News Archive for 00/05/14

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WWDC Satellite info follow-up

05/14, 4:54pm

WWDC Satellite info follow-up

Following yesterday's report on the WWDC Satellite uplink, Globecast was unable to confirm whether the signal would be available "in the clear" (i.e., available to the general public), as other readers indicated that the signal may be encrypted and only available to specificallly invited parties.

New destination for Netscape 6 newbies

05/14, 3:41pm

New destination for Netscape 6 newbies

NewZilla is a new, unofficial Netscape 6 and Mozilla FAQ, which addresses questions from people unfamiliar with Mozilla, and addressing many of the common questions, concerns, and complaints about Netscape 6. (Readers can also use our Netscape 6 forum to discuss the next-generation browser.)

Internet clipping utility updated

05/14, 3:40pm

Internet clipping utility updated

Japheth Cleaver's utility for creating easy-to-launch clipping files, Internet Location Maker 2.1.2, now includes AkuaSweets 1.39 and has some minor UI improvements

Softpress Freeway 3 now available

05/14, 3:40pm

Softpress Freeway 3 now available

SoftPress is now shipping Freeway 3, a to its $300 Web design software announced in February. The HTML editor adds on-the-fly conversion of native Illustrator and Photoshop files, support for Photoshop plug-ins, and a limited JavaScript editor. Introductory prices offer a $50 discount for a limited time (electronic version is also available at a discounted price). A trial version is available online with HTML-and PDF-based documentation.

Gameboy emulator adds color support

05/14, 3:39pm

Gameboy emulator adds color support

Boycott/MacOS 0.63, a Gameboy Emulator for the Mac adds color Gameboy emulation and has "greatly improved compatibility."

Selznick adds French, Japanese support

05/14, 3:26pm

Selznick adds French, Japanese support

Selznick Scientific's system extension for displaying the moon phases in the menu bar, MoonMenu 1.2 and its text manipulation utility, SmartWrap 1.7.2 are now available in Japanese- and French-localized versions.

Freeware Joliet extensions fixes bugs

05/14, 3:25pm

Freeware Joliet extensions fixes bugs

Thomas Tempelmann's freeware Joliet Volume Access v1.1 extension, which offers file system support for reading ISO 9660 Level 1-3 and Joliet formatted disks, fixes reported multi-session-related problems with both FWB's CD-ROM toolkit driver and by the Windows software Easy CD Creator.

PlayerPRO 5.6 supports SoundJam plugins

05/14, 4:23am

PlayerPRO 5.6 supports SoundJam plugins

The freeware sound editing program, PlayerPRO 5.6, now offers support for Visual and Audio SoundJam plugins, is completely PowerPC-native for better performance, and has other minor enhancements.

Open Base releases new Mac OS X ready apps

05/14, 4:23am

Open Base releases new Mac OS X ready apps

OpenBase's OpenBase SQL 6.5 beta brings Mac OS X (client) support to its high-performance database with improved developer utilities for editing database schemas and table data, managing database user accounts and controlling databases from across the Internet. Other features include updatded JDBC and ODBC drivers and a new Mac OS API-based on Open Transport. RADstudio 1.05 also adds Mac OS X support to its cross-platform database development environment.

Scripting Addition addresses Time Zone error

05/14, 4:21am

Scripting Addition addresses Time Zone error

Public Access Software's Unix Date 1.2.5 is a Scripting Addition for AppleScript that provides time/date formatting consistent with formats used on UNIX-based operating systems.