New & Noteworthy: Eudora; Sweetmail; Budget

Eudora 5.1b8 is the latest update to this popular email client. Among its many new features: Eliminated control characters from messages forwarded and redirected via drops to Toolbar nicknames; fixed SSL download problems with large data; fixed display problems in Address Book window after an address import; fixed crash when selecting an application to open a document with not using Nav Services.

SweetMail 2.08f12 is the latest version of this email client.

Budget 2.5 is the latest version of this financial utility. The update adds a calendar feature and fixes some bugs.

MACh Velocity 66 G4 MPe ships; supports Mac OS X XLR8 has started shipping of latest addition to its Power PC G4 upgrade cards: The MACh Velocity 66 G4 MPe. It "turns a standard Apple beige G3 PowerMac into a dual G4 multiprocessing powerhouse. The card will support Mac OS X and future revisions of the Mac OS whilst Apple supports the base platform. The Mac OS X XLR8 MACh Control Panel will be released to the public shortly after OS X goes on sale (the new driver is required to run the second processor under Mac OS X).

Mac OS X page updated A reminder: We've updated our Mac OS X Late-Breakers page today with several new reports.