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Utilities Updates: Toast; Shockwave; YankPro; more

Adaptec's Toast 4.0 Deluxe, CD-Recorder software, is now available.

Macromedia Shockwave 7.02d159 includes latest privacy enhancements; Flash 4r14 is also available.

Software Hardware Tracker 3.3.3 New features include: a "CPU" value list in the Workstation Tracker; most of the Workstation Tracker's value lists updated to include recent PowerMacs' specifications; added a demo record for DXoft Get Info.

YankPro 3.2 is the latest update to this utility for managing/cleaning your Preferences folder and more.

MacDynDNS 1.0 has been released. It supports all features of the free dyndns.org service, multiple … Read more

Utilities Updates: URL Manager Pro; File Buddy; TextBroom; more

URL Manager Pro 2.6fc is now available. Release Notes are also online.

File Buddy 5.3.2 is out.

Y2K App Checker 1.0 is a utility that check Macintosh software for year 2000 compliance. We received word that it is now available but, when we checked, the web site still said "in preparation."

TextBroom 1.1 (public beta) is a "text cleaning utility." The publishers write: "It handles nightmarish text files. Suppose you got a list containing 3,796 e-mail address lines and you suspect it to contain duplicate entries. TextBroom lets you … Read more

Utilities Updates: Restore Desktop; G4Strip; more

Restore Desktop 1.0 is a "Contextual Menu plug-in that saves and restores icons' positions on the Mac Desktop. Restore Desktop restores icons' positions automatically during display resolution changing. Restore Desktop also allows you to restore saved icons' positions manually by control-click on the Mac Desktop."

G4Strip 1.0b2 "is a Control Strip Module to control the PowerPC7400's back-side cache and display a range of CPU information."

DropIcon 2.5.1 ""is an easy-to-use 'drag & drop' utility for adding custom preview icons to image files, similar to those created by Adobe Photoshop … Read more

Utilities Updates: Kaleidoscope; Desktop Resetter; more

Kaleidoscope 2.2.1 is now available. It is a maintenance release, fixing problems with popup windows (under Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1), Photoshop palettes, disabled text in the Apple platinum scheme, the Smart Scroll control panel, and others. Kaleidoscope 2.2.1 is also fully compatible with Mac OS 9. A web page has a more complete list of changes.

Desktop Resetter 2.0 is the latest update to this great utility that allows you to reset icon and window positions on the desktop.

DiskTracker 2.0b10, a disk cataloging utility, is now available.

GIFmation 2.3.2 … Read more

Utilities Updates: Sleeper; ClearPhone; SpeedTools; FileDispenser; more

Sleeper 3.2b6 is the latest public beta version of this popular screen saver and energy saving utility. This version includes fixes for password problems at startup, wake-up of the screen when a program needs attention, a correction for the spin-up of IDE disk drives, and less confusing operation on Macs that usually use Apple's Energy Saver control panel.

ClearPhonePro 6.0.6 is now available.

CD-ROM SpeedTools 4.0.2 has been released. It adds support for MacAMP. See this page for more details.

FileDispenser 3.0 "optimizes file management by applying filters when copying or moving … Read more

Utilities Updates: SmartWrap; Wapp pro; Epson 900 drivers; more

SmartWrap 1.1, a new plug-in for both Eudora and Eudora Light, analyzes the text of email messages and re-wraps them perfectly by removing all unnecessary line breaks, quote characters, and excess formatting with just one click. It uses combinations of four proprietary algorithms to determine the best way to wrap your text naturally within the Eudora window, unhindered by excess formatting.

Wapp pro 2.2.2 is the latest update to this windows/applications switcher.

MONICA 2.1 is a major upgrade to this queue based file download manager for downloading files using FTP, HTTP, and Hotline protocols. It … Read more

Utilities Updates: MacArmyKnife; FoldersSynchronizer; more

MacArmyKnife 1.4 adds a Resource Stripper tool and fixes some bugs.

FoldersSynchronizer 1.0.3 is the latest update to this utility that synchronizes a pair of folders so that both contain the newest files from each folder. Version 1.0.2 caused some errors regarding the date and time formats saving the Log files on different computers. Version 1.0.3 fixes this.

OneApp Address Book 3.0b1 is a public beta release of this address utility. Changes include: Password protection feature for set private access to your data; Improved import feature add support to import the address … Read more

Utilities Updates: Data Hammer; Create Adobe PDF; more

Data Hammer 2.2.5 is a major bugfix release of Data Hammer. In addition, it adds automatic HTTP proxy support as well as brand new help documentation.

Create Adobe PDF 4.0 lets you create a PDF file from any application using the AdobePS 8.6 PostScript printer driver.

TimeCache 2.0.13 is out. This latest update to the time and expense tracking application fixes problems with entering billing rates, introduced in the previous update.

Utilities Updates: USB Overdrive; Drop Drawers; Sophos; more

USB Overdrive 1.2 is the latest update to this universal USB driver. This update is mainly a bug-fix release.

Drop Drawers 1.0.1 is an update to this utility that provides "floating pull-out, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen to store text, URLs, aliases, pictures, sounds, movies and anything else." The update "includes several minor bug fixes and tweaks."

Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh 3.2605 follows on the heels of yesterday's 3.25 posting. It "detects more macro viruses, adds a deinstaller option, has an enhanced viewable virus information library, … Read more