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Fred Showker
Something for everyone... Concierge bookmark assistant, Cinematize movie clip extractor, My Money Minder 1.5, Spider-Man 2, OsiriX scientific imaging, SyBrowser Database Query, AWS Guitar Tuner, Battery 2.1 drum sampler, XamSuite 1.0 computer generated exams, G5 Firmware Update (Apple), Xserve RAID Upgrade (Apple), Advanced Web Ranking 3.5... and more! Enjoy this week's download fun!
Concierge 1.0.4 is a bookmark assistant for Safari. Bookmarks are stored and managed in a drawer attached to either side of Safari's window. Concierge has the ability to "focus" the visible bookmark list to the Web site that is currently being viewed.
Cinematize 2.0.1 is the latest version of the DVD movie clip extractor for Mac. The new version includes several new features such as improved clip selection and complete Japanese language support, as well as some bug fixes.
helps manage your personal finances, tracking expenses, income and bank account balances as well as forms of payment (credit card, checks, etc.) These can be organized into an unlimited number of user defined Categories. Version 1.5 is a smaller application, adds a new graphing system, a new toolbar under Mac OS X 10.2, live resizing, and more.
Spider-Man 2 The Game follows the same storyline as the blockbuster feature film, and "places the gamer into the Web-slinging, Web-swinging world of the Manhattan metropolis." A demo version of the game is now available. Pictures: Spider-Man Swings; and Sticks through the Greatest Challenge
OsiriX 1.5 is an application for post-processing in medical and scientific imaging. New features include segmentation, registration, orthogonal reslicing, OpenGL-based texture mapping, and more.
SyBrowser 6.5 is a "point and click" application that can query Sybase, OpenBase, FrontBase, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC and MS SQL databases hosted on OSX, UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. It adds a Cartesian graphing panel, a 'Spotlight'-like search field that truncates the rows displayed on the SQL panel, context sensitive Auto-Fill to the SQL statement panel, shortcut menu items, and more. Upgades are $50. [A Classic version is available. OSX]
AWS Guitar Tuner 2, Version 2 features a complete redesign, nine alternative tuning options, more keyboard shortcuts, and a three-octave note player, and also includes a supplemental set of "Digital Pitch Pipes" for portable nonchromatic tuning via any MP3- or AAC-playing device, such as the iPod. AWS Guitar Tuner 2 is available as a free, ad-supported application or as a ad-free version for a $1 donation; the "Digital Pitch Pipes" supplement is also $1. Users can also tune online for free without downloading the software.
Battery 2.1 is the ultimate drum sampler for creating and fine-tuning all of the percussive elements in any production. The latest version delivers Direct-From-Disk streaming, MIDI CC automation, In-Kit-Preview, and enhanced output configuration facilities. Additionally, Battery 2.1 offers a new import browser, extended Rex import, improved host automation, and various other improvements.
XamSuite is a set of three applications that will let you save sets of multimedia questions for presenting them to a user as a computer generated exam or preparing written exams. A set of native Cocoa applications, XamSuite takes advantage of the latest and very powerful Mac OS X technologies, making it a very robust but at the same time easy to use solution. The application requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
Power Mac G5 Firmware Update 5.1.8f7 improves system stability of a Power Mac G5. It is intended for Power Mac G5 models released in June 2004.
Xserve RAID Admin Tools is the Xserve RAID's powerful remote management software package that dramatically simplifies setup and monitoring of storage volumes. This release improves overall reliability and is recommended for all users. "If you are using Xserve RAID in an Xsan environment, you must upgrade the Xserve RAID with the firmware in this release."
Advanced Web Ranking is a tool that helps check a Web site's position on all major search engines. This version features the ability to display all the active scheduled tasks, suggest keywords using the Google Suggest service and the ability to zoom in and out in the Rank Evolution charts.
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