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Real Name:Mike 
Last Login:2 Sep 2008 20:48
Posts:26
Reviews:12
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TimeLog
Sep 16 2008
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SHOCKERSPAZ  I have tried all a whole bunch of the time tracking apps out there and I have to say that this is the ticket. I chose Timelog because of the iCal integration and when used with GrandTotal its a complete system. Together they have taken my billing period, historically taking me upwards of 2 hours, and transformed it into 3 minutes flat! Thanks Media Atelier!  
(Version 4.3.8)

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Apple Mac OS X
Sep 15 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  ah, one step forward 2 steps back... now my iPhone backups (fixed in the 2.1 update) are back to 30 minutes from 62 seconds... So close, but no cookie!  
(Version 10.5.5)

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Apple Mac OS X
Sep 15 2008

JDUB800  This may be because the incremental backup snapshots have been reset during the OS update. Hopefully, it should return to quick backups next time you try it. Will find out myself shortly...  
(Version 10.5.5)

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GrandTotal
Aug 18 2008
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  Unbelievable!!! This has reduced my bi-monthly invoicing from 1.5 hours to 5 minutes! Thank you!  
(Version 0.9.1)

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Backup Disabler
Jul 28 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  Thank you! doesn't it suck to have to disable features because they're implemented wrong! Wake up Apple! smell the backups!  
(Version 1.0)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  thanks for the effort!  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  I've tried that as well (copying the .bentodb file) without any success. Its not a bug they are full aware of this and state so when you do the backup (you get a warning that the media files and such wont get backed up).  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  try and restore a backup to another mac or another profile and see how you fare.  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008
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SHOCKERSPAZ  The backup does not backup customized templates and field placement and therefor is completely useless! I spent hours customizing the software to my use and then backed it up. When I restored I found to my utter dismay that the only things it seemed to backup were the custom fields in the optional field list (not the templates) so had I relied on this software for anything I would have had to spend hours on recreating the templates again!!!!! completely useless. how in the world can you create a database software that has no way of backing data up?!!  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SIMON WOLF  I don't know how you are doing your backups but if I backup my Bento data via the menu command and then restore it my forms, table layouts, etc. are exactly as they should be.  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  try and restore a backup to another mac or another profile and see how you fare.  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SIMON WOLF  Apologies, you're right, you cannot restore a backup to another user. Have you reported it as a bug in their forums? However, it is possible to simply copy the bento.bentodb file in your user's Library -> Application Support -> Bento folder if you want to copy everything to another machine or user.  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  I've tried that as well (copying the .bentodb file) without any success. Its not a bug they are full aware of this and state so when you do the backup (you get a warning that the media files and such wont get backed up).  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SIMON WOLF  That's a bit strange because I definitely have moved bentodb files around between user accounts and my home and work Mac. Maybe it is something to do with media files but that wouldn't explain why my simple test to move a backup file to a new user account failed.

Anyway, posting it in their forums might be a good idea and they can be found at http://forums.filemaker.com/fmbnto/  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  thanks for the effort!  
(Version 1.0v2)

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Bento
Mar 24 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  The backup does not backup customized templates and field placement and therefor is completely useless! I spent hours customizing the software to my use and then backed it up. When I restored I found to my utter dismay that the only things it seemed to backup were the custom fields in the optional field list (not the templates) so had I relied on this software for anything I would have had to spend hours on recreating the templates again!!!!! completely useless. how in the world can you create a database software that has no way of backing data up?!!  
(Version 1.0v2)

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ArpSpyX
Jan 11 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  a newer version is available that Allen graciously recompiled to work with the Intel Macs!!!

Thank you Allen!

http://arpspyx.googlecode.com/files/ArpSpyX-1.2.zip  
(Version 1.1)

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YAI
Oct 28 2007
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  work beautifully! simply does what it states like "magic" no intervention. thank you!  
(Version 1.2)

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iToner
Oct 17 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  neat and simple, just works. thank you guys for all the hard work since the 1.1.1 update!  
(Version 1.0.3)

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ChatterBlocker
Sep 20 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  I dont know... how is this different than Pzizz?  
(Version 1.1.3)

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Apple iTunes
Sep 17 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  breaks the ring tone hacks boys and girls!  
(Version 7.4.2)

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AppTapp Installer
Aug 26 2007
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  works like a charm! Thank you!  
(Version 2.31)

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DownloadComment
Aug 7 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  it sure does!  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 6 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  I dont get it. Am I the only one that already has this functionality in Safari 3?  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 7 2007

SJK  Even Safari 2 already adds that "Where from" (kMDItemWhereFroms) Spotlight metadata without using DownloadComment, but I don't know if Safari 3 adds the download URL to Spotlight comments without DownloadComment (Safari 2 doesn't).  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 7 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  it sure does!  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 7 2007

SJK  If Safari 3 saves download URLs both as "Where from" (kMDItemWhereFroms) metadata *and* as Spotlight comments then can anyone think of a reason to still use DownloadComment? Since it's an Input Manager it'll probably not work with Leopard anyway.  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 8 2007

KASPESLA  Also, DownloadComment writes the URL in cases where Safari doesn't, like dragging images to the desktop.  
(Version 1.2)

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DownloadComment
Aug 8 2007

SJK  > … dragging images to the desktop

Thanks for reminding me DC is responsible for that. It's the only reason I need to keep using DC until generic Safari does the same thing (if ever).  
(Version 1.2)

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SafariSafe
Aug 6 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  this is a great idea. Instead of setting up a new user account just to let somebody surf the web on your Mac, you can just run this app!

thank you for making this available to the public at no charge!  
(Version 1.0)

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Inquisitor
Jun 11 2007
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SHOCKERSPAZ  I have complained about my issue to the developer directly (after this forum failed to produce results) All I can stay is KEEP AWAY!!! there is no excuse for writing debilitating software like this and not responding to an issue! I have been patient (since March!) but have et to hear anything!  
(Version 3.0v42)

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Midnight Inbox
Jun 11 2007
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SHOCKERSPAZ  the app has promise, my gripe is there seem to be some bugs in the workflow that render this app completely useless. For instance, if you have it collect iCal events it does so from metadata and uses the time stamp on the metadata file for reference. The flaw there is that the date reflects any change to that file (like say Entourage parsing of it) and then every event there get "collected" into Inbox (you suddenly have hundreds of events from the last 3 years!). second there seems to be a loop in to-do processing and syncing. When you choose to have items in your Inbox sync with iCal those same items get "collected" as new to-do's. Then they sync with iCal and get "collected" again! You can see how very soon productivity is out the door and all your doing is trying to keep up with the hundreds of redundant events and to-do's Inbox has collected, anything you may actually have to do is buried the mess!

Further more it seems that there is some issue with deleting collected items in Inbox and then trying to empty the apps trash. 4 out of 5 times that crashes the app.  
(Version 1.2)

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Inquisitor
Mar 25 2007

SHOCKERSPAZ  Help! every time I try and remove Inquisitor Safari cant/wont render pages. The only fix I can find is to install Inquisitor.  
(Version 3.0v41)

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TomTom HOME
Feb 25 2007
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  worked like a charm! no crashing or hanging. Im on a MBP C2D using a tomtom one new  
(Version 2.0)

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PDFView
Nov 11 2006
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  I LOVE THIS APP!!! Thank you sooo much for creating it. My biggest gripe with preview is exactly what this application addresses, and it just keeps getting better and better with every update!  
(Version 0.11.4)

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iTunesVolume
Nov 3 2006
*****

SHOCKERSPAZ  I love this app!! its just what iTunes was missing!

clean, out-of-the-way, every function I could want. Thank you for your hard work!  
(Version 7.5)

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ArpSpyX
Oct 1 2006

SHOCKERSPAZ  it doesn't seem to work on my intel mac (a shame really, i love this little app and frequently choose my macbook pro over my windows laptop just for this app).   
(Version 1.1)

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Apple Mac OS X
Oct 1 2006

SHOCKERSPAZ  installation went without a hitch, however I noticed that after the update my Macbook Pro CPU was not ramping down (i.e. the CPU stays at 2.17Ghz) and runs down my battery!  
(Version 10.4.8)

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