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At least be honest in a review. If you go to the developer's site, it clearly states: "Please note that this does not mean that your license will expire after two years. You can use a registered copy of PopChar without limitation, but your license key will not be valid for newer versions that are released more than two years after the purchase of the license key." You can complain as you wish about the price; that's valid. But do not say the license expires after 2 years per se. That's inaccurate. |
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I would reiterate what the other 5-star reviews have said. Beyond that, I have two additional reasons why I like this program. First, unlike Apple's Finder, I can adjust font and icon sizes in PF so that I can actually see and read them! Apparently, the designers at Apple have not yet reached age 50, or they would correct this immediately. Second, I prefer column view, and PF maintains its column width settings. Apple's Finder always, always opens any new window with the narrowest possible column width, and I got tired of having to constantly manually adust this. You cannot go wrong with PF. Period. And unlike some reviews I've read, I've never once had a problem with their support team getting back to me. It might take a few days, but they do reply. |
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How is this significantly different from OSS 3D, which has been around for a number of years and has a remarkably similar interface design? And which is $20 cheaper? |
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I've only had time to play with this a bit, but I plan to buy it. I converted some small movies into DV format, and I swear that this program produced a larger size movie with better quality than the original. I mean, literally, if I were to take the original small movie and simply enlarge its window manually, the quality of that would be less than what this program produced. I do not know how they can do this, but how can one not be impressed? |
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I find that the windowshade feature works okay. But I have lots of trouble with minimize in place. I had a number of apps that would crash upon launch, although I could relaunch them and they'd then work okay. The only way to even get some semblance of performance out of the minimize feature was to set the preferences for "Show Animation" and set it to "Scale." Even then, if I wanted it to arrange to a particular screen edge, it would end up forcing my windows to whatever edge it darn well chose. I'd say the program is showing signs of progress, but this is not quite ready for prime time. Still, I have faith in the developers. Nearly everyone had given up on them when Leopard was released, but they did keep working on the program. I have to believe they know there are reviews out there describing problems and that they don't want those reviews floating around any longer than necessary. |
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I've really grown to like this new version. My only wish is that it would remember tab settings between sessions. But on the whole, it's fast, stable, and in many respects elegant. I do not do ftp work, so I cannot speak to that. |
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I do love this program. But I wish they would allow me to group objects. Yes, I can select multiple objects and move them as a group, but that's not the same as creating one large, grouped object which I can maneuver at will. I wrote them awhile back and asked for this feature, and they said it would be in the next release. I do not see it. Bummer. |
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I have not seen a way to do multi-session burns with this program. But among the free programs, I still like this one best. So I put up with the annoyance of no multi-session burns. |
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This current Leopard release shows that the product is being tended to. Remember, the developer is also busy with Smart Scroll, which a lot of people enjoy using. Given that this is probably the developer's primary product, I'm sure a lot of time and resources have to go into maintaining that. I know from conversations with the developer that some significant changes are being worked on for future versions of 3D-Space. The current version was sufficient for me to become interested. I've seen some reviews at other sites that tend to dismiss 3D-Space without genuine consideration. My two cents is that people have preferred styles of managing information. Some like Apple's Finder. Some like the terminal. Some prefer split-panes, such as ForkLift. Others like the customization of PathFinder. To say that any one product is bad or mere "eye candy" misses the mark. I prefer a visual representation of information, and 3D-Space provides a very useful way for me to process my data and information. Just because the approach does not work for some does not mean it does not work for others. |
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I rather like this. I use a lot of different split-pane settings, and this lets me choose them quickly. The program works very well. I was in the midst of trying it out when I experienced a glitch from another program that was severe enough to prompt me to erase my drive and reinstall everything. (Let me be very very clear - Simple WindowSets did NOT harm my system. It was something totally unrelated.) Anyway, I had saved my preferences for SWS, and afer reinstalling, the program still remembered all of my previous settings perfectly. I was sold on it. |
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Never mind. The developer helped me. |
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Does anyone still have a copy of this? The developer is apparently going out of business, and I lost my copy! Thanks |
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I bought a license for this when it wasn't free. Now I have the "free" version, except it doesn't allow me to hide more than 3 apps in "trial mode." Yet now there's no place to enter a serial number. And I cannot seem to connect to their site. What a rip. |
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I could see value if you do ftp stuff (which I don't). To create a simple dual-pane Finder setup, I created two folders, opened them and put them side by side, set them to the exact settings I wanted (I prefer CoverFlow), and then used the free program Hot Alias to create one file that now opens both folders at once. (There's another free program called 2Finder that does something like this, but I don't like it. It seems to auto-hide many of my open windows.) I think ForkLift would improve if it (1) provided disclosure triangles and (2) allowed the option of switching between dual-pane and column view settings. |
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Is anyone else having trouble getting the font sizes to change? It worked fine in the beta version, but I can't get it to work here. |
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I do think ForkLift is a good product; I own a license for it. But it would be nice to have some kind of simple pop-up button between the panes that lets you choose "Column" or "Dual Pane" view on the fly. While I'm at it, disclosure triangles would be a nice touch as well. I do recommend giving ForkLift a try. It has some nice features. |
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I've found Shiira to be a pretty stable browser with many similar features to OmniWeb (including the visual tabs). Not to knock OmniWeb. Heck, I bought it back when the license cost twice as much. OW has more features than Shiira, but Shiira is at least worth a look. |
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I tried this program as well as AppCleaner, AppDelete, and Forklift. I tried all on a program called DiskOrder. Not one of them found the folder in Library/Application support called "LikeMac" which clearly has a folder in it titled "Disk Order." I'll stick to deleting these things manually. |
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The one big shortcoming of this solution is that now I can't have WYSIWYG font menus. Why should I not be able to see what the fonts look like, just in order to speed up the launch of the program? |
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Woops, let me take that back. I hadn't tinkered with the preferences settings properly. Indeed, this works as well as Focus Layer, if not better. (I couldn't get Focus Layer to work with the "Applications" setting under 10.5.2; it would only work with the "Windows" setting.) Indeed, let us give this 10 stars. Nice program. The developer obviously read our minds in terms of what we needed. My apologies for the previously hasty words. |
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I prefer FocusLayer. It gives me several additional customization features. But I do appreciate what the developer of Isolator is trying to do. |
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I like this, but it ends up hiding all of my other windows when I use it. Inconvenient. |
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That is correct. It's in Application Support. I've moved my files before with complete success. |
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Wow, this hasn't been reviewed in ages. I'm using 10.5.2, and it runs fine. I was using MouseLocator pref pane, and it has many merits. But ultimately, this simple program lets me find my cursor much more quickly and easily. I found that with ML and other similar programs that give me a circle or square around my cursor, I was still hunting for the circle or square! This program makes it impossible to not immediately know exactly where things are. Many thanks to the developer. |
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I concur. I've also had some troubles with WindowShade. Having used Unsanity's haxies for many years, I don't think it's anything that I'm doing wrong. I definitely think that with some of their programs, they are now well in the ballpark. But it's wrong for them to suggest there are few if any bugs. |
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What if I am willing to put up with the messiness of transferring the files from one machine to another? I do that with a lot of programs. |
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It's called PathFinder. |
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I even tried starting from an external drive. I have 10.4.11 installed on a LaCie drive. I used to be able to start up just fine with that volume when I used my PowerBook G4. But with this MacBook Pro, that drive is not even recognized by Startup Disk. I suppose I could call Apple tech and see what they say. Since I aleady own Leopard, it's not like they'd have to feel pressured to make a sale. |
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In fact, specifically, it says "OS X 10.4 cannot be used on this machine." I bought the laptop in mid-January. Perhaps they've done something since 2007. |
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Yes, I tried all of these things. It claims it cannot be used on this machine. But thanks. |
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When I do a search in MacUpdate in other browsers, it will often give me several pages worth of results. I can see the page links at the bottom of the page. With Opera, I can't find those page links. But I also know it's not giving me all of the search results. Is there something I'm not setting properly? Thanks in advance. |
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I honestly feel for the Tiger people. At the same time, it seems there's no pleasing everyone. I would give anything to be able to run Tiger on my MacBook Pro, but it only allows Leopard. I miss my Unsanity products. |
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I want to make my comments more overt here. This program has significantly reduced my pending carpal tunnel problems. Instead of having to make numerous trips to the dock (or other program switchers), I programmed my center mouse button to pop up the Trampoline menu when I click it. It's a lot easier for me to traverse a small piece of screen realty to find what I want. This might sound trivial, but as I've gotten older, it has made a significant difference. (I've been using Macs for nearly 20 years.) In addition, the program is highly configurable and fast. The developer has also always been prompt with replies and consideration of feature requests. This is a program one should check out before dismissing it as "yet another program switcher and launcher." I'll take it over the dock any day. |
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Oh thank goodness. Seems to work fine. This guy is among the best for customer support and speedy updates. Too bad he doesn't work for Unsanity. Maybe we'd get a WindowShade update before OS X 10.9.9. |
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There is a setting in PathFinder for hiding the desktop. Perhaps that's been activated in your PF and is causing the conflict. |
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He'll get it fixed. Have you ever known him not to? |
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About the only issue I'm having is that SmartScroll doesn't seem compatible; but I'm sure he'll fix that. Otherwise, it's been working fine on my MacBook Pro. Sorry to hear other people are having problems. |
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I just bought a MacBook pro with Leopard, and I feared the worst. But it's working just as fine as ever for me. Ya, we'll never see another update. And while I own and use DragThing for some purposes, I preferred DropDrawers for launcher and some text pasting features. DD always worked faster for me and had some configuration options not available in DT. Glad I kept a copy. |
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Hope? They actually wrote me back a few days ago, saying they're working on it. It did appear to be a form letter, but they did write me back. Another developer friend of mine also said he thinks 10.5.2 will address the Unsanity issues and perhaps resolve some of the problems for them. That would be nice; I certainly think Apple owes them (and us) that much. |
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Although I love this program, it does seem limited in Leopard. I, too, have problems getting the buttons to reappear in the toolbar. The hotkeys do not work when I try to get the standbar to appear. And ultimately, I cannot even get this program to work without also using PlugSuit for input managers. I appreciate this program and the developer's efforts; don't get me wrong. But it does need a lot of fixes. |
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Here we are with Leopard and a fancy-looking dock, and I still find this to be the most user-friendly, configurable program switcher available. (Works fine in Leopard.) I set it to have one big invisible square in the upper right corner. When I want to switch, I can quickly find the program to go to. Then it's entirely invisible and out of the way. I always thought this was a brilliant program and still do. Check it out. |
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I like this browser, but I wish they'd get it updated along with all the other "Omni" product updates I've seen lately. I have not been able to log in to USA Today and several other sites. They told me it was going to be fixed in the next version, but that was several months ago. |
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Well, thank goodness for the people at eSellerate. They went out of their way to solve my license problem. The people at Plantronics just plain suck. All they could do was tell me "the product won't work with Leopard." Hey, come to my house and see for yourself, morons. To my knowledge, they still make this for Windows. If so, I for one plan to go to VersionTracker for Windows and any other Windows shareware site I can find and post a review that warns them they may be buying a product that will no longer be supported. I suggest you all do the same. |
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I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a version of VL that works with Leopard. I own a license. I recently bought a new laptop, and I cannot get VL to accept the license. It tries to validate and simply says there's an unknown error. I even installed the old plist files and such. No luck. I seem to be able to run it in demo mode, but it says that's going bad in 30 days. Plantronics is, of course, inaccessible. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. |
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Let me see if I have this straight. A couple of months ago, I write a criticism of Microsoft, and MacUpdate yanks away what I posted. But they allow the above comment to stand? Love your ethics. |
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There are a host of launchers beyond QuickSilver. DragThing is highly configurable. Overflow also works nicely. And if you want a free one that's pretty decent, try Launcher (http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/launcher.html). |
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Keystrokes is out of my price range, but Touchstrokes (same company) is definitely worth a look. I've found it to be the most versatile and stable of the virtual keyboards out there. I hope the company makes some of these new Keystrokes features available to Touchstrokes users. |
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Here's hoping others will do that. If any of you are reading these, please offer us hope! |
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Okay, I'm starting to lose hope here. The last blog their website had related to any of this was Oct. 27. There have been a few irrelevant blogs since that time, but I'm wondering if we've lost this product for good. (No news is bad news?) Of course, I blame Apple as much as anyone else. It was Apple that got us hooked on Windowshade prior to OS X and then simply took it away for no good reason. |
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Thank you. |
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I'm running it on 10.5.1 on a PowerBook G4. No problems so far. It's the only thing that's let me use SafariStand. |
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Okay, this may be a stupid question, but I'm unclear. Is Parallels a virtual Windows program? If I buy it, does it give me Windows? Or do I have to also buy Windows in addition to Parallels? And if it's a virtual program, how does it compare to the old Virtual PC program? Many thanks. |
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Same here. No matter how I tried to add Real Media files, nothing happened. If they can fix this and let me convert those files, they have a sale. But so far, I'm not impressed. |
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I've always had good response from them. I think they care about their product and their customers. |
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I just bought a license for this. I found that it has some very useful features. It didn't seem immediately intuitive, although it didn't require a steep learning curve, either. Once I started to play with it, though, I found it very handy. It doesn't have every bell and whistle that the Finder or PathFinder might have. But for the price, it does file management pretty well. In many ways, I've found it to be faster at some tasks than either of those programs. Good customer support as well. |
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It would be nice if I could download it. It just hangs whenever I try. |
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Let me amend this by adding that the ForkLift people said they intend for the initial Leopard upgrade to be free for registered owners. So this could be a good opportunity if you're thinking along those lines. It took me awhile to get used to dual-pane file management, but it's got a lot of advantages. This has been a good program so far. |
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Just be aware that if you buy this version of ForkLift as part of the MU update, it is the last supported pre-Leopard version you'll get. The company is working on a new version that will require Leopard and plans very minimal maintenance upgrades to this current version. This current version has run fine and stable, and the Leopard version looks really nice. (Check out their page.) But if you buy this current version, it is pretty much the final version of it. |
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I wonder if anyone can help me a problem I'm having. I'm lucky enough to have this copy of CoverFlow, but I find that it only seems to recognize those "professional" albums you buy or download. But I have a lot of my own compilations, many of which were modified using Amadeus. (Don't worry, this is strictly a personal hobby.) Another way to explain this that when I import songs into iTunes, iTunes will sort "my" songs into their own folders, but it seems to separate the professional songs into their own categories. For instance, lets say I have a folder titled "70s songs." When I import, iTunes will create that same folder name and put all of those songs into that folder. But if one of those tracks is an Elton John song I downloaded from iTunes, the iTunes will not put that song into my "70s Songs" folder but, instead, will put it in an "Artist - Elton John - Greatest Hits" folder. There has to be something about how that Elton John song was "tagged" that gets iTunes to do this, as compared with my other songs that are not tagged as such. And CoverFlow will recognize the Elton John song and album but not my "70s Songs" album. I'm assuming that "tagging" is what's going on here, although I am rather clueless about tagging, and while I've tried to do some of this with some songs via iTunes, CoverFlow still does not recognize them. Do you know what kind of tagging (or other procedure) I'd need to do here? Thanks |
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Well, I plan to upgrade to Leopard soon, and I will upgrade to CB 3 as well. I just wrote them with a question a few hours ago, and they responded promptly. Frankly, they sound very reputable and professional. Their programs have always been stable and helpful. I agree with the other reviewers about the fairness of the upgrade price. It is inevitable that as the Mac OS evolves, so must other programs. Developers have a right and a necessity to periodically charge for upgrades and develop their programs. |
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I don't have an issue with it per se, but it also appears that one cannot purchase CandyBar 2 anymore. I have to assume that not everyone is updating to Leopard. |
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Bummer, I only have a G4. This looks like it would be useful for an inept adult (like myself) as well. |
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I was looking for an imovie alternative. This ain't it. Keeps wanting to open in Classic. |
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You have to admit, these guys have attended to pretty much every feature request or problem people have addressed. And they offer this for free. It's hard to top that. |
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Not working with 10.4.11, either. Bummer. |
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I use both with iTunes. But there are two additional options: 1. AudioHjack Pro. With that program, you can use a variety of VST and Audio Component plug-ins to customize sound settings for a range of programs including iTunes, DVD Player, and so on. 2. OSS 3D. I go back and forth with this one. It's reasonably stable and has some interesting settings. It does seem to cause issues with the System Settings program. I don't know if either are compatible with Leopard. (I don't use Leopard.) I do know that the AudioHijack folks tend to be pretty swift at getting out updates, and I've had good customer support. Frankly, I don't even use iTunes as my primary music player anymore. I use the free Cog in conjunction with AudioHijack Pro. I get sweet sound, system-wide hotkeys, gapless audio, and a lot less strain on my CPU. (In fairness, I've not actually measured CPU use on any of these, but I do know my system runs a lot faster with COG & AHP than with iTunes & VL & iWow.) |
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I suppose it's inevitable that there will be "10.5 only" apps, but it's too bad the pre-Leopard version of this program did not have these same nice features. |
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The free XShelf can provide you with dropstack capability. |
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I have to concur with the author. I found several of these to be very nice, although I won't necessarily use them for the apps intended. "Unattractive" is a bit overstated. |
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Fine. I relent. Move on. I'm just P.O.'d because at my place of business - a college - all of the PC users and my students have had access to the new version of Office for months. I have to be able to advise my students about the program, yet I do not have ready access to a PC. The college computer labs have PCs, but I do not have available time during the day to go play with the program. Any time I would have available is at home, in the evenings. Most of my knowledge of that program has, thus, had to come from reading articles rather than being able to learn through firsthand experience, which is always the better teacher. Microsoft has put my learning curve way off as a result, and I am not able to do my job with 100% efficiency as I should be able to do. I for one do not find this to be satisfactory. I'm guilty for my views. Now go find a new hobby. |
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This could be a decent program if it had better functionality. First, it doesn't remember most of my settings upon restart. I'll get the window sized, the icons sized, etc., and upon restart, it reverts to small fonts, small icons, etc. Very annoying and useless to me. It would also be nice if the toolbar had more sensible customization. For example, if you want to add a space between items, you get to do so only once. Any other program I've ever seen allows you to drag as many spaces as needed to wherever you want. This program, however, gives you one and only one space (as well as one and only one flexible space). How does that possibly make sense? |
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I wonder where that new version is that was supposed to be ready by the end of March . . . |
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I have to agree with the developer. I've used LazyMouse for years and never had any bizarre behavior, much less seing background processes act weird. This program has always been solid. |
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Okay, I am taking back my original "uncertain about this" review. I just tried several other Finder alternatives (or, rather, re-tried them, since I already had licenses for them). DiskOrder keeps crashing unexpectedly, although it has many nice features and I like dual-pane browsing. ForkLift is stable and fast but currently too limited in its features. I even tried earlier versions of PathFinder. Ultimately, I have found that this newest release (4.8.1) of Path Finder seems reasonably fast. Certainly, to say Path Finder is more full-featured than the OS Finder is like saying that a Porche is more full-featured than the Volkswagon. I simply keep returning to Path Finder after all of my explorations. This is the only file browser to choose if you are looking for something different. Customer support has always been superb. These developers are clearly talented and forward-thinking. Give this program a spin if you haven't already. |
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Does the free Pref Setter do the same thing? I honestly don't know. I use Apple's free program, but I remember coming across Pref Setter awhile back. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17002/pref-setter |
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With Trampoline, it's easier on my wrist to select items within a small, confined circle than it is to move my mouse over to the dock. Seems trivial, I realize, but grow older and see how this kind of wrist strain can add up over time. Trampoline cuts down on my carpal tunnel problems, and that's what makes it worthwhile to me. |
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I think I should back up my words more. I initially had frustrations with Disk Order because of lack of any response from the company. I don't think that's changed. However, I've now had time to try out both DO and ForkLift and find I prefer DiskOrder for several reasons. First, the tab feature is more practical, and the program remembers tabs upon restart. (ForkLift does not.) Second, DO provides me with a range of view options, including the ability to show disclosure arrows if I want. (ForkLift does not.) That being said, there are a few features I would like to see added to DO, such as the ability to use a command key to go up one level, rather than having to click the curved arrow. I'd also like to be able to turn off the "Show Size" option. Overall, though, I would say that DO provides a few more bells and whistles than ForkLift currently offers. We'll have to see how the latter evolves over time. I'll also be curious to see if DO upgrades to Leopard. (I won't be using Leopard, so it's not an issue to me. But it will obviously impact their sales potential.) One other thing. If you opt to compare both programs, I do not recommend that you open them both at once. For some reason, when I do that, then when I restart I get some very odd visual distortion on my screen. (Another restart clears that out.) Neither program alone seems to cause this; it seems to be some weird interaction between the two of them. |
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I like ForkLift and will probably buy it. That being said, I think it's in need of some basic improvements: 1. As someone noted, enhance the "Get Info" command to allow replacement of icons. I would add the ability to select default apps for opening documents. 2. The ability to remember tab settings when you quit and re-open the application. 3. The inclusion of "New File" and "New Tab" buttons in the toolbar. It would also be nice to be able to right click in the tab area and have "new tab" appear. 4. Perhaps a "shelf," comparable to what PathFinder uses. Even though ForkLift's dual-pane approach kind of provides for this, there are times when I want stuff on a shelf to be moved later while keeping my current panes open. In the long run, I like ForkLift better than DiskOrder, which seems a bit unstable on my system. (The ForkLift people also actually answer my e-mails. I've never gotten a response from the DiskOrder folks.) I also love PathFinder, but as of late, it's gotten so many bells and whistles that my overall system runs a bit slower than I'd like. (It's a top-notch program, and perhaps it's more effective on an Intel machine than a PPC.) |
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After being rather blasted for my comments on the recent MS Word update, I felt compelled to write a review of NWE 3.0, since no one has done that. Word may have its champions, but I am not among them. I've explored literally every Word alternative I could find, and I settled on Nisus. I have found this program to be fast, stable, and sufficiently feature-rich, particularly now that it offers text wrap with images. I'll grant that Word provides a host more features, but if you want to simply get down to the task of writing, Nisus is likely to be very satisfying. The learning curve is low, and customer support has been good. I'd like to be able to see it work with .docx files, but I'm sure that will come in time. |
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It's interesting that MacUpdate removed my reply from earlier today where I explained my use of the term "antiquated" and provided some justifications for my contention. Apparently, only pro-Microsoft comments are allowed on this website. I wonder how long before they'll remove this comment as well. Feel free to suspend my membership privileges. |
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Oh, please. These guys are spending time upgrading an antiquated program and, therefore, neglecting time that could be spent on the newer version that is already abysmally late and promises very little to us? I sincerely hope all Mac users are diligently checking out the alternatives such as the free NeoOffice or the more stable and fast Nisus Writer. It's time we sent these bozos a message that we care for their product as much as they seem to care for us. |
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I like this program, but I have a big issue with the constant hassle of having to convert between Mellel propriety format and MS Word format. If I open a Word document in Mellel and modify it, I cannot simply "save" the changes. I now have to export it in Word format as a new document. And then if I re-open that document and modify it again, I have to again export it as yet another Word document. How is this convenient? It simply adds clutter to my file system. I do not see why they cannot simply add a preference feature to allow documents to be saved in their current format. Nisus does this without a hitch. |
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Some of the new features are nice, but I won't upgrade to 4.8. It seems a bit slower than previous versions. If I had an Intel Mac, perhaps this wouldn't be an issue for me. Also, this new version doesn't work with Shapeshifter as well it previous versions. The toolbar, in particular, remains that drab gray. I've been tired of that drab gray color since it began. How odd that Mac fans from way back when were delighted to move from their black and white Macs to color; and now everything is in gray. |
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And now I want to add that the developer has been great at responding to requests. Several of mine are implemented in this newest version, and it didn't take the developer long to do that. Although this program is free (unbelievable, to me), I am making a donation for it. There is a link on the developer's page for doing that. I am not an official spokesperson for the developer, or getting any special deals, or anything else like that. I just think that since so many of us are benefitting from this fine program, the gesture would be nice. I for one would be willing to pay for this if it were shareware. |
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The primary issue here is not whether version 2.0 is a worthy upgrade. Some may find it to be so, and that may well be worth debating. The primary issue is that if one does not want to upgrade - after trying a trial version - one should be able to quickly and easily revert back to the previous version. It's the reverting back that is causing the headaches. |
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I'm genuinely sorry you guys got screwed over by this. I'm not sure why it didn't happen to me. As I noted, I kept the com.srs.iwow.plist file in my preferences folder, and apparently it accepted that. It hasn't asked me to re-register the old version or anything. At the least, before you try the trial, it sounds like you might want to make a copy of the plist file for version 1 and keep it safe. But I absolutely agree. This company sucks for what they did. And especially if you cannot re-register the old version, it sounds illegal to me. You might want to write them and draw their attention to that while you contact the FTC. |
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So now they link us to a "reinstaller?" Nice try. It did nothing for me. I got the infamous "There's nothing to install message." I manually removed the "iwow intall" from the Library/Receipts folder as well as the iWow folder from Applications and the iWow folder from "users/Library/Application Support." I then reinstalled the older version using their download. It now works again. But this is very convoluted. |
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This is a really nice program. I got tired of "to-do list" programs since I merely was overwhelmed with a big list of text. Then I tried using Cocoa Stickies to remind me of upcoming things. But whereas Cocoa Stickies is a really, really great program (look into it), I still ended up with a bunch of notes all over my screen. SketchBox keeps everything much more easily organized, and I really like the ability to set alarms to reminder notes and such. I would love it if I could change the colors of the somewhat drab gray background against which the notes sit. But other than that, this is stellar. |
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I like this program, but you know, in less than 24 hours it has now downloaded and upgraded two updates. While I might applaud an author who fixes problems promptly, it is also highly annoying to have disruptions to my workflow this frequently. I'm going to stick with Launcher (http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/launcher.html). It's not as sophisticated, but at least it stays put. |
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The only thing I wish is that the author would make older versions available on his website. After experimenting with some of the newer versions of iTunes, I've opted to go back to an earlier version. But I can no longer obtain a copy of Aqua4iTunes for the older version. |
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Wish I had the same experience as the rest of you. I found Flock to just crawl on my machine, and Firefox was faster. I tend to stick with Safari. Could be something about my machine, but I was not impressed with this. |
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Looks like something I'd like to play and would even pay for (the price is certainly okay), but I don't speak the language. It appears I will not be able to play until I pay. Sorry. There are free versions of Othello available. |
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I've been using APE since it came out and never, not once, has it ever caused me a single problem. I use a host of Unsanity products as well as other programs that use APE. Again, no problems. Neither have I had any problems with this most recent version of ShapeShifter. As for performance issues, I've found that it depends on the theme. Some themes I've used actually (at least subjectively) make my Mac seem faster than it does without SS. Seti, in particular, is exceptionally fast. So are Muku, Aluminite, iMetal, Cold, X-Metal, and Quad. I don't know why some themes bog my system down and others do not. But I do think that the speed issue needs to be examined in this light. Kaleidoscope themes had a similar range of performances. |
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I haven't tried this Pro version although I have the other version of Nisus. Although I like this program a lot, I found that files I save in Word format did not always open in an identical way in Word itself. (Nisus is the best at saving in Word format, nonetheless.) But the bottomline for me is that I found, ultimately, that I need to use Word. And Word has not been problematic for me, like it or not. Ultimately, I'm saving my money for the newest version of Word. I've played with the PC version, and it's actually pretty nice. Since Word owns the market, and I need to play in that market, then Word is what I shall own. |
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Granted, there's no screenshot, but it's a good program and worth a look. The only thing you should be ready for, however, is that every Sunday at midnight, it will pop up a Biblical quote. I think that should be advertised more clearly in these postings. I don't have a problem with it. I'm not a Christian, and I simply close the pop-up window when it appears. For me, it's only an issue if one wants it to be. I find it a small tradeoff for an overall effective program. |
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I've been using Unsanity and APE programs for over 4 years. (PowerBook G4) In all that time, I have never once had a single problem with either. For that matter, SmartScroll hasn't given me any problems, either. I'm not sure why other people like to express such distrust in these. |
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Does anyone have a copy of this they could send to me? It appears that ti's no longer available. Thanks. |
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I already own this, so I'm not going to get a darn thing out of this promotion. But this program has some very nice features that are not always available in other programs. For instance, I can finally set hotkeys (other than F14 and F15) to adjust brightness settings. I can also set a hotkey to move the cursor to the resize portion of a window. (Yes, there are other programs that do this, but KM offers this in addition to a host of other features.) Overall, I've never regretted this purchase, and the company has always responded to my e-mails in a timely and courteous fashion. I highly recommend it. |
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What surprises me is that people would think this requires a learning curve. Comments like that can dissuade potential new users from trying this. I found the features that LazyMouse provides to be immediately intuitive and obvious. This program is well worth the money. |
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I have an older version of this program, which I thought was pretty nice. They've certainly updated the graphics since. I'm very impressed; it looks nearly real to me. |
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I've rather enjoyed this. It's a nice diversion from a lot of the other games out there. I thank the developer for making this. |
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There are good reasons why this program gets a lot of 5-star reviews. I find it indispensable. I particularly like this current version; Version 4.7.1 tended to crash on me for some reason. But this version holds up well. As bonus, I also use Shapeshifter, and I find that with certain dark themes, the contextual menus now appear in this new version of PF. (In previous versions, they would show up as black.) These guys know their stuff. I trust this program implicitly, and I can't imagine working without it. |
