MISTERSQUID  I've spent too much money upgrading SAFT to spend more time (money) articulating what's wrong with SAFT now.

SAFT's functionality is must-have and when it was the only game in town, we all tolerated the slow updates.

Now that Glims is available I can say things like SAFT is bad software and not spend time being redundant.  
(Version 12.0.1)

MISTERSQUID  SAFT is bad software.  
(Version 12.0.0)

MISTERSQUID  While this software really is the best eBay software for Mac, it is only incrementally better than the native eBay web interface.

Editing in Preview mode is horrific. You thought Word was bad, GarageSale makes common tasks such as indenting text, modifying paragraphs, and adding/removing bulleted lists worse than going to the dentist. The software defies all conventions when it comes to editing text.

There are also small niggling things, like the fact that when one inserts a link, the fields in the sheet that appears cannot be tabbed through.

The software also suffers from some poorly grouped functionality. It’s not immediately clear where to add details such as shipping information and/or what information is being used. Duplicating an auction will copy shipping settings from the auction but this information will silently contradict the information shown in the inspector.

This software provides an essential service for people who use eBay a lot, but it needs some serious work in terms of usability.  
(Version 5.3.5)

MISTERSQUID  This app is billed as compatible with Snow Leopard which is only partly true. At present, I cannot add new icons, though I can apply old ones. Also, Candybar 3.2 seems unable to see and edit NTFS icons.  
(Version 3.2)

MISTERSQUID  This is so odd. I'm running PTHPasteboard 4.4.1 on Snow Leopard and it works fine. What issues?  
(Version 4.5.0)

MISTERSQUID  I'm going to chime in on this one, too. I have the 6.6.1rb SilverFast software for the Epson Expression 10000. The cost of admission for this piece of software was over $300 and it was very buggy in Leopard 10.5.4 through 10.5.8. It stopped working over Firewire in Snow Leopard though, as another poster has commented, Apple's bundled Image Capture can see my scanner plain as day.

My advice is to stay away from SilverFast. Their foundation is aged and creaking and the only hope is that another company will see the gap and step in.  
(Version 6.6.1r2)

MISTERSQUID  I tried the 3D version several months back and decided that the 3D walkthroughs were too fiddly to create and that I preferred to showcase portions of my timeline using Keynote.

Forcing the crossgrade is acceptable only if the price is modest and if the developer makes a serious effort in fixing the bugs the software has with editing data and attributes.

I'm very close to providing a detailed review of this software that would rank this software at two stars: good concept, aesthetically pleasing, buggy implementation.  
(Version 2.7.1)

MISTERSQUID  A Java-based freehand sketch tool that cannot mark up other items, presenting disconnected freehand "notes"? 1998 called and they want their widget back.

You also sorely need arbitrarily assignable due dates. Seriously, a "To Do" page that appears every day a file is opened as opposed to one that can be constructed in advance?

Silly me, wanting to plan my days in advance of their arrival!  
(Version 2.3.1)

MISTERSQUID  This is the first time in years that installing an update to Snapz Pro X has not required me to activate/authenticate the program after installation.

As someone with more licenses to more pieces of software than I can keep track of--which leads to an unavoidably unpredictable upgrade schedule--I cannot express how grateful I am not to have to activate my upgrades.

I don't know if this is because I've recently upgraded or because of a change in the installation process but all I can say is MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE!!!

I say this even with (especially with) someone with licenses for competing software.  
(Version 2.1.5)

MISTERSQUID  Agree with first poster. Clicking "Download Now" in Safari 4, OS X 10.5.6 redirects to various with porn advertising.  
(Version 0.2)

MISTERSQUID  People interested in this program might also ben interested in the free of charge and open source PDFTK, which I have been using for over 3 years.  
(Version 1.4)

MISTERSQUID  Stick in a fork in it. With CSSEdit around, Xle scope is done.  
(Version 1.2.3)

MISTERSQUID  Flux is interesting conceptually. I like the way it relies foregrounds the process of creating CSS, either inline or external.

I haven't had the opportunity to try any of the advanced functionality because the basic functionality is very buggy. Enough to make the program unusable for anyone who want to build pages without using the provided templates.

In particular, the page editor renders the relationships between elements in a big giant mess that bears little resemblance to the way the page will look in WebKit. The discrepancies between appearance between the "Edit" pane and the "Preview" pane for even simple text is astounding.

This software, like The Escapers other piece of software, Stuf, is not yet out of beta.

To their credit, The Escapers seem to be working hard to improve their product and I guess they have to earn some kind of living while they pull their product out of beta. Still, the failure of one Flux's major features is inexcusable.  
(Version 1.4.8)

MISTERSQUID  The premise is that rather than transmitting video information over AGP or PCIe you would do so over USB.

The investment in technology is expensive. USB Monitors begin at around $300 and you have to have software in place. In the case of computer-to-monitor configs, your CPU will be doing the compression of information to transmit over the USB network.

If you want dedicated hardware to accelerate the compression, you're talking about another $300 or so.

The problem with this is that the technology for PCIe and AGP is so much more advanced for similar prices and you are not using compression technology. Present GPU technology provides multiple dedicated processors for use not only in graphics applications, but for users of OS X and the forthcoming 10.6, the regular OS will make use of those GPUs.

I doubt any application will be able to use the processors dedicated to transmitting video over USB.

This is technology is useful for quick build-up and teardown of multiple monitor setups, sure, but as a replacement for mature technology already in place on Macintosh systems, this is a solution in search of problem.  
(Version 1.0)

MISTERSQUID  This program is PURE GARBAGE. I fired it up on my dual 2.5 GHz G5 running 10.5.5 and it did not have the courtesy to bring itself into focus. Not able to find it running on my system nor to recall what it does, I tried to Google more information on "Shadow."

Imagine my surprise when I could no longer type the letter "a". I had to go to Activity Monitor and quit the process from there.

I can't believe something this buggy would ever be released on an unwitting public.

I think MacUpdate should remove this program from its database until the developers do sufficient beta testing.  
(Version 1.0.9)

MISTERSQUID  The price for this software is unholy.  
(Version 3.4.1)

MISTERSQUID  This software seems practically engineered to destabilized your system, and users should be warned away from a developer who would release a piece of software that would cause what happened to this user.  
(Version 1.5.5)

MISTERSQUID  Try reinstalling GrowlMail from the extras folder.  
(Version 1.1.3)

MISTERSQUID  GrowlMail is BACK!!!  
(Version 1.1.3)

MISTERSQUID  I was really down on CCC for having let the program stagnate. Recently, the *other* standard third-party mac backup utility has been giving me some problems.

On two occasions, CCC. 3.0.x has pulled through. For now, I am keeping a close eye out on CCC, but the developer is earning my trust back.

If this keeps up, I will definitely make a material contribution to the effort.

CCC is definitely worth keeping an eye on.  
(Version 3.1)

MISTERSQUID  Interesting app, but lots of bugs.

Misinterprets keyboard input, glitches in window resizing, and slow refreshing.

Conceptually, however, the software is intriguing.  
(Version 1.4.1)

MISTERSQUID  Wow. Belkin completely blows. Their link to d/l the updated software is broken and gives visitors the default Microsoft IIS "page not available" notice. What's more, navigating through their website which looks like a refugee from the 1990s leads to a page for the Nostromo software that makes no mention of updated drivers.

LAME.  
(Version 2.0d5)

MISTERSQUID  Like other longtime users of CandyBar, I was glad to see the rollout of version 3. Then I looked at the pricing and haven't bothered to do anything more than download.

For me. Leopard's default icons are not as hideous as Tiger's. That--combined with that fact that (to my mind) upgrade pricing for a $12-turned-$29 program should be no more than $10--means I will hold off on CandyBar 3 for some time to come.  
(Version 3.1)

MISTERSQUID  All power to the people.

I don't regularly use p2p download software, maybe 5 times a year, if that. This holiday, I searched for "That Holiday Feeling" (not avail for purchase anywhere) using Acquisition 2.x and was struck by the random elimination of results and the badge asking for money block the bottom of the search results (a window that can be moved using software like MondoMouse or Zooom).

Anyhow, I was considering finally paying for a license after all these years but all these comments seem to indicated Watanabe has gone even further down the path of egotistic developer. In my opinion, Acquisition's beautiful interface comes at the cost of an intense internal critic, one that is now finding a target among Acquisition's user base.

I'm downgrading to 128.5 (I keep an archive of downloaded software precisely for such possibilities). I wish Acquisition's users the best of luck and I exhort Watanabe to get his head on straight.

Mr. Watanabe, your users are your base. Listen to them.  
(Version 2.0v206)

MISTERSQUID  This application only had to mention Audacity before I stopped listening. Audacity has been tremendously buggy that I stopped checking for updates over a year ago.

Also, for those hoping to offload all their ideas to audio: good luck with that. Audio is not searchable and cannot easily be skimmed for important content.

Save your money and learn how to type.  
(Version 2.2.1)

MISTERSQUID  USERS BEWARE!

The development time between CCC 2.3 and 3.0 was over one year. As listed in comments below, the attitude of the developers is less than professional.

I was dependent a long time ago on CCC and when 10.3.9 definitely broke CCC, the developers did absolutely nothing to fix the software for over a year. Apparently CCC 3 does not even maintain the same feature set as its former version, despite that it is a full integer "upgrade."

My advice is to steer clear of CCC but keep an eye on this formerly wonderful piece of software. I highly recommend users not to rely on CCC until such a time that the developers behave as if they are providing a utility with the importance of *backup* software. This would require that they maintain their software in full working order for at least one year.

In the past they simply abandoned their users. Let's hope they've had a serious change of heart.  
(Version 3.0)

MISTERSQUID  The developer is slow to release and unresponsive to requests for support.

The current version makes some minor improvements (speed), but endo languishes in terms of features compared to NewsFire and NetNewsWire 3.

Don't waste your time with this subpar piece of shareware. If you're trying to save money, try Vienna whose developers are incredibly responsive and are on a very fast update cycle.  
(Version 1.0.43)

MISTERSQUID  I am astonished at the pace of development and height of quality of Skim. This is the PDF reader that Apple and Adobe can only wishes they could make.

I've been using Skim since version 0.4 or so and with one small glitch in 0.5, every update to Skim delivers a feature I had been wishing were present.

I cannot praise the developers of this program highly enough and look forward to 1.0 and, I'm guessing, Skim's move to shareware.  
(Version 0.8)

MISTERSQUID  I've been using Keyboard Maestro for quite some time now, maybe two years. Definitely more than one.

It is, hands down, the most useful keystroke management utility I've ever used. It has its quirks, mainly the complexity of putting together new macros. Outside of this, this utility rocks the house as hard as an earthquake.

For starters, it provides universal keyboard access for any and all AppleScripts you could think to whip up. And unlike a competing app in the same space (which only works for AppleScripts), Keyboard Maestro will work with AppleScripts which depend on Finder selections.

I also use it to program interactivity between programs which would take more time using other means (e.g. AppleScript).

It has a clipboard utility which (in all honesty) doesn't hold a candle to QuickSILSVER's implementation, but unlike QuickSILVER, Keyboard Maestro is not a system-wide search tool. It's a tool for when you know exactly what you what you want to do or where you want to go.

For example, one can program a system-wide keyboard shortcut to open a Finder window to one's desktop and another to take one to a directory of frequently-used symbolic links, etc.

For $10, KM is a steal.

Oh, and for the MUPromo folks, don't bother bestowing a license for KM to this comment. I have my copy.  
(Version 2.1)