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Utilities Updates: Print Center Repair; CopyPaste X;

Utilities Updates: Print Center Repair; CopyPaste X;

CNET staff
3 min read
Carbon Copy Cloner; AIM; DockExtender; more

Print Center Repair 0.4 is designed to fix situations where Print Center will not open, and a majority of -108 errors. The application closely follows some of the procedures outlined in the AppleCare Knowledge Base. This update adds four new repair options: Delete Spool/Preference Files; Delete User Printers Library; Delete Canon Folder; and Delete Main Printers Library.

CopyPaste X 1.3 is a multiple clipboard editing, archiving and display utility. New features in this update include the ability to open and save RTF files, variable ruler tabs, new keyboard shortcuts, and list sorting.

Carbon Copy Cloner 1.2.1 is a tool to copy an OS X installation to another drive/partition. This update fixes a bug with one character volume names, sudo privileges are now revoked at the end of a clone, and it improves the speed of the "Items to be copied" table. It also includes a Dutch localization.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5.651 is the latest version of this OS X chat client. New features include a new Dock menu, a new contextual menu, Smart Connection prefs, new artwork, Smileys, and additional font preferences. [OS 9 & X]

Joshua Rafofsky reports that his iTools username and password also work for logging in, mostly likely in preparation for full iChat/AIM compatibility.

DockExtender 2.1 adds menus to the Dock and System MenuBar to reduce clutter. This update features a new interface, ten DockExtender configurable menus, and it fixes a bug where creating a separator button was creating a submenu rather than a separator item.

Change Startup Disk 1.09 allows you to bypass system preferences and change the startup disk. This update displays which operating environment the computer is configured to start up from and it changes the "OK" button in the last dialog box so that it is the default button.

cronaid 1.0.4 is a tool to run the built-in OS X maintenance scripts. This update can run scripts even if their log files do not yet exist.

iTunesTrackInfo 0.2 displays the currently playing iTunes tracks on your Web site.

jEdit 4.0 is an OS X text editor primarily for Java coding. No word on what has changed in this update.

freeAlarmClock 1.2 is a clean, simple and free alarm clock and timer. This update fixes a problem where the timer was inaccurate.

OmniObjectMeter 2.0 is a developer tool which assists finding and fixing memory leaks. This version fixes broken links in documentation due to 32 character limit on filenames in Help Viewer (which is a Carbon application). 

Toon Boom Studio 1.2 is 2D web animation software. For this release, Toon Boom Studio was re-tooled so that it can be localized for an international audience, which enabled the release of Toon Boom Studio v1.2j for the Japanese market. This release also includes workflow improvements.

Thursby DAVE X 3.1.1 is Mac to PC file and print sharing software. This update includes support for bi-directional PostScript printing in Mac OS X, clear text passwords, and LMHOSTS files. [OS 9 & X]

EskapeTV X 0.1b is the latest driver for the TV and video capture cards (mytv, myvideo, mycapture). This update adds MyTV2GO support and recording. 

Pitbull Pro 2.4.0 is a Hotline client. This release adds folder uploads, a new login sequence, and it fixes problems with the file list, setting file comments, and download timeouts. [OS 9 & X]

piPop 2.0b4 (formerly piDock) is a pop up hierarchical file navigation and launcher. This release fixes bugs with right side activation, the registration dialog, and unix format disks. [OS 9 & X]

Summary 2.1.2 is a Web server log analysis tool. This update adds a Computer Report which shows the OS and Browser Version report. [OS 9 & X]

MindVision Installer VISE 8.0 is a developer tool for creating software installers. Installer VISE builder has been completely updated to be a Carbonized application which runs native with an Aqua interface on Mac OS X, while maintaining full compatibility with Mac OS 9. Other changes include: the ability to create Mac OS X application bundles, updated gestalts, and more integrated e-commerce options. [OS 9 & X]