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OS X Utilities Updates: Super Get Info; SNAX; HotApp; Watson; more

OS X Utilities Updates: Super Get Info; SNAX; HotApp; Watson; more

CNET staff
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Super Get Info 1.0.5 is designed to serve as a replacement for the Mac OS X Finder's Show Info command. You can: Open more than one info window at a time; View and edit the Macintosh type and creator codes associated with a file; View and edit the Unix owner, group, and permission settings associated with a file or folder; Change a file or folder's creation and modification dates. New in this version: Finder keyboard shortcut; Dock menu; more.

SNAX 1.1.7 is a substitute for the Macintosh Finder, but with many additional file related features. For example: Navigate your volumes quickly and easily; Find files almost instantaneously; Move, copy, and compress files; Preview pictures, movies, text files, pdfs, html quickly; View a files contents in hex; Change permissions, group, owner and other file attributes; more. New in this version: Allows customization for text editor application and get info panel; Added support for Mac OS X Services; Added a scrollbar in the text preview drawer; more.

HotApp 1.0RC3 lets you assign any hot key to activate/run an OS X application. This version adds a new system action: hide others, show.

Watson 1.0 is an extendable application for Mac OS X that gives an "Aqua" user interface to a number of Internet-based services such as stock quotes, telephone lookup, and movie schedules.

eMail Alert! X 2.8.5 automatically scans your email accounts on a regular basis, giving you fast notification when new messages arrive. In this release, IMAP support was vastly improved.

Xsee 1.5.0 is an image browser for scanning folders of images. New in this version: Show, copy and move images with drag and drop; Rename file extension and filenames automatically.

SimpleImageX 3.3.1 is an application for viewing images and movies, as well as cataloguing them in browsers and displaying them in slide shows. New in this version: New commands let you make thumbnail icons and previews on demand for individual windows and browser items; Progressive JPEGs can now be cropped; more.

Seagull Video Player 1.1 gives you the ability to create a playlist of your video files and play them, full screen, on your computer.

Microsoft UAM 1.0 provides a superior method for encrypting the passwords that you use to log into Windows AFP Servers. This version includes support for NTLMv2 128bit encrypted authentication and a Mac OS X 10.1 compatible release.