Apps: Bloglight, iBabel, Awaken
updated 08:25 pm EST, Wed January 4, 2006
Bloglight, iBabel, Awaken
- (free) enables users who don't own the VectorWorks 12 CAD design software to open, view, and print native VectorWorks CAD files up to version 12. VectorWorks Viewer 12 works with all the latest products by Nemetschek North America in the VectorWorks 12 product line, and the VectorWorks 12 Viewer is reportedly popular for service bureaus that plot large format drawings for architects and engineers. [Download - 17.5MB]
- Bloglight 1.0 ($14) simplifies the process of searching for and finding weblogs (blogs). One search in Bloglight gathers results from many popular search engines, and results from each search engine are consolidated and displayed in an easy-to-read format. The application includes advanced search capabilities, as well as the ability to view results in either a combined view or by individual search engine. [Download - 407KB]
- iBabel 2.0 (unknown) is an AppleScript Studio application that provides a graphical interface for the command line-driven file conversion application OpenBabel. The update requires the installation of OpenBabel 2.0, and includes additional file conversions as well as very fast similarity and sub-structure based searching. Structures can be viewed in 2D or 3D as appropriate using the embedded Jmol or JChempaint applets. [Download - 2.7MB]
- Awaken 2.3 ($9) updates the digital alarm clock application designed to wake users up by playing a chosen iTunes playlist, adding full-screen alarm and sleep timer preferences. Additional changes include a 24-hour clock preference, as well as support for multiple years in the specific date calendar. Version 2.3 fixes sleep timer, preferences window, and song information bugs. [Download - 915KB]
- Noodle Flix 1.1 ($20) is a talking head movie studio for Mac OS X, allowing users to create talking head movies with a few clicks. The application converts text into a spoken movie, with options for custom actors, backdrops, and background music. The update supports Cepstral voices, and offers the option to create and install custom actors. Version 1.1 also allows users to scale the size of actors on the stage, and provides new default actors to use out-of-the-box.
