PDFpen, Studiometry, Courier

updated 01:29 pm EDT, Wed October 17, 2012 | Posted in Apps

PDFpen 5.8.6 ($60) - PDFPen provides users with tools for adding text, images, and signatures to PDF files. The software can also be used to replace original text with editable text blocks, as well as move, resize, and delete images. Version 5.8.6 fixes issues related to scanning on OS X 10.8.2. [Download - 46.2MB]

Studiometry 10.0.1 ($200) - Studiometry is designed to handle a variety of business-related tasks such as invoicing, accounting, and scheduling. Features include networking, multiple employee support, simultaneous search data, multiple currencies, and more. In v10.0.1 user scan now select separate calendars for Event and To Do syncing. In addition, the Timesheet window now shows associated clients for a row when mousing over. [Download - 25.2MB]

Courier 1.3.2 ($10) - Courier allows users to share files, images, photos, movies, and more through a variety of web sharing services. File sharing support is included for Amazon S3, Flickr, Facebook, FTP/SFTP, Vimeo, and Youtube. The update includes further enhancements for YouTube, support for Facebook Page-only accounts, and numerous bug fixes. [Download - 22.3MB]

Printopia 2.1.8 ($20) - Printopia allows a Mac to share a printer with iOS devices. In addition to shared printers, the software also creates virtual printers that allow users to send documents directly to a Mac, Dropbox, and Evernote. The v1.2.8 update fixes an issue where virtual printers would create a PDF rather than a JPG or PNG file when printing from certain iOS 6 apps. [Download - 1.8MB]

GrandReporter 1.6.3 ($30) - GrandReporter is a web searching utility that can perform custom queries over the Internet. Users are alerted whenever a matching result is found, and given option to classify it or save it for later review. Support for Retina displays and Mountain Lion's Notification Center has been added in this release. [Download - 10MB]

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