IGAUCHO  XMind is a pretty darn good mind mapping app in terms of features. I got the last version from a MU Promo. The UI may not be the greatest and it is Java based, but it allows you to do a lot with great flexibility.

I'm amazed how it went from $299 retail to only $50 a year for the Pro version. The basic version is free now. Good job! That was one of my major complaints about it. It's certainly worth it for people interested in organizing their ideas with mind maps.  
(Version 3.0)

IGAUCHO  Yahoo just released a beta for Firefox (PC/Mac) and Internet Explorer. I'm liking the Firefox version so far! You can get them from the developer's site:

http://www.inquisitorx.com/firefox/index_en.php  
(Version 3.2v58)

IGAUCHO  Still can't get this thing to run 64-bit OSes on a Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. I tried to install FreeBSD 64-bit with no success.  
(Version 2.0.4)

IGAUCHO  I think the only thing Mac Pilot is missing is the ability to create cron jobs. Other than that it has about every option you could possibly want.  
(Version 3.1.7)

IGAUCHO  I also prefer to use iWork. The install went just fine and it seems slightly faster overall. Office is still rather slow. I don't know that there is anything they can do to change that completely.  
(Version 12.1.3)

IGAUCHO  Calm down. If you don't like Office, don't use it. Sometimes Apple's Software Update doesn't always show the updates immediately either.  
(Version 12.1.3)

IGAUCHO  Good thing I stopped using this app. I didn't even realize that it had been discontinued! It would have been nice if they had emailed paying customers to let them know about this.  
(Version 2.6.3)

IGAUCHO  Hmm, works just fine on my MacBook Pro. I really like the hiding toolbars that they added to this version.  
(Version 0.10)

IGAUCHO  Go here to request it:

http://acquisitionp2p.com/code.php  
(Version 2.0v209)

IGAUCHO  I also have not been able to get FreeBSD 7.0 to finish installing. I get an error that it cannot finish writing to the disk as it's unloading the OS. Kubuntu Linux works great… I'm hoping that these issues are being worked on. VirtualBox is a nice concept that's backed by a good company.  
(Version 2.0.2)

IGAUCHO  I'm always cautious of these types of apps. While I like the idea of customizing my OS since Apple allows very little in that area, I wonder if things will break when there's an OS update. Anyone have experience with this one?  
(Version 1.0.3)

IGAUCHO  Can't get X Windows to startup in Debian 4.0. Works fine in VirtualBox. Oh, well. It's not a final release yet.  
(Version 2.0rc1)

IGAUCHO  Please add support for the live stream in the next version!  
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  Chris Pirillo is probably one of the biggest names in tech. He holds the GnomeDex conference every year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pirillo  
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  This version is Intel only.  
(Version 2.0b2)

IGAUCHO  Worked flawless on both my Macs.  
(Version 12.1.1)

IGAUCHO  Check out Twhirl. I think you'll like it better.

www.twhirl.org  
(Version 3.1)

IGAUCHO  It's pretty much a brand name. This company also makes GarageSale and GarageBuy which work with eBay.  
(Version 1.0b6)

IGAUCHO  Very nice thing to have on my calendar! Thanks for using a standard file format.   
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  Hmm, apparently the developer couldn't come up with an original name. There's already EasyWMA:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14645/easywma  
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  I would recommend Man Viewer over ManOpen. Much better.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24058/man-viewer  
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  I've tried out VuMan (which is now open source) by this developer and this is certainly better. At least it has an uncluttered UI and it does just what it says. Very simple and it allows you to save man pages. I really can't see too many people shelling out $20 for man page viewer when there are better alternatives. Sorry, there's just nothing groundbreaking here.  
(Version 1.0)

IGAUCHO  I second that  
(Version 3.0.5)

IGAUCHO  Yup, just download the updater directly…  
(Version 12.1)

IGAUCHO  I didn't have trouble with the apps launching or installing the update like some people. Although I did have to manually download it since the Autoupdate did not find the update! However, after deleting these two files, each of the apps launches MUCH quicker. Word would bounce 5 times in the Dock before the splash screen would load and now it bounces once.  
(Version 12.1)

IGAUCHO  Thanks MacBU! Performance definitely needed to be addressed.  
(Version 12.1)

IGAUCHO  Why not just run Software Update in Windows? Worked fine for me.  
(Version 2.1)

IGAUCHO  I just picked up Office 2008 and I'm fairly impressed with it. I don't use macros. So, that part is a non-issue for me. Aside from that the UI is a breath of fresh air. It finally feels like a true OS X suite of applications instead of a remnant from the OS 9 days. It's clean and not cluttered. Word has some nice features that I will be using a lot such as the tools for managing references and built-in dictionary and thesaurus. The MacBU has done a good job with those things. On the downside, the performance is quite poor as many people have said in the Mac community. The applications are very slow to launch. Fortunately, once you get past that point they work quite well.

I tried to switch over from Mail/iCal/Address Book for a couple days just to see how it would work out for me, but found the inability to import calendars from iCal to be frustrating. This was a major issue for me in Office 2004 as well. I don't want to start from scratch as I have a lot of calendars invested in iCal. Also, you can't sync categories over .Mac, just Entourage notes. You can also sync contacts with Address Book and calendars created in Entourage back to iCal. Unfortunately, this version of Entourage is not much of a leap forward from its predecessor in most regards apart from the UI and addition of the My Day app.

I didn't get a chance to try out PowerPoint or Excel too much since I don't use those types of apps very much. The new PP looks nice and is cleaner than the previous version. I find it odd that Excel places the formula field above the app window instead of within it below the toolbar.

I think after a few performance tweaks this will be a great suite and a welcome upgrade for people or businesses who rely on Office for their day to day work.  
(Version 12.0.1)

IGAUCHO  Why not just use the Archive Utility built into OS X? Save yourself some trouble.  
(Version 3.0v53)

IGAUCHO  There's a lot to like about OmniWeb. I'm a paid user myself. Unfortunately, there are some outstanding bugs that have yet to be fixed that keep me from using it for too long. For example, ratings on Amazon do not work. When you try to rate something, you are just given a blank page. This issue has been around for as long as I can remember. I truly fail to understand why Omni (who has some of the most talented programmers in the industry) can't get it working. OmniWeb is based on WebKit and they tend to use newer builds than what Safari uses, but the issue is still not fixed.  
(Version 5.7 beta 2)

IGAUCHO  There was a Safari 3.1 fiasco? Why didn't someone tell me!?!?  
(Version 5.7 beta 2)

IGAUCHO  I tried your document in NeoOffice, TextEdit, and Pages. I believe I see the problem. Unfortunately, I don't have Office on my laptop, just my desktop. So, I wasn't able to try it there. It looks just fine in TextEdit, however. (Oddly, it showed up the worst in Pages which completely removes the tables and just leaves the text.)  
(Version 2.2.3 patch 1)

IGAUCHO  I just installed this new version and must say that it's a joy to use. The previous release had a rather awkward interface (double drawers??), but this one is very clean and as easy to use as the Finder. This is a really unique app in that it satisfies several uses instead of just the typical FTP/SFTP with its implementation of WebDAV, S3, etc. This app has completely replaced the Finder for moving files to my other Macs and my .Mac account. I really like that I can use QuickLook with it as well. This is one app that I hope takes the competition by storm. The developers of Transmit, Fetch, CaptainFTP, and YummyFTP can really learn a couple things here. Unfortunately, it is missing some advanced features that FTP power users will probably want.  
(Version 1.5)

IGAUCHO  I've tried using the last couple versions and after the initial installation they work fine, but afterwards they crash constantly when the application tries to login my account. I've tried to completely remove and reinstall Netflix Freak, but I experience the same behavior.  
(Version 2.6.3)

IGAUCHO  Ditto.  
(Version 11.4.1)

IGAUCHO  This is probably the best man page viewer I've used so far. Clean interface and well organized. Well implemented sorting and filter feature. Best of all it's free!  
(Version 3.0)

IGAUCHO  Oh my gosh this game is awesome! Quite difficult too even on the easier settings. It's one of the best arcade style games I've come across for the Mac! If it says Freeverse, you're pretty much guaranteed to get one of the most fun games and time killers for the money. Good thing this doesn't take quarters. I'd be broke in no time!  
(Version 1.1)

IGAUCHO  This is a free upgrade for MacHeisters. I just installed the update and it kept my license. It just gives me the option to get a family license if I want. Thanks Boinx!  
(Version 3.0)

IGAUCHO  This is great software that constantly keeps getting better. Unfortunately, in this version when I try to open the Photo Browser on my iMac G5 under 10.5.2, it completely freezes the system. This does not happen on my MacBook Pro.  
(Version 1.1.3)

IGAUCHO  And VMWare Fusion (Intel)!  
(Version 6.2.1)

IGAUCHO  Works just fine for me.  
(Version 0.3.1)

IGAUCHO  I also got a kernel panic in OS 10.5.1. I restarted and everything is working fine.  
(Version 2.0.2)

IGAUCHO  Still really slow at updating the table information. It updates one category at a time. I hope this gets addressed soon.  
(Version 2.1)

IGAUCHO  Thanks. That took care of it.  
(Version 2.3)

IGAUCHO  Can't open the file. I tried downloading it twice and each time I was told there is no mountable file system.  
(Version 2.3)

IGAUCHO  What does this have to do with Pixelmator?  
(Version 1.1.2)

IGAUCHO  Well, it looks like people have gotten their wish. Inquisitor now shows which links are affiliate links with the option to turn them off.  
(Version 3.0v52)

IGAUCHO  I completely agree with all of your comments. I actually sent the developer a compliment to offset some of the negativity and a small donation. He makes some great stuff but sometimes doesn't go about it in the best way. The Inquisitor page says that it uses affiliate links in really small letters that almost blend in with the background.  
(Version 3.0v52)

IGAUCHO  I've been a NNW user for about 2-3 years. It keeps constantly getting better. I'm really glad to see that it is now available to everyone. At the original $30 it was a great deal, and even better now that it is free. I'm amazed by the move from NewsGator.  
(Version 3.1.1)

IGAUCHO  I've been using both together for probably about a year and have never come across any conflict  
(Version 3.0v50)

IGAUCHO  I installed this so that my wife could use it with her new Blackberry Pearl. It's horrible. I could not get it to work on her account. Apparently it will only work on the main user's account of the machine it's installed on. I tried changing her account to administrator and it would not see the Pearl. Even the "check for update" feature does not work properly. It takes you to RIM's website but does not tell you even that you have the latest version. This software's not even worth free. Time to get Missing Sync! I use that for my Palm and it works great.  
(Version 4.0.20b)