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Utilities Updates: Apple Font Tools 3.0; File Buddy 8.1.6; Laserlight 1.0.5; more

Utilities Updates: Apple Font Tools 3.0; File Buddy 8.1.6; Laserlight 1.0.5; more

CNET staff

Apple Font Tools 3.0: command line font tools; includes MorxTester. The new release has several revisions for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

File Buddy 8.1.6: extensive desktop and file/folder editing and task tool. The new release fixes a problem where when saving a file list as a text file, dates and times were GMT, not local.

Laserlight 1.0.5: purportedly speeds Spotlight searching. The new release fixes a problem when the clipboard is empty

Backup Simplicity 2.0.2: automatic daily bootable backups. The new release fixes a problem which, on some computers, caused Backup Simplicity to require its serial number to be entered every time the user logged out.

Synchronize! X Plus 2.5.1: sync and back up personal data. In the new release, to work around a bug in Tiger, extended attributes are not copied when the source or destination is on a File Sharing or AppleShare disk.

Captain FTP 4.2: FTP, SFTP client. The new release can automate file/folder transfers by date/time and repeat at user defined intervals using Captain FTP?s Automation Manager.

Typinator 1.0: typing automator, insert phrases or pics into docs

Safari WebDevAdditions 1.0b11: adds menu for new developer functions. In the new release elements are outlined, not bordered thus page layout is not distorted.

Resources

  • Apple Font Tools 3.0
  • File Buddy 8.1.6
  • Laserlight 1.0.5
  • Backup Simplicity 2.0.2