Comments on: Language Aid

By: E.W.

E.W. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:21:15 +0000

Just to clarify, once the 5 minute trial is over, the user can go back into System Prefs to re-enableâ€¦ for another 5 minutesâ€¦

By: DW

DW — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:38:31 +0000

I have bought translation software, and I just didn’t bother even trying this one. A five minute demo is just unusable.

I don’t mind software tied to one machine, I’d rather not have it that way, but I understand that kind of licensing at this price. All of my 1k+ software titles and plug in’s use that kind of licensing.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:21 +0000

Yes, I totally agree. This kind of activation mechanism is simply not friendly at all. And about the 5min demo time restriction?

Come on. aorensoft.

It’s like you’re treating your potential customers as suspects. No deal.!!!

By: ozron

ozron — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:00:16 +0000

I agree with the other posters. If it weren’t for the archaic licensing scheme, I would have bought this as well.

By: Ove

Ove — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Initially I really need applications like this one. However, just 5 minutes demo triggered me off. I also agree with Jerry. I have now uninstalled this one, and deleted all pref-files from my Mac. Good riddance!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:52 +0000

Like many people, I have a laptop for trips but primarily use a different computer at home. I want to use my software on whichever computer I am currently using. This license and its activation scheme is extremely unfriendly and I will not support it. If you want to be like Microsoft, go work for Microsoft. We’re Mac people here.

By: E.W.

E.W. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:18:36 +0000

Okay, reinstalled to give it another try. It actually is very easy and convenient to use; mouse-hovering over text and hitting the desired hotkey sure does beat out copy/pasting into translation services or widgets or using a Quicksilver action. (By the way, the mouse-hover will scan the whole phrase or paragraph, not just a single word.) If you use services like Twitter and follow people from all over the world, then this is quite a handy timesaver. Unless someone else can lead me to a $10 alternative, I might end up buying this.
But to the developers: You still need a friendlier system than a 5 minute trial; the windows that initially popped up via key triggers were initially transparent and unreadable. By the time proper windows came up, the trial was again almost over. :)

By: E.W.

E.W. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:48:41 +0000

I was anxious to try this out. Downloaded and installed the demo, but was dismayed to learn that the unregistered demo only allows for a 5 minute trial. By the time I installed the plugins and set my hotkey, time was up and Language Aid was diasabled. :’(
I’m not sure of the developers’ reasoning behind the 5 minute trial, but this is not a way to make a good impression with potential customersâ€¦