Utilities Updates: Silverlining Pro; Invisible Finder; VSE MY Privacy; Yahoo! Messengerl; more

Silverlining Pro 6.4.2 is the latest version of this disk formatting software from LaCie. Among the new features in this version: (1) Fixed "drive not responding" error message for PocketDrive. This occurs after the drive has spun down after approx. 1 hour of inactivity or if the Mac system was put to sleep with PocketDrive attached. (2) Added dialog to warn user if OS X is running. Note: Silverlining Pro can not access any of the low level device information necessary to display and manipulate drives when running in Classic under Mac OS X.

Invisible Finder 1.1 allows you to either search your hard drives or just click a button to find all you invisible files. Once you have found your invisible files you can perform< various tasks on them such as toggle their visibility, get info for them, delete them or edit them in ResEdit. This new version adds an invert menu item to invert the currently selected files and fixes some problems which may of lead to Invisible Finder quitting in certain circumstances.

VSE My Privacy 1.5 is data security software that allows Macintosh users to store and organize their confidential data in a safe place. It uses a strong 448-bit encryption algorithm to encrypt the data. The update now allows you to add and remove categories in which your data should be stored. The new version also features other small improvements and minor bug fixes.

Yahoo! Messenger 1.0.1 is the latest update to this instant chat utility from Yahoo.

PasswordWallet 2.4 is a 448-bit encrypted password storage for Mac OS, X & Palm. This version can automatically close idle documents, it adds a shortcut menu, page up and page down key support, a better find function, and it fixes printing issues under Mac OS X.

MacAnalysis 2.0b4 is a security auditing suite for your Macintosh to perform and help implement a security standard for your computer/network by performing a full security check of network protocols, open services, port scans, vulnerable CGI scripts and more.

WorkStrip 1.0.3 lets you launch, quit, hide and activate applications, open and preview documents from one bar.

iView MediaPro 1.0.5 is the latest version of this utility to catalog, archive, play, and display graphic files. It fixes Drag & Drop in OS X.

NotePod 1.0b13 is a hierarchical note-keeping utility. It comes in OS 9 and OS X (Carbon) versions.