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MailEnhancer 1.11 Enhancements For Mail.app

[OS 10.2 up]

MailEnhancer is a mail bundle that enhances the operation of Apple's Mail application. It provides four enhancements which are detailed below. Each one can be turned on or off individually through a preferences panel.

• Show activity viewer when doing a manual mail check

• Display a status dialog after doing a manual mail check

• Dock icon count shows all unread instead of just inbox unread

• Automatically update signature to match sending address

• There is a separate download for Jaguar (10.2) and Panther (10.3) so be sure you download the correct version.

Preferences:

Show activity viewer when doing a manual mail check:

This will cause the activity viewer window to open (if it's not already open) when you do a manual check for email. If the window was already open, nothing changes. However, if it was not open, MailEnhancer will open it for you while it's checking mail, and then close it when it is finished.

Display a status dialog after doing a manual mail check:

This mimics the behavior of many other email programs. When you do a manual check for new mail, it will finish by putting up a dialog window telling you how many new mail messages you received or if you didn't receive any.

Dock icon count shows all unread instead of just inbox unread:

This changes the behavior of the message count shown in the dock icon. Normally it only shows the count of unread messages which are in your Inbox. Turning this feature on will cause it to show the total count of unread messages in every mailbox except for Junk, Out, Drafts, Sent, and Trash.

Automatically update signature to match sending address:

This will cause your signature to match the email address you are sending the message from. Rather than create a sophisticated preference scheme where you pick a default signature for each account or email address, MailEnhancer uses a much simpler approach...

System requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

MailEnhancer is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://home.insightbb.com/~n9yty1/MailEnhancer/

PageSpinner 4.6b2 Web Authoring Tool; HTML, XHTML, PHP, SSI, JavaScript

[OS 9.1 - OS X 10.2 up]

PageSpinner is an easy to use, professional HTML editor for Mac OS supporting HTML 3.2, HTML 4, XHTML, PHP plus additional Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer extensions and a built-in JavaScript generator.

The editor gives you quick access to often used formatting and also supports online help to help you compose your own Web pages.

PageSpinner features built-in FTP support, customizable syntax color-coding of JavaScript, PHP and CSS, improved support for PHP, SSI and Apache on OS X, and more!

PageSpinner is scriptable with AppleScript, making it possible to take a script-driven approach to creating and updating a site.

In addition, PageSpinner's open architecture for extension plug-ins lets you download new or updated functions, helper applications and examples from the net.

New in this version:

• Live previews of HTML pages in both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9

• better CSS support and CSS previews

• interface fixes for Mac OS X Panther 10.3

• improved AppleScript support

• and other enhancements

System requirements:

Mac OS 9.1 - OS X 10.2 or higher

PageSpinner is $29.95 demoware

For more information, visit:

http://www.optima-system.com/pagespinner/

Rage Software Releases WebDesign 2.3.1

[Mac OS 9.0 - OS X 10.1 up]

Rage Software has announced the immediate availability of WebDesign 2.3.1, An update to the fully featured web-authoring package for the Mac OS and Mac OS X.

Combining a drag and drop interface allowing for visual creation of HTML elements with a feature rich text editor. WebDesign offers advanced web site management tools including a built in Site Manager to keep track of web sites locally as well as an FTP client to get your web site up and running on the world wide web. WebDesign's supports a wide variety of web languages including HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, ASP and more.

WebDesign 2.3.1 fixes problems with pasting text into the text editor and minor drawing issues. It also brings increased compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3.

WebDesign can be purchased for $29.95 US through the Rage Software store at:

http://www.ragesw.com/onlinestore.php. Volume and academic discounts are also available.

Rage Software has partnered with westciv (http://www.westciv.com) to provide users with a complete HTML/XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets tutorial. The tutorial and WebDesign can be purchased together as a bundle for $44.95 US. They also offer a Style Master and WebDesign bundle for $69.99 US. Both bundles can be purchased through the Rage Software store at:

http://www.ragesw.com/onlinestore.php

Rage Software also offers a competitive upgrade option for registered users of PageSpinner 3.x or higher. Cross upgrade to WebDesign for just $20.95 US.

A free trial version of WebDesign is available from the WebDesign web site at:

http://www.ragesw.com/webdesign.php. Try WebDesign without limitations up to 20 times.

System requirements:

• Mac OS 9.0 - OS X 10.1 or higher

For additional information visit:

http://www.ragesw.com/webdesign.php

AWS Guitar Tuner/ Classic 1.3

[Mac OS 9.2 up/ OS X 10.1 up]

Simple guitar tuner program for Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Windows. Plays notes in standard and alternative tunings with multiple voices including acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and piano. Alternative tunings include Open G, Open D, Open A, Open E, E Minor, Drop D, Double Drop D, and Halfstep Down. There's also an individual note-player (one full octave from A to G#). Originally developed exclusively for Mac OS X.

New in this version:

compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther,

added a "stop" key,

new Windows and Mac OS 9 versions available.

System requirements:

Macintosh OS X version:

• PowerPC Macintosh, including G3 and G4

• Mac OS X 10.1 or later

• 4 MB of available RAM

• 1.7 MB of Hard Drive Space

Macintosh OS "Classic" version:

• PowerPC Macintosh, including G3 and G4

• Mac OS 9.2

• 4 MB of available RAM

• 3.7 MB of Hard Drive Space

AWS Guitar Tuner is donationware. You are free to use it without paying for as long as you want, but an ad free version is available for a $1 donation. Questions? Maybe they're answered in the readme or the FAQ.

For more information, visit:

http://www.awstudios.net/software.php?Show=awsguitartuner

uControl 1.3.6b Remaps Modifier Keys, Virtual Scroll Wheel & More

[OS X 10.3 up]

uControl is a keyboard remapper and more. Meaning, those useless keys can now be reused, remapped, or reduced. Unix hackers will be pleased to remap the caps lock key to the control key. Indeed, that was the reason uControl was originally created; however, it has since evolved into a fairly sophisticated means of not only remapping modifier keys, but providing a virtual scroll wheel for trackpad users, providing real function keys for laptop users, swapping the right and left mouse button for left handed users, and even providing a one handed typing feature for those with disabilities. Note: the one handed typing feature has been removed due to possible patent infringement.

New in this version:

Updated to work with Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

System requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 and above (will not work with earlier versions)

uControl is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://www.xwt.org/uControl.html

Browse Volumes Lite 1.3.2 Lets You Browse Entire Disks From CM & Menu Bar

[OS 10.2 up]

Browse Volumes, a contextual menu plug-in, allows users to browse through the mounted disks (harddisks, CD-ROMs, or network disks), folders and files. It provides an easy way to open files and folders. The menu will be appear on most applications that support Mac OS X contextual menus, e.g. Finder, TextEdit, Preview and Internet Explorer.

On the Finder :

• If no item is selected, Browse Volumes will let users to browse through the entire file system.

• If users select some items, Browse Volumes still let users to browse the file system, plus :

- Showing the parent folders of selected items.

- Showing the contents of selected items (if those items are folders, disks, or packages

- Asking an application to open selected documents.

New in this version:

• Fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.

• Improve compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.

• Improve speed of the menu listing engines.

• Update most engines of Recent Items menu.

System requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

Browse Volumes Lite is $6.50 shareware

For more information, visit:

http://www.naratt.com/LaunchItems.html

CopyWrite 1.1.4 Project Management Tool For Writers

CopyWrite does everything it's supposed to and nothing it's not. Bartas agrees with those who've said that nobody needs another word processor - those are for formatting. CopyWrite is for a writer's project management.

Whether you're writing for business or pleasure, a magazine article or the next Great American Novel, CopyWrite isn't intended to be your everything-processor. In fact, it would rather not even try. CopyWrite's primary focus is simply writing. No more worrying over organization and formatting when you should be focusing on creativity. Though CopyWrite boasts a simple interface, it certainly doesn't mean form was sacrificed for function.

CopyWrite's flexible interface is one of the things that sets it apart from the rest. Many writers believe word processors have far too many functions that get in the way of their creativity. Juggling between a folder and multiple documents in a separate application is a waste of time. The project browser and notes are in drawers (where they should be) allowing you to open or close them as needed. This, in turn, allows you to concentrate on the primary focus - your writing.

Try to search through all the documents in a project (especially if they're in a proprietary file format) and the inefficiency of the process becomes obvious. Writers typically have to open each document, search (or search and replace) in each one, save, then move on to the next. Even if the writer just wants to see which documents contain the search term, CopyWrite eliminates the inefficiency.

CopyWrite keeps your notes just where you need them as well - right beside your document. No more endless scrolling or window-switching. Just efficiency.

CopyWrite is quite customizable as well. Whether you want to change text sizes and colors for easier readability or customize the categories and status lists to better organize your documents, CopyWrite can adapt to you. Maybe you'd like to store your projects elsewhere or change the highlight color. Maybe the text in the project browser is is too small. CopyWrite will adapt.

Features:

• Simple, adjustable, well-organized interface

• Customizable category and status list for organization your way

• On-demand or automatic backup to protect your investment of time

• Super fast search filtering

• No proprietary formats

New in this version:

• Panther-related interface fixes.

• Panther-related Search / Replace bug fixed.

CopyWrite is $20.00 shareware -- completely free for small projects. The only limitation in the unregistered version is that users are limited to no more than three projects and no more than five documents per project.

For more information, visit:

http://www.bartastechnologies.com/copywrite/

Rulebox 1.1.1 Synchronizes Your Address Book And Your Mail Rules

[OS 10.2 up]

Are you bored of fine-tuning your Mail rules every time one of your friends changes their email address? Are you bored of having to repeatedly create new Mailboxes and Rules for each of your friends/contacts?

Then let RuleBox take care of that for you - Rulebox will create and manage rules and mailboxes in Mail that co-respond to people in your Address Book.

Rulebox makes sure that mail sent from people you know goes to the right mailbox.

New in this version:

• Updated to work with Panther's Mail.app

System requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

RuleBox is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://www.monkeyfood.com/software/RuleBox/

X-Assist 0.6 Adds OS 9 Windowing, Application Menu, Apple-like Menu Support

[OS X 10.1 up]

X-Assist was created to assist in the much loved but missing features of OS 9 in OSX.

Specifically:

• Application Switcher Menu (top right corner of screen)

X-Assist has a similar implementation.

• More than a 5 item "Recent Applications" menu.

X-Assist has no "limit".

• The ability to add personal hierarchies of items in an OS9-like "apple" menu.

X-Assist allows users to add any hierarchy into a "Shortcuts" submenu.

• An extensible "Control Strip" like plugin architecture.

X-Assist supports Objective-C (NSBundle) plugins.

They are easy to write, and examples "SetVolume" and "MP3 Player"

plugins are provided in this distribution.

• OS 9 window behavior - when you switch applications by clicking in a window, all windows for that application are shown. This behavior has changed in OSX and can be a bit annoying.

X-Assist brings back the OS9 windowing functionality and also allows you to toggle between modes.

• Easy access to System Preferences (Control Panels).

New in this version:

• dug out the code from 2 years ago and updated it to the latest compiler.

• updated compatibility for OSX 10.3, appears to still work in 10.2.

• fixed a few long standing "small" memory leaks.

• included Italian Localization - thanks Simone Bettini

System requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.1 or higher

X-Assist is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pli/x-assist/

Port Finder 1.0 Finds Open Ports On Your Computer

[OS 8.5 up/OS X 10.1 up]

Ever wonder how secure your computer is? This programs tells you exactly what ports are open. Ports that are open are perfect for hackers!

System requirements:

• Mac OS 10.1 or higher or

• Mac OS 8.5 - 9.x

Port Finder is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://www.nusuni.com/programs/portfinder/portfinder.html

Fracture 1.2 released by Stick Software

[OS X}

Fracture 1.2, a new version of the popular screensaver by Stick Software, was released today. Fracture is a screensaver that draws fractal images. These are images created from mathematical formulas, and are often very beautiful. It can draw a variety of types of fractals, and is very configurable.

Version 1.2 of Fracture adds a "save every completed image" feature for users who wish to review the art Fracture has made while their machine was idle. It also adds online version checking so users can be notified of further updates.

Fracture, along with such Stick Software products as Eyeballs, BigFoot, Measles, Trisection and Ephemera, makes OS X more fun and more aesthetic. It is shareware, with a price of $10, and it's free to try.

http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/Fracture.html (Fracture's home page)
http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/Fracture.dmg.gz (Direct download URL

Finder euskaraz 0.3b Basque Language Pack For The Finder

Basque language resource pack for Finder and Dock. Makes Jaguar Desktop available in basque language.

New in this version:

Updated for Panther's Finder and Dock. The rest of previously available localizations will be updated soon.

System requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3

Finder euskaraz is freeware

For more information, visit:

http://www.macosxeuskaraz.tk/

For more information about the latest Mac software releases and updates, you'll find it on the Applelinks Search Engine here:

http://www.applelinks.com/pages/search.shtml

Charles W. Moore

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