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desktop publishing, iPhoto helpers, home apps and more...
Fred Showker
Desktop publishing, image manipulation and editing, iPhoto helpers, along with several good home software programs, and several other good programs
MMEmail Preview is a dialog based FileMaker Pro email plug-in. MMEmail has a built-in email window which allows the end-user to compose an email message as if they were using a normal email client.
Cyberduck is an FTP and SFTP browser for Mac OS X users. The new release adds Tag to the list of supported editors, and fixes a bug where no permissions were set on transferred files when the connection closed unexpectedly.
Mail Fixer allows users to theme Mail.app in Tiger. Users can use completely new button skins, as well as icons, to give Mail.app a new appearance. It includes a complete theme that gives Mail.app an appearance similar to Safari/Finder. A simple to modify theme format allows users to create custom themes.
RapidWeaver is a free update that improves stability for FTP and .Mac publishing as well as brings better cross platform browser compatibility. The next-generation web design application can help users easily create professional looking web sites using a host of page styles--each of which are compatible with XHTML and CSS standards.
KisMAC is a stumbler application that locate information on wireless networks. It supports an "invisible mode" for most third-party cards (and the original AirPort card); however, Airport Extreme Cards are only supported in a limited active mode. It sports a new design, AppleScript support, PrismGT support and new Atheros support, improved WEP-cracking, and a new savefile format. Panther
OmniWeb brings several security fixes as well as Tiger-compatibility to the alternative browser for Mac OS X. It can also now make use of the Java plug-in supplied by Apple with Tiger, providing backwards comaptibility with Mac OS X 10.3 (but not Mac OS X 10.2). A 30-day demo is available. Upgrades are $10.
Yummy FTP updates the FTP client with Tiger compatibility, new icons, improved FTP browsing, Growl notification, link navigation, server-to-server transfers, suffix mapping, repeating/single-event schedules, a built-in editor, filters, and more.
afariSpeed is an easy-to-use utility that applies optimizations to Safari that are designed to speed up your browsing experience.
Intaglio is a Mac OS X Tiger update for the Quartz drawing application. The new version adds a Spotlight importer, Automator actions, support for new Quartz features in Tiger, LinkBack server capability, Improve zoom and scroll options, and more.
Apple's new Bonjour for Windows (formerly known as Rendezvous) lets you create an instant network of computers and smart devices just by getting them connected to each other. The computers and devices take over from there, automatically broadcasting and discovering what services each is offering for the use of others. The network could be as simple as two AirPort Extreme -equipped PowerBook users sitting in a hotel meeting room miles from the nearest AirPort Extreme Base Station with some large files they need to share. Before Bonjour, frustration. With Bonjour, your computer will discover others, making file sharing completely simple. Full Info PDF The open protocol has been submitted by Apple to the IETF as part of the ongoing standards-creation process. (No price stated, it must be free!)
iListen offers many enhancements including new features to support Mac OS X Tiger. The new version allows users to access Spotlight and Automator applications by voice; it also introduces new Transcription AppleScript commands and a description field in the Command Editor to enter comments about how the command should be used. Upgrades are $40.
HotApp brings Tiger compatibility to the keyboard utility that offers the ability to launch applications, search your Address Book, start the screensaver, copy/paste repetitive text, and more using keyboard-commands. It improves support for Tiger, offers a new option to hide dock when activating application, adds backup/restoration settings, and incorporates improved internal data structures.
StuffIt Deluxe 9.0.2 is the latest version of the highly popular compression/decompression software for Mac OS X. The new version implements StuffIt's new JPEG Photo Compression Technology.
Growl is a global notification system for Mac OS X, allowing any application to send a notification to display an "attractive" message on your screen. Notifications are centralized and customizable from a single preference pane and can be verbal, displayed, or emailed to any user.
xScope updates the tool that screen designers can use to measure, compare, contrast and get info on page layouts, screen sizes, html colors and much more. Version 1.1 includes new ruler info/nudging, synchronized frame moves, new frame aspect ratios, increased usability with Exposé and Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger", and more.
Dynamic Earth Globe - EarthBrowser is a three dimensional model of the earth with constantly updating live information. Exploring the earth is fun and easy with a point and click interface that lets you rotate and zoom to any desired location. EarthBrowser's dynamic nature makes it an information resource that is always useful and fascinating.
Backup Simplicity provides a simple way to protect the information on your computer. It can also help retrieve documents that were accidentally trashed. Backup Simplicity uses the same professional-quality, high-speed backup engine in Synchronize! Pro X. (You may want to look into the Pro version, it generates a complete bootable CD of your system!)
Retrospect brings Tiger support to the Server, Client, and Express editions of the backup software, while a new RDU 6.3.102 update adds additional device/media support. The 6.0.204 version, for all non-Tiger users, can be used to backup 6.0.110 clients running Tiger. The pages note that Restrospect does not backup/restore metadata or Access Control Lists. [Client DMG, Express DMG
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