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Utilities Updates: Virtual PC; Retrospect driver; Eudora;

Utilities Updates: Virtual PC; Retrospect driver; Eudora;

CNET staff
3 min read
Login Items Engine; SubRosa; FM Mobile; more

Virtual PC 5.0.3 is an update to this PC emulator that runs Windows software. It includes numerous new features and fixes, such as: Password Protection and Security; Modified USB code for isochronous devices (such as webcams); Fixed issues related to sleeping and waking machines with Virtual PC running in full-screen mode; Various fixes to try to avoid stuttering when playing sounds in a PC in Mac OS X; Various fixes in Virtual PC for AppleScript compatibility.

And relevant to an issue recently covered here on MacFixIt: Added a fix to avoid the "Another copy of Virtual PC is already running on this machine" dialog when Virtual PC was re-launched after a crash. [OS 9 & X]

Update: As of this afternoon, the direct link to the update reads: http://www.connectix.com/support/temp_unavail.html.

Retrospect VXA driver update 2.6 is an update to this backup utility. This plug-in extension updates Retrospect or Retrospect Express to support new drives, fix bugs, and work around problems. It is specifically for those who use VXA tape drives. [OS 9 & X]

Eudora 5.1.1 is out. This update fixes several crashing bugs, insures that downloaded images get the correct creator, and disabled URL Access by default. It also fixes a number of other bugs, including mailbox sizebox when Mood Watch is disabled, filenames in attachments, removing mailbox sort in Search window, and more. [OS 9 & X]

Drop Script Backgrounder 1.0 turns AppleScripts into background-only applications. This is particularly useful if you are running many scripts as acgi programs, or just don't want a script you keep open to take up space in your Dock.

Synchronize! X Plus 1.1 is a tool for syncing and backing up personal data. This version adds a "Skip all files with the error" option and minor interface changes. It also fixes a problem which prevented automatic syncs at login or other automatic syncs from being started if Synchronize! X Plus wasn't already running. 

Login Items Engine 1.0 creates a Login Items folder in the users home directory. This folder functions exactly like the old Startup Items folder of previous Mac OSes. Simply drag documents, applications, alias files in and out of it as desired.

X Font Manager 1.1.2 is a simple font manager. This update fixes a bug with the admin password request.

Halime 0.8.9pl2 is a Cocoa-based Usenet newsreader. This update adds Norwegian Localization, and it fixes bugs with follow-up posts and scrolling with the cursor keys in the body of a posting.

SubRosa QuickFind 1.2 is a faster alternative to Sherlock for finding files on your drive.

SubRosa Volume 1 - File Utilities 1.1 is the latest version of this trio of tools: SubRosa Encryptor encrypts files and folders into a secure format; SubRosa Shredder securely erases files or folders; SubRosa Decryptor converts files made by Encryptor back into their original format. Previously licensed to FWB Software. New in this version: Apple Script supported. [OS 9 & X]

UnCoverIt 1.4b9 generates labels for different kinds of storage medias. The update fixes some bugs and add a couple of minor enhancements. [OS 9 & X]

SimpleImage 3.3.4 is an image/movie viewing and catalog application that supports most formats. This update fixes a number of bugs. [OS 9 & X] 

TimeCache X 5.0.1 is a time and expense project tracking utility. This release fixes problems with auto-creating list entries, opening Archive files that contain no projects, time displays, markup categories not being saved with file, and other glitches. [OS 9 & X]

FileMaker Mobile 2.0 allows you to synchronize a FileMaker database with this application running on a Palm OS device. [OS 9 & X]