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Bullseye 1.4 File Launcher That Goes Where You Go [OS 10.2 up]
iBackup 4.0 Backup/Restore Utility For Files, Folders, Preferences [OS X 10.3 up]
iMage 1.0b2 Image Editor [OS X 10.4 up]
Drop Drawers X 1.6.6 Floating Drawers Store Text, URLs, Pictures, Etc. [OS X]
Overflow 1.4 Launches Apps Or Documents Without Wasting Dock Space [OS 10.2.8 up]
WaveWindow 3.0.5 Oscilloscope [OS 10.2 up]
GPSUtility 1.03 Displays GPS Data: Speed, Bearing, Position, Satellite Info [OS 10.2 up]
Drag N Ftp 1.0.0 FTP Client [OS X 10.3 up]
DiscBlaze 5.0.1 Burns & Erases Multisession CDs/DVDs [OS X 10.3 up]
Bullseye 1.4 File Launcher That Goes Where You Go [OS 10.2 up]
Bullseye is a file launcher that goes where you go.
Press its hot key and it appears directly under your cursor.
Your applications appear within easy reach all around.
Just move your mouse in the direction of the item you want and click.
System Requirements:
Bullseye is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4.
Hierarchical folder contents menus require Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
To view the user documentation, Safari must be installed.
New with Bullseye Version 1.4
• Added hierarchical menus when you control-click (or right-click) on a folder's icon (for Mac OS X 10.3 or later)
• Added multi-button mouse support - if you have more than 2 buttons on your mouse, have Bullseye load when you press one of them.
• Much faster drawing and user interface. The Bullseye should appear almost immediately after you press the hot key now.
• You can now run applescripts by clicking on them in the Bullseye.
• You can now add an item simply by dragging it onto the Bullseye.
• You can now move items around simply by dragging them around the Bullseye.
• You can now remove an item from the Bullseye either with the contextual menu or by pressing the delete key.
• Some aesthetic improvements
• Lots of under-the-hood redesign
Bullseye is fully functional without a registration, however it will show a register reminder icon until you choose to register. As you use Bullseye more, this icon will slowly grow until, after a couple hundred uses, it eventually takes up almost half of the Bullseye.Ă‚Â
A single user license costs $8.85.
For more information, visit:
http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=5223-PDLS
iBackup 4.0 Backup/Restore Utility For Files, Folders, Preferences [OS X 10.3 up]
iBackup is a simple to use backup/restore utility for scheduled backups of your system preferences, like the dock, deskop picture, time settings, firewall, bluetooth and system applications like AddressBook, Mail, Stikies, iChat, iTunes and more.
You can edit these preferences settings and add your own.
iBackup do also backup/restore files, folders and applications.
New in this version:
• bug fixed: shows size of folder with insufficient privileges
• bug fixed: changed sort order of items
• bug fixed: shows "Scheduler" in main menu instead of "localizable"
• bug fixed: shows translated menu items
• improvement: iBackup checks the connection to a exernal HD or Server before it starts a backup
• improvement: iBackup does backup/restore data only if it has been changed
• improvement: incremental backup (replace folder content)
• improvement: iBackup does restores from backup folder of other users
• improvement: new backup folder settings
• improvement: possibility to run user script before and after a backup
• improvement: allows multiple selection of items (use space bar to select/deselect them)
• improvement: log scrolls dynamically down
• improvement: restore activity is shown in log.txt
• improvement: iBackup shows the right item icons
• improvement: Help menu
• improvement: translation to Portuguese
System requirements:
OS X 10.3 or later (10.3.8 recommended)
iBackup is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.grapefruit.ch/iBackup/
iMage 1.0b2 Image Editor [OS X 10.4 up]
iMage is a simple image editor. Is is layer and CoreImage filters based. You have the layers is the left and the filters in the right all in the same window. To edit an image, just drop it into the central view of the window and it will be added as a new layer.
New in this version:
• standard image formats now open correctly
• french localization
• unlimited undos are fully working now
• revised GUI
• native file format (rhif) is Spotlight ready
For more information, visit:
Mac OS 10.4 or later
For more information, visit:
http://www.rhapsoft.com/
Drop Drawers X 1.6.6 Floating Drawers Store Text, URLs, Pictures, Etc. [OS X]
Drop Drawers is a revolutionary user interface enhancement for Macintosh which provides floating pull-out, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen to store text, URLs, aliases, scripts, pictures, sounds, movies and anything else.
Drop Drawers currently has two drawer types, clip drawers and process drawers.
Clip Drawers
Clip drawers can contain any of the following:
Information in a clip drawer can be worked with - styled text can be edited, applications and folders can be dragged onto, URLs can be opened, scripts can accept parameters, pictures can be viewed and sounds and movies can be played.
Process Drawers
Process drawers display a list of running processes:
Drop Drawers works seamlessly with any Macintosh application supporting drag and drop and can instantly capture and insert data within any program. It also fulfils all the standard functions of a floating application launcher.
Features
• Highly customizable interface with colors, fonts and transparency.
• Image and movie files shown as QuickTime image thumbnails.
• Auto insertion of text (or anything else) into any application.
• Drawers can be positioned easily on any side of any screen.
• All drawer items can have key shortcuts assigned.
• Optional speech recognition for drawer items.
• Drawers can be password-protected.
• Sophisticated arrange and clean up options.
• Patterns and pictures for drawers and tabs.
• Drawers have optional configurable grids.
• AppleScript editor and compiler built-in.
• Tool Tips show hidden names of items.
• Comprehensive documentation and tutorial.
Version 1.6.6 of Drop Drawers X is updated for compatibility with the brand new version of OS X, including a fix for the problem with items dragged from the Finder.
New in this version:
Updated for compatibility with OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.0 or higher
Drop Drawers X is $20.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.sigsoftware.com/dropdrawers/
Overflow 1.4 Launches Apps Or Documents Without Wasting Dock Space [OS 10.2.8 up]
When the Dock is just too small, or not quite the right place to store less frequently used applications or documents, Overflow is the solution. Quickly launch applications you need to use on a semi-regular basis without wasting valuable space in the Dock. With just 2 clicks, you will have access to any application, document, or folder you want with Overflow's fully customizable interface.
New in this version:
• Icon size and several other aspects of the layout can now be fully customized.
• The color and transparency of the window can now be customized.
• Command-clicking an item now reveals that item in the Finder.
• A new close button makes it more easy to hide Overflow.
• The main Overflow window now stays visible when in editing mode.
• File names now show their extension only if they do in the Finder.
• Items can be sorted in the window alphabetically.
• New option to always display file names instead of just when mousing over items.
• Various other bug fixes.
• Overflow is now fully Tiger compatible.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2.8, Tiger Compatible
Overflow is :$14.95 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.stuntsoftware.com/software/Overflow/
WaveWindow 3.0.5 Oscilloscope [OS 10.2 up]
WaveWindow is a software oscilloscope. It's useful for anyone who works with sound on the Mac; it's educational and fun to play with. There are several synchronization methods and display modes to choose from.
• Plot mode: dots, lines, and Lissajous figures
• Focus: fine, medium, and large
• Sync method: async, sync, and capture
• Horizontal scale: 1x, 2x, and 4x
• Grid: on, off
• Resizable Window
• Color Preferences
• Snapshot to clipboard
• Pause Button
New in this version:
• minor bug fixes.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or later
• Tiger Compatible
WaveWindow is $9 shareware
For more information, visit here.
GPSUtility 1.03 Displays GPS Data: Speed, Bearing, Position, Satellite Info [OS 10.2 up]
GPSUtility displays GPS data including speed, bearing, position and satellite information.
New in this version:
Satellite strength bars are now drawn in the correct colors (Red or Green) for OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
System requirements:
OS X 10.2 or later
A NMEA compatible GPS connected to the Mac before launch.
GPSUtility is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://www.gpsnavx.com/
Drag N Ftp 1.0.0 FTP Client [OS X 10.3 up]
This application provides a simple to use interface to the complexities of using FTP to upload files to a server. You merely have to drag and drop a folder containing the files that you want uploaded onto the application icon and the application will upload all the contents and clean up server by removing old files. The only minor difficulty is when you are uploading for the first time and need to enter in the the server details.
Drag N Ftp is a simple piece of software. While it's doing its job it merely shows a progress dialog.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
Drag N Ftp is $15.00 shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.cthulhusoftware.com/software/dragnftp/index.html
DiscBlaze 5.0.1 Burns & Erases Multisession CDs/DVDs [OS X 10.3 up]
Burn multiple data sessions to the same CD or multiple copies of the same disc. Use any custom icon for a disc, or choose from a premade set of icons.
Download a full featured version of DiscBlaze and try it out for yourself. If you decide to purchase a Pro version license, DiscBlaze Pro costs only $29.95 (that's a small fraction of the cost of some other CD/DVD burning software on the market).
System Requirements:
• MacOS X 10.3 or higher (including 10.4)
• 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.)
• 700 MB of free HD space to burn roughly 80 minutes of Audio to CD.
• UDF burning requires MacOS X 10.4.
Have a CD or DVD burner that is not supported by MacOS X? You might try using PatchBurn ( http://www.patchburn.de/ ) to enable support for use with DiscBlaze. (Note: This is not officially supported by Radical Breeze.)
Why use DiscBlaze?
1) Faster than burning from the Finder.
2) Burn CDs or DVDs in a variety of formats.
3) Create custom hybrid CDs with some files visible on a Mac, others on a PC.
4) Save time using the Disc List to design and keep commonly burned discs.
5) Create new disc images (.iso & .dmg).
6) Easily erase any CDRW you want to re-use.
New in this version:
• Fixed a bug introduced in 5.0 where certain burn errors would not be reported properly.
• The icons within the File Info view now have their proper masks.
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when a file within a disc layout no longer exists.
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.3 or higher (Including MacOS X 10.4)
• A CD or DVD burner compatible with Mac OS X.
• UDF burning requires MacOS X 10.4.
DiscBlaze is freeware / Pro: $29.95
For more information, visit:
http://www.radicalbreeze.com/blaze/index.html
Charles W. Moore
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