Apps: Toast, Fireworks MX 2004, Dantz RDU, QT MPEG-2
updated 02:30 pm EST, Wed November 19, 2003
Toast, Fireworks, QT MPEG-2
- Roxio has posted ]
- Macromedia has posted a Fireworks MX 2004 7.01 update which it says fixes compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS and Image Ready CS files, offers better interoperability with Macromedia Dreamweaver, improves file transfer using its file management feature, and has other fixes. [5.3MB]
- Dantz has posted a Retrospect Driver Update 4.2.105 for Retrospect 5.1, its enterprise-level backup and archiving software. The latest update adds improved DVD+R media support with Ricoh DVD+RW drives, support for more AIT tape drive firmware, and an improved writing method for Panasonic CW-7585. It also adds support for Certance, Exabyte, IBM, NEC, Panasonic (Apple OEM), Qualstar, and Sony mechanisms. [669KB]
- Apple has released an update to its QuickTime MPEG-2 Component for QuickTime 6.4 users via the Software Update. The $20 component provides QuickTime 6 users with the ability to import and play back MPEG-2 content, including both multiplexed (a.k.a. muxed) and non-multiplexed (a.k.a. elementary) streams.
- 4D, Inc. today announced the release of 4D v2003.2, which it calls "a significant release" for current 4D 2003 users with improvements to ensure full compatibility with both Windows Server 2003 and Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) operating systems. It is a free update for current owners. [52MB]
- RedleX has released Mellel 1.6.9, an update to its $25 multi-lingual word processor for Mac OS X. This release offers a new option to insert date and time in several formats, important localisation updates and numerous fixes for Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). [3.8MB]
- FE77 Server Suite v2 ($60) for Mac OS X is designed to turn your existing Mac into an "open standards based web services powerhouse." It includes Apache 2 with support for WEBDAV, Jakarta Tomcat v4.0.27, and a new version of Server Manager.app, its desktop manager client with a new interface and a new preferences.
- Chilton Webb has added another SuperCard external to his collection: ConvertPath "gives you the ability to pass in any url for any existing object, and you'll get the Macintosh-style path back." [6KB]
- ConceptDraw Project ($180) facilitates brainstorming sessions and organizes and manages projects. It offers Gantt charts, WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) charts and ConceptDraw mindmap views as well as a Quick-Start Project assistant to quickly identify and illustrate goals, risks and obstacles from task-specific libraries. [form]
- FinLease 1.1 is an advanced lease calculator that enables you to set up and calculate complex leases. It includes many different payment options for flexibility to cover virtually every type of lease. This update adds a new Templates menu and fixes a Panther compatibility issue. The $50 utility runs on Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later. [1.1MB]
