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IPSecuritas 3.1

Type: Review

Date: 20 Dec 2007 15:48

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This connects so much faster than VPN Tracker, is very unobtrusive (lives in the menu bar, no app needed to make connections), and it's free. It also can export profiles and supports multiple connections, which requires the Pro version of VPN Tracker.

The drawbacks are the app itself crashes when editing profiles and connections, the connections and profile windows are not resizable, and new connections are added to the current profile by default (which is annoying).

The other downside is that exporting profiles no longer works on my computer (it did for a while, but now gives an error that I must choose a password, even though I did.)

This app shows potential. I use it over VPN Tracker, and if the stability issues were worked out it would be great.

SlimBatteryMonitor 1.4

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Date: 30 Jun 2007 20:42

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It's great to be able to have the battery icon turn red when you're running low -- really catches the eye so you don't get caught off guard. The only thing I'd like to see in it is the ability to switch between the energy saver modes as in Apple's standard menu bar icon.

Letterbox 0.16

Type: Comments

Date: 19 Apr 2007 00:23

Replying to my own comment. I have since found out that my above complaint is a mail.app bug, not a letterbox bug.

Mail.appetizer 1.2b4

Type: Review

Date: 30 Mar 2007 22:29

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Very nice mac like interface. I like that it stays there if my mouse is over it and I can click through as I read messages, but it unobtrousively stays out of the way if I ignore it. Very customizable as far as appearance. My only complaint is that it does not have a flag (and mark as read) button.

SuperDuper! 2.1.4

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Date: 30 Mar 2007 22:23

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This is *the* disk cloning app. A few years ago it surpassed CCC and it just keeps getting better. Under the hood it's the only one that copies everything such as meta data and ACLs correctly. It's got a beautiful interface that explains exactly what you're doing so it's idiot proof. I would like the ability to choose to exclude certain files instead of just all files or all user files (for backing up purposes). The smart update and copy different options are great -- they make this function as a backup app as well as a cloning app. I have this set on a schedule to do a smart update every day to back up my hard drive.

PocketMac for Blackberry 4.0.20

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Date: 30 Mar 2007 22:14

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As an IT consultant I'd just like to add another 1 star rating to the pile. This program is buggy, un-mac like, and basically rarely works. The installer is so poorly written that it can't even install in a standard account. It's rare that free program manages to be a rip-off, but somehow pocket mac does it.

This app is the reason the iPhone is going to be huge...

Letterbox 0.16

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Date: 30 Mar 2007 22:10

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So mac like it's surprising it's not built in to mail.app as a preference. It's stable and is free. My one complaint is that after a search the middle column gets messed up, but clicking on another folder restores it back to normal.

Mori 1.5.1

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Date: 30 Mar 2007 22:01

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This is a great app to organize notes. It's got a great interface a has good keyboard shortcuts once you learn them. It's simple enough to use and organize notes within it, and it allows spotlight searching and easy linking to files on your computer. There are so many to do / notepad apps that go overboard with getting things done, tagging, and convoluted interfaces. This one gets it right. I don't want to work to be organized. I just want to *be* organized. This lets me do it. Very mac like. It's a bit expensive compared to some competitors, but if it fits your need it's worth every penny.

Saft 8.3.6

Type: Comments

Date: 28 Nov 2006 07:57

"Save open browser windows at quitting" only works half of the time now.

Witch 1.0.2

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Date: 24 Jul 2006 17:58

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This is an excellent app. I haven't replaced command tab, but it bridges the gap between command tab and command tilde nicely. The ability easily bring up a specific minimized window is incredibly useful. I do have a few suggestions to make this app even better.

1. Adopt command tab's tilde for reversing the direction in addition to shift.

2. Adopt command tab's quick change (with just a tap of the tab key) between the two most recent windows without showing the witch window.

Those complaints said, this thing is a great addition to my workflow and has earned 5 stars across the board. $ has been sent via the link on the author's page. I look forward to future versions of this.

Calq 1.3

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 29 Mar 2006 21:42

Fantastic utility. One small bug that I have noticed is that when an info window is open in iTunes command one launches calq and throws some random numbers in it.

Chicken of the VNC 2.0b4

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 4 Feb 2006 17:56

There seems to be a bug that when clicking without any keys produces the effect of holding either command or control. So sometimes every click I make brings up a contextual menu (or a dock menu if I am launching an app from the dock), and sometimes clicking on an app in the dock opens the app's enclosing folder.

This is for a mac --> mac connection, and I don't have any of the universal access options turned on such as sticky keys.

Cache Out X 4.5rc1

Type: Troubleshooting

Date: 8 Dec 2005 20:05

I would like to report a bug in cache out x. I am running 10.4.3 and I get this message twice on launching:

AppleScript Error

mkdir: /Library/Application Support/NoName/Cache Out X 4.5/: Permission denied (1)

I have repaired permissions, deleted prefs, and run diskwarrior. I have been using this app for some time and the first time I got this error is with 4.5rc1.

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