Xupport, VelaClock

• ($20) is a multipurpose system utility for Mac OS X, providing features to configure hidden options and increase system security. Version 3.1 improves maintenance pilot, fixes the cleaning feature of Address Book and iPhoto caches, improves man-to-html conversion, fixes disk spindown time, offers German localization, and more. [Download - 4.1MB]


• VelaClock 1.4 ($7) is a free update to the world clock Widget that offers local time in 12 and 24 hour formats, displays the national flag, depicts the current natural light level, and shows an image of the moon. The update adds approximately 25 new cities, adds new locations in Antarctica and the Arctic, fixes a problem related to automatic checking of new software, and more. [Download - 1.2MB]


• pearLyrics 0.6 (free) looks up song lyrics on the web as songs play in iTunes, and can search for lyrics without playing a song. Changes include the ability to reject found lyrics and continue searching, more search servers, improved search algorithms, and bug fixes related to copying lyrics to iTunes. [Download - 247KB]


• ChannelStrip 2.1 ($700) emulates a mixing console, offering more than 100 presets to help users begin mixing audio. Features include input gain/trim, polarity invert, expander/gate with integrated side-chain filter, and compressor with integrated side-chain filter.


• Incubator 1.0 ($50) organizes ideas using a tool that complements the way humans think. Features include drag-in text and images directly from Safari, import and export for OPML, RTF, PNG, TIFF, and PDF file formats, and more. [Download - 585KB]

by MacNN Staff