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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

Utilities Updates: Epson Expression 636 driver; GlobalFax 2.6.8; more

Epson has posted Twain Driver v.3.20A for the Epson Expression 636 Scanner and G3/BW Macs. Wes Palmer adds: "I don't know about the B/W compatibility, but it does finally add support for multiple SCSI busses. I was able to successfully scan using the TWAIN driver with the scanner on the second channel on my 3940UW." We have previously covered problems with this scanner and SCSI cards in the G3/BW Mac.

GlobalFax 2.6.8 is out. Global Village has finally released an update to its GlobalFax software that works for modems as … Read more

Utilities Updates: iType; Startup Doubler; AppDisk; Search & Rescue; more

iType 2.0 "is an extension which watches as you type. As you type in any application you build up iType's vocabulary. This happens automatically and invisibly in the background. After a short time iType starts to use its expanding database to recommend words based on the first few letters you type."

TypeIt4Me 4.8.1 "is a lot like Word's AutoCorrect feature, but it works in every application."

Startup Doubler 2.0 is now available. "The new startup acceleration technology in this major update makes startups about 20% to 50% faster." … Read more

Utilities Updates: Apple Memory Guide; Disk Recall; more

Apple Memory Guide has been updated as of 5/99. The Apple Memory Guide (AMG) is an Adobe Acrobat document containing memory upgrade information for Macs and LaserWriters. This new version includes the PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard) computer.

Disk Recall 1.2 is a disk cataloging utility. New in this version: You can now archive an FTP site.

File Smiler 1.0.2 is available. Drag files, folders and disk image files onto File Smiler to create a Self Mounting Image file.

WorkingPapers 2.0 is "designed for Macintosh users who need to scan, archive, and catalogue all … Read more

Utilities Updates: DiskExpress; Apple Remote Access; more

Alsoft DiskExpress Pro 3.0.2, as promised last month, has been released.

Apple Remote Access Client 3.0.2 and Server 3.0.2 are out. These fix the following: a problem with AppleTalk Network Access Interruption, a G3 Sleep problem, and an Incorrect Status Display problem.

Black & Bleu 1.1 is the latest update to this Macintosh OS error code analyzer.

Extension Overload 4.0 is the latest update to this program that offers information on all the extensions in your system.

Prestissimo 1.5 is now available.

Mt. Everything 1.5a5 is out.

CDFinder 2.6.1Read more