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User Name OxyParadox
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Stationery Pack 2.0 (Mac OS X)
Upgrades for registered users? 
Version 1 was $30 - what I thought was a hefty price for a product with a fairly mediocre assortment of templates (given the fact, say, that iWeb, Keynote and Pages, which contain totally professional design templates, are effectively sold at around $35 each ($100 for all 3) But SP1 did have a few gems mixed in. The lack of customizability of the templates was a frustrating feature - nice backgrounds but one can't delete an obnoxious photo or graphic plopped in the middle. A price jump clear up to $50US is pretty intense. Add to that - absolutely no discount offered to those of us who supported Equinux and plunked down cash for Stationery Pack v 1 - when it was not a tried & tested product - feels enough like a slap in the face to me to take a pass on this. I hope Equinux will reconsider and offer SP2 to previous users for, say, a $25 upgrade price. Otherwise, I'll build my own in HTML. [alert admin]
Thursday, October 02 2008 @ 03:00 PM PDT
MacPilot 3.0.6 (Mac OS X)
I agree with a previous poster - this version is terrific (for those of us who find Terminal too much to take on). My only complaint is, I'd like one button per pane (well, actually, one button for the entire program) to re-set my Mac OS X 10.5 installation back to factory settings. A few times I've experimented and been unable to track down mysterious behavior in the system. [alert admin]
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Monday, June 16 2008 @ 09:29 AM PDT
PopChar X 4.0 (Mac OS X)
Free update - what's the problem?
PopChar has saved my heinie so many times I've lost count - it's a must-have utility for anyone who does text editing. As a web designer, having HTML codes at my fingertips has saved hours. The newest version (4) just arrived by announcement, and at no charge for registered users of previous versions. I think the price - in any currrency conversion you'd like - is well worth it. A TOP TEN Mac utility! [alert admin]
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Monday, June 16 2008 @ 09:21 AM PDT
BBEdit 8.7.2 (Mac OS X)
Unless one is so versatile with XHTML as to be able to write pure code down on napkins (or in TextEdit or WordPad), I can't imagine living without BBEdit. I only wish it's Help files & built-in "tutorial" were better organized & indexed - starting with an alphabetical index built in to the help system. Trying to find solutions to arcane problems can be a real challenge, and some topics significant enough to be menu items aren't even listed in the help files. That said - this is the heavy fuel of choice for most web coders I know. [alert admin]
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Sunday, May 18 2008 @ 09:19 PM PDT
Microtek ScanWizard Pro 7.60 (Mac OS X)
Just had to add, that after the last post, I downloaded a fresh copy of ScanWizard Pro 7.60 - and experienced very different results. This time the software crashes upon launching - period. Can't get it to even go past the startup screen (after deleting ALL prefs and user files the Uninstaller left in Libraries. Congratulations, Microtek! Anyone have an Epson V750 for sale? [alert admin]
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 07:09 PM PDT
Microtek ScanWizard Pro 7.60 (Mac OS X)
Our Microtek i900 has been almost impossible to wrestle under control using Microtek's PHENOMENALLY badly designed ScanWizard software. Starting off, when you install the software, it actually creates a folder called "Applications" - in the primary user's folder! Helloooooo? After you've wrestled with ScanWizard for enough hours of sudden crashes, impossibility of getting the TWAIN drivers to work importing directly into Adobe CS3 apps, you might be tempted to run the "Uninstaller" which Microtek sees fit to install with every installation. Let's see - if I were going to automatically install an uninstaller, I wonder... would I also contemplate the fact that perhaps some users are uninstalling in order to attempt a clean install? If so, I might be tempted to have the uninstaller actually UNINSTALL THE APPLICATION. Which it will do, provided you've left in the unecessarry Scanwizard folder it created in your Applications folder, which - you guessed it - contains the application, and the uninstaller! Then, it might be a good idea if the uninstaller actually removed the plug-ins it's placed in the Adobe CS3 apps' plug-in folders, the Application Support files it's installed, and last but not least, six or seven preference files for "Microtek" "ScanMaker" "Scanwizard" a bunch of other stuff. This semi-workable scanner is hobbled by the lamest software ever attempted by a company who obviously run Windows EVERYTHING, bought one Mac (a used iMac, I'd guess) and tried to build software for it. [alert admin]
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Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 06:37 PM PDT
VueScan 8.4.68 (Mac OS X)
...that's all I need to say. My Microtek i900 scanner has given me fits, trying to get it run smoothly in Leopard. The "ScanWizard" software - I think the "Wizard" must have been he-who-shall-not-be-named. When I run a scan with the Microtek software (Microtek's website doesn't even mention a Mac OS beyond 10.4) the scanner makes a sound like someone is smashing the glass with a ballpeen hammer. Even Lasersoft's SilverFast software, usually a reliable and top quality scanning interface, does unexpected quits, or forever-spinning-beachballs. I was almost ready to conclude that I had to toss the (recently purchased, used) i900 out the window - then I remembered VueScan! It ran smoothly, perfectly, and delivers top-quality scans. Only regret is, if there's a plug-in or a way to acquire images from directly within Photoshop CS3 using Vuescan, I haven't used it yet - but I confess to not having read much in the way of manuals or ReadMe files - Hamrick has produced (and refined, over the years) such an intuitive interface, that I've taken the easy route - as they say in the military regarding smart ballistics - "fire, and forget it", ie line it up, push the button, turn away from the target and the missile will home in. [alert admin]
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Monday, April 14 2008 @ 06:46 AM PDT
SilverFast Ai (Microtek) 6.5.5r4a (Mac OS X)
I notice no feedback on SilverFast's driver for this (admittedly legacy) scanner - the installer does some wacky things, even in Tiger (what is the installer doing placing an alias to the app on my hard drive root folder, in between "Library" and "System", for instance - and another alias on my Desktop, and another in the Dock? This version locks up when trying to import into Photoshop CS3 under Leopard. I hope I can work it out - I'll call LaserSoft, they've always been helpful. That said - the quality of the results from this scanning software beat anything I've seen by anyone else - and I'd recommend to anyone to leave Microtek's "ScanWizard" app on the CD it came on. [alert admin]
Tuesday, February 26 2008 @ 10:34 AM PST
File Buddy 9.0.1 (Mac OS X)
I have to say, Lawrence Harris was very quick to respond when I emailed concerning some problems with FileBuddy on Leopard. He promised to attempt to address known problems soon, and was firm in his request for specific descriptions of problems with FB - not just vague complaints. That said, I would love to see an update out soon, but perhaps he's running a one-man show and is buried. Single biggest improvement, in my opinion, would be extensive and contextual help files and tooltips (thus freeing Mr Harris from having to respond to untold enquiries). I don't know of any - ANY - software that does in one package what File Buddy can do. It's just that figuring out exactly how to do it can be a bit elusive at times. [alert admin]
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Sunday, February 17 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
FontAgent Pro 4.0 (Mac OS X)
I also can't locate any special upgrade pricing for v 3 > 4 anywhere on Insider's website. Sent an email and I'll post the response when I get it. It would be a shame - can't imagine spending $100 on this long-overdue upgrade with no acknowledgement from the developer for years of support. [alert admin]
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Thursday, January 31 2008 @ 12:00 AM PST
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Can't Uninstall in System Prefs!
HardDrive>Library>Preference Panes Drag the Peripheral Vision.prefPane out of that folder, leave on your desktop or trash - whatever Restart or log out & back in That's it
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Saturday, September 22 2007 @ 01:06 PM PDT
