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Utilities Updates: Swap Cop; IPNetMonitor X; DropZone;

Utilities Updates: Swap Cop; IPNetMonitor X; DropZone;

CNET staff
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Load Monitor; HP DeskJet drivers; more

Swap Cop 1.0.1 is a program for moving the OS X swap file to different volumes; you might want to do this if you have multiple hard drives for a (small) performance gain, or if you are low on space on your main OS X volume.

IPNetMonitor X 0.9b1 provides a set of twelve integrated Internet tools which allow Macintosh users to monitor their connection to the Internet.

DropZone 0.2 tries to register itself for every known drag type, and displays what types are in the clipboard when you drag anything over it.

Load Monitor 0.93 gives the system load, not the CPU load. It tries to mimic the behavior of the well-known "xload" available with a X11 server.

SubRosa Volume 1 1.0 is a trio of applications to protect your documents from prying eyes. It features encryption/decryption and secure erase.

iPhotoBatch 1.2.1 is a tool to quickly batch convert photos (from/to jpeg,tif,bmp,pct,png and more).

Firewalk X 2.0.5 is a full featured firewall for Mac OS X. Offering flexible firewalling plus features such as restricting application connections and interactive, real-time alerts. This is a maintenance update.

MacSFTP 1.0.2 used to transfer files over TCP/IP using the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) subset of the Secure Shell Protocols (SSH).

A Better Finder Rename X 4.5b1 features contextual menu integration into the OS X Finder.

MacVCD X 4.0.0 is a full screen, full featured Video CD Player for the Macintosh.

iTunes Watcher 1.2 provides a small, resizable window that shows the track name, artist and album of the current track.

Confidential Conduit beta for Mac OS X is out. This is a Palm conduit for Web Confidential, improving log messages and adding a native Mac OS X Conduit. Also included in the download is Web Confidential for Palm 1.3. Version 1.3 adds a feature to calculate WEP keys.

PrefsOverload 4.1.1 is a tool for managing the files in your Preferences folder(s). The update fixes various bugs. [OS 9 and OS X]

iText X 3.0.2 is a simple fast word processor. [OS 9 & OS X]

IntelliMerge X 2.1 is the latest version of this dynamic email merge software. [OS 9 & OS X]

NetCloak 3.2 creates dynamic conditional HTML pages. The update adds support for WebStar V and OS X Server. This version is also a maintenance release for Classic Mac OS Web servers, and corrects several bugs. [OS 9 & OS X]

Macromedia Flash player 6.0r23 is the browser plugin to view Flash media. [OS 9 & OS X]

HP DeskJet Installer 1.3 is for OS X 10.1 or later. It supports the cp1700-series, cp1160-series, as well as DeskJet 1200-series, 1125, 900-series, 800-series, and 640-series printers with on-printer USB ports. It also installs the newest DeskJet Printer Utility. This version adds network support via AppleTalk, improved support for automatic hardware duplexing, bug fixes, and speed increases.