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Odysseus 0.9.0b Eudora Replacement Email Client
Jade 1.2 Quick Digital Image Correction for Leopard
iCards Alternative
Bookendz MB Pro 17 "


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Odysseus 0.9.0b Eudora Replacement Email Client

From Mikey

I've tried every which way to stay as close as possible to the original Eudora which I've been using for years. Have tried some "replacements" but nothing has come close and most even wouldn't properly import my Eudora mailboxes of which I have hundreds.

So I've stuck with Eudora 6.2.4 (Mac OS 10.4.11) and haven't even dared update my system for fear of losing the use of my beloved Eudora. It is as close to perfect as any email application I've ever seen.

For me, the main thing is that the original Eudora mailbox structure be respected by Odysseus, or at least importable without glitches into Odysseus. This structure is extremely easy to back up every day which is a vital consideration. IT also allows me to use Eudora on different machines at home and office and just transfer the office mailboxes over to home and vice-versa on a USB key. Never seen an email program that allows that with so much ease as the classic Eudora does.

My only criticisms of the old Eudora were (in order):

-the sorting of the mailbox menu. I would have liked the option of having mailboxes sorted by alphabetical order rather than putting mailboxes at the top and folders underneath in the menu

- inadequate treatment of URLS sent in emails. They weren't clickable to my PC colleagues.

- inadequate HTML support

But even if Odysseus doesn't correct those, count me in if it can use or at least efficiently import, Eudora mailboxes, some of which I started more than a decade ago (or so it seems).

One other feature I hope Odysseus will allow - the ability to keep my Mail folder anywhere I choose on my HD, whether it be in the same folder as the application, or in the Documents folder or anywhere else.

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Hi Mikey;

I agree. The ability to back up your message archives quickly, cleanly, easily, and compactly by just copying the Eudora Mail Folder to a backup volume is one of the best features of the application.

I also agree that Eudora is the nearest thing to a perfect email app. I've encountered so far.

Incidentally, it works tolerably well in Leopard, although with some deterioration in stability - but I don't want to overstate that because it's been still as stable as most other email clients and I've had no diasaters.

Charles






Jade 1.2 Quick Digital Image Correction for Leopard

From iGreg

It is unclear to me if Jade includes a side-by-side feature to display image before-and-after the fixing. Few apps seem to have this for some reason.

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Hi Greg;

Sorry about that lack of clarity.

Unfortunately, Jade does not display before-and-after images side-by-side. I've added a note clarifying that point in the article.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Charles

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Jade 1.2 Quick Digital Image Correction for Leopard

From David Burke

It sounds and looks to me as if Jade can do in a single click what it can sometimes take me 15 or 20 minutes to do in the excellent, powerful, but now defunct image editor, PixelNhance by Caffeine Software (also now defunct, but still offering the last download of their useful and still usable software here:
http://www.caffeinesoft.com/

What's amazing to me is that, even having been out of development since March 2003, PixelNhance runs beautifully on my new MacBook Pro and is still one of the most useful apps in my photo editing toolkit. I will definitely be adding Jade to my repertoire, though, just for it's ability to save me time.

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Hi David;

I think I recall PixelEnhance, although it was never part of my toolkit.

One thing that interests me about Jade is that while I can do a pretty effective job of basic image correction in Photoshop Elements, it takes, as you say 15 or 20 minutes sometimes, while Jade does its thing almost instantly.

I'm not always happier with the result I get with Jade, although most of the time it's quite acceptable, but when you're in a hurry, it's no contest.

Charles

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Jade 1.2 Quick Digital Image Correction for Leopard

From iGreg

Really, PixelNhance still works with Leopard! I missed that program for years. I thought it was broken on OS X. I shall try it again.

BTW, I seem to recall that PixelNhance has before and after side by side.

Oh, I knew Jade sounded familiar. I tried it in April of 08 and had trouble with it. I posted a comment then on the Macupdate site as follows:

"Editing with the basic tools in iPhoto does a better job. Also, I found the controls clunky and I think buggy."

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HI Greg;

I can't speak to what Jade was like in the previous version, as I never used it, but this Version 1.2 seems very solid and unbuggy, and I experienced no problems with the controls.

I find that soetimes I can get a better result with Photoshop Elements, but more often than not Jade does the job with no or minor parameter adjustments

Charles

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Jade 1.2 Quick Digital Image Correction for Leopard

From David Burke

Actually, it doesn't put a full before and after side-by-side, but it does place a divider in the middle of the image window. Any changes made are only shown on one side of the divider (which is movable and rotatable) until they are actually applied to the picture... a sort of live preview feature.

It works perfectly in Leopard. The only real drawback to the application is that since development of it stopped back in 2003, there is no "Undo" feature. If you apply a filter or effect that you decide you don't want, your only option is to "Revert to saved", returning the picture back to it's pre-edited state.

Still, it is such a uniquely powerful free image editor that I can't help but keep using it for certain tasks... particularly when tweaking only specific colors within an image.






iCards Alternative

From Tony

Hello,

I like many people am involved in the attempt to get Apple to reinstate iCards. Along the way we are testing various alternatives and your page recommeding 4icards was posted we have tested this service and found it a problem for various reasons.

For a start there is the obvious Iran propaganda issue. Most people are uncomfortable with a IRAN posting that is so prominent on the card.

Secondly and more importantly I would not trust these people not to be harvesting addresses etc due to the obvious moral questions involved here. These people have blatantly ripped off the entire look of iCards without consideration of copyright and intellectual property issues. From memory when I tried their card it also contained advertising and links which I did not trust. People without moral scruples in this regard must therefore be looked at as to whether or not their moral behavior should be questioned in other areas Their behavior in disregarding copyright law fits the behavior patterns of spammers and other untrustworthy people.

I would be very hesitant about recommending them myself.

An alternative which is better and is the original work of an individual is PostCard:
http://www.dekorte.com/projects/shareware/PostCard/

There are various other alternatives including kCards which is a Keynote template and other alternatives to the Iranian cards.

Tony

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Hi Tony;

Thanks for your comment and for the link to PostCard, which looks nice, but being an application that requires creative input from the user, is something different from an eCard site, and is shareware rather than a free service.

You're of course entitled to your opinion, but methinks thou dost protest too much.

First, let me clarify that I'm a staunch conservative, traditional Catholic Christian, vigorously support Israel's right to existence and self-defence, and I revile and detest Iran's current government and its leader.

However, I think it's extreme and unproductive to demonize the entire country, and I have enough holdover '60s idealism left to imagine that at the grassroots level things like mutual interest in technology and efforts like the 41Cards site might in a small way promote a degree of goodwill and mutual understanding. There is even an Iran Mac User Group (site in Persian although there is a link to a forum in English):
http://irmug.org/portal/

On the other hand, I don't gainsay that some folks will feel uncomfortable about the Iran logo, and I have no quarrel with that. I don't recommend or discourage use of 4iCards. Just bringing it to readers' attention as a possible alternative to iCards, and the site foes work nicely.

I'm not sure about the advertising and links you mention on the cards other than the Iran logo. I just sent myself a test card to re-check, and all it has is a very attractive photo and my one-word "test" message.

The site offers a wide variety of card choices, including Christian themes as well as Islamic, which seems neighborly.

The card site says it has been in operation since 2001, and while there is a generic resemblance to iCards, which prpbably inspired it, I don't perceive any intellectual property infringement specific to Apple, which in any case seems to have lost interest in the concept.

Charles

Bookendz MB Pro 17 "

From: Michel

Hi

I want buy Bookendz dock for my Macbook Pro 17 "

Do you ship to South Korea?

i have Paypal and Visa Internetional

thanks

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Hi Michel;

Applelinks is in the Web journalism business, and we don't sell hardware.

You should contact:
BookEndz
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Elgin, IL 60123
United States
Ph: 847-742-3566
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Charles





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