GCOGHILL  Tried to use with Facebook, the authorization worked OK it seemed, but the account never showed up.

Tried to add the account again and just get a "Success" message, still no account.  
(Version 0.9)

GCOGHILL  I have yet to install this as I am not yet on 10.6, but one feature I always wished were in Mail.appetizer was the ability to mark a message as Junk from the notification window. Would be great to see this in Herald.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Worked great for me. I wish there were a way to make a custom set of apps you want to track, but as-is it's easier than searching on the wikidot webpage.

Thanks!  
(Version 1.0.2)

GCOGHILL  Not sure what you mean, sounds like a good reason to use APE from the devs perspective. Personally I have never seen any weirdness resulting from either APE or Smart Scroll, so not really all that concerned with it if the developer thinks it's safe or better than his own implementation.  
(Version 3.2b2 SL)

GCOGHILL  I emailed the developer about the APE situation, and received this reply (& permission to post his answer):

Your negative opinion of APE is not based on facts. Some programs which use APE (such as most versions of Smart Scroll) might have errors in them which cause crashes or other problems, but APE itself is necessarily rock solid because of the depth at which it is installed in the system. A problem with APE itself would be immediately obvious, as in your Mac not starting at all. This happened *once* a few years ago, because of inadequate version checking that resulted in some people running a long outdated version. Unsanity has prevented this from occurring again by adding better version checking and an automatic updater. To put this one problem in perspective, remember that Mac OS X itself had similar accidents over the years, such as the infamous Panther FireWire bug which caused actual data loss.

Loud and unwarranted negative comments about APE have only succeeded in making life unnecessarily difficult for Unsanity, as well as reducing their incentive to update APE for new versions of Mac OS X. This in turn has hurt thousands of Mac users who enjoy using the products APE makes possible.

To answer your question, no, Smart Scroll does not use APE on 10.6, since APE is not available for 10.6. If and when a version becomes available, I'll likely switch Smart Scroll back to use it, provided it is still the best tool for the job.  
(Version 3.2b2 SL)

GCOGHILL  I'm having a hard time envisioning what this app does differently than the default Apple Mail behavior (I haven't installed it).  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  I'm curious about this as well, especially since APE seems to have only very recently been officially supporting 10.5.   
(Version 3.2b1 SL)

GCOGHILL  Website says end of this week, so assume it should be ready by Sept. 5th or so. Would love to see it not depend on APE anymore, Smart Scroll is the only thing I use that needs APE.  
(Version 3.1.3)

GCOGHILL  Pretty slick. Nice minimal interface, and the image viewer is handy. Would love to see a way to optionally save the screenshots to the Clipboard.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  The b4 release with untested support for 10.5.8 seems to be working fine for me so far.  
(Version 3.1.3b4)

GCOGHILL  This plugin is a must-have for us keyboard jockeys :)  
(Version 2.0.3)

GCOGHILL  Oh, and I also requested a feature for "most used" sorting, where the most-accessed mailboxes "float" to the top of the results list. It's on the to-do features as well.  
(Version 2.0.3)

GCOGHILL  I dropped an email to the developer about these features and he agreed they are good ideas and put them on the feature to-do list. However, he is currently working to make his app ready for 10.6, seems Apple changed the way Mail plugins work.  
(Version 2.0.3)

GCOGHILL  I can't believe this is the only app for OS X that will show, in a compact manner, your specified time zones *and* let you name them as you please. I hate seeing the city names, I needed the major Eastern/Central/Mountain/Pacific naming to get an overview of what time it was elsewhere in general.

Would be great if it were made into a "HUD"/bezel style display so it was less obtrusive, but I am not complaining for a free app. The big "metal" window is a bit much though.  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  Just to echo all the other positive reviews here: been using ChronoSync for years without a hitch. With the recent addition of bootable backups in version 4, it really makes this app a steal at the price.

Extensive features to get as geeky as you want to, with plenty of configuration options, including rules. Also nice is the "basic" mode for those who just want to keep things simple.

An extremely well thought out sync and backup utility. If you want to do it, it's probably in there.

Very friendly and responsive developer as well. Highly recommended.  
(Version 4.0.4)

GCOGHILL  Great little utility app. Been demoing with no issues on 10.5.7. See SJK's comment below for features I too would like to see added.  
(Version 2.0.3)

GCOGHILL  Agreed.  
(Version 2.0.3)

GCOGHILL  Each tab basically loads a webpage.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  Anyone else having issues with the 1.7.3 .dmg file not mounting? Auto-update also fails for me.  
(Version 1.73)

GCOGHILL  Launches, but nothing else. No updates, can't get a login screen, etc.  
(Version 0.0.6)

GCOGHILL  Indeed it does work on files & folders, which is nice because I was finally able to get some files in my trash to delete, as they have been stuck in there for some time. Excellent!

I was also confused about how this software differed from Disk Utility, thanks for the explanation.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Excellent timer app! Very odd this hasn't been done before, but just about perfect as-is.  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  I'm confused—what does this do that the free Remote app for the iPhone doesn't do?  
(Version 1.1.6)

GCOGHILL  Aha… that explains it. thanks for the heads up. I dropped a line to the dev, erroneously thinking he released a new version.  
(Version 1.4b5)

GCOGHILL  Interesting that a new release came out the day after Safari 4 final was released, but not compatible. Probably just an oversight by the dev.  
(Version 1.4b5)

GCOGHILL  The new beta 5 version generates an error for me with Safari 4 final. Sees Keywurl as v 1.4.0 and gives the warning window upon launch that it hasn't been loaded.  
(Version 1.4b5)

GCOGHILL  Just a heads up that the current version is not compatible with Safari 4 final. The dev is pretty responsive to updates so I am sure it will be updated shortly.  
(Version 1.4b3)

GCOGHILL  Great! Thanks!  
(Version 1.5)

GCOGHILL  Cool app, but needs a toggle on/off setting instead of just launch/quit.  
(Version 1.25)

GCOGHILL  Excellent, works as described! Thanks!  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  The link seems to have moved, here is the one currently working:

http://minimaldesign.net/downloads/get_file/8  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  I swear it was on the developer's blog, but don't see it there now oddly enough…  
(Version 1.1.2)

GCOGHILL  Here's the changelog from the developer's site:

Times 1.1.2

Improved article image detection

Opening an article in the browser now marks it as read

Improved contextual menus for articles and feeds

Fixed crash that could occur when downloading images

Fixed bug where feeds could reorder themselves after clicking "Show More"

Fixed hang in Sharing preference pane

Article status is now properly updated after adding a feed

Fixed typo in the 'Delicious' service  
(Version 1.1.2)

GCOGHILL  Only just upgraded, but had to post to say how much I like the new Hover Scroll feature! Great addition to an already excellent utility. Glad to see per-app settings as well.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  FYI if you also use Things Touch for iPhone/iPod, the devs mentioned on the forums to hold off on installing the 1.1.1 version until the new Things Touch is available on the App Store.

I guess they made the desktop version available today due to wanting to be included in the Apple Design Awards.  
(Version 1.1.1)

GCOGHILL  @SJK - Odd, you are right. I found that link via a Twitter update by the @Tweetie account. Odd it's buried like that, probably an oversight.  
(Version 1.1.1)

GCOGHILL  I found the release notes here: http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-mac/history/  
(Version 1.1.1)

GCOGHILL  Here are the 1.1 release notes from the developer's site:

Per-account notification preferences

Growl support

Save searches

Mark all as read command

Trends auto update

Repost syntax option (for RT)

Improved error handling

Tweaked tweet display

64 bit (makes Snow Leopard a happy cat)

Detect links starting with "www."

Improved support for links with parenthesis

Fixed $AAPL style links

img.ly, pix.im support

Remember last selected tab per account

"Go to User" username autocompletion

Improved direct messages UI

Update to use fresh Twitter APIs

Tooltips for compose window keyboard shortcuts

Improved key window handling after post

Option to disable menu item  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  You can type with the built-in OS X Keyboard Viewer…  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Thanks for the info. I've already submitted a feature request to Apple on the iTunes thing.   
(Version 0.9)

GCOGHILL  Thanks for the info. I've already submitted a feature request to Apple on the iTunes thing.   
(Version 0.9)

GCOGHILL  Will this allow one to play iTunes movies full-screen on a secondary monitor without the main monitor going all-black?  
(Version 0.9)

GCOGHILL  Well, it's been a few months and OTJ has been updated. Significantly this time, hence the price increase and with the new features still a better choice even with the increased pricing.   
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Anyone know how this compares to Grocery IQ?  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Clever, addicting game. Tetris-like in the simplicity, but challenging on both a mental and a skill level. Awesome electronic sound track. Great look/design.

Controls can be a bit tough to master, especially as you progress in the game and need to do more complex actions.

Overall a great game. I was hestiant on the price, but in the end it's a game I very much enjoy playing and the price has become a non-issue due to the quality of the game.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  The standard display does not remember a custom location for the Bezel if you relaunch or switch the display styles either.

Would be nice to have more control over the appearance of the default style, such as keeping it on screen while setting prefs, and being able to set the max size it grows to by dragging.

Svelte is nice, but very limited in comparison to the Standard display.  
(Version 0.8)

GCOGHILL  Also: Svelte doesn't float above all other windows. And in addition to resizing, an option to use the bold version of the font? It's pretty waif-ish as is :)  
(Version 0.8)

GCOGHILL  Thanks for the quick follow up! I did notice that the Svelte style had a cool way of displaying the 'meta' keys, but is there a possibility to get at least resizing for it? On a larger monitor, it would be tiny on a the user's end when viewing via Ustream etc.

Sounds great on the rest, thanks!  
(Version 0.8)

GCOGHILL  Oh, and add an option in the Dock menu to start/stop KeyCastr (for those who don't want to use the menubar item).  
(Version 0.8)

GCOGHILL  Pretty cool app. Some small feature suggestions:

- Ability to display command keys only - many times in graphics software one holds down command keys to temporarily swap tools. Would be nice to be able to display these.

- The bezel doesn't grow proportionally to the font size at the larger font sizes (displayed text ends up on two lines)

- Option for text abbreviations instead of Command Key symbols (i.e. Cmd, Ctrl, Opt, Esc, Tab, Ret, etc.). Some people have no idea what those symbols mean :)

Regardless, cool little app!  
(Version 0.8)

GCOGHILL  Must have plugin for Safari.

Developer also released a Safari 4 version lightning quick.  
(Version 1.4b3)

GCOGHILL  Great timer! Looks good and great functionality.

The "Alarmclock" tab should read "Alarm Clock"

It would be nice to be able to set a custom message for the alarms & maybe make the dialog sheet larger, and use a larger font size for the message.

Also, a button on the window to switch from mini size to full size window would be nice.

Even as-is though, excellent!  
(Version 2.3.1)

GCOGHILL  Great app, good price. Does what it's designed for and keeps it full-featured but also nice and simple.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Cool, will have to demo again. I'd like to do some offsite backups on my host space, I have tons of room on there.  
(Version 1.3.4)

GCOGHILL  I guess I don't understand what this app does then, hard to tell with no website or screenshots/videos.  
(Version 1.1.1)

GCOGHILL  I just click on the application icon in the Dock, brings all the windows to the front.  
(Version 1.1.1)

GCOGHILL  You should contact the developer, as I said he's always worked me through any problems and he knows the software in and out. I am sure he'll find the solution for you.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  No it is not. Perhaps you can try to add both using the plus-sign button and see if that gets rid of the red line?  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  I was hoping for a beefier feature list for this update. I like Twitterific (tried the rest, keep coming back) but it desperately needs a way to separately view Direct Messages and Replies (tabs, or whatever).

Including a URL shortener (choice of multiple services with account linking would be nice) is also something I would like to see, but not on the top of the list.

And while I am on the feature request soapbox, I'd also like to see an option to open links in the background, an "unread" count in the "title bar" (or whatever that top portion is on an HUD window). A pref to prune read tweets after X hours/days. And a pref to allow clicking of the Growl alerts to jump to the respective Tweet.

Some sort of Groups feature would be nice as well.

I did contact the devs a while back and was told that many of these were on the list for future updates, but was not given any sort of timeframe.  
(Version 3.2)

GCOGHILL  Smart Scroll requires Application Enhancer to be installed in order for it to run. And note that the "exclude" list for Smart Scroll is actually the list of applications it is enhancing. An excluded app will have a red line through it's name in the list.

The developer is great and if you have any questions, just drop him a line.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  How does this handle saving files that are being worked on - i.e. I am working on a Photoshop file, saving manually as I go. Does SC save anyways or only after an idle period?

How does the auto-save ensure you don't overwrite a file as you are working on it? Say for example I am working on a text file and accidentally delete an entire paragraph, then SC auto-saves.

Some sort of versioned Save As feature might be handy for this. Save As files could be named like: document 01- autosave 2009-01-29 4:31 PM.jpg or something similar.

I love the idea, but would worry that I would auto-save unwanted changes without a way to undo.  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  Cool, thanks!  
(Version 0.91b)

GCOGHILL  Does not work on a secondary monitor, just the main monitor.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Wow, what a cool and original piece of software! I agree with the other post that refers to this as the "Screenflow of screen capture software".

Be sure to open up the Inspector, where you can select only the items you want to include in the Photoshop file.

Well thought out, easy to use and for what it does the price seems more than reasonable.  
(Version 1.0.2)

GCOGHILL  Perhaps the developer could team up with iTunes and Screensavers (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12707/itunes-and-screensavers) — pause iTunes and mute the system when the screensaver starts.  
(Version 0.91b)

GCOGHILL  Yeah having system sounds play while music is playing is annoying.

I wonder if the developer could also add an option to pause iTunes as well as mute the system when the screensaver kicks on? No sense in itunes playing if the Mac is muted.  
(Version 0.91b)

GCOGHILL  What a great screenshot app. And free! Excellent.  
(Version 2.5)

GCOGHILL  Excellent utility! great for not only concentration, but also screenshots and screencasts to keep the background private and/or non-distracting.  
(Version 3.40b)

GCOGHILL  Here are the actual release notes from the developer site for 4.01:

• Fixes a problem that some users had registering the program.

• Fixes a long stall that occurred when opening documents and launching the application on some user's systems.

• Fixed some problems that occurred when the base language was not represented by a Roman text system. This problem could manifest itself as failure to launch, inability to communicate with agents and possibly random crashes.

• Fixed a bug whereby if you ran a Trial Sync and then hit "Cancel" from the Trial Sync selector window, any file-pair scanned that was in-sync would have their "Last Synchronized" time stamp updated if it was previously set to "never".

• Modified the intelligence behind the "Timestamps" attribute trigger so that it ignores modification dates for files if the user has also enabled the "Modification Date" data trigger.

• Added the ability to disable ChronoSync's attempt to mount file servers asynchronously via a public plist entry.

• Added an "Update all users" custom option to the ChronoSync installer. This was always being done in previous installers, but is now an optional step in the installation process. Users installing ChronoSync on FIle Servers will typically want to turn OFF this step so the installer doesn't try to clean up each and every user's home folder. Users in certain Directory Services controlled environments may also want to consider turning this option off.

• Addressed some permission issues in the installer.  
(Version 4.0.1)

GCOGHILL  I was testing the beta, and now trying out the 1.0 release. A few observations from a fairly large (1200+) font collection:

• Smart Folders do not auto-update (need to click away then back for them to update).

• There are no number counts next to sets, collections, etc. (not sure if this is a big deal or not).

• Generating previews as you scroll through the app slows things down.

• Can't seem to find a way to use the font name as the preview text.

• Font Explorer X sets import, but the fonts weren't placed into them.

There are some nice features to Fontcase — the body text & headline previews are handy for sure. And the compare feature is nice with body/headline tabs. it's definitely a step up from the OS X Font Book (and maybe the target buyer) but it still seems to have small oversights throughout the functionality.

Not sure if this is ready to use in a professional workflow just yet, but it seems the devs are serious about this app and it's one to keep an eye on. I am curious to see where this progresses.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  While I agree that Fontcase looks like a great app, keep in mind it is missing some features the others offer, in particular auto font activation in Font Explorer X (I use FEX now).

I also asked the devs about a simple Smart Folder rule "date added" and while they "put it on the list" it seems a simple request to be included. Handy when you install new fonts and want to find them for projects. "Last import" isn't far-reaching enough sometimes.

The devs did tell me that auto-activation plugins for Adobe (& other apps I assume) are on the way in a future release, but no timeframe was given.

I'll be keeping an eye on this, but for now I am sticking with the free version of Font Explorer X. When Fontcase offers the auto-activate I'll be more tempted to consider it.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  For MacBook users with lots of menu items, this looks like it might be handy. Some time the app menus hide the left-most items.  
(Version 2.0)

GCOGHILL  I just got one, I tweeted them about the issue and they mentioned the same. Thanks!  
(Version 1.0r558)

GCOGHILL  Even thought the version number is the same, the 2.8.8 was updated just after the release -- try downloading a new copy and installing it, should fix the trackpad issues.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  Yeah it's not working with FireFox for me either…  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  Contacted the dev, he was working on some code tweaks to support the TouchStrip on Wacom tablets, and the code was conflicting. New build fixes this, but breaks Touch Strip functionality again. Dev said he was working on a fix so both would work together.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  Has anyone out there using 2.8.8 with a trackpad noticed intermittent/quirky behavior in certain applications? I am noticing it with Safari and a few others. I dropped a line to the developer but have not yet heard back.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  I am always confused when a developer doesn't make new versions reset the demo period. There's no way to test out new features. Especially during beta releases, this would seem beneficial to all.  
(Version 1.0r557)

GCOGHILL  Agreed, assigning DejaMenu to the scrollball button would be handy.

Would be nice to configure, I would like to have the Application menu items be shown fully on activation, with the rest displayed as submenus.

Still handy either way, great for a dual monitor setup.  
(Version 1.2.2)

GCOGHILL  This thing just crashes on launch for me after I try to click anything in the auto-opened prefs to fix the Spotlight/Launchbar keyboard shortcut conflict.  
(Version 5.0b2)

GCOGHILL  I am using it with 3.2.1 and been using it for a while now with no probs. Sure it's not some other plugin conflict?  
(Version 1.4b2)

GCOGHILL  10.5.6 came out like a few hours ago, gotta give the dev a chance to catch up. Regardless, looks like the updated version is already out. Smart Scroll is almost always updated for OS updates within a day or so.  
(Version 2.8.8)

GCOGHILL  You switched to a Mac for an Xmas tree program? Really?  
(Version 1.4)

GCOGHILL  Agreed. Otherwise, excellent app.  
(Version 1.1.5)

GCOGHILL  Ah, cool. And I didn't notice the upgrade pricing till you mentioned it was there (didn't think to click on the "Buy" link).

Thanks for the info.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  Seems the 2.x licenses are not valid for 3.0, no note of this on the devs Web site nor during the upgrade process. Your database is also upgraded to the 3.0 version. No indication of upgrade pricing. Be forewarned.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  There's actually a newer version on the developer's Web site, version 2.0 and much more Tiger/Leopard looking.

Also, looking forward to seeing the category/hierarchy feature added. Only issue I see in the 2.0 version is the limit to how small you can resize the window.

Otherwise, perfect little app. I symlinked the App Support folder for Noted for pseudo-sync and it works great.  
(Version 1.0.2)

GCOGHILL  For an extra $5, On The Job is a much better purchase. Also keeps things simple, and offers more features.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  I too found the interface sluggish until I turned off the icon previews in the View Options palette. Now it's super fast. The developer should consider either fixing the speed with icon previews, or turn it off by default. I almost gave up on this app after importing a bunch of text files, the speed was so slow.  
(Version 2.2.2)

GCOGHILL  No help files for this app, and nothing on the developer website. Setup assistant tells me I need ports 8080 open, and then a warning comes up that port 6900 is not open. Which one is it?  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  Excellent, simple widget. The Growl support is great.  
(Version 2.1)

GCOGHILL  Just adding a star rating, this widget has been working excellent. And I just figured out that if you click the "today" text, it will cycle through yesterday, last week, this month and last month. Nice!  
(Version 2.0)

GCOGHILL  Nice widget. The only thing it's missing is a "today" total, but otherwise, perfect.  
(Version 0.7)

GCOGHILL  Promising app. Would like to see support for multiple Twitter/Flickr accounts (if that's even possible).

I'd also like to see more of a distinction between the Events for the different services offered (color coding perhaps?). It's hard to distinguish between Facebook status updates and Twitter updates.

Better keyboard shortcuts for Twitter are a must, not simple enough to do replies and direct messages (Cmd-R & Cmd-D perhaps?). Also, needs a one-handed keystroke for cycling through events (like Spacebar, and perhaps Shift-Spacebar to go in reverse).

Overall though a cool app. My demo will probably expire before it's at a stage that it feels ready for actual use though.  
(Version 1.0r546)

GCOGHILL  If you are in column view and Command-double click the folder you are in, Finder will open a new Window for the same folder.

Doesn't line them up like Fiwi does though.  
(Version 1.3)

GCOGHILL  Cool, thanks Kevin.  
(Version 1.3)

GCOGHILL  FYI, on dual monitors the two created windows take up one monitor per window.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Cool on the new features, but I am not sure what the keyboard shortcuts are for labels or file ratings...

The Label colors are heard to make out on the HUD display, I can barely make out which is which.

But thanks for the new features, Huddy is coming along nicely!  
(Version 1.3)

GCOGHILL  Cool app, a few comments:

The options only seem to work on the main monitor. Secondary monitor is inverted, but color tint only happens on main screen.

Brightness control didn't work for me.  
(Version 1.0.4)

GCOGHILL  Free and does just what it says. Perfect.  
(Version 1.3)

GCOGHILL  Sounds great Tobias!  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Just demoing this app now, but one feature I can tell you right now it needs: the option to save documents with a "Save As", and automatically adding a user-definable suffix to the file name (i.e. autosave001, autosave002 etc.). Date/Time suffix would be great.

That would additionally be handy for an idle computer situation, such as: if the computer has been idle for more than X minutes, save via Save As with the autosave suffix.

I know I don't always necessarily want to save the open document as-is, so if the auto-save saved a separate version you are totally safe.

Also, a pref to not auto-save if the document has already been saved recently would be nice.

Interesting app though. I would just be worried that it would save a change I didn't want to save an overwrite an open document -- the opposite problem of not saving regularly :)  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Excellent little widget, the faux-Netflix mailer is perfect. Netflix site updates will break the functionality, but the developer usually updates within a day or so.  
(Version 1.6)

GCOGHILL  I have to say I am amazed at the feature set of this application. Not only does it offer everything I was looking for in a video screen capture app, but what's unbelievable is that all the effects are dynamic -- keystroke overlay, mouse zoom, pointer click indicators, pointer scaling -- everything is added after the fact while you prep your video, so you don't have to worry about the recording while you record. It's all done in the editing stage and is extensively -- and easily -- customizable. I didn't know something like this was even possible!

And this impression is from a quick 5-minute test drive, not even reading the manual or help. After some more usage I'll have to give it a star rating, but for now -- wow!  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  Umm, most of the features here are built in to OS X and have been for some time now. Recently used apps & docs? Check "recent Items" in the Apple menu. Easy access to favorite stuff? Try using the Finder's Sidebar. Drag something in there. Current item path? Control-click the name on the title bar of a Finder window or Document.

I suppose if for some reason you need all this stuff in one place and are willing to pay $27 to do so, then this is not a redundant application.  
(Version 2008r3)

GCOGHILL  Just a quick demo proved this to be a well thought out app. If you are looking for software to draw attention to your mouse pointer, display clicks, double-clicks, right-clicks, keystrokes (including modifier keys), Mouseposé has it all. And the different indicators have separate customizable hotkeys which can also be paired to trigger simultaneously or not. Price seems reasonable as well. Thumbs up!  
(Version 3.1b5)

GCOGHILL  The circle that identifies the mouse flickers and instantly becomes annoying. The click indicator only seems to work intermittently (at least with my Wacom stylus) and the magnified area is static, so it doesn't follow the mouse pointer -- it just magnifies the area right under the magnification loupe/circle, wherever you may drag it - and it can't be resized.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  I just realized that I never gave a review here for what is probably my most-used and favorite shareware app for the Mac.

I have been a registered user since way back in the OS 9 days, and Default Folder is the first app I install on any new Mac.

Demo this, read & understand what it does and within days (if not hours) you'll be buying a license.

Very helpful developers as well, always get prompt and friendly help whenever I have issues or questions (which have been rare and usually limited to significant upgrades with either DFX or OS X). Super stable and just about the most handy piece of software I purchased a license for. A must-have.  
(Version 4.0.8)

GCOGHILL  Great-looking app, seems perfect. One thing that would be very nice -- a way to generate a shopping list for ingredients.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  This crashes when I run the export. Also, what does the "overwrite Gmail contacts" checkbox do, if this just exports a file?  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Bounces in the Dock, then quits before it starts.  
(Version 1.5)

GCOGHILL  I too, like the developer, am amazed that there wasn't something like this built-in to Preview or Acrobat Pro (or even reader).

The app works perfectly, big thanks and kudos to the developer!

One small issue: it would be nice if the JPG quality slider retained it's setting. It defaults to 90% for every new document.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  The "Tags" feature seems to be the way to categorize instead of actual categories.  
(Version 1.1.3)

GCOGHILL  I just heard back from the developer and both features were said to be on the short list for inclusion, thought I would update this for anyone also looking for those features.  
(Version 1.6.2)

GCOGHILL  Two things that have kept me from purchasing a license:

• The on-screen keyboard input indication does not show modifier keys alone, only if they are used in conjunction with another keystroke (letter, number, etc.)

• The mouse-follow mode needs a slight tweak, as I have mentioned before: I would like to be able to set a mouse-follow area, and then separately set the capture area and be able to toggle between the two. As it stands now, when setting the mouse-follow area and then toggling to fixed mode, it uses the area dimensions set for the mouse-follow for fixed mode.

I would prefer that the non-mouse-follow mode be able to be set separately so for example I could set the capture area to full screen or some other large setting, and then be able to toggle to a user-specified zoomed/close-up view that follows the mouse.

I want to screen-capture graphics software, and both of these features are integral.

Otherwise this app is perfect. Lots of great included features, looks sharp and generates great videos/audio. I dropped the developer an email to see if/when these features might be implemented, still waiting to hear back.  
(Version 1.6.2)

GCOGHILL  This has to be used with online note service Backpack.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Simple app, does what it says, super handy and haven't seen any issues with Mail since using it. Thumbs up.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Gto a quick reply from the developer with the following uninstall instructions:

Flagit! can be removed with the following steps:

1. In the Finder, select "Go>Go to folder..."(or apple-shift-G)

2. In the "Go To Folder" dialog, enter /Libraray/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins

(in some configurations you might have to goto users/Library/Applications Support/SIMBL/Plugins -

take note of the "users" in this path)

3. This should open a new Finder window - in it you should see a file called "flagit.bundle"

4. Delete this file (put it in the trash), then restart your Mac - Flagit! should be gone.

I swear I looked in the SIMBL plugins folder, but I guess not.  
(Version 1.2b)

GCOGHILL  Yikes, I hesitantly installed this and don't like it, can't find a way to uninstall and can't find the files on the hard drive.  
(Version 1.2b)

GCOGHILL  The dev needs to have more info on his webpage and some screenshots. How does this differ from IMAP flags?  
(Version 1.2b)

GCOGHILL  I just checked out the site, which is really informative. Looks like there's no way to stream reference movies with iTunes, looks like an OS X issue not a VideoDrive issue.

The more I look at this program, the more handy it looks. Especially for large libraries or batch processing.

Still, everything can be done manually if you prefer.  
(Version 1.6.5)

GCOGHILL  I think it's hilarious that I got negative votes for giving out a tip. How is that negative? That said, if you need to do this in batch, Video Drive looks perfect.

I used an AppleScript to do a similar thing, but it generated .qtl files (renamed as .mov files) and unfortunately you have to leave the originals where they were or edit all the .qtl files. With VideoDrive, you get reference movies and can move them about on your hard drive.

However, reference movies do not show up in Shared iTunes libraries. I would love to see this issue handled by VideoDrive, I would buy a license in a second if that could be figured out. Developer -- any chance of seeing that happen?  
(Version 1.6.5)

GCOGHILL  Just about a perfect piece of software for what it does. Plenty of configuration options for the display of the phrases.

I had a few suggestions for the developer, and got a quick reply. My only suggestions were to have checkboxes by each phrase to toggle on/off, and also a way to group phrases - also with a toggle.

Otherwise it pretty solid. It would be great to be able to share user-created Topics in the online "shop".

One thing I have found as a great use is to enter software tips and keyboard shortcuts I am trying to learn.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  Just adding suggestions, I don't expect the freeware developers out there to do any extra work for their apps, but some like the feedback.

Thanks for sharing as-is though, still great!  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Oh, and a pref to go to your choice of Finder view upon quit would be cool too.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  This seems pretty handy. Any way to add customizable keyboard shortcuts to the Label colors?  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Transmission is just great. Simple to use, seems like plenty of features - especially since it hit 1.0. I am sure there are more fully featured apps out there, but Transmission is an easy to use and great looking OS X app for the average user.

And you can't beat the price, either.  
(Version 1.34)

GCOGHILL  If you just want to get a reference movie file into iTunes, open the movie in QuickTime and then do a Save As… and select the 'reference movie' option. Add this new reference movie file to iTunes.

Install the Perian plugin for Quicktime to play additional movie formats.

You'll have to set all the info manually, so VideoDrive might help here. Also helps with automating the procedure.  
(Version 1.6.4)

GCOGHILL  I was going to say the same thing...  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  This looks pretty cool, but could really use tabbed windows instead of opening new ones.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  Cool, looks good here. The only other thing for the prefs would be to turn off the menubar item. And the menubar item looks like it has too much "space" around it when sitting next to other menubar items.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  Quitting iTunes while this is running results in an AppleScript error (about iTunes not running) that requires you to force quit HUDTunes.

Otherwise, pretty cool.

Maybe clicking title bar swaps artist/title? And a star rating selector would be excellent.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  I like this app.

Corkboard background should be the color of a corkboard, and more opaque (or settings to tweak this stuff).

Also, doesn't support dragging an image from a webpage, cut/copy/paste into Corkboard works OK.

Wouldn't replace Jumpcut for me, but might be something to use in addition.

Not sure charging for a beta that won't be ready until 2009(?) is cool though. Keep the beta free, release time-expiring demos until the 1.0 release.

More documentation would be nice as well.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  Interesting, but my hosting service doesn't support SFTP. Here's a reply in the host's forum about SFTP:

"The major reason sFTP is not provided here is that it is almost impossible to secure the server when you enable sFTP via cPanel. It forces auto allowing jailed shell on shared accounts, which is a security risk. webDAV is also insecure. It might be ironic that to have secure FTP you need to risk making the server less secure at the same time, but that's just what happens. The permissions settings to secure the account to have sFTP and not allow the jailed shell open security holes that most shared hosts without jailed shell just aren't going to allow (we aren't anyway).

We've revisited the idea over and over and looked into any new methodoligies, and each time we have, it has presented itself as insecure under the cPanel environment."

http://www.lunarforums.com/lunarpages_webhosting_help/anything_new_with_sftp-t37971.0.html;msg282276#msg282276  
(Version 1.2.8)

GCOGHILL  Wow, now that's what I call taking suggestions to heart! The new website is light years beyond the previous one - great job!  
(Version 3.1)

GCOGHILL  yeah I noticed the calendar selection tab got added about 14 minutes after I posted the earlier comment, thanks!

Color labels would be nice, but as-is this widget is already pretty kick-ass. It's looking like my donation to iSlayer for iStat Menus will not be the last...  
(Version 1.02)

GCOGHILL  Excellent widget! A few suggestions:

• The ability to select which calendars appear in the Events tab. Currently it's one or all, would like to select just a few.

• The ability to tint events with the color label used in iCal for the calendar.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  I do believe the issue is with Apple, and it was not fixed in the 10.5.4 update this week. If it was Adobe's fault, it was also not fixed in this update as I still see it here on the MacBook.  
(Version 5.0.3)

GCOGHILL  I'm surprised plain ol' FTP support isn't in there.  
(Version 1.2.6)

GCOGHILL  Can't believe I haven't submitted a review for what is my most favorite widget.

Perfect, in every way. To me, it exemplifies what a Dashboard widget should be. And free on top of it all? You really should donate if you haven't already.  
(Version 4.3)

GCOGHILL  I suppose it's one of those things where if you can't even find a full feature list on the apps own webpage, you start to wonder if the app itself might be unfinished. Also might make one wonder about support issues.

I've demoed OmniGrowl in the past and it's a very nice application. But had I stumbled across it outside of MacUpdate, I might not even have given it another look.

Something as simple as a changelog, a basic overview of features and at least a full list of the main features added in the newest version might be a bit more reassuring. A screen shot or two would also help.

Hope this doesn't come across as negative, it's purely constructive criticism. The app itself seems great, it's just the "packaging" that might turn some people off.

Just the reply from the developer bumps this up a notch in my book, sometimes I don't even get replies from (or get very delayed responses from) devs to which I've paid money for licenses and contacted for support.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  I agree on the website comment, the MacUpdate page is far more informative than the developers own webpage for OmniGrowl.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  I do not use the software, and honestly do not even know what it is for.

However, it sounds like a niche tool for a professional, and the corny name - coupled with the price tag - would make me leery if it were an application that I was interested in.

Just a bit of constructive criticism. Maybe I was a bit harsh.  
(Version 1.010)

GCOGHILL  Developer, please do yourself and the rest of us a favor and rename this application.

The pun would have been corny even back when it was relevant.  
(Version 1.010)

GCOGHILL  Nevermind, I think another stalled widget was causing Dashboard to act weird. This is working great now.  
(Version 2.0)

GCOGHILL  Perfect battery status replacement for the menubar, this is how it should be. And works great with my APC UPS/battery backup as well.

About the only thing I could suggest for this app would be to have the option to use Growl for updates - switching to battery/charger, fully charged, low battery warnings. And when the battery hits low enough to go to sleep mode, the warning window could be an HUD-style window (or Growl - I can't recall if there needs to be user input). Currently I use a widget for these notifications.

But as-is, still excellent.  
(Version 1.4)

GCOGHILL  Excellent utility. Having the color icon indicating charging status is perfect. And having Growl support is great too.

I use this in conjunction with Slim Battery Monitor: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14083/slimbatterymonitor  
(Version 2.6.9)

GCOGHILL  Probably the fastest "update after an Apple update broke an app" I have ever seen! Smart Scroll rules.  
(Version 2.8.3)

GCOGHILL  Great app, one limitation: the icons in the list view don't match the standard Leopard list view folders. I am using a standard Leopard folder PSD template, and all looks great except list view/column view/sidebar icons.  
(Version 0.5.1)

GCOGHILL  Stickies on steroids. Pretty handy little application. Love the stickies with writing/sketching with a graphics tablet, very cool.  
(Version 1.4)

GCOGHILL  Because I don't live in one of the major cities, I didn't test it out further after noting this aspect.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Only searches the main Cragslist cities, and no option to search all cities.  
(Version 1.0)

GCOGHILL  Can't seem to get this to work on 10.5.2 Intel MacPro.  
(Version 2.0)

GCOGHILL  This looks cool, but I am trying to determine of one can change the color for just a single, user-created folder.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  Cyberduck is just great (I even donated), but now that I have two FTP apps with dual-pane browsing (YummyFTP & ForkLift), I can't go back to single-pane FTP apps.

Still, Cyberduck is a phenomenal free FTP app for OS X.  
(Version 3.0)

GCOGHILL  I cannot get Times to work properly on the MacBook. Hangs when initial feed gathering takes place, and after relaunch I see feeds in the main bar, but cannot drag to a page. Works fine on the MacPro.  
(Version 1.0.4)

GCOGHILL  A few thoughts, all of which have been submitted to the dev via Times' feedback form:

- more keyboard shortcuts/navigation is needed.

- a way to mark articles as read/unread is needed. Articles should be auto-marked as read once one reads it.

- pages & individual feeds need a count indicator for unread/total feeds, both in the Pages bar and per-feed. This assumes the dev will implement marking stories as read at some point.

Interesting app, and I am willing to give it a chance as my 'light' newsreader. I use NetNewsWire for the heavy lifting. Unfortunately though I think my demo will expire as this app matures through the 1.x stage, and I may not get to test any added features like the ones mentioned above.

For such a brand-new app, perhaps an expiring beta might have been a better route? Seems this app will have some growth spurts in the coming weeks.

With all the free newsreaders out there now, I would want to put this through the paces before plunking down cash for it.

Looks great, but whether it will stand the test of time as far as readability/convenience, remains to be tested.  
(Version 1.0.4)

GCOGHILL  It might be $20, but it not only does what it says, it has a lot of great features beyond just a preview.

$10 and I would have already bought it, but I find more and more that it would be really handy after demoing this and might bite the bullet anyways.  
(Version 1.1)

GCOGHILL  After I installed PlugSuit, Keywurl no longer works. Other plugins for Safari are fine. Any ideas of what could be wrong?  
(Version 1.4b2)

GCOGHILL  So does this replace the need to have SIMBL installed? I am having probs with a specific plugin (Keywurl) on the MacBook, but not on the MacPro. Not sure what needs to go.

Especially confusing since the developer's other app, Afloat, installs it's plugin in the SMBL plugins folder. So far it seems you need the SIMBL helper plugins (Library->Application Support->SIMBL->Plugins) to remain installed for them to work.  
(Version 1.5.4)

GCOGHILL  This new version (2.1) is acting all weird on 10.5.2 - keeps "Quitting" even tho prefs panel says it's enabled. And the sync with .Mac is back to having all sorts of problems. Noticing this on the MacBook, haven't yet paid attention to the MacPro.  
(Version 2.1)

GCOGHILL  I've only just demoed this a short while, but it works really fluidly and seems to be a perfect little application for mind-mapping (which admittedly I don't know much about). This seems like it will come in handy.  
(Version 1.0.1)

GCOGHILL  Take a look at Text Expander or TypeIt4Me, they both do this.  
(Version 1.2)

GCOGHILL  From the design, to the functionality, to the compactness without sacrificing features, this is a pretty clever and sharp-looking timer widget.

Nice job!  
(Version 2.0)

GCOGHILL  Been looking for something like this for years now, but seems I need to upgrade to 10.5 before trying this out. Glad to see this available though.  
(Version 1.1)