window. I just want it quietly running in the background as a daemon, no app, as God (and Apple) intended. Include a link along with the package for people to open the web interface themselves. |
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Nice improvements in v1.3 - however, you'll need to update the listing here if people are going to be aware of it! ;-) + Smart Update is excellent + Toolbar looks much more polished Still a couple little nits: - Contrary to the notes for v1.2, it saves the window size but not position. - Toolbar looks better, but please give us the standard customization sheet. - Now that we have a "Browse" button for the WoW folder, why not drop the path entirely? Take a look at how browsers handle Download folder locations. - Select All is a good start for the menu bar, but please flesh it out with the other various commands in the interface. Some people won't want to use the toolbar, and key commands on menu items are always helpful. :) - Preferences window probably doesn't need an OK button; generally preferences are applied on closing the window. |
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An excellent start. Several things need some updating, however: 1) The user should be able to use a standard Open dialog to locate their WoW installation. Typing out paths doesn't cut it. 2) We need "Select All"; preferably the standard Edit menu. 3) Toolbar should be customizable. 4) Doesn't remember window position or size. 5) When updating addons, use a progress bar - you know how many addons are being installed, so there's no reason for an indeterminate progress indicator. |
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404, and no sign of such a file in the releases directory. But then again, I expect this kind of slipshod stuff from MPlayer. |
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I have to ask - does this run afoul of WoW terms of service? They frown heavily on external automation. |
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10.4 "or later", eh? I hope the author has accounted for the fact that 10.5 uses a completely different picture location (/System/Library/CoreServices/). |
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Version 2.7.3 appears to run fine, with a few graphical glitches. Nothing major, and nothing that impedes functionality. http://www.objectpark.net/download/MenuCalendarClock-iCal-2.7.3.dmg.gz |
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This is probably the nicest of these nascent tools. Kudos for that. :) While I applaud what people are doing here, the real holy grail will be a solution that can make the menubar opaque - without modifying the desktop picture (or making a copy and modifying it - which is what I assume this does). After all, if you want to randomize your desktop picture (for instance), none of the tools so far will do this. |
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Whoa, this is a complete rip-off of MacAceUpdater: http://code.google.com/p/macaceupdater/ It looks like they did clean up the interface some, but the fact remains that they stole an open source program, rebranded it with no credit, and aren't contributing any changes back to the original source code. |
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Wow, that's really nasty. I'd rather ditch it entirely than accept such practices. |
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Hi. Welcome to the Mac. You're going to fail due to your craptacular interface. Have a nice day. |
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Minor graphical problems (bottom is a pixel off). No way to manually refresh or have it auto-refresh when dashboard is opened. No way to show a particular category of items (for instance, the ever-popular Mac Mini). Nice first effort, but very incomplete. |
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Your opinion is functionality must come before "aesthetics". If I don't care about usability, I can use the terminal. This is simply not a "Mac" program, and seeing a middling review from me would not convey my true recommendation on the application. |
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Versus Butler, which is free, has far more features, and fits into the menubar wherever you want. |
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Found an odd bug today - the new release of iStat Pro decompresses with BOMArchiveHelper, but not with The Unarchiver. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20364/istat-pro |
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Decided to check this out after seeing all of the hype. Indeed, the speed is simply amazing. On my local LAN I can just about watch video over this. However, there's still a LOT to do on the interface. A few recommendations: - Move "Host Type", "Keyboard Layout", and "Connect" to the drawer - they're certainly not the primary settings, and likely don't need to be changed often. - Since the default values are so well set (very few programs do this well - bravo!), show the connection name, server address, and port in the columns. That way someone could complete basic setup of a connection without ever opening the drawer. - Remove all key commands in the program; they will conflict with those in the VNC window for Mac clients. Command-W has hit me a few times. - Remove the Help menu, or add some help. - General polish - things like the icon, buttons in the main window not matching usual interface design, and the OK buttons being "Ok" and shrunken. For the Transport Encoding Order, move "Use" column to the left side and remove the title (it's redundant) to match standard UI. |
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Works extremely well, automating the use of NZB's to download files from Usenet. A few comments: - As this program has no GUI, it would be much better distributed as a StartupItem or LaunchDaemon, rather than as an application with a Dock icon with no way to quit. - If there is some odd reason it must remain as an application, please add the "LSUIElement" key to the Info.plist. This will keep it from adding a Dock icon, but may be confusing as there is no feedback the program is running. Looking towards the future, a GUI would be good to add, especially a "first-run" wizard that could set the server and directory settings, rather than using the (admittedly excellent) web-based configuration interface. |
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Perhaps that's after its first check? Unless it leaks memory constantly (which I don't see across days/weeks of use) then it's a non-issue. |
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It's so hard to review this, because the features are arguably good, it's fairly stable, and free cant be beat, but... The interface is utter crap, and I would NEVER consider using it or recommending it to anyone. Under any circumstances. Ported from Windows - and not even a good Windows interface at that... |
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Yes, because they mark their final versions and betas so clearly. Hell, until recently all they posted were build numbers - good luck figuring out what was 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, etc. Quick, what version was 1970? And their support is rather lacking... |
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And what is with the trend of people posting icon makeovers like this? At the very least post it as a patch to the original menu extra, and perform some integrity checks. Distributing a copy of the whole extra is going to cause inevitable version mismatches and breakage. I can't wait until people screw up their Leopard installations with crap like this in a couple months... Looks like it's already happening with PPC vs Intel. This goes for all other programs that see fit to wholesale replace things they have no business replacing, including other "color menu extras" offerings, and Aqua4iTunes. |
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Wow, that is amazingly ugly. Colorizing the current Airport logo might be nice, but the black background of this makes it nearly unreadable, and the shape isn't as pleasing as the default one either. Certainly not usable at a glance. And what is with the trend of people posting icon makeovers like this? At the very least post it as a patch to the original Airport menu extra, and perform some integrity checks. Distributing a copy of the whole extra is going to cause inevitable version mismatches and breakage. I can't wait until people screw up their Leopard installations with crap like this in a couple months... This goes for all other programs that see fit to wholesale replace things they have no business replacing, including other "color menu extras" offerings, and Aqua4iTunes. |
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Thanks. I was suggesting just scanning inside /Applications (or ~/Applications), which would avoid the "second drive" problem, commonly seen with backup drives. [Admittedly, there are a multitude of reasons not to move Apple's applications around, but I do it anyway. I'll have a clean applications folder whether Apple's installers/updaters have any sense or not (I manually move everything back before an update).] One other thing I noticed is when applying the "unified" Uno look to metal windows, the window title text is always in grey, making it look disabled even in the foreground. Only problem I've noticed so far. |
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Excellent program which does almost everything right. It has the right number of options, and most importantly, does everything *safely*. Checksums and integrity checks are performed for every step (unlike certain other programs which tamper with the interface). It appears to be impossible to screw things up. My only issue has to do with locating the various applications. Uno does not seem to search for applications in non-default locations. If like me you have them in other places, the program will pause for several seconds for each application. For half a dozen applications, this gets tiring, and it happens on every launch. My recommendation would be to either search slightly for applications (two levels deep has worked well for most applications, or use Spotlight), or at least eliminate the delay for selecting applications. |
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So, let me guess - this is now broken for iTunes 7.3.1, isn't it? And it's probably going to do nasty things if you install it? I sense a pattern here. |
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Beware using this on iTunes 7.3. Since this replaces the entire resource file, it will certainly break the new iTunes. Replacing an entire resource file without version checking or other safety measures is inherently dangerous, and poor design. PLEASE, look at the way CandyBar handles this. For each resource you want to replace, run a checksum on the existing resource (to make sure it's what you expect), and then change ONLY the resources you need to. That way if Apple adds new ones (AppleTV, iPhone, etc) then you're safe, and you can support most new versions without needing an update to Aqua4iTunes at all. Not to mention it makes the whole process a lot safer, makes the download much smaller, removes any potentially objectionable copyrighted items in the iTunes resource file, etc. |
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Thanks for the reply - very civil considering my comments. I do tend to be harsh. :) I think it's because I've seen so many teases of iStat menus for months that I had expectations that were too high. The problems with SystemUIServer choking after rebooting with Apple's CPU menu extra loaded didn't help the impression, unfortunately. As for not being able to tell gauges apart, this refers to the graph/bar ones when used without the text labels. As others mentioned, different colors for each gauge would help a lot. For fan and temperature, a graph would help. Fan could be based on minimum and maximum values (1000 and 6000 rpm on a MacBook Pro, for instance). Again, thank you very much for your professional response - that says as much to me as the quality of your software (and I'll be watching how this evolves from 1.0). |
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Sadly, I can't necessarily agree with the previous review. It does provide a lot of system monitoring, and the dropdown menus with full graphs, are first rate, but it has some serious problems. First off is the fact that it's a menu extra. While a great API, it has been deprecated. I ran into some serious problems when I loaded Apple's CPU menu extra (to enable to disable processor cores), and on restart SystemUIServer got very confused. The menu extra from Apple was gone from the menu bar, but the menu still showed up. iStat Menus refused to load at all from that point. Probably has to do with trying to load multiple copies of the code that allows injecting third-party menu extras. The next major problem is that the menu gauges aren't anywhere near as useful as they could be. Either you keep a lot of ugly labels on your menu bar (CPU, MEM, HD, etc) or you can't tell what gauge is what. You can't assign colors independently to gauges. Networking does not have a graph mode, so instead of watching the overall pattern over time, you just get jumpy numbers that tell you nothing, other than network traffic is spiky. Things like fan speed and temperature also don't use graphs, and the text they do use is not customizable (I like smaller sizes that take up less space). Bluetooth? Clock? Why are these in there at all? They add no real functionality over the original Apple counterparts. For a real enhancement, try MenuCalendarClock, which integrates nicely into iCal. Still, not something that belongs here by any stretch. Finally, with all of the hoo-hah over this, the iStat application has been completely ignored for eons. Perhaps this will change now, but I'm no longer holding my breath. I've dumped this and iStat, and just use the widget. Which, of course, gives me no ongoing history... So much potential, but just not there. And after all the hype and lack of updates on other software, I'm really disappointed. |
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Not the help you're looking for, but Ive had no problems with our corporate copy of Windows XP Pro. |
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I'll agree that first setting up the Missing Sync can be very difficult. For whatever reason, it doesn't seem to pull in "existing" data all that well initially, and this can lead to many problems. Mark/Space should really work on this, and backup the iCal and Address Book or Treo data beforehand at the very least. However, once it's all set up, it is nirvana. All of the data on your Treo syncs into the Mac perfectly, which then makes it accessible to every other program on your Mac - dashboard widgets, menu extras, a single unified address book, iLife. I can't overstate how much of a change this makes. |
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Bull. Most people use IE on Windows. IE on the Mac has been dead for years, and no, they don't render alike in the slightest. There is absolutely no need for IE for the Mac - good riddance. |
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Okay, seems every time I start getting negative, I'm happily proven wrong. Meteo looks like it will get some new development in the coming weeks/months, with an unofficial build posted that fixes the current issues with 1.4.4. See it all here: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1728782&forum_id=268087 |
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Excellent news - it looks like we may get some additional development on Meteo in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, a new unofficial build has been posted that incorporates the various fixes, and is Universal to boot. http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1728782&forum_id=268087 |
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Looks like it died in its entirely today - no longer pulling any weather updates. Hopefully someone else will pick it up, since the "developer" certainly hasn't done a thing in years. |
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Geez - a partially functional tunneling program, which will ultimately cost money when it's simple to do yourself for free. Wow indeed... Several methods here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060831091645414 |
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Now this looks like exactly what I've been waiting for to use MacFUSE. I'll be watching this closely. Oh, and you may want to redo that screenshot - your domain names are still quite readable through the blur. |
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Nice update. A few notes: - Temperature readouts are a bit buggy; when I disable certain sensors, either it doesn't respect that setting, or I get duplicates (for example, I disabled all heatsinks yet one shows up, and I have three readouts for "enclosure bottom") - New skin is okay - why did the old one "have to be removed"? While the new skin works well on a Dashboard widget, it will look like crap on the desktop via "debug mode" or the iStat application - Speaking of the iStat application - where are updates to it? It's been over six months while MAJOR enhancements have been made to the widget (intel fan support, much better memory statistics and reporting, etc). The lack of an application version really bugs me, as graphs of CPU and memory usage don't do much good if they can only record while the dashboard is active. |
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Great - it doesn't seem to handle resource forks or folders, yet it doesn't use the standard diff format as far as I can tell. So we get an incompatible format that offers no advantages other than a whizzy GUI. Which could have been put on top of diff/patch. Ugh. |
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Okay, this just jumps back and forth. Still no luck with the forums (so this has to substitute), but incredible progress between beta2 and beta3! All of the performance and networking problems I had in beta2 have been resolved, and the log entries are no longer created. I only have a few minor interface quibbles left. - Suppress the constant "unsigned driver" popups in VMWare Tools installation. - Toolbar is not customizable in any way - size, labels, or contents. Devices and USB in particular get out of hand quickly. - When a VM has been shut down, it stays on a large black screen. It would be much better if that window closed and the Welcome Screen were re-opened. Similarly, editing the settings for a VM should not open the large black VM window. - VM Settings window - it works fine, but it would be much nicer if it looked and felt like preferences windows elsewhere on the Mac (toolbar icons for each section, etc). Repeated confirmations for "Apply" get annoying fast. Look to OmniWeb for a good example. - Command-R for "Run" - please? :) - "Windows key" mapping cannot be disabled. This would be useful, as otherwise traditional Mac command keys and shortcuts like "Command-Tab" are unavailable. Given everything I push the VM to do, this is pretty darn incredible. Everything I pushed it to do, it handled admirably. A few interface tweaks, and this will simply clean up. I'm quite amazed! |
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I'm rescinding my previous positive review based on two problems: 1) It is impossible to register and log into the VMWare forums; I get stuck in an authentication loop every time and they haven't fixed it over a period of several weeks. 2) Even if you don't use it, it's simply destroying your system.log, by polluting it with dozens of entries a second: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007030619493199 |
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Great interface, but three problems: 1) First and foremost, this needs to be able to store serials for items that aren't on your Mac! As several other people have pointed out, it would be great to store passwords for Windows, Palm, and software on other computers (or stuff that's currently not installed). The way it integrates with Mac software is very, very slick, but we do need to store other things. 2) Why does it create a folder in my Documents folder? I didn't ask for it and it doesn't make documents anyway. Keep application support stuff where it belongs - in ~/Library/Application Support. 3) Not as important to me, but I can see how encryption would be desirable. Aren't such facilities built into the OS, given its OSS foundations and Keychain support? Again, I love the interface. Needs a little bit more development, but I'm going to be following this one closely. |
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I must have been in a bad mood, because despite these limitations, it's still by far the best monitoring style application out there. It looks good and works well - it's just a shame there hasn't been any focus on the application version. |
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So... what does this offer that PAR files do not? It certainly sounds like you're implementing a parity-based recovery solution, which quite frankly has been done to death. PAR2 is an especially good implementation, and free for any use. What does TrueDisc bring to the table? |
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This would be a lot simpler, smaller, and safer if it only replaced those resources it needs to, rather than carrying around several full copies of the iTunes resource file. Replacing the entire resource file is inherently unsafe anyway, as it can easily change every point update. Please, just use Resource Manager calls to replace the appropriate PICT resources. That will also allow more customization and flexibility, and avoid problems inherent in overwriting other resources that may easily change from version to version. |
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Falling woefully behind the widget version. Still no support for Intel fan readouts. Can't "stick" it to the desktop as many others have requested. |
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The Good: - Overall interface design - it is very Mac-like, from the use of system toolbars, icons, welcome screen, and key shortcuts. There are a few minor oddities, but by and large, it "feels" right. - Advanced virtualization features - This cannot be overstated - dual-CPU, ACPI, 3D support, snapshots, USB 2.0, compatibility with existing VMWare machines and other platforms. Under the hood, this is very advanced. - Loads kernel extensions on the fly, does not touch /System - Once again, I appreciate the Mac-like design and how self-contained everything is. The more than can be kept inside the application bundle or Application Support, the better. The Bad: - Lack of support. I've tried for the last week to register and gain access to the support forum, but cannot. There is no way to submit problems or bug reports otherwise. I have a lot of detail and even some crash reports, but I can't do anything with them. - Performance. You wouldn't expect it, but not only is the VM itself somewhat poky (Windows idles with higher CPU usage than Parallels, and just feels slower), but the interface can be sluggish, with frequent beachballs and pauses. - Shared ethernet does not support VPN connections, and cannot see any samba or nfs shares on the host computer (Parallels can). - Mouse does not function at all until VMWare Tools are installed (!). - The "Displays" control panel does not list any widescreen resolutions. While we can resize the window directly, it is useful to be able to set your resolution to exact settings like "1280x800", "1440x900", and "1600x1050", just to test what things look like on those standard sizes. - Toolbar is not customizable in any way - size, labels, or contents. At least it's a real Mac toolbar, unlike Parallels. - When a VM has been fully shut down, it stays on a large black screen. It would be much better if that window closed and the Welcome Screen were re-opened. |
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Aqua4iTunes doesn't work with iTunes 7.1 (released today). Running it will break the "Library" view or any non-iTunes store view. Uninstall is also broken, much to my disappointment (Applescript error). |
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Intel version is available here, prepatched: http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2007/01/30/intel-mac-version-of-meteorologist Not my blog, but good stuff. |
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One of the users over on SourceForge rewrote the weather.xml file, which is used to parse results for city searches. In a nutshell, you can search for city names again (but not zipcodes). I've wrapped it up in a nice AppleScript front-end and posted it here: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24171 (If you want to reply with cheers or jeers, please reply to this post, to keep this information visible for other users - thanks!) |
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Thanks for the report - I've corrected this in the latest release, which should be available shortly (the download has been updated already with 1.0.1, so feel free to try again). |
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Excellent little program. Apparently it doesn't support NNW Lite as NNW Lite doesn't support AppleScript. So, not much this program can do about it. However, this results in an excellent alternative to the less-than-stable RSS Menu. |
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Outstanding application, and puts similar other programs to shame with its simplicity and price (none!). One possible feature: Could it also measure how many files are in a folder, rather than the size? I sometimes wonder where the 600,000 files on my disk really *are*. |
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Great browser, features far beyond pretty much any other browser out there (including Firefox with a dozen extensions). It's just such a damn shame they won't listen to their PAYING customers. Ever since the tab drawer was introduced, there has been a steady roar of people asking for standard tabs as an option. Not instead of, but as a complementary feature. It wouldn't hurt anyone, except perhaps one developer's ego. This omission is bizarre for a browser that is almost entirely about customization and browsing the way you want to, from a company that has brought us so many top-notch programs. This is their flagship product, and they treat their customers like dirt. |
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Why does this have to be so convenient when it's so damn unreliable? It only checks a few feeds consistently; most of the time I have to force an "Update All" and 75% of my feeds will suddenly show hours of missed updates. Some feeds STILL will not updates. Occasionally a feed will show someone ELSE'S updates. Sometimes a feed will show several lines of HTML gobbletygook instead of the headline (most often on Engadget or Joystiq - both part of AOL's Weblogs Inc). And then there's the times it crashes and just vanishes. YES, I've deleted all of my settings who knows how many times, and recreating my list of feeds is a pain in the ass. My logs are chock full of such informative lines as: 2007-02-14 13:44:57.533 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.osxbook.com/blog/feed/atom/ 2007-02-14 13:45:05.572 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.robservatory.com/feed/atom/ 2007-02-14 13:46:34.466 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://webkit.opendarwin.org/blog/?feed=atom 2007-02-14 13:46:43.882 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.schwieb.com/blog/feed/ 2007-02-14 13:47:24.053 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.tivoblog.com/feed/atom/ 2007-02-14 13:47:28.255 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.palminfocenter.com/feed.xml 2007-02-14 13:47:32.184 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.everythingtreo.com/index2.php?option=com_rss&no_html=1 2007-02-14 13:47:33.825 RSS Menu[8257] errors: http://www.georgeandtif.com/feed/ What's the error? Who knows! Furthermore, while certain feeds cause them most often, it DOES manage to update them correctly on occasion, so I know the feed as a whole works. What good is a program that is supposed to notify you of updated sites when it can't even do that properly? I don't like giving space to a dock icon, but I'm going back to NetNewsWire Lite - I've given this program second chances every version since 1.0. The concept is excellent - the execution of it has always left much to be desired. |
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Delivery Status is much more comprehensive. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22662 |
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Great program; looking forward to the application version! |
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Can't add cities, no response from developer, Intel link is dead - I'd say this once excellent free app is dead. |
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Writes out an "Adobe Help 1.0" application to your Applications folder. Writes an "Adobe Utilities" folder to your Utilities folder. Adds the Adobe Updater to your login items. NONE of this can be undone. Try deleting it - it will recreate it on next launch of reader. Try eliminating its "self repair" files - it will refuse to launch. Someone at Adobe has completely missed the boat on packages. None of these items have any business being anywhere except inside the Adobe Reader package. Furthermore, it's just plain disrespectful of the user to continually insist on recreating these items (and adding login items without notice!). This is what finally deleted Adobe Reader from my system entirely. Good riddance. |
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Why this developer didn't just pick up the Meteo source code. It currently has a bug in searching for cities (which makes it useless for a first-time user), but otherwise it's a much more capable and mature package. And it's free/open source to boot. |
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Look, I love the thumbnail "tabs", but PLEASE give us the option of a standard tab bar! For a small number of tabs it works MUCH better, and the drawer is completely unusable on small screens like 1024x768 - still the most common resolution. I don't know what the seemingly philisophical problem is with a tab bar. (And hey - you could even make it smart by converting it to a tab drawer on the fly, or allowing the user to do it when they want.) |
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Quite impressive! Worked without a hitch on the new iTunes 7.0.2 update. One request - would it be possible for us to select exactly which graphical elements we want? For instance, I'd like to pick the Uno background, the "all aqua" buttons, but not the volume slider. I could see being able to pick and choose each element (play buttons, view buttons, browse headings, volume slider, bottom buttons, source highlight, scrollbar widgets) independently, and then choose which window style is wanted. The current preview would make it very easy to see what things would look like in the end, and since it's just replacing a lot of resources, it should just be a matter of a bunch of branch statements. Of course, I've been known to drastically oversimplify coding jobs before. :) |
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Overall excellent software. Makes perfect copies, maintaining all volume information including metadata, file attributes, icons, ACL's, etc. Smart updating (usually known as incremental backups) works well. Excellent for quick one-click whole-drive backups of a main hard drive, However, it still has some weak areas. Because it is very firmly based on a whole drive backup, it is relatively difficult to tell it to back up only a single folder (such as a home directory). Even if you do, it will still scan the entire disk, which makes it VERY slow for such backups. Specifying custom backup sets is also a tad difficult, and the interface is very rudimentary. It feels like grep - lots of power, but pretty ugly and best avoided by most users. Fairly weak handling of multiple backup sets. While you can schedule several backup scripts to run at a given time, if something goes wrong (source or destination is not available, for instance because it isn't connected), then it obviously fails. What is annoying about this is that there is no simple way to tell it to "run all" or "run those that failed" - you have to open each one indvidually and run it, babysitting it the whole way through. Finally, SuperDuper exposes too much of the implementation to the user. The user shouldn't be dealing with opening script files and backup set files; SuperDuper should be managing that and just presenting a list (as does every other program). Utilities don't generally have "documents"., and users don't associate creating and opening documents with backing up their hard drives. So, for the simple case of backing up a single drive to a single backup drive, dead simple and effective. For more complex cases it works and is very complete and thorough, but much more cumbersome than it needs to be. |
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This is exactly why you keep engineers/developers as far away from the user interface as possible... |
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