Bookends 11.2.3 ($99) - Bookends 11.2.3 is an upgrade to the bibliography/reference and information management system for students and professionals. The new version offers increased speed of many operations, as well as improved sorting of the reference list. Users can right-click to open a PDF in Adobe Reader, or use Shift-Command-O to open attachments when the edit pane is active. Improved ScienceDirect support is included as well. [Download - 34.4MB]

Shion 3.1.0 (free) - A new 3.1.0 version of Shion, a home automation tool for the Mac, is currently available for download. One of the main features of this update is support for the SmartLinc 2412N Ethernet controller, which works well in most situations, but does not support linking with one-way sensors. Additionally, the update offers major performance enhancements and improved support for the Weather Underground sensors. [Download - 9MB]

Magic Maps 1.3.0 ($20) - Evan Miller has announced a new 1.3.0 version of the multi-purpose mapping tool Magic Maps. Features of the update include the ability to create image layers by importing GeoTiff files, and support for importing a wider variety of Shapefiles and KML files. Other changes range from greater overall performance to the ability to select layers directly from the Map Style window. [Download - 33.2MB]

Write 1.3 ($6) - Write 1.3 works as a lightweight word processor that's designed to help with daily writing tasks. The latest 1.3 upgrade delivers a wide variety of improvements, such as improved Lion Fullscreen support and Typewriter Scrolling. The update also adds a new Table of Contents, an “Export As” option, and support for current paragraph highlighting. [Download - 2.5MB]

Window Tidy 1.1 ($11) - Gareth Clarke recently unveiled a 1.1 version of Window Tidy, the program that allows users to easily manage app windows. With this upgrade comes an added precision layouts option, enabling exact window dimensions to be used. The new update also provides an automatic-grouping-of-layout option, and a new ability to disable the fading of windows. [Download - 0.8MB]