September 11, 2000
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I am trying desperately to find some redeeming functional value in Meeper, a Mac control panel that adds visual effects and user-selectable sound cues to system alerts. I’m not having much luck. Apparently the developers could barely scrape up a valid selling point themselves, as the product description states:
“It’s cool, it’s fun, it’s eye candy for your Mac. In addition to the fun-factor, it’s useful in a high-noise environment or in any situation where simple audio alerts might not be noticed.
That’s a stretch. If all Mac applications used the Notification Manager the way that it was intended, the perceived need for visual cues via twirl filters in dialog boxes would promptly go away. In addition to Meeper’s blatant lack of usefulness, CESoftware has the gall to expect people to actually pay $19.95 for it. This is the kind of interface topping that might hold your interest for about ten minutes… until the novelty wears off. And that’s if it was free. I can’t imagine actually paying for the privilege.
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