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Radical Breeze Releases Updates To DiscBlaze, RadicalSafe, DeskDoodle [OS 10.2.6 up]
PatchBurn 3.0b7 Enables Unsupported Drives In iTunes, Disc Burner [OS 10.2 up]
EarthBrowser 2.5.0 Dynamic Earth; Weather, Quakes, Volcanoes, Icebergs [OS X 10.1 up]
BookLightning 1.4 Creates And Prints Booklets From PDF files [OS 10.2 up]
Namely 1.5 Opens Apps By Typing Part Of Name [OS 10.2 up]
You Control 1.0b1: Desktops Custom Menu Utility Allows You To Create Multiple Virtual Desktops [OS X 10.3 up] [/url]
]iSwipe 1.7b4 Multi-Protocol Search And Download Tool [OS X]
Radical Breeze Releases Updates To DiscBlaze, RadicalSafe, DeskDoodle [OS 10.2.6 up]
Radical Breeze has released DiscBlaze 4.3, a free update to the CD/DVD burning software for MacOS X, bringing the ability to burn CDs in simulation mode, run without a burner connected, switch between Aqua and Metal interface and more. In addition, free updates to DeskDoodle (which allows drawing/typing on your screen) and RadicalSafe (for securely storing personal data) have been released which incorporate user's suggestions.
.Mac users can purchase DiscBlaze, and any other Radical Breeze application, for 35% off the normal price between now and December 31st from the online store at http://www.radicalbreeze.com/store/index.html
New in DiscBlaze 4.3:
- Can now burn CDs and DVDs in simulation mode.
- Preference for switching between Aqua and Metal appearance.
- Various user interface improvements: contextual menu for removing discs from the list, better visual feedback, etc.
DiscBlaze is an easy to use, full featured application for burning data to CD's and DVD's.
Features include:
- Burn data CDs and DVDs.
- Burn Audio CDs.
- Burn multiple sessions to the same CD (including mixed Audio/Data CDs).
- Discs list system for managing your commonly burned discs.
- Burn an existing .ISO, .TOAST, .CDR or .NRG disc image file.
- Create a new .ISO, .DMG or .CDR disc image file (requires MacOS X 10.3).
- Make an .ISO, .DMG or .CDR image of an existing folder or volume (requires MacOS X 10.3).
- Burn discs that can be read on Macs, PCs or both (including true custom hybrids).
- Erase re-writable media (such as CDRW discs) for re-use.
- Easily burn multiple copies of the same disc.
- Fast and easy to use
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2.6 or higher
• A CD or DVD burner compatible with Mac OS X.
• Disc Image (ISO & DMG) creation functionality only available under MacOS X 10.3 or later.
For more information, visit:
http://www.radicalbreeze.com/blaze/index.html
RadicalSafe allow users to securely store various kinds of information, such as serial numbers and passwords. Includes optional Blowfish encryption, password generation, custom categories, easy information copying and more.
http://www.radicalbreeze.com/radicalsafe/
DeskDoodle is an application that allows you to draw directly onto your screen. Take notes, stamp pictures, use it for presentations, and much more.
• Draw anything, anywhere on your screen with different colors and sizes.
• Stamp any image from your hard drive onto your screen.
• Type anywhere, in any font, color, or size.
• Erase any mistake (not that you'll make a mistake...).
DeskDoodle offers three different modes of operation:
• Edit mode - The drawing is brought to the front and you can use the varying editing tools (accessible from the drop down menu) to modify it.
• Above mode - The drawing floats above your desktop - but you can still use your computer as if it were not there. This is useful if you want to view notes or pictures while using your computer.
• Under mode - DeskDoodle appears on top of your desktop background, yet below the icons. Use this mode if you want to view your drawing only when the desktop is visible.
You can even save your desktop in a variety of quicktime compatible image file types or easily print it out.
New in this version:
• Text tool sheet now resizable.
• Can now invert text input field for light text colors.
• Status item now disables when inputing text.
• Holding command when stamping positions the top left of the image at the mouse position.
• 'White outline' bug fixed.
• Status item now properly inverts when clicked.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
For more information, visit:
http://www.radicalbreeze.com/deskdoodle/
Pricing:
DiscBlaze can be purchased for $29.95 or as part of the Radical Breeze "10 Pack" (Which also contains Macabinet, Illumination, DeskDoodle, RadicalSafe, DoThisNow, Footlights, RadicalPhoto, Zephyr & RadicalSqueeze) for $49.95. DeskDoodle and RadicalSafe can be purchased standalone for $9.95 each. Discounts for larger volume and educational purchases are also available.
DiscBlaze System Requirements:
- MacOS X 10.2.6 or higher (including 10.3).
- A CD burner (for CD burning capability) or DVD burner (for DVD burning capability) compatible with MacOS X. (If your CD/DVD burner works with iTunes or the Finder it will work with DiscBlaze.)
- Disc Image (ISO & DMG) creation functionality only available under MacOS X 10.3 or later.
- 700 MB of free HD space to burn roughly 80 minutes of Audio to CD.
For more information, visit:
DiscBlaze - http://www.radicalbreeze.com/blaze/index.html
Radical Breeze - http://www.radicalbreeze.com/
Radical Breeze Online Store - http://www.radicalbreeze.com/store/index.html
Radical Breeze 10 Pack - http://www.radicalbreeze.com/thepack/index.html
PatchBurn 3.0b7 Enables Unsupported Drives In iTunes, Disc Burner [OS 10.2 up]
PatchBurn is a tool to patch existing CD/DVD-drivers (under Mac-OS X 10.2.x) or to generate and install new device profiles (under Mac-OS 10.3.x and later)
It allows many, otherwise unsupported burners to be used directly with Mac-OS X, iTunes and DiscBurner.
New in this version:
• maintenance beta release, no major changes, will expire at 1.2.2005
• added the ability to save the logfile if no writer was found
• added special handling for undefined support strings
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
PatchBurn is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.patchburn.de/
EarthBrowser 2.5.0 Dynamic Earth; Weather, Quakes, Volcanoes, Icebergs [OS X 10.1 up]
EarthBrowser is a three dimensional model of the earth with constantly updating live information. Exploring the earth is fun and easy with a point and click interface that lets you rotate and zoom to any desired location. EarthBrowser's dynamic nature makes it an information resource that is always useful and fascinating.
Major Features
- Weather forecasts for over 17,000 locations
- High resolution 1km/pixel satellite map of the Earth
- Live hurricane and tropical storm tracking
- Satellite cloud animations are updated every 3 hours
- Live earthquake locations and magnitudes with links
- Live ocean buoy data for over 250 buoys
- Antarctic iceberg tracking
- Daily fire hotspot display
- Hundreds of dynamic webcams all over the globe
- Add and save your own webcams
- Political borders/Tectonic plate boundaries
- Over 15,000 volcanoes with links to more information
- Screen Saver
- Current time of day in cities worldwide
- Links to facts about countries all over the world
EarthBrowser enables you to set which cities display weather and even add your own cities to automatically get the closest weather report. View hundreds of live webcams across the globe and add your own webcam or vacation picture links right on the globe.
Detailed Earth Map
High resolution map with shaded ocean depth shows outstanding 1km/pixel detail.
Weather Forecasts
Weather conditions and 7 day forecasts for over 17,000 cities. Even add your own cities.
Cloud Animations
Display 3 days of clouds over the entire earth, updating every 3 hours.
Webcams
Hundreds of live webcams around the globe updating regularly. Add your own cam links to share with all.
Tropical storm tracking, live earthquakes, volcanoes, icebergs, ocean buoys, tectonic plate boundaries, countries and states are just some of the many details available in EarthBrowser.
New in this version:
• Increased resolution by 4 times
• Added Antarctic iceberg tracking
• Added live ocean buoy data for North America and Europe
• Added daily North American fire hot spots
• Fix of bug causing failure to connect
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
EarthBrowser is $23.95 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.earthbrowser.com/
BookLightning 1.4 Creates And Prints Booklets From PDF files [OS 10.2 up]
BookLightning is a Mac OS X 10.3 native utility for imposing PDF files into booklets, either for further processing or to print directly on a duplex or non-duplex printer. Operation couldn't be simpler: just drop a PDF file on the BookLightning icon, and it will create a new PDF with the pages of the original file arranged on sheets that are twice the size, two up and arranged so that they will form a booklet of the original size when folded in the middle. BookLightning does its job very quickly, generating the new PDF file typically takes less than a second.
For non-duplex printers, BookLightning splits the front and back pages, allowing two-sided booklets to be printed in two passes.
To create a booklet that will be created by printing on and folding letter size paper ( 8.5 x 11 ), set up your original document's page size to half that size: 5.5 x 8.5. This is exactly the size that the individual pages will appear at in the final booklet, because two of them have to fit on each side of the letter size sheets. For users with ISO "A"-style paper sizes, just drop down one size from the size of the paper you will be printing on
New in this version:
• support for affordable duplex printers
• addresses CUPS print errors that were preventing direct print from working in certain environments
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
BookLightning is $49 demoware
For more information, visit:
http://www.metaobject.com/Products.html#BookLightning
Namely 1.5 Opens Apps By Typing Part Of Name [OS 10.2 up]
Think of an application. Let's use the Console. Activate the Finder, choose Applications, scroll down to "C"…no, hang on, it's in the Utilities folder, isn't it…"U"…double-click, scroll down to "C"…there it is! And double-click.
Namely lets you get to all your applications quickly by typing part of their name. It will show you a list of matches and you keep typing to narrow them down. Actually, two or three letters are enough most of the time. When you've found what you're looking for, hit Return to launch it.
New in this version:
• Added shortcut for bringing Namely to the front (Command-Escape by default), customisable in the preferences.
• You can exclude specific places and applications in the preferences.
• You can easily add Namely to your login items from the preferences.
• You can press Command-Return to show an application in the Finder.
• Hovering the mouse over an application in the list shows its path.
• Invisible apps (whose names begin with a dot) are now excluded.
• Apps inside other apps' packages (e.g. iTunesHelper) are now excluded.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Namely is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/asagoo/namely/index.html
You Control 1.0b1: Desktops Custom Menu Utility Allows You To Create Multiple Virtual Desktops [OS X 10.3 up]
Mac OS X is more powerful than ever, and so are you. You create movies. Stunning photographs. Your kid’s school newsletter. You receive more email than ever before and have more contacts in your address book and events in your calendar than you thought humanly possible.
The problem is that the more files you create and the more emails, contacts and appointments you have, the harder it becomes to do the little things like get to the files, folders and information that are important to you.
You Control to the rescue.
You Control allows you to turn a corner of your Mac into a one stop information center. In fact, You Control lets you create custom menus in the menu bar, a corner of your screen or any where your mouse is that gives you access to the information that means the most to you
You Control: Desktops allows you to create virtual desktops that allow you to extend the functionality of Mac OS X. You can create a desktop for various workspaces that you define to help you organize your personal workflow. Create a desktop for your email. Create another for your image editing and organization. Create yet another for web-browsing. ach desktop can have its own background and you can even configure each desktop to have its own set of files and folders. This allows you to create to a desktop that is completely uncluttered with the icons of numerous files and folders.
15 Utilities to Enhance
Mac OS X
Enhance your clock
Multiple time zones and formats as well as a calendar all in one.
Control over iTunes
Access your iTunes playlists and controls without switching to iTunes.
The ultimate pasteboard
Instant access to your last 50 copied items to be pasted anywhere.
Find contact info fast
Quickly find contact contact information for anybody in your Address Book. Even get a map with directions.
Stay on top of the news
View all of your favorite news headlines directly in the menu bar or in a menu.
Never miss an appointment
Instantly see your schedule without going to iCal.
View weather conditions
Get current weather conditions and forecasts for any city in the world.
Quick access to Mail
See how many unread emails you have. Open them or instantly mark as junk or as read.
Assign hot keys to folders
Navigate your entire hard drive in a menu and assign hot keys to your favorite folders.
Enhance Fast User Switching
Have a long user name? Change it to an icon or anything else you want with this module and reclaim your menu bar.
Fast access to System Prefs
Access your System Prefs faster than ever. Go directly to the preference pane you want to modify without looking all over for it.
Be a power user
Get detailed process information at the click of a mouse.
Keep track of your stocks
It's never been easier to keep track of your favorite stocks. Set up a menu to scroll through your stocks just like you see on tv.
Recall recently used files and apps
Access the system's list of recent applications and documents from virtually anywhere.
Organize your custom menus
Needing to create some organization to your menus? It's easy to do with the included Divider module.
New in this version:
• Create as many virtual desktops as you want
• Set different background pictures for each desktop
• Allow each desktop to have itĂ‚’s own set of files and folders
• Ability to bring all desktop items to a single desktop
• Choose from Palette View or Menu View
• Group windows by application
• Customize the size of the desktop thumbnail in the menu
• Eight different transitions to choose from
• Customize the transition duration
• Assign hot keys to switch between desktops
• Drag windows from one desktop to another
• Display the desktop name when switching so you always know where you are
• Integrate with You Control or use it as a stand-alone application
System requirements:
• Macintosh PowerPC
• Max OS X v10.2.6 or higher
• 10 MB free hard disk space
• Internet connection required for some modules to get updated information and for product registration
For more information, visit:
http://www.yousoftware.com/products/index.php
Swipe 1.7b4 Multi-Protocol Search And Download Tool [OS X]
iSwipe searches AND downloads from the Web, and the FTP, Hotline, Napster, OpenNapster and Gnutella networks. It also searches the Carracho network. It includes a download manager, featuring retries and resumable downloads, and 4 slots each for FTP, HTTP, Hotline and Napster downloads (Gnutella downloads use a HTTP slot). It also includes an AutoSearch feature, which keeps a list of those elusive files that you want and can never find online.
• compatible with: WWW, FTP, Hotline, Napster, OpenNapster, Gnutella, Carracho(*), OpenFT, iTunes, eDonkey and FastTrack (Kazaa, Grokster) and BitTorrent..
• search for different kinds of files: Music, Videos, Mac and PC Software
• includes a download manager, featuring retries and resumable downloads.
• supports "swarming" downloads from several users and across multiple networks at the same time.
• features AutoSearch, which keeps a list of those elusive and hard to get files
• allows automatic adding of all tracks from an album of music.
• supports Sharing, so you can give something back to the file sharing community.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.0 or higher
iSwipe is donationware
For more information, visit:
http://www.hillmanminx.net/
Charles W. Moore
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