Utilities Updates: TypeStyler; Screen Catcher; PrintToPDF; Doublet Scan; Address Pad; Floatpad; Tape; more

TypeStyler 3.7.1 is the latest version of this utility for creating a wide range of special effects for text (and even graphics). This new version fixes all the known problems with Mac OS 9.1. It drastically improves high resolution Photoshop, EPS, and TIFF exports. Also, TypeStyler's CMYK EPS exports now work correctly when placed in Quark XPress, PageMaker, etc., both as composites and as color separations. And it offers several user interface enhancements, such as Aqua style examples available in the Web menu, and translucent "hot drag" of objects onscreen. Numerous bug fixes greatly improve overall stability and usability.

Screen Catcher 2.3.1 is the latest version of this excellent screen capture utility. It corrects two issues with the recently-released Screen Catcher 2.3 upgrade. This version corrects problems with the new "email a screen snapshot" feature when used with Microsoft Outlook or Entourage under Mac OS 9.0.4. It also fixes a bug that caused an "Interfacelib -- FetchFontInfo could not be found" error when running Screen Catcher under Mac OS 8.5 or earlier.

PrintToPDF 2.2.1 is a shareware Macintosh printer driver that creates PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files. The update fixes a crash on 68K Macs, adds support for the outline style, and fixes a bug that caused text in fonts being imaged as bitmaps to be cut off on the right. This would only have been noticeable in applications that print using fractional widths.

Doublet Scan 3.3.0 finds duplicate files and more on a hard disk. This release adds the ability to edit file attributes, improves the move to another location function so it can be canceled, and adds Mac OS 9.1 support.

SteveMovieFloat 2.0 will play a QuickTime movie or VCD in a window that will float over any other application's open windows.

ScriptStrip 1.1 is a Control Strip Module for running AppleScripts. The update adds a recent items menu that is user configurable, and the ability to toggle scripts on and off.

DialAssist Set 1.1.1 is a Location Manager module that helps manage remote dialing options. This release adds Mac OS 9.1 and ARA 4.0 support, and it adds a German version and an update to the Japanese version.

Mactracker 1.0pr2 provides detailed information on every Mac ever made. Improvements include a new Control Strip, system info covers the G4 Macs, and it lists Apple code names for units while under development. Fixes include problems with the speech button, firewall connections, and more.

Address Pad 1.2.5 is a simple contact manager for addresses, phone numbers, email, and URLs. This version can import and export tab-delimited text files.

Floatpad 1.1 is a note pad that floats above the Desktop. New features include time and date logs, contextual menu access, a link database, documentation is now in the application, and more. It also fixes the 255 character limit and problems with the focus ring.

NotePad Deluxe 2.1.2 is a replacement for Apple's Note Pad. This update adds date and time stamps, the ability to find previous items, and includes several bug fixes, including the problem of asking for component libraries on some systems.

Tape 1.6a7 is a tool primarily for developers that edits Mac OS 9 packages and Mac OS X bundles. This update cleans up< various bugs, adds support for the new plst resource, and integrates help into the application.

Enhancement Pack for AppleWorks 1.3.1 adds new features to AppleWorks. This update adds improvements to comparing fields, replacing a field in all records, and it can now test for duplication across multiple fields. New items include drawing arrows, word underlining without changing the format of spaces between words, and more. Version 1.3.1 corrects a bug in Find Duplicates introduced in 1.3.

Ivan's Color Picker 1.5.1 adds quick storage and retrieval of 36 colors in the color palette, a unique way to pick colors in the RGB, CMY, or HSV color, and more.

How Long 1.0.1 is a tool to determine how long a Mac has been running.

Bopalong 0.9 is a file manipulation and directory list utility. It includes simple renaming via wildcard characters, settings for file attributes, flexible file selection criteria, and more.

MacSSH 2.1a9 is a Telnet client with SSH2 support, based on BetterTelnet. Fixes include the inverted minimum and maximum memory size values and a few potential crashing issues cause by unlocked code handles. It also fixes port forwarding errors. 

HTML Optimizer 4.1.1 reduces load time of Web pages and checks links. This release adds customizable label menu, three default preferences settings, and some cosmetic changes to the about window.

Ecrix VXA-1 2959 firmware is for the Ecrix tape drive. It improves handling of marginal media, and adds an LED indication during format recovery.