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Utilities Updates: Norton Utilities; Rebound; ROAM; more

Symantec Norton Utilities 5.0.2 has been posted for direct download, bypassing the need to use LiveUpdate. [A 5.0.2 bootable CD is not yet available; expect it within a few weeks.]

The Tilery 4.1 is the latest update to this desktop launcher application. The update features improved tile placement: The Tilery now remembers your tile layouts at different screen sizes and monitor resolutions. It also has a new "Select New Original" command which allows tiles to be retargeted. There are also numerous bug fixes.

StyleScript 4.0.2 is the latest version of this … Read more

Utilities Updates: Align Icons; clipEdit; SCSIProbe; more

Align Icons 1.0 is new Mac OS 9 contextual menu plug-in that gives a needed boost to the Finder's Clean Up option. In some cases, I want to clean up only a subset of the icons in a folder - to avoid the Finder moving ones that I want to stay put. Unfortunately, with the Finder, it is all or none. Align Icons comes to the rescue. [We have added it to our Download Library.]

clipEdit 1.6 is the latest update to this utility that allows you to create and edit Text, Picture, and URL clippings files. … Read more

Utilities Updates: eMerge; Timbuktu; SoftRAID

eMerge 1.6.2b8 is a bugfix update to this email merge utility.

Timbuktu Pro 5.2.2 and Timbuktu HouseCall 5.2.2 are now available.

JChecker 2.0.2 is another utility for cleaning and compacting HTML.

As predicted yesterday, ListenDo! 1.1 has been released.

SoftRAID 2.2.1 is out. It now correctly renegotiates sync and wide transfer modes when a PowerMac G4 is brought out of sleep. It also limits the number of concurrent i/o requests to provide compatibility with the PowerMac G4 computers when used with the ATTO UL2D SCSI card. As with … Read more

Utilities Updates: Open Files Count; Power Windows; InstallerMaker; more

Open Files Count 2.0 is a Control Strip Module that tells you how many files you currently have open. This new version has been updated to work with Mac OS 9's increased maximum open file limit of 8169.

Power Windows 2.0.7 is a control panel that lets you drag entire windows instead of just dotted outlines. Version 2.0.7 fixes a problem using translucent dragging with Sherlock 2 windows under Mac OS 9.

FoldersSynchronizer 1.7 is the latest version of this utility that does what its name suggests.

Web Devil 4.8.1 is … Read more

Utilities Updates: NewsWatcher; MACh Speed Control; Street Atlas; more

MT-NewsWatcher 3.0 is the latest version of this newsreader utility.

XLR8 MACh Speed Control 1.4.2 is out.

Street Atlas USA 6.0 has been updated for the Mac. It gives you full access to the latest man-made and geographic detail for the entire United States on two CD-ROMs.

DVD Player patch 1.3 makes it possible to view DVD-Videos with Adaptec DirectCD or Adaptec's free UDF Volume Access. This updated version can now also patch Apple's new DVD Player v2.0, which comes with the new Macs, such as G4 and iMac DVD.

Y2K Software Audit 1.34 … Read more

Utilities Updates: Startup Doubler; Nine 11; A Better Finder Rename; more

Startup Doubler 2.5.2 has been released. It fixes a bug which caused versions 2.5 and 2.5.1 to sometimes crash at the end of startup. Minor other improvements are also included.

Nine 11 1.2 is now available. It's the latest update to this utility for bypassing 119 errors in Mac OS 9 (a potentially dangerous thing to do).

A Better Finder Rename 2.7 has been released. This new release adds a "strip vowels" feature which removes all vowels from a file name in the manner popular with Linux users. The "… Read more

Utilities Updates: MacWasher; Animation Maker; Crescendo; more

MacWasher 1.0 has been released. It is for "cleaning up the history of your activities on a Macintosh computer. Many people do not realize that the Mac OS, browsers, and other programs store information about what they have been doing on their Macintosh and on the Internet. Anyone with access to your Mac can see this data." This program wipes it out.

Jerry's Finder 9 Patch has been updated to version 1.2.

VSE Animation Maker 3.2.1 and Kids Animation Maker 1.1 are the latest versions of these utilities for creating animated GIF … Read more

Utilities Updates: Kaleidoscope; QuickMail; CopyPaste; more

Kaleidoscope 2.2.2 is out. Greg Landweber informs us that this update to the interface customization package is a maintenance release, fixing startup crashes on Power Macs running System 7, a crash in the Sound control panel under Mac OS 9, problems with Photoshop and Quark XPress, and a few other minor issues. (Thanks also to Danny.)

CE QuickMail Pro 2.0.3 is now available.

CopyPaste 4.4.1 has been released.

Y2K App Checker 1.0.5 is out. The update includes one very minor flaw fix with regard to internal directory path handling. The bug prevented … Read more

Utilities Updates: SwitchRes; File Whacker; Drop Drawers; more

SwitchRes 2.3 allows you to control the resolutions of all your displays. For this new version, the icons saving/repositionnig functions were completely rewritten.

Modem Puppet Show 2.2 has been released. This modem script collection now includes several scripts for the Zyxel brand of modems and three additional scripts for the MegaHertz V.32bis.

File Whacker 2.0 is another utility that allows you to examine and easily change file attributes such as type, creator code, creation and modification dates, Finder settings, and more.

FileTwister 1.2.5 is a "a simple, easy to use file encryption … Read more