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xACT
Apr 30 2008

XSMURF  I'm speaking through my hat, but GrowlHelper is a little flawed in 10.5.X and takes a LOT of CPU and it seems to hang rather often (at least here)  
(Version 1.62)

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IMAP Idle Plugin
Nov 7 2007

XSMURF  Sadly it doesn't seem to work anymore in Leopard :/  
(Version 1.05)

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Komodo Edit
Aug 28 2007

XSMURF  I'm not a big fan of the editor to be honest, it's hard to beat TextMate. But the php remote debugging (with xdebug) in the IDE is very neat.  
(Version 4.2b7)

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Home Zone
Jun 17 2007

XSMURF  GrabBag? Can you explain a bit more? Thanks!  
(Version 1.0b9)

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EncFS.plugin
May 27 2007

XSMURF  How do you use this? MacFusion doesn't seem to care if you add it to it's contents plugin directory...

Maybe you need to put a little bit of documentation before releasing?

Thanks  
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Tangerine!
May 23 2007

XSMURF  Hmmm I meant to post this as a reply to my previous comment, MU's login broke the redirect. Sorry, maybe an MU admin can modify this?  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Tangerine!
May 23 2007

XSMURF  Apparently Tangerine! cannot find the tunes...

"2007-05-23 17:39:15.123 TangerineAnalysisHelper[29943] Analyzing "file://localhost/Volumes/MP3Mansion/Genres/Electronic%20:%20Breakbeats/DJ%20Shadow/2005%20-%20Schoolhouse%20Funk%20II/16%20-%20Time%20Cycle.mp3"

2007-05-23 17:39:15.138 TangerineAnalysisHelper[29943] ERROR -- OpenMovieFile - from file://localhost/Volumes/MP3Mansion/Genres/Electronic%20:%20Breakbeats/DJ%20Shadow/2005%20-%20Schoolhouse%20Funk%20II/16%20-%20Time%20Cycle.mp3, err -43"

According to Apple "-43" is "fnfErr = -43, /*File not found*/", if you guys are using standard error codes.

Sorry for not posting details earlier.  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Tangerine!
May 23 2007

XSMURF  Hmmm I meant to post this as a reply to my previous comment, MU's login broke the redirect. Sorry, maybe an MU admin can modify this?  
(Version 1.1.1)

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iDisco
May 18 2007

XSMURF  It would be nice to know which phones are supported!  
(Version 2.5)

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iDisco
May 20 2007

SNARB  http://salling.com/Clicker/mac/devices.php  
(Version 2.5)

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R-Name
May 17 2007

XSMURF  My bad, I just downloaded the source and built an Intel version for myself ^.^ Thanks you!  
(Version 3.0)

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R-Name
May 17 2007
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XSMURF  This app kicks ass! I couldn't live with it!

You get a 4 on stability because a universal binary would be greatly appreciated!  
(Version 3.0)

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R-Name
May 17 2007

XSMURF  My bad, I just downloaded the source and built an Intel version for myself ^.^ Thanks you!  
(Version 3.0)

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Tangerine!
May 4 2007

XSMURF  I store my music library on a network drive. Tangerine doesn't seem to like that, it gave an error on all the tracks. This is unusable for me until it starts supporting remote drives. I really don't see why it doesn't work, iTunes is opened and can play the tunes just fine, the share is mounted.  
(Version 1.1.1)

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MagiCal
May 4 2007

XSMURF  I love MagiCal ^.^

But PLEASE either fix the auto updates or make a bigger release, say, every week? Or better yet, both ;)

This is getting quiet annoying, I'm just not updating anymore, even when I see them updates.

But yeah, don't get me wrong, progress is always good, the only thing I'm bitching about is distribution. Keep up the great work ^.^  
(Version 1.1a8)

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MagiCal
May 4 2007

DEMOSTHENES  My general policy is to fix bugs as quickly as possible after they are reported. It just so happens that there have been a lot of bugs reported over the last few days.

I don't expect that there will be any more updates for a while now, as most of the urgent issues seem to have been resolved.

I strongly recommend that you update to 1.1a8, which is relatively stable. Versions prior to 1.1a7 don't actually tell the time correctly!  
(Version 1.1a8)

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Samui
Apr 23 2007

XSMURF  This theme seriously kicks ass. The buttons and other widgets (namely scroll bars) are beautiful! "À la iTunes 7", imho. To be honest, I wished there were more variants. Such as more original colors; I'm not a huge fan of the dark pastel used for Mail an Vienna (the bullets & icons are super sweet though).

P.S. The theme doesn't seem to get applied to VLC version 0.8.6b.   
(Version 2.0)

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MarcoPolo
Mar 27 2007

XSMURF  DB: I'd add, how does this compare to Home Zone, why IMO will go Shareware after it's final release :/

Any plans on supporting WiFi detection? This is for me the main detection mode, but I have to agree IP based is very interesting! I'll have to give this a shot. Can't wait for you to release the source so we can all start working, errr I mean put our coding monkeys on it :P  
(Version 0.8)

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Speed Download
Mar 12 2007

XSMURF  I highly doubt that has anything with communism... More like "Faschist Consumerism" or just plain capitalism...   
(Version 4.1.9)

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Sound Menu
Mar 4 2007

XSMURF  I've had a very similar problem on my Quicksilver with my iMic. The only solution I've found is unpluging the device and pluging it back. Although sometimes the only thing that would fix this was a reboot. I never found the source (I am *NOT* using this software).  
(Version 1.5)

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flvThing
Feb 3 2007

XSMURF  I haven't check so I won't comment. From past experience these are usually harmless version checks. If you are UNIX literate or at least not affraid of the Terminal get tcpflow (from fink/ports or there's a pkg somewhere -entropy.ch). It'll allow you to see what's the traffic on a specific port. Use LittleSnitch to know on what port the application is trying to connect. Hope this helps answers your worries. As for the dev, if it's not already, make sure you note this software update somewhere so as not to confuse your users.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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MacIrssi
Feb 3 2007

XSMURF  Man I love this app, simple clean. It just works no bells and whistles, just what I want when I go on iirc. P-P-P-Please do a UB build :(  
(Version 0.8.0)

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smcFanControl
Nov 9 2006

XSMURF  I've had the exact same problem... The MBP should be back soonish :/  
(Version 1.2.2)

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smcFanControl
Oct 31 2006

XSMURF  I ahve the same thing happening to me t the left fan. Albeit here, it was making a lot of noise for a bit and it decided to give up over the weekend while I was doing some CPU intensive stuff. My Macbook Pro is now on it's way to service (3 hits with one stone, it'll get fix for the whinning noise along with a discoloration of the left palm rest). I doubt running the speed at half their full speed is entierly responsible. It has an effect for sure, but if the fan can run at 6000 rpm, it's meant to run at 6000 rpm. So it should break running at half the max speed. The only reason, imho, Apple uses lower speeds is for sound.  
(Version 1.2.1a)

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Mactracker
Oct 17 2006

XSMURF  Yay UB :D Thank you!!  
(Version 4.1b1)

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smcFanControl
Oct 15 2006
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XSMURF  Great little add, I can keep the MacBook Pro running between 45~55 with minimal noise! I LOVE IT... I'm only sad someone beat me to the French localization :/

The only thing I can say about this app is I which it could automagically set the fan's speed according to a (variable, user defined) ratio of fan speed/cpu usage.

For ex: CPU < 20% fan: 2000 CPU < 40% fan : 3000 and so forth.

Keep up the good work!  
(Version 1.1.2)

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AlmostVPN
Oct 15 2006

XSMURF  Might I also suggest having a look at:

http://zarb.org/~gc/html/udp-in-ssh-tunneling.html

It could prove useful for both of you.  
(Version 1.1)

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IMAP Idle Plugin
Oct 9 2006

XSMURF  I have noticed the "No New Mail" sound seem to pop up when IDLE returns actions other than new mail. Such as

Mail[400] IM_IDLING: john@example: 2 events

* 4 EXPUNGE

* 3 EXISTS

* 0 RECENT

2006-10-09 11:02:13.449 Mail[400] checkNewMail: john@example

Also it might be only me, but Mail.app seems to crash more often. I'll have to look into it deep, I'll post logs when I do.

P.S. I run the GPG Bundle along with SpamSieve under 10.4.8 with a stripped x86 only Mail.app  
(Version 1.02)

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iBackupIt
Oct 9 2006

XSMURF  I haven't used the app for a long time, but it looks very promising. I like the way it uses a dmg to store data, which allows you to save your backup remotely (what ever the share is using -smb, ntf,afp). There are two things I wish this app would have... a progress bar to have an idea of how much time it will take and a cancel button in case it's taking too long ;p  
(Version 1.7)

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IMAP Idle Plugin
Sep 29 2006
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XSMURF  Very nice! I've been wanting this feature from Mail for ever to help reduce the load on my mail server!

Thank you very much!

On a side note: If you, like me, have IMAP and POP accounts (say GMail, hint hint Gmail we want IMAP!), you'll want to disable the "Include when automatically checking for new mail" checkbox in the "Advanced" tab of all your IMAP accounts so Mail.app will still use the automatic checking for the POP accounts and just bypass the IMAP accounts.

I give you 4 on features and ease of use because reporting the availability of IDLE should be easier (not that it personally affected me). I can't review the stability as I've only been using this for 15 mins, but as far as I can see, this is a 5 :)  
(Version 1.02)

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Remote Buddy
Sep 22 2006

XSMURF  Thank you :D

The girlfriend thing was a bit far fetch, but it was the best, and funniest, way I could explain it ^.^  
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Remote Buddy
Sep 20 2006

XSMURF  I just wanted to say I really like RB :) I simply would not use my Apple Remote if it wasn't for it!

The only thing I find a bit annoying is that you can't switch the OSD from screen to screen. I often watch a flicks on the TV while doing something else on the machine, while using RB. Thus, having the OSD on the TV (second monitor) would make more sense. And most of all it would allow my girlfriend to watch a flick while I work on the machine totally transparently!

My 2 cents :)  
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Remote Buddy
Sep 22 2006

FELIX SCHWARZ  Thanks for the feedback. You'll be able to select the screen the menu pops up in the next release.

Best regards,

Felix Schwarz  
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Remote Buddy
Sep 22 2006

XSMURF  Thank you :D

The girlfriend thing was a bit far fetch, but it was the best, and funniest, way I could explain it ^.^  
(Version 1.0pre7b)

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Vox Machina
Aug 16 2006

XSMURF  Cepstral's voices for example which are available in much better quality and in a multitude of languages (I don't know if Apple has more than only English, but I don't believe so).  
(Version 1.1)

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iTunes Remote Control
Jul 16 2006
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XSMURF  Very nice little app. I used to have a little shell script for doing just what this does but this is even nicer :) Now you need growl support and that sort of fancy things ;D so you get 4 for features just cause there is always place for more.

Honestly the interface could be polished, but heh the joy of osx, I did myself hehe

here's my "improved" (to my tastes at least) UI. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g288/xsmurf_photosster/iTRC.png

It is definitely not as small, but I like it better that way   
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iTunes Remote Control
Jul 21 2006

KJBIRD  Great job on the interface!  
(Version 1.3.1)

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iTunes Remote Control
Jul 21 2006

JAMES HUSTON  1.4 will have a worked over UI that borrows heavily from the above while being more compact.  
(Version 1.3.1)

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Pseudo
Jun 4 2006

XSMURF  You could use TinkerTools to add a Quit option to the Finder.  
(Version 1.2.3)

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DSWipe
May 8 2006

XSMURF  Any way to see a feature to delete those pesky .Apple* AFP folders? It's really a public nuisance when I mount shares from my *nix box!  
(Version 1.0)

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PandoraMan
May 8 2006
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XSMURF  Very nice! I like it a lot! I've been meaning to code one for myself but you came out with it first :D Nice to see the irc features, but... when will we see Adium support?!?! Also, what would you think of making the thing AppleScriptable so it works with apps like Salling Clicker and easily support global keyboard shortcuts for pause/next/rate?  
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PandoraMan
Jun 6 2006

KAINJOW  I've created a small plugin for Adium for use with PandoraMan: http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=xtras&xtra_id=2789  
(Version 1.0.6)

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Movies Database
May 1 2006

XSMURF  Here's a quick link for the dev...

Introduction to Apple Human Interface Guidelines

http://tuvix.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGIntro/chapter_1_section_1.html

No not everyone uses them, but usually when people don't it's because they create beautiful UI. Otherwise most devs try and stick to these...

As for the web site... having a look at www.w3c.org wouldn't hurt either.  
(Version 1.07)

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Movies Database
May 1 2006

XSMURF  Never heard of that one... but just think of Delicious Monster (http://www.delicious-monster.com/)  
(Version 1.07)

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Movies Database
Apr 30 2006

XSMURF  I haven't tried the software so this might be totally false... But looking at the way this developper codes his web page (not to mention design) I don't even wanna know how he codes his software... I guess that's the backwash of having so many switchers from the Intel move...

My 2 cents  
(Version 1.07)

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Movies Database
May 1 2006

XSMURF  Here's a quick link for the dev...

Introduction to Apple Human Interface Guidelines

http://tuvix.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGIntro/chapter_1_section_1.html

No not everyone uses them, but usually when people don't it's because they create beautiful UI. Otherwise most devs try and stick to these...

As for the web site... having a look at www.w3c.org wouldn't hurt either.  
(Version 1.07)

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iStat nano
Dec 22 2005
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XSMURF  Apart from a few missing things which I'm sure will be fixed in future releases (see previous comments), this a nice update. I really like the revamped interface :D Thank you once again for this sweet widget :)

(You get 4 on features for the missing top processes and 4 on stability for the non function external IP)  
(Version 2.0)

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WebAlbum
Dec 9 2005
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XSMURF  This is a great little app. I needed a fast way of creating a picture gallery. This did the job perfectly. Although I do not agree with the developer's decision of using non standard html. On top of that after that you can easily add custom css.

As for people have trouble with opening the app...

Right-click on the app and select "View package content"

Then browse to ./Contents/MacOS/

Go to the terminal and type "sudo chmod +x " (not the extra space!) and then drag the file in the MacOS folder and drop it on the terminal. Hit return it'll ask you for your password (you gotta be admin). Tada it opens... IIRC it's a well known and documented bug of sit archives.  
(Version 2.2.2)

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