Utilities Updates: URL Manager Pro; Thoth; ZipIt; PrintToPDF; textSoap; Keychain Unlocker; more

URL Manager Pro 3.0b17 is a bookmark manager for Web browsers. This update extends the expiration date to 11/1/01 and fixes a copy and paste bug when inline editing.

Thoth 1.3.1 is a Usenet newsreader. This update fixes bugs with the first item in the queued transfers list not being saved properly, a crashing bug associated with pasting/moving subscribed group information.

ZipIt 2.1 is a utility to zip & unzip file archives. This release adds support for long filenames, support for Mac OS 9.2.1 and CarbonLib 1.4, and support for bundled applications. It also includes new Mac OS X icons, it is distributed as a package, and includes stability improvements.

PrintToPDF 2.2.5 Changes include a bug fix that could crash the Mac when the JPEG option is on, the limit on output filenames in a self-named series goes beyond 9 items, plus it fixes a bug in the bookmarks and improves horizontal spacing of text.

textSOAP 3.0.2 adds multiple undos, the installer can remove older copies of the application, replace all is handled better, and it adds fixes for both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. Other changes include fixes for the BBEdit tool and drag and drop is easier to navigate.

Keychain Unlocker 2.0.6 adds a longer timeout to this utility to unlock Mac OS 9 Keychains on startup or any time.

Contact Keeper 3.7.3 is an address book program. This update adds controls to adjust the icon for each contact, and it fixes a bug that caused problems with the phone dialer.

MP3 Strip 1.3.2 is a Control Strip module to play MP3 files. This update fixes several bugs and adds compatibility with TaskMenuBar.

Sweet MIDI Player 1.0.0 is a MIDI player for auditioning and editing all types of MIDI files, including editing the control messages, transposing the music, changing the tempo, muting, channels, and saving to disk. It also includes a 99-song Jukebox function.

iChange 2.2 can change a file's creator and type codes, dates, and other file properties. No word on what has changed in this update.

QIF Convert 1.8 adds Quicken categories to QIF files based on the description of each transaction. This release fixes a few bugs, and adds several editable fields to the transaction dialog.

MacGhostView 2.3 is the latest release of this general purpose PostScript & PDF previewer. No word on what has changed.

PhotoGrid 2.11 is an image viewer with resizable thumbnails. No word on what has changed in this update.

Binary Calculator 2.1 lets you manipulate 32-bit numbers in integer, hex, octal, fixed, fract, real and binary formats.

MacPerl 5.6.1a5 is the first new version of MacPerl since 1998. It brings MacPerl up to date with the Unix version of perl, with its sources fully synched with the main version of perl for the first time, to make future versions easier to port. It has better POSIX support and networking with GUSI 2.

WebMiner 2.0b4 extends introduces features including SSL support, cookie support, an expanded AppleScript dictionary, and native MacOS X support to this scriptable application that extends AppleScript to access the Internet and the World Wide Web.

CrushFTP 3.0b11.1 is a bug fix release for this FTP server with remote admin and virtual serving. Other changes include new Stat and Help commands, direct XML editing for users and groups, and the ability to resize the main window.

SilverFast Ai Epson Perfection 1640SU 5.5.0d08 is out.

VueScan 7.1.12 is an alternate film scanner driver for Nikon, Minolta, HP, and others. This update adds support for the Epson Perfection 1250, 1650 and 2450 and the Epson GT-2200. It also adds preliminary support for additional Canon flatbeds and negative "Device|Frame offset (mm)" values.

Microtek ScanMaker ScanWizard 5.74 is the latest set of drivers for this scanner line.

Update: James Reffner found that the update fixed "the scanning problem in Adobe Acrobat 5 which previously told you that you didn't have enough disk space for the scratch file."

Linksys 1-4 port cable/DSL router 1.39.4a now supports Zone Alarm Pro firewalls and AOL PPPoE login using additional characters.

G4Strip 1.2 is a Control Strip module to control the cache and clock speed of the G4 processor. This version adds support for the PowerBook G4.