DEVONagent update

has updated its professional Internet research tool and alternative Web browser DEVONagent ($35) to version 1.6. Version 1.6 now features quick search keywords that allow users to access all major search engines directly from the address field of web browser windows. Scheduled search runs now execute AppleScripts that can even interact with the search results. This greatly enhances DEVONagent's ability to integrate with other applications and workflows. The developer also released minor updates for its freeware applications EasyFind, ThumbsUp and XMenu.

EasyFind 3.4 moves files instead of copying them when dragging them to the Finder or the Desktop, supports the boolean operators inofficially used by Finder and Spotlight, is faster and uses less memory. ThumbsUp 4.1 adds the possibility to create thumbnails for complete folders of images (and so allows real batch processing) and makes creating thumbnails from images with wrong file name extension or HFS type more reliable. XMenu 1.5, finally, displays menu titles in bold and fixes some minor bugs. "As always, all applications are faster, more reliable and quite a few minor bugs have been fixed."

by MacNN Staff