Songbird | Mar 12 2009 |
I am a little irritated that the PPC version is so far behind, but I guess there isn't much to do about it.
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Songbird | Mar 11 2009 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The new URL for accessing the contributed builds appears to be: http://wiki.songbirdnest.com/Developer/Articles/Builds/Contributed_Builds
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Conference Recorder | Dec 22 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I am testing this product. Conference Recorder does not work with a Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac webcam and OS X Leopard 10.5.6. With Conference Recorder installed, either iChat can't connect to the webcam despite it being listed in the preferences or it affects the webcam negatively by it seeming to no longer be able to adjust exposure according to lighting or to autofocus.
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ooVoo | Dec 18 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Common guys, where is the universal binary? There are a lot of PPC users out there still.
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Songbird | Dec 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK There is now a PPC (community) version of Songbird. You can find it here: http://download.songbirdnest.com/installer/contrib/Songbird_0.7.0_20080902_macosx-ppc.dmg
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Songbird | Mar 11 2009 |
JAZZYGUY Thisis what appears when I copy that address: AccessDeniedAccess Denied490F26EA97113720nLhbs4xaZF/XzfPIwjXNneg9mTpT1YDjRV5aCohM+nXI8DcDRyQhDnuuBaegoegx
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Songbird | Mar 11 2009 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The new URL for accessing the contributed builds appears to be: http://wiki.songbirdnest.com/Developer/Articles/Builds/Contributed_Builds
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Songbird | Mar 11 2009 |
JAZZYGUY Thanks! I have 0.7 on my PPC Macs. I tried the 1.0 on them but it gave me problems...lots of spinning Beach Balls. The problem with 0.7 is that it doesn't have all the features of the current version or 1.0
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Songbird | Mar 12 2009 |
I am a little irritated that the PPC version is so far behind, but I guess there isn't much to do about it.
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Bookpedia | Nov 30 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK According to the CueCat site: "Since January of 2002, the database servers which provided this machine-readable code to Internet URL linking are no longer in operation. The desktop client, which requires a registration code, is no longer supported, nor can these codes be generated for the Windows PC or Apple OS-X software." Sounds like a web cam option is the way to go.
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Bookpedia | Nov 28 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I don't have an iSight camera with my G5, so I would be first and foremost interested in this app if there were alternative barcode scan methods. How about barcode scan and sync from an iPhone?
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Bookpedia | Nov 30 2008 |
BRUJI You can use pretty much any barcode scanner to enter barcodes into the Pedias. The cheapest option is probably the CueCat which can be found on eBay for about $10. Otherwise you can also use regular webcams instead of the iSight to scan the barcodes. Take a look at this post in our forum about cameras and scanners that work well with the Pedias: http://www.bruji.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2637 (Alternatively you can also type in the UPC/ISBN or keywords to start a search.) Unfortunately our barcode scanning code doesn't work on the iPhone yet since it relies on video frames rather than still frames. But we're hoping that we might be able to incorporate that in the future as well.
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Bookpedia | Nov 30 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK According to the CueCat site: "Since January of 2002, the database servers which provided this machine-readable code to Internet URL linking are no longer in operation. The desktop client, which requires a registration code, is no longer supported, nor can these codes be generated for the Windows PC or Apple OS-X software." Sounds like a web cam option is the way to go.
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Bookpedia | Nov 30 2008 |
BRUJI You're right that CueCats do not function anymore the way they were originally supposed to. But they still work as regular barcode scanners.
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TapeDeck | Nov 25 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Here is a discount heads up: "On the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2008, sit down with family and friends to share stories—and record them for future generations—as part of the National Day of Listening. To celebrate this innovative project, we’re offering a 20% discount on TapeDeck, the powerful and fun audio recording tool for Mac OS X. With its foolproof recording interface and retro tape-recorder style, TapeDeck is perfect for capturing stories, songs, and anything else worth sharing aloud. And through November 30th, you can purchase TapeDeck for just US$20." The offer can be found at the normal URL with the subdirectory "ndol".
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Ubercaster | Nov 24 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK How does this compare to WireTap Studio? WTS seems to have an advantage on the amount of input sources, but Übercaster seems to have more editing capabilities, or am I wrong? I am trying to decide what to get to start podcasting.Übercaster at first glance seems to have a higher learning curve for a newbie.
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WireTap Studio | Dec 19 2008 |
AMBROSIASW The easiest way to explain the difference is that WireTap Studio is a complete system for capturing your recordings, editing them to the exact way you want them to sound and a transferring application. WireTap Anywhere is located in your System Preferences window, and is something that allows you to create virtual audio devices. Meaning you can select a multitude of audio inputs, be it microphones to applications such as skype, and harness them into a single audio source, which can then be used by existing software. No need to have the overly complicated mixing board for 5 microphones, then try to input the sound from iChat, Skype, and iTunes. With Wiretap Anywhere, you can simply select all these, create your own virutal device and that will appear as a single item in your softwares audio input. We offer video turtorials on both products on the Ambrosia Website. Also, both products have a trial period so you can try them both and learn the difference with a more hands on approach.
(Version 1.0.6) | |
AddressBookSync | Nov 22 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Interesting. I have found an iPhone app that adds Facebook contacts to the Address Book, as well as their current profile pictures. I wonder how they are able to do it?
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AddressBookSync | Nov 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It seems to work fine on my G5 single (PPC) with Leopard 10.5.5. Any chance that would consider expanding this app so that it syncs Facebook contacts with Address Book?
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HistoryHound | Nov 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Does anyone know how to check the CPU usage of this app? I have the feeling I am taking a CPU hit, but I can't figure out if it is because of HistoryHound or because of Time Machine indexing HistoryHound.
(Version 1.9.6) | |
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Socialite | Nov 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I would like to see subject searches and trend registration - at the very least for Twitter.
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Syrinx | Nov 20 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Personally, I have already gotten spoiled by the iPhone app Tweetsville, and am looking for a Twitter client that allows subject searches and registers trends.
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Tweetsville | Nov 20 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK First release was a bust. It kept crashing at startup, but I just picked up the update at the App Store and I have to say that I love it! I have already gotten spoiled by Tweetsville, and am now looking for a Twitter client that allows subject searches and registers trends.
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Correo | Nov 20 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It has been ages since the last update. Is the project still active? I really had high hopes for this.
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Correo | Nov 20 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Checked the developer's website, his blog states he has returned to developing Correo as of July 2008. That was some time ago now and still no update to the app. Whatever...
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ClamXav | Nov 14 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I seem to be experiencing a huge performance hit when ClamXav scans. G5 single with Leopard 10.5.5. I thought I had turned off all of the auto scanning stuff, but it seems to still be starting by itself. I have removed all folders to be watched by ClamXav and will have to see if that helps.
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Sticky Windows | Nov 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Don't waste your money on this app. The developer never replies to e-mails, and updates don't fix OS compatibility issues.
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Scrivener | Oct 31 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Scrivener 1.12b1? Seems like a long time since this software was updated. Is development still active? Seems like that posting on the Scrivener forum really slowed the past half year as well.
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Scrivener | Nov 13 2008 |
LEV But isn't it nice to live without upgrade fever for a while... & tempting to ask "What does Scrivener currently not do that you need it to do?" But the reality is that what the developer Keith Blount calls v1.5 and anyone else would call v2.0 is about to go into private beta testing any day now. It's also worth saying that Mr Blount's idea of an early beta is some way ahead of, say, Microsoft or FileMaker's idea of a release version. So (I speculate) the private beta cycle should be fairly fast. [No connection with the developer. Just a happy camper.]
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ActionGear | Oct 28 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just found what is called "quick look", so there is a way to view the attachments.
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ActionGear | Oct 28 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK ActionGear has been reviewed by TUAW. You can find the review here: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/28/actiongear-simple-yet-powerful-task-management/ My personal opinion on ActionGear is that it seems to be very usefull. It is still early days: 1) It seems to unfortunately be lacking support for Default Folder X. 2) No means of viewing attachments. 3) There doesn't seem to be an option for importing specific tasks into iCal. Stability seems to be rock solid on a G5 single PPC. The screenshot utility is quite handy.
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OpenOffice.org | Oct 20 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Apparently Sun refused to make the PPC version available from the front page. You can find the PPC version here: http://tinyurl.com/6egbx6
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Mail Act-On | Oct 16 2008 |
SMORR I will be posting an update this weekend that fixes this. To uninstall manually simply remove the MailActOn.mailbundle file from ~/Library/Mail/Bundles.
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EventSync | Oct 4 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have been using this app for a while now, so I thought it would be best with a new review. The problems that I mentioned in my last review are slightly irritating, but I find the major problem being that it syncs all events received. It doesn't seem to be able to only sync those events that the user has RSVP'd as "will" or "may" attend. Very irritating since I have really grown to love this app. It would be great if the developer addressed these issues. My rating remains the same.
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EventSync | Oct 29 2008 |
GRANTNEUFELD If the developer does update this to exclude non-rsvp’d events, I hope they make it an option. I like having my non-rsvp’d events in my calendar since I’m usually quite behind on my rsvp’ing.
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PhoneView | Oct 1 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK PhoneView is the best app I have tried for transferring files to or accessing files from an iPhone. This program just saved my bacon after a problematic upgrade to Leopard. PhoneView was the only way that I could get my contacts off my iPhone and use them to restore my contacts on my G5 (PPC). I wish the same thing were possible with calendars. I really need that feature now as well.
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ChronoSync | Sep 27 2008 |
I just came across the following post: "Ok. I Just googled ChronoSync... apparently the latest version, 3.3.6, not only isn't able of creating bootable volumes (backups) (clones), it doesn't even get the file ownerships and permissions correct on what it does copy!!!!!! What? Read that again. The files it creates are are INCOMPLETE. They are missing some of the most important metadata. And if they're missing that, what about their basic data forks? Are they intact? sigh. Gotta push this point home. Back in *** 2006 ***, Bruce pointed us to a great review of backup softwares (url below). In that article, ChronoSync 3.2.1 is rated ***NOT RECOMMENDED***. A note is included that says the developers will be addressing the ownership and permissions (and other severe) issues in an upcoming release. So here we are, 2.5 years later, and the product STILL has the SAME CRITICAL PROBLEMS.
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AppCleaner | Sep 26 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK AppCleaner 1.2.2 stops responding when SmartDelete is turned on in the preferences. OS X 10.5.5 Leopard on a G5 single (PPC).
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CopyPaste Pro | Sep 3 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK CopyPaste Pro crashes everytime I try to archive the clip history. When that happens, all recent clips disapear on restart. Visited the support forum and there appears to be a long row of postings listing various problems with crashing, but no replies from the developer. I tried to submit the text from my crash log to the developer, but the Google Docs spreadsheet keeps crashing!!! The clip browser is easier to use than in earlier versions of CopyPaste. For some reason, the preference that places an icon in the dock doesn't work in Tiger. I seem to remember other apps able to do this in Tiger. Maybe the developer should ask around as to how to implement thi feature.
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PocketMac RingtoneStudio | Aug 30 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have been looking at the reviews of other PocketMac here on MacUpdate and decided to change my rating as all of the reviews complain of crashing apps, CPU use maxing out and lack of any response from the developers.
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PocketMac RingtoneStudio | Aug 30 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK PocketMac's RingtoneStudio has probably the most logical feature set of any iPhone ringtone utility. It is a joy to use as no other program is needed for editing sound files. Having said that, RS has some serious problems. iTunes 7.7.1 tends to crash with OS X Tiger (PPC). RS seems to dump ringtones from other 3rd. party programs such as iToner and reset the iTunes preferences. It also dumps (disapears) ringtones installed with iToner on the iPhone, despite not syncing. I can't really explain why RS does what it does to screw things up, but it happens everytime I have tried to use RS. Too bad, the app could be rated as 5 star if PocketMac got these issues ironed out.
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ShoveBox | Aug 18 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I would only know that if I had a dialog with the developer. I have sent him copies of the relevant logs, have described the problem and provided screenshots, but the response has been that "gee there could be a lot things causing this".
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ShoveBox | Aug 17 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK If a customer pays for the software and the software is supposed to work on both platforms, the developer should provide support for the issue or refund the purchase.
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ShoveBox | Aug 7 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Shovebox still has a problem in its newest incarnation with quiting after it is loaded at startup. The developer has only expressed tepid interest in this issue. G5 single (PPC)
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iFuntastic | Aug 2 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Anyone know whether the changes made by iFuntastic (Son of...) will affect the use of Pwnage when upgrading to version 2.0 firmware with a 2G iPhone ? Pwnage Tool is found here: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27455/pwnage-tool
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iFuntastic | Aug 1 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Developer is unresponsive to concrete issues with software. Software is buggy, downgrades bootloader without notification. Documentation is limited at best. IPhone becomes unstable over time.
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Weightmania Pro | Jul 16 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Possible to add many kinds of health/fitness/workout data. Expensive. Layout doesn't live up to what make users are accustomed to and the app is counter intuitive. Metric measurement preferences seem to be an afterthought, are difficult to find and do not function well. Lacks ability to use comma as decimal point. No 24 hr clock preference. Uses a very basic USDA foods database with no EU or metric alternative for non-US residents. First priority for the developer should be to provide better support for users outside of the US. Second priority should be to provide the ability to add diagrams of weightlifting equipment to each exercise in the workout list. (Try looking at http://www.exerciseorganizer.com/ )Third priority should be to create an interface that is more intuitive and conforms to Apple standards. Despite my comments, I believe this software has potential. It is also nice to see that OS X Tiger is fully supported.
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iLife Dock | Jul 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just used DeepVacuum, which is a MacUpdate promo that I purchased a couple of days ago, to try and download the file. Here are the results that wget passes on: --22:54:39-- http://www.macupdate.com/download.php/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip => `www.macupdate.com/iLife Dock.zip' Resolving www.macupdate.com... 70.86.154.194 Connecting to www.macupdate.com|70.86.154.194|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://dl.macupdate.com/final/utilities/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip [following] --22:54:39-- http://dl.macupdate.com/final/utilities/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip => `dl.macupdate.com/iLife Dock.zip' Resolving dl.macupdate.com... 70.86.241.242 Connecting to dl.macupdate.com|70.86.241.242|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27949 [following] --22:54:40-- http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27949 => `www.macupdate.com/27949' Connecting to www.macupdate.com|70.86.154.194|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] 0K .......... .......... 60.39 KB/s 22:54:41 (60.39 KB/s) - `www.macupdate.com/27949' saved [20603]
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iLife Dock | Jul 12 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have flushed all of the various browser cache's (Safari, Firefox, Camino, OmniWeb, Opera, etc.), but no luck. How do I flush the lookupd cache?
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iLife Dock | Jul 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Weird. All of the other links I come across on MacUpdate also work fine. These are the only two that don't seem to work.
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iLife Dock | Jul 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The download links don't work for iWork or iLife dock apps. I have tried with both Safari and Firefox. I have also tried control clicking to download the linked file, but only get an HTML file.
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iLife Dock | Jul 11 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN The problem is completely at your end, I access MacUpdate just as any other user would (my location is on the Pacific coast of Mexico) and these download links you mention work just fine. I just checked them both.
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iLife Dock | Jul 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Weird. All of the other links I come across on MacUpdate also work fine. These are the only two that don't seem to work.
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iLife Dock | Jul 11 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN All I can think of for you to do is to flush your browser(s) cache(s), and flush the lookupd cache as well.
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iLife Dock | Jul 12 2008 |
SAMSOFTWARE I just tested it as well, both work fine, I will have to agree that it is your end.
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iLife Dock | Jul 12 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have flushed all of the various browser cache's (Safari, Firefox, Camino, OmniWeb, Opera, etc.), but no luck. How do I flush the lookupd cache?
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iLife Dock | Jul 12 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN See this page: http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/237 In sum: Launch Terminal and type lookupd -flushcache
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iLife Dock | Jul 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just used DeepVacuum, which is a MacUpdate promo that I purchased a couple of days ago, to try and download the file. Here are the results that wget passes on: --22:54:39-- http://www.macupdate.com/download.php/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip => `www.macupdate.com/iLife Dock.zip' Resolving www.macupdate.com... 70.86.154.194 Connecting to www.macupdate.com|70.86.154.194|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://dl.macupdate.com/final/utilities/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip [following] --22:54:39-- http://dl.macupdate.com/final/utilities/27949/iLife%20Dock.zip => `dl.macupdate.com/iLife Dock.zip' Resolving dl.macupdate.com... 70.86.241.242 Connecting to dl.macupdate.com|70.86.241.242|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27949 [following] --22:54:40-- http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27949 => `www.macupdate.com/27949' Connecting to www.macupdate.com|70.86.154.194|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] 0K .......... .......... 60.39 KB/s 22:54:41 (60.39 KB/s) - `www.macupdate.com/27949' saved [20603]
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RSS Menu | Jul 10 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I can't get the feed to work from my Google Reader account. The menu item is grayed out. I also seem to be unable to have more than one Gmail feed. This is possible in most of the other notifiers for both OS X and Firefox. I am using version 1.11.2 on a G5 single (PPC) with OS X Tiger 10.4.11.
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ShoveBox | Jul 10 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK ShoveBox[182] An uncaught exception was raised ShoveBox[182] connection timeout: did not receive reply ShoveBox[182] Uncaught exception: connection timeout: did not receive reply crashdump[315]: ShoveBox crashed
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ShoveBox | Jun 22 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Shovebox starts at startup, the icon appears where it should, but then the icon disapears and the app quits after more menubar items startup. Shovebox is set to start both with the app prefs as well as in "login items" in the system prefs. Shovebox can be started manually and everything works fine. I have contacted the developer but the issue didn't go away with the latest version. OS X Tiger 10.4.11
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ShoveBox | Jul 9 2008 |
AETNARIA The an error message about ShoveBox should pop up in the Console when it unexpectedly quits. What does it say?
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ShoveBox | Jul 10 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK ShoveBox[182] An uncaught exception was raised ShoveBox[182] connection timeout: did not receive reply ShoveBox[182] Uncaught exception: connection timeout: did not receive reply crashdump[315]: ShoveBox crashed
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Amigo | Jun 22 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Amigo keeps giving me an error message: "was unable to install eSellerate engine". It also keep losing my license info, so it has to be re-inserted weekly. These issues have continued to dog the app over a number of new versions. I have contacted the developer but the issues don't seem to go away. OS X Tiger 10.4.11
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Twitterrific | Apr 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I would like to see support for Proteus (back from the dead) and for TwitPic. I also think that Twitterific should add support for other services, like MoodBlast does.
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MoodBlast | Apr 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Removing Facebook "is" doesn't seem to work. NetNewsWire and Proteus support would be nice. So would support for TwitPic. I am not experiencing any Apple Script issues. G5 PPC OS X (10.4.11)
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MoodBlast | May 12 2008 |
TTSCOFF NetNewsWire is supported for grabbing URLs, if that's what you mean. Proteus' AppleScript implementation doesn't currently allow us to support it, but we're watching for it. TwitPic and image uploading in other services is in the plans.
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Proteus | Apr 12 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Any idea how to make Proteus my default IM? Adium keeps popping up when I click a Twitter chat URL. I am using OS X Tiger.
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Proteus | Oct 28 2008 |
GFORCE The default messenger is set in the iChat Preferences under general.
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MiniTwit | Apr 12 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The download link isn't working either from MacUpdate or from the developer's site.
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DEVONthink Pro Office | Apr 8 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Is there a text highlighting app that can highlight text in other apps (Pages, TextEdit, Word, NeoOffice, Mail, etc.) like DEVONthink Pro Office can with imported text and text files?
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Plaxo | Mar 23 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I tried to cut down on the amount of menu items I have in the menu bar and set the Plaxo toolbar not to open at startup/login. The toolbar still kept appearing in the menu bar, so uninstalled the preference pane. Still the toolbar wouldn't die. It again appeared at startup.
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Plaxo | Mar 27 2008 |
DCOLACE There is an option on the initial screen of the Plaxo system preferences to show/hide the Plaxo menu item.
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Plaxo | Mar 28 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK True, but maybe there should be. At any rate, the preferences should work correctly when a user chooses for the toolbar NOT start at login/startup.
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Plaxo | Apr 2 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It should also be noted that the toolbar (even the newest version) still restarts after having been told to quit. It also starts up when the prefs are set for it NOT to start at login/startup. These issues really need to be sorted out.
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Plaxo | Apr 2 2008 |
DCOLACE Which version of OS X are you using? I've recently tested this feature on Leopard and I know it is working as designed. You might be confusing the fact that we will auto-launch Plaxo when you launch the Address Book (all OS versions) or Apple Mail (10.4 and above) as well as the Plaxo preferences since it services the functions of those respective plugins. Plaxo is intended to be a service to your system and really should be running all the time. When it isn't actively syncing, it uses virtually no CPU time or other computer resources (check Activity Monitor for a comparison of everything else running on your Mac). If you don't like seeing the menu bar icon, you can simply turn that off while still allowing Plaxo to run.
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Plaxo | Apr 2 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I start my Address Book at login/startup. I disagree that the Plaxo toolbar needs to be running all the time. I prefer to choose when I want the toolbar to function. The Plaxo service is still in it's infancy and therefore I only use it once in a while. Regardless, of how often someone uses Plaxo, I can see no reason to justify it running all of the time as users aren't dumping hundreds of new contacts into their Address Book on a daily basis. Thanks for the prompt reply.
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Plaxo | Apr 3 2008 |
DCOLACE You are certainly entitled to your point of view but I would argue that you are diminishing the usefulness of the Plaxo service by selectively employing it. One of the goals of Plaxo is to take the burden of contact management off of our members shoulders. With Plaxo running on your Mac, your calendars and contacts keep up to date without you having to think about it. From the web to your desktop (and likely to your phone) you shouldn't have to wonder if your latest edit (or Plaxo contact update) is where you want it to be. Hopefully, we'll earn your trust so you can use our service to its full potential.
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Plaxo | Apr 17 2008 |
AROBULACK I'm going to have to back up globetrotter on this one, that last version of Plaxo had some bugs. The menu bar item was also unquittable, even if you quit it, it kept coming back, and during syncs I would get screen-height growl error messages full of XML code. It was very frustrating. I'm gonna give this new version a try, but Plaxo obviously considers Mac users second class citizens and the software is much less powerful (i.e. no selective calendar syncing) and buggier than its Windows counterpart.
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Plaxo | May 15 2008 |
DCOLACE We are completely committed to developing Plaxo for Mac to be the best solution available to Mac users to keep their data in sync across the web, and more. I use and depend upon it myself on my three home Macs. Our Plaxo for Windows software has a couple of years head start as far as features and performance/reliability work. We started from scratch with the Mac software so that we could provide a custom solution that would integrate seamlessly with the Mac. I'm sorry for any peculiarities you've run into in using Plaxo for Mac over the past months/years, but I think every release has marked steady progress in features and reliability. I hope that your experience with the updated release will bear this out. Keep a look out for our coming release as it is one of the most significant releases we've done in quite a while in terms of new capabilities and reliability improvements.
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EventSync | Mar 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It seems to work as advertized. The commands in the app with regards to to the toolbar don't seem to work and window positions don't seem to be remembered, which has lowered the rating of EventSync.
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Facile | Mar 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I would like very much to see Facile as a normal app so that it is possible to cycle to it as man can with other apps (command-tab).
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Speed Download | Mar 18 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Users that purchased a license through MacHeist should be getting a free upgrade to 5.0 today. It seems that Yazsoft has finally realized that they can't get away with screwing their customer base.
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mini$ | Mar 8 2008 |
The names differ slightly from your requested names. These apparently are the official exchange names. FYI, when converting USD to IDR, you get an exchange rate of 0 because there is only a two digit precision. http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney.html For more info, contact me at: rothearl@gmail.com
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Instantbird | Mar 5 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I received an e-mail from the developer: "...There is currently no PPC version because we have no usable PPC hardware to build and test it (the only PPC machine I have is an old PowerBook G3 which is way too old to build or run Instantbird). If someone wants to offer us a nice PPC machine, we may provide PPC builds."
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TranslateIt! Deluxe | Feb 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have been a user of this software for over a year. I purchased a lifetime license and have been extremely satisfied with both the software and the developer support. If you need multilingual dictionary look-up, spell checking, etc. this is the best app on any platform.
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Drive Genius | Feb 14 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Thanks to Gordon Bell and Alan Lau. Prosoft lived up to their promise and I just received an upgrade free of charge. Others should be aware that submitting their serial number to the website isn't enough to get the free upgrade as the serial numbers are apparently not flagged by purchase date. You have to write directly to sales.
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Drive Genius | Feb 14 2008 |
Thanks for taking time to post an update and glad we could help you out! Some folks may be wondering why our serials aren't tied into dates. The "problem" is that Drive Genius can be found at various stores (around the globe), including large stores like Apple, Office Depot (yep, carrying mac titles now!) and upcoming at Office Max and possibly Best Buy... As you can imagine, we build products for those shelves and then ship out.. Therefore the serial inside the box would never be a true representation of when it was purchased by the customer.. Hopefully we've made it as easy as possible for customers to get their upgrades in this kind of situation, but i do appreciate feedback. Thanks again for posting the update and let us know if you ever need anything- Gordon from Prosoft
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Drive Genius | Feb 13 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just purchased version 1.5.3 ONE WEEK AGO. Unlike most developers, I see no free upgrade offer for having purchased within the last month or two. There is no way that the sales department did not know that a new version was being ramped up when I purchased Drive Genius. An honest developer and/or his sales department would have made the customer (me) aware of the upgrade and asked if they would like to wait for the new version CD and provide the download as a freebie. I also purchased Data Rescue II last week. Is this going to be upgraded from version 1.2 to 2.0? Yes, I and I am sure, many others at MacUpdate have noticed that Drive Genius jumps from version 1.5.3 to 2.0.1.
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Drive Genius | Feb 10 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have a copy of Drive Genius and need some advice with regards to a second drive in my G 5 single (OS X Tiger). I have a Seagate Barracuda (500 GB) drive that I would like at least one HFS+ partition (possibly 2 HFS+ partitions or one HFS+ and one FAT partition). The (one) HFS+ partition would have an OS X system. I would like to install Ubuntu PPC or YDL 6 (depending on which system includes a working sound support) on separate (2nd. or 3rd.) partition. Should I just leave part of the disk unformatted and then create a Linux partition by using GParted during the Linux install or use Drive Genius? Should I create the partition(s) with Disk Utility and then resize with Drive Genius or should I just create them with Drive Genius? When using Drive Genius, I can see that when Disk Utility formats multiple partitions, there are some small, odd partitions on the disk as well. Does Drive Genius create these extra bits automagically or do they have to be created by hand? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Drive Genius | Feb 10 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Drive Genius support page here: http://www.prosofteng.com/support/drive_genius.php I'm sure that the developer(s) will be helpful via email if you can't find the info you need at the above page.
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CheckSpell | Feb 7 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It is good to see developers step into the gaping hole left by Apple not adding spelling support for the languages that OS X is localized for. Many multi-linguists have been orphaned by Apple's (lack?) of policy in this area. Unfortunately, it is unclear from the website if CheckSpell supports other OpenOffice.org dictionaries such as Indonesian, Latvian, etc (anyone understand Polish?). It would also be interesting to know if CheckSpell avoids having to restart the specific app when changing dictionary language, which plagues cocoAspell.
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CheckSpell | Feb 7 2008 |
CHECKSPELL CheckSpell can support other OO dictionaries if there is a need. Just let me know by mail (address is in the Read Me file). And no, ChcecSpell does not require to restart application to change the dictionary.
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Data Rescue | Feb 7 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Wow, Data Rescue II saved my bacon where DiskWarrior couldn't. The HD couldn't be saved, but most of the info on the HD could, thanks to Data Rescue II. One quirk with Data Rescue II is that cloning an HD does not seem to use the info from a recover info scan, but rather seems to just clone the already defective disc to another disk. In my case, this meant that the disk I cloned didn't seem to have any recovered info on it.
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Data Rescue | Feb 8 2008 |
PROSOFTMIKE Hi there, and thanks for the kind comments. I'd just like to clarify the Data Rescue clone function and it's purpose. Your assumption is correct about the clone function -- it performs a simple block copy from one disk to another, and does not in itself recover files. Its primary use is to minimize accesses to the disk in question, in cases where the disk is suspected of having hardware problems. In those cases, it's best to minimize accesses to the disk. The scanning and recovery operations require multiple passes and seeks, whereas the clone operation requires just a single pass, so by cloning to a healthy drive, the scan and recovery can be performed on the clone, saving wear and tear on the ailing drive. | |
DiskWarrior | Feb 7 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Why is there no app update from 4.0 to 4.1? Yeah, the CD update could be interesting for some, but I boot from a system on another HD.
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DiskWarrior | Feb 22 2008 |
STRIDER72 So... make an updated CD and then install the new version from the new CD.
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DiskWarrior | Feb 26 2008 |
E_COMMERCE @strider: Perhaps you haven't noticed that there ISN'T a CD updater?
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File Buddy | Feb 7 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK What is the incompatibility with Default Folder? I e-mailed the File Buddy developer and his response wasn't very enlightening: "I have no idea why it isn't compatible, so that's not likely to change." I also contacted the people at St. Clair Software and got this answer: "The only compatibility issue I'm aware of is that if you're running File Buddy in administrator mode, Default Folder X won't work in it. (What I mean by that is that you've given it your admin password after turning on the 'administrator mode' option in FB's general preferences). Default Folder X cannot enhance programs that are running with administrator privileges - Mac OS X won't allow it. The alternative is to run File Buddy without giving it admin privileges." Is this what you are referring to? I am interested in purchasing File Buddy, so it would be interesting if you could specify more concretely what you mean the incompatibility with Default Folder is.
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Starry Night Updater | Feb 5 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Apparently, the British submarine engineer and historian Gavin Menzies, has used Starry Night to research what month and year that the Chinese Muslim navigator Zeng He discovered America. You can read more in his book: 1421- The Year China Discovered America
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File Buddy | Feb 4 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I contacted the developer about the incompatibility issue with Default Folder. Here is what he had to say: "I have no idea why it isn't compatible, so that's not likely to change." Not very helpful in my opinion,
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Logitech Control Center | Feb 1 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have a G5 single with OS X Tiger (10.4.11). LCC 2.4 can't detect my Logitech USB Click! optical mouse. I get prompted to select the correct Logitech KEYBOARD, rather than MOUSE. I have a new Apple aluminum keyboard, but the same thing happens if I connect the old Apple white keyboard that shipped with the G5. I have tried to revert to LCC 214 or 222, but I now get the same keyboard prompt in the other versions. I have run a complete uninstall, but nothing helps.
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Calendar X | Jan 31 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK WARNING This software looks as if it has abandoned. I have yet to get in contact with the developer and get a response to my problem. I guess that license fee just flew out the window.
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Hazel | Jan 29 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Very responsive, helpfull and understanding developer. It would be nice to see more documentation and examples as to how Hazel can be used. If those two conditions were met, Hazel would be five stars in every category.
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Toast Titanium | Jan 21 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Using Toast 8.01 with OSX 10.4.11, get a prompt from Toast asking if I want to upgrade to 8.03. I answer "yes" and get shunted to Roxio's site. Get a prompt for "completing" my profile, which I was unable to complete LAST YEAR, do to website issues. I try to complete my profile, but am unable to include my country code using any browser that I have and therefore again, cannot complete my profile. I decide to just go ahead and use Toast 8.01, but in the process of verifying a CD image, everything on my system slows and the fans on my G5 single start running like a jet engine. With patience (and probably some luck) I managed to ride through the problem, but still have to work with Toast 8.01 as I am unable to get the update to 8.03. What did I do? I downloaded LiquidCD here at MacUpdate and burned the CD image.
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VirtueDesktops | Jan 20 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I get a warning from Little Snitch that VirtueDesktops is trying to inject code into the Dock: "Application "VirtueDesktops" (453) attempts to inject and execute foreign program code in "Dock" (105). This is a security risk as it may allow "VirtueDesktops" to circumvent Little Snitch."
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VirtueDesktops | Jan 26 2008 |
ZO219 It's that GUI scripting, and you can turn off the warning in the preferences, I believe.
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VirtueDesktops | Dec 28 2008 |
CUNEYT ZO219, can you tell me exactly how, I cant find it anywhere in the preferences of VirtueDesktops..
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Calendar X | Jan 17 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I sent the following to the developer, but have not received a response: "I have just purchased Calendar X and have noticed that the console continually registers the following when the app is running: Jan 15 21:08:53 Calendar X[12516]: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:53 Calendar X[12516]: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:53 Calendar X[12516]: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X[12516]: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:54 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:55 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:55 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:56 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:56 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type Jan 15 21:08:57 Calendar X: CMSCreateDataProviderOrGetInfo : Invalid colorspace type This issue doesn't seem to be covered by the instalation issues PDF. I am running Calendar X on a G5 single with Tiger (10.4.11). What can I do to correct this issue? If nothing else, it is an anoyance log files get filled up with this garbage."
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Region X | Jan 14 2008 |
MACROXX You can use the program "DVD Info X". It tells you if your DVD drive is region free or not. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16366/ | |
Region X | Jan 14 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Nice tip, thanks. I just downloaded DVD Info X. I live outside the USA and so I sometimes have region issues.
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Url Extractor X | Jan 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have tried with both .rtf and .xls files, but the software doesn't seem to actually be able to extract URLs. Kind of pricey.
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Mailings | Jan 11 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Have your problems disapeared with the latest version? I am considering purchasing the software. What alternatives are available?
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Mailings | Feb 10 2008 |
TRONDAH I'm very satisfied with MaxBulk Mailer, which is also available for Windows. It's the perfect app for sending bulk mailings. And no I'm not the author.
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Mailings | Feb 26 2008 |
A products support for Windows should not be considered an asset for Mac users. The Mac offers unique technology I choose to adapt and support because I love the Mac for its unmatched technology. I only develop for the Mac, and have done so for the past ten plus years. And, I wouldn't dream of supporting dual platforms because that necessarily implies compromises which hurt the Mac user. | |
DeskLickr | Jan 8 2008 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The issue with Finder windows seems to have been worked out. I haven't experienced any problems in the newest version. However, I am now experiencing a similar issue when clicking between application windows. I would still like to know how the app gets my Flickr password, as I have never been prompted for it and I have foundno item in the app preferences.
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ecto | Dec 25 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I get the same message when trying to use ecto on WordPress. I guess we will have to wait until ecto3 is out. It is in beta at this time.
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XMIND | Dec 8 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK A heads up on this app in connection with the promotion. I have experienced problems exporting to .rtf Responses from the developer have vascilated between defending the performance of the app to stating that MS Word is needed to read the data exported to an .rtf file. Expored data has been opened in both TextEdit and MS Word, as well as other text editors supporting .rtf files with a lack of consistency in the results and with the same basic problem. While responses were prompt and friendly, a response to a technical problem must consist of more than an assertation that "exporting to RTF works well here". I can provide screenshots for anyone interested in my being able to document the lack of performance of the .rtf export feature. I actually think that this app could be one of the top contenders for mind mapping on the Mac. That just makes the apparent lack of willingness to help diagnose the problem look more and more like the developer(s) shooting themselves in the foot.
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rooSwitch | Nov 24 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have to give rooSwitch five stars. Why, not because I know the developer or because I am getting a kickback. I give rooSwitch five stars because of it's usefulness, ease of use and stability. I really don't understand why Apple doesn't allow creating new profiles for it's iLife apps, but rooSwitch provides one central app where you can create and delete profiles, not just for iLife apps, but basically for any app that you have.
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Multisite for iWeb | Nov 24 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Try rooSwitch here at MacUpdate. Not only does it work for iWeb, but it can setup profiles for the other iLife apps as well. Also works with iLife '08.
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Multisite for iWeb | Aug 18 2008 |
CANTARMARIUS is there a possibility in iWeb08 to let audio and video start automatically as soon as the page opens? Thank you
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TaskPaper | Nov 3 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just purchased TaskPaper as a MacUpdate Promo. I went into the Hog Bay software forum to find an answer to a question I had and found the following comment from Jesse: "I'm very likely to move new development ie version 1.1 to Leopard only..." Maybe this should have been mentioned in connection with the MacUpdate Promo? Quite an important piece of info for anyone not planning to upgrade to Leopard right away! As far as I know, this is the only app that is planning to go "Leopard only" at this stage.
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TaskPaper | Nov 4 2007 |
JESSE GROSJEAN This thread discusses this decision... http://hogbaysoftware.com/forums/taskpaper/topics/338_Leopard_Only_for_1_1_Was_Recognizing_URLs_and_URIs_ In my mind, since your upgrade will be free once you decide to upgrade to Leopard, I don't see a lot of downside for existing users. There are apps that are planning to go Leopard only. Here are a few big ones that I've heard about. Delicious Library. TextMate 2.0. Also consider lots of apples apps like Mail, iCal, etc. There are really good reasons for going Leopard only. It will enable me to produce a higher quality application quicker. And you are free to upgrade when you are read.
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TaskPaper | Nov 5 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK After my experiences with Apple and the clone wars, Apple dumping Apple Works, as well as various experiences with other hardware producers and software developers, I admit that my antenna are slightly quicker to react than they used to be. I admit that your plans seem reasonable and well argumented. I personally appreciate backward software compatibility where feasible. There are some software developers represented here on MacUpdate that may add a little new code, but no real features, thus providing the justification for jacking up the software version and releasing the need to purchase an upgrade license. Having first read some of the critical comments about you as a developer (referring to your Mori software), but deciding anyway to purchase TaskPaper and then having read the message that I quoted, I was concerned that you might belong to the category of more dubious developers. However, considering your levelheaded response, I believe that my concerns were unfounded. Thanks for your reply.
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TaskPaper | Nov 8 2007 |
GCOGHILL Hmm, I knew nothing of these plans either. I agree it should be made apparent (on the apps main site, possibly here on MU, etc.) that the 1.1 release is planned to be 10.5-only if the dev has already made that decision.
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TaskPaper | Nov 8 2007 |
JOHN F. I didn't know it was going Leopard-only either. But TaskPaper going Leopard-only is not really what's bothering me, as I like the software as it is. I use the software for the features it has now. What I am worried about is that some persistent bugs will only be addressed with the 1.1 Leopard-only release. Letting TaskPaper going Leopard-only before the most stable and bug-free Tiger version is made, that's what I'm worried about. I hope this worry is unfounded. I'm all for going forward and letting the developer go forward and let him use all the wonderful developer tools Leopard has to offer. But it is my strong opinion that the switch to Leopard-only should not be about bug-fixes. The switch to Leopard should be about added features. Sure Leopard makes it easier to address those bugs, but that doesn't help those who are stuck in Tiger with each their own valid reasons. Sure, a developer has to weigh-in which bugs he can fix before the switch. All I ask is that the developer addresses as many as possible before the switch. That's all I ask, that it's his attention to at least try his best to squash as many bugs for all the people stuck in Tiger before going Leopard-only.
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TaskPaper | Nov 8 2007 |
GCOGHILL I'd have to agree with John F. that 1.1 should be features and not bug fixes, but I suppose since we're at 1.02 right now, we should give the dev the benefit of the doubt on this. I think the main thing about the 10.5 jump is that it happened so close to the 10.5 release - a lot (or all) of the apps the dev mentioned were going 10.5-only haven't really seen any major updates, and I am sure all major Tiger issues have been smoothed out. TP 1.0 was released I believe right before Leopard, so technically all of his users were running 10.4 when purchasing, so it's only fair to make the 1.0x version right before moving on. I think I recall either here or on the dev's forums that he mentioned the 1.0 release was an in-progress release. I'm sure he'll make good on getting 1.0x up to snuff with 10.4 before moving on to 1.1 and new features.
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TaskPaper | Nov 8 2007 |
JESSE GROSJEAN Thanks for everyone's comments on moving to Leopard only. I've just started a thread in my user forums looking for feedback on specific issues that you think should be addressed before doing Leopard only. Please add your comments to that thread. http://hogbaysoftware.com/forums/taskpaper/topics/387_What_should_I_work_on_before_1_1_and_going_Leopard_only
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Apple iMovie | Nov 2 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK When adding an .mp3 sound file to iWeb (iLife 08 version), I get prompted with the message that I should use iMovie's QuickTime web export to reduce the file size. Unfortunately, I can't find this feature or any documentation of this feature iMovie. Help anyone?
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Map-It | Oct 31 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Doesn't follow Apple's interface, prefs seem to be a little buggy under "frequency" and "priority", and it doesn't support .mp3 file detection or even "copy" "cut" and "paste". When considering the above, I would say that "Map-It" is over priced. However, it does deliver as promised.
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MacNote3LE | Oct 28 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I usually am very pleased with software that isn't just oriented towards an Anglo market, but in this case, it would be nice if there was an English language manual included with this version. The site is a nightmare as well. I can't figure out how to contact the developer.
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MacNote3LE | Jan 12 2008 |
DANWAY There's a link at the top of the page that says how to contact the developer.
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DeskLickr | Aug 17 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I am experiencing a problem with open folder windows I am unable to move or resize and open folder windows that "forget" the contents for the correct folder, showing instead the contents of another folder. This behavior stops when I don't use DeskLickr.
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Sniper | Aug 12 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Sniper is a very usefull Flickr app. Unfortunately, it is rather buggy, both with it's interaction with Safari and Flickr. Sniper could easily be a five star app if the kinks get ironed out by the developer.
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MsgViewer | Aug 5 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Odd mix of French and English in the interface. Not enough to prevent it being usefull, but experience has been for me that although MsgViewer could spot .msg files, it cidn't extract any text from the files.
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EagleFiler | Aug 4 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK All in all an excelent app. I don't understand the decision not to support bookmarks, however. Every bookmark that is added (from Yojimbo for example), is converted into a web archive. That has got to add unnecessary bloat.
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Punakea | Aug 2 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Wow Punakea is a great app, even at this early stage. If TagBot doesn't work for you, I would highly recommend Punakea. It would of course be best if Apple supported tagging in OS X directly through "get info". Having said that, I am hoping to see Punakea supporting .txt .doc .rtf and other file types at some time in the future. Tying Punakea into Yojimbo, EagleFiler, Yep, Bookdog, etc. would be one of my priorities (if I was the developer) as well. I haven't really figured out how to tag browser bookmarks yet. I assume Punakea only supports individual bookmark files so far?
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DeskLickr | Aug 1 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Looks quite interesting, but why oh why does everybody and his brother have to make their app a menu bar item? You would think everyone has unlimited menu bar space! Please at least include an option to run DeskLickr as a normal app. It would be nice if there was an auto change "days" option was included, as well as an option not to show the HUD everytime the picture changes. Lastly, is there a security issue with logging into a Flickr account without asking for a password, as DeskLickr does?
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Sticky Windows | Jul 29 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The new version of Sticky Windows seems to have sussed part of the tab issues. The chosen tabbed window will open correctly at the same time as other tabbed windows revert to their tabbed states. Unfortunately, SW still has a problem with regards to tabbed windows reverting at log in. As it is, all of the windows just clump together in the middle of the desktop. (G5 single PPC, OS X 10.4.10)
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Bookdog | Jul 23 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Bookdog is maturing very well. I have grown to appreciate much of Bookdog's take on bookmarks, having been a URL Manager Pro user for quite some time. However, where is the support for Flock??? I know that Flock hasn't gotten to nested folders yet, but wouldn't it be possible to use something similar to the tagging that Bookdog does when migrating bookmarks to Google Bookmarks? This would make the wait for nested folders in Flock more bearable.
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Bookdog | Jul 25 2007 |
JERRY KRINOCK I've been getting more requests for Shiira lately, and will likely support Shiira first. Flock is on the list of things to do also. Jerry Krinock, developer
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PhotoPresenter | Jul 19 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK The password info included in the e-mail does not contain the same information at the top and under the heading "Registration Instructions". The information at the top (directly under the name of the purchaser) is the correct info.
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Last.fm Player | Jun 27 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Earlier versions of the player tried to scrobble in all sorts of places I told it not to. Now with verion 1.3.0.58 I get the message "Won't scrobble: track is in a directory set to not srobble. I really like the idea of the site, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done on the app.
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Airfoil | Jun 25 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Can anyone explain if this will work with UPnP/DLNA devices like a Philips MCW770??? I have a home wireless network router (Linksys) and would like to stream iTunes to the Philips MCW770. My G5 is physically connected by Ethernet to the router, but there are two PC's and one MacBook in my household that connect wirelessly.
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Airfoil | Oct 24 2007 |
MNEUMARK This is not the right software for what you are doing. This software is specifically for the Airport Express. If you want something that streams iTunes to a UPnP device, try EyeConnect by El Gato: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17401 This should work well for you.
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Airfoil | Nov 3 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately EyeConnect doesn't seem to be able to connect with my Philips MCW770 in "PC Link mode".
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TotalTunes Control | Jun 25 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK TotalTunes Control looks good, works well, does what it is advertised to do and it is free of charge. What are you waiting for? It will be interesting to see how the app matures. Request: It would be nice with some Last.fm integration for the future.
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TunesTEXT | Jun 23 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK This is a great widget. If you only get one program to copy lyrics into iTunes, get this widget. I have found more lyrics for my (rather esoteric) collection of songs with TunesTEXT, than with any other iTunes lyrics tool. There is a downside, however. Watch out if you already have lyrics in some of your files, as TunesTEXT will erase those lyrics if it can't find the lyrics in the databases it searches.
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TunesTEXT | Jun 24 2007 |
DANCINGCRANE This looks like the ideal app for my large collection of Japanese music, but i'm scared to use it. I've gone through much effort to get the lyrics i do have, and i'm not going to risk losing them. If the developer can ensure that my already-found lyrics remain intact in iTunes, I will be ecstatic! Thank you for considering this fix.
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TunesTEXT | Oct 3 2007 |
CASSIOTONES I think the lyrics problem is solved. I've just tested it with a song, changed the songs lyrics, went back to the widget and the changes were there, wchich I presume means that it recognizes the file lyrics...
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Mori | Jun 21 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Mori complains that the included doc "Getting Started.mori" is the wrong format.
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beaTunes | Jun 20 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Peter Gabriel's "The Filter" is cross-platform (also Nokia phones) and free of charge. You can get it here: http://www.thefilter.com/
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beaTunes | Aug 8 2007 |
DOUG S. You seem to have forgotten to mention one tiny yet highly important fact: The Filter is COMPLETELY different than beaTunes. beaTunes analyses the BMP (beats per minute) and uses this information to create playlists. The Filter uses an online database that keeps data on the likes and dislikes of all it's users and uses that information to recommend songs to you. The reason why I'd prefer something like beatTunes over The Filter is beaTunes relies only on you having iTunes and whatever tracks. The Filter requires a broadband connection, iTunes and the songs which have to be labelled how they choose. They also say that even very common songs might not be recognised if the track info is different, which can be even by a character. Also, if you're someone like me who has an extremely large collection of music, you're bound to have quite a bit of stuff they do not have in their database, making it useless. From now on before you make comments about why to choose one free software over another, make sure you're comparing two software that actually do the same thing. Try Tangerine! if you want to compare beaTunes to something.
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CoverSutra | Jun 19 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Now that I have had a chance to test CoverSutra, I have to say that I find the feature set and interoperability with iTunes to be extremely good. I would like to see more of the Last.fm app features integrated into CoverSutra, but please don't cut back on the general flexibility of this app. Lastly, I would say that the price is towards the high end of the scale. I would buy it in a flash if there was a MacPromo offer here on MacUpdate. Kudos to the developer.
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CoverSutra | Jun 18 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Interesting idea, unfortunately I am experiencing serious problems: 1) All items greyed out in the menu except help, after trying to access help. 2) Choosing preferences don't bring up preferences. 3) What is CoverSutra? Doesn't show up as an app and as I can't force quit when it is misbehaving, I'll have to restart my computer. Running CoverSutra 1.1.6 on a G5 single (PPC) with OS X 10.4.9 and iTunes 7.2 I have e-mailed the developer, however no response so far.
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CoverSutra | Jun 18 2007 |
SOPHIESTICATION The reason why all menu items are grayed out is probably because you didn't dismissed the "Shareware Dialog". When you open CoverSutra this window will pop up telling you that you can try out CoverSutra for thirty days before buying a license. So you need to click OK on this dialog to try out CoverSutra. I'm sure the window is hidden by another window, just close all windows, until it will be revealed. I'm not sure why the preferences window does not show up on your mac. You probably just missed the window, you might use Exposé to see if the it was just hidden by a different window. CoverSutra runs mainly as an application in the background. Those "background applications" doesn't show up in the force quit window, but in the activity viewer application. You can make CoverSutra running as a standard application with Dock icon by selecting the "Show application icon in dock" option in the general preferences.
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CoverSutra | Jun 19 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Thanks for the quick response. I believe all of the problems I experienced are directly related to the license promt. It may be a good idea to have the "show application in dock" preference selected as default for first time users. That way you can just command-tab to the correct app. When this isn't enabled, trying to find the correct window can be a pain if you are not fore warned and have a lot of apps and windows open when trying CoverSutra for the first time.
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CoverSutra | Jun 19 2007 |
SOPHIESTICATION Actually I had the Dock option enabled by default for this reason, but changed it in the last version because allot of users asked me to change it. Well, I think I find a better solution for the next release.
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iGadget X | Jun 12 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK iGadget X appears to be somewhat buggy. In OS X Tiger 10.4.9, two "help" menus appear in the toolbar. The iTunes auto-sync warning appeared the first time with text that disappeared at startup. Clicking and dragging the blank window brought the text back. Plug-in descriptions in the main window are not always visible. There are a couple of plug-ins that could be useful. Driving directions, gas prices (weather???) and movie show times are way too US centric. It would be better if time was spent on enabling support of various file formats such as doc, pdf, etc. Plug-ins like file/folder backup is potentially useful. This app has potential, but is a work in progress at this time.
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TouchCopy | Jun 5 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Here are two open source, free of charge alternatives: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14982/senuti http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19890
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FileChute | Jun 5 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Pando is free of charge and allows you to e-mail files larger than e-mail servers normally let you. Best of all, it is cross platform. You can find it here: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22039/pando If you really need the ability to upload to an FTP server, what is so difficult about using an easy to use FTP program such as Cyberduck, which is open source and also free of charge? http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8392/cyberduck
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SVDesignMiner | Jun 4 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK It does look like SVDesignMiner has some usefulness, but in reality it is just a container for helper apps like CSSEdit and TextWrangler. The only obvious benefit is that it is possible to copy and edit Sandvox design templates in an app and thus keeps you from digging around in the Library. $15??? Hmm. I don't know. If it could show the relevant parts of the design that you want to change in a web view mode, then yes, but even CSSEdit doesn't do that.
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Podcast Maker | Jun 4 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I see that Podcast Maker only creates the actual podcast. What software do podcasters use to create and edit the podcast sound file? Audacity?
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Podcast Maker | Aug 29 2007 |
JOESHMOE200US Sound Studio to edit the podcast + Amadeus Pro to use it's simply Denoise feature. Podcast Maker to create the podcast feed, which is much more intuitive and easier to use then Feed4All.
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Sandvox | Apr 25 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I am testing Sandvox right now and I just love it. Yes, it is buggy and yes, $79 is a lot of money to pay for being able to edit and include raw HTML, but look at the competition. I have iWeb and even in the newest version, it locks you out, preventing a lot of the customizing most of us want. Freeway and Dreamweaver are too expensive and complicated for a casual website or two. From the reviews here, the code created by these two suck (as does iWeb). BBEdit is still alive, but Bare Bones software seems to think that minimal updating will keep users happy. RapidWeaver and Goldfish are alternatives as well. Glancing at Goldfish, it didn't appeal to me as it is slightly too customizable for my taste. I have, like and use RaidWeaver, but there hasn't been enough done to address the needs of those those people (like myself) that dabble with Web 2.0 social sites (Flikr, del.icio.us, digg, etc.). Here is what has convinced me to purchase Sandvox: Let's try a little experiment. Create a basic, one page site in RapidWeaver and Sandvox, then export both to your hard disk. (Sandvox only lets you export one page in trial mode.) Now go to the Finder and browse through the site. Notice all of the nested folders and image files that RapidWeaver creates? Now look at the site created by Sandvox. Sandvox produces a much "cleaner" site when you look at the amount of files and folders created. All in all, Sandvox is the way to go.
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Taco HTML Edit | Apr 22 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Absolutely great - and it is free of charge. Amazing. I only wish it was possible to edit files directly through Yummy FTP, the same way that TextWrangler can. Keep up the good work!
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Seashore | Apr 5 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I get a "too many processes" error message when I try to open the image file.
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Trapeze | Mar 9 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Trapeze unfortunately appears to be the best software on offer for Mac users wishing to convert .pdf files to .doc or .rtf format. It really is a shame as the developer is very responsive to users needs and problems (also developer of Amnesty). Only about 1/3 of the .pdf files originally formatted in .doc or .rtf are reconverted in passable shape. Most either end up with mangled formatting or with unreadable text (maybe in Symbol font). There are Windows programs that are able to convert from .pdf to .doc or .rtf around 98% - 100% of the time with perfect format recreation. Be careful if you go that route as there is a fair amount of vaporware in this category.
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MacJournal | Mar 1 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK MacJournal 4.1.1 on a G5 with Tiger 10.4.8 installed, server based installation of WordPress 2.1 and Jerome's Keywords plug-in version 1.9. I am able to share journal topics with WordPress without problems, but unfortunately, the keywords do not appear as tags at the bottom of the post. I have consulted the forum and the FAQ pages. I have also contacted the developer, but no response.
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WeatherDock | Feb 13 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I just purchased "LittleSnitch" yesterday. I see that LittleSnitch is set by default to deny TCP port 80 (http) access to WeatherDock. I really like WeatherDock, but is it spyware?
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WeatherDock | Feb 13 2007 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Why don't you ask the developer? Go to his website, you will find contact info.
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WeatherDock | Feb 13 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have, but now I am noticing that apps like MDict, Yep, etc. have the same behavior. The weird thing is that they aren't already configured in LittleSnitch. Of course the developer can't spend all his time preconfiguring for all eventualities, but as a relative newbie to OS X, it makes me wonder which apps should be considered to have a legitimate purpose using TCP port 80 (http) and which shouldn't? | |
WeatherDock | Feb 13 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Here is the reply I got from the developer: "No it isn't, it requires access to xoap.weather.com on port 80 to obtain its weather information..."
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Little Snitch | Feb 13 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK I have just purchased LittleSnitch in an attempt to improve the security on my G5 running Tiger 10.4.8. I have noticed that It tries to block apps that want to access the Internet by way of something called "port 80". Some of the apps that have been caught doing this are Firefox, WeatherDock and Google Notifier, CopyPaste as well as a process called "SystemUIServer", but on the other hand, LS is configured to allow apps like the QuickTime player to be able to access "port 80". Why the difference between apps, why is it important to block "port 80" and what do you do when a lot of these apps don't allow you to change the port that they are accessing?
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Little Snitch | Feb 13 2007 |
TWELVEIGHTYONE Port 80 is the 'internet' port, as in all traffic that uses http:// will travel through port 80. It is not wise to completely block this port, because you will not be able to access the web! Well, you'll be able to access secure websites, because they use port 443 (https://). Ports are like doors into your computer. Some need to be open, some need to be locked. There is no 'solution', only one that is specific to your needs. For instance, Safari normally only needs access to ports 80 and 443 (normal sites and secure sites). But if you try to play a RealPlayer stream Little Snitch will ask if you want to open numerous ports. This is because Real uses different ports to send data to your Mac. The Little Snitch website has excellent advice regarding ports, and their developers are very quick at responding to questions. I'd suggest giving them a call/email.
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VueScan | Jan 31 2007 |
GLOBETROTTERDK Unfortunately VueScan doesn't seem to recognize Danish in OCR. I imagine the problem will be the same with Swedish and Norwegian.
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