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OS X Utilities Updates: SmartWrap; gNAT; Synk X; more

OS X Utilities Updates: SmartWrap; gNAT; Synk X; more

CNET staff
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SmartWrap 2.1 is a text cleaning tool. New in this version: Completely rewrote SmartWrap Text Service for Mac OS X 10.1.

gNAT 1.0b9 is designed to give users graphical access to Mac OS X's Network Address Translation (NAT) services without having to use the command line. NAT is a protocol used to share a single internet connection over multiple computers. It is a viable replacement for much of the functionality provided by an Airport software base station in Mac OS 8.x-9.x.

Synk X 4.0p3 is a backup and synchronization utility that works in Mac OS X. Among the new features in this version: can check for ownership and permission changes as well as modification date in backup; copies all file attributes, including creation date; unlocks files before copying and restores original locked status.

Download Deputy Turbo X 4.6.2 is the latest version of this download accelerator and manager.

Transmit 1.7b2 is an FTP client that works in Mac OS X. It features synchronization, multithreading, and resumable transfers.

ChangeDesktop 1.2 is the latest version of this utility that changes Desktop picture at specified intervals.

DP Autochanger X 1.6 is another program that changes your desktop picture automatically.

Trash X 1.0 puts the Trash icon on the Desktop.

NetWatcher 1.0 allows you to watch both the FTP and the Apache server logs, with live updates, warning signals when the logs are modified.

GLterm 1.0b2 is a replacement for OS X's Terminal application. It's made to be faster, and to support more common terminal features.