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• The free WebDesktop 2.1 layers a web browser over your Mac OS X 10.2 desktop using Safari's WebKit rendering engine; it offers full interaction with the page, including scrolling, navigation, and form input. The display is now movable/resizable and it supports dual-monitors, drag & drop to dock icon, opening of local files, and manual refresh. [form]


• Aladdin Systems has updated Internet Cleanup 1.1, its $30 internet utility for removing spyware, blocking popups, deleting your internet web/cache files, and securely deleting documents. This version includes new spyware definitions, and bug fixes for full Panther and Safari support. [form]


• Default Folder X 1.9.2 provides a new script for accessing Default Folder X from the Finder's toolbar in Panther, sports significant performance improvements to its hierarchical menus, and corrects a number of compatibility problems. It is fully compatible with Panther. [3.8MB]


• The $14 Painter's Picker 1.02, updated to work with BBEdit, adds the ability to choose related colors from within Mac OS X color picker. It adds controls for choosing saturation, hue angle, and brightness and provides the ability to choose colors in the CMYK color space. [701KB]


• Pariahware today released Days Away 1.2.1, a Mac OS X application that periodically reminds the user of upcoming events by discreetly fading in to focus, pausing for you to read the events, and discreetly fading back out. The $10 shareware can remind users of due dates, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. [998KB]


• FileMaker Database Calendar works on PCs or Macs and will work over a network or the Internet. The new version for FileMaker Pro 5/5.5/6 has a new look, is much faster and has greatly improved navigational features. A fully functional FileMaker Internet Calendar version available for $30, while a free version overs limited functionality. [189KB]

by MacNN Staff