chartConstructor, Fontz

• ($45) creates charts to aid with project management. Build Gantt and PERT charts to be printed, exported as image or CSV files for inclusion in other documents, or on the web. Version 2.1 is a free update for all registered users, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. [Download - 1.2MB]


• birdPod Maker 1.12 ($70) uses iTunes to organize an extensive collection of bird songs for use on the iPod, optimizing the bird song collection for bird identification in the field and for simplified learning of bird songs. The update adds various features, including the ability to select the information that is displayed on the iPod when a bird song is played, instead of the album name and artist.


• Fontz 4.3 ($12) is a font utility that allows browsing of installed and uninstalled fonts, the viewing of fonts at various sizes/styles/colors, and grouping of fonts in categories using a WYSIWYG group editor. The superfluous preference item has been removed in version 4.3, and a new preference item is included to set default display window text size. [Download - 2.7MB]


• SecuritySpy 1.2 ($50-$500) is a multi-camera video surveillance application for the Mac. With features such as motion detection, real-time compression and network video streaming, SecuritySpy has "everything required for demanding video surveillance applications." Version 1.2 adds several new cameras, improves handling of network devices, and integration with QuickTime Streaming Server. [Download - 1.5MB]


• E-Mail Commander ($30) allows users to create custom newsletters and send them out in one mailing. E-Mail Commander sends out each message individually, one at a time, to each user in your recipient list. [Download - 2.3MB]


• Backuper 1.2.2 ($30) is an updated version of the new backup software for Mac OS X. This version improves the multi-volume backups support, adds better support for DVDs and network volumes and fixes some minor bugs. [Download - 292KB]

by MacNN Staff