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Utilities Updates: AppleShare Client; PowerPrint; QuickStart; more

AppleShare Client 3.8.6 is out. It fixes a crash with the DHX Authentication when attempting to connect to a Mac OS X server for the second time due to an incorrect password or user name.

Infowave PowerPrint 5.0 is expected to ship in November. It will add scanning support for the Hewlett-Packard R-series and the Canon MultiPass series. The web page did not state if it addressed previously reported problems with Mac OS 9.

QuickStart 1.3 is a system extension that lets you open applications, documents or folders invarious ways. This latest version adds support for … Read more

Utilities Updates: IomegaWare; Acrobat; HD Speed Tools; ResourceFree; Fresh Start; more

IomegaWare 2.1 is out. This update, previously only available on a CD (see this item), is now online. It purportedly fixes the "no drive attached" error and possibly more (see this item). Update: Jim Mueller writes: "The QuikSync version included in IomegaWare 2.1 is now accessible from the IomegaWare control strip module instead of from a separate QS module as before."

Paul MacLeod adds: "The version of QuikSync in IomegaWare 2.1 now actually works with built-in ATA Zip drives. The previous version did not."

Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 has been … Read more

Utilities Updates: DeskTape 5.0; DockZone; Tape; OrangeLink FireWire; more

DeskTape 5.0 is out. It works with Mac OS 9. It also "supports files greater than 2 GB, long Unicode file names and performs fully asynchronous reading and writing."

DockZone 1.0.8 is out. This utility delimits an area on the right side of your main screen, where the volumes and the trash are usually located, giving your Desktop a BeOS or Rhapsody look. The control panel lets you customize the dock colors and its width. The update fixes a bug with MacOS 9.

Tape 1.1 is maintenance update to this Mac OS 9 package … Read more

Utilities Updates: AliasMenu; Strip A Post; OrangePCi; more

AliasMenu 2.2 is a control panel that allows users to add customized menus to the menu bar. This new version now supports Default Folder. It also fully supports Multiple Users mode in Mac OS 9.

Strip A Post 1.0 has been released. Recently we received an email from a reader that discovered that his email address was included in the PostScript Print-To-File documents he created. Coincidentally, we now received word of this new utility which can delete the address from the file.

Jon's MacOS 9 mods is the Mac OS 9 version of this series of ResEdit … Read more

Utilities Updates: FontBuddy; DiskGuard; PGP; more

FontBuddy 1.3.1 has been released. It is mainly a bug-fix update of this font viewer utility.

DiskGuard 1.8.7 is out. It adds Mac OS 9 compatibility.

PGP Desktop Security 6.5.2a and PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.2a have been released.

FoldersSynchronizer 1.6 is yet another recent update to this utility.

NoNavigation 1.1 lets you toggle Navigation Services on and off at any time.

MacTuner 2.1.2 is the latest update to this program for accessing radio stations over the Internet.

MediaWrapper Light 2.0.6 lets you scan a removable disk, … Read more

Utilities Updates: Greg's Browser; Kingston Ethernet; G3/G4 Cache Profiler; more

Greg's Browser 2.6 is now available. This utility "lets you quickly and easily navigate your way through the files on your hard disk. Version 2.6 is a long awaited update, adding compatibility with Mac OS 8.5 and Mac OS 9, along with several dozen minor changes and improvements. It also incorporates many new technologies, such as support for Kaleidoscope, Contextual Menus, extended HFS volumes, and browsing into StuffIt 5 archives."

AllTogetherNow 1.0 lets you create a single application "launch package" that launches multiple applications and/or files simultaneously. [Initially, I thought … Read more

Utilities Updates: CD-ROM Toolkit; NetBarrier; NetFinder; more

CD-ROM Toolkit 4.0 is now available. It is compatible with HFS Plus, fixing the caching problem with the previous version (thanks, George Hulseman and Gary Adams).

NetBarrier 1.2.1 is a minor update to the recently released 1.2 version of this Internet security program Version 1.2.x has numerous bug fixes and is listed as compatible with Mac OS 9.

NetFinder 2.0.2 is the latest version of this Finder-like FTP client.

SmallerFontSmoothing 1.0.1 is a update to this just released utility that patches the Appearance Manager so that you can set the … Read more

Utilities Updates: Tape; ClearPhonePro; FavorStrip; more

Tape 1.0 is the release version of this utility for working with Mac OS 9 packages. With this version, Tape no longer resets a folder's creation date to something random. Folder verification features are now fully implemented. And the new BoxCutter CMM removes the package designation from folders.

SmallerFontSmoothing 1.0 patches the Appearance Manager so that you can set the minimum font smoothing size to a value as low as 6 points.

ClearPhonePro 6.1.1 has been released.

FavorStrip 2.3 is the latest update to this Control Strip Module which makes easier launching applications, opening … Read more

Utilities Updates:

FAXstf Pro; MacPoET; Office/FMP Importer; SmartWrap; EjectMenu; IPNetRouter; TapGuard; PGP; more FAXstf Pro 5.0.4 is out. It makes FAXstf Pro Mac OS 9 compatible.

Microsoft has posted Office 98/FileMaker Pro Importer 1.1. The updated Importer is designed for use with FileMaker Pro database versions 3.0 to the newly released 5.0.

MacPoET 1.1 is now available. It supports Mac OS 9. (Thanks, Alex Rodriguez.)

SmartWrap Product Family 1.6 is the latest update to this text-cleaning utility. The SmartWrap family of products now includes a "Scripting Addition" extension. This extension adds … Read more

Utilities Updates: NetBarrier; HP 1050/1055; CD-ROM SpeedTools; more

NetBarrier 1.2 is the latest update to the Internet security program. It is compatible with Mac OS 9. A TCP scramble bug was fixed. Several other bug fixes and minor feature enhancements are included.

Tex-Edit Plus 2.7 "is a scriptable, styled text editor that fills the gap between Apple's bare-bones SimpleText and a full-featured word processor." The update has vastly improved recordability, including recording of text entries and is "thoroughly Mac OS 9.0 compatible."

HP DesignJet 1050C and 1055CM Adobe PS3 PostScript Driver for Mac OS 9 is out. (Thanks, Version Tracker.)… Read more