Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by junkjunker on Oct. 29, 2014 · permalink

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Phillip, THANK YOU.

A lot of folks find it really easy to leave biting, harsh criticism when something doesn't personally work the way they want it to. Very few of them will ever come back to express any shred of gratitude when it does work. And virtually none of them understand the complexity and sheer work involved in developing and then supporting a free add-on who's very functionality is dictated by the whims of Google.

I'm just speculating, but I suspect that this add-on may have started as a 2:00 am solution to a personal need. Phillip had the knowledge and skills (that the rest of us don't), created an elegant solution that solved the problem, and graciously offered it to the community for free.

Maybe it was too good of a solution, for now that hundreds of thousands of us have come to rely on it "just working," when something goes awry (i.e. Google changes how everything works), Phillip gets a firestorm of comments and demands to "fix it". It's tough not to take some of that stuff personally, folks, so be thoughtful in your message. Don't berate and belittle the person you're trying to get something from.

This add-on has become so essential that we may forget how much we're using it. Kind of like when the electricity goes out at your house and you can't work on the computer. "I'll just watch a little television until it comes back. Oh, that's right... Guess I'll listen to the radio instead. Oh, wait. Fine, I'll just turn on the light and read a book. Crap."

So, Phillip, on behalf of the silent thousands, thanks for creating such a seamless little add-on, and thanks for working double overtime to make sure it still works.

For the rest of you, if you're still reading this review, show a little gratitude and please click the "Contribute" button above. This guy deserves it.