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The new version is completely non-operational on my G5 with 10.5.2 installed. After installing, log out (or resart) and log back in again, I get the "Application Enhancers have been disabled...." error. Sure enough, Windowshade won't work. A complete uninstall using Unsanity uninstaller didn't fix the above error — I had to manually remove the /Library/Frameworks/ApplicationEnhancer.framework. I'm not complaining because this is a beta version so I expect issues with it. I'm just happy to see some progress being made. Hopefully, they'll get the bugs ironed out before too long. |
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Not compatible with IntelMacs. Bummer. |
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WOOT! I'm happy to admit I was partly wrong in my earlier comment; Apple appears to have come up with some kind of fix in 10.5.2 which has enabled Unsanity to get Windowshade working again. I can't wait to get home to try it — won't be using Leopard at the office for quite some time yet. |
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I don't blame Unsanity for this fiasco, I blame Apple. It's really very arrogant to remove the enabling part of the OS because you think you know more about how people work on the desktop that the people who actually work on the desktop. It's shameful. Apparently Unsanity has nothing more to say about it and who can blame them? Apple has cut them off at the knees. Until the Mother Ship gets off it's high horse and acknowledges that it has needlessly tinkered with the way people work simply so it can force us to use their lame "solution" in the form of Exposé/Spaces, Unsanity won't be able to really do anything with their existing products, short of completely re-engineering them. Someday Leopard might actually be useful without Windowshade — but something tells me it will be a long time coming and with little or no help from Apple. |
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What a mess. This doesn't work at for me in Leopard as I can't open the preference pane. WHY does MS post this trash without carefully testing it first? |
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This is the AOL of online games. |
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You can delete badly named files, such as those with a space in front of them, by using the Terminal. A space in front of a file name would look like this: "\ filename" The "\ " represents the space. |
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The FREE Stuffit Expander, downloaded from Macupdate and NOT obtained through the make-you-pay-unless-you-cancel "demo" registration at Smith Micro's Stuffit.com, works just fine for unstuffing more pointlessly upgraded Stuffit files you receive from duped customers. |
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Pro: Quick and easy, no fuss. Basic drag 'n' drop. Batch conversions too! Con: The installer produced a folder in the Applications Folder with the wrong (read-only) permissions. This was easily fixed in the Info window. -1 for stability due to this oversight. |
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Cyberduck is the only FTP client I have found which actually lets you specify the location of a private ssh key, other than in your .ssh folder. If you don't know the importance of this you probably don't need this feature, but for those of us who do this is a positive boon. Thanks Cyberduck! |
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"Genuinely curious, what do you use now?" I use Preview, unless I have a really weird file format to open, which isn't often. I still use GC for slide shows occasionally - not often enough to justify paying for another upgrade. If it breaks totally in Leopard, I will cease using it altogether. |
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There is no way this is worthy of an upgrade fee without a major debugging and UI do-over. I used to use it a lot. I rarely use it now. It's a mess. |
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Version 1.1 fixes some annoying bugs and works very fast and reliably. I was somewhat worried about the price, but at the time that I bought it I couldn't really find a good alternative. The only other half-decent product I could find was way over-priced even compared to this product, so that makes this a value alternative. This is the way to go if you have frequent large downloads and you have access to NZB files. Hellanzb is fine for those who are comfortable working with compilers and command line tools, but NZB Drop is for the rest of us. |
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Talk about missing the point Wanda. Sheesh. The point of this software is so you don't have to use a GraphicConverter sledge hammer to squash a fly when a fly swatter will do the job. By the way, GC costs twice as much as Image Well, but Wanda fails to note that. Your "reviews" are, as the above poster has already pointed out, very lean on details. I'll add that they're also very shallow, unfair, and so obviously biased that they almost make you look like a shill, pitching favoured software. Image Well is a fine little utility. It doesn't try to be Graphic Converter (thankfully), and the developer is responsive, and interested in CONSTRUCTIVE suggestions. |
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Version 1 of this nifty utility needs a bit of work - it tends to slow down by dropping connections when it encounters incomplete parts — but the interface is nice, it's pretty snappy, and if you have a good news server, it's can download really fast. I still haven't figured out when or how to save NZB downloads status, and the app doesn't really prompt me consistently to do that, so closing a window can cause you to lose your place when downloading. There is also no way to have it automatically assemble incomplete parts, so you must select them yourself from the list and choose a menu item. In order to get NZB Drop to resume downloading at full speed after it drops connections, you must unqueue waiting downloads, wait 'til the current download is finished, then start downloading the newly unqueued files. It will then resume using all available connections. My feeling is that this is really still a beta release of this software, but given the current over-priced or full newsreader alternatives, this is very welcome utility and worth the money even if you do have to babysit it's download queue. Hopefully the problems will be fixed in the next version. |
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The point of using NZB files is so you don't have to wade through (sometimes literally) a million headers in a newsgroup to download your favourite RAR (or other NZB) files. That said, this is a useful, though overpriced and crippled 'til registered, utility. The interface is decidedly spartan, with no frills or Mac-style niceties in the form of fancy widgets or polished windows. It also has somewhat annoying flashing buttons prompting you with what to do next. Set up couldn't be easier however, and if you have decent news server the downloads using NZB files can be blazing. There are cheaper alternatives, but for those with money to burn this is an adequate downloader. By the way, NZB files can be found, usually for a nominal one-time donation, on websites that specialize in certain types of downloads. Typically, there are previews available to help you decide which NZB files will make your download worthwhile. There is really no need to pay a large fee for these files. |
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Some people appear to not understand where RAR files are mostly used. The are very very common on USENET and another utility to work with them is very welcome! Competition is a good thing. |
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I find it just a bit strange that DEAN REINHEIMER thinks he can fairly comment on an app he hasn't even tried. Default Folder is in a completely different league than the "small Contextual Menu Plugin for the Finder", FolderGlance. They aren't even similar products. Default Folder is an industrial strength, professional level, productivity tool. It saves time and many many mouse clicks, especially. but with repetitive tasks. Some complain about the cost and it does sound pricey, but to know it is to love it. Default Folder is a fine product. |
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WOW it's back! Who knew? I've owned this for years and have been reluctant to switch to anything else because I like it so much. GREAT to see an update! I'd buy a more modern version if it was available. |
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Ohhh this is excellent. Just what the doctor ordered! I was using a photoshop droplet, but since Adobe dropped the ball with CS2s droplet tool and the Save As command, this fills the bill nicely and is far, far easier to use. |
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Creating a backup of a corrupted disk, if creating one is even possible on such a drive, would simply create a corrupted backup. Hopefully, one would create a backup of a clean drive first, then simply restore from that backup should something go horribly wrong. |
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Beware that the $9.95 DivX 6 upgrade for Mac is a DOS executable. In other words it's the Windows version. There is no way to know this until AFTER you have paid for the upgrade. |
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