CandyBar
Author: Panic & The Iconfactory
Cost: $12.95
Version: 1.6.3
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 
64%
In the pre-Candybar era, system icon replacement used to be a pain, if not almost impossible. The applications or two that existed back then were usually buggy, ugly, and were thus largely unsupported. Today, however, system icons have become a large part of your OS X customization, largely thanks to this little app that could.
Posted by phillryu on December 31, 2003
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CatScan
Author: Mike Matas & Corwin Light-Williams
Cost: $10.00
Version: 1.0.7
Reviewed by: Dave Thomson
User Rating: 65%
CatScan is a folder and application scanner that automatically finds any images, NIB files, and HTML documents and displays them in a unique way. It makes it simple to scan your image libraries for your favorites or to find new ones by scanning your applications and folders.
Posted by phillryu on July 25, 2004
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FruitMenu
Author: Unsanity
Cost: $10
Version: 3.2.1
Reviewed by: Dan Shannon
User Rating: 
59%
The menus that come with OS X work just fine. But trust Unsanity to look at that and say, "Why doesn't it work better?" FruitMenu is another haxie from Unsanity and, true to form, it'll get you hooked. Fast.
Posted by on February 07, 2004
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Konfabulator
Author: Arlo Rose & Perry Clarke
Price: $25
Version: 1.5
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 64%
There is no doubt that the release of Konfabulator was one of the Mac community's most anticipated. The mysterious product gave way to speculation, criticism, and confirmations that it was indeed the best OS X software ever before its unveil. Has it lived up to its expectations? Is it everything we wanted it to be?
Posted by phillryu on December 29, 2003
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SafarIcon
Author: Reinhold Penner
Cost: Free
Version: 1.8.2
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 65%
SafarIcon has become widely used Safari toolbar sets are now included with most themes. However, while SafarIcon has evidently had a lot of work put into it, the user interface is overcomplicated, nonstandard, confusing, and slow, which brings me to the conclusion that SafarIcon is a lot more complicated than it could have been.
Posted by phillryu on January 05, 2004
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ShapeShifter
Author: Unsanity
Cost: $20
Version: 1.0.1
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 63%
Many theme users will remember November 18th as the day of ShapeShifter's release, and the subsequent revolution in Mac theming. Or perhaps not. Nevertheless, ShapeShifter is undeniably a quality product, and one that indeed holds the key that may unlock OS X's limitations.
Posted by phillryu on January 11, 2004
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Stattoo
Author: Panic
Cost: $12.95
Version: 2.1
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 66%
Panic has already made its name in the GUI community with its line of quality software. And now, going through their list of competitors, Konfabulator was next. Stattoo, Panic's answer to Konfabulator, has its pros and cons, but like any Panic app, Stattoo does its job with style, grace, and ease of use.
Posted by phillryu on May 07, 2004
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WindowShade X
Author: Unsanity
Cost: $10
Version: 3.1
Reviewed by: Daniel Shannon
User Rating: 65%
There are few groups of programmers that have brought Mac users as much joy as Unsanity with their popular "haxies". WindowShade X, a homage to the feature in previous Mac OS's, is a product that deserves to be recognized as one of the most useful Mac hacks available today.
Posted by phillryu on January 14, 2004
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Xounds
Author: Unsanity
Cost: $10
Version: 2.1
Reviewed by: Steve Streza
User Rating: 64%
The Unsanity group has done some great things for OS X. Between apps like Silk, WindowShade, and the important ShapeShifter, Unsanity has proved their skill and calling as haxie developers. So now we come to Xounds, which can be described as ShapeShifter for your speakers. How does it compare?
Posted by stevestreza on January 14, 2004
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iPulse
Author: The IconFactory
Cost: $12.95
Version: 2.0.1
Reviewed by: Phillip Ryu
User Rating: 62%
iPulse is an apt name for a performance gauge that blinks, flashes, pulses, and shifts colors. As a performance gauge, the application is detailed in its information, and surprisingly kind on your CPU. As an IconFactory app, iPulse is incredibly customizable, and this is made even easier with skins packaged as iPulse Jackets.
Posted by phillryu on January 02, 2004
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xScope
Author: ARTIS Software & The Iconfactory
Cost: $14.95
Version: 2.1
Reviewed by: Steven Canfield
User Rating: 60%
xScope from the Iconfactory is an application that consists of six tools designed to help you develop websites or applications, or assist in graphic design. Each of the tools comes with some slick functionality, and there's likely one here that solves a problem you didn't know you had.
Posted by on May 19, 2004
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