OS X Utilities Updates: SNAX; Stone Studio apps; clipEdit X; Quick Change; more

SNAX 1.0.1 is an alternative to the OS X Finder, but with many additional file related features. Among the many new features in this version: You can now select a picture file (gif, pdf, tiff, jpg, etc.) and bring up an editor that allows you to resave the image to a different format.

Stone Studio software has been updated. This includes:

• PStill 1.8.3 converts EPS/PS and other conforming PostScript to the Portable Document Format (PDF). Its EPS filter allows viewing EPS directly on Mac OS X in any application as antialiased PDF. You have complete control over many conversion options, such as embedding partial fonts.
• GIFfun 3.1.1 allows you to make web banners or animated GIFs from individual image frames.
• Create 10.3.52 is a web authoring, page layout and illustration tool.
• PackUpAndGo 2.1.4 compresses archive files (.tar.gz) from dragged in files and folders. This application puts a graphical user interface on some Unix commands. You must have this version for Mac OS X 10.1.
• PhotoToWeb 1.3.35 manages digital photographs and produces websites from albums of images. It can produce thumbnails, do slide shows, and annotate, crop, rotate and scale images to produce configurable web sites.
• SliceAndDice 2.4.4 lets the user easily create navigation bars, JavaScript rollovers, image maps, and complicated mosaic tilings from any image.

clipEdit X 2.5b2 allows you to create and edit text and picture clippings. The update has been recompiled with REALBasic 3.5 for Mac OS X 10.1 compatibility.

Quick Change 2.0b2 allows you to change a file's type and creator. The update has been recompiled with REALBasic 3.5 for Mac OS X 10.1 compatibility.

glLoad 0.2b displays a periodically updating histogram of the system load average.

PasswordMaster 1.0.1 helps you easily store and organize all your software serial numbers, registration codes and passwords. It's been updated to work with Mac OS X 10.1.

MacAnalysis 2.0b7 is a Macintosh security auditing suite. The update checks for new vulnerabilities, fixes some bugs and adds new features.

PalmCopy (beta release) is a utility that will synchronize a Palm device with a Macintosh running Mac OS X. The developer is "looking for people to test it out and see how it works with different configurations.

NFSManager 1.11 is a tool for easy access to the NFS (Network File System) features of Mac OS X. Network File System. In this update, some user dialogs have been changed to better explain restrictions of Mac OS X when activating NFS automounts and exports without restart.

LookupManager 1.03 assists you in integrating Mac OS X in NIS or LDAP networks. A new feature was added that automatically detects and resolves network configuration problems that can result if Mac OS X 10.1 is installed over an existing Mac OS X 10.0 system.