FOLLEREC  Whoops, sorry, that was supposed to be a reply to someone below.  
(Version 0.6.570)

FOLLEREC  Carbonite? Weren't they the ones that lost a bunch of user's data, then were trying to push the blame onto their service providers instead of fessing up that they should have been creating backups?

Just search for "carbonite data loss" on google.  
(Version 0.6.570)

FOLLEREC  It's not yet announced (or at least it's not yet on Mozilla's website), but RC1 is available in the mirrors. I've already downloaded it. Works great. Feels faster. Plus all my extensions work just fine.  
(Version 3.5rc1)

FOLLEREC  AirRadar is no longer free. A shame.  
(Version 1.1.6)

FOLLEREC  I think you're confused.

iPhoto is bundled with Macs, yes. But iPhoto isn't integrated into Mac OS X. You get it for free when you get a Mac.

IE is bundled with Windows, yes. It is also integrated into Windows as part of the operating system.

Here's something you can try... delete iPhoto. Move it to the Trash. Empty your Trash. Reboot. Your OS still works? Good. Now if you want iPhoto back, reinstall it from your restore discs that come with your Mac. No need to reinstall. Just install iPhoto.

Now try this... uninstall IE. I mean not just using the "Set Program Access and Defaults" thing. Use the "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel. Well?

Anyway, what was your problem again? Ah, updating things to be able to preview RAW in Finder... are you talking about thumbnails or QuickLook? If QuickLook, ask your camera manufacturer to develop the QuickLook plugin for their format. Or try to look for something generic, maybe UFRaw QuickLook plugin. For thumbnails... I don't think it's Apple's responsibility to generate thumbnails for all possible formats in Finder, especially if the main application for the format isn't installed. That's just me. You don't have to agree with me.  
(Version 2.5)

FOLLEREC  Works great so far. Things I noticed:

1. Webkit immediately used the newer UI without any issues.

2. After changing a plist file in 1Password (as per their support forum's instructions), 1Password continues to work without issues.

3. Foxmarks for Safari continues to work without issues.

4. ClickToFlash continues to work without issues.

5. No more blue progress bar in the URL field. They probably (hopefully) missed this during testing.

This I liked:

1. The tab bar on top now. More space. Although the UI now looks kinda weird.

2. It still works.

3. Webkit also still works.

4. ... and the other things that still work as I mentioned above. :)

Things I don't like:

1. The tab bar closing behaviour is still the same. I love how chrome does this. Open a lot of tabs. Then start closing them with the mouse. The tabs don't resize, allowing you to close them until there's nothing under the cursor. In Safari, the moment it reaches a certain count, it starts resizing to the full width of the window.

2. Cover Flow... seems gimmicky in a browser.

Hope they keep updates coming. Wish they would make the update builtin to Safari so I can keep updating this thing until they go Final (like the nightly updates in Webkit).  
(Version 4.0b1)

FOLLEREC  I think what is misleading about all this is the subheading in MacUpdate "Create zip files that PC users can use.". It's implying that the current zip files created through Finder can't be used by PC users.

If you just change that to something like "Create zip files without __MACOSX and .DS_Store that confuse the heck out of PC users." I think you'll get less "complaints" if that is changed.

Honestly... when I was a PC user, I never understood those files and I never complained or wondered about them.

Now that I'm a Mac user, I regularly send out zip files with those things in them. Never had a complaint, never had a question about them either.

I think seeing __MACOSX clearly sends the message that that folder is just for Mac OS X and not Windows, and the .DS_Store file has no icon so no one wonders why they can't open it.

Won't rate this program, as I never tried it. Just thought I'd give my 2 cents worth.  
(Version 1.8)

FOLLEREC  Sorry for not responding sooner about the bug.

Thanks for the quick fix! Seriously great app!  
(Version 1.1(181))

FOLLEREC  Would love to find a way to exclude Exposé. Using Exposé now requires to clicks to activate a Window.

Otherwise... great app!  
(Version 1.1)

FOLLEREC  Simply awesome.  
(Version 1.0b12)

FOLLEREC  Hi Roustem! Thank you for replying. Way before I read your reply I've decided to give 1Password another shot. The Pro is still a Pro in my opinion. Regarding my Cons:

1. I was looking at the export function, and I would like to know just how secure the HTML export is. This sounds like a nice alternative to a cross-platform application. I can put this on a TrueCrypt USB flash drive and not worry too much. But, without using TrueCrypt, just how hackable is the HTML export alone? Will someone with enough time be able to decipher what my password is based on the javascript code? The PDF sounds like an alternative, but not all computers I use have PDF readers.

2. I've already found the blogs with instructions on how to create custom Wallet Items and you are right, I wouldn't want to mess with that as it seems it requires modifying files in the application bundle. It is great to know that you guys are working on the custom Wallet Item for a future release. If that gets released, I certainly wouldn't mind paying for an upgrade should it be required. If it gets released within the 2.9.x version (which my MacHeist license seems to work with) then all the better! =)

Thanks for the tip regarding the Firefox Master Password. I've always used it, by the way.

I hope my review didn't put other people off of your application (which is why I kept it at a neutral 3 stars). It really is a great piece of software. It just didn't fit my initial needs. Hopefully the HTML export is secure and the custom Wallet Items gets implemented soon!  
(Version 2.9.8b1)

FOLLEREC  Got this as a freebie from MacHeist. Was excited about it. But I don't think I'm gonna use this long term. First the thing I liked:

1. Cross-browser integrated keychain with one-click autofill.

... and that's it. What scared me off:

1. Not cross-platform. Yeah you can tell me to export it, to use the online 1password invite-only thing. That's not cross-platform. I use my passwords everywhere.

2. No custom "Wallet Item". It's fixed to the fields of what the developers want you to use. So for my ATM, I have to use something like "Bank Account (US)" when I'm in fact in a different country. Minor yes, but what about government cards? Where I live, we don't only have a Driver's License and Social Security. I have no way of using the nice "Wallet" feature for those. Either I use one of the built-in items, and get the wrong label when I'm viewing it in the window, or I use a "Secure Note".

If I use the "Secure Note" feature, I might as well just use plain text files and TrueCrypt. Or use a NeoOffice spreadsheet and password protect that. Those are just as secure, plus they're cross-platform formats.

Seriously, the pro is great. But I might as well just use Firefox's builtin password saving feature. Yeah I'll have to manually transfer those to other machines, but then, this isn't cross-platform, so nothing much I can do about it if I were to use 1Password.

For $40, not worth it. Maybe $20. Good thing I got this for free.  
(Version 2.9.7)

FOLLEREC  Just installed TrueCrypt and I find that, despite some quirks, it's great for my purpose: accidentally losing my flashdrive that contains confidential company information.

I sometimes have to bring home confidential stuff like financial documents, sometimes passwords in plaintext (i really should start using KeePassX for that), etc. Now I encrypt my entire flashdrive. This way, if I drop it or lose it or get mugged, any confidential information I have on me is protected. Whoever gets my flashdrive can have it.

It's great too that it's cross platform, although the compile on CentOS 5.2 was a bit of a hassle (not enough clear documentation on this yet). But at least I can use my encrypted flashdrive on Linux, Windows, and, last but not least, my Mac. DMGs are great but obviously out of the question when you're working on multiple platforms like me. TrueCrypt is the solution for me.  
(Version 6.0a)

FOLLEREC  Anyone else notice that fonts in Calc seem bigger than they do in NeoOffice?

Default Calc opens with Arial 10 pt. In OpenOffice.org 3.0, I reduce the view to 90% to make it close to equivalent to what is seen in NeoOffice 2.2.5p1.

Am I the only one seeing this?  
(Version 3.0)

FOLLEREC  Have you ever thought that it may be that there's something wrong with your computer? Have you ever attempted to ask for support in their forums? If there was a serious problem with this, and, as you accuse, that it is a virus/trojan, a lot more people would be complaining. Considering that you get the software for free, you seriously should consider helping out by troubleshooting your issues and see if it's really KeePassX's issues or simply your computer. Considering that the software is open source, I highly doubt it is a virus/trojan as you accuse.

Running on a MacBook with Leopard 10.5.5, all latest updates. No issues whatsoever. Happily using my password file with both a Windows machine and a Linux machine. While the interface could be better on a Mac, this is probably the most secure you can get in a password manager.  
(Version 0.3.3)

FOLLEREC  Go to VLC's website and download it again. They made a mistake and included the older 0.9.3 binaries. They are now rereleasing the correct version 0.9.4 for PowerPC in the PowerPC and Universal Binaries packages.  
(Version 0.9.4)

FOLLEREC  I'm usually critical of Microsoft software, but this is not bad. Not bad at all. I wish it had a "bookmark" sidebar similar to CoRD instead of having to save .rdp files. Still, it's small, quick, and stable.  
(Version 2.0)

FOLLEREC  Oh by the way... 5 stars (almost) all the way. Just hope the features requested (listed on the apps google code page) get implemented.

Couple more request... better app icon and document icon? Maybe make the documents look more like books or stacks of paper? Right now it looks like a single sheet of paper and is exactly the same as the app icon. For the app, I have no idea. Looks a bit dull. Hope someone with artistic skills can donate time and talent on this.

Other than that, still a great app and the work is much appreciated.  
(Version 1.0)

FOLLEREC  I don't have any real problem with the name. I am curious as to how you came up with the name though (what it means, etc., besides the obvious CHM embedded in the name), since it is a somewhat strange looking name.

Glad to have an updated CHM reader, not that Chmox is horrible in any way.  
(Version 1.0)

FOLLEREC  Correction... mouse integration works, but my Wireless Mighty Mouse scrolling doesn't. Hope I can figure out how to solve this.  
(Version 1.1.2)

FOLLEREC  To ease your mind, I just installed VMware 1.1.2, then installed Ubuntu 8.04. It seems VMware Tools is integrated right from the start. The installation already had the mouse integration (where I can move the mouse between the VM and Mac desktop). After installation, everything worked; sound, network, optical, USB, mouse, and video worked without any problems so far.  
(Version 1.1.2)

FOLLEREC  Like I said in a previous post, if you think NeoOffice is slow, you haven't really tried MS Office 2008. NeoOffice was faster in my testing. This on a Macbook with 2gb of RAM.

My comment regarding OpenOffice.org going aqua... remember, they're basically releasing a 1.0 product. Which means it's gonna have a lot of bugs. NeoOffice, on the other hand, has had quite a big of usage already. It's been used and tested since it's Aqua Beta release on August, 2006. Almost 2 years ahead of OpenOffice.org in my humble opinion. =)  
(Version 2.2.3 patch 2)

FOLLEREC  You can also download the latest version through here:

http://ranchero.com/downloads/NetNewsWire3.1.5.dmg

at least, that's what I did.  
(Version 3.1.5)

FOLLEREC  NeoOffice isn't built with Java. But it does use it for rendering stuff like the menubar, and the general interface. But the code of NeoOffice is still OpenOffice.org, which means a bunch of C (or is it C++?).

So Java is definitely required.

FYI, if you think NeoOffice is slow and clunky... you haven't tried MS Office 2008. It's slow to launch, and beachballs at certain times, with the fan on my sister's MacBook going full blast. NeoOffice actually launches faster. In fact, MS Office 2008 doesn't feel any faster than MS Office 2004, despite the fact that it is a Universal Binary. Although I must say that PowerPoint transition effects are quite nice.  
(Version 2.2.3 patch 1)

FOLLEREC  I see the problem as well. Looks like an OpenOffice.org bug, rather than a NeoOffice bug. I suggest you do the following:

1. As I don't have OpenOffice.org handy, if you do, test it with that (even on Windows or Linux) and see if the bug occurs there.

2. If you don't have OpenOffice.org to test with, go to the NeoOffice forums to have people there test it.

If the bug occurs with NeoOffice only, file a bug in NeoOffice's bugzilla.

If the bug occurs with OpenOffice.org as well, it's most probably an OpenOffice.org bug. You should file a bug report with them. As always suggested by NeoOffice people, don't even mention NeoOffice as OpenOffice.org developers will close the bug without looking at it if you mention NeoOffice.  
(Version 2.2.3 patch 1)

FOLLEREC  Alrighty, great! I'll be giving this a test, although I'm sure it'll work just as great.  
(Version 1.0rc2)

FOLLEREC  Just wondering where MacUpdate got it's binaries from, as I still don't see any in the official mirrors. The only binary that's generally rc2 is from haque.net. I'm just wondering as the download link points to macupdate.com servers and not from external servers.  
(Version 1.0rc2)

FOLLEREC  Finally updated for Leopard. Was planning on doing it myself, but realized I do not have any coding skills at all.

Great little menubar applet that just simply shows whether I have an Internet connection or not. I personally set it to "Small Aqua Spheres", which looks great on Leopard's (and Tiger's) menubar. That, in my opinion, would be a better default than the bigger globe icons.

One wish: customizable servers for checking the external IP. There are plenty out there to choose from. And I'd love to setup my own for my personal use.  
(Version 3.1)

FOLLEREC  Aside from the looks, this is probably one of the best FTP client on the Mac right now. It's fast and stable. I've migrated from Cyberduck because Cyberduck doesn't have the 2-pane interface I am used to and need to properly manually sync up folders.

Things that do need fixing:

1. Icon theme! The icons are replaceable... I hope someone creates Mac-looking icons for this.

2. The Site Manager interface is horrible... too Windows-ish. Could definitely use some simplification and usability improvements.

3. General UI look... most probably because of wxWidgets.

4. Site Manager doesn't use Keychain. Not a requirement, but would add to security, as right now FileZilla uses a plaintext XML to save everything... including passwords.  
(Version 3.0.5.1)

FOLLEREC  To make it work with Leopard, just do the normal patch through the interface. Then when you're done and you've closed the program, open a Terminal and run this (it's all in one line, no quotes):

"/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -f /Applications/QuickTime\ Player.app/"

If you're curious, the command above is mentioned here:

http://trac.perian.org/ticket/163

Note that I haven't actually tested it yet. But logically it should work since it's just specifying the correct patch to lsregister.  
(Version 2.3)

FOLLEREC  Great utility for web developers. I've been waiting for it to update to the latest W3C Validator version.

My only gripe is that I wish it would save window settings (ie. window size and location).

Thanks for the great work!  
(Version 0.5)

FOLLEREC  Great editor as always. Was the only editor that didn't choke on a 16mb .sql script I had... although that was probably because TextWrangler didn't automatically use syntax highlighting on it.

Overall, easy to use, generally quick and light on the resources, and just plain great.

Wishes to give this a 5-star rating:

1. Directly edit files in the Disk Browser view... right now I can read the files, but have to double-click (or press Enter) just to edit the document in a new window.

2. Tabbed-document interface... the drawer is getting old and useless.

3. Code Folding... although I'm sure Barebones wouldn't want that in a giveaway.

Otherwise, still a great editor. TextMate may be getting all the buzz, but when money's tight, or you just can't justify ~$65 for editing text, this is the way to go.  
(Version 2.2.1)

FOLLEREC  iTunes 7.3 finally fixes the blurry CoverFlow scrollbar affecting MacBooks...

and that's the only thing I bothered to notice... which is a good thing since iTunes is still just as good as ever.  
(Version 7.3)

FOLLEREC  If you want to switch between windows of 1 application, you use the shortcut "CMD-`" (that's the Apple key + the reverse apostrophe key, next to the number 1, right above the Tab key).

Pressing CMD-Tab switches between applications and not between application windows. Or is that not what you were asking? =)  
(Version 2.0.0.4)

FOLLEREC  So far so good. I only need this to run Linux servers for development, sysadmin-ing, learning, and testing. Works just as well as on PCs. I paid for the pre-order price of $40 without hesitation.

The only thing I hate about it is that, just as with the PC versions, you have to click on the screen to be able to type on a Linux console. With Parallels, as long as the window has the focus, I can type straight away. This only affects me because I install all my Linux VMs without any GUI.

Of course, I had to weigh in on whether to upgrade to Parallels 3 (I already bought 2.5), or pre-order this. What made me decide on VMware Fusion?

1. More VMware info available online (due to plenty of Windows and Linux users. I believe the VM engine is basically the same.).

2. Share VMs between other VMware products. Definitely useful when it comes to sharing with a PC user (VMware Player! and VMware Server!).

3. Parallels support sucks (although I haven't actually interacted with VMware support yet. But see #1. That and I believe they employ a few open source developers).

4. Beta 4 already works great!

Please remember, I use this exclusively for virtualizing Linux, not Windows.  
(Version 1.0b4)

FOLLEREC  So far so good on my Windows machine. I'm sorry I just don't have the guts to test it on my Mac at the moment, but I most probably will.

Anyway, feature wise, I like the "tab moving" feature. As well as dragging out tabs to create new windows. And I love the inline search that highlights what you've searched. Nice and easy way to see what you're looking for.

Watch out early testers. There seems to be some sites that don't render correctly at the moment.  
(Version 3.0b)

FOLLEREC  Works great. Can validate both local HTML, locally served PHP, as well as remotely accessible locations. Wish it also had CSS validation built in.

It works like a web page embedded in a window though. But for what it does, it does it quite well. Maybe adding an address bar would help with those times when it seems to have gone to a page that doesn't have the address bar displayed.  
(Version 0.3)

FOLLEREC  It seems that this is still beta. At least that's what it looks like from the download URL. It doesn't seem to be announced on Flip4Mac's website yet.

Anyway, if it's beta maybe it should be noted as such.  
(Version 2.1.1.70)

FOLLEREC  Seems there's a bug with 2.6.2 where pressing the "Resync" toolbar button will always show all your Address Book entries as "New Item".

Anyone else seeing this?  
(Version 2.6.2)

FOLLEREC  With Actiontastic being released as Free and Open Source software... maybe it would be best to join forces with that project's developer(s) and make a really grand GTD app? Two free GTD apps that might do the same thing in almost the same way seems like a waste of effort to me.

And if my comment is out-of-line... then just ignore it... and keep up the good work!  
(Version 1.1.2)

FOLLEREC  Features - I find the addition of more supported devices for iSync a feature. I'd rather they provide plugins in a more timely basis rather than having to wait for a major update just to support the latest phone.

Ease of Use - Regular style install. No problems whatsoever for me.

Value - Always great to get updates for free. I'd wish 10.5 would be free but that's just wishful thinking.

Stability - So far, I haven't had any problems. All my apps still work (and that's a lot).

As always, good (but not great) update.

Running on the lowest-end Macbook 1.8ghz Core Duo.  
(Version 10.4.9)

FOLLEREC  Ever since I've switched over to a MacBook, I've noticed that Buddi runs a little slow. It says on the MacUpdate page that it's a Universal Binary. But when I look at the Get Info page of Buddi.app, it says it's a PowerPC app. I know it's Java based, which should be cross-platform, but even Cyberduck shows it's Universal.

Other than that, still a great app!  
(Version 2.0.3)

FOLLEREC  Absolutely great and simple personal finance application. It's fairly simple in that to track finance, you just have to transfer around amounts between expense types and accounts. It's a lot easier and efficient to use than my old way of using a NeoOffice spreadsheet to track everything. Plus great simple piechart reports.

I only wish it could get multiple currency support (per account).

An additional plus for people who cherish their data... Buddi is multiplatform. Which means you can transfer around your data between (almost) anything that can run a Java 1.5 app. Something I absolute require with anything that deals with very important data.  
(Version 2.0)

FOLLEREC  What would make this a killer app for me is if it could integrate Formulate's PDF overlay code so that we have a nice and simple PDF "editing" app that's free.

In case anyone wondered what Formulate is, just do a search here. It's a nice PDF overlay-style editing app, with a weird interface. This + that would be wonderful.  
(Version 0.9)

FOLLEREC  So far 0.8.5 doesn't work well on Intel Macs. It exhibits a green diagonal line in the video output window. The nightlies are fine, but there are some stability problems there (audio sometimes doesn't work; at times the app itself is too slow on my MacBook).

I've since switched to using the combo:

- Perian

- A52Codec

- Flip4Mac

- NicePlayer

- MPlayer OSX

for playing all my video needs. At least these work very well with what I have.

If VLC gets right back on track with version 0.8.6 or whatever for Intel Macs, I'll switch back in a heartbeat (or probably not).  
(Version 0.8.5)

FOLLEREC  This, together with Perian, NicePlayer, and MPlayer OSX, completes my video playing requirements for probably any type of video (or at least those that I do play).  
(Version 1.7.2)

FOLLEREC  Absolutely wonderful app. Does all your burning needs. I particularly want this for the DVD Video burning feature alone.

My only question is... when I've burned a DivX video into a DVD Video, I can play the video fine on any DVD player, but I can't seem to fast-forward or rewind. I'm not exactly sure if this is an issue with my video, or with the way things are converted. I've converted a DivX video using iDVD and I can scroll through the video without any problems.

Otherwise, great app!  
(Version 1.5u)

FOLLEREC  I've been looking around for a package like this for quite awhile now. Windows already has the K-Lite Codec Pack. Thank goodness there's Perian for Mac OS X. This, together with NicePlayer (and Flip4Mac) makes the perfect combination for video playback. It's a little more to install versus just installing VLC or MPlayer, but it seems just a better combination. Particularly on an Intel Mac, as VLC doesn't seem to do well with certain files on Intel yet.  
(Version 0.5)

FOLLEREC  NicePlayer, together with Perian and Flip4Mac completes my video playing requirements. Although a lot more to install, it currently beats both MPlayer and VLC (on Intel) by a wide margin.  
(Version 0.94.1)

FOLLEREC  It seems you forgot to change the version info. It still says 1.0u in the About window and in the Get Info window instead of 1.1u.  
(Version 1.1u)

FOLLEREC  Based on forums on Stellarium.org, it seems that the framework SDL_mixer is also required (available at http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/). This wasn't mentioned in the README file. Install it the same was as the other two SDL frameworks. Hope this helps others.  
(Version 0.8)

FOLLEREC  Same problem as parent. Cannot load Stellarium even with the correct frameworks installed properly. Crash log says it cannot find both SDL frameworks even though they exist in /Library/Frameworks  
(Version 0.8)

FOLLEREC  Any possibility of distributing this as a .dmg file instead of .sit?  
(Version 1.5)

FOLLEREC  Here's a little tip... get the latest revision. It now has support for passive scanning using Airport Extreme cards. Some say it requires at least 10.4.3 and the AirPort Update 2005-001 from Apple to work.

As of this writing, the latest available revision is r76. There is a prebuilt binary package available as well for r75. I got r76 from http://www.ethicalhack.org/downloads.php . Of course, if you don't trust the source, compile it yourself.  
(Version R65)