Utilities Updates: ChangeShortName 1.2; Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16.0; MainMenu 1.5.5; more

ChangeShortName 1.2: easily change the short username in Mac OS X. The new release deletes the Spotlight index, if present, for your boot volume, forcing Mac OS X to re-index that drive. This is necessary because Spotlight's index uses absolute pathnames (/Users/username/) rather than relative pathnames (~/) for files in home directories; when you change your short username, the absolute path to your home directory changes, which means Spotlight's index is no longer accurate.

Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16.0: to view/play Flash media.

MainMenu 1.5.5: maintenance, cleaning and optimization menu item. The new release adds support for Mac OS X 10.4.7.

Dantz Retrospect 6 Driver Update 6.1.6.100: backup driver. The new release supports the Exabyte Magnum 224 Tape Library Tape Library, Fujitsu Siemens FibreCAT TX24 Tape Autoloader Tape Library, and various other new drives.

SystemLoad 1.2: diagnose cooling or power supply problems. The application now remembers the last load value and the number of processors to load the next time it is started.

launch2net 1.1.18: connect to the net via your cell phone or PC data card.

Safari Tidy plugin 0.2.1: validate pages you browse for (x)html compliance. The new release is compatible with the Mac OS X 10.4.7 release of Safari.

Avid Xpress Pro 5.5: real-time HD, SD, DV and film edition. The new release delivers HD capabilities.

AirPort Radar 1.1: widget scans for AirPort and other wireless networks. The new release improves the display of a high number of wireless networks.

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