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TextMate
Oct 13 2009

SVOOP  It doesn't for me and probably most people out there, so I suggest you find some other way to calm your temper than throwing with single stars.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Sony eBook Library
Sep 8 2009

SVOOP  Here's how to rip it off your Mac again:

sudo /Library/eBookLibrary/uninstall-eBookLibrary.sh

You might want to check out Calibre for the time being. It's clumsy and heavy, but no segfaults there:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30657/calibre  
(Version 3.0.00.08240)

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Sony eBook Library
Sep 8 2009

SVOOP  Very nice indeed:

Sep 8 19:38:35 ..... com.apple.launchd[109] ([0x0-0x25025].com.sony.ebook[394]): Exited abnormally: Segmentation fault  
(Version 3.0.00.08240)

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Gimp
Aug 21 2009

SVOOP  If you don't want to click twice all the time (first to focus the window, second e.g. to select a tool), open a terminal and issue the following command:

defaults write org.x.x11 FocusFollowsMouse -string YES  
(Version 2.6.7)

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GitX
Apr 3 2009
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SVOOP  Excellent work, way better than using gitk with optimized fonts on a Mac.  
(Version 0.6.2)

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MVWorldviewer
Jul 24 2008
****.

SVOOP  OSXplanet is less expensive, but hey, what's 8 bucks for a replacement that really works on Leopard?

However, there's quite some room for features. And it would be nice if the overall and nightshadow saturation/contrast could be controlled in order to improve the visibility of the icons on the desktop.

Nice app!  
(Version 1.3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 19 2008

SVOOP  Oops, that was the german download, here's the page with the english version:

http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/  
(Version 2.4)

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OpenOffice.org
May 7 2008

SVOOP  Here's the new download link for the OOO 3.0 (native Aqua, Intel only):

http://de.openoffice.org/downloads/quick.html?platform=ooo_beta  
(Version 2.4)

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OpenOffice.org
Mar 27 2008

SVOOP  Official alpha/beta builds of OOO 3.0 native on Mac OS X (aka: no need for X11) can be downloaded here:

http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html  
(Version 2.3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 3 2008

MEEGO  How stable are these at the moment? I know "alpha" should be self-explanatory but sometimes alpha software can turn out usable.  
(Version 2.4)

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OpenOffice.org
May 4 2008

I(POWER)MAC  at this moment, OpenOffice Aqua is at beta level of development (here http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/ the list of releases).

I tried OpenOffice Aqua since OOG68_m9 release and it worked well every time.  
(Version 2.4)

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OpenOffice.org
May 8 2008

DGEO  Don't tell anyone (Apple Inc. would hate me) but OpenOffice Aqua Beta for PowerPC is ALSO available in angel6533's link.  
(Version 2.4)

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Firefox
Mar 14 2008
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SVOOP  Firefox 3 (currently beta available from http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page) is amazing from many points of view. Speed and usability have been increased a BIG deal (beta4 and higher) and it's really stable. Stable enough in fact to make me a "too early adopter". Many of the most helpful add-ons like Firebug, Web Devel Toolbar, It's all Text etc. are available in a compatible version or can be used with only few glitches if you switch off the compatibility check.  
(Version 2.0.0.12)

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Firefox
Mar 26 2008

SEMIOTICMONKEY  Firebug for FFox 3 is here

http://www.getfirebug.com/releases/index.html

it works as always.  
(Version 2.0.0.13)

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MySQL
Feb 25 2008

SVOOP  Version 5.0.51 has just been released, however, it doesn't work out of the box on my Mac with OS X 10.5.2.

I've filed a bug report that contains a workaround that circumvents the permissions issues. However, this is okay for a development Mac like min, you MUST NOT do it on a production system.

http://bugs.mysql.com/34814  
(Version 5.0.45)

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Subversion
Feb 22 2008

SVOOP  The builds from Metissian are quite old, for newer universal binaries check out:

http://downloads.open.collab.net/binaries.html  
(Version 1.4.4)

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MySQL
Feb 20 2008

SVOOP  Download the Leo compatible PrefPane from:

ftp://ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/download/gui-tools/MySQL.prefPane-leopardfix.zip  
(Version 5.0.45)

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MySQL
Feb 27 2008

STORMCHILD  Thanks, it works! I recently found a "fix" to get the preference pane working in Leopard, but it didn't work for me. This "official" fix works great though.  
(Version 5.0.51a)

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MySQL
May 1 2008

JMROSSOL  thanks so much for this link. I stumbled on this form about a year after my original post-- and have been booting via command line for too long.

For those of you who need more info... this pref. pane works for those who did the custom work-around in the previous posts on this topic. Worth trying at any rate... you can't harm your computer.  
(Version 5.0.51b)

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Lighthouse
Feb 5 2008

SVOOP  I hoped Lighthouse could help as my router (Billion Bipac 7500g) is not recognized by iChat. However, Lighthouse has crashed heavily on Leo 10.5.1 :-) A problem might be that Lighthouse sets one rule per port, so if your port range contains 100 ports in both TCP and UDP, Lighthouse tries to set 200 rules on the router. That might have blown it.  
(Version 1.2.3)

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Lighthouse
Feb 8 2008

CODELAIDE.COM  Sending one request per forwarding is the only way it can be done (it's a limitation of the underlying protocols).

It shouldn't be crashing, though, so you might want to contact the support (There's a "feedback" link in Lighthouse's main menu). It's possible that the router has a broken UPnP suppport, sending back some unexpected garbage that is currently not handled properly (there haven't been any crash logs in quite a while, so contacting support about this might be worth it!)  
(Version 1.2.3)

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VPN Router
Feb 3 2008

SVOOP  @KRABBE:

There's been a bug in version 1.4 which may cause this odd behaviour. It've fixed this in 1.4.1.

It would have been polite if you had contacted me before throwing around single stars as it's plain to see that this is a bug and no intention. The donation reminder is to appear only once when you establish a VPN connection.

If this happens on your Mac even with version 1.4.1, then you're using PPP in a way I didn't anticipate. VPN Router has to do some hacks in order to find out whether a VPN tunnel has been established. It monitors the PPP daemon and checks for VPN if a new one appears.

My apologies for this bug, hope other users are a little more helpful should I ever make a mistake again.   
(Version 1.4.1)

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VPN Router
Feb 4 2008

KRABBE  I wasnīt aware that somebody could annoy me in such a "professional" way without intention. Thereīs too many bad examples out there.

My rating referred to Version 1.4 that clearly didnīt do what it said.

I didnīt mean to spoil your good work.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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VPN Router
Feb 5 2008

SVOOP  How about asking the makers of MacUpdate to remove your rating?

I'm putting quite some time into this tool although I don't need it myself anymore. VPN Router is not perfect, because it works on the surface rather than inside the system. If you know how to do it as aproper extension, go ahead, I'd be more than happy to make place for a better solution.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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VPN Router
Feb 5 2008

BOB_TM  > "hope other users are a little more helpful"

I found that Krabbe and myself were quite helpful and clear - we explained in very clear terms what we did not like about the program and now you have fixed this. Whether this functionality was intended on your part or not is hardly relevant.  
(Version 1.4.2)

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VPN Router
Feb 6 2008

SVOOP  @bob_tm:

Wonder if you would still think the same if a bug in your FMenu caused someone to spoil your rating AFTER you fixed the bug already.

Helpful, that's giving the dev a chance and if nothing happens kick his ass - not the other way round. And maybe checking whether you're on the current release before spoiling the rating.

Maybe I should just rip the thing off the net.  
(Version 1.4.2)

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VPN Router
Feb 6 2008

BOB_TM  > Wonder if you would still think the

> same if a bug in your FMenu caused

> someone to spoil your rating AFTER

> you fixed the bug already.

Hey - don't be afraid, man - if your product and intentions are good, they will prevail. The problem here (if any) is not with Krabbe (who rated the product - I did not as I uninstalled before trying it), but with the rating system which probably does not take into account new versions that are radically different. I see your point of view - it's crap when a small thing gives you a bad rap. See our point of view - a nagware that is very intrusive and pisses us off. We are not mind readers and could not know it was a bug, so we react to what we see.

I've had my software reviewed many times and at some point (like most musicians should learn early) I stopped caring about what other people thought. Trust your instincts.

> that's giving the dev a chance and

> if nothing happens kick his ass -

> not the other way round.

Well - as far as we knew you had already made your choice, so it was not a bug in our eyes, only one of those really offensive nagware program. See it from our perspective and I think you would agree. Had it been version 0.2 I might have given more slack, but this was a mature version.

> And maybe checking whether you're on

> the current release before spoiling

> the rating.

I rated this the day after I downloaded and installed the program. It was version 1.4.1 and no new version was available at the time, as I recall. I have seen your release note to 1.4.2 and it is not all together clear that you did indeed remove the problem of Safari being launched willy-nilly (btw: Do not execute Safari - use the default browser to activate the donation page) - a bug description (or a release note entry) should try to describe the change in a way easily recognized by those who fell victim to it.

To end this on a positive note: I think what your IP routing GUI offers is something I would like to use, as split horizon is hard to set up properly. I downloaded your program in order to evaluate it and pay if it worked. As you have now said that the nagging is not there anymore, I will try again :-)

Peace man - we're all just people.  
(Version 1.4.2)

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VPN Router
Feb 6 2008

SVOOP  Still, I'll retire this tool anytime soon hoping that Apple will build it into the sysprefs at some point.

I've just submitted a feature requests to Apple for an additional "Routing" tab inside the advanced VPN settings in sysprefs, sort of an extension to the already present "route all traffic over VPN" checkbox. It's number 5727871 on bugreport.apple.com.  
(Version 1.4.2)

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VPN Router
Feb 1 2008

SVOOP  The donation page sometimes drops dead for no apparent reason, sorry about that!  
(Version 1.4)

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djay
Dec 22 2007

SVOOP  Neither my BT nor my USB headset are working. I can choose them as monitor device, but nothing plays when I level up the volume in the cue window. Even if I use USB as master and built-in as monitor, it still plays master to built-in and ignores monitor. Not very useful this way I'm afraid. That's on Leo 10.5.1.  
(Version 2.0)

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djay
Jan 28 2008

JANGLE  Hm, maybe you were playing back DRM-protected songs. This doesn't work says the author. :(  
(Version 2.0)

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OSXplanet
Dec 1 2007

SVOOP  Here's a little hack to make it work on Leopard:

Stop OSXplanet if it's running. Then delete the following items from your Library Folder:

- Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist

- Caches/Desktop/*

- Caches/com.gabrielotte.osxplanet1.0/*

Now reboot and you will get the default Leo desktop background. Start OSXplanet and it works.

Please note: Every time you open the "Desktop & Screen Saver" prefpane, you will break OSXplanet. So best set the prefs there, then do the above procedure and leave things alone until Gabriel has posted a Leo fix.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Voix Phone
Nov 7 2007

SVOOP  Instant crash on Leopard with Bluetooth headset.  
(Version 1.0)

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Play
Oct 15 2007
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SVOOP  This is the first player that's capable of reading my repository through sshfs from a server. Great Potential!  
(Version 0.2)

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QuteCom
Aug 30 2007

SVOOP  There's been a silent re-release of 2.1.2 which does launch.

So the response time is quite okay, however, they should reflect such updates in their version numbers.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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QuteCom
Aug 30 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  "they should reflect such updates in their version numbers."

Absolutely. Very stupid to do otherwise.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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QuteCom
Aug 30 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  For example, I've been *pounding* their site since the issue arose (Intel version 2.1.2 won't launch), looking for an update to fix the issue and kept seeing version 2.1.2 with NO indication the issue had been addressed. These devs don't get my vote.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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QuteCom
Aug 27 2007

SVOOP  Version 2.1.2 is broken - at least on Intel Macs. It's already posted to the developer mailinglist, so let's see how long the fix takes. This is a good "test case" to judge whether this softphone is a good choice or not.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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QuteCom
Aug 29 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  Yes, it does not launch on my MBP running 10.4.10. Checked the mailing lists and sure enough the issue has been brought to the developers' attention.   
(Version 2.1.2)

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Locomotive
Jun 29 2007
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SVOOP  There's still room for features, but the only real missing feature of Locomotive is IMHO that there's no equivalent for PHP ;-) Love it for my Rails projects though.  
(Version 2.0.8)

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Swift Publisher
Jun 26 2007
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SVOOP  Great application, both intuitive and powerful. Others (like those in Redmond) should watch and learn - also what the pricing is concerned.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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Cog
Apr 5 2007
*****

SVOOP  Forgot to vote :-)  
(Version 0.05)

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Cog
Apr 5 2007

SVOOP  Gapless playback is a bliss, love it! And you will, too, if you give it a shot. Take it one step further and add crossfade playback to increase the happiness factor even more. I use Cog to play files off my Linux server via MacFUSE/SSHFS and WLAN - no hickups, no gaps at all.  
(Version 0.05)

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GroupCal
Nov 10 2006
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SVOOP  I've had it! This tools has destroyed my calendars at least half a dozen times in the past weeks. Invitations do not work properly, appointments and even calendars are duplicated after sync, it's slow as hell and so on. Oh, did I mention that you have to pay quite a lot for all this happiness?

Feel fry to give it a shot - but only if you have too much money, time and nerves.  
(Version 3.62)

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GroupCal
Apr 7 2006

SVOOP  The release previous to 3.15 has eaten all my calendars the very day 3.15 was announced. And with "eaten" I mean the files in ~/Library/Calendars were gone! Cause of the problem seems to be the GroupCal Daemon crashing after the GroupCal App failed to start three times beforehand. No big deal for me as I do daily backups, but I could picture less fortunate folks.

Now, I like the fact that someone finishes Apple's job and builds a bridge between Exchange and iCal. But at the time of writing, GroupCal 3 is not for the faint at heart. $50++ is okay for a finished midsize piece of software, but not for beta testing it. You might want to wait until more positive comments are posted here.  
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GroupCal
Apr 7 2006

SVOOP  Errata: ~/Library/Calendar does not matter (anymore), the important stuff is in ~/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources. The files are still there but corrupted to a point which apparently causes iCal not to show any appointments anymore.   
(Version 3.15)

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