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Last Login:2 Jul 2009 16:59
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VLC Media Player
May 30 2009

SPECTRAL7  Are we really nearing a version 1.0 release after all these years....such a great program....keep up the good work.  
(Version 1.0rc2)

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Twin
May 14 2009

SPECTRAL7  Well it seams to work for backup but can't get restore to work.

The Demo is too limited to make a considered decision. I need to test this fully ie. backup a few different folders to a few different locations then restore and test with Backup Bouncer http://www.n8gray.org/code/backup-bouncer/

it looks like it has promise but really cannot test !!!!!  
(Version 1.0b2)

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Twin
May 13 2009

SPECTRAL7  looks cool to me.....will test for a bit and report back  
(Version 1.0b2)

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Twin
May 14 2009

SPECTRAL7  Well it seams to work for backup but can't get restore to work.

The Demo is too limited to make a considered decision. I need to test this fully ie. backup a few different folders to a few different locations then restore and test with Backup Bouncer http://www.n8gray.org/code/backup-bouncer/

it looks like it has promise but really cannot test !!!!!  
(Version 1.0b2)

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Twin
May 26 2009

ANONYMOUS  Version 1.0.1 allows you now to restore a file in trial mode.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Tweetie
Apr 20 2009

SPECTRAL7  looks pretty good to me, but no growl support shame really !  
(Version 1.0)

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FontExplorer X Pro
Feb 26 2009

SPECTRAL7  Overall 2-3 years of free software for essentially a great product is good going. I still have old version installed on at least 50 machines and works fine IMHO in QXP7/CS2/CS3 environments.

Pro software & support costs money.....you only need FEXPro if you have spent loads of money on Quark 8 or CS4 so a small extra cost for proper font management on top is not a big deal.

It also opens up the possibility for centralised font management at a large cost but that is the way it is !

Please stop moaning about it, at least their is some competition in the market which should lead to proper development.  
(Version 2.0.1)

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Carbon Copy Cloner
Oct 14 2008

SPECTRAL7  RTFM !  
(Version 3.1.2)

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QuarkXPress
Sep 23 2008

SPECTRAL7  quark sucks .....full stop joke pricing, they are going down IMO.

Version 3.11 was teh best layout program at its time, 4.11 was bearable then things went bad...there reign is over, wake up quark or die !  
(Version 8.0)

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Adobe Creative Suite
Sep 23 2008

SPECTRAL7  LOL i still await them to make CS3 faster and not crash so often when using network homes and iron out all the arse ache to system admins and activation reinstall issues. I dream on !  
(Version 4)

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Modul8
Sep 4 2008

SPECTRAL7  Not overpriced IMO as Vjing is a small market so how can Devs recoup the cost of developing a complicated top level piece of software ? One gig will pay for software! i have had free updates for last 2 years and there is no other software that comes close.  
(Version 2.5.7)

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1Password
Aug 26 2008

SPECTRAL7  turn off Beta updates then.....if it a'int broken then don't update ;-)

Personally i think it is great that the DEV is actively improving and fixing issues with program. It is also very much due to the fact iphone/browser updates happen on a fairly quick basis and then of course 1PWD has to update to allow compatibility.  
(Version 2.8.3b4)

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Microsoft Office 2008
Aug 12 2008

SPECTRAL7  All updated OK.

Wow Entourage launched in 5 seconds instead of 50 all seams a bit snappier...Word Scrolls large docs with pix better ie. does not crash...so this could be teh update we have been waiting for but will fully test before rolling out on other machines i support  
(Version 12.1.2)

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RipIt
Aug 3 2008

SPECTRAL7  Really in this day and age i would suggest using Handbrake to convert your DVDs to high quality MP4s. I end up with a 1024 by 576 high quality video which i can carry on the road and playback without need for disk. It also is good enough quality for me to act as a backup for my films....kids have a tendency to destroy cd/dvds  
(Version 1.0)

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RipIt
Oct 18 2008

GDUMAN  In the next version of Handbreak the developers have removed the software's ability to rip the DVD. To continue with part of HB's functionality required the installation of VCL. Which I have for Fairmount.   
(Version 1.1.2.1)

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Modul8
Jul 6 2008
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SPECTRAL7  Been a while since i have commented on this program. It is just brilliant one of the best pieces of software i have ever come across on any platform, it is rock solid, excellent usability, powerful.....i could harp on for hours....

To the devs...thx it has made my VJ creativity explode!  
(Version 2.5.6)

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1Password
Apr 18 2008
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SPECTRAL7  This is an excellent program allows you to move between browsers easily and have password fill. The new online password storage service is superb too. It also gets rid of those strange password issues with apple keychain in a flash, i support mac users and if i had a pound for every time the keychain has cocked up i would be a rich man.

support is excellent so overall 5 stars all the way from me !  
(Version 2.5.13)

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Adobe Flash Player
Dec 4 2007

SPECTRAL7  I also cannot believe that Adobe have written such a bad plugin. The fact that so many sites use flash and they have not bothered to fix the CPU usage problem.....i mean some sites with just a flash Ad & menu are taking 67% of processor to playback on a 2.4GHZ CORE2Duo.....not very good really.

Come on Adobe please optimise the plugin for GPU and CPU ! or can anyone else do a better job!  
(Version 9.0.115)

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Adobe Flash Player
Dec 4 2007

SZABESZ  The name "Player" is misleading. It is not a player but a Virtual Machine. Developers(?) create applications for it (SWF). The way you create your code can have a great impact on performance. Lots of the SWF creators simply do not know how to write efficient code so their SWFs demand a lot of CPU power. It is not just Adobe's fault.

Adobe has done a lot to boost the performance by introducing VM2 together with ActionScript 3. Developers should do their best to implement speed optimized codes/SWFs, preferably developing for the new VM. (Which has for example H.264 video support, so you can imagine how powerful it is really...)  
(Version 9.0.115)

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Apple Battery Updater
Oct 4 2007

SPECTRAL7  worked fine for me, in fact increased battery capacity to 5541 from 5500. Not really a big change !  
(Version 1.3)

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VisualHub
Sep 14 2007

SPECTRAL7  if you have a 867 powerbook any encoder will be slow......a macbook 2.4 C2D encodes at 60-90 fps with h264...  
(Version 1.28)

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Little Snitch
Aug 31 2007
*****

SPECTRAL7  Quite frankly brilliant, have been using this for years , rock solid and very useful.  
(Version 2.0b6)

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Microsoft Messenger
Aug 21 2007

SPECTRAL7  no video, no audio, Crashes loads so what is the point....maybe useful on a corporate network....

Adium does an excellent job of IM functions.  
(Version 6.0.3)

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1Password
Aug 1 2007
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SPECTRAL7  This is an excellent piece of software. I was getting very annoyed while moving between browsers and having to login into sites, this solved my issues. Developer always adding new features and fixing any issues.

Quite frankly the best password manager for OS X.  
(Version 2.4.10)

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Front Row Enabler
Mar 2 2006
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SPECTRAL7  installed as instructed. my system is now scewed. It kept crashing menu bar and keyboard shortcuts.

Ran the 10.4.5 combo rebooted to black screen.

Now disk wont mount....also B tree knakered.

Use with exteme care !  
(Version 1.2.1)

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