RPAEGE  Fantastic app. I tried every app I could find to seemlessly and flawlessly record full screen from my second monitor, with sound, to an external drive. Screenium handles the job with aplomb. One of the best value tools in my arsenal. It just gets better and better. First rate.  
(Version 1.2.4)

RPAEGE  "Expansion support for archives created with the latest versions of StuffIt".

This is a feature? Wouldn't one take that for granted with ANY new version? There is really nothing at all compelling about this "upgrade".  
(Version 14.0)

RPAEGE  Update went flawlessly. Easy as pie. No trouble with the updater, just followed the instructions. I have all original DW disks, since they have ALWAYS been required for updates...unless you *cough* borrowed an updated disk from a friend.  
(Version 4.2)

RPAEGE  I also no longer see any value in using this tool when Disk Utility and Disk Warrior really do all that is needed. I also find the circa 1996 Norton Utilities-like GUI rather cloying.  
(Version 3.1.3)

RPAEGE  Progress is soooo uncooool. Bring back the PPC, OS 9, the floppy disk, and the Newton!  
(Version Update 5)

RPAEGE  Nice. Fast. Doesn't work with the new "adult services."  
(Version 1.1.2)

RPAEGE  Thumbsup does not "work great" when working with multi-page PDF files. It also can't produce a thumbnail with exactly the same name as the original (but with a different extension). The developer fails to understand this despite repeated requests.  
(Version 3.7.2)

RPAEGE  Thumbsup! is fatally flawed when working with multi-page PDF files. It is therefore, despite being free, quite useless for production purposes. It works fine for standard images and single page PDF files.  
(Version 3.7.2)

RPAEGE  This is one of my favourite games, from my favourite Mac gaming company. I bought this at MacWorld, and once I started it I couldn't stop until I had played it to the very end. It's a solid port, with high quality game play and excellent performance. The game itself is VERY interesting and engaging, if perhaps a bit too easy at times. Nevertheless, this game is deep, with a fairly complex reputation system and some rather cheeky adult fair, such as a brothel and marriage/divorce. Though there is nothing in this game that is overtly offensive.

The bug fixes offered in this update are very welcome as the save bug especially was a bit troubling.

Many thanks to Feral for a great game!  
(Version 1.0.1)

RPAEGE  With the exception of drag and drop thumbnail creation, ImageWell beats Thumbsup! hands down.

Imagewell allows more manual control than Thumbsup!, and that is a major plus.

Thumbsup! has a fatal flaw — if you drop a multipage PDF file onto it the resulting thumbnail will be of the second page of the document, not the first. This renders it impractical for production work.

ImageWell, on the other hand, offers much more reliable and robust processing, with a responsive devoloper.

Thumbsup!'s developer seems not to care too much — which is forgivable given that his app is free.

Imagewell could be vastly improved if it took Thumbsups!'s drag and drop capability and fixed it so it actually works properly with PDF files.

-1 to ImageWell for lack of drag and drop mode. +5 for ease of use, value and stability.

This is simply the best quick editor available.  
(Version 3.7)

RPAEGE  Dunno about anybody else, but I find the golly-gee, eye-candy graphics incredibly annoying.

They should offer a command line version, or at least a stripped down version with most of the B.S. removed.

I have yet to find a good reason to keep paying for updates for this app.  
(Version 5.0.4)

RPAEGE  I should also add that ThumbsUp can't make a thumbnail with the EXACT same name of the original (with a different extension) and put it in the same place as the original. It either must change the name of the thumbnail, or put it in a separate folder, even if the file type changes. This adds unnecessary extra steps.  
(Version 4.4)

RPAEGE  I have used this for a long time now, and I hate to have to complain about such a great little free app, but it can't seem to do the first page of a PDF file if the file has more than one page. It always does the second page. Very annoying, but otherwise very use-able.  
(Version 4.4)

RPAEGE  Hurray! And a nice one too! Many thanks! Works great!  
(Version 1.9)

RPAEGE  I simply refuse to upgrade from version 5 until this thing enters the 21st century GUI-wise.

I suppose one day it will break and I'll be forced to find another slide-show program with move folders, but until then I just can't justify the cost of upgrading this hideous beast of an app. Maybe there should be a light version. /shrug  
(Version 6.2.1)

RPAEGE  I'm looking for an alternative to mobileme's sync, so this is worth a try.  
(Version 4.22a)

RPAEGE  I can't imagine an app that does what this does that could be any easier to use or more stable. I only wish I had discovered this earlier, as it is VERY impressive. I can even watch the Slingbox over a G3 wireless network with very poor signal!

It seems to have about as many extra features as one could want. The setup was pretty basic, and I had no problem at all with my router/firewall. It just works. Bravo and thanks!  
(Version 1.0.4)

RPAEGE  Somebody needs to purchase the rights to Thoth and then update it. It really is a great work, but it is long in the tooth. It's bound to break sooner or later (maybe with 10.6).

I am ready with my upgrade fee if I ever get the chance to spend it.  
(Version 1.8.4)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 4.2b1)

RPAEGE  Not compatible with IntelMacs. Bummer.  
(Version 1.0)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 4.2b1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 4.1.2)

RPAEGE  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?  
(Version 6.22)

RPAEGE  This is the AOL of online games.   
(Version 2.3)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 2.8)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 12.0)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 2.1)

RPAEGE  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!  
(Version 2.8)

RPAEGE  "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.  
(Version 6.0.1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 6.0.1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 1.1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 1.0)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 1.2)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 3.7b1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 3.0.3b5)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 1.8.2)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 1.0b9)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 4.5.1)

RPAEGE  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.  
(Version 6.0)