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Real Name:Derek Kepner

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Last Login:2 Aug 2007 18:49

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Apple iTunes	Aug 2 2007	PLUTO198 It's either checking for updates, or asking you to register your iPod. If you haven't registered your iPod, it will continue to load the register page from the iTunes Store until you register it or click "Never Register." (Version 7.3.2)		0
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Parallels Desktop	Aug 2 2007	PLUTO198 Not sure why everyone is having so much trouble. I run Windows XP in Parallels on an iMac 1GB / 1.83 Duo. It runs great. I can leave it open in Coherence mode along with Photoshop and Dreamweaver and not notice any problems. Version 3.0 (4128.0). (Version 3.0.5060)		0
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FileZilla	Jul 24 2007	PLUTO198 "ported from Windows" It shows. That busy interface may work with Windows users, but you'll need to clean it up a little if you're serious about maintaining a Mac version. Maybe you could learn a few things from Panic's Transmit. (Version 3.0b11)		0
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MarioSaver	Feb 17 2007	PLUTO198 Does your 'secret feature' have anything to do with the 'W' and 'T' keys? (Version 1.1)		0
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Disco	Nov 7 2006	PLUTO198 First of all, it's not finished yet, it's a public beta. When it's finished, it will come with a help system like all Mac apps should. Second, being a Mac user, I rather use the simple app that doesn't need a manual. (Version 1.0b4)		0
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Google Earth GUI Facelift	Sep 2 2006	PLUTO198 Good luck. Great start with that icon! Google should hire you. (Version 1.0)		0
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iClip Lite Widget	Sep 1 2006	PLUTO198 Update: Version 2.0.1 seems to have fixed all strange bugs with the clip bins. (Version 2.0.1)		0
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iClip Lite Widget	Jul 27 2006	PLUTO198 Version 2.0 is very buggy. Sometimes when first loaded, it only shows 3 "wells" even though the widget is sized to show 5. But when you scroll over there are more wells after the 2 empty spots. Also, sometimes when you mouseover a disabled button it lights up and becomes enabled. (when there is nothing in a well, you can click the delete clip button.) Nothing major, just letting you know. (Version 2.0)		0
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iStat Pro	Jul 17 2006	PLUTO198 Every time I try to open 3.0b1... it shows the loading image for awhile then the Finder says it "unexpectedly quit." Deleted all iStat pro/nano plist files, problem still persists. (Version 3.0b1)		0
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iStat Pro

Jul 17 2006

MARC EDWARDS This has been a massive rewrite. Please bare with us!

If you have time then please clear your console (Applications/Utilities/Console), run the widget, then after it crashes send the console output to us via email with your computer model and OS version.

Cheers.
(Version 3.0b1)

Xfolders	Jul 16 2006	PLUTO198 What is everyone's problem with Apple's Finder? Everyday I see a new "Finder-substitute" on here. I'll stick with the original Finder, thank you. (Version 1.3)		0
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Xfolders

Jul 16 2006

KIDDAILEY Apple's OS X Finder is a bit buggy and SLOOOOW (try working with a folder of more than a couple thousand files). But by far, the most annoying feature is that it drops little .DS_STORE files in *every* folder that you open. Not a major problem when working on only your own computer solely. However, they can show up in ZIPs that you create, on FTP servers when you upload and all over network drives (unless you know how to turn network writing of the DS_STORE files off via the command line or a prefs editor).
(Version 1.3)

Xfolders

Oct 20 2008

EASER It's been awhile since this was posted, so I'll add my own comments based on Leopard's Finder. The main problems I have with it are (1) you have to constantly adjust column view widths every single time you open a new window, and (2) you are way too limited in being able to adjust font and icon sizes. This is especially true in the new sidebar. Jeez, I'm pushing age 50, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. That stuff is teeny tiny and a major strain to see.

I personally prefer PathFinder among all of the browser alternatives. It addresses both of the concerns I raised above. It does use a reasonable number of resources and may seem a bit slower on older systems. I have a MacBook pro with full RAM, so that hasn't been an issue for me. Once I played with it for awhile, I found that it had so many useful features, I could never go back to the original Finder. (Having tabbed windows in PF is also a much nicer alternative to having too many open Finder windows.)

As for XFolders itself, it seems a nice program. But if you want a really good dual-pane program, look into either ForkLift or DiskOrder. (I also have a license for that program. In my experience, you'll get far better customer support, as well as product development, from ForkLift.)
(Version 1.5.1)

Front Row Enabler	May 12 2006	PLUTO198 awesome program... thanks to this I can use front row on my PB G4... (Version 1.2.2)		0
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SuperPop	Apr 27 2006	PLUTO198 another AppZapper clone? (Version 1.0b1)		0
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SuperPop

Apr 28 2006

FAHLMAN Will AppZapper delete orphaned files from an application when the application package has already been deleted? If not then this isn't an AppZapper imitation then is it.
(Version 1.0b1)

SuperPop

May 4 2006

IANWEIR This is the uninstaller AppZapper forgot. :D
(Version 1.0b2)

SuperPop

Apr 8 2007

ROBERT The Orphan Preferences feature is ridiculous. I have 1476 such "orphaned" preferences on my system, and any cursory glance of them shows many preferences that are definitely not orphaned.

Even the first screenful of them reveals Mac OS X's own .GlobalPreferences as "orphaned" and invites you to delete it.

CleanApp is better than other apps in this category, but even with that one, it's best if you know what you're doing.
(Version 1.0b2)

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