Some unsolicited reactions and comments from our users and customers:

Hello people.

I am a blind user using my computer with speech access technology. I own a Creative nomad jukebox for some time now and I have been looking for a good alternative to playcenter that comes with it. In fact, many people in the blind community who have nomads are doing the same. Playcenter is very bad in terms of accessibility. No standard menus, no standard windows controls etc.

I have used almost any application available for the nomad and I have actually found some that were doing the job but I had always some minor problems.

Until I came across notmad explorer. I would like to congratulate you for an excelent piece of software that does the job 100%. The interface is accessible since it is using standard conventions. I currently use the free edition but I will buy the program as soon as I can. I will also post information to several blindness related mailing lists that I belong, so other blind people know about it.

You have solved a major problem for blind nomad users. -- Nektarios Mallas

"Well Red, in strictest confidence ... I still can't get PlayCenter2 to load properly on my Win 2000 computer, so Creative Tech Support recommended your product." -- Anonymous

[Before I found Notmad], I was about to kill someone at Creative.-- J. Hafif

"I have never seen anyone in either the private or corporate realm who approaches the intensity Red & Crew do when it comes to improving their product. In a world of flowers, wine, and song companies like Creative would indulge in this sort (and tone) of interaction with its customers...Ah Utopia...." -- William B.

"Thanks! I don't think I've ever had such a response from any company before. I really appreciate it." -- Rick T.

"WOW you're even faster then the speed of light ;)" -- Joris

"I ... use this non-stop and recommend it to all I know. Excellent customer management. You have/are doing a great job with this product. Worth every penny and then some." -- John Maver

"I am very impressed with your level of service." -- David Benet

"I'm your biggest fan right now! It has been a long time since I've purchased shareware-type software that really impressed me. Your personal style of customer service is particularly refreshing." -- John Russell

"Your customer service is stupendous ... I gave up tonight on PlayCenter2 so was waiting to get Notmad loaded. Loading with PlayCenter2 intially was a mess, and using it as an mp3 editor, etc was a nightmare. Your program is the only one worth a nickel." -- Raymond Roberts

"You should know that this purchase was based not only on an excellent product (I've been playing with the free version), but also on the great "customer support"! Some (in fact most) of the big software companies could learn a lot from you!!! Keep up the good work!" -- Crispian Thorne

"Great tech support - thanks." -- David Walker

"Thanx for all your time... i believe thats about the best support response i've had from software in a long time!!! " -- Al Hatch

"Your software should really replace the software that the nomad comes with... I really like the explorer interface." -- Alfred Aboulsaad

"Well, I have been absolutely delighted with Red Chair's package. After struggling for so long with Creative's P.O.S. software ... Notmad Explorer is a breath of fresh air." -- Jake Ames

"This is the slickest, most elegant, way to manage my jukebox. Thanks a lot!!! ... Thanks again for a great, elegant piece of software. Also, I sure am impressed with the way new versions are coming out solidifying this product. Keep it up!!" -- John Godfrey

"Yeah, it is damn nice to have Notmad now. It actually makes the Nomad usable. I was beginning to hate it because of the crappy Playcenter. Even when the JBDirect apps came out, they did not provide an all-in-one solution." -- Joey Koppes

"Everything I wanted without the Creative Playcenter bloat." -- Charles

"I've been following Notmad's development and the latest release was so good I decided to buy it. I think Notmad is a great program, a lot easier to use than all of the others, including PlayCentre." -- Simon Harvey

"I just bought the Jukebox Version. Can't wait to do away with Plaguecenter." -- Chris K.

"It was a hell of an adventure. I spent an hour looking for something like your product. I knew someone would have the brains to beat the hell out of that crappy PlayCenter software." -- Anonymous User

"Notmad Explorer is really nice and I am very happy not to need the PlayCenter any more....The synchronization feature is really nice. I was surprised that even songs referred within playing lists are transferred to the JukeBox." -- Anonymous User

"I have been using your Notmad Explorer 2.7.2 Trial Edition with good success and enjoy it greatly. I particularly like its simplicity using the Explorer-like windowed-tree; its ability to play from the device; and transfer speed. Some of these features are poorly designed in PlayCenter." -- Ivan Nevares

"Thanks for a great program. I've often lamented the crappy quality of Creative's software interfaces for their good hardware. It's unbelievable, really." -- Anonymous User

"I was going to CNET's www.download.com 's mp3/audio section. While looking at the software list, Notmad caught my eye and I immediately downloaded it (I really dislike Creative's Playcenter software. Ugly, hard to use and buggy)." -- Chris

"The idea of not having to use Creative's ever-ungainly software was very desireable! And when I saw that your software interfaced directly with Windows Explorer I was immediately hooked :) I'm using it as I type this and am most impressed." -- Paul Robinson

"I did some searching with Google.com to see if I could find something that worked with my Nomad. I downloaded some software from Creative and I was not pleased with the interface and the way it wanted to do things. Thank you for the product." -- John Bogard

"I am happy with your Notmad. Really. It's great, a lot better than Playcenter. Thank you!!!" -- Fernando Berndt

"Today I bought your wonderful software for the Creative Jukebox. I heard (read) about notmad in the Creative Forum about the Creative Jukebox. Some people were very enthousiastic about it, so I decided to give it a try. I Downloaded it this morning and after trying it for an hour or so, I new I wanted the full version. It's a great program, and certainly easier to use than PlayCenter." -- Arie Liebregts

"I went to your site and saw this is what I have been looking for for a long time! I bought it before I even tried it just because of the screen shots and stuff. I just tried it and LOVE IT. Thanks again!!!!" -- Shannon

"Great product, BTW. Love the clean integration and interface. Saw this yesterday and tried the trial. Sold!" -- Tony Mason

"I tried it and it worked great, and I decided to buy the software for once." -- Dan Sheline

"I normally have a problem paying for software, but I don't have a problem paying for continued customer support. Please keep the updates coming!" -- Craig Webster

"I downloaded the trial and decided that I wanted the full version because it is one of the best Jukebox/DAP progs I have used." -- Anthony Thomas

"The Notmad SQL functionality kicks ass." -- Joe from Maine

"First off let me tell you how excited I am about this software. I just got around to checking it out and love it." -- Ryan Clayton

"Yes, I registered Notmad as his Valentine's Day Gift, cause he was so stoked when I showed him the proggie." -- Marie

"Houston, we have lift-off. Thank you for writing what I believe is the best program going for the Nomad Jukebox. Take Care and have a beer on me." -- Ed Essad

"Milles merci pour ce superbe soft!!" -- Djamel Chaalal

"Quite impressive." -- Michael Davis

"You've done such a great job. The SQL query access idea is inspired. Notmad just keeps getting better. Keep up the good work!" -- Jared Faulkner

"Your URL and a favorable review has been passed along to my local Creative Labs rep." -- Mike Pattison