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xGestures 1.3 Mouse Gestures Suite For Mac OS X [OS X 10.3 up]
Deep Thought v1.0
Steam 3.1 Displays Schedules For BBC Radio/TV & plays them [OS 10.2 up]
ThermographX 1.2.6
Memory Usage Getter 2.5.1 Graphically Displays Memory/CPU Usage [OS X 10.1 up]
SaveMe 1.0 Adds Auto-save To Any Mac OS X Application [OS X 10.3 up]
WeatherManX 1.8.11 Weather & Forecast From National Weather Service [OS 10.2 up]
Home Tidying Up 1.2d Helps Clean Up Your Home Folder [OS X 10.3 up]
RailModeller 2.2.3 Layout Design For Model Railroads & Slot Car Systems [Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2/Mac OS X]
SessionTimer Pro 4.33[/url]
xGestures 1.3 Mouse Gestures Suite For Mac OS X [OS X 10.3 up]
Mouse gestures are a neat user interface gimmick that allow you to perform common functions using quick mouse movements. They made their big break in web browsers such as Opera and Mozilla, though I can't say as of now who exactly pioneered them, since they have been around for a while in various forms. The basic idea, though, is that you can perform certain functions quickly and easily by combining mouse movement and pressing a mouse button. For example, if you wanted to "gesture left," it could be done by holding down the right mouse button, moving the mouse to the left, and then releasing the right mouse button. Or gesture up and right, by holding the right mouse button, moving the mouse up and then to the right, and then releasing the button. There are also "rocker" gestures that are performed by holding the right mouse button and then pressing the left button, or vise versa. It's a very quick, easy, and convenient way for interacting with your computer.
xGestures is a shareware program for Mac OS X 10.3 that allows you to use mouse gestures in all aspects of your Macintosh computer. You can define gestures for individual programs, or for the whole computer, and map them to useful functions like closing or minimizing windows, switching or launching applications, picking menu items or performing keystrokes, triggering Exposé, and much more!
It gives you a lot of control over how your computer will manage mouse gestures. You can specify global gestures that will apply to all applications, but you can also specify that certain applications shouldn't use global gestures. Also, if there's a program that you don't want gestures enabled in, possibly because you need to use your mouse and all of its buttons normally, you can disable gestures in that application and it will continue to function normally. Better still, you can enable gestures in a program without changing the functionality of any of the mouse buttons, allowing xGestures mouse gestures to be available in a program that already has its own mouse gestures, like Opera or Mozilla!
If you have a mouse with multiple buttons, you can specify that the third or fourth button be used to perform gestures if you want the right mouse button's functionality to remain the same. Also, you can specify a combination of modifier keys that need to be pressed in order for a gesture to happen, so that it's possible to perform mouse gestures even with a one button mouse.
The program works by installing a kernel extension that allows certain mouse buttons to remapped. By default, the extension is disabled and will not affect your system unless activated by the xGestures program. When xGestures is launched, it will then begin monitoring your mouse movements, and will perform specified actions and a mouse gesture is performed.
xGestures is known to be currently incompatible with some Kensington Mice and Wacom Tablets. The way the drivers for these particular products work unfortunately prohibits xGestures from being able to receive mouse events. Concerning Kensington Mice, users have reported that xGestures won't respond to the upper mouse buttons (i.e. buttons 3 and up), though the left and right buttons still function as normal. I am currently trying to fix this problem and hope to get it soon, but don't hold your breath just yet.
xGestures is currently entirely compatible with the following software: DoubleCommand, Sidetrack, USB Overdrive. (In USB Overdrive, be sure to set the gesturing mouse button to "click nth button" where n is the number of that button.)
xGestures is partially compatible with uControl. The features of uControl that affect the mouse currently do not work, but all other functions of uControl do work. If you want the functionality of both xGestures and uControl, consider getting Sidetrack, which is by the same author of uControl, provides the same functionality (and more), and is compatible with xGestures.
New in this version:
• (1.32) Bug fix: "Pick menu" in global gestures crash fixed for real this time
• (1.32) Minimizing window with shift key gesture doesn't go in slow motion anymore
• (1.31) Bug fix: Defining keystrokes in pref pane works again
• "Apply to window where gesture occurred" feature added for hiding/quitting applications.
• Compose email works with most email clients now
• Can add MS Office applications in pref pane now
• Menu item gestures perform better
• Bug fix: some keystrokes shouldn't be delayed anymore
• Bug fix: defining keystroke gestures works better now
• Various UI bug fixes concerning pref pane
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
xGestures is $5.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://stout.hampshire.edu/~bjk02/xGestures/
Deep Thought v1.0
Deep Thought is a front end for Boinc, a software platform developed at Berkeley which allows volunteers such as yourself to contribute unused processor cycles to help solve problems in physics, medicine, climatology, astronomy, and more. Combining tens of thousands of computers, Boinc users form what is effectively the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.
Until now, Boinc was only available as a command line application which required users to have a basic working knowledge of UNIX. Deep Thought, on the other hand, provides a very simple user interface for Boinc allowing anybody who wishes to contribute a chance to do so.
For more information, visit:
http://www.greenkeepersoftware.com/deepThought/
Steam 3.1 Displays Schedules For BBC Radio/TV & plays them [OS 10.2 up]
The BBC made some significant changes to its site in January which prevented previous releases of Steam from playing some of the stations. Release 3.1 fixes this as well as introducing several exciting new features.
The program reads and stores the schedules for the user's choice of BBC Radio and TV stations and displays a list of what's currently on in a small window. It will remind you when a favorite programme is about to start and allow you to quickly start that programme playing through RealNetworks' RealPlayer.
New in this release:
• An "Embedded" player, you no longer need to use the Real Player application (though it must be installed on your system)
• Now Playing window can show the time in the UK and has even more flexibility in appearance options
• Added flexibility in using the Find command
• Personalize the "listen again" page for each station to pick a different URL
The Embedded player is a major new feature. As Steam no longer needs to launch a separate application to play the BBC streams, your programme will be playing that much quicker. Having everything in one program makes things that much more convenient.
The interface improvements aren't just eye-candy, they make Steam even easier to use.
Advantages over just using your browser:
• Schedules only stay on the BBC web site for 24 hours after broadcast and they are gone forever, Steam will retain them for 30 days or any other interval you choose.
• If you use your browser to track what's on you have to use a significant portion of your screen to do so, Steam will fit in a small corner.
• You have to be on-line to read the web site but not to use Steam. Using iCal and iSync you don't even have to be at your computer!
• Steam always shows you times in your own time zone and stitches together in one schedule window what may actually be broadcast on different days in the UK.
• Daylight saving time is automatically taken care of (this is a big deal during the spring for North American users).
• You can simultaneously search all the stations' schedules for several weeks in one second or less (the program you just missed on Radio 4 may be repeated later on the World Service.)
• You can be reminded of the start of particular programmes or any programme whose description matches something or someone you are interested in.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Steam is $10.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://members.cox.net/flixtonsoftware/Steam/
ThermographX 1.2.6
ThermographX monitors the various temperature sensors inside your modern Macintosh G4 or G5.
• Records maximum and minimum temperatures.
• Shows temperature records over time, using a zoomable display so you can analyze short-term or long-term.
• Shows individual sensor temperatures on models that have them.
• Graphs customer-submitted temperature results for comparison with your own system.
ThermographX compatibility is still being determined. So far, it is known to provide accurate sensor readings on these models:
• 12" & 17" PowerBook G4.
• "Aluminum" 15" PowerBook G4.
• "Mirror Door" G4.
• Power Macintosh G5.
• iBook G4.
• G4 Cube.
• iMac G4 & G5.
Note: Motorola's MPC7450CE/D Rev 5 errata indicates "The thermal assist unit (TAU) is no longer supported on the MPC7450, MPC7451, or MPC7441.". Because of this, you will not be able to measure the junction temperature on any system with these processors. At current, this includes the "Gigabit" PowerBook G4 and the "2001 Quicksilver" G4's.
Note: Mac OS X 10.3.5 eliminates compatibility with some older Mac's, like the G4 Cube. I'm investigating if there is a workaround.
Thermograph 1.2.6 (5 February 2005):
• Added support for iMac G5.
• Updated with latest user-submitted temperature measurements.
ThermographX has a $7 registration fee.
For more information, visit:
http://www.kezer.net/thermographx.html
Memory Usage Getter 2.5.1 Graphically Displays Memory/CPU Usage [OS X 10.1 up]
Memory Usage Getter is a program which graphically shows the memory usage of open processes and applications in an easy-to-use interface that provides useful information, not cryptic data, through the use of visual representations as well as a table showing you all the information you want to know. Version 2.5 included major new features, such as logging and history, automatic Finder revealing, a separate overall graph window, awesome new icons, and many other improvements and bug fixes. Version 2.5.1 adds automatic version checking, and fixes a registration bug, a bug with the Dock icon, and an issue with distinguishing between Konfabulator widgets.
If Memory Usage Getter crashes immediately after launch, download the "MUG Required Resources" installer, which will solve the most common crash-on-launch problem.
New in this version:
Adds automatic version checking, fixes a registration as well as a Dock icon bug, and corrects an issue that made it difficult to distinguish between Konfabulator widgets.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
Memory Usage Getter is $10.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/simx/products.html
SaveMe 1.0 Adds Auto-save To Any Mac OS X Application [OS X 10.3 up]
SaveMe not only will save your files automatically (from virtually any program), but you can even specify how often you want your files saved. SaveMe is compatible with big-name programs like Photoshop, Keynote, and FileMaker Pro, as well as with smaller programs like TextEdit and Stickies. With SaveMe, you'll never need to save your work again, and you'll never be at risk of losing important changes.
System requirements:
• Mac OS 10.3 or higher
• 5 MB hard drive space
SaveMe is $25 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.goldfishsoft.com/files/SaveMe.tgz
WeatherManX 1.8.11 Weather & Forecast From National Weather Service [OS 10.2 up]
WeatherMan and WeatherManX: download current weather conditions, current weather forecast and Nexrad radar images from the National Weather Service to your Macintosh.
Features of Current Release: 1.8.10
• Multiple Cities - US and International.
• Current Conditions - Temperature, Wind Chill, Heat Index, Wind Speed and Direction, Barometer, Dewpoint, Relative Humidity, Sky Conditions and Visibility (English or Metric).
• Current and Extended Forecast (Including Nowcast product).
• Sunrise, Sunset, Civil, Nautical and Astronomical Twilight times also Lunar Data.
• Severe Thunderstorm,Tornado,Flood warnings and Non-Precipitation Warnings (U.S. Only).
• Animated Nexrad Radar Images (U.S. Only) along with unlimited user customized weather image.
• GOES satellite images.
• Small summary window available.
• Current Temperature displays in Dock of OS X.
• AppleScript Support.
• Internet Proxy Support (HTTP, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5).
• U.S. Data obtained by connection directly to the National Weather Service.
System requirements:
• WeatherMan runs on any classic Macintosh with Open Transport installed.
• Avoid QuickTime 4.1.2 if you can.
• Having AppleScript installed would be nice but not required.
• WeatherManX runs on any Macintosh with OSX version 10.2
• An internet connection.
WeatherManX is $10.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.afterten.com/products/weatherman/index.shtml
Home Tidying Up 1.2d Helps Clean Up Your Home Folder [OS X 10.3 up]
When you decide to arrange a room at home, you proceed generaly by examining each element to see whether it is in double, if it is too old and useless or if it takes too much place. Then you decide to throw away this element or move it in another less used room (cellar, attic).
Home Tidying Up is an application which allows to use this method with the files which are in your Home folder.
Home Tidying Up analyzes in a recursive way all folders and sub-folders to classify each file according to 4 lists:
- duplicate files,
- biggest files,
- oldest files,
- image, movie and music files not in right folders,
- others files.
In each list, sorting are possible according to:
- file name,
- extension,
- size,
- age in days,
- path.
Then, for each file, 4 actions are provided:
- move to trash,
- reveal,
- move to another folder,
- make an alias.
This last action is reserved for the image, videos or music files which are not arranged in the right folders such as Pictures, Movies and Music. This action makes it possible to preserve the file in its folder while creating an alias in the folder of its type.
Home Tidying Up provides:
   •Â   an easy to use interface,
   •Â   a way to arrange files in your home,
   •Â   code written in AppleScript Studio so you can easely add other features.
New in this version:
• Fixed Applescript error -2763
• Added a start/stop analysing process button
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.3 or later
Home Tidying Up is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pyd/Home%20Tidying%20Up/index.html
RailModeller 2.2.3 Layout Design For Model Railroads & Slot Car Systems [Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2/Mac OS X]
Create layouts for model railroads and slot car systems in an intuitive and flexible way on your Mac.
Layouts are built by simply dragging the tracks from the library to the layout. Tracks magnetically snap to free track-segments on the trackplan, automatically rotate to the correct angle and can optionally be colorized automatically to match the color of the segment.
Program Features:
• Build trackplans via Drag and Drop
Choose elements from the various supplied libraries, drop them on the trackplan or append them to elements in your trackplan.
Bend flextracks to any arbitrary shape, add buildings and accessories -- layout design can't be much easier!
• Build in any scale
All common modelscales are supported: from Z ("Miniclub") to IIm/G ("LGB", "Aristocraft").
Arbitrary scales can be combined in any layout.
• Many libraries supplied
Start right away using the numerous supplied libraries - currently more than 130 - with tracks of many major manufacturers as well as additional elements like signals, houses, trees and additional items. The number of available libraries is constantly growing.
• Railset-Editor to create your own libraries
A powerful, graphical Editor is included in the distribution to create your own or modify and customize the libraries included in the distribution.
• 3D Trackplan View (OpenGL required)
View your layout in 3D and get an even better impression of what it could look alike ! No extra work is needed, the 3D-View is generated automatically with a single mouselick.
• Extensive editing facilities
Groups of elements can be created, several selection mechanism provide fast way of selecting similar elements, similar colored elements, elements by a particular vendor...
An integrated ruler-tool provides exact measurements for your virtual layout.
With few mouse-clicks whole segments can be duplicated and joined together to create complex figures with very little work.
• Export Trackplans as Pictures
Trackplan can be exported as PSD, PNG, JPEG or TIFF pictures.
• Part-Lists
A partlist is automatically maintained by RailModeller for your trackplan providing an overview of the tracks used and the overall costs.
The integrated price editor allows on-the-fly editing of current pricing for all elements required for a particular layout.
• Localized
The application is localized, currently english and german locales are available.
System Requirements:
• Any Power Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 - 10.x
• CarbonLib 1.6 (or better)
• QuickTime 4 (or better)
• OpenGL (optional in 8.6 - 9 for the 3D-Mode)
New in this version:
• Page Setup settings are saved with worksheets
• Full screen option for 3D mode
• Texture for border-box can be turned off for Macs with slow graphics hardware
• Improved "Flextrack Properties" / "Bend To Straight" / "Bend To Curved" dialogs
• Fixed a problem with the Chicago font on some Mac OS X systems, Default font is now Geneva
RailModeller is $30.00 demoware
For more information, visit:
http://www.railmodeller.com/
SessionTimer Pro 4.33
SessionTimer Pro is the ideal time logging tool for multiple projects. It is immune to system crashes or accidental quitting. In fact, the computer does not even need to be turned on!
SessionTimer Pro is available for MacOS X, Mac OS Classic, and Windows. A full featured version can be downloaded from:
http://www.rootsolutions.de
SessionTimer Pro is freeware for up to three timers, full featured versions start at US$ 10.00.
Charles W. Moore
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