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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

Utilities Updates: Desktop Resetter; FastFontMenu; Instant Package; more

Desktop Resetter 2.1 is out. This utility remembers the icon and window locations and sizes on the desktop. You can then reset the desktop to these positions at a later time. "There are dozens of new features in 2.1, but most importantly, it fixes a bug in which the icons in OS 9 wouldn't be reset, and it now works on 68k Macs."

FastFontMenu 2.2 is now available. It adds compatibility for Mac OS 9. This utility speeds the process of building the font menu within most applications.

Instant Package 1.0 is out. … Read more

Utilities Updates: Font Reserve; Game Sprockets; Secret Folder; Virex; AIM; more

Font Reserve 2.5 is the latest update to this font management utility. It works with Mac OS 9, ACTION WYSIWYG, and has several other new features. (Thanks, Mark Carroll.) Actually, it includes ACTION WYSIWYG as part of a licensing deal with Power On Software.

Apple Game Sprockets SDK 1.7 is available online.

Secret Folder 1.4 is a utility that lets you toggle a folder from visible to invisible. The update includes a new Get info window display.

OtherMenu 2.0.3 creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple menu. The update "fixes conflicts with … Read more

Utilities Updates: TextCleaner; Beehive; Email Merge; Tape; more

Text Cleaner Lite 1.6 is now available. This update of the text "cleaning" utility includes a speed increase, improved cleaning sequences and the option to remove PC line feeds.

Beehive ftp forms 2.6 includes a new streaming compression technology for FTP called "On-the-Fly." "Beehive streaming compression can compress graphics files On-The-Fly with compression ratios of up to 30 to 1. Text files are typically compressed about 3 to 1. The Beehive compression algorithm permits the files and folders to be compressed WHILE they are being sent."

Email Merge 1.8 "takes … Read more

Utilities Updates: QuickMail; AppSizer; OpenUsing; more

QuickMail Pro Client 2.0.2 (along with the previously announced QuickMail Pro Server 2.0.1) are now available.

AppSizer 2.31 is the latest update to this utility that lets you modify an application's memory partition size as you launch it. It now allows you to permanently save changes in partition size for applications on read-only volumes such as CD-ROM and locked network volumes.

MacOS Items Manager 1.5.2 now remembers the "expanded" folders and the "Show information" state.

OpenUsing 1.5.2b1 has been released.

Address Book 4.1.3 is … Read more

Utilities Updates: Anarchie; OneClick; QuicKeys; more

Anarchie 3.6.2 is out. It includes SOCKS Firewall Support (in the Extras folder), some fixes to the AppleScript support as well as some cosmetic improvements and a few bug fixes. [ Direct download link]

OneClick 2.0 is just about out. Westcode has released the OneClick 2.0 control panel (final version). Next week, they will release the complete Installer for OneClick 2.0 which will include all of the new additional components: the System Bar, the Launch Strip, the Task Bar, our new Make a Shortcut assistant utility, and more. [Note: If you are using the Preview version, … Read more

Utilities Updates: Snitch; AppleWorks; SmartWrap; more

Snitch 2.6.4 is out. This is the Mac OS 9 compatible version.

AppleWorks 5.0.4 Updater is now online. "AppleWorks 5.0.4 is a maintenance release that addresses a Mac OS 9 compatibility problem in the 5.0.3 release. Computers with earlier versions of Mac OS are not affected by this problem and cannot use this update. Only the AppleWorks application is updated; all other AppleWorks files are unchanged." The Updater is included on the Mac OS 9 CD. [Note: we had previously mentioned this Updater in Troubleshooting Mac OS 9.]

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Utilities Updates: ORB Tools; CopyPaste; Mt. Everything; more

ORB Tools 1.2.3 has been released. Castlewood tries again. The Tools will run on a PowerPC with PCI platform running MacOS 7.6.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 or 8.6. Is the third time a charm? John Tsombakos already reports that "it still shows 8 ORB drives on the SCSI bus."

CopyPaste 4.4 is Mac OS 9 compatible.

Mt. Everything 1.5.2 is the latest version of this drive/device mounting tool.

FoldersSynchronizer 1.5 is the release version of the latest update to this synchronizing utility.

NetFinder 2.02b3 is … Read more