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Updates For Easyfind, ServicePack; New PDF2RTFService Released
burnItAgainSam 2.0.1 Adds Or Updates Files On A Already Burned CD-R [OS X 10.3 up]
iScroll2 0.24 Two Finger Scrolling For Pre-2005 PowerBooks & iBooks [OS X 10.3 up]
Wolfram Notebook Indexer Spotlight plugin for OS X 10.4 Tiger
Cocktail 3.6.1 (Tiger Edition) System Utility
Printer Setup Repair (Tiger Edition) 5.0 Repairs Printer Setup Problems
SleepLess 1.7.1 Prevents Sleep Without Changing System Settings [OS 10.2 up]
Avenir 2.2.5 Writer's Workshop [OS X 10.3 up]
SafariStand 2.0b2 Enhancements For Safari [OS X 10.4 up]
ViewIt 2.8.4 Image Viewer, Slide Show, Image Organizer [OS 10.2 up]
Inventive Announces iClip is "Tiger Ready", Introduces Free iClip lite Dashboard Widget [OS 10.2 up]
KMremoteControl Lets You Use One System's Keyboard/Mouse To Operate All The Pcs And Macs On Your Desk [OS 10.2 up]
HideItControl Automatically Hides Specified Applications When Not In The Foreground [OS 10.2 up]
ClipCommControl Extends Copy/Paste Across Networked Macs [OS 10.2 up]
Updates For Easyfind, ServicePack; New PDF2RTFService Released
DEVONtechnologies LLC has released updates for its freeware file find application EasyFind, the Mac OS X services HotService and WordService and launches a brand-new filter service, PDF2RTFService.
EasyFind 3.4.1 displays the results with striped background for better readability and fixes some bugs, and WordService 2.6 adds support for styled text as well as new and revised commands for stripping attachments and links from rich text and for reformatting oddly formatted text. This makes working with WordService in rich-text-aware applications such as TextEdit, Pages or Mail even more comfortable.
Besides activating keyboard shortcuts in Cocoa applications without having to open the Services sub-menu at least once, HotService 2.0 now also makes the Services menu accessible through a new top level menu next to the Window menu. With HotService 2.0, services are now just one click away and not longer buried in the depth of applications’ main menus.
Finally, the brand-new PDF2RTFService 1.0 allows all Cocoa applications that can read RTF files to open PDF, PostScript and EPS files as styled and paginated rich text documents. PDF2RTFService requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger as it makes heavy use of new functionalities in Quartz.
EasyFind 3.4.1 and HotService run on Mac OS X 10.2 or later, WordService needs at least Mac OS X 10.3 and PDF2RTFService requires on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. All four applications/servies are immediately available for downloading from http://www.devon-technologies.com and are free for non-commercial use.
For more information, visit:
http://www.devon-technologies.com
burnItAgainSam 2.0.1 Adds Or Updates Files On A Already Burned CD-R [OS X 10.3 up]
BurnItAgainSam lets you add files to your CDR multiple times easily. Instead of showing a CDR icon for each session, the CDR burnt using BurnItAgainSam shows all the files ever burnt together, as if you had burnt them at once. The format of the CDR is also windows compatible. Plus: BurnItAgainSam lets you change the name of your CDR at each burn.
BurnItAgainSam performs real incremental updating if you burn a Folder twice, automatically checking what files have been added or changed and only using space for these. If you want, you can decide to start over at any time and hide the contents of previous sessions at the next burn.
BurnItAgainSam makes burning "linked" multisession CDRs really easy. You can add as little data as your want to your CDR at each burn without creating a confusing CDROM that mounts multiple icons when inserted. You will not waste space because this allows you to continue adding data until the CDR is completely full. Equally named files will be overwritten and the CDR will only show their most recent version. With V2.0 it even check what files have changed and reburns only the new ones. Backing up your data to a CDR has never been easier.
Furthermore, the resulting CDR is windows compatible.
More technically spoken, BurnItAgainSam is a tool that burns folders or files as a ISO 9660 joliet rock ridge multisession CDR, that links to previous sessions if they are available, and performs incremental updating during data preparation.
To avoid confusion i might add that you can add files only to CDRs that have not been "closed". (Either you have used BurnItAgainSam from the start or any other program that supports leaving the CDRs appendable.) CDRs that have been burnt using the Finder have been "closed" and therefore can not be appended.
• use your CDR until it is full
• update files&folders incrementally
• find all files in one CDR icon
• rename your CDR each burn
• supports CDR and CDRW
• windows compatible format
• supports resource forks
• ready for Tiger
NEW IN V2.0
• automatic incremental update
• option to hide previous sessions
• improved user interface
current version: v2.0.1
new: fixed a bug that caused burn errors on certain G5 systems
System Requirements
The current release of BurnItAgainSam (v2.0) requires MacOSX 10.3 or higher and an Apple supported CDRW drive.
BurnItAgainSam also supports MacOSX 10.4.
burnItAgainSam is $25.00 shareware. BurnItAgainSam can be tested for 20 trial burns.
People who purchased a license for older versions may upgrade for $15.
For more information, visit:
http://toolsonten.com/en/03TOOLS
iScroll2 0.24 Two Finger Scrolling For Pre-2005 PowerBooks & iBooks [OS X 10.3 up]
iScroll2 is a modified trackpad driver that adds two-finger scrolling capabilities to supported pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks on OS X 10.3. Supported models include aluminum PowerBooks introduced from 2003 to 2004 as well as all G4 iBooks.
Please note that this is not just the driver for the 2005 models hacked to run older models - the new models use a completely different trackpad and driver. iScroll2 is based on Apple's AppleADBMouse-209.0.10 driver for the trackpads found on older models, which is available as part of the publicly released Darwin source code (and covered by the APSL). The code added for supporting two-finger scrolling was written from scratch.
The installer will tell you whether your machine is supported or not. Alternatively, you can use a little script. Just unpack and double-click in Finder.
Please note that both the driver and this check may not work if you have another alternative trackpad driver (such as SideTrack or FingaMIDI) installed.
As of version 0.20, iScroll2 includes preliminary Tiger support.
As should be obvious from the version numbers, iScroll2 is still in its early stages of development. While I do my best to avoid them, pre-1.0 releases are likely to contain bugs, and may also contain experimental functionality. If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to provide feedback. Please include a description of the problem you're encountering, how to reproduce it, the relevant version numbers (iScroll2, OS X), the PowerBook or iBook model you're using and anything else that might be related to the issue you're reporting.
Warning: iScroll2 has not yet been thoroughly tested on Tiger.
New in this version:
• made iScroll2Daemon load settings for current user at startup
• made StartupItem load later in the boot process
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
For more information, visit:
http://www-users.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de/~razzfazz/
Wolfram Notebook Indexer Spotlight plugin for OS X 10.4 Tiger
Wolfram Research has released Wolfram Notebook Indexer as part of an ongoing effort in search and conversion tools for Mathematica notebooks. Wolfram Notebook Indexer is a Mac OS X Spotlight plug-in that supports text and metadata searches of all Wolfram notebooks (.nb) on the local hard drive, including those that are part of Mathematica's online help system. Wolfram Notebook Indexer does not use or need Mathematica; it instead leverages the open, structured syntax of notebook files to convert them to text easily indexed by the Spotlight searching engine.
Spotlight is only available in Mac OS X 10.4 (also known as Mac OS X Tiger)
When the final version of Wolfram Notebook Indexer becomes available, Wolfram Research will open-source the application, making the notebook parsing code available to external developers who want to write their own searching and conversion tools for Mathematica notebooks.
For more information, visit:
http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/Utilities/5614
Cocktail 3.6.1 (Tiger Edition) System Utility
Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X. The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface and toolset. It is a smooth and powerful utility that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions.
- Disks
Enable or disable journaling.
Repair disk permissions.
Set disk spindown time.
System
Prebind and re-prebind entire system or selected folder.
Run cron scripts.
Change startup mode and language.
Modify sleep settings.
Force empty trash.
Rebuild Launch Services database.
Update whatis and locate databases.
Files
Delete locked or inaccessible items.
Delete invisible DS Store files.
Clean system, user and Internet caches.
View, rotate, print and save logs.
Create symbolic links.
Recreate Mac OS 9 Desktop alias.
Lock or unlock files and folders.
Network
Change speed, duplex and MTU.
Optimize network settings for eight most common types of connections or apply the custom optimization.
Configure the Mac OS X file server.
Interface
Customize look and features of Finder, Dock and login window.
Modify hidden settings of Exposé, Mail, Safari and other applications.
Pilot
Easily optimize your system.
Schedule maintenance tasks.
For more information, visit:
http://www.macosxcocktail.com/
Printer Setup Repair (Tiger Edition) 5.0 Repairs Printer Setup Problems
Printer Setup Repair is designed to rectify situations where the Printer Setup Utility will not open, printers cannot be added, CUPS fails to operate, and numerous other errors. Although Printer Setup Repair cannot fix every printing problem, it is capable of resolving most of the common ones. Printer Setup Repair can also be used to delete unwanted printer drivers, remove a build up of spool files, and recreate the /tmp symbolic link.
Printer Setup Repair 4.x allows the user to do the following:
• Verify the root user
• Verify and recreate the lp user
• Verify and recreate the lp group
• Verify and repair the Printer Setup Utility file permissions
• Verify and repair the /System/Library directory permissions
• Verify and repair the CUPS directories
• Verify and repair the /Library directory permissions
• Verify and repair the home user Library directories
• Reset the Printer Setup Utility
• Delete CUPS spool files
• Verify and repair the /private/tmp directory
• Stop, start, or restart the cupsd process
• View and modify the hostconfig file
• Replace the cupsd.conf file
• Delete hidden temporary files
• Delete all Printer Setup Utility preferences
• Calculate the directory size of the pre-installed drivers
• Delete the pre-installed drivers
• Repair OS 9 permissions
• Delete PrintMonitor spool files
• Delete OS 9 printing preferences
• Install OS 9 and OS X PPD files
• Delete OS 9 and OS X PPD files
• View the CUPS access_log file
• View the CUPS error_log file
• View the CUPS page_log file
In addition, Printer Setup Repair 5.x allows the user to:
• Repair the root user
• Backup and restore the printing system
New in this version:
• Updated for full Tiger compatibility.
• Added the option to repair the root user if problems are found.
• Added the option to perform a backup of the printing system and restore the files if necessary.
• Added the option to change the CUPS entry in the hostconfig file to either YES, NO, or AUTOMATIC.
• Added a startup check that will examine and advise on the state of the cupsd.conf file.
• Added the option to disable the automatic activity log feature.
• Added the option to delete the com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs.plist file to the preference file deletion option.
• Added additional settings to the preferences panel.
• Removed the "Padlock" which was used to unlock Printer Setup Repair. Authentication is now required during launch.
• Any administrator user name and password combination can be used for authentication.
• Printer Setup Repair can now be used in a non-administrator user account provided that an administrator user enters their name and password.
• Fixed a bug that may have prevented the lp group from being repaired if problems were found.
• Fixed a bug that generated an error before replacing the symbolic links after multiple problems were found during the file permissions verification and repair process.
• Fixed a cosmetic bug that left the trial version information in the window title after registration information was entered successfully.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Printer Setup Repair (Tiger Edition) is $25.00 shareware / $5.00 upgrade
For more information, visit:
http://www.fixamacsoftware.com/software/psr/
SleepLess 1.7.1 Prevents Sleep Without Changing System Settings [OS 10.2 up]
This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settings.
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ATTENTION! Using your Mac with closed lid can lead to serious system heat problems!
Main features of SleepLess
  - can disable sleep with lid closed
  - one click activation / deactivation
  - system-wide utility window (floating above documents windows)
  - menu icon with commands menu
  - dock tile commands menu
  - no processor time waste
New in this version:
Fixed: - situation where version 1.7 disabled sleep function at all (if unchecked "Allow sleep lid with lid closed")
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
SleepLess is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.alxsoft.com/mac/sleepless.html
Avenir 2.2.5 Writer's Workshop [OS X 10.3 up]
Most writing programs allow you to keep a single set of notes for each document. But with Avenir you can annotate any section of text in addition to keeping document-specific notes.
Avenir's unique dynamic outline allows you to display outlines for specific characters, time periods, statuses and chapters. Combine filters to display exactly the information you want. And you can search across the whole thing or any subset of your information!
Take control of your characters! Keep notes on what they look like, their likes and dislikes, and how they relate to one another. Add characters to scenes to create dynamic, character-specific outlines.
Assign your own status to any item in your outline Characters, scenes, tasks, even whole chapters can be marked with informative status indicators (First Draft, Needs Work, What was I thinking?, etc.) so you never have to wonder what's left to be done.
Tabs
Customize or create your own categories in your outline to fit the way you work.
Status
Track the status of any item in your outline.
Outline
All outline items track name, notes and status. Depending on the item type you decide to create, they can store more information as well.
Annotating Editor
Avenir's powerful editor supports formatted text and allows you to annotate any section of your draft, work in full screen mode, and create bookmarks. Try that with a conventional word processor!
Dynamic Outline
Avenir's unique dynamic outline allows you to filter and search your outline to quickly find the information you need. The more notes you keep, the more powerful it is.
Export your manuscript in RTF or Microsoft Word format. Because your editor may not have figured out the future is Avenir.
Avenir knows what editors want. Editors can be ornery, but Avenir knows what they like. From the typeface, margins and line-spacing to the page-numbering style, it will format your manuscript the way editors like it. It's all configurable, of course, but you can start with your manuscript in publishable style.
New in this version:
This release sports a separate icon for documents, integrated submissions tracking, minor UI enhacements, the ability to color-code items by their status, and usability improvements to fullscreen editing.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
Avenir is $19.99 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://returnself.com/
SafariStand 2.0b2 Enhancements For Safari [OS X 10.4 up]
features :
- 'Stand Bar' (Bookmark, History, Side Bar compatible, Simple RSS Reader)
- 'Quick Search'
- 'Bookmarks Finder'
- 'Action Menu'
- 'Arrange Tabs'
- 'Site Alteration'
- intelligent Plug-in blocking
- original bookmark property (color label, category, comment, rate)
- syntax coloring in viewed source
- open "_blank" Link in New Tab
- ...and many more
New in this version:
bug fix
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4
SafariStand is freeware.
For more information, visit:
http://hetima.com/safari/stand-e.html
ViewIt 2.8.4 Image Viewer, Slide Show, Image Organizer [OS 10.2 up]
ViewIt is shareware, OS X native, fast and easy to use image viewer that supports most popular image formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PSD , RAW, DNG and more.
Important ViewIt features include: unique, intuitive interface, full screen mode, quick image sorting, printing, digital cameras and EXIF tags.
Currently includes plugins: convert file format, create web pages, Finder previews, lose less JPEG transformations, shell scripts support, rename sequentially, create contact sheets.
Major features include:
Photo albums
save your image library on a CD Speed
drop 5000 images and stay in control Plug-in architecture
see many more features coming
Image-set delimiting
automaticaly distinguish sets of images Easy interface
OS X Quartz, enjoy it Full screen mode
your screen will be used efficiently
Digital cameras
import images from your camera Image sorting
disorder could be gone in seconds Image printing
handy options
New in this version:
• ICC Profiles
• bug fixed: GIF animation caused slower image browsing
• bug fixed: very narrow images caused crash
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
ViewIt is $19.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.hexcat.com/viewit/index.html
Inventive Announces iClip is "Tiger Ready", Introduces Free iClip lite Dashboard Widget [OS 10.2 up]
Inventive, Inc. ( http://inventive.us ) announces the "Tiger Ready" release of iClip 3.5.4. iClip is Inventive's award winning productivity software for Mac OS X that enables users to quickly store, organize, and access snippets of information without having to save them as entire documents. iClip also has the distinction of being named MacAddict Magazine's "Shareware Pick of the Month" for May.
Inventive also introduces iClip lite, a free Dashboard Widget that will soon be available for Tiger. A sneak-preview of iClip lite can be seen at http://inventive.us/iCliplite/
"I'm extremely excited about the upcoming iClip lite Dashboard Widget. We've taken a stunning design by the highly talented Mac theme artist, Pe8er, and combined it with iClip's 'simply useful' UI for a truly amazing widget. iClip lite will feature many visual surprises and is sure to be a delight for widget lovers to use. I'm also very excited about the future direction of iClip, especially as we integrate many Tiger technologies into it in the coming months," said John Casasanta, President of Inventive.
iClip is a multiple clipboard/scrapbook application designed to improve user efficiency and productivity for various computing tasks. iClip enables users to store and retrieve various clippings, such as text, pictures, URLs, file aliases, movies, etc. in it's multiple bins. Clippings can be arranged into groups to keep users organized. iClip helps eliminate redundant typing, especially in tasks like filling out online forms. It's widely used to assist general purpose tasks such as word processing, web browsing, and research, while webmasters, graphic designers, and programmers also find iClip to be useful in their more specialized tasks.
iClip 3.5.4 is available now for Mac OS X 10.2 or later as a "try-before-you-buy" download at http://inventive.us/iClip/ or on CD at select retailers. It can be purchased for $19.95 USD for the trial version or $29.95 USD for the CD version. The version 3.5.4 upgrade is free to registered users of any previous version. iClip lite will be available soon and will be free.
Realmac Software Release RapidWeaver 3.1.1
Realmac Software has announced the release of RapidWeaver 3.1.1 for Mac OS X. This update builds on the phenomenal success of the previous version by adding improving stability for FTP & .Mac publishing as well as better cross platform browser compatibility.
RapidWeaver 3.1's site creation process has been re-designed and streamlined to make sure it complies with today’s web standards. Every site produced with RapidWeaver is based on XHTML and CSS, and we have made sure that each site validates with:
http://validator.w3.org/
“We believe RapidWeaver will change and influence the way websites are created in the future. We don't know of any other application that can produce such stunning compliant sites as quickly and easily!” said Daniel Counsell, Realmac Software’s Director.
RapidWeaver comes with a host of page styles special designed for people to share their thoughts, photos, movies and files. Page Styles include Blogging, Contact Form, File Sharing, Movie Album, Photo Album, Styled Page and many more. Users have the freedom to create virtually anything.
RapidWeaver has everything a user needs to get their website online in a matter of minutes. Users can even publish their site to .Mac or an FTP server directly from within RapidWeaver.
RapidWeaver 3.1.1 is available worldwide today and can be purchased for $34.95 (US) from:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com
A free trial copy of RapidWeaver can can be download from:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com
KMremoteControl Lets You Use One System's Keyboard/Mouse To Operate All The Pcs And Macs On Your Desk [OS 10.2 up]
Derman Enterprises announces an update to KMremoteControl, the popular cross-platform program that lets you use one system's keyboard/mouse to operate all the PCs and Macs on your desk:
- use your favorite keyboard/mouse for all your work
- recover your desk space ... hide the extra keyboards, mice and mouse pads
- control all your PCs and Macs via your favorite Mac or PC
- avoid buying that KVM switch ... add a cheap monitor, instead
- great for laptop users
- use with ClipCommControl to synchronize Clipboards (Mac only)
Version 1.50 (Mac) adds the following:
- various changes required by OS X 10.4/Tiger
- screen-edge activation (Mac-to-Mac-and-back and Mac-to-PC)
- secure communications support via SSL (Mac-to-Mac)
- controllable systems locator (on Mac via zero configuration/Bonjour/Rendezvous)
- some user interface and performance improvements
KMremoteControl requires Mac OS X 10.2 or newer or Windows 2000/XP. A trial version can be downloaded via:
http://www.derman.com/
KMremoteControl can be licensed for $24.95 USD for a 2-license Starter Pak. Upgrades and single licenses are also available.
Derman Enterprises Incorporated
http://www.derman.com/
HideItControl Automatically Hides Specified Applications When Not In The Foreground [OS 10.2 up]
Derman Enterprises announces a free update to HideItControl, the program that automatically hides applications you specify when those applications are not in the foreground. You control:
- specifying which applications will be hidden by HideItControl
- shading the desktop to make application windows more prominent
- starting and stopping and whether HideItControl starts at login
- defining a hotkey and a switching-click modifier to temporarily disable HideItControl
Version 1.20 adds:
- various changes required by OS X 10.4/Tiger
- single-application mode and desktop darkening option
HideItControl requires Mac OS X 10.2 or newer. A trial version can be downloaded via http://www.derman.com/ and HideItControl can be licensed for $9.95 USD.
Derman Enterprises Incorporated
http://www.derman.com/
ClipCommControl Extends Copy/Paste Across Networked Macs [OS 10.2 up]
Derman Enterprises announces a free update to ClipCommControl, the program that lets you extend Copy/Paste across your networked Macs:
- provides Clipboard Sharing between systems
- saves time when working with multiple systems
- especially useful for laptop users
- works with KMremoteControl to automatically synchronize Clipboards
Version 1.20 adds the following:
- various changes required by OS X 10.4/Tiger
- support to Send/Fetch a clipboard via user-defined hotkeys
ClipCommControl requires Mac OS X 10.2 or newer. A trial version can be downloaded via;
http://www.derman.com/
ClipCommControl can be licensed for $9.95 USD for a 2-license Starter Pak.
Derman Enterprises Incorporated
http://www.derman.com/
Charles W. Moore
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