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Utilities Updates: FWB SubRosa; GrabbyWindow;

Utilities Updates: FWB SubRosa; GrabbyWindow;

CNET staff
2 min read
Desktop Rebuilder; File Manipulator; Rosetta; more

FWB SubRosa 1.0.1 is a set of encryption and shredding tools for data protection. This release fixes a problem with displaying large file sizes and progress bars, and attempting to encrypt folders larger than 2 GB will generate an alert. [OS 9 & OS X]

GrabbyWindow 1.0 is a window suspended above all applications, which substantially simplifies working with files. Text and pictures can be added into layout programs (like QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign), and it offers large size previews of text and picture files.

Desktop Rebuilder 1.0 is a freeware utility that deletes and rebuilds Mac OS X desktop files (not to be confused with Mac OS 9 desktop files.) It also includes the ability to backup and restoring previously saved desktop configurations.

File Manipulator 2.0 allows you to Move, Copy, Delete, Rename, Change File Types and Creators, Log files, and more. You can limit which files are manipulated using a variety of criteria, including Size, Label, Name, File Attributes, Comments, Image Type, Version, etc. You can also build customized self-contained Droplets to perform common manipulations. [OS 9 & OS X]

Rosetta 1.4.7 is a utility that decodes most archive formats and rejoins binary files. [OS 9 & OS X]

LimeWire 2.3 is the latest release of this Gnutella peer-to-peer file sharing client. No word on what has changed. [OS 9 & OS X]

AcidJazz 1.1.8 contains audio control scripts for iTunes and Audion, a /mute command for ircle sounds, /udns so you can do dns queries by nickname, a new pref, initialquerysound, so you can have ircle only play the msg sound when you initially receive a query, and it fixes a few issues with ircle's filter color preference. [OS 9 & OS X]

Magellan 3.2.0 is a multilingual email client. This update allows view lists to be sorted, it improves autocorrection of date ranges, fixes a bug with long mailto addresses, and supports the Dock menu under OS X. [OS 9 & OS X]

Mulberry 2.2b4 is a scalable IMAP email client with SSL support. This release fixes a number of bugs, including issues with OS X blocking, background alert sounds, copying text from the subject field, addresses with NIL in thier names, and more. [OS 9 & OS X]