Apps: CHM Viewer, SimCity

• JouleData Solutions has released , an update to its $5 shareware utility, which lets Mac OS X users view Microsoft Compiled Help (.chm) files. It allows users to browse a tree view outline of the help file contents, and also view the associated keyword index. [Download - see form]


• Alexander Wilson Studios this week released two updates to its free internet software, IndieToolbar 2.5 and IE Toolbar Icon set v.5. The toolbar icons are a supplement to Internet Explorer in Mac OS X, where users may drag and drop graphical links into the IE Toolbar with over 350 icons in eleven categories. [Download - 1.2MB]


• Aspyr has released SimCity 4 v1.0.2, the latest version of the popular city simulation and design game. This releases fixes: compatibility issues with various ATI video cards, incorrectly colored buildings and other objects, and problems with terrain highlighting. [Download - 4.7MB]


• The Nudge 1.0 contextual menu item "nudges" the Finder to update the information it displays about a file or folder. Use it on any item (or groups of items) if you suspect the Finder hasn't updated its view. [Download - 64KB]


• Menu Master is a $10 "haxie" that allows users to change or remove menu shortcut keys in any application with ease. This version adds Panther compatibility, rewritten menu handling, and a number of bug fixes. [Download - 1.0MB]


• RadicalSqueeze 1.0 is a simple compression utility for Mac OS X that supports both the Zip and Tar (with optional GZip) formats. Registration is $15. [Download - 968KB]


• Curvus Pro X is a powerful and user-friendly equation graphing software designed for Mac OS X. The latest version offers a new trigonometric mode, 3D frame, 3D shadows, optimizations, and more. [Download - 4.9MB]


• RsyncX 2.0c is an implementation of rsync with HFS+ support and configuration through a command line (Terminal) or graphical user interface. Version 2.0c fixes a permissions bug, and offers improved internal code. [Download - 430KB]

by MacNN Staff