PETERT  The absolute best productivity feature restorer for snow leopard. Used in conjunction with OMC (On My Command) it is a lifesaver.  
(Version 2.0)

PETERT  I have used Dropbox for about 9 months now to distribute templates I develop along sample code files to fellow users across a number of planetary locations.

It is the 'Best of Breed' for this purpose, simple, intuitive, set and forget and my highest accolade for software, 'elegant'.

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 0.6.550)

PETERT  Like others here I have little use of (most) widgets. Velaclock is one of those that I have regular use for. It is a simple elegant widget that does what I need, it gives me the time in all the time zones my clients are in, and then just gets out of the way (as do all widgets.

IMO it is worth the money.

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 2.1.14)

PETERT  Of all the tools that are a 'must have' on my installs this is the most vital and the best productivity enhancer I have installed. It is also by far the one I miss most when driving someone else's mac.

It's simple, unobtrusive and elegant interface (during day-to-day use) is one of the best there is.

The added clipboard history feature in Version 5 is almost worth the upgrade fee on it's own although the other new features are as valued although not noticed as much in my daily use pattern.

I highly recommend this product to all Mac owners as the first tool to purchase.

Disclaimer: I have no association with the publishers of LaunchBar other than being a long time (family) licenced user.

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 5.0rc1)

PETERT  Does exactly what is is designed for with no fuss  
(Version 2.0.1)

PETERT  Elegant Simplicity. Launchbar is one of the few applications / utilities that sets out to do a task and does so with elegant simplicity.

Nothing gets in your face, it just sits there awaiting your request and then does it, no fuss, no bother, and then gets out of the way.

An absolute must have piece of software. No other in the field does its job as efficiently and with such elegant simplicity.

A licensed user for > 5 years. And yes, I have tried ALL the others. None work as well for me.

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 4.3.5)

PETERT  An insanely Great widget. The addition of the 'send' shortcut (^s) has 'completed' the product.

Thanks to Apple's less than optimal decision to remove the SMS facility from Address Book (Leopard) this is an absolutely vital addition to any Leopard install.

I have only two very minor criticism's:

1. With the addition of the 'send ' shortcut the [Send] button became a very small (but clean) icon that is a bit fiddly ti 'hit' if you prefer to send via a mouse click.

2. The widget is so easy and compelling to use it is a no-brainer to send off an sms from the computer rather than from the phone and to send out LOTs more SMS's. So easy in fact my partner and I have run out of our 'free' allotment of SMS's in just a few days and now have to pay for them. 8-(

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 1.92)

PETERT  As with many others I think the decision made by the developer/s to change the way the app works by adding a full Menu Bar and Dock Icon is not optimal.

Without at least the option to easily override BOTH of these via prefs means that I will not now or ever go past Vers 3.06. [I had Vers 3.1 installed for all of 10 secs before deciding it was time to advance backwards.]

If in future that means an OS update breaks MCC then I will, regrettably, have to purchase one of the less endowed competition which is sad as I believe MCC has the best interface of all similar utilities.  
(Version 3.1)

PETERT  Always was and still is 'Best of Breed' IMO.

It just works.

Have a Great day!

   pete.  
(Version 4.1)

PETERT  This app does exactly what it is advertised to - it automates Audio Hijack Pro.

At US$12 it's a no brainer.

' I liked it so much I bought two...'  
(Version 2.6)

PETERT  Ray:

the requirement for v2.9 specifically states '10.3'  
(Version 2.9)

PETERT  2.2b3 may have problems - it appears to add chararacters to typed text - use with care. Don't DELETE your previous version.

A report to the developer has been sent.  
(Version 2.2b3)

PETER TRIST  I am currently in the middle of writing a Developer Guide and User Manual for a Database System I have written.

At the start of this process I re-visited NoteTaker as the latest version appeared to offer some features that would have saved time - the period budgeted for the entire process is only 15 days and required feedback from developers and users more than 900 kms apart.

To cut a long story short - NoteTaker just couldn't provide the overall quality and reliability required in this short period - it has a number of frustrating GUI anomolies that I just didn't have time to work around.

Whilst NoteBook may not have all the features NoteTaker has, what is has is elegantly implemented and it does what any good Mac app should do - it just works without getting in the way.

Its web publishing feature is excellent has no problems that I have come across for my needs in this project. The published site [updated hourly] is exactly as it is in the NoteBook, in fact, the included pics display even better in the web view than they do in the original NoteBook.

To top that off, the the approachable and friendly support by Jayson [the developer] in relation to one small bug I came across is outstanding - although the bug wasn't completely squashed in the latest update his efforts to solve the problem and the helpful suggestion of a relatively simple workaround for now has saved me hours.

Bottom Line - CircusPonies has my money - Aquaminds doesn't.  
(Version 1.2v181)

PETE.  I can only conclude that those who complain about such relatively low prices for software have NEVER developed software themselves. Any form of software development is both a combination of HARD EARNED technical skills and inate creative ability.

Software with the solidity, ease of use and features and useability such as FileBuddy doesn't just magically appear overnight. It is the culmination of months and years of time and effort [blood, sweat & tears] by the developer.

FileBuddy is and has been a vital and integral part of my software toolbox for as long as I can remember and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future.

At US$39.95 [AU$58.60] it is well worth   
(Version 8.0b5)

PETER TRIST  Well worth the AU$27 - the best solution I have found in mac'ing in 20 years for colour balancing.

I, like more than 15% of the population have partial colour blindness [red-green are of the spectrum]. I can finally offer more than just grey based colour schemes in my data systems with confidence and with out having to ask my partner to double check every colour change.

As soon as the next payments come in - this author gets his well deserved US$19.

pete.  
(Version 2.0.1)