utilities

Utilities Updates: Silverlining Pro; MacArmyKnife; NetControl; more

LaCie Silverlining Pro 6.1 has been announced. It has support for USB devices. It "is compatible with all Macintosh models except Mac Plus, Mac OS 7.5.3 or higher, including OS 8.5.1 and 8.6 and includes full HFS (Extended Mac OS) support." (Thanks, Bob Penman.) [Note: Paul Monfils recently received a copy of Silverlining Pro 6.1.1.b3 from LaCie.] Update: Peter Fine notes that "Silverlining Pro 6.1 is shipping and already included in new products. I received a copy with a new LaCie Hard drive this past week." … Read more

Utilities Updates: Sustainable Softworks updates; ExtractIt!; more

Sustainable Softworks has released updates to all of its major products: IPNetMonitor 2.3, IPNetRouter 1.4c15 and OT Advanced Tuner 1.3

ExtractIt! for System 2.2.1 is out. It is a "powerful, comprehensive diagnostics tool that has the ability to provide you with over 500 specifications on your computer." It also include a feature for giving you the "meaning" of thevarious Mac error codes (such as Type -43).

FinderMenuTuner 0.9b2 is out.

PhotoGIF 3.5 for Macintosh has been released.

LaserWriter Select 310 scripts 2.0 is an update to this work-around … Read more

Utilities Updates: Wacom; ExtractIt!; GoClick; Substitute 1.7.7; more

Wacom Tablet Driver 2.6.4B4 fixes the "disappearing line" bug in Mac OS 8.6 ( noted previously for the ArtZ II). (Thanks, Quino Terceño.)

ExtractIt! for System 2.2 is out. It is a "powerful, comprehensive diagnostics tool that has the ability to provide you with over 500 specifications on your computer." It also include a feature for giving you the "meaning" of thevarious Mac error codes (such as Type -43).

Black & Bleu 1.1.1 is the latest version of this "Mac OS error code analyzer."

Terry Morse GoClick Public Beta 7 … Read more

Utilities Updates: SnapzPro; SuperDisk drivers; more

SnapzPro 2.0.1, a screen capture utility, fixes a bug that could cause SnapzPro 2 to not work with programs that link to InputSprocket, but aren't actively using it (this notably affected Virtual PC, but it may also have affected some games). It also fixes a bug that caused erroneous data to be sent to the sound compressor, which could result in distorted sound tracks or compression errors.

Imation SuperDisk driver 2.0 has been released.

VST SuperDisk 1.0.2 driver has also been released.

Default Folder 3.0.3b4 is now available, It corrects a problem … Read more

Utilities Updates: DropIcon; Mac INIT Strings; Mozilla; more

DropIcon 2.0.1 "is an easy-to-use "drag & drop" utility for adding custom preview icons to image files, similar to those created by Adobe Photoshop and other image editors." It features 32bit icon support.

Mac INIT Strings 2.5.1 helps you to find the correct string for your modem from its database of over 70 modem manufacturers and over 700 modem models. The new version "contains a number of bug fixes."

Mozilla M7 (a preview version of the Netscape's 5.0 browser) is now available.

Days To Go 2.1 is … Read more

Utilities Updates: DiskTop; WhoInstalled; Default Folder; more

DiskTop 4.5.3 The update to this great file management utility fixes a Y2K problem.

WhoInstalled? 1.1.2 puts the name of the installer into the Info windows of files and folders which have just been installed into System Folder.

Default Folder 3.0.3b3 is available. Fixes include: Rebound handling is now PowerPC native. Default Folder no longer causes multiple-disk installers to request Disk 1 immediately after it is ejected. Aliases to the Contextual Menu Items folder and other special system folders are now correctly recognized in the Apple menu Favorites folder.

iView Multimedia 3.6 "… Read more

Utilities Updates: OpenUsing; Digest Viewer; MacOS Items Manager; more

OpenUsing 1.3b2 "is a contextual menu plugin useful when you want to open a file using an application other than the file's creator. The plugin can also convert creator codes and file types to suit the chosen application."

Digest Viewer 2.2 is out. If you subscribe to digest versions of email lists, Digest Viewer "will display all the messages in a digest message much like an email program would. A simple list of all the posts in that digest appears, and you can easily select which one you want at random, instead of scrolling … Read more

Utilities Updates: Intuos driver; AliasMenu (coming soon); BugScan; more

Wacom Intuos driver 4.3 is out. It is "for the Intuos line of tablets only." [Note: we predicted this update previously. It should supposedly fix a "wake from sleep" crash.]

AliasMenu 2.1 will be available "very soon." It will be compatible with the recently released BeHierarchic 4. With both AliasMenu and BeHierarchic installed, BeHierarchic will handle hierarchical menus in AliasMenu's menus exactly like in the Apple menu.

BugScan 1.2.3 has been posted. The update to this antivirus utility adds scanners for all files related to the latest Worm.ExploreZip … Read more

Utilities Updates: File Buddy; Snap Pro; SurfDoubler Plus; more

File Buddy 5.2 is now out.

Snapz Pro 2.0 is the latest version of this screen capture utility.

Vicomsoft's SurfDoubler Plus 6.1 is now out. It is a "solution for home users wishing to connect more than one computer to the Internet while protecting their children from undesirable sites."

Idea Keeper 1.5021 is another June update to this outlining utility.

Keep Me Online 1.5 can prevent your ISP from disconnecting you while you are away from your desk.

LinuxPPC is now up to version 5.0.

LinkConverter 1.1.1 is now … Read more

Utilities Updates: Speed Startup; Epson 750 driver; Font Reserve; Flash; more

Speed Startup v.1.0.1 is now available (as previously predicted on BoardScan). (Thanks, Ivor Gleek.)

Epson has posted a new Printer Driver Disk v5.6BE for the Stylus Photo 750.

Font Reserve 2.0.3 is out.

Macromedia Flash player 4r7 has been released.

FinderFriend 1.2 lets you customize your Mac for multiple users. "FinderFriend puts the game controls, preferences, tool bars and just about everything else right back the way you had it."

QuickMP3 1.3.1 is an MP3 Player that works with QuickTime 4.0.

Email Effects 1.6 is a program … Read more