Great tool but don't use the Scosche App
921439
I totally love this tool! I was initially really upset because I thought that it may not be holding a charge or was having difficulties connecting to my phone but the problem is the app not the monitor. As soon as I started using the Scosche monitor with the Digifit app, instantly more satisfied.
4212054
My old scan tool isn't the best, but I thought it was OK. This is SO much better though. I now know *exactly* why my O2 sensors are throwing codes. I couldn't get that little detail from my old scan tool. No bluetooth problems either. The Torque  app warns about possible problems with ELM327 devices, but so far I can't see why.
2156603
I am a practicing cardiologist. I found Macspeech Dictate Medical marginally adequate for my dictations.  The error rate was annoying and resulted in a lot of extra work typing corrections. In addition, Nuance refused to issue updates to the product. I was able to use it nevertheless with all of my OS X updates all the way through Mountain Lion.  Last year Nuance released Dragon Dictate Medical for Mac.  I was reluctant to update given some of the bad reviews, but relented when I upgraded Mountain Lion to Maverick.  It was way overpriced even with the discount given to prior owners of Macspeech Dictate Medical.

The bad news: Dragon Dictate Medical for Mac is as bad as previously mentioned. The cursor moves all over the place especially when trying to insert text in the middle of a document. The application locks up all the time requiring frequent restarts. I was so frustrated I was ready to send it back for a refund (bought directly from Nuance).

The good news: When it's working, the accuracy is much improved from Macspeech dictate.  I rarely have to make corrections.

Unfortunately, the accuracy is not worth putting up with all of the application bugs.  Again, I was ready to send it back, however, I discovered a fix for the application bugs.  Fortunately, I did not uninstall Macspeech Dictate for Mac after installing Dragon Dictate Medical for Mac.  I started both applications simultaneously and amazingly the bugs with Dragon Dictate Medical mostly disappeared.  (It still has problems placing text without skipping the cursor around, but I fix this by using Macspeech Dictate in these instances, and Dragon Dictate for all other dictations).

So, if you have Macspeech Dictate, you can run it at the same time as Dragon Dictate Medical and avoid most of the application issues. You can also get it at a discount ($499 from Nuance). If you do not have Macspeech Dictate medical, avoid Dragon Dictate Medical until Nuance fixes the bugs.  Hope this helps
3603915
this is a great and quick little tool. Just remember not to cook it with your meat!!!!! If you leave it turned on and set it down on a counter it may report your room temp. I would suggest that an up dated version has a "re- set" button. It is still a good buy.
4032133
I loved Snagit 7 and 8. I've always been a fan of this product, and working in technical support, I can honestly say I use this software every day - for troubleshooting and documentation. I upgraded to version 9 after I used the trial version for a week. The trial version was very slow, but I assumed that was due to it being "trial". I assumed the paid version would be much faster. I was wrong. Press the "Print Screen" key, and sit back. Versions 7 & 8 were instantaneous. Version 9 takes a full two seconds to begin capturing, and then another two seconds to launch the "Editor". Also, in version 8, all my captures saved as JPG. In 9, they save as PNG. Why isn't there a setting to allow users to set the default file type? Finally, the "capture history" feature might be useful for some folks, but I find it very annoying, and wish there was some way to disable it. I would honestly wait until version 9.1 or until Techsmith works on the speed issues at least.
3745416
When I purchased my new, Vista-installed computer, it came with a demo for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X1.  It was similar enough to the Paint Shop Pro 7 that I'd been using for years that I ended up buying the license, and I loved and used the program daily for the next several months -- until the program became corrupted and all efforts to uninstall and reinstall it were for naught.

I decided to upgrade when I found out that X2 had became available, thinking that the newer version would be even better, right?

Well.

The Good Stuff: it has a variety of awesome features that are great for photo editing.  I use the histogram and brightness/contrast level adjustments  constantly; they're easy to use and perfect for fine-tuning lighting and shadow.  The fade correction is also one of the best features for correcting a photo with bad white-balance.  Some pre-installed effects like the Time Machine, Filters, and Sepia are fun to play with and are a quick way to turn ordinary photos into something unique.

The Bad Stuff: it takes five to ten minutes to even open the program.  If interrupted in the process of opening, it may freeze and have to be completely shut down and restarted.  It freezes in the middle of saving pictures that are no more than a few hundred KB.  This shouldn't be happening on a system with 2GIG RAM.  When I ran PaintShop Pro 7 on a Win98 computer with 218MB RAM, it wasn't as slow as this program.  I have this powerful photo editing tool, and I've started using free-ware more just to avoid the slow loading and the constant shutting down/restarting in the middle of my projects.

Overall: When it works, Photo X2 does it's job well.  But the loading and freezing turn any projected into a tedious and cumbersome chore.
3138475
Bought this after a demo at Walmart. I love this device. It is a great time saver and also provides uniformly cut veggies and fruits.  for making homage potato and sweet potato chips, This morning made some appe pancakes with thinly sliced apple rings. I do agree that the materials appear to be cheap, but they never said it was high grade construction like stainless steel so I didn't expect it. As for cutting safety, being aware that this thing is incredibly sharp and treating it that way should go a log way in saving finger tips. Same goes for cleaning. Be careful like you would anything that has the potential to cause harm. I too found the adjustment knob hard to turn. Perhaps they should design a knob that affords a bit more leverage when turnig (the inexpensive solution) or design a way to disengage the ratcheting lock system. Better yet do both.
1591760
I've been using Snag-it for years and since version 9, Techsmith began throwing business users under the bus, in favor of kids who like pretty gizmos.  For example, with Version 11, if you want to draw a triangle, here is what Techsmith documentation for 11 says:

"In order to streamline development and improve performance of Snagit, some features have been removed."  Then it gives a bullet list of removed features to include: "Shape capture inputs: Triangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, and polygon. These shapes can be created using the selection tool in Snagit Editor."

If you check the documentation and the stated feature, creating these shapes now is a fly blind proposition that will chew up your day with bad results.  NOWHERE, NOWHERE, NOWHERE do these morons tell you how to make a perfect triangle with the selection tool. This is not the kind of surprise you want to get when a deadline is looming.

I still have my old copy of Snag-it 8.  It's still the best version ever to come out of Techsmith.  If you are a business user, forget this capture tool.  Look for a real capture program that works for business users. This company has gone Disneyland.
4405355
Great tool, not the best on the instructions for the download but once there a fantastic tool

update firmware and customised to a multi shift
909877
I'm not going to report about all the functions of this device and how it will improve any applications workflow. Just read past reviews about those capabilities. I just wanted to fill in to the Mac OSX users some information that took me by surprise and verified by Belkin Support team. This way, you can enjoy the device knowing it's limitations.

Mac users should be aware that you CANNOT assign the middle and right mouse buttons to ANY of the N52 buttons. This is only on the PC driver, not the mac driver. I verified this with tech support, which was quite responsive.

Also, you are unable to use a single button to toggle between state changes (read manual about state change), so once again this IS availiable for the PC driver but NOT the Mac driver.

Until they update the driver as of this date, these two VERY useful capabilities are NOT included for Mac users..... what a shame.

Other than that, this is a great product and I use it exclusively for my work applications such as Photoshop and Maya 3D Animation Software.
552940
This is a great tool to quickly learn the ins and outs of the TI89.  I have the Titanium but this will work even for the plain old TI89.  Yes, you can read the manual and use TI's online resources but who has time for that?  If you are going to be using this for Calculus including differential equations etc this is the fastest way to get the most out of your device.  Excellent tool.  Another home run by MathTutorDVD.

NOTE:
Some of the lettering on the video showing the calculator screens seems hazy.  This is NOT because the video or its production is bad but because the screen resolution on the TI89 is abysmal.  In fact there are many complaints, especially by older folks like myself, who find reading the TI89 menus a royal pain.  But because the calculator does so much so well and  because TI has a lock on the calculator market the TI89 is used extensively in educational circles.
4714940
This device has a really nice web admin, and the Mac Client is only helpful for browsing files.

The initial setup was easy, also the TimeMachine backup was easy to configure, however it didn't work. It would constantly hang at about 2GB of backed up files, and the culprit is a software bug.

I had to remove the apostrophe -> ' <-  from my computer's network name, and mount the device via Finder using the following address: afs://192.168.x.xxx, then use the network-mounted drive in the Time Machine settings. Voil, it works fine.

Nothing much to complain than that, and I still love it. Makes me feel so much safer with the double backup, because I lost all my data previously.
1362957
I actually bought the model XDM5155D-WU of this DocuMate 515 because of the higher model number. I got a DEAD SOFTWARE CD. I downloaded the drivers from Xerox but I can't get the apps I paid for. Xerox sent me another CD but my computer couldn't read it either. Luckily I read the review referring to ScanWiz and downloaded their 30 day trial. It flat out flies using ScanWiz. I have over 1000 sheets to scan into a pdf and this scanner will have it done in a few hours. I even had sheets with water damage and it didn't miss a beat. I should have this job all wrapped up before the 30 day trial is up. ScanWiz works perfectly. I scanned a few test batches and put them together and this program is ready for more.

I don't know what the paperport is like but it can't be any better. 3 stars is for the lack of software. Setup was very easy if you read the reviews and download the newest drivers. I had them installed before I even got the unit and it worked immediately. It's a good scanner but the software is crappy.
1238092
I rarely write reviews for products but when a company disables a basic function for whatever reason (I presume to drive sales to their higher end products) it just irritates me. The ScanSnap Organizer software cannot be set to save files to a network drive. I use a network attached storage server (Synology) at home for backup purposes and as a shared repository for all my work. The ScanSnap Organizer software prevents you from setting your default storage folder ("My ScanSnap") to any network folder, even with a mapped drive letter. It can only scan on to the local hard drive. This means I cannot use the background OCR function, and I cannot use it as I intended to allow my wife to scan and process our mail straight to network storage. Now I have to patch together some solution to by-pass this intentionally/artificially imposed limitation. When searching for a solution it is clear on Fujitsu's own website that older versions of the Organizer software permitted this. It seems they only disabled this for licensing or marketing (aka profit) purposes.

If they fix this, I will update my review. Oh, otherwise it is a pretty good scanner so far.
4524888
I stepped up to this device from the Picstart Plus. My main reasons for doing so were USB connectivity and not needing to remove the chip from the circuit to reprogram it. To use this as a debugger I cannot have my chip powered by my circuit; it must be powered by the PicKit 3, so unless I need the real world inputs/outputs to debug, I prefer to use MPLAB SIM.
  Overall, the device seems to work well as long as you choose a single device to program and are not switching back and forth between different devices, as doing so seems to require that you download new firmware for each device type.
3112650
I have this for home use, not a Home Office or anything, just personal use. It's much easier and cheaper than buying a Printer AND a Scanner. It has MORE than I ever could ask for: Scan to E-Mail, Fax, Legal-Size scanning, photo quality, etc. It is VERY user friendly. It has GREAT tools with it. The only problem was when I went to update the Driver.  I installed everything from the CD first.  Then I got the driver update from the website. Trying to install it, it said that there was "incompatible Xerox Software". It wanted me to uninstall all Xerox Printing software before installing this new driver.  I ran the Uninstaller. This removed the driver AND all the bundled software (Pagis & TextBridgePro).  I then installed the new driver.  Then I went to install the bundled software from the CD. The setup program would not let me run it. It said that there was "incompatible Xerox Software". So the "setup.exe" program on the CD identified the new driver as incompatible software! I had to browse through the CD, find the seperate Pagis and TextBridgePro install files. And run each of them. The AutoRun Setup program on the CD will not work if you update the driver! Besides that, once I got it going... it's a dream!!!! It's fast and does quality work. An EXCELLENT value.
5298
Just got my new Eclips 2 and love it. Takes a bit of learning but the YouTube videos are a great help. I'm using the free ECAL lite at the moment but will upgrade to full software after the New Year. That's the one drawback  (it's expensive to get the full version). Be prepared that it's bigger than most of the cutters out there. I really like that you can resize the fonts.