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Temperature Monitor 1.4 Displays CPU Temperature [OS 10.2.5 up]
Mac Flight Planner 1.0 [OS 10.2 up]
Manuscript 1.2.1 Word Processor For Authors [OS 10.2 up]
HazIce 0.1 Simple Fast Web Browser [OS 10.2 up]
Detail Keeper Pro 1.1 Tracks Everything From Passwords To Recipes [OS 9.x up]
Pastor 1.4b3 Stores Passwords, Website Logins, Serials, Registrations, Etc. [OS X]
Yum! 0.4.5 Recipe Cookbook With Sample Collection [OS 10.2 up]
Manaus 0.21 iApp To Access Amazon.com [OS X 10.3 up]
MacAstronomica 2.0.4 Astronomy Software [OS 10.2 up]
Indigo 1.2.3 Home Automation Control Server Integrates X10 Devices [OS 10.2.6 up]
Chronopath Unveils Restore Document Archiving And Restore Application For Mac OS X [OS X 10.1 up]
Waterfall Software Announces iVideo 1.5 [OS X]
KavaSoft releases iTunes Catalog 1.1 [OS X]
iBlog 1.3.3 Desktop Weblogging App With iLife Integration [OS 10.2 up]
Manic Minefields 2.1.4 [Classic and OS X][/url]
Temperature Monitor 1.4 Displays CPU Temperature [OS 10.2.5 up]
Temperature Monitor is a Mac OS X application that displays the current processor temperature of selected Macintosh computers. It will only work on hardware equipped with temperature sensors
The temperature can be displayed in a variety of formats and styles, selectable by the user. You can choose between one or more of the following options:
• display in a standard window
• display in the Dock
• display in the system menu
• display in a "floating" transparent window hovering on top of your applications
• display in a history graph that shows measurements in a selectable time interval
• talking thermometer that will speak the current value whenever the temperature changes
• ASCII output, usable at the Terminal command line or in any script language supported by Mac OS X
Temperature Monitor supports the following units to display its values:
• degrees Celsius
• degrees Fahrenheit
• Kelvin
Supported Hardware
The following Macintosh models are definitely supported by Temperature Monitor, because they are equipped with dedicated temperature sensors:
• Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
• Power Macintosh G4 (FW 800)
• Power Macintosh G5
• PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
• PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
• PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
• XServe
• XServe (Slot loading)
For all other models, there is no easy answer: Analysis of over hundred Macintosh systems shows that there is no one-to-one-relationship between model name and support status possible. Apple appears to have shipped Macintosh product lines with same labels but different hardware inside. For example, in the product series known as "Power Macintosh G4 Cube", some systems are capable of providing temperature values and others are not. The computers known as "iBook (Late 2001)" may have a PowerPC 750 cxe v 2.4, or a PowerPC 755 v3.1 inside, and so forth...
Unfortunately, this means it is impossible to predict if Temperature Monitor will run correctly on your hardware. Your only chance is to let the software analyze your particular computer.
It is very likely that your hardware is capable of providing temperature values even if it has no temperature sensor if your computer uses one of the following processors:
• PowerPC 745 (G3)
• PowerPC 750 (G3)
• PowerPC 750cxe (G3)
• PowerPC 755 (G3)
• PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Your Macintosh system is very likely not capable of providing temperature values if it has no temperature sensor and uses one of the following processors:
• PowerPC 750fx (G3)
• PowerPC 7410 (G4)
• PowerPC 7450 (G4)
• PowerPC 7455 (G4)
• PowerPC 970 (G5)
• New in this version:
Support for temperature sensors of the next generation aluminum PowerBooks (Apple PowerBook G4 15-inch FW800) and support for the PowerMac G5 have been added. Please note that the temperature reading displayed for G5 models is not the CPU core temperature. See theRelease Notes for further information.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher
Temperature Monitor is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.bresink.de/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
Mac Flight Planner 1.0 [OS 10.2 up]
Mac Flight Planner is the first, and at the time of writing the only, flight planning application aimed at real aviation. If you are looking for a flight planner for X-Plane then try Goodway or PATHy (go to versiontracker.com and search for them). They are both well supported. However if you are a pilot in the real world then you will probably find Mac Flight Planner much more useful as you aren't bound to the X-Plane database of waypoints which is very comprehensive but not accurate enough for real flight in all parts of the world (I'm sure Austin couldn't guarantee that they are accurate enough for real flight in any part of the world).
Mac Flight Planner allows you to build a database of the waypoints (airports, nav aids, etc) that you fly over and then, through drag and drop, create a flight plan. You create your own database of the waypoints (airports, navaids, fixes) that you regularly use. Why pay for hundreds of thousands of waypoints in a significantly more expensive planning app (that would be PC only) that you will never even think of using? All you need to do is drag and drop to create your route and type in things like TAS, wind speed etc. MFP computes your wind corrected headings, distances, ground speeds, etc. You can then print out your flight plan and radio frequency list and go flying. MFP also allows you to develop your own print layouts through a plugin system so you can easily include your flying clubs logo or make a layout that meet regulatory requirements. The SDK is included on the disk image.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Mac Flight Planner is $20 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/scolebrook/MacFlightPlanner
Manuscript 1.2.1 Word Processor For Authors [OS 10.2 up]
Manuscript 1.2 is a specialized word-processor for authors, offering a plain text writing window with a large font, auto word count and published page count, marginal notes with categories, auto-save, manuscript and chapter views, notes drawer, and other features.
The new version adds Mac OS X 10.3 Panther support, a Replace function in the Find dialog, editing of note categories, and other changes.
Manuscript is $25 demoware for Mac OS X.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
New in this version:
• fixes another panther-introduced bug. you only need this if you were unable to install in 10.2
For more information, visit:
http://www.iol.ie/~scideas/Software/
HazIce 0.1 Simple Fast Web Browser [OS 10.2 up]
HazIce is a fast browser with limitied functions. Although this might not sound so appealing, it's speed can make up for the loss of features. It is in no way comparable to Safari, though if you want to load something fast, here's your answer.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
HazIce is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://wazi.cjb.net/
Detail Keeper Pro 1.1 Tracks Everything From Passwords To Recipes [OS 9.x up]
Detail Keeper Pro is a powerful database application that is responsible for keeping track of any information you do not want to lose. Built primarily for tracking problems and solutions, but setup for anything from recipes to household fixes that you do not want to forget about, Detail Keeper Pro gives you a place to store, and easily retrieve important information. Whether you need to track, print, or carry your details with you, Detail Keeper Pro answers all of those issues with an easy to
Find what you want at any time using Detail Keeper Pro's powerfully advanced search utility. Whether you want to search by category, or search for a word that you remember putting down, this advaced search will find it for you and place the results in an easy to read list view for you to select what you wish to view.
Quick searching is another wonderful utility that lets you find what you want without going to the advanced search screen. We know that you want to have the information as quickly as possible. That is why we provided several options for searching the data that you place in Detail Keeper Pro. With this handy feature, you simply begin typing your search string by category. As you narrow your criteria, Detail Keeper Pro narrows your results again placing this information in an easy to read list view.
Multiple ways of viewing your information is important to us. With Detail Keeper Pro, we give you several ways to view your data. Whether you want to see your information in the entry view, or as a list, it can be accomplished by the click of a button.
The information that you gather can be used in a variety of ways. Maybe you wish to print out that recipe so you can have it handy at the stove, or you need to hand off some instructions to a co-worker. Printing out a detail is as easy as clicking "Print". Of course, if you change your mind, you can always cancel.
System requirements:
Mac OS 9.x or better
Detail Keeper Pro is $14.99 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.adg-consulting.com/dkpro/
Pastor 1.4b3 Stores Passwords, Website Logins, Serials, Registrations, Etc. [OS X]
Pastor is a tool to store all your passwords, website logins, program serial numbers, etc. RC4-encrypted and password-protected
Pastor is freeware
Nw in this version:
• Added "Lock" Button to prevent accidental change of Textfields
• Interface Refinements
System requirements:
• Any Apple computer with a PowerPC processor running Mac OS X (10.3 recommended).
Pastor is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.mehlau.net/pastor/
Yum! 0.4.5 Recipe Cookbook With Sample Collection [OS 10.2 up]
"Yum!" is a recipe collection application featuring:
• Dynamic searching of all text - found set of recipes updated as you type the search terms.
• Indexing by category - each recipe can belong to any number of user-defined categories.
• Several printing options - 1 recipe, all recipes, selected recipes, all recipes in selected category, found recipes. Let's face it, who can afford to have the computer itself in the kitchen and operate it with flour and eggs all over their hands?
• Recipe text can be fully formatted including fonts, styles, paragraph settings, and even graphics (copy and paste, or drag and drop) so that pictures of your recipes can be included anywhere within the recipe text.
• Recipes can be imported from MasterCook export files, or from other Yum! files, and can be exported to Yum! files or to text files.
Included in the distribution is my own recipe collection, "Sample Collection.yum". This can be used to evaluate the software's cababilities without having to enter your own collection from scratch.
Even if the application does not entirely suit your needs, you might like some of these recipes!
New in this version:
• Added commands to email recipe(s) via the default email application.
• Made it much easier to manage a recipe's categories using a list of category checkboxes in a drawer (the old drag/drop or add/remove methods still work as well).
• Added a dialogue when closing a recipe window to confirm/discard changes.
• Fixed a bug which prevented a new recipe from appearing immediately in the recipe list if the collection was saved while the recipe window was still open
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Yum! is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.nixanz.com/products/yum/README.html
Manaus 0.21 iApp To Access Amazon.com [OS X 10.3 up]
Manaus allows you to access Amazon through a Cocoa based app instead of a browser.
New in this version:
• Version 0.21 - NOT the "zerolink" version...
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
For more information, visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/fernandoluis/FileSharing5.html
MacAstronomica 2.0.4 Astronomy Software [OS 10.2 up]
MacAstronomica generates sky maps at any time, from anywhere on Earth. The maps show all the planets and stars visible to the naked eye, as well as some galaxies and nebulas, the Ecliptic, meteor showers and the Milky Way. Constellations are drawn in their traditional form, and a table lists the visible objects. Win/MacAstronomica also features an Orrery that simulates the solar system, a sundial/moon dial, and a lot more. The interface is very elegant and easy to use. And finally, MacAstronomica lets you print customized sky maps.
New in this version:
• Minor bug fix.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
MacAstronomica is shareware (U.S. $25.00, Canadian $35.00)
For more information, visit:
http://pages.infinit.net/trottier/astronomica.html
Indigo 1.2.3 Home Automation Control Server Integrates X10 Devices [OS 10.2.6 up]
Indigo is an intelligent home control server that integrates an assortment of popular X10 hardware devices to provide unprecedented control of your home.
Using Indigo's intuitive user interface you can quickly define complex control logic to automate your home. With Indigo you can:
• Remotely control lights, fans, appliances, sprinkler systems, etc., from a variety of handheld remote controls (including the X10 “Entertainment Anywhere” remote control!)
• Remotely control any appliance or light, even your hot tub, from your mobile phone by sending Indigo an email -or- by using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone and Salling Clicker
• Remotely control iTunes and dozens of other applications
• Create unlimited sprinkler schedules
• Incorporate motion detectors to turn on lights or other devices
• Automatically send emails based on events, like power failure or motion detection
• Automatically turn on landscape or holiday lighting at sunset and off at sunrise
• Create different lighting scenes, for example “Party,” “Movie,” “Sleeping,” “Away,” for perfect multi-room lighting levels at the touch of a button
• Incredible flexibility for thousands of other uses -- use your imagination!
Indigo was developed from the ground up to be a robust, Mac OS X native, home control server. Mac OS X, with its preemptive multi-tasking and protected memory, makes for an outstanding home control operating system. When idle, Indigo uses a very small percentage of your computer's CPU cycles. This means you will not have any problems running Indigo in the background while you use your computer to do other tasks.
New in this version:
• Added auto-on UI option for the Turn Off device action type.
• Added ApplianceLinc 2-Way, ApplianceLinc PLC, and LampLinc PLC device types.
• Added scenes attachment script which allows you to easily create lighting scenes for scene enabled SwitchLinc, LampLinc, and ApplianceLinc modules.
• Added device target attachment and group target attachment scripts which allow sequential targeting and control of Devices and Action Groups from AppleScript.
• Added new AppleScript verbs send x10 hail ack and send x10 hail request to send hail commands directly to a specific X10 address.
• Improved UI layout for OS X 10.3.
• Improved communication performance between Indigo and PowerLinc USB.
• Fixed bug that caused randomized Time/Date Actions to sometimes be scheduled multiple times in one day.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2.6 or higher
• X10 Interface (either PowerLinc 1132U (USB), PowerLinc 1132A (Serial), CM-11, or LynX-PLC)
Indigo is $89.95 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.perceptiveautomation.com/indigo/
Chronopath Unveils Restore Document Archiving And Restore Application For Mac OS X [OS X 10.1 up]
Chronopath, Inc. has released Restore 1.0, a new application for archiving and restoring your documents.
Restore is a new application created to protect a user's documents. It allows you to "Track" several files and archive them according to your schedule. If you need to revert to an older version of a document, you can later do so. Restore also includes an option to keep only a certain amount of versions of a document to save hard drive space. Restore sports a clean, Cocoa interface that stays out of your way, hidden from the dock, contained in a status menu, showing the file manager or preferences only when you need them.
Restore is a shareware product for Mac OS X only (requires 10.1 or higher). A free trial is available with a floating nag dialog for unregistered users. Purchasing and registering this product removes that drawback. Registering Restore costs $15.
Additional information as well as a free trial is available at:
http://www.chronopath.com/restore/
Waterfall Software Announces iVideo 1.5 [OS X]
Waterfall Software has announced iVideo 1.5, an update to its easy to use movie organizer.
iVideo 1.5 adds compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther". It also brings major speed upgrades throughout the application, individual movie previews, a new keyword system, an export to iMovie feature, menu dock, and much, much more.
After registering, the "Please Register" dialog no longer appears, and the ten video limit is removed. You can securely purchase your serial code from:
http://www.waterfallsw.com/store/
iVideo is only compatible with Mac OS X.
You can try it for free with demo version at:
http://www.waterfallsw.com/products/ivideo/
KavaSoft releases iTunes Catalog 1.1 [OS X]
KavaSoft has announced iTunes Catalog 1.1 for Mac OS X. iTunes Catalog creates web catalogs of your iTunes music library, displays the cover artwork for each album, and copies album artwork into iTunes.
In response to user feedback, iTunes Catalog 1.1 makes it much easier to match albums in your collection with the correct artwork. Users now have the option to delete mismatched artwork, to replace it with existing artwork from iTunes, to find alternative choices if the artwork returned by Amazon is incorrect, and to perform an advanced search using custom terms.
iTunes Catalog 1.1 now also allows users to create HTML catalogs that include artwork for every album, rather than one album per artist.
iTunes Catalog costs US$9.99, and you can try the the program on part of your library for free. You can purchase iTunes Catalog using secured online payment through PayPal or Kagi. Most major currencies are accepted.
Website:
http://www.kavasoft.com/iTunesCatalog/
Examples:
http://www.kavasoft.com/iTunesCatalog/examples/
Download:
http://www.kavasoft.com/iTunesCatalog.dmg
iBlog 1.3.3 Desktop Weblogging App With iLife Integration [OS 10.2 up]
iBlog is a desktop weblogging application that makes authoring and publishing your personal weblogs a breeze. Unlike other weblogging sytems, You don't have to be an expert database administrator or a perl programmer to setup and use iBlog. You can preview and publish your weblogs to your iDisk with a single click of a button.
New in this version:
• Fixes the Dot Mac publishing in Panther issue.
• Fixes the issue with embedding images in empty entry abstract and body text views in Panther.
• Fixes the save entry issue in Panther.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
iBlog is $19.95 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.lifli.com/Products/iBlog/download.htm
Manic Minefields 2.1.4 [Classic and OS X]
Norbyte has released version 2.1.4 of their logic puzzle game Manic Minefields. This update includes a couple of bugfixes.
Manic Minefields is a game in the minesweeper genre, featuring 12 uniquely designed boards to play. The game is $11.95, and is available for PC/Windows and Macintosh OS X, as well as Macintosh Classic.
For more information, including download links, go to:
http://www.norbyte.com/Mmf.html
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