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I bought Checkbook 1.x over 2 years ago, and use it everyday. It has always been extremely stable, never crashed, and always accurate in its calculations. Lately I was wanting it to have more control in terms of reporting and being able to group together expenses in ways it did not yet offer. I started seriously thinking I may have to switch to another app because 1.x wasn't making my tax time as easy as it should be. I had gotten Money and Cha Ching in some bundles, so I tinkered with those for a day, but they weren't as comfortable to me as Checkbook was. Then I saw 2.0 came out, and with the Pro version too, which was perfect timing for me. So, I upgraded to Checkbook Pro. It does those things I needed, and then some! I had also wanted to be able to make column changes on many items at once (a la iTunes), and now it does that. I had over 100 entries that I can now alter the Type, Category, etc. in one step. Nice. WIth 1.x, I wanted running balances and an additional column for Category. Now it has that. And, although it's still the same stable software to which I had been accustomed, it has now become exactly what I need and want. In my opinion, it is the best out there. |
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I too searched around for something free, but did not find anything. However, when I find something that works as well, and is as handy as Open Menu X, I was happy to pay for it because it decreased my mousing time tremendously. I've got a whole routine going in the Contextual Menus now. |
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I also use Open Menu X, and use it constantly. It allows you to bring in and organize your service menu in the CM, and it does it flawlessly. I honestly would hate to be without it. |
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Wow, this is a very well done game, graphic-wise and implementation. |
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I've been using the demo and it is an excellent and extremely useful and convenient application. It makes short work of accessing password sites, securely. I had purchased another password keeper before I had learned about this, and as nice as it is for storing passwords, 1Passwd's abilities go much further. |
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The interface makes it very easy to build a quality website. And the quality of available themes allows you to have so many choices for quickly interchanging your design. |
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Oh, and no, I'm not associated with that company, just observing. If I like a software enough to post about it, it will usually be an overall good review, as I do believe in giving credit where credit is due. I did try demos of the other apps, and this one was nice. So was MacBusiness, but this one was a little quicker and I liked the interface better. But I do believe everyone's experiences are subjective and won't necessarily reflect my own (e.g. many people had problems with certain OS versions yet I did not). So like you, I read all reviews with a grain of salt, and also bear in mind that many may be written by someone who's 13. Not that there is anything wrong with being young of course, but I wouldn't expect their focus of what is important, and assessments/take on things to be the same as my own. So yes, I agree with you about being skeptical about reviews. For the most part though, I find reviews helpful and I'm glad they are available. |
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The developer referenced his relocation on the Applesource (Timenet) forum—that's how I knew. Back then there were many people worried on that forum that Timenet had been abandoned because there was no activity for a while with the software AND the forum, when it had once been very active. It seems that the guy is back on track now because there have been many recent updates. I've used the software for nearly 2 years and it's a good one, and the new updates are addressing some glitches it had. |
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Looks like a very good simulation. |
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I like the libraries in DiscLabel, which make it very nice to store designs. |
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I have some of their other products and they are stable and handy. |
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This actually looks like it may be better than the others. |
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Loved Risk, will have to check this out. |
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Like the interface, very clean. |
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I bought this product well over a year ago and use it every day. When I was deciding which program to buy, I demoed this against iBiz, Time Slice, Billings, MacBusiness, and iRatchet; and although those programs were well done and had some feature I did like, I ultimately chose TimeNet to purchase, because I loved the way it handled a transaction from start to finish. I could enter a new transaction and be totally finished with it in less than a half a minute. It also has the Manager so I could see at a glance who still owed me money, and when that person paid me, I could easily mark it paid. Other programs do not offer the ability to see the client synopsis list; only the projects are shown, etc. The other thing I loved about it is that invoices could be changed long after the fact... even after having been archived, which is necessary for my business since some clients end up adding to or getting a discount afterwards, so it is very flexible that way. Other programs "lock it in" and once it is invoiced, it can't be changed, or even deleted. I like a flexible program that stays fluid at all times for the way I choose to work, and TimeNet does. Others make me have to delete a transaction, start over, etc. In reponse to the bad review, I would hate for anyone to be turned off by this user's experience. It certainly has not been the case for me. I had no problem with the demo either. There was a time where the developer had been in transition as he was relocating, so there seemed a period where TimeNet did not get its customarily prompt updates (so people probably got nervous); but he did continue to develop it. I've emailed the developer a couple times with questions, and he responded promptly and courteously. He is very open to suggestions for upcoming versions. I had made one suggestion and it was in a new version the next day. Without a doubt, I still know I made the right choice. TimeNet is a fantastic program and is a hands-down winner! |
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Looks good for safe file keeping. |
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I could have used this a month ago when I had to outline a procedure for a client. |
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Looks like a comprehensive plugin., and I can see where this would be very handy. |
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Nice layout. |
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Seems to be a nice slideshow app. |
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Clever, and I remember the old cart machines. |
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Very handy! Many ways to create a color palette and export them to use in graphics programs. It is also great to jog the creative process in coming up with schemes you might not otherwise have come across. I also like how the wheel updates depending upon what color has been chosen. Plus the random and phtoto-color features work very well and are great additions. I'm impressed! |
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This is a very capable, stable, and intuitive website building software. It excels at photo gallery-type sites but don't let that fool you. It's not limited to only photos. I tried out RapidWeaver and Sandvox, and thought this one was so much better, and flexible, so I bought it. RapidWeaver requires extra plugins to edit and rearrange themes and templates, whereas it is very easy to do that with Shutterbug right out of the box. It truly is WYSIWYG, and as easy as moving things physically around as in a page layout program. Somehow this software has become only synonomous with photo gallery creation, but that's only one of its specialties. It is a fantastic website creator. Highly recommended. |
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I see this is on sale today, so if you are on the fence, let me tell you it is absolutely essential to me. I LOVE this. When I use another computer that doesn't have this, I miss it terribly. It is stable, customizable, incredible. You can even drag a folder you use alot into it so you can select it just like it were an app, and the folder will pop right up for you. There are some apps I have that I wouldn't bother upgrading, but this one is truly #1 on my list. Buy this, really, espcially with this great deal. |
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This app works very well to designate multiple or single hot spots to an image. I saw it first on sale the other day so I experimented using it versus Image Ready to see if it was worthy of my purchase, and it was. Much quicker and straighforward, and that is worth it to me. Stable too. |
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I bought this app because it really is convenient to view information within a document without having to open it. I find it particularly handy if I am just needing to copy a little snippet of text or info from one of my documents quickly and don't want to have to launch the app it was created in. In reference to the previous poster who wanted to limit how it activates, this can be set up within the preferences so that everything you hover over doesn't get viewed. You can set it so that if you only want to view a certain item, you can hold the option key while selecting the document you want to view. In preferences, under "View", UNcheck the sentence "Will activate automatically when cursor is moved over its window" and if you want the "Option key" complete control, check the box "Press the option key while selecting an item to show" because then it will ONLY activate by holding down the option key when you purposely want to view an item you click on. It's a very very handy app, and I highly recommend it. I find I use it every day. |
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I bought this app over a year ago and it is great. I do a lot of transfers from one account to another (one account for ATM POS and online banking, and the other for checks), and this app tracks this superbly. It has a section for notes so you can log your receipts, payments, etc. It is extremely stable, accurate in its calculations, and has a very easy intuitive GUI. It also allows for flexible and user-definable reports. When I see the screenshots of all the similar apps, I still am very glad I bought this one. Highly recommend it. |
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I needed to finally buy an app to catalog my stock photos, clip art, and job graphics. I had the free iView Media 1.0 that came with my Mac, but because I didn't want to upgrade it (due to cost and the fact it is now MS) I demoed all the contenders listed on MacUpdate. I narrowed it down to QPict and Mediaboard One, which I then put head to head. I started with QPict which had various crashes. I did like a couple things about it so I attempted again. I soon realized it really didn't have the flow and organization that I wanted. As it imported, it automatically interpreted the categories, and folders, which at first I thought was a good thing. But then when I looked at all of that stuff listed in the organizer window, there were all these listings that were indecipherable from my real organized folders. It also had warning triangles for most of the images. It also skipped over one particular group of nested folders and only listed one random item from it all. Also, if I clicked on a folder from its finder pane, it started indexing it (and you can't cancel the importing) and created a new database. But I gave QPict one last shot and imported my entire library into it, which took an extremely long time (from morning to night). At the very end, when it was doing its final indexing, it crashed, and I lost the whole day's worth of effort. Also, I had the program make references to the real file, not store the actual file, but regardless, the QPict size was huge compared to the database created by Mediaboard One, and even though I have a big hard drive, I don't need the database to be so enormous when Mediaboard One was so much more efficient. Now Mediaboard One. It organized my files the way I wanted them to be, has lightning fast searches, flexible and time-saving keywording, flexible structure, provisions for bought/sold image info, and very very stable. No crashes at all, and I imported my entire library in half the time as QPict. So I bought Mediaboard One without hesitation. My advice is to take a look at it before committing to QPict. |
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I needed to finally buy an app to catalog my stock photos, clip art, and job graphics. I had the free iView Media 1.0 that came with my Mac, but because I didn't want to upgrade it (due to cost and the fact it is now MS) I demoed all the contenders listed on MacUpdate. I narrowed it down to Mediaboard One and QPict, which I then put head to head. I started with QPict which had various crashes. I did like a couple things about it so I attempted again. I soon realized it really didn't have the flow and organization that I wanted, as it automatically listed it's own interpretation of so many folders and categories which became a mess, and indecipherable from my real organized folders. But I gave QPict one last shot and imported my entire library into it, which took an extremely long time (from morning to night). At the very end, when it was doing its final indexing, it crashed, and I lost the whole day's worth of work. Also, I had the program make references to the real file, not store the actual file, but still the QPict size was huge compared to the database created by Mediaboard One. My choice was clear: Mediaboard One. When I tested it out with just a few files, I could immediately see it organized my files the way I wanted them to be. By using "Smart Add", it let the folders appear the way I have them organized on the hard drive. It also allowed me to assign keywords, etc. at the time of import. If I want to change a keyword later, it is very easy, and because of its right pane, you can even select one graphic and change the keyword in the pane without going to another window. Doing a search for a keyword is lightning fast, and accurate. It allows you to set up Smart Folders also. So I then imported everything, which went very smoothly and took less time. Never once did this app crash, and it felt so stable that I didn't fear the beach ball as I imported one folder after another without pausing. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase which I quidkly made yesterday, and without reservation, recommend this app highly. |
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Excellent software. I bought this immediately after trying the demo. I never bought a preflight app ($$$) but used one years ago at the company I worked for, so I was really happy to see this app here (actually it happened to be the daily special)! I always checked my files manually, which took time. It so happened that I was finishing up a job at the time of this purchase so I got to really use it, in addition to testing it out on other things. This program is extremely stable, and for a 1.0 release, is well-thought out in its design and inclusion of features. You can make presets for the different job types you want to check, such as print work, web, etc. Because the presets are so very customizable and flexible, I was very happy to see I can even make presets for different print house or service bureau requirements; i.e. some print shops don't want any profile embedded, whereas another one requires their profile embedded, etc. These requirements can be easily setup as presets specifically for each of these companies. You can set it up either as "Does contain xx" or "Does not contain xx", whichever you like better. Very nice. It even deals with EXIF info too. When it flags, it also tells you what the problem is with the file, such as it being a RGB, JPEG, wrong resolution, etc. even though you can also see the problem just by looking at the list fields. When you click on a flagged item, down below in a field is the problem(s) written in red. Another great thing is that the results don't just stop there—by clicking on the item, not only does it tell you the problem, but you can either reveal its location in the finder, or open the original for editing. If you are in the market for a preflight/inspector, look no further—really. This company has done an excellent job and the price is an added bonus (thank you developer!). Easy to use; very low or non-existent learning curve. |
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Great app. I've been running it now for several months and it is stable. I love helpful apps, but more important is they need to they keep my system stable, and this one does. If an app doesn't, I don't keep it. In terms of operation, it stays out of my way until I access it, and does well what it's meant to do. Nice GUI too. |
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After much research and demoing, I bought this over a month ago. This app is really fantastic and makes for very easy and customizable backups. I particularly like the fact that it does not require you to do disk images, restore, etc. You just set a hard drive as the backup device, then drag into the main window the items or folders you want to back up. It keeps those items (and any new items you later add to the list) associated with that particular hard drive, so you can just click and backup. You can add a whole new different list of items you want to back up to a different hard drive, thereby having multiple backup sets. You then choose any hard drive from a popup list, and the items list changes according to the hard drive chosen. Very cool. SmartBackup operates like a true backup by only copying the changed files. It also archives the previous and deleted versions so you never lose anything. Asthetically this app has a beautiful GUI, and I love the darkened "window shade" that drops down when it is working. Nice touch. I do alot of research and demoing before I part with my money. SmartBackup easily beat out every other contender, hands down. I highly recommend it. |
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