Ten for X Utilities Volume 2

Rating:
Summary: Good and bad
Review: The bundle contains some good programs, and some bad/useless ones. Overall, Vol. 1 has more useful programs, and Vol. 2 seems to be filled with programs that I won't use. In summary:
Carbon Copy Cloner™ is great. It is $5 donationware, although it is fully functional even if one does not register. So it is a great program, but you are not getting a $20-$30 program here.
MacReporter™ is great. There are some freeware alternatives that do similar things (i.e., NetNewsWire Lite).
DragStrip® is a program I've had since OS 9, and NEVER use. I got a free upgrade and also have it for OS X, and I NEVER use it. On the other hand, I have Drag Thing and always pay for their upgrades. MUCH better than this poor imitation.
Path Finder™ is great, and it is one of the reasons why I decided to purchase the software. It can be a bit slow at times o my G4/400, and integration, even with Drag Thing, is not 100% flawless. For example, choosing the Path Finder desktop does not allow one to use the Drag Thing Trash Can that works fine in the regular Finder.
iCan™ is ok. I couldn't get my custom Trash icons to work, even after following instructions step by step. Drag Thing provides the ability to use custom Trash icons easily, although iCan has more custom features.
Quick Voice™ SE is a program I'll probably never use, so no comment.
iClock™ SE is great, but I already had it. Very nice clock replacement and much more.
Spamfire™ is tricky. I used to like it when I first tried it a long time ago, but after using POP Monitor and Spam Sieve, and having done many filters myself, I don't like it that much anymore. I was hoping the "Revenge" menu would be useful, but so far it has NOT worked on any of the Spam I receive (which is almost zero if I use POP Monitor). There's an option to report SPAM directly to the software developer, but ONLY for certain cases of SPAM. I was able to send a report once, and it's pretty much the same SPAM email I receive everyday. I don't know if my report helps at all, though. Also, if I use Spamfire and then try to use my email program and report te SPAM to Spam Cop, it appears as if I am the spammer. I didn't like Spamfire, but people with no other SPAM protection and no custom filters may find it useful.
iPulse™ is good. It doesn't really enable me to be more productive, but does provide some useful information about my system.
Labels X™ seems to overlap with Path Finder, which has a "Label" option. Panther also includes Labels as far as I know, so another piece of software that I won't use is included. Vol.1 had better Haxies included.
X Overload™ seems to be good. I haven't had the need to use it.
I decided to buy mainly because of Path Finder, and I also liked MacReporter, CCC, and iPulse. Four out of Ten ain't bad :)