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iClip
Apr 18 2009

SWEETBLUE  @CSABORIO,

Thanks for the thanks. Now let's just hope that the developer, by some miracle, grows ears.  
(Version 4.0)

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iClip
Apr 7 2009
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SWEETBLUE  iClip 4 was billed and pushed two years ago as a very progressive, innovative piece of software with a first-rate GUI. That was two years ago. And Computer Years are like Double-Dog Years. Just as a bench mark, the last update to this program was the same month as Steve Jobs' iPhone keynote address. Moreover, like all X.0 software I've ever encountered, iClip 4 possessed several bugs in need of attention. Waaaay back then.

In the two years since -- NOTHING. Not even a minor tweak to fix even one bug. Zero. Zilch. Nathan. Not even the theme to THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. Silencio.

Part of investing in a piece of software is investing in the DEVELOPMENT of the software. Software is not a static product; it's an evolving, fluid product. Apple and Adobe are leading examples: minor updates fix bugs, implement improved functionality and often simply keep the software fresh. Major updates cost money, justified ostensibly because a) it's the next-best thing and b) the customer trusts the software company to keep the software in repair.

Thus, aside from iClip 4's issues with loading slowly, copying slowly, pasting slowly, etc., it's fallen woefully behind the very platform it's supposed to compliment. A little OSX update known as LEOPARD since implemented a nifty desktop management feature called Spaces. Guess what -- old man river iClip 4 doesn't work with Spaces. How could it? Its Developer(s) left the building with Elvis. Seriously, the developer even lists part of "new features" as being a Universal Binary. That's like rocking your 3rd Grade Class Photo as your profile pic on FaceBook.

I understand the fact that people "move on" in life; perhaps the developer(s) bounced to Bali and mix Mai Tais for a living now. Maybe they're supercool CIA ops. Whatever their new bag, the moral (yeah, I said it) thing to do is --

Stop charging for a product that you are no longer maintaining. Because buying software ain't like buying a cheeseburger.  
(Version 4.0)

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iClip
Apr 11 2009

GRUMPYTICO  This is by far, one of the best reviews I have ever read on MacUpdate. Your points are so damn valid, they are scary ;) Thanks for taking the time to write your opinion, I think you are right on target.  
(Version 4.0)

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iClip
Apr 18 2009

SWEETBLUE  @CSABORIO,

Thanks for the thanks. Now let's just hope that the developer, by some miracle, grows ears.  
(Version 4.0)

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iClip
May 1 2009

CASTLE ROSE  I have been using this product since v3. True there were a few bugs in v3. Version 4 has been ROCK SOLID. I haven't had a single problem with it since the day it cam out. I'm Running OS 10.4.11 so maybe there are bugs with Leopard. With Tiger there has been no need for an update at all.  
(Version 4.0)

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FileChute
Jul 18 2008

SWEETBLUE  Ask and ye shall receive! Less than a day after my comment, a new update!! Thank you!  
(Version 3.0.6)

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FileChute
Jul 18 2008

SWEETBLUE  With the new MobileMe, I needed to delete my .Mac account on FileChute and then re-create it, but after that, it worked fine. Would be nice to see MobileMe reflected in the nomenclature; hopefully we'll see an update soon.  
(Version 3.0.5)

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FileChute
Jul 18 2008

SWEETBLUE  Ask and ye shall receive! Less than a day after my comment, a new update!! Thank you!  
(Version 3.0.6)

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FileChute
Jul 12 2007
****.

SWEETBLUE  For those of you with a .Mac account, take it from me, I never felt like I was quite getting my money out of it until I bought FileChute. Now I upload stuff all the time and imbed the hyperlinks in an email; all the recipient has to do is single click and the file "automagically" starts downloading onto their desktop. Nice.

Also, now that I have an iPhone, after I upload an important, huge file (or series of files), I imbed the link FileChute gives me into a bare, draft email, save it in my "Drafts" folder (IMAP, not POP), then call it up whenever I'm on the go and need to send to someone right away. Double nice.

My one wish, and the reason I can't rate it at a full 5-stars (I'd give it 4.5 if I could), is that one could pause uploads and return to finish them later; would be particularly useful to those of us who use laptops as a primary computer. Hopefully this is in the cards for a future version. Until then, it's still a beauty. Highly recommended.  
(Version 2.7)

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RAR Expander
Jun 1 2007
*****

SWEETBLUE  Worked where Stuffit didn't. Simple as that.  
(Version 0.8.5b3)

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FileChute
May 18 2007
*****

SWEETBLUE  Re: El-Cravito's review/comment -- Pando does NOT do the "same thing" as this app -- it does similar things, but the beauty of FileChute is drag and drop simplicity for posting huge files to one's .Mac account. Pando's "free" service contains ad-ware and has a term limit on how long files can stay on the server. I rarely purchase shareware, but FileChute is worth the money IMHO.  
(Version 2.6.5)

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PDFLab
Mar 6 2007

SWEETBLUE  Now works for Intel users. Good app.  
(Version 2.0.3r2)

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PDFLab
Mar 16 2007

STONELLI  PDFLab still crashes when I want to add a pdf (either with drag&drop or with the "add" button).

I have installed (and reinstalled) the version 2.0.3r2 and I'm running OS 10.4.8

Any idea why I can't add any files?

-marc  
(Version 2.0.3r2)

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PDFGarden
Mar 6 2007
****.

SWEETBLUE  Great app, only thing missing is the ability to drag/drop files into it AND drag/drop files to reorder in the app itself. Still, stable and does what it says.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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PDFLab
Apr 4 2006
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SWEETBLUE  Terrific, fantastic app. As .pdf's becoming increasingly popular as the file-de-jour in today's e-business climate (at least mine: entertainment), this little jewel allows me to paste .pdf's printed from a variety of OSX programs, all natively formatted, in any order I choose, all into one, single document which I can then email away.

It's like a digital Kinkos -- FREE. Sans cut trees. Sans shipping. Nice.  
(Version 2.0.1)

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Transmission
Mar 9 2006
****.

SWEETBLUE  Great speeds, not the greatest stability. If you have multiple torrents going (seeds, uploads, downloads), prepare for random, semi-current crashes.

Also, would love to see a more robust feature set.

But dang, my download rate is through the roof!  
(Version 0.5)

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