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Discuss Stunt Software's Overflow here.

Overflow was featured in a previous MacHeist, but as a solid crowd favorite, we were excited to invite Dan back for heisting. I'll be hitting him up later to participate in this thread, so feel free to leave any questions or feedback for the developer!

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I love it but I'm so unsure as to how to organize my apps

OVERFLOW vs QUICKSILVER.

I prefer quicksilver imo. and although the functions are quite different quicksilver also gets rid of my dock (i only have devonthink and quicksilver on my dock; the rest i open via quicksilver)

quicksilver just seems less a hassle to me.

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hmm, is the license file supposed to be on my loot page or does it come via email?  Just asking because its not on my loot page and no email yet.

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^^ I got an email with the license file a few minutes after checking my loot.

I've gone off and on with Overflow. QS for me is fast, but it's refresh rate of the applications folder gets buggy when I add new apps, and it crashes. I used to keep QS in Overflow, so when it did crash, I could use Overflow to relaunch QS But I haven't used it in a while.

Now with my dock getting even larger, it may be time to switch back and use it again.

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Click the button on the Overflow page in Loot to send your information to Stunt Software / have your license generated. Should arrive pretty much instantly. (And make sure the email address you have stored in your forum account is active!)

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No email and my address is correct in my profile(and active).  Is there any way I can generate another one?

Thanks.

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Ah, this looks like it might be better than running stuff from the Applications folder all the time.  And it doesn't involve me having to put things manually into subfolders.  Could be useful!

Hang tight for an hour or so maybe, there's definitely a chance the email could be a little delayed, now with a ton of people hitting it up at once. (or of course, it may've been spammed.)

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My license arrived right after I generated it. So far so good! I have been wanting to try this app for a long time, even though I typically use spotlight to launch apps. I am thinking of having an overflow for the apps of each bundle (if it can work that way), i.e. MacHeist 2, MacHeist 3, MUPromo, etc. I currently have stacks for that, but it is rather inefficient. Thanks for the incredible loot once again! I can't wait to try it all out tomorrow.

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OK, hanging tight 

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Seems neat. I received a license before I requested one, though, which was a little disconcerting. I don't really mind, but if there's a hiccup in the system, someone might want to look into it?

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Do you know if this version is an upgrade of the previous Heist version? I just don't wanna reinstall it and have it erase all my stuff...

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This is version 2 (vs. version 1.x before I believe) and it should retain your old information just fine if you replace the app.

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Other than Download button, there is no other button on Overflow loot page. Area next to "Your license" is empty. How do I trigger license to be emailed to out? Thanks.

I'm probably being dense, but... the only button on the Overflow page in Loot is the download button - is that what you mean? Because I haven't gotten my license yet either, and it's been quite a while since I used the download button.

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I like this app. Switched back to using the dock from drag thing. will see how this hold up as an alternative to drag thing.

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I have been using Overflow since I bought my first Mac.  I love it and don't want to ever go without it.

Mr Developer, when you get here... I would like to make 1 suggestion.  I would love for the preferences to sync across my machines.  MobileMe integration or just prefs sync... anything that will make my Overflow on all 3 machines the same.

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hmm, i'll give this app a try.  but i'm using quicksilver, which seems to be basically the same thing.  except i actually use the "open with" prompt a decent amount.  i'll see how it goes.

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Does Overflow have anything over DragThing?
http://www.dragthing.com/

I've been using DragThing for more than two years now, and although I'm still playing with an unlicensed version of Overflow and I can't set any Preferences, I have to say, DragThing's layout is much, much better. There's a ton of empty space between the icons in Overflow, and it's because of this that the icons look tiny compared to the icons in DragThing, even though they're the same size.

Hopefully, once I get my license file I'll be able to access Preferences and tweak the UI a bit. If not... it's back to DragThing, I think.

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I'm quite excited about this app. I downloaded the trial version earlier this week after many people in the forums recommended it to keep track of all the apps we've been getting. Now it's registered! It's nice to have all my apps within easy reach. Thank you Dan the Developer!

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I somehow can't really get why Overflow is still available.
In Tiger it was my Stack-Alternative. Now on Leopard I have the Stacks. For what is Overflow now good? ...

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I was actually looking at purchasing Overflow two days ago and was probably going to get it this weekend. Kudos to MH and to Dan for a pleasant MH surprise;

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I have OverFlow from MH2 and it's on version 2.5.5, which I believe is the current version.

While I already have this, I am very glad that MacHeist helped folks get it.  So many people have been asking for it in the giveaway thread and I know they will all be happy.

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I like this app a lot, been using it since the last bundle. Is it possible to gift this? Would it just require sending the license file to the giftee?

This is the first application in this year's loot that I was considering purchasing. The decision to not buy anything until after MacHeist paid off!

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This was one of my favourites from the last MacHeist. It is the best app launcher for me as I use it in conjunction with my Logitech mouse. Middle mouse button - Overflow pops up, right there under the mouse.

I've already got version 2.5.5 - don't know if I got an upgrade or if I am using the same license as before. Either way, it is a worthwhile app for everyone to have.

I don't really get how this is significantly better than a folder of aliases popped into the dock. It looks a bit nicer in the dock, and I might well use it now I have it, but I couldn't ever get the idea of paying for it. Am I misunderstanding it? Am I missing something?

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i could give  try.. looks nice.. but i don't think it wudl improve so much my workflow

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nice...this is probably the application I personally will use the most of the loot so far!

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+1 I totally agree with u.

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just bought this a few days ago... orz
Still, I'm sure that Overflow is a really great tool.

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MIssed the heist from last year that gave this as loot. Apart from the feature above are there any advantages to this app over just putting a folder in your dock with alias's to the items you want to access? Seems a bit like overkill having an app constantly running to do this.

Looks nice but seems a little pointless to me.

[EDIT: missed WebKarnage's comment above does anyone have any hints/suggestions on how this is better than a simple folder?]

I have to admit that since Leopard, its upgraded Spotlight and its Stacks, I've completely stopped using Overflow. Still, who knows, I might get back into it

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You can categorize to fit your workflow. 

For instance, if you are going to be working on a magazine using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign... you could have those 3 items, along with any other handy graphics tools, categorized for quick access.  I don't know about you guys, but rarely do I open a 40MB graphic in Photoshop, have a large vector file open and try to work in InDesign all at once.  Adobe products are too memory hungry and they get sluggish even on the best machines.

One category that I use quite frequently is "Internet, which houses all my internet-based applications.  Things like the few different browsers I have installed, internet telephone apps, ftp apps, BT apps, news reader, and IM apps.  Those items, individually, are in subfolders of Applications or in Utilities or whatever.  With Overflow, I open Overflow from the dock, select Internet and I'm ready for hours of straight up internet stuff.  No hunting, digging, scrolling, menu surfing... nothing... just click, click, boom.

But that's just me, I like organization and I'm pretty OCD about it.  It's a curse.  But my machine stays nice and neat... for what that's worth. LOL

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I'm completely the opposite, my files are all over the place. Although thinking about it I tag every single file I create so I guess I have my own OCD!

Might give Overflow a go. and see how it works out as I do have a large application folder and always forget what a lot of the free, smaller app I have are actually for! So Overflow may actually be more helpful than I first thought - doubt I'll have it open all the time tho. Not enough RAM at the moment with all these new apps along with what I already use.

Thanks for the suggestion.

This is really helpful, it makes it so fast and easy to access the programs you use but don't want to have on your dock. VERY NICE! ^^

Same thing happened to me - I got an email right after I clicked the license button for Hyperspaces.

One good thing about Overflow is that adding apps to it I have realised just how many I never use and need to uninstall!

i can see this being handy for the opening apps that I don't often use and forget the names of and with this, rather than just using folder/alias's, I can easily recognise the app by name and icon.

Would be great if you could switch between categories with the mouse's scroll wheel.

Seems like a Windows start button to me
Do i really need this? Well i will give it a try. Thank you.

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This rocks! I've been using Overflow since I got it through a promo back in 2006, then again through a bundle in 2008. It's an application I could not live without, it saves me tons of time and unnecessary clicks.

Kudos to the developers for making it available.

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i use overflow already a long time. it's a must have.

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I like Overflow, even if I don't use it a lot. I use Quicksilver to launch the most used apps, but I've categorized all the other in Overflow (internet, graphic, office, presentations stuff and so on), so I can view them at a glance. Sometimes I can remember the name of the app I need or, with all this bundles and promos, I don't remember which app I got for a specific task, so I give a look to Overflow.

This is the one loot app I missed last year so I'm pleased to see it turn up again. It gets lots of good write ups on this forum and I'm looking forward to trying it out. I plan to use it to categorise my apps which will hopefully enable me to make more use of the ones I've forgotten about. :-)

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I really like it except that there are no improvements or updates since a very long time.

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Well, it is a fairly simple app, basically just a launcher.  You can't expect too many changes. 

A keyboard shortcut for 'open all' would be useful for me.