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Gallery Designer
May 2 2009

SAMADORE  Gallery Designer was sold to Quatre Group Software on November 27, 2008 by Koingo. It was not sold to BKeeney Software as indicated on this page. Font Pilot, Font Sheriff, and Slideshow Magic (all former Koingo products) were sold to BKeeney Software on Nov.26/08.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Espresso
Mar 25 2009

SAMADORE  I guess you have the answer as to why it was rushed now - MacHeist.  
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SugarSync
Jan 24 2009

SAMADORE  I was expecting some blowback from Dropbox fanboys, but PLEASE people read what's written. I don't "seriously distort(s) the way Dropbox works". I simply comment on my experience with how SugarSync functions. In fact, I state "Dropbox is fine". I would agree that everyone should compare the two products for themselves and choose what's best for your circumstances.

If posting a review/comment on both product pages to which it pertains somehow breaches this forum's etiquette, I would ask the MacUpdate administrators to please inform me and I won't do it again.

I can't comprehend the criticism of posting to the two product pages. Why does one have to imply nefarious intentions just because a post offers a positive view of one of Dropbox's competitors? I see no reason to arbitrarily distrust this review more than any of the thousands of others on this site. Again, I'm reporting my experience with the product and would encourage others to experience it for themselves and come to their own conclusions.   
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Mellel
Jan 20 2009

SAMADORE  If Ponter's points are well taken, then it is NOT a "fact... that Mellel's incompatibility with the de facto standard word processing document format is a huge disadvantage." To reiterate Ponter's 1st point: Mellel is NOT incompatible with .rtfd.  
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Dropbox
Jan 18 2009

SAMADORE  I haven't experienced anything like the slowness/unreliability on my system/connection that you report encountering on yours (45 minutes!?). Anyway, I didn't post to slam Dropbox or convert those who are happy with it. If your satisfied - great. Just wanted to let those who are still 'shopping' know that there are very good (in my opinion) alternatives available that just haven't achieved the 'meme' status that Dropbox has.

  
(Version 0.6.430)

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Dropbox
Jan 15 2009

SAMADORE  Actually no, I'm not affiliated with SugarSync except as a customer and I never said Dropbox didn't work.  
(Version 0.6.430)

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SugarSync
Jan 11 2009
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SAMADORE   Hype is an amazing thing and if you can get the media onboard a true feeding frenzy can result. Now don't get me wrong. Media darling Dropbox is fine and yes the 1st 2GB are free, but SugarSync offers a MUCH broader suite of features while including Dropbox's syncing of one folder in it's Magic Briefcase feature. With SugarSync you don't have to download a file, edit it locally, and then re-upload it manually to your personal website. SugarSync lets you work with your files cross platform on remote computers as if you were on your own desktop. Also keeps last 5 versions of the files you've chosen to sync (which don't all have to put in a special folder 1st, but just selected for syncing from where they reside). Synchronization speed is very quick. There's a very generous 45 day, 10 GB free trial and then plans start at 10GB for only $2.49/month - well worth it for this mature and evolving feature set in my view. And their support is prompt and very helpful including follow up phone calls if necessary! Just so this isn't a complete rave, the SugarSync Manager window doesn't remember resizing its panes between start ups of SugarSync.  
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SugarSync
Jan 23 2009

STRIDER72  This review (Copy/Pasted verbatim from the Dropbox page on this site) seriously distorts the way Dropbox works in order to build up SugarSync. if you want to compare the two, go look at Dropbox rather than trusting this review.  
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SugarSync
Jan 24 2009

SAMADORE  I was expecting some blowback from Dropbox fanboys, but PLEASE people read what's written. I don't "seriously distort(s) the way Dropbox works". I simply comment on my experience with how SugarSync functions. In fact, I state "Dropbox is fine". I would agree that everyone should compare the two products for themselves and choose what's best for your circumstances.

If posting a review/comment on both product pages to which it pertains somehow breaches this forum's etiquette, I would ask the MacUpdate administrators to please inform me and I won't do it again.

I can't comprehend the criticism of posting to the two product pages. Why does one have to imply nefarious intentions just because a post offers a positive view of one of Dropbox's competitors? I see no reason to arbitrarily distrust this review more than any of the thousands of others on this site. Again, I'm reporting my experience with the product and would encourage others to experience it for themselves and come to their own conclusions.   
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SugarSync
Jan 24 2009

STRIDER72  In comparing the two, you state: "With SugarSync you don't have to download a file, edit it locally, and then re-upload it manually"

You are directly suggesting that in DropBox, you *do* have to do those things, otherwise the "comparison" is meaningless. You've basically done away with a *primary* function of Dropbox.

Dropbox, also, archives old versions of files.

Dismissing your detractors as "fanboys" doesn't change the reality of your distorted rhetoric, nor does it undermine the content of what is said.  
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Dropbox
Jan 11 2009

SAMADORE   @Pentimento, SugarSync offers a 250GB plan. I'm not sure if this addresses your issues with reading of some packages by SugarSync, but SugarSync sees Mac OS X bundles as single files instead of as folders. In order to force services like SugarSync to see it as the folder it technically is, all you have to do is rename it filename.filetype_folder.  
(Version 0.6.430)

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Dropbox
Jan 11 2009

SAMADORE  Hype is an amazing thing and if you can get the media onboard a true feeding frenzy can result. Now don't get me wrong. Dropbox is fine and yes the 1st 2GB are free, but SugarSync offers a MUCH broader suite of features while including DropBox's syncing of one folder in it's Magic Briefcase feature. With SugarSync you don't have to download a file, edit it locally, and then re-upload it manually to your personal website. SugarSync lets you work with your files cross platform on remote computers as if you were on your own desktop. Also keeps last 5 versions of the files you've chosen to sync (which don't all have to put in a special folder 1st, but just selected for syncing from where they reside). Synchronization speed is very quick. There's a very generous 45 day, 10 GB free trial and then plans start at 10GB for only $2.49/month - well worth it for this mature and evolving feature set in my view. Their support is prompt and very helpful including follow up phone calls if necessary! Just so this isn't a complete rave, the SugarSync Manager window doesn't remember resizing its panes between start ups of SugarSync.

  
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Dropbox
Jan 15 2009

APPLEHC  Come on, you must be working for the SugarSync guys :( DropBox has all the fesatures you are mentioning! I am a paying customer of DropBox (100GB plan) and everything works great! I generally see only one single advantage at SugarSync right now: A custom iPhone client.   
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Dropbox
Jan 15 2009

SAMADORE  Actually no, I'm not affiliated with SugarSync except as a customer and I never said Dropbox didn't work.  
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Dropbox
Jan 18 2009

FRED ANDERSSEN  Yeah, except sugarsync is so slow as to be unusable. Linking one small file can take 45 minutes. Dropbox is done in less than a minute. Not to mention that sugarsync didn't catch all updates on my Mac, making it unusable. Dropbox simply works.  
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Dropbox
Jan 18 2009

SAMADORE  I haven't experienced anything like the slowness/unreliability on my system/connection that you report encountering on yours (45 minutes!?). Anyway, I didn't post to slam Dropbox or convert those who are happy with it. If your satisfied - great. Just wanted to let those who are still 'shopping' know that there are very good (in my opinion) alternatives available that just haven't achieved the 'meme' status that Dropbox has.

  
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Dropbox
Jan 30 2009

PENTIMENTO  Yes I think Sugar Sync is great as well, however when I last tried it, it did not yet work correctly with Pages or Rapidweaver packages, which ended the deal for me.   
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Google Notifier
Nov 13 2008

SAMADORE  I agree. I don't see any other differences between the two.  
(Version 1.10.4.676)

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Google Notifier
Nov 13 2008

SAMADORE  While true that Google Updater isn't installed, GoogleSoftwareUpdate IS installed and is a pain to disable (though possible).  
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Google Notifier
Nov 13 2008

SAMADORE  See Jonnygozy's post in this thread to change notifier AutoCheck Frequency. Worked for me.

http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Help-Message-Delivery-en/browse_thread/thread/54d0fb72c58ca79c/46d1a3de371d247e?hl=en&q=Notifier&lnk=ol&  
(Version 1.10.4.676)

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Uninstaller
Nov 7 2008
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SAMADORE  Uninstaller is the ONLY stable (am keeping my eye on CleanApp) app uninstaller that lets you ensure you see EVERYTHING that an application installation puts on your hard drive. Trust me. Use this, see the items it shows you were just installed by an app and you'll realize that all the other purported 'app cleaners' do nothing but drag the app from your application folder and maybe find the odd ~/Library/Preference file and on a really good day a User cache file. It's interesting and useful to see the plethora of files (and where they go) some of these application installations scatter all over our hard drives. Can also be used as a re-installer and has uses beyond simple application file management.

Plus you get to try the other products in the MacMagna stable.  
(Version 1.12.1)

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Speedy Mac
Jun 30 2008

SAMADORE  FinderPop anyone?  
(Version 2008b062)

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