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Utilities Updates: Time Palette; Snak; IPNetMonitor; A-Dock; Sleeper; Alarm Clock Pro; File Freak; more

Time Palette 5.0 is the latest version of this venerable world time and mapping tool. Just a few of the numerous changes include Mac OS X support, a favorite cities list, photo-realistic Earth images, live display for each atlas entry, and real-time weather reports for thousands of cities.

Snak 4.7 is an IRC client. A partial list of improvements includes a fully updated and rewritten manual in, Nick completion with the tab key, contextual menu operations on multiple selected items in the lists, the default voice can be assigned on a per-channel basis, mIRC style background colors … Read more

Utilities Updates: URL Manager Pro; Thoth; ZipIt; PrintToPDF; textSoap; Keychain Unlocker; more

URL Manager Pro 3.0b17 is a bookmark manager for Web browsers. This update extends the expiration date to 11/1/01 and fixes a copy and paste bug when inline editing.

Thoth 1.3.1 is a Usenet newsreader. This update fixes bugs with the first item in the queued transfers list not being saved properly, a crashing bug associated with pasting/moving subscribed group information.

ZipIt 2.1 is a utility to zip & unzip file archives. This release adds support for long filenames, support for Mac OS 9.2.1 and CarbonLib 1.4, and support for … Read more

Utilities Updates: DragThing; FontBuddy; DFA Doubler; Network Assistant; SVG Viewer; more

DragThing 4.1 is an update to this launcher dock application for Mac OS 8/9 as well as X. Major new features include: Enhanced visuals with the ability to draw textures and pictures in the background of docks; Unicode and long filename support throughout the application; Significant performance improvements.

FontBuddy 2.2 is the latest version of this font viewer that shows all the characters of any font. This version fix a crash related to non-roman fonts. Header text and alignment in Index printout can be change in the printing preferences.

Disk First Aid Doubler 1.0.1 is … Read more

Utilities Updates: SmartWrap; piDock; Outlook Email Archive; SilverFast Ai Epson Expression

SmartWrap 2.0 analyzes your text, detects paragraphs and lists within your text, and rewraps your text so it wraps naturally within your document or message. It works in Mac OS 8, 9 and X and "offers an incredible array of features not available in any previous version." For starters, an all new SmartWrap(tm) Text Service for MacOS X works great in TextEdit and Mail. A completely new preferences panel provides loads of options to help you control the format of SmartWrapped text.

piDock 1.3.2 is a file navigation and launching utility. The update fixes … Read more

Utilities Updates: IPNetSentry; PrefsOverload; Switchback; No Wait Patch; Mulberry; FileGeek; iMOnTime; more

IPNetSentry 1.1.6 is a utility to protect against outside Internet intruders. This release adds the ability to prohibit logging of broadcast packets, which can occasionally fill a log file with unnecessary entries, especially if IPNetSentry is run on the same machine as IPNetRouter.

PrefsOverload 3.0b5 is a utility for managing the Preferences folder. This release uses a different method to collect file icons (which should fix several crashing errors), and because it is beta software, it includes an expiration date.

SwitchBack 3.4.1 is a file synchronization and backup utility. This update fixes several crashing bugs, … Read more

Utilities Updates: GoMac; Startup Security: CarbonLib; A-Dock; piDock; Magellan; Email Saver; more

GoMac 2.1.1 is out. It fixes the problem ( previously reported here) where the Action Utilities control panel would unexpectedly quit when switching between items in the control panel.

Startup Security 1.1 allows you to enable firmware security using Mac OS 9 or X. In this version you can enable further security measures to protect your Mac OS 9 environment. What's new in this version: In Mac OS 9, added option to ask for the password during startup; In Mac OS 9, added option to prevent disabling extensions with shift key.

Apple CarbonLib 1.4 is a … Read more

Utilities Updates: Jerry's Finder 9 Patch; NetChronometer; Thermograph; FontCat; more

Jerry's Finder 9 Patch 1.4 adds keyboard shortcuts and more for the Mac OS 9 Finder. This update adds compatibility with Mac OS 9.1 (with or without Disc Burner), 9.2, and 9.2.1.

NetChronometer 1.4.8 synchs the date and time to a network time server. This release includes an updated server list.

Thermograph 1.3.4 monitors the processor temperature of G3 and G4 processors. This update adds model identification to the submission feature.

FontCat 1.3.6 can view or print fonts in their type face, installed or not. No word on … Read more

Utilities Updates: BackUp ToolKit; PrefsOverload; Iomega Mac Driver; Shift Key Suite; Screenlock; FlightCheck

FWB BackUp ToolKit 2.2 is the latest version of this full-featured backup utility.

PrefsOverload 3.0b4 is a beta version of this tool for managing the Preferences Folder. The update now has the ability to run also on 68k machines.

Iomega Mac Driver 3.0.4 contains Iomega Driver 6.0.9, Iomega FireWire Support 1.1.6, and Iomega USB Support 1.4.6 only. A note on VersionTracker states: "Very little is known about this update. It appears to be a stripped-down version of IomegaWare, with only the drivers included."

Shift Key Suite 1.0.6 … Read more

Utilities Updates: Faust's Friend: MacInstall; DiskTracker; ClickCopy; Jedit; Empty Servers Now!; more

Faust's Friend 2.1 is now available. The only change in this version is a fix to work with Slashdot's new code. Faust's Friend is a headline news grabber for the Mac; it includes MacFixIt headlines.

MacInstall 1.3.1 is a Mac-only shareware software installer. This release adds Mac OS 9.2.1 support, actions are marked in the editor, and the default memory settings have been changed to avoid out of memory errors.

DiskTracker 2.2b1 is a disk cataloging with a Finder-like interface. This release contains a number of bug fixes to and adds … Read more