THECAUSE  MacTheRipper claims to be 'free' but to get the full and best mactheripper 3.0 you need to donate.

So shouldn't 2.6.6 be called a demo?

Additionally, the latest donationware version on the 3.0 version 'phones home' every time you use it. So it is very possible that personal information of yours *may* be broadcast across the internet, which could also identify you as an MacTheRipper user.

Doesn't it seem ironic that the developer of an app used to help circumvent movie protections is implementing an anti-piracy scheme for his own-software? Where did this project go wrong? What ever happened to open source being open source? (MTR is dependent upon the open-sourced GPL libdvdread and libdvdcss libraries.)

Great software core, terrible chains tied to it and bad exploitation of open source resources.  
(Version 2.6.6)

THECAUSE  It takes out a lot of steps and makes it easier - I am not a big fan of searching directories every time I want to switch iTunes libraries.  
(Version 1.3)

THECAUSE  From the get go Snapz Pro X 2.1.2 is obnoxious with a startup screen that takes a very long time to go away at every launch. Further more, its interface further invades your workspace by requiring you to click again to do something simple like a screen shot. Very invasive, would work better with assigning key commands for each function. (apple+shift+2 for video, apple+shift+3 for screen, etc.) It also corrupted my screen shot button (apple+shift+4), making it give me an error every time I used it. The only redeemable feature is the movie capture mode, and you can now get this from Copernicus for free dollars as opposed to spending $29 and having a bloated app on your computer to take video.  
(Version 2.1.2)

THECAUSE  boy, that left a lot of unanswered questions. now i want to know what MacBuddy is, or rather was?  
(Version 1.2.7)

THECAUSE  i didn't even bother to read your review because i don't like being screamed at when reading reviews.

some important information in spam format akin to CAPSlock blasting:

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/Sing_Melokia/Caps_Lock.jpg

http://randazza.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/keyboard4.jpg  
(Version 3.2.1)

THECAUSE  It would be even more useful if you could choose what songs you want to be played. Neat.  
(Version 2.0)

THECAUSE  Perhaps a cheaper lite version that works only with dvd player?  
(Version 1.10.1)

THECAUSE  Crashed my mac. See 'gaffe' help on how to repair broken mac.  
(Version 1.5)

THECAUSE  It would be nice if Leap could be integrated into the menu bar akin to Quicksilver, and accessible by a key command. I don't use it often because it feels bulky as an application that takes up an already maxed out dock.  
(Version 1.0.6)

THECAUSE  google, nay piratebay, is your friend. explore, research figure it out.  
(Version 1.2a2)

THECAUSE  okay, i understand. this is an user activated widget each time for each option, and not a widget that will activate after a set amount of time. confusing, but understood.  
(Version 1.0)

THECAUSE  the menu is a bit confusing. the slider at the bottom slides for all functions to the same number - am I to believe that in x-amount of seconds with this widget the widget will be disabled, then enabled, put the computer to sleep, log out of the account, restart the computer then shut down mixed with announcing actions/close all finder windows/empty the trash/eject network volumes/secure the system thrown in between?  
(Version 1.0)

THECAUSE  website still up, download link is down.

looking for alternative links.  
(Version 1.2)

THECAUSE  Weak playability. Not very fun at all. Would make more sense if the paddle worked better.  
(Version 1.1)

THECAUSE  Tried launching it after installation and it completely overloaded my computer. (Running it on a Mac Pro tower 2 x 2 GHZ dual with 2 gigs.) Decided it wasn't worth the hassle to operate it, uninstalled it, trashed it.  
(Version 2.0.2.255)

THECAUSE  While it is good to have your bookmarks from delicious in safari, it is not practical to go to this program and reimport continually when you update your bookmarks. This creates an extra unnecessary step.

Rather, functionality akin to http://delicioussafari.com/ where the delicious menu is built into the program and updates automatically, would be more practical.  
(Version 1.2.1)

THECAUSE  Wouldn't it be a better idea to rename this as not to cause confusion with Apple's Time Machine? ... Though I guess yours came first - 06 Jul 2006 - Ever consider writing a letter to Apple to rename their Time Machine? ;)  
(Version 2.0)

THECAUSE  Its always fun to walk to the hall of shame on these blacklisted software authors and read the bogus reviews they make up. The reviews on this one for example range from throwing up on an iPod to getting so drunk they lost their iPod. Whoa, better slow down or it might be a sequel to Girls Gone Wild - iPods Gone Wild.  
(Version 8.0)

THECAUSE  From the get go this software is incredibly obnoxious as it squawks at you in a harsh robotic tone for everything you do. This tone was consistently harassing me as unnecessary dialog boxes popped up while the application was open. After being attacked the harsh tones, the user interface is terribly strewn throughout in the main window and made my eyes bleed slightly. I opted for this app because it has VLC support, however, it is not available from the get go, you have to enable it, making this program even worse in its functionality. While the idea of this application is well needed in the Macintosh community, the execution is poor resulting in great disappointment.  
(Version 1.6)

THECAUSE  I tried using Apple's Mail with imap as an alternative to Mailplane and while it was a mostly positive experience, when Mail decided to get all the accounts up to date it would take every single bandwidth resource and cause other programs to drop their Internet connection and sometimes Mail would even crash. (ie. a cd querying the CD Database would freeze in itunes) I noticed this problem on other computers with faster Internet connections, and the same hording of system Internet resources existed. Mail is very greedy. I don't know if Mailplane is worth the price, or if I should just wait for a Mail update..  
(Version 1.60.1)

THECAUSE  The ability to see instantly related artists in your itunes window makes this a much more useful tool than its competitor lastfm which lives in the menubar. However, the fact that it has to be a sidebar and remain in a certain position creates difficulty especially when you need information in the artist field.  
(Version 0.0.0.74)

THECAUSE  Consider giving the application

AppCleaner

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276

a whirl. Its free dollars and it has a very clean interface.  
(Version 1.8)

THECAUSE  Consider giving the application

AppCleaner

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276

a whirl. Its free dollars and it has a very clean interface.  
(Version 1.10.5)

THECAUSE  Simply insanely great. Now it is extremely simply to take any 128x128 icon with a transparent background and make it into an icon. (like on iconarchive.com) Simple, easy to use and an excellent value.  
(Version 0.9)

THECAUSE  Upon reading about this software I got terribly excited and started downloading the giant files required. After installing the program, I tried using my mouse and it refused to work in the VMWare Fusion environment. Additionally, it froze up on my computer. I have had similar issues with the virtualization that exist in Parallels and have since concluded that while these programs fill a need for many, I am quite content for the stability of bootcamp and will wait a few years before attempting any of these programs again.   
(Version 1.0.51348)

THECAUSE  Doesn't connect to the del.icio.us network. Broken.  
(Version 1.1)

THECAUSE  Excellent widget. Works well. A bit of a warning on it opening all the different torrent search engines would be nice. Its a bit troublesome to open up 10+ windows at once.  
(Version 1.0)

THECAUSE  The program refused to run properly and popped up numerous error boxes. Before clicking though a repeated assortment of three error boxes, I noticed the graphical interface - straight out of Mac OS 7.0. The idea is neat, but the execution is horrible.  
(Version 2.1)

THECAUSE  Try this site for older versions of iTunes:

http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.htm  
(Version 7.3.1)

THECAUSE  More stable, but still annoying. When connecting an ipod shuffle generation 2, it brings up the following dialog, "Can't connect to the iTunes Store. Alert Message: "Cannot connect to the iTunes Store. An unknown error has occurred." Even after blocking the iTunes store in all of the iTunes preferences. The apple website offers no help on the matter:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300870  
(Version 7.3.1)

THECAUSE  The best emulator available to macintosh users for the Super Nintendo. No crippleware, addonware, -just quality freeware with numerous features. Easy to use interface, good quality emulation and no struggles with getting it up and running.  
(Version 1.5)

THECAUSE  The program works very well. Stable and able to maintain high transfer speeds. In future versions it would serve it well to have a cleaner, friendlier and less jumbled interface in all windows, including the prefrences.  
(Version 2.8.6.95)

THECAUSE  VisualHub is by far superior to the other DVD Conversion programs - Diva, FFmpegX, HandBrake OpenShiiva, etc. , etc. as it creates what Macintosh users expect from their applications - an easy to use interface.

I hounded, requested, demanded for so long from the other mentioned programs the ability to que multiple files, and even the simple ability to drag and drop files onto the application.

The others have yet to meet all these standards, and really I don't care to wait around for them.

This is what a Macintosh application should look like.  
(Version 1.0.1)

THECAUSE  A good concept with poor execution. It would be easier to go to http://www.insideredbox.com/index.php/codes then to click through a list of codes which you are uncertain if they work. Which is why an Internet page of Redbox Codes and success rates is more successfull.  
(Version 2.0)

THECAUSE  fair enough. i will stop.   
(Version 0.8.7)

THECAUSE  I asked the author why I had to continually update their software and if they could do a software update program for their software to make the lives of their users much easier instead of having to download a new copy almost monthly, unstuff it and replace the old version.

It gets even more complex with the Emulator Enhancer add on which also needs regular updates.

This is the reply that I recieved when I voiced these concerns:

"I see no need for automatic updating, as such a feature provides a whole lot of dead traffic to my web site - which

has to be paid for - and is a relatively minor issue as anyone who looks at my web page can quickly see what the latest versions are."

-Richard Bannister March 13, 2006

So all we, the users, are to the author is traffic. This concept of visiting a website would be a decent idea in the ideal world but must be a complete headache for the modem users, the people that lack a constant internet connection and the people who actually want to play these emulators.

If the author desires so much traffic then maybe he can do so by providing some content on the webpage such as more information/help files/forums on the products he offers instead of forced updates.

I want to run an application that works, not a car that needs tuneups, upgrades add ons and trips to get serviced.  
(Version 0.8.7)

THECAUSE  I asked the author why I had to continually update their software and if they could do a software update program for their software to make the lives of their users much easier instead of having to download a new copy almost monthly, unstuff it and replace the old version.

It gets even more complex with the Emulator Enhancer add on which also needs regular updates.

This is the reply that I recieved when I voiced these concerns:

"I see no need for automatic updating, as such a feature provides a whole lot of dead traffic to my web site - which

has to be paid for - and is a relatively minor issue as anyone who looks at my web page can quickly see what the latest versions are."

-Richard Bannister March 13, 2006

So all we, the users, are to the author is traffic. This concept of visiting a website would be a decent idea in the ideal world but must be a complete headache for the modem users, the people that lack a constant internet connection and the people who actually want to play these emulators.

If the author desires so much traffic then maybe he can do so by providing some content on the webpage such as more information/help files/forums on the products he offers instead of forced updates.

I want to run an application that works, not a car that needs tuneups, upgrades add ons and trips to get serviced.  
(Version 3.1.3)

THECAUSE  I asked the author why I had to continually update their software and if they could do a software update program for their software to make the lives of their users much easier instead of having to download a new copy almost monthly, unstuff it and replace the old version.

It gets even more complex with the Emulator Enhancer add on which also needs regular updates.

This is the reply that I recieved when I voiced these concerns:

"I see no need for automatic updating, as such a feature provides a whole lot of dead traffic to my web site - which

has to be paid for - and is a relatively minor issue as anyone who looks at my web page can quickly see what the latest versions are."

-Richard Bannister March 13, 2006

So all we, the users, are to the author is traffic. This concept of visiting a website would be a decent idea in the ideal world but must be a complete headache for the modem users, the people that lack a constant internet connection and the people who actually want to play these emulators.

If the author desires so much traffic then maybe he can do so by providing some content on the webpage such as more information/help files/forums on the products he offers instead of forced updates.

I want to run an application that works, not a car that needs tuneups, upgrades add ons and trips to get serviced.  
(Version 0.9.5)

THECAUSE  I asked the author why I had to continually update their software and if they could do a software update program for their software to make the lives of their users much easier instead of having to download a new copy almost monthly, unstuff it and replace the old version.

It gets even more complex with the Emulator Enhancer add on which also needs regular updates.

This is the reply that I recieved when I voiced these concerns:

"I see no need for automatic updating, as such a feature provides a whole lot of dead traffic to my web site - which

has to be paid for - and is a relatively minor issue as anyone who looks at my web page can quickly see what the latest versions are."

-Richard Bannister March 13, 2006

So all we, the users, are to the author is traffic. This concept of visiting a website would be a decent idea in the ideal world but must be a complete headache for the modem users, the people that lack a constant internet connection and the people who actually want to play these emulators.

If the author desires so much traffic then maybe he can do so by providing some content on the webpage such as more information/help files/forums on the products he offers instead of forced updates.

I want to run an application that works, not a car that needs tuneups, upgrades add ons and trips to get serviced.  
(Version 1.2.7)