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So it's a free app for this version only but it can't be upgraded, in any shape, way, or form, without paying the registration fee?

Derren.

So I tried it out... fantastic... I guess I did not read the fine print about only one version... it is shame because I have gotten to use it for a total of 17 days... I then dutifully downloaded the update as instructed today... and all of a sudden it is no longer useful... got buy it... so next time you ask a developer to "lend his/her software to the MacHeist cause..."  Could you have then give us a useful serial number, et.al. that can be used for some sort of period longer than 17 days... this is bogus - pure and simple...

It was free - I grant you that... and I appreciate the fact that I got to play with a unhobbled piece of software... but 17 days later... most shareware is longer than that!

Cheers -

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Check this thread for the MacHeist update link.

I was using TweetDeck for monitoring tweets, but stopped using it in favor of EventBox for the combo of tweets & FB status updates. Will more services be added to EventBox?

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A new update for MH users was released today to fix a bug with Twitter, but beyond that you need to buy a full license. Try using the coupon code "IUSETHIS2008" to reduce the price from $15 to $12 if you want to buy it (like I did a couple months ago).

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It would hve been nice if Eventbox (our special MacHeist build) has told us that the upgrade wasn't free, and if it would have been more clear that this was a free trial (sort of…) on the MH page.

Whatever, I like the program so I just bought it!

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I would have to say I payed for this app a few weeks ago and love it.  Having said that I think the icon is horrific.  Any one have a good replacement for it?

ttfn, Doc

trying to use this as the default RSS reader (yes, I've got it set in Mail/Safari prefs as the default) but whenever I click on a RSS link I got nothing except a "boink" sound.

Given that this ver. has NO SUPPORT from the maker at all, has anyone gotten this working properly (in this aspect). I'm considering upgrading to the full license but holding off for now.

There you go, lad, keep as cool as you can

I'm considering this one: BoxDrop (download zip) & preview of it.

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Odd, I have no problem using it as my RSS reader. Did you enable RSS in the preferences first within EventBox?

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Found the solution. In the General tab of EventBox prefs, I had EventBox as the default RSS reader, but also need to select "Feeds" in the dropdown of "Handle feeds internally using".

There you go, lad, keep as cool as you can

There :

http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16794784

darkscot,

I use NetNewsWire for RSS.  it is free and works great.  Other free RSS is Vienna and NewsFire.

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Woot! Thank you!  that looks much better.

ttfn, Doc

Indeed - looks great next to Things.

I actually mentioned on Twitter that it wasn't working on Eventbox, and within ten minutes I ha a reply from The Cosmic Machine telling me where to get the fixed version. Very good developers!

Thank you all for the icon suggestions.  My dock is now spiffy looking.

ttfn, Doc

bin - didn't work at one point, upgrade issues for the next, support?, craziness...MH, suggestion, who you select(and their terms for their apps) is a reflection of MH.  Damage is easy to do, rebuilding is very hard.

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I'm pretty upset that we only get the build that has problems with Twitter. If I'd known that it would update (and thus make my registration invalid) only after I've switched everything over to it, I wouldn't have bothered.

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If you read this thread earlier you would know that they have released a fixed version for MH. Re-download it here: http://milen.tumblr.com/post/92206471/e … -aftermath

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Updated Event Box then realised that you then have to pay for it. THAT SUCKS!!!!!

Did you read any part of this thread before posting your complaint?  If you had you would know that there IS an update for Heist users, it has been covered in 2 threads at the least.

It is a great piece of software, give it a chance I think you will like it.

ttfn, Doc

Check the first post in this thread for a download link to the MH version of the latest update.

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thanks python29, I've used NNW. I like EventBox for it's all-in-one feature

Anyone know the benefits of upgrading to the full version? (besides support)

There you go, lad, keep as cool as you can

You get future updates, which will include new features and services. As it stands now, you get no more updates.

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Anyone know what kind of features are coming down the pipeline?

There you go, lad, keep as cool as you can

A serial is needed for the recent update of Eventbox...

i agree - hate to be so picky- really this site is awesome but I am annoyed about the lack of information regarding what we were getting "free" - More info would have felt more honest (about how proto this neat application really is - and how important getting the "update" would be- before getting exited about it) -  sorry - but if something is a test run that's fine -

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This a very sneaky way to give the app away and get people hooked before buying.  I was under the impression that a full license was granted to all MacHeist members, but this is not true.  The app is a 1 time version which is completely unsupported.

Terrible advertising guys.

The deve;opers of the app have definately lost my support. That's for sure. I dont usually like to complain but the way it is done is very much like cheating as far as i am concerned. Giving away a half finished app that would never get support or updates (unless you pay for upgrade) doesn't really count and is not good advertising for the developers either. I just hope that the rest of the apps we got with the bundle do not suffer same or similar fate.

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Amen.

Wow, talk about being a snob. They gave you a chance to test run a fully functional beta for FREE. If you like the app and the fact that it will continue to have lots of features added on, you buy it. If you don't like it for your purposes, then you're out a FREE app. Wow.

Not trying to flame or troll here, but it's asinine posts like this that are totally defeating of developers who are giving stuff out for free. Obviously some of us have been way too spoiled by the other developers who were even more generous to give full licenses out for free (like ShoveBox). Fact remains The Cosmic Machine was really nice to give us a chance to have a fully functional copy of their app (which is of course still technically in beta) for free. Get over yourselves if you simply won't support an app or developer because they don't give you the kitchen sink as well as their first born.

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WalrusCP, first of all get off your high horse and back off with your offences. Offending someone first by calling them a snob and then saying 'i dont mean to troll' kinda doesnt go together in a paragraph.

if Macheist said that we are giving you the chance to test an app for a few days then that would have been ok. Instead they said we are giving you a full app for free or at least that's how it sounded. When we completed mission 3 etc we got free apps too but none of them were for a few days only. i am disappointed because we were not explained about the app when we got it.

From what i have heard a similar thing has happened in the past with the Speed Download app from Yazsoft (the developer locked the app to Mh members after a few days) and people including macheist were not happy about it.

If Cosmic Machine donated this app to MH to give to us and didnt explain to MH then it is their fault. If CM explained to MH what was going to happen then it is MH's fault. That's the way i see it.

Giving an app then after 15 days saying that MH users are not entitled to future updates is in my opinion a cheap shot and unethical advertising.

After all i thought that the whole idea behind MH was for developers donating FULL apps for free or giving them at a low cost in order to maximise developer's exposure to the public and hoping that customers will go back to those developers' websites to buy more/future apps from them.

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Just to add some positivism to this discussion, after playing around with the MH version of EventBox for a few minutes...I ended up buying it without a though soon after. For the first time, here was a Twitter client which I just got. Lounge and Nambu both had a UI for using Twitter which both just got in the way of me enjoying using Twitter...EventBox though had just what I needed.

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I am not the developer of the app but I am a happy customer and had bought the app a few weeks ago.  I agree there should have been some sort of proviso attached when downloading event box.  Here are the facts - you received a fully functioning version of event box, the very same version that I was using the night it was put up on the site.  Your version does not have a 14 day trial on it.  The updated fixed version that was also posted does not have a time limit on it.  If you choose to update to a new version then yes you will have 14 days to use it.  I think it was poor judgement on the developers part to not state this or put into the code a warning about updating to MacHeist people but if you look they are very new to mac coding and I for one enjoy the program and will try my best to support them.  They gave you a free fully functioning non time limited version.  Not a full blown license but still not too shabby.

ttfn, Doc

I have been using it for everything but google reader.  The twitter client is the best one I have used so far.  I am on the bleeding edge updates with them and they just added conversation tracking.  I feel like a digital snoop being able to track full conversations on twitter, I love it!

ttfn, Doc

I am sorry Eventbox but I like wasting time and checking Facebook So I am not a big time user, I may at some point try it out though.... IDK

I've tried out this app,,, It's Okay... Too bad 'bout the quick update!... kind of like getting a small bite... then BAMM!-you pay now!... disappointing...:/

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I'm going to ignore the negativity of your response and just get to the heart.

It is a fully functional app. It did not stop working. There are other loot items, like MacDust, that simply do not allow you to upgrade beyond the version offered. If you want the updates, you purchase the app. Simple as that. If you do not want to pay, you still have an app that works just fine. They were upfront about how this was working.

Again, it DID NOT STOP WORKING. It could be you have the first version offered that was found to have a Twitter bug. If so, re-download EventBox and you will find it works just fine with no restrictions other than you cannot update it beyond what you download.

Sounds like you, like some others, have been confused by the fact that a second version had to be introduced. From what was told, if you tried to update via the app's own update system it download the non-macheist version, which of course would only be the actual demo available to the general public and be workable for 15 days only.

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Guys you may be aware of the fact that if the app is given free then this may happen. However new members to this place are not. It is not written or explained anywhere. So i presumed, like many others, that we were getting a fully blown version of the app. The lack of explanation on the part of MH or the developer is somehow misleading.

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Just a few thoughts.  I'm still using the MH version without issue. I just didn't upgrade.  When it stops connecting to services because of changes at FaceBook, Twitter...etc., I'll consider buying the app that I assume will have been rebuilt to reflect changes.  I do remember reading "this build" before downloading EB which I understood to mean 'no free upgrade'.  Its like that with a lot of "free" apps on DVD's you get with magazines, i.e., Macworld UK, MacFormat...etc., those builds/versions are free but its "pay to play" if you want to upgrade.

This stinks.  It was billed as a bonus app and yes it was stated that this app was special for MH, but come on, the party just ended and now this "new" version is a 14 day time bomb.  I'll uninstall it after I hit "Submit". 

Dennis

What do you mean a 14-day time bomb?

My understanding is that you can use the version of EventBox that you downloaded from the MacHeist website (including the updated version that fixed a Twitter problem) as long as you want. You just won't get anymore updates.

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It was a fun little app, but don't throw up an update that hoses your regular version without some sort of warning. A nice warning in red letters would do nicely.

The fact the app offers to upgrade itself, with no mention that it'll change from "free" to "paid" seems like dirty pool to me.  Yes, the download itself was marked "this build free", but it shouldn't offer "helpfully" to update itself (like most current Mac apps) each time it starts, without notice that once you do **WHAM** no more free app.

A perfectly reasonable Mac user is eventually going to forget, hit Update, and be left in the lurch.  This build should have at least carried a big honking warning right up at the top of the upgrade screen.

It was an interesting idea, but this behaviour has turned me off, and there's tons of good Twitter clients out there.  Uninstalled.

Come on guys, you can stop it looking for updates the first time you start it up, it's not that tricky, and as you point out, you are aware it's a one build free option.

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you can also overwrite the 'crippling paid update' with the old version you got from MacHeist, no?

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my gripe is that i never got around to trying it until this morning..i opened the app saw the update and updated.  now i see that i dont have a licensed copy anymore and my trial ends in 14 days...i wont even waste my time with trying to use it now

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Having tested Eventbox for a few days I find it "OK" for my needs, however the build we are given "free" has a serious memory leak so is absolutely unusable for any purpose other than to test if you think the program is worth buying.  If you buy Eventbox then the memory leak is apparently fixed in build 570.

Most programs have demos, but one that just runs eating up memory until you quit and restart every day or so really can't be considered a "free app" in my opinion.

I can completely understand the developers limiting the Macheist version so that future features are omitted, but only providing a memory sucking demo of your software under the guise of a free app (whatever lack of the upgrade policy) isn't going to win any friends.

I know people may post "you didn't pay so you haven't lost", but didn't we download "Get Eventbox Free" and not "Get a time crippled memory leak restricted trial of Eventbox free"?

It does appear that unless the developer makes a memory-leak fixed Macheist version available then this years "Speed Download Award" sadly goes to Eventbox .

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Wow, it's using up just under a gigabyte of memory on mine right now.

There's an explaination here.

Luckily I'll get that update, kind of sucks for those with the MacHeist version.

Twitter. Hi!

It is very nice app but for me, I mostly get used to with reading RSS directly from google reader and enjoy tweet through twittericfic. So, do not think I will jump ship just yet. Somehow, enjoy twittericfic interface more.

However, keep improving ;-)

what a coincidence, somehow ORANGE is one of my favourite colours.

seems to be a very nice app for twitter. also counting on the release of tweetie for mac