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Utilities Updates: Apple Memory Guide; Suitcase; Window Monkey; more

Apple Memory Guide for August 99 is out.

Extensis Suitcase 8.1 has been released.

A Better Finder Attributes 1.3 is out.

Window Monkey 1.3 adds the ability to use the window menu in Navigation Services (those new Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS 8.5 and later), making Window Monkey more useful than ever on modern versions of the Mac OS. In addition, this version fixes conflicts with Corel Draw and Microsoft Office 98, adds ten new patterns, and fully takes advantage of Kaleidoscope or the Appearance Manager.

Menuette 3.0.1 replaces menu titles with … Read more

Utilities Updates: Default App; Address Pad; more

Default App 1.0.1 allows you to open documents matching certain file/creator types with the applications you specify, instead of the applications that created those documents.

Address Pad 1.1.1 is now available.

EZCalendar 1.1 is out. It adds a "Show Daily Appointment Text" check box to preferences and an "Always Open to Current Month" option to the Open EZCalendar hotkey dialog. It also addresses the same bug with Spell Catcher that affected EZNote (see item above).

URLstory 1.7.1 keeps a record of the Web sites you visit.

SuperLock Pro 4.0.1Read more

Utilities Updates: clipEdit; Drop Drawers; Extension Overload; PGP; more

clipEdit 1.1 is out. You can now import and export text to/from a clipping.

Drop Drawers 1.0 is the final 1.0 release version of this product. It is a "user-interface enhancement which provides floating pull-out, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen to store text, URLs, aliases, pictures, sounds, movies and anything else."

Extension Overload 4.5.1 is out. This utility provides information about all of your installed extensions and control panels. It also lets you activate and disable them. Changes and additions in this version include: Now contains descriptions of 2024 … Read more

Utilities Updates: MacArmyKnife; Open Using; Web Devil; more

MacArmyKnife 1.2 is out. It has a fix for when booting off a locked startup disk. It also adds a Resource Miner, a function that allows you to extract sounds and pictures from a large group of files and save them as individual files.

Open Using 1.4 is out. It adds the ability to open files using a running application. It also fixes a bug where separator lines were sometimes not displayed.

Web Devil 4.5.1 is the latest update to this "tool for downloading web pages and their associated images, textures, and links quickly and … Read more

Utilities Updates: SwitchRes; Excel Recovery; URL Manager Pro; more

SwitchRes 2.1.2 allows you to control the resolutions of all your displays. In this latest update, a conflict with NetBarrier is corrected. It also fixes a conflict with TechTool Pro, where it reported SwitchRes Contextual Menu plugin to be damaged.

Excel Recovery for Macintosh is about to be released. A public beta is now available. [See also previous MacFixIt item.] (Thanks, Gary Adams.)

URL Manager Pro 2.6b9 "now supports proxy icons in document windows, 32-bit icons, Sherlock and floating windows." Other improvements are mentioned in the Release Notes. There's also a new tutorial.

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Utilities Updates: Fresh Start; MacLinkPlus; Virex; Symbionts; Adaptec; more

Fresh Start release version 1.0 is now out. It is a program designed for shared Macintoshes. It restores a Macintosh's configuration -- preferences, PRAM and some system settings -- to a standard state at each restart.

CD-ROM SpeedTools 4.0.1 is out.

MacLinkPlus 11.001 fixes a problem when decompressing Stuffit 5 compressed files. Previously, the user might receive an error that the (stuffed) file is corrupt or was not downloaded properly. [Update: A note on the web page now says "This patch is temporarily unavailable. We will be posting it as soon as possible."]… Read more

Utilities Updates: Wapp pro; GoClick; SerialCheck; more

Wapp pro 2.1 (final release version) is out. It displays a menu that lists the windows of the frontmost applications, the background applications and their respective windows in submenus. You can activate any window, even it's hidden by several other windows, or if the process is hidden.

Terry Morse GoClick 3.0.1 is an update to this utility that "converts any document into a Web page with one click."

SerialCheck 1.11 is now available. It's a tool for checking serial ports.

Doublet Scan 2.1.1 has been released. It fixes a bug … Read more

Utilities Updates: ATM, ATR, Anarchie, DragStrip; SwitchRes; BBEdit Lite; Darwin

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Deluxe 4.5.1 resolves the following issues: Synthesized small caps appear properly in QuarkXPress; Type no longer prints at at unexpected sizes on QuickDraw printers; Active fonts no longer deactivate unexpectedly when you start your computer. Note: When the Adobe web page was posted yesterday, the ftp file was not yet online. It is now. Try this ftp link.

Adobe Type Reunion Deluxe 2.5.1 resolves the following issues: The font pop-up menu on the Quark XPress measurements palette now unites font families; Certain nonfont pop-up menus invarious applications will now display in the … Read more

Utilities Updates: Drop Drawers; Default App; FavorStrip; more

Drop Drawers (public beta 2) 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 new public beta 2 adds live application and folder icons, QuickTime previewing, a built-in styled text editor, item naming, more colors and tab styles, more sophisticated arranging, undo and full help.

Default App 1.01b2 allows you to open documents matching certain file/creator types with the applications you specify, instead of the applications that created those documents.

FavorStrip 2.0 is a Control Strip Module to launch application files, other files, … Read more

Utilities Updates: Apple USB DDK; FinderPop; SnapTop; more

Apple USB DDK 1.3b4 is out (see Apple's USB page for more details).

FinderPop 1.8.1 is out. Among other things, it adds Mac OS 9.0 compatibility.

ACTION Space Doctor 1.0.3 is the latest update to the HFS Plus conversion utility.

SnapTop 1.5 is a system extension that enables users to quickly 'snap' to their desktop and hide all other open applications. New to this version is the 'SnapTop Config' control application. This allows registered users to choose their own SnapTop key combinations.

SuperLock Pro 4.0 is a multi-user version of the … Read more