Thanks for the update. This is very very exciting. I am glad Xounds made it to the first round as well. Good luck! Mike

Thanks for all the betas and the updates. The use of Twitter only makes sense to me. If anyone complains just remind them that this is 2010 ;)

It is so freakin' great to have FruitMenu & WindowShade X up and running on my MacBook again. To me, OS X just isn't compete without these two Haxies running. And the betas have been really solid for me, minor Finder hangs right after install but smooth as silk since.

Keep up the great, and much appreciated work Unsanity!

Thank you for the update. I have missed WindowsShade terribly!!!!

I feel obligated to shout "Yeah baby!" about the imminent arrival of Windowshade.

I hope the bug where the window icons of collapsed windows would stick to the screen across virtual desktops is fixed. I'd love to beta, but I'm allergic to Twitter.. ;)

terrific!
windowshade x 5.0b2: works!
tx guys! (so far ;)

I am lost without windowshade. . . how sad is that!

Xounds prefpane will not open "because it doesn't work on an Intel-based Mac."

I'm really thrilled by the return of Labels X, FruitMenu and WindowShade. Big thanks to Unsanity for keeping it's promises.

Very glad to see Xounds on the way.

I'm on haxiesbeta. How do we correspond with you to report beta problems? (Am running APE 2.6b2, FM 2.7.4b1, LX 3.0b3 and WSX 5.0b2, and one or all are causing Rosetta apps to die.)

(OK, it's just FruitMenu that's causing the Rosetta problem. Otherwise, FruitMenu itself is working fine.)

I thought you guys had died or something. Been missing all the haxies that you have betas for. So I can't wait for public consumption. I was glad to see that you were still working on the haxies behind the scenes. I would also love to see a silk update. Thanks for keeping these apps alive.

I am glad I decided to check up today. About 20 times a day I miss WindowShade. Спасибо!

> windowshade x 5.0b2: works!

And there was much rejoicing!

FruitMenu 3.7.4b1 seems to upset steermouse but I'm not sure where to report such items

Window Shade X 5 beta 2 seems to work pretty darn well on Snow Lep. I did in fact have to completely restart for it to take effect. A log out didn't do it, but so far I'm liking it allot.

You can make bug reports by eMail to beta@unsanity.com

Where would you like users to post new feature suggestions or bug fix recommendations for Fruit Menu?

How do I get WindowShade X 5 beta 2 ??? I don't see it anywhere in the Unsanity place, nor on the web, which only refers me to this weblog

Rome

Slava is it now too late to get on the list of Fruitmen beta tester - I'm using 3.7.4b1 and finding it great

slava rox! can't wait to get the SnoLep betas!!!

> How do I get WindowShade X 5 beta 2 ??? I don't see it anywhere in the Unsanity place, nor on the web, which only refers me to this weblog

Actually *read* the blog post to which you are commenting on, and you will find the answers you seek.

hi guys. im back. i signed up for twitter postings. i still cannot find the latest beta installer for windows shade that will not crash when i try to install. any ideas?
im a stupid girl

where is this "solidly working in Snow leopard" beta of APE?

Will we see an updated Silk, before i die?

everything is on twitter. betas of perfectly working (so far, for me) ape2.6, ws 50, fm 374, lx 30, and also sounds which i do not use. finally! thanks

@paris hilton
If you can see and follow haxiesbeta on Twitter, just look down the list of tweets. The WS beta link is clearly labeled in a tweet from Tweetie as follows: WindowShade X 5.0b2 Good luck

Rest of you complaining about Twitter. Yeah, Twitter sucks but for this purpose I think it serves the Haxie folks well, saves time and hassle. Just suck it up and sign up. Takes about 45 seconds. You can always delete/inactivate your account later.

I reluctantly signed up to Twitter just for this purpose. Took longer than 45 seconds to find a username that wasn't taken(!)

But anyway - I'm waiting for a couple of days now to get "approved" to follow haxiesbeta so I still can't access the betas yet.

Same for me - registered on Twitter, asked to be approved and am still waiting after more than 24hrs... hope it happens!

Confirming the betas for Windowshade and FruitMenu work under SL, no problems encountered to date. Both require reboot, and I suggest a good purge of caches etc. Enhancer only works in 32bit mode, but both WX and FM work fine in 64 bit mode. Nice to see the dark menu option ex MenuMaster now included in Fruit Menu. Congrats to all involved!

actually enhancer works in 64 bit

Hey Vitaly - how so? When I launch APE, System Prefs reboots into 32-bit mode...while WX and FM both open in 64-bit immediately.

GROAN! I even signed up for a Twitter account (something I'd said I'd never do...) to be able to get at the betas. No joy. SIGH! (What on earth is a TypeKey identity?)

After a search for "haxiesbeta" on Twitter:
We couldn't find anyone named haxiesbeta.

> GROAN! I even signed up for a Twitter account (something I'd said I'd never do...) to be able to get at the betas. No joy. SIGH!

Just wait it out - it took me I think five or six days to get confirmed. But it's been worth it, as having WX back is :joy:

> After a search for "haxiesbeta" on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/haxiesbeta/

[I'm really not sure how Twitter works, but I hope you will get this message.]

I appreciate you letting me connect with haxiesbeta; so that I could download your latest stuff, even if they are beta versions. I downloaded and installed Application Enhancer (2.6b5), FruitMenu (3.7.4b2), WindowShade X (5.0b1), and Xounds (3.0b1). I really missed them very much since upgrading to OS X 10.6, and I'm glad to have them restored. However, I am having a few problems. I don't know if these qualify as "bugs" or not, but let me describe them.

Since installing all the above named items, all of my pull-down menus have changed from Black Type on a White Backgrounds to White Type on Black Backgrounds. It's not a real big deal, but it is annoying because it makes them harder to read. Was that supposed to happen? Am I the only one who's experienced this? Is there something I can do to fix this?

Also, when using WindowShade to collapse or expand a window, I'm getting no sounds; even though I have checked "Play Sounds When Shading a Window" and have Xounds sounds assigned to these actions. Is that a "bug" in WindowShade, Xounds, or both?

Sorry about that "pull-down menu" thing. Not a bug, I figured it out after reading the other posts. Never knew about "Dark Menu" before. [I should read more carefully. All I had to do was uncheck a box. Oh well!]

Anyhow, I still can't get WindowShade to make sounds when collapsing or expanding. I'll keep checking these posts. It may be something I'm doing, and I'll figure it out from what others say [like with Dark Menu].

Hey Vitaly - how so? When I launch APE, System Prefs reboots into 32-bit mode...while WX and FM both open in 64-bit immediately.

mine does not. i use the latest 2.6 version of ape and latest versions of haxies from twitter, os x 10.6.2.

When I use windowshade beta on 10.6.2, I can hear the sounds

Today, FruitMenu's prefPane announced "Demo Version Expired • Purchase For Only $12". I took the "Lost Code" path out of Register and got a fresh emailing of the activation details for my many haxies. I was able to register FruitMenu 3.7.4b2. After a couple of relaunches of System Preferences, FruitMenu appears to be back in operation.

I will not sign up for Twitter to get the betas. I feel twitter "puts you out there" more than just the regular internet presence. Anyway, could we just request to have these updates e-mailed?
If so, please send to michael.rebar@gmail.com and thanks!
Michael Rebar
Paid user of WindowShade X, FruitMenu, Xounds, Mighty Mouse (bye bye ShapeShiter).

Been using Fruit Menu and Labels Beta on Snow Leopard. Work like a charm. Have not had any oddities. Oh joy!!!

Well, I just installed APE and Fruitmenu for Snow Leopard and I must say I am impressed. It's working fine so far. I had one crash report come up at launch for something called osascript. I sent an email to the address on Twitter along with the crash report so the developers could determine if this is a problem or just a temporary glitch. I'm not too worried as I have a good backup ready just in case as this is beta software.

P.S. I also installed xounds but it still won't load even after a restart. Oh well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Come on guys. Redo Shiftshaper. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought Xounds,WindowshadeX and FruitMenu and I love them terribly. However, twitter is blocked in China so could you please send the beta version link to my gmail? Thanks a lot!

I have tested WS on 10.6.2 and there is 1 glaring problem. I reported it as a bug, but there is no acknowledgement from unsanity or a bug list that can be confirmed.

So I'll ask here... as this bug exists in 10.5.8 with WS 4.3 as well as the new beta. Open a few windows in any App, Collapse all windows. Switch to another App then back by clicking on The App dock icon. 1 window in the destination App uncollapses and it is not even the front window.

Can anyone else confirm this? or is it a stupid user trick (my bad)?

Can anyone else confirm this?

no, i tried on 10.6.2

Interesting... it is 100% reproducible on several machines running different versions of OS X from 10.5.8 to 10.6.2. Again it happens only when clicking on the Doc icon to return to an app that has ALL windows collapsed.

WS Beta Tester - confirmed, and already reported to Unsanity by email. It's always the first (or oldest) window of the set that unshades. Not a massive issue, but a trifle annoying.

Thanks iomanoid. I must say it is more than an annoyance, so I hope it is fixable. Keep up the great work!

I'm so thrilled to know you guys are hard at work updating your haxies for 10.6 and beyond. I won't be purchasing another Mac until I know that it will work with Xounds-- a mute OS feels dead to me. WindowShade X and Fruit Menu are also must-haves.

BTW, how many registered users are there for your various haxies? Enquiring minds and all that...

Big thanX, you rock unsanity!

Shame on your 'company' ... many have been waiting for your updates of Window Shade, app enhancer, FruitMenu. You present yourself as a company dedicated to your users, but have delayed and obfuscated so long that it is, in my estimation, ridiculous. People have paid for your services and you have not delivered on anything for a MacOS update that is way more than a year old. Your blog updates are erratic and defensive. Either you are in command of the issue or are defiant to the community you are supposed to serve. If you just can't handle the update, admit defeat and offer your clients a refund for services you cannot provide.

re andychrist

Chill out dude. We're talking about $10 software. It's not like this a Logic Studio issue.

Download beta versions of FM, WS, etc. from http://twitter.com/haxiesbeta

Right, J (I was going to thank you), but when I go to http://twitter.com/haxiesbeta, this is what you see:

> This person has protected their tweets.

Not to mention I even got a Twitter account because of this issue!

Rome

Thanks so much for access to the rockin' cool betas. Just wondering, do you have plans for getting an update for Silk out soon?

What happened to the twitter feed?

http://twitter.com/haxiesbeta
You added a comma..... D'oh

The last twitter comment I see is from March 8th. IS it still being updated or did it move?

That's a good question xgman. I just got on the beta squad a few days ago and have been very much looking forward to helping Unsanity get this software out there for the masses. I hope we hear something soon.

"New seeds and deploy a new website (this week)" sounded a little over ambitious at the time, but it's going on 3 weeks without a tweet. Hopefully they're squashing bugs :-)

not too flattering of a write up in this months Macworld and rightfully so ... the developers were complete jerkoffs if you dared to mention that a haxie was causing a repeatable crash ... I remember sending in a crash log in which everything in the log pointed at APE as being the culprit and the jerk that wrote back denied it up and down the board and also started with the name calling out of left field ... it was the equivalent to holding a mirror up to a monkey and having that monkey tell you he is in fact a dragon.

you users realize that any crash log thats sent to Apple with anything related to APE immediately gets ignored ... right?

I almost have had it with these guys whoever they are.

I installed the beta of APE and Windowshade for 10.6 and my computer crashed right and left. Uninstalled it and everything's fine again. There's a reason installing Unsanity software literally voids your Apple phone tech support warranty. This software is malware, any way you look at it. Avoid at all costs.

All this bashing Unsanity is a waste. One of the key questions is why in hell hasn't Apple provided these clearly needed user interface enhancements... or cooperated with Unsanity to help keep these capabilities functional... Rather it seem like Apple goes out of it's way to disable these tools. Yes it is tough to keep these programs working when Apple is making it difficult just as they did for the Palm Pre to access iTunes. I too hate to wait but I wonder if the complainers understand exactly how difficult hacking MacOSX really is... Apple (actually it is probably Steve Jobs) who is the one who is the source of the problem here.

Well at least we have FruitMenu and Windowshade betas to enjoy while we wait. Also, for the record, since installing them I have had 0 issues. If Unsanity's stuff was as bad as some claim everyone should have similar issues.

When do we get to see a release of Snow Leopard compatible software?? I'd get a beta but you've shut off access to them. Any possibility we'll see them before OS X.7 comes out?

Has there even been a mention on if our keycodes from the last version will work with the new versions? If not then I would like to ask for a refund as I bought the software and then shortly after upgraded to 10.6 and haven't been able to use the software for no longer than a couple of months. and it would be nice if the developers would keep us updated, definitely won't purchase another product from this so called company. If you make a comment and defend this company then something is wrong, I read a comment that talked about the software only being $10, well that's $10 of my money that I spent on something that I thought worked so if you don't mind loosing $10 then you refund my money for the company and I won't complain anymore!

Note that Unsanity, "unsane tools for Insanely great people," has updated their web pages ... rather than updating their software.

With so many dedicated (and now frustrated) users, perhaps you should consider using the collaborative technical skills of social networking and Twitter to solve your problems instead of your silence.

The Unsanity software has been an integral part of my user experience on my computer for years. I will not upgrade my home system to Snow Leopard until there is a Snow Leopard compatible version of many of the haxies they put out. I was surprised already when I updated to Leopard and couldn't use ShapeShifter anymore. That was one haxie that really set my system apart from others, and I severely miss it. If I worked at Apple, I would be pushing very hard for allowing these types of customizations or even pushing to make them part of the system.

I will keep waiting patiently for updates, but even I will have to abandon Unsanity if there are no updates in another month or so since there have been no updates for at least a year. If resources are needed to help program, I suggest they be acquired. I don't even mind paying a small fee to update to a SL version. I NEED these programs. If there is anything I can do to help short of programming since I'm graphic designer not a programmer, please let me know.

Unsanity expressed that they were remodeling their website, among other matters, and they are doing so. Patience people, they're getting there. :)

Hello,

any news on how the betas work with 10.6.3?

Greetings, Tom

Tom,

I am using all the betas on 10.6.3 and all appear to be doing well in the course of how I use them.

Fruit Menu and Labels Betas work on my MBP/10.6.3

Now where's the latest builds mentioned as imminent last week on Twitter?

Aloha Tony and group:

I have the betas of APE, Fruitmenu and Windowshade running reasonably well on my experimental 10.6.3 external drive.

I too badly miss Shapeshifter. The tale of why that won't be upgraded to L or SL is poignant to say the least.

Lonnie

Can somebody put the links to the FruitMenu and WindowShade X betas somewhere? The twitter thing is stupid––I had to send a "request" to see the feed but so far, no response.

Joseph..

There aren't any new betas anywhere. I go to Twitter and find the first Fruitmenu beta from February. They don't answer E-mail which doesn't make sense. I agree with you on Shapeshifter.

Lawks-a-lordy, I THINK THEY'S DEAD AGAIN!

They're not dead they're just resting. ;-)

Just in case you're wondering here's a photo of the Unsanity crew:
http://resexcellence.com/images/mwsf-resex-sm.jpg

Someone should steal their intellectual property and actually put out a product to see how long it takes these morons to sick their lawyers on you. I bet its quicker than their product updates!

I bet its quicker than their product updates!

You figure... makes me wonder if they ever plan on selling software to new customers.

File under "mind-boggling": They are selling software that they list as 10.6-compatible here [url]https://unsanity.com/uss/index.php[/url], even though the respective individual software pages (e.g., see the FruitMenu page) still list them as NOT being 10.6-compatible! They're a million laughs, these guys.

More tha 7 weeks since "unsanity' suggested they'd release their updates. It's no wonder they are celled "unsanity."

Their disrespect for their customers, their disregard for their own promises, their utter inability to communicate in any meaningful way only shows that they are unreliable in every sense.

As a company you bear a clear responsibility. As you can see from these messages, you have shirked, ignored, and have been wholly unresponsive to your clients. May you collapse under the light-weight of your sheer thoughtlessness and disregard.

To that last anonymous poster, try being constructive instead of dismissive. The reason you're even reading this blog is because unsanity makes cool software and you want more of it.

Unsanity, you gotta work on your deadline skills! I know it's hard!

To be social is very positive aspect in this age of materialism. Life is moving very fast and embedded with full luxuries. In this fast life hookah is too facilitating for your comfort and minimizing all tensions.

Will commenters please click on the "STORE" link at the top of this page and explain to me what you see?

Al... not only are they TERRIBLE business people, but they are also blatant LIERS!!!! The software under Snow Leopard 10.6 (at least Fruit Menu) IS NOT COMPATIBLE! Someone should report them to the Better Business Bureau.

They have 10.6 SW in the store link.
Window Shade beta works good in 10,6,3
Labels failed in 10.6.2 ... Haven’t tried 10.6.3 yet.

Here’s hoping ...
Thanks ... Ken

How do we know this software is really for Snow Leopard? I'm waiting. Tell me if Fruitmenu works.

All I can say is that I'm using windowshade-x-50b2 on my MacPro and MBP 13" running 10.6.3 and no problems so far :-)

As far as I'm concerned I would be ready to pay for this version as it looks pretty stable and does the job.

I'm sure the definitive version is coming soon now that 10.6.3 is out. Will buy new licenses as soon as it's out.

Fruit Menu and Labels work in 10.6.3.

One oddity with Fruit Menu: if the exclusion list is active, then any update/replacement of a file corrupts its FM link and has to be established. If no exclusion items exist, then there is no problem. I submitted a bug report.

I'm looking forward to the new version. Windowshade is one of the five most important pieces of software on my Mac.

WHERE IS SHAPSHIFTER FOR SNOW LEOPARD ?

Plz I think the whole community behind skinning mac has totally died sence shapshifter hasen´t been updated for several years.

Why don´t make a hybrid until apple get there core skinning resources up to date sence there are a lot of people out that want to skin the OS but no one can do it rightnow the easy way, shure you can hack the core os skin files but who wants to spend time doing that I rather pay for an app that helps me do this.

Plz Listen to the people WE WANT A NEW VERSION OF SHAPSHIFTER I BEETING IT WAS YOUR MOST POPULAR APP EVER WHY IGNORE IT !!!!!!

During an attempt to purchase Xounds for SL, I received the message "Sorry an error has occurred while processing has been submitted. (3:11) A duplicate transaction has been submitted (3:11)". This occurred when a blank link appeared just before downloading. At the bottom of the message there was a box for emailing the order number. I have had no response from Unsanity. I sent a duplicate e-mail to sales@unsanity; no response again. I recall in the past someone gave information here how to contact Unsanity, either an e-mail address or a telephone number. I did not save this info since I never thought I would use it. Does anyone have any suggestions how to contact Unsanity?

jive

You bet Shapshfiter was their best product. I don't like all of the ugly gray in OSX. Come on Unsanity PLEASE make a new version!

jlgca

I would suggest that you start praying. That will work as good as any other method of trying to contact unsanity. Expect the same results :-)

The betas of Labels X, Window Shade and Fruit Menu were all working well for me on my iMac running OS X 10.3. But today I did a restart and found that afterwards all my labels were gone -- it would seem that the Labels X beta (3.0b3) has now expired. I was instructed to download a newer version. Only one problem -- no such animal exists. Even if no release version is in the offing, could they not at release another beta version? Even the same beta with an extended activity date would work. Surely that should be doable.

Sorry, that should read OS X 10.6.3.

Anyone willing to offer the Windowshade beta (for my newly ordered MacBook Pro!), since according to comments, it seems my twitter request might not get me access. Contact me via my url, much appreciated.

Don't you need the Enhancher for SL?

IMMO the beta is good/stable enough for public release, unfortunately you do not allow people to follow your twitter feed and many are stuck.

So, sorry Unsanity, but I'll keep posting links to this torrent, here and elsewhere, day and night, as long as a there is no easy access (unprotect your Twitter feed ?) to a functionnal version, even beta, for all loyal registered users of WindowShade 4.x

This is my final post to Unsanity.

Unsanity:

Your have failed to respond to your users, you have failed to fulfill your responsibilities as a company dedicated to obviously useful software, you have failed to communicate with your customers, you have failed to provide updated tools that many have paid for, you have failed utterly.

You have 'succeed' only at ignoring every plea for reasoned responses, you have 'succeeded' in alienating people dedicated to your haxies, you are alienating even your most loyal followers, followers who, not incidentally, have funded your efforts and have been enthusiastic for your enhancements to the over-simplified and woefully limited interface that Apple imposes.

This has become just too ludicrous. So many waiting for updates (and no doubt bigger fees), so many singing the chorus of exasperation and discontent, so many pleas to you that are snubbed or disregarded.

I have used your software for years and relied on your ability to 'fix' user issues that seem essential. This, it seems, is why you were in business to begin with.

Now, it seems, you have deserted and abandoned your most steadfast supporters (no less paying customers!).

Yet from Unsanity we hear nothing.

So farewell to you and your lame silence and unwillingness to treat your loyal customers with the respect they deserve and have paid for.

Well Labels X beta stopped working. It says "Labels X cannot be used because the beta version has expired". Please download a newer version.

It was great while it lasted. I'm guessing Windowshade Beta will expire now as well. I am going to uninstall everything and forget about haxies for a while.

R.I.P.

Thank you unsanity, for letting me in.

I have used Haxies on many machines since 2000. I have never had any problems and have found all of them extremely useful. I am awaiting the new releases with anticipation and have joined TWITTER in the hope of being approved for beta versions. I am staying with 10.5 on most of my machines. Unfortunately two new machines were bought with 10.6 loaded and I certainly miss my haxies on these. "Things take time and it is worth the wait"
Steve

Well I'm going out on a limb and predict the next post from Unsanity will be in June 2010. Anybody else want to make a guess just for fun and grins. :-)

LABELS X BETA HAS EXPIRED

CAN WE HAVE A NEW ONE PLEASE

LOTS OF LOVE AND KISSES

LABELS X BETA HAS EXPIRED

CAN WE HAVE A NEW ONE PLEASE

LOTS OF LOVE AND KISSES

Oh well, at least the WindowShade and FruitMenu betas are still working. But it sure would be nice to see some movement from Unsanity.

This must be a hobby with the people at Unsanity. Anyone got a new beta?

I have used Unsanity software on my computer for years. I have never had any problems. Unfortunately I already upgrade my system to Snow Leopard, hope of being approved for beta versions

Thanks juan

WindowShadeX 5.0 (NOT beta !) is now available from windowshade updater !

Just purchased 2 licenses and will upgrade my other ones later :-)

Let's hope next major OS X upgradde won't break our favorite haxie again, and if it does let's hope Unsanity will react more quickly to find a fix and make it available.

Anyway guy's, thanks' for releasing the real version !

How does this work when APE is not 10.6 compatible? Are WindowShade and Xounds final releases? When I click on the web page is states it is not 10.6 compatible...

If this version of WindowShade is supposed to be the final, then why doesn't the window title or application name come up when I mouse over a MIP'd window? I tried to make it work after I installed 5.0 and I rebooted my iMac a couple of times.

What's all this YOU HAVE 5 DAYS shit?

What's happening in five days?

The online payment system is really messed up. I just hope I didn't end up paying twice.

Payment system worked fine for me :-)

Also, WindowShadeX 5.0 (not beta) working fine here ! Version of APE that was installed is 2.6 (not beta).

Only strange thing is that I ordered/payed two licenses (one upgrade and one new) and only got one new serial.

Looks like the "old serials" do not change but are "upgraded to work with 5.0" or that the one I got (the new one) can be used on two computers. Is that right ?

Must say I'm a bit "lost" as I do not remember witch serial I installed on computer one, witch one on computer two, etc…

Is there a way I can check witch serial is used on a particular computer ? (all include same name and email, only the "pass phrase" changes).

I rather keep my serials (etc) organized so that I don't get in trouble finding the good one the day I upgrade or get a new computer…

Could someone at Unsanity please clarify here how the upgrade system works ?

Just found a bug

When I minimize something (finder window or app) on my secondary monitor I can't get it back... The minimized window disappears as soon as I mouse over it.

Windowshading works fine on the same secondary monitor

I would wait a few weeks to buy anything, until they get their Web Site steady.

Now using Window Shade 5.0.1 and Labels 3.0. FM still beta. No problems.

Window Shade works really well. Great work. Any idea when FM is final???

Upgrade price 1/3 off regular - WS or Labels $10 to upgrade.

Registered new Window Shade and Labels X. WS works fine, but after I enter my registration code and restart, LX continues to tell me that the Demo version has expired and nothing else happens. What gives with this? What do I have to do to get my registration to "take"??

>What do I have to do to get my registration to "take"??

If you're using Snow Leopard, make sure you use the registration specifically for SL (there's another one for Leopard etc. that will not work on SL).

I am using SL, and the version of LX that I registered was 3.0, which is for SL only, so all should have been good, except that it wouldn't take. Perhaps they sent me the wrong code?

>should have been good, except that it wouldn't take. Perhaps they sent me the wrong code?

They may have sent you 2 codes - one for Leopard; one for SL. Reread the info - I recall a web page appearing after completing the sale with registration info. Also, confirming email ought to have the same info

Do you need to have Rosetta on your machine in order to install these haxies? The reason I ask is because I currently have WindowShade X on my machine and I'm not getting the window title or application name when I mouse over a MIP'd window. When I installed this haxie, I was offered the option to install Rosetta but I just clicked "Not Now." So do you think the reason I'm not getting the title/application on mouse over of a MIP'd window is because I need to reinstall this haxie with Rosetta up and running?

>What do I have to do to get my registration to "take"??

I had the same problem. I tried repairing permissions and that did not help. What DID finally work was logging into Twitter and downloading labels-x-301.dmg and re-installing using the 301 dmg. It appears that the order/receipt page is linked to labels-x-30.dmg

Unsanity should easily be able to fix this.

For anyone still following this blog, I would encourage you to learn to live without any of Unsanity's products. I just installed the release of Windowshade only to THEN discover that I have to buy the stupid thing again. Oh, they've generously given me a 33% discount but I still have to shell out more money for it.

How long have we waited for Snow Leopard versions? How big a pain in the you-know-what has it been to follow the tweets and obtain betas? You know what? They can get stuffed. These wannabes know absolutely nothing about good customer relations.

How big a pain in the you-know-what has it been to follow the tweets and obtain betas?

No doubt... and now they want us to pay for them all over again? I doubt I would have ever gotten on the beta program if I knew Unsanity was gonna just want more money for the exact same products I already purchased.

Xounds finally works again. Thank you Unsanity.

Why would you expect these upgrades to be free?

Because you've waited? There is a lot of work involved. "I Demand That You Work For Free!!" That's even more lame than the silent treatment. Expect to pay the pittance for the gargantuan task that is Snow Leopard haxie compatibility, and expect to wait until they have time to get around to it. Or find another product. Or finance Unsanity's payroll for a year.

I personally don't have any issue with paying an upgrade fee for the SL versions. It's a complete rewrite. And IMO software developers deserve to be compensated for their programming efforts.

When Apple said SL was only $29, I had to laugh. For example Photoshop CS3 is not SL compatible (although it works for a while before crashing). The cost of upgrade to CS4 or 5, over $200. The upgrade fees add up too!. And that's true for any significant OS change. Such is the price for using the latest and greatest Apple OS.

As far as the lack of "good customer relations", that's a whole different issue, which has nothing to do with charging for new software development If you are not happy with how Unsanity has responded in this area, I suggest you don't use their product. The "pocketbook" is always the best way to voice one's displeasure with how a developer behaves with their clients/users.

All my Windows software I've ever bought works on XP, Vista, 7...

OK, this is getting RIDICULOUS! 10.6 has been out for 8 months officially and a year for developers; And I have been unable to use my SILK since Aug 25 when i purchased SL.
IF you need to charge an upgrade fee to light a fire under your ass- do it! I tire of waiting

But if you cant keep a product up to date-sell it to someone who can

Anyone out there any news on how the FM beta is progressing, if at all? WS is good news, but it's FM that is essential for me.

latest FM beta 374b3 update released today. I have been very happy with FM's performance. Today's beta adds more stability. Download available at http://www.unsanity.net/surprise_buttsecks/fruitmenu-374b3.dmg

Yesterday I purchased Xsound for SL without any problems. It's cool. Now I'm waiting for them to finish Fruitmenu then seed Menu Master which I need because I'm disabled and I use a head stick to type.

How do I get the 33% discount when updating Windowshade? I've tried with my serial number (july 2009) but price is not changing. Thanks.

Really? "surprise_buttsecks"? is that a virus or trojan horse?

FUCKING ASSHOLES ARE STEALING MONEY FOR SOFTWARE THAT DOES NOT WORK. i had to pay for a WindowShade upgrade for 10.6 and it does not work. DO NOT BUY.

Brian, you're a moron ! Get this big dildo out of your butt

WindowShadeX 5.0.2 works like a charm on all my 10.6.x machines, in fact it works perfect since Unsanity released the beta 5.0 version over a month ago.

So, now shut-up and/or go back playing with your mom's dildo !

Is that entirely necessary?

DO NOT BUY WindowShade for 10.6 these FUCKING ASSHOLES are selling and upgrade for software that does not work. they don't respond to support emails. i filed a dispute on paypal to get my money that they have stole. WARNING WARNING WARNING stay away.

BRIAN/TYCHO:

There have been numerous and well-deserved complaints aimed at Unsanity for their performance and handling of upgrades, support and communication. No doubt they have been awful.

You two have brought to this frustration a level of degenerate expression that is insulting.

Shame on you.

Hear, hear.

@anonymous coward (above ;-)

Do you really think it's helpful when a complete moron (Brian and some others) are lying about WindowShadeX ?

You may have been frustrated by the months Unsanity needed to fix WS but that's not a valid excuse to defend a lying moron, it just makes you as much a moron as Brian is ;-) Additionally, you may now also ask if Brian wants to share his mom's dildo with you ;-)

That said, I'm very happy to inform all others that WindowShadeX works like a charm on all my 10.6.3 machines, I upgraded all my licenses and am a happy man ;-)

Thanks' Unsanity, you rock !

Tycho, it's hypocritical to refer to someone as an "anonymous coward" when "Tycho" is, for all practical purposes, just as anonymous.

That said, I sign my real name to the observation that your language is both vulgar and childish. I'm amazed that you are willing to expose yourself as having the mentality of a 13-year-old.

So is http://www.unsanity.net/surprise_buttsecks/fruitmenu-374b3.dmg legit or a virus?

Falllenturtle:

That version of Fruitmenu has been dead since mid April.

Is Unsanity still in operation? I have sent several e-mails to sales and have left several voice mails at their Arizona telephone number. I have not received any response. I purchased Zounds with out the transaction completing, so I had no download. I was charged twice for Zounds and am trying to get a refund. Why in the world would they not return my phone calls? Why does sales not respond to my e-mails? This seems very odd. I have purchased Zounds and Fruit Menu since 2002. Because of the problem with Zounds I did not purchase Fruit Menu this month. Even if they are still in operation, I will not make any more purchases from them. I just erased their URL form my Bookmarks. So that is the end of Unsanity for me even if they are still in business - which I doubt.

I have to assume that Unsanity is out of business. I have received no response to my e-mails sent to both sales and support at Unsanity, nor, have I had any return calls form Unsanity's Arizona telephone number. Does anyone have any information as to whether they are still an existing Software company

Jigca

Their server must be down again. I bought Xsounds last month with no problems.. These cats seem to work in waves.

Jlgca,

Keep in mind that this is not a major corporation - this is a few people who do this for fun / extra cash in their spare time - after their full-time jobs, families, lives, etc. Contacting "sales" and contacting "support" is very often the same person in these situations. And, for every support or sales call/e-mail these guys need to handle, they have that much less time for programming.

John S
Interesting. I will have to give them more time.

I heard Rosyna had an unexpected baby, that's why it's all gone quiet again

Oh yeah, and Slavlov's eyes fell out

I had to reinstall Snow Leopard from the DVD, and it broke Windowshade. Nothing I do in the preferences seems to fix it.

Update: Windowshade works now. I upgraded from 10.6.1 to 10.6.3. It appears earlier versions of Snow Leopard may be compatible with Windowshade.

I meant incompatible.

Who cares if this is a major corporation or not, if you are selling something then you need to be able to back it up and support it and provide customer support. Granted they can't respond to every unsatisfied customer but at least update the website or twitter to let people know what's going on, how hard is that, thought the purpose of them using twitter was to make it easier to keep there customers informed, and we see how that's worked out. I really hope this company failed and closes its doors with the way it's treated its customers. With the way the economy is already and they treat paying customers like this they deserve to fail. I wouldn't use another piece of software from them if it was free. Also you can use xounds for free, install the 3.01b1 and as long as you don't try to update it, it will work, I have paid for it once and I'm not going to pay again!

If you've been using the Mac OS system before OS X, you yearn for the the functionality these programs bring back to the Mac OS. Otherwise you may not miss what these programs do. If the latter is the case, I *strongly* suggest you not bother with these programs. Why? Because as a company, Unsanity has not demonstrated itself to act in a professional manner. Tom above is correct. I mean, if you are not going to answer your emails, or requests for help, then say so. Say that you purchase the product as is, with no support, and no refunds, and remove any information about communicating with the company. Otherwise, if you say to email with concerns and you don't even acknowledge those emails, your behavior is rude and unprofessional. And rudeness and unprofessionalism should *never* be rewarded. If your a bunch of guys doing this out of your garage, SAY SO so we understand what we're getting into with our purchases. And don't blame Apple for your problems. It's *their* operating system, you know, not yours. It's their right to say to you, we don't want you screwing around with it.

I'm having a mild, but annoying issue with XSounds on my MacBook Pro (have to unplug and replug in the ethernet cord to get my network hooked up after sleep and restarts) and I could live with it if at least I heard that my problem has been registered and will be added to the bug list. But NOTHING from ANYBODY. And for that you win the shame award.

Now, lessee. Your last blog posting was in mid-February, promising a release of final versions in "hopefully two to three weeks." Today is June 11, not a peep from you guys in all this time.I know you want to devote all your time to programming...or frisbee golf, or whatever...but your lack of concern for your customer base is stunning. Is Unsanity still a going concern? I think all of us former customers have reason to harbor suspicions that you have closed up shop.

Why are you guys bothering to get a response from Unsanity? They're not viable any more, APE causes major problesm in 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 and there are better alternatives to these low-level hacks (which also cause problems). Please, don't send them more money, and certainly, don't expect new product to be made available predictably. Continuing to do so reflects wishful thinking at its worst.

I'm waiting UPDATE Snow Leopard for a long time.
Please please give priority to development of SILK!!(snow leopard ver)

I think they're out!

I just upgraded to 10.6.4 and Unsanity's haxies still work. No problems just like in the past. As always with any update backup and proceed with caution.

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Where did you "hear" that Rosyna had an "unexpected baby"? Rosyna is 1.) transsexual/gay (by his own very public pronouncements) and 2.) how shall I put it kindly -- not a very attractive man. I SEVERELY doubt he had an "unexpected baby."

Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? Rosyna is a *woman* who looks like an ugly man, I forgive your confusion.

FYI, the 5.0.3 Windowshade Update breaks windowshade. It no longer works in Adobe CS5, BBEdit or FireFox among others. It does still work in the Finder. I am using OS 10.6.4 and WS 5.0.3 with App Enhancer 2.6. I did restart after the upgrade and still does not work properly.

I may have to downgrade to WS 5.0.2

WAS 503 not working in FF 366 for me too.

WS 504 still not working in FF 366 or Chromium.

How's the FM beta coping with 10.6.4?

WSX 5.0.4 does not work with Acrobat 9

WS 5.0.4 DOES work for me in FF366. Also Adobe CS5 and BBEdit work with 504, so I'm back in business. I held off on the 504 update on my home computer per kg's post, but it works on my office comp, so tonight I will upgrade from 502 to 504 at home.

PASS ON To SLAVA — DO NOT POST

I've tried several time to access the beta link - I want to beta test fruit menus; but all I get is 'this person has a protected link message.' I have written extensively for macCompanion, now going out of business, and am for now writing for the MHBlog until we get an other eZine started.

RSVP about getting access to twitter.

H

PS:
I neither Twitter or Facebook.

Well - seems Fruit Menu has been beta for ages. The only thing I know that stayed in beta this long was MacTheRipper 4.0. That was worth the wait and I hope FM will be also.

I am running an old G5 with 8 GB RAM, 10.5.8

FruitMenu 3.8

When I select 'System Preferences' in the FruitMenu drop down it waits, then the Spinning Beachball, then the front application quits.

Reproducible every time.

Latest version of Fruit Menu (3.8) rocks on Snow Leopard!

Thanks Slava. :)