Utilities Updates: Drop Drawers; Default App; FavorStrip; more

Drop Drawers (public beta 2) provides floating pull-out, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen to store text, URLs, aliases, pictures, sounds, movies and anything else. The new public beta 2 adds live application and folder icons, QuickTime previewing, a built-in styled text editor, item naming, more colors and tab styles, more sophisticated arranging, undo and full help.

Default App 1.01b2 allows you to open documents matching certain file/creator types with the applications you specify, instead of the applications that created those documents.

FavorStrip 2.0 is a Control Strip Module to launch application files, other files, folders, disks and servers, and Internet URLs stored in the Favorites folder.

SerialCheck 1.0 is a tool for checking serial ports. It gives information about the ports including the driver names. It can also open the ports and send text to them.

Installer Observer 2.0.3 is the latest version of this utility designed to aid users in determining exactly what an installer has installed.

Keep Me Online 2.0b2is the latest version of this utility for keeping you connected to the Internet while you are away from your desk or otherwise not actively using the connection.

QuickGo 1.0 is a utility which displays a window at the right of your screen where you can type and save an Internet address (web, ftp, email, etc.).

OSA Menu 1.2 creates a menu of active AppleScripts (or any other OSA compliant scripting language, such as QuicKeys).

MacDyndns (Dynamic DNS) will allow you to have a DNS name connected to your Mac even if you get a dynamic IP from a dialup PPP account or DHCP server. To use it, you must have registered a dynamic DNS account with www.dyndns.org.

HardDisk SpeedTools 2.3 is the latest version of this Intech utility.

Web Devil 4.5 downloads web pages for offline viewing.

Distillage 2.1.1 for Mac OS is the latest update to this utility that aids in the creation of Adobe Acrobat PDF's using Acrobat Distiller. It fixes a couple of bugs (see release notes).

BugWare 1.5 has been released. It is an all-purpose, customizable solution for developers and tech support teams.

Sorenson Broadcaster 1.0fc2 is out.

Formac GA-Software 5.5.7 is the latest version of the control panel for these video cards.