Apps: Goldberg, Space

• is a freeware image viewer and editor that includes support for applying QuickTime and other effects. Version 2.4 includes an enhanced selection tool, custom/fixed aspect rations for selection, new resampling methods, and other changes. [Classic, OSX]


• Space Colony ($30, pre-order), Aspyr's Mac-only fantasy simulation game title, has hit beta status: "Save the Colony! Your staff are brawling, the Harvester Robot is chain sawing its way through the oxygen supply and small furry aliens have taken over the disco...Each unique personality has a mind of its own so remember happy colonists make for productive colonists."


• iTools 7.3 ($350) updates Tenon's suite of tools to manage Apache and other tools on Mac OS X: Version 7.3 supports Apache 2.0.49 (released last week), better performance, FastCGI support, log viewing options, and new tools for setting up community discussion boards, displaying photos on the web, creating personal blogs and web portals (using phpBB, Gallery, b2++, and PHP-Nuke).


• Design Intuition 1.1 is a CAD-like application that offers basic design, drawing, and blueprint functions with both 2D and 3D views. Version 1.1 adds better mouse support in 3D views, new Smart Lumber Objects, improvements to the Object inspector, and the ability to lock the value of all currently selected attributes. It is $135 or $175 for a license that includes a free upgrade to v2.0. [form]


• OSXvnc 1.33 is a full featured VNC server providing remote access to the GUI, keyboard and mouse using any VNC client. This maintenance release fixes small problems with the startup item for 10.2.8 and also some problems with authentication for startup items. [307KB]


• AbsoluteDeNoiser is a simple application that produces "very competitive" noise reduction filtering for digital images. The free Java utility (Pro version coming soon) is available for almost any platform, including Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows. [1.8MB]


• JAlbum (free) allows users to create Web-based photo albums from their collection of digital images. Changes in this version included reduced startup time; skin styles may now have their own resources directory and preview image; Thai and Estonian localizations; and bug fixes. [2.7MB]

by MacNN Staff