1360 Studios produces one of only two known transcript managers for Mac OS X, Transcript Manger Pro. The software incorporates all the right parts, but put together in a rather bizarre fashion that offends any regular Mac user. Further, the software carries a fairly hefty price tag of $199.  But, to their credit, that’s down from the former $625 and cheaper than the only other depo software, Clarity Legal’s Deposmart.

Open, No, Really, Please Open.

Transcript Manager Pro (“TMP”) wastes no time finding a way to offend users. Users cannot import transcripts through a simple drag and drop. Instead, users must use the Import>Open dialogue.  Worse still, the program refuses to use OS X’s Finder. Continue reading →