MACONNECT  You can play against other PC computers. But not on v1.7 servers.

Also, as far as I can tell, the Mac version seems to run faster than the PC version. I just hope they release the 1.7 path soon.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  Well that's a good question, but I cannot answer it : developing software is not my primary job, I don't need money from that (you can tell by how awful my website looks). Therefor, it would be hard for me to give the proper price.

If customers are ready to pay $40, then good for you. I'm just saying that I won't. I mean, I can get really advanced and rich programs for that money (like, for example, ExpanDrive, which I will probably purchase in a short while. Or like GraphicConverter, LittleSnitch, QuickTime Pro,...).

I'm glad you can see my point of view now, I hope you will consider it.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  I really think that maybe we should have this conversation by email.

First of all, excuse me for my poor English, it's not my mother tongue. Also, I'll try to ignore your impolite and immature behavior. Such as that bad comment about my software. How else can I tell you : I don't care about good advertising. I care about good, constructive criticism. Not how many stars you gave me.

To come back to the center of our debate, I'll answer to your last comment. That's the least I can do after my first comment here.

> 1.

You are absolutely right about this. (I also understand that unchecking the "Mac" checkbox and checking the "Linux" one at compilation time is a painful task that justifies on its own an exaggerated price.)

> 2.

Again, you are right. Though that's exactly what I said on my 3rd comment.

> The reason it is 7 mb is because the code is compiled and can be used on 3 OS. Did you think of that?

Now don't forget that I also am a developer. I know how compilation works. There are 3 separate binaries, one for each OS. But again, I don't care since the size is not important. Since we both agree about this point, let's don't talk about it anymore.

> 3.

I complained about it because I thought it was set too high. You are receiving feedback, that's something developers usually WANT. I tried to be objective, I even wrote a small app to prove my point. Macupdate is about giving opinions, so that's what I did. I'm ready to apologize if my behavior was not appropriate, but really that's not what I'm seeing right now. (Also, you will notice by checking my profile that this is not how I usually react.)

> 4.

I'm sorry. I've been a user of RB for years. I mean, really YEARS. I think I started with version 2.0, but I cannot really remember. I know everything about its constant beta stage, non user-friendly interface and the slow binaries it produces. My opinion about RB is that you constantly have to look for plugins, and constantly hit limitations.

I agree that MBS is the best plugin for RB and that you can do almost anything with it.

I really hope this clarifies the situation, and that you can now see what my point was. Now I'd really love to hear what other people think about your software. Really. I mean, maybe I am completely wrong. But isn't that the purpose of comments here at macupdate ?  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  Why are you being rude now ? Feel free to insult me by email. Also, my products are free, so I don't see why I'd do what you say. I don't need advertising, I don't want advertising.

The size of the app does not matter. That wasn't my point.

I'd be more than happy to explain my point again, without offending anyone. Just contact me by email if this is what you want.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  I forgot to say that is has been built for Leopard, but the sources can easily be modified to be compiled under panther and tiger.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  Well the point here isn't that your product isn't working. The problem is that you are overcharging your product. And just to prove my point, I re-wrote your software with just 100 lines:

http://maconnect.ch/download/BatchPDF.zip

And it does more. Like opening rtf or .doc. It it freely available, sources (under BSD) also included.

See ? Now it's a 100kB software. I know that you have to justify the RB and MBS licence to your accountant. But $40 ? According to that, I should charge my 100-lines product $200.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  according to this website:

http://kismac.macpirate.ch/wiki/doku.php?id=faq

the ifconfig thing DOES work for airport cards, but not with 100% of the Macs.  
(Version 2.0.1)

MACONNECT  oooooh, yeah. Now I remember why I hate RB :(  
(Version 2.0.1)

MACONNECT  This software is great. Thanks a lot to his autor. Works fine on a MBP and iMacG5.  
(Version 2.0.8)

MACONNECT  great app. And the newest version is universal binary.

Thanks a lot SW corp  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  wow Mr mac_xcoder, just because of your comment I'll try this soft and not yours.

Ever heard of "competition" ?  
(Version 1.2)

MACONNECT  les widgets ne sont pas "éteints" quand dashboard est désactivé, ils sont toujours là et c'est le développeur qui est responsable d'arrêter son widget.  
(Version 4.2.6)

MACONNECT  The cookies are never removed: there are back in the list when I re-launch CocoaCookies.

doesn't work at all here.  
(Version 0.9)

MACONNECT  I've just spent 30min on phone to explain someone how to completely remove this crap.

The mac was very slow and there was like 10 deamons running and eating the CPU time.

He was completely unable to connect to MSN, in spite on the fact that the filtering WAS TURNED OFF.

Do not install this. Wasn't worth the 14 days trial.  
(Version 11.0)

MACONNECT  I don't think there such a feature in exposé. I don't see it.  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  doesn't work at all. I always get a "Connection error"  
(Version 1.1)

MACONNECT  wow, you know what, I was about to download this because is sounds good, but now I've read the developer replies I'm gonna go to sourceforge and see if I can build my own app.

I totally agree with smtips and MU admin.  
(Version 1.4.1)

MACONNECT  doesn't work with my hotmail.com account. It keeps asking my password again and again.  
(Version 1.6)

MACONNECT  Yes, it works and it's very fast... but...

It's calling a script that calls hdid that calls hdiutil that uses the DI framework to mount the image...

It would be even faster if all this was reduced to 1 step :)   
(Version 1.5.2)

MACONNECT  dont' tell me you it is impossible! Eaves Drop can do it.  
(Version 0.3.2)

MACONNECT  Well, the idea is cool but I'm afraid it just doesn't work properly.

When in windowed mode, I cannot grab the corner to resize it, when in windowed + front mode I cannot access the menu anymore (it pops under the window) and when in desktop mode I cannot click on icons on desktop anymore (even with that "enable clicks" option on)  
(Version 1.0)

MACONNECT  didn't know Console was a framework. How do I implement it in my xcode project plz ? :p   
(Version 1.0 )

MACONNECT  Great tool, the only one I know that opens a 60MB ASM file instantly. Other application that use cocoa interface take forever to load such a big file.  
(Version 8.2.5)

MACONNECT  working on it... A fix will be available soon...  
(Version 1.1)

MACONNECT  cool, thanks !

But why is it not extracting the html sources as well ?  
(Version 1.2)

MACONNECT  Yes, it's called "Finder". It's not on macupdate, but I'm sure you know it :D

Finder: "File -> Secure empty trash"   
(Version 5.6.1)

MACONNECT  well if I can choose between java or x11, I'll take x11 ;)   
(Version 2.0)

MACONNECT  I think that was localized to French using babelfish...  
(Version 2.1)

MACONNECT  it is not even able to do what it is supposed to do !!

It's corrupting the executable file half the time, and most of the time it changes more bytes than it is supposed to, making the patched executable instable.

iPatch IS NOT reliable.   
(Version 3.6.1)

MACONNECT  The license is not "shareware" but rather "beta" and "donateware" (for some reason macupdate refuse to change it).

The license may or may not change on 15th february, I haven't made up my mind yet.

So, YES yes you can use it for free with no limitation.  
(Version 1.0b6)

MACONNECT  ok my bad. Didn't see lame is Lgpl.  
(Version 1.0b6)

MACONNECT  I'm afraid you are mistaken:

http://lame.sourceforge.net/license.txt

- I use lame as a separate executable

- I have modified lame and I do provide the modified source files wich are included in the .app bundle. And I DO provide the licence file wich is in the package as well..

Anyway, ok. Download LiquidCD again and you will notice that the message is not showing at launch anymore, but only once every 6 CD you burn :)   
(Version 1.0b5)

MACONNECT  yes, yes you are right :) Totally.

Since it's xmas, I've decided to give a serial number to whoever donates even $1.

ALL YOU HAD TO DO is send $1 and ASK POLITELY for a serial number... If you cannot afford $1, then send me an email we can still negotiate.

And YES, yes I DO use a software wich is GPL, but please go read the GPL licence first and then come back here. It is permitted to use GPL software in a shareware product. Wich LiquidCD is not. At the present time, this is donateware.

Fabio  
(Version 1.0b5)

MACONNECT  uh, as far as I know DS_store files do NOT store the icon position. In fact, this is a file property.  
(Version 0.8)

MACONNECT  il manque la TSI 2 pour nous les suisses.

Même avec dashboard desactivé, ça bouffe 11% CPU **constamment** sur un G5 1.8GHZ! Désolé, c'est trop -> désinstallé  
(Version 3.0.6)

MACONNECT  Hi, thank you for the suggestions.

Yes, buffer underrun protection is activated. You cannot deactivate it as it wouldn't make any sense in my humble opinion...

Don't hesitate to post suggestions, I'd like to know what is the most wanted feature.

Fabio  
(Version 1.0b4)

MACONNECT  how about copy / "new from pasteboard" in Preview.app ?  
(Version 1.0.10)

MACONNECT  Hello

The next release will probably have the capability to duplicate a CD (no DVD support yet).

Thanks

V. Fabio  
(Version 1.0b2)

MACONNECT  Beta versions will all expire on Feb. 15th 2006.

When it will become a stable version, I will remove the expiration date.

LiquidCD is donateware, I think I won't make it shareware.

Don't hesitate to send me an email for any question/suggestion.  
(Version 1.0b2)

MACONNECT  uh ?

http://membres.lycos.fr/maconnect/images_forums/burnItAgainBug.png

happened for a 450MB folder.  
(Version 2.1)