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OS X Utilities Updates: PowerMail; Quitling; Fire; Folder Icon X; DXoft Get Info; LoadInDock; more

OS X Utilities Updates: PowerMail; Quitling; Fire; Folder Icon X; DXoft Get Info; LoadInDock; more

CNET staff
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PowerMail for OS X 3.1b1 is the latest update to this e-mail client.

Quitling 2.0 is an application switcher and process killer. This update is now a Menu Extra instead of a Dockling, the settings are now managed from within System Preferences, the Quitling menu now sports icons and a more logical item grouping, and Quitling can now be used as a Mac OS 9-style application switcher.

Fire 0.28.a is an instant messenger client for AIM, ICQ, MSN, Jabber, and Yahoo. This release fixes problems in ICQ, IRC, MSN and Jabber where an unreproducible font on OS X was causing no text to display in fire, and it updates to latest msn, firetalk/aol/irc.

Folder Icon X 1.0 provides a simple way to create a customized folder and document icons by placing another icon on a standard plain icon. The application can load any icons from any files and folders. All generated icons are 32-bit Mac OS X-compatible and can be viewed on both Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X.

DXoft Get Info 2.1.1 organizes key info about your Mac configuration. This update fixes some cosmetic bugs.

LoadInDock 0.72 is a CPU load monitor visible in the dock. This release shortens the delay interval for drawing animated Dock icon when LoadInDock is registered as one of the login items.

ThermoInDock 0.71 shows the CPU's junction temperature in the dock.

BatControls X 1.5.1 can schedule commands and scripts to execute at specified times. This release is updated for Mac OS X 10.1, and it fixes a preference corruption bug.

LoginBackground 1.0.1 allows you to pick any jpeg image as background for login screen. This update fixes a bug which prevented program from recognizing jpg/jpeg files that did not have lower case extensions, and it adds localized Japanese resources.

DiaporamaX 1.0 is a screen saver displaying pictures as a slide show, with some transition effects. It is fully configurable: You can choose from which folders the pictures are taken, how long they should be displayed, which transition effects to use, and more.