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Fred Showker
This week, check out these OS X utilities! Some for productivity, some for vanity, and some just for fun. Enjoy this week's download fun!
3D-Space VFS 1.1 offers a three dimensional interface to all your favorite files, folders, and applications in one place, so you can quickly and easily get to each one of them. Version 1.1 brings the following changes: the ability to store actual files and folders, improved triggering of viewpoint changes, better drawer automation, and more.
Ram Disk Creator is a tool for Mac OS X to create RAM disks, a capability that was offered in Mac OS 9, but has not been available in Mac OS X. Version 1.0.1 has the ability to mount a RAM disk at any path, fixes a memory leak, and improves Mac OS X Sever compatibility.
iNotePad 2 is an alternative to Apple's Classic NotePad that can store text notes with styles and pictures, print them, or export them to an iPod. The new version delivers color labels for notes and folders, contextual menu support, an improved info drawer, .doc import support, a preference to check for updates automatically, and more. iNotePad 2 is shareware and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
TopXNotes 1.0 is a modern note pad for Mac OS X loaded with handy features. It offers color text, style, font and font size, automatic saving, RTF saving, and an advanced table of contents. [Picture: http://www.tropic4.com/images/TopXNotesFullView.jpg
MenuStrip is a Mac OS X utility that offers custom menu and control strip creation for launching files, folders and applications. New features and improvements in version 3.0.2 include: the ability to easily create new shortcuts to applications or documents via drag and drop, improvements in memory and CPU usage, and various bug fixes. Picture
DockFun! 4.6.2 is a tool that enables users to run an infinite number of Docks in Mac OS X. The latest version improves the software update system, enhances Mac OS X Server compatibility, and fixed a memory leak.
IcoNVader 1.0 is a new screen saver for Mac OS X that animates Christmas icons. "They will bounce around, flip over and finally explode in a kind of soap bubble effect. It was initially released for Christmas 2004 and features an appropriate Christmas theme."
Peek-a-Boo 2.2 is a utility to monitor and manage all of the processes running on your Macintosh. In the new version, the Process Throb window can now be viewed as an overlaid transparent fullscreen window. Users may use a new hotkey to toggle between a transparent fullscreen window and the normal window. A free demo of the software is available for download.
iTerminal provides a GUI to Mac OS X's terminal. The application provides faster navigation of terminal commands, especially for users inclined to graphical interfaces. For the advanced user, iTerminal allows you to create scripts to run several tasks concurrently.
SideTrack is a replacement driver for PowerBook and iBook trackpads. It enables users to remap the main button, and various areas on the track pad to perform different functions. Version 1.1 adds per-application corner tap configuration, independent vertical and horizontal scroll speeds, and more.
XPostFacto 3.0 is a utility that helps to install and boot Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and Darwin on certain unsupported systems. This release is the final version of the 3.0 update, which has been in testing for some time.
Battorox monitors easy and simple the Battery information in your laptop including its capacity, amps, current capacity, voltage, flags and current capacity in percent.
A Better Finder Launcher provides instant access to all your applications, documents and folders. Version 1.9 allows you to exclude specific locations and items from the index and allows the window transparency and text color to be customized.
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Fred Showker, Editor/Publisher UG Net News
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