http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/01/29/retrospect.audio.hijack/
Apps: Retrospect, Audio Hijack, ChitChat, ToDo X
updated 11:30 am EST, Thu January 29, 2004
Retrospect, Audio Hijack
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- Rogue Amoeba has released Audio Hijack 2.1, an update to its $16 utility for recording any audio on your computer, including sound/audio from internet streams, DVDs, Flash, etc. It allows you schedule recordings as well as save/convert audio files. It offers a stronger "hijacking" method and a new contextual menu. [1.2MB]
- Chinese Rewriter 2 ($9) is a Chinese text conversion tool for Mac OS X 10.1 or later. It can convert text between Traditional and Simplified Chinese and supports the Services menu, ID3 tag conversion, and batch processing. Version 2.1 provides font size changing, improved contextual conversion, and other improvements and fixes. [2.6MB]
- ChitChat is a stand-alone Yahoo! chat client that enables the user to "chat" with other users over the Yahoo chat system. It offers filters, avataars, fades, scripts, customizable toolbars, an away system, and simple interface. It is available for Mac OS 9/X. [Classic, OSX]
- Alex Pagliaro's PodStat 1.0 allows you to access the music on your iPod while it is connected to your computer. The menubar item organizes your music by playlist, can transfer select music from the iPod, and eject your iPod. A 15-day demo is available. It is $10 and runs on Mac OS X. [223KB]
- osx2x 2.2 is a small Mac OS X application that lets you control other machines running either an X11 server or a VNC server using your mac's mouse and keyboard. Version 2.2 brings autoreconnect support, and now releases any flag keys on remote servers when the cursor is moved off that screen. [1.8MB]
- Omicron has released an updated version of ToDo X 1.5 ($15), a dedicated to-do list application for Mac OS X. Version 1.5 can import to-do items from iCal (or any ".ics" data file). It also addresses Panther compatibility issues and adds a number of user interface refinements, user-requested features, and a German UI translation. [527KB]
- MovieFloat 1.1 is a movieplayer that enables you to watch (QuickTime) movies in a window which floats above your work. Users can also set the transparency of the movie. The $5 shareware runs free for 7 days. [88KB]
