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Last Login:5 Aug 2009 16:30

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DigitalCenthini	Oct 11 2009	ZEBA Why is this so huge? (Version 1.3)		0
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Ofaco	Sep 9 2009	ZEBA Maybe reading the description on the developers web would help if the one on MU does not help. (Version 1.2)		0
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Aquamacs	Jun 18 2009	ZEBA :) that's the spirit ppl (Version 1.8)		0
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Drive Genius	Jun 6 2009	ZEBA To charge for the 0.0.1 upgrade that mainly consists of bug fixes, that should not have been there in the first place, is outrageous. 5$ or 1 cent, it's all the same. Supporting developers with such an attitude is a big mistake. I suggest that you do not buy this software as long as they do not change the upgrade policy for the better. (Version 2.1.1)		+4
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Drive Genius

Jun 8 2009

GORDON BELL Hi There,

Hopefully folks can understand that bandwidth does cost money. We pay akami quite a bit each month and when we used to give the boot DVD downloads away for free, we saw tens of thousands of downloads from IP addresses where we simply do not see many sales (eastern Europe and China).

It's important to note that application updates are indeed free- We never charge for an application update ( 2.1 to 2.2 or something)--

This most recent update is indeed a boot technology update (only needed if you have one of the brand-new machines which require that booting technology). Yes, we also fix bugs with each subsequent release, but hopefully users think that bug fixes and performance improvements are a good thing -

If you want to avoid the $5 download charge, we strongly recommend that you use a secondary bootable drive and run the Drive Genius 2 application from it (to work on your boot drive)-- If you need any help or instruction on how to get that up and running please do give our support team a call, we'd love to hear from you-

Gordon from Prosoft
(Version 2.1.1)

Drive Genius

Jun 13 2009

CHRISWAN You don't have to update everytime they release an update, the old version still work well, go buy the upgrade after 3-4 revisions

I hope people will understand with the explanation above, that this need to be done to reduce abuse from non paying 'customers' and to cover a small percentage of the bandwidth cost (A few hundreds MB might not much, but multiply it with hundreds or ten thounsands, one will ended with significant cost (especially if most of them are freeloaders))

And it's not like you guys pay the full price... Most of you complainers got the software from recent MUPromo bundle right? What's with this sense of entitlement?
(Version 2.1.1)

Pear Note	Apr 24 2009	ZEBA Or maybe an external keyboard. ;) (Version 1.2)		0
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Firefox	Apr 21 2009	ZEBA Even the old 3.0.8 version update service is note recognizing any new versions? (Version 3.0.9)		0
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Firefox	Apr 21 2009	ZEBA Up to now there is no mention of the version 3.0.9 on the offical web pages... so what is this, some nightbuild or a scam? (Version 3.0.9)		0
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Firefox

Apr 21 2009

ZEBA Even the old 3.0.8 version update service is note recognizing any new versions?
(Version 3.0.9)

Firefox

Apr 21 2009

ALGOS When launching it, it shows this:

"Thanks for helping us beta test Firefox 3.0.9. As a member of the Firefox 3 Beta Tester group, you get updates before they're released to the general public."

So this would be a 3.0.9 beta, and should probably not be posted on macupdate...
(Version 3.0.9)

Firefox

Apr 21 2009

MISHA The Firefox 3.0.9 download we've been linking to today is the correct/final one. They just hadn't updated the landing page release notes yet, which they have at the time of this post...
(Version 3.0.9)

OnMyCommand	Apr 21 2009	ZEBA The developer of Springy seems to have managed it... (Version 2.1)		0
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Dikk!	Apr 7 2009	ZEBA You can always use Stickies... (Version 0.9b)		0
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Mental Case	Apr 2 2009	ZEBA Version 1.5.1 is a bug fix release that improves stability, particularly for users of Mac OS X 10.4. Here is a full list of changes: Note count badge for case collections now updates properly when cases are dragged into a collection. Fixed stability issues on Mac OS X 10.4 when creating new cases and case collections. The slide controls now appear when you press the tab key in a slide show, the way they did before version 1.5. Progress panel now appears when you drag-and-drop to export an archive. Fixed a bug in slide export where if a note had an image on its prompt slide, but no text, the prompt slide would not be exported. (Version 1.5.1)		+2
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Sente	Jan 13 2009	ZEBA Maybe it's easy for you to find 10 students with Macs willing to participate in buying Sente, but at my place most of them use Windows/Linux. Not to mention that Universities support is pure Utopia. :) (Version 5.7.2)		0
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Sente	Nov 5 2008	ZEBA One more thing... this is the price for 3 licenses. I need only one license for most of my programs, as most of other users (students) do, but developer is not willing to offer that in their business model. (Version 5.6.16)		+4
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Sente	Nov 5 2008	ZEBA Undergraduate version is overpriced and has a limit on the size of the library. Graduate students are not eligible for the undergraduate version. Do you think graduate students bath in money? (Version 5.6.16)		0
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IGOR Pro	Sep 2 2008	ZEBA How does this compare to Pro Fit lately? (Version 6.04)		0
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pro Fit	Sep 2 2008	ZEBA How does this compare to Igor Pro lately? (Version 6.1.9)		-1
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Lumen	May 21 2007	ZEBA It's a great little game, although I find that the size of the playfield is rather small. I solved most of the puzzles from the first try. That's not very challenging and it's a reason why it became boring very soon. (Version 1.1)		0
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Plot	May 14 2007	ZEBA It is a pleasure to work with this piece of software. So powerfull and yet so simple. Not to mention its free. I hope it's not the final version of it, because there is still some room for development. My complements to you, Michael Wesemann. (Version 0.995)		0
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Smultron	Feb 16 2007	ZEBA Great application, but I must agree with so many others... those new icons are terrible! Please developers, return the old ones. (Version 2.2.6)		0
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Web Snapper	Feb 16 2007	ZEBA Anyone interested in this program should also try freeware named Paparazzi! http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15966 (Version 1.1)		0
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